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Cowbit
Peak Hill
Weston
Weston Hills
June/July 2021
Serving our community
for 6 years!
Elloe Oracle
Community Contacts
Cowbit Village Hall 01406 821836 Darren Harper , bookings@cowbitvillage.co.uk
Weston Village Hall 07745 577517 Anne Temple
Weston Hills Village Hall 01406 380717 Maralyn Surman
Cowbit Parish Council 01945 700417 Dominique Leedham clerk.cowbit@gmail.com
Weston Parish Council 01406 371231 Graham French westonpc@outlook.com
Police 0797 3845396 PCSO Tracy Mason
Police (non urgent) 101
Victim Support 01205 315905
Weston Shop and PO 01406 370744 Open Mon—Sat 7am to 7.30pm ,Sun 8am-2pm
Moulton Medical Centre 01406 370265 8am—6pm
Registration of Births, 01522 782244 Mon—Fri 8am to 6pm, Sat 9am to 4pm, For
Deaths, Marriages booking appointments at Spalding, Long Sutton, Boston, Bourne
or Stamford.
Pilgrim Hospital 01205 364801
Johnson Hospital 01775 652000
Peterborough City 01733 678000
Hospital
NHS Direct 111
Weston Hills Church Rev. Charles Brown , 01733 211763 , izink@tiscali.co.uk.
Rev. Annie Billson—01733 211648, annie@maildaemon.co.uk.
Sally Wilson ,01775 760352 , sally.wilson56@live.co.uk
Churchwardens - Paul Bellamy , 01775 724929
- Christine Woolsey , 01775 769345
Weston Church Rev. Charles Brown, 01733 211763 , Churchwardens—Martin
Pattenden 0771569500 , Colin Robinson 07414826202
Cowbit Church Rev. Charles Brown, 01733 211763 , izink@tiscali.co.uk
Rev. Annie Billson—01733 211648, annie@maildaemon.co.uk.
Churchwardens –Dinah Fairbanks ,01406 380692
-Pauline Start , 01406 380599
Methodist Church Rev Alan Barker,01406 423270,
Holbeachmethodists@hotmail.co.uk
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Anglian Water emergency 0800 771881( 24hrs)
Electricity—Loss of supply 0800 0568090
Flood line 08459 881188
Environment Agency 0800 807060
Action Fraud 0300 123 2040
AgeUK 03455 564 144 Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
0800 4708090 out of hours
Advice line 0800 1696565
Alcoholics Anonymous 0800 9177 650
Alzheimer's Society 01522 437069
Boston Women's Aid 01205 311272
Call Connect—Bus Service 0845234334
Child and Adolescent Mental 0303 123 4000
Health Services Lincs.spa@nhs.net
ChildLine 0800 1111 Lincolnshire 0800 3895272
Citizens Advice Bureau 03444 111 444 www.citizensadvicesouthlincs.org.uk
County Care Independent Living 01754 611153 info@countycare.co.uk
Dementia Support Service 0303 123 4000
Domestic Abuse 01205 318600
Lincolnshire Carers Partnership 01522 554214
Lincolnshire County Council 01522 310010
Macmillan Cancer Support 0800 8080000
National Drugs Helpline 0800776600
NHS Direct 111
Parent line 01733 312457
Relate and Bereavement support 01205 315920
RSPCA 0300 1234 999 ( 24hrs)
Samaritans 0845 790 9090
South Holland District Council 01775 761161
Volunteer Car Service 01775 719290 Pat Preston
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Welcome to
The Elloe Oracle Magazine
Dear Friends and Neighbours
As we enter June we move ever closer to a new sort of normal—whatever that may
turn out to be. This new future that awaits us all will be different, our choices will be
different , we may have less control in what we do but we keep moving forward.
Who really knows with any certainty what the next 6 month, a year or ten years will
bring ? When we look back over the last year and see that new normal—Zoom
meetings, Working from Home, Wearing Masks it all seems like a different world.
It could be the reality of what is to come.
The World Health Organisation said recently that we will be socially distancing ,
wearing masks and vaccinating for several years to come. A sobering thought
especially when we see the worldwide impact this crisis has had and is still having
on those countries without vaccines. There has never been a greater need in our
time for a United World to tackle the misery this virus brings .
Stay safe! Janet
South Holland Parish
Check out what’s new
Voluntary Car Service in this edition
If you need transport to Doctors,
Dentist, Chiropodist, Hospital etc.
Call Pat Preston on 01775 719290 Features
Would you like to be one of our Page 5—The Madness of Grief
Voluntary Car Drivers? Page 8—Cowbit Fun on the Field
No set hours, drive to fit in with you. Page 14 ,15—The Fens
You get a payment of 45p per mile and Page 17—Notice of Vacancy , Weston
Parish Council
free DBS check.
Ring Sharon on 01406 366820 or New Advertisers
Greg on 07754580656 Page 20—Blissful Foot Care
for more information. Page 25—Jules Hair Design
Copy deadline for next edition
Wednesday 14th July
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New releases for Jun/Jul 2021
Whether it is pastoral care for the
bereaved, discussions about the
afterlife, or being called out to
perform the last rites, death is part of
the Rev. Richard Coles's life and work.
But when his partner the Rev. David
Coles died, shortly before Christmas in
2019, much about death took Coles by
surprise. For one thing, David's death
at the early age of forty-three was
unexpected. The man that so often
assists others to examine life's moral
questions now found himself in need
of help. He began to look to others for
guidance to steer him through his
grief. The flock was leading the
shepherd. Much about grief surprised
him: the volume of 'sadmin' you have
to do when someone dies, how much
harder it is travelling for work alone,
even the pain of typing a text message
to your partner - then realising you
are alone. A deeply personal account
of life after grief .
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South Holland District Council
A polite mention to only put refuge goods out as late as possible
after it has been identified that households within the District
are putting their rubbish out on the wrong day. In total over the
last 12 months 885 letters have been sent out to South Holland
residents for putting their rubbish out too early. If bags are
found in “no mans land” it may result in a letter drop in a particular street. Overall,
the vast majority of residents do comply, but as summer looms, and the
temperatures (hopefully) rise, putting waste out too early could lead to the
attraction to vermin and rodents.
Whilst on the topic of rubbish, it is sad to see the increase in reports of Fly-tipping
within the area and across the district. These selfish and lazy act’s by mindless
individuals infuriate Andrew, Anthony and Rodney as the cost to retrieve falls to
the tax payer. However, there are several ways to find the culprits and if found
guilty, prosecution will take place and heavy fines will be issued. If you see or come
across Fly-tipping, please either report online at www.sholland.gov.uk, then hit the
report button, then hit the report fly tipping button and enter the required
information, or alternatively, contact one of your Ward Councillors (details below) .
It’s so far, so good in respect of the easing of lockdown restrictions and it’s good to
see people getting out and about more and able to support the local economy by
spending their money in shops, pubs and restaurants. As we continue the roadmap
for the easing of restrictions, please continue to be vigilant and together, we will
soon become used to the “new normal”. Should you have any issues, please feel
free to contact your councillors on:
Andrew Woolf 01406 373008, 07868 701659,
awoolf@sholland.gov.uk
Anthony Casson 01775 723965, Member of Parliament for
07889 811845, South Holland and
casson@sholland.gov.uk The Deepings:
Rodney Grocock 01775 713989, John Hayes
Grocock@sholland.gov.uk House of Commons,
Westminster ,London.SW1A 0AA
Household Recycling Spalding
West Marsh Road, Opening Hours Constituency Office
Mar -Oct 24-25 Westlode Street,
8am to 4pm every day Spalding,PE11 2AF
Nov to March Tel: 01775 711534
Closed Tues, Weds, Thurs
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Fish Pie
Method
1. Preheat the oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5.
2. Boil potatoes until tender. Drain and mash
them with the butter, crème fraîche and warm
milk and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
3. Heat the milk in a large pan, then add the
smoked haddock and cod. Cut onion in half,
make an incision in one of the halves and insert
the bay leaf. Push the cloves into the same
onion half and place this into the pan with the Ingredients
milk and fish. Bring the milk to the boil, then For the Mash
reduce the heat and simmer gently for 6 mins. 1kg potatoes, peeled and cut
4. Finely chop the remaining onion half and into 5cm chunks
the leeks. Heat the butter with the olive oil in a
50g butter
small frying pan and gently fry the onion and
leeks for 4–5 minutes, until softened.
100g crème fraiche
5. Remove the fish from the pan, and set 3 tbsp. warm milk
aside to cool slightly. Keep the milk in the pan. Pinch salt and pepper
6. Add the flour to the leeks and stir well. Fry For the Filling
for 1 minute, stirring frequently. Gradually 500ml milk
spoon in the milk from poaching the fish, and 250g smoked haddock
stir it in well each time. Add all the milk in this
way, and heat gently until the sauce has
200g cod loin
thickened. Taste the sauce for seasoning, and 1 onion
add more salt or pepper if necessary. 1 bay leaf
7. Break the fish into chunks, being careful to 3 cloves (optional)
feel for any bones and remove any skin, then 2 leeks, washed and chopped
fold the fish pieces into the sauce. Add the raw 50g butter
prawns and frozen peas to the mixture. 1 tbsp. olive oil
8. Place an ovenproof pie dish onto a baking
tray . Spoon the fish mixture into the bottom of
3 tbsp. plain flour
the dish. Sprinkle the parsley and lemon zest 100g raw king prawns
over the top. 50g frozen peas
9. Top with the cooled mashed potato. Spread 1 tbsp. finely chopped parsley
the mash over the pie and create a rough I lemon –
texture on top. Dot the pie with butter and place grate zest
in the oven for 25–30 minutes, or until golden-
brown and bubbling.
If you have a favourite recipe you would like to share on
this page contact
grumpygrower@outlook.com
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Sat 21st Aug from 3pm
Cowbit Playing Field
Organised by the Cowbit Village
Social team, Fun on the Field is
intended to provide an enjoyable
community-building afternoon/
evening for all village residents and
wider community in South Lincs.
Starts at 3pm until 6pm plus
evening entertainment from 7pm.
Some events are:
*Beer tent
*Tea/Coffee and cakes
*Charity and fundraising stalls
from local organisations
*Free Children races
*Fance dress competition - 3pm
Cowbit Fun *Car show
Dog Show *Fairground rides
*Dog Show - 4pm
New dog show
*Music/Bands - Molly's Chamber
open to all dogs, types and ages for fun on
from - 7pm
Sat 21st Aug , 4pm, on Willow Ct field next to
The first
Cowbit Bingo
at the village
hall will be on Fri 9th July 7.30pm
( if we are in step 4 as planned).
Welcome all new and old to the
hall, doors open at 6.30pm
COWBIT VILLAGE HALL Darren—01406 821836
bookings@cowbitvillage.co.uk www.cowbitvillage.co.uk
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Cowbit Village Hall
Mon 21st Jun we are open to party
The Cowbit Village Hall is looking forward to
welcoming people for their celebrations when we
enter step 4 planned for June 21, 2021.
We have made some changes to keep the hall
Covid safe and will give a full refund if the event
has to be cancelled due to any new Covid
restrictions.
To make a booking contact Darren on 01406
821836, email bookings@cowbitvillage.co.uk or visit our website
http://www.cowbitvillage.co.uk/village-hall/
Cowbit Village Litter Pickers
We have held 3 group litter picks around the village with around 20 volunteers on
the first 2, which enabled us to clean all Barrier Bank from Drain Bank to the start of
Peak Hill. The third last Sunday was an arranged smaller group due to the proximity
and the amount of traffic, we worked from Moulton Chapel/Cowbit roundabout on
the A16 towards Spalding as far as the layby. Also cleared the road verges between
Drain Bank and the roundabout near Applegreen on Barrier Bank and have also
done the same between Peak Hill and Cloot Drove. We have also put bins at
the layby at Cloot Drove top near Four Mile Bar bridge and
put a bin either side of the Welland at Four Mile Bar Bridge,
and keeping an eye on the area in general. Always looking for
helpers and we have opened Facebook group "Cowbit Village
Litter Pickers", which we will post on there when we are likely
to meet up again and further information etc or contact us on
01406 380197 or email marcus.pell@talktalk.net
Marcus and Claire Pell
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Cowbit Village
This June marks the 10th anniversary of the Cowbit Facebook group originally under
a different name; it was set up as a support group for residents to organise
fundraising for the following year's Golden Jubilee in 2012.
At the time it was only considered to be temporary for a one-off event and after it
was completed would be deleted, we didn’t even use a website for the village.
By the time we had the Jubilee, social media had grown even more and the group
had grown in members to over 200 and proved very useful at getting the message
out to people very quickly. The following year we found we needed a second
Facebook group to deal with all the commercial requests for businesses we were
getting and swamping the posts of community information and questions. The
Facebook group now has 1.9k members ; not all residents but the vast majority are
connected to the village and is supported by a team of 5 admin members that look
after the membership and make sure the rules are being followed. 10 years after
and a year through Covid it has proven itself to be a valuable resource in a virtual
world where online teaching and working is commonplace; and who knows what it
will look like in the next 10 years.
Happy 10th Birthday CowbitVillage Facebook group!
10Cowbit St Mary’s C of E Primary School
School Office— 01406 380369
www.cowbit.lincs.sch.uk
As we move towards the summer and restrictions are beginning to
lift, let us look towards the future with hope, whilst maintaining a
sense of awareness. The wider community has played an
important part in supporting our pupils in adapting to the changes
they have faced. Our school’s Christian value of Perseverance is
once again evident throughout. Psalms 96 NKJV :
Oh, sing to the LORD a new song! Sing to the LORD, all the
earth… Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad; Let the
sea roar, and all its fullness; Let the field be joyful, and all that is
in it. Then all the trees of the woods will rejoice before the LORD.
Summer 1 in Morpurgo -This term our Topic is called ‘What
happens inside our bodies.’ As part of our Literacy work, we are
reading ‘ The Pig Heart Boy’ by Malorie Blackman. This will lead us
into writing a newspaper article about the boy with the pig heart.
In order to understand the body, we wrote an information text
about the heart and found out about the first heart transplant.
Oh my…what big teeth you have.! We learnt all about the
different types of teeth and how to keep our teeth healthy. We
then found out how the digestive system worked.
A lunchtime game of handball proves a hit with the Morpurgo
bubble. We are pleased to be holding after school clubs for each
‘bubble.’ R/Y1 enjoy outdoor games. Year 2/3 play football while
another group go for a walk around on the farm track through the
fields. Y4/5/6 pupils participate in Boxercise on Wednesdays and
football on Fridays.
This term in Dahl class, we have been investigating and exploring
the importance of plants and trees. We have learnt that they
produce oxygen, allow insects like bees to create honey and what
they need to live. In this lesson, we dissected a tulip to identify all
of the different parts. The children were excited to see what lay
behind the petals in particular. We then glued the parts to our
worksheets and labelled them.
Donaldson Class have loved learning based around the story Jack
and the Beanstalk. We have created miniature gardens and
planted beans (hopefully they will grow up to the clouds so we can
visit the giant but we think Jack Frost might have zapped them).
The children have also planted beans in a plastic bag to watch the
roots and shoots grow over time. We are very excited to see the
changes and investigate why some have grown more than others.
11THE HOLY SPIRIT
Dear Friends,
As I write this, the Church’s liturgical season of Easter is about to draw to a
close as we prepare to celebrate Ascension Day this coming Thursday (13
May) and Pentecost on Sunday 23 May.
On Ascension Day we remember how Jesus, who had conquered death and risen from
the dead, ascended to be with his Father in heaven. Pentecost, which you might know
as Whitsun or Whit Sunday, is when we remember that God sent his Holy Spirit to be
with the disciples after Jesus had ascended into heaven. You may remember the Bible
story of the Holy Spirit coming to the disciples in a rushing wind, and with what
appeared to be tongues of flame.
God knew that, following Jesus’ ascension, the disciples would feel confused, lost and
alone without Jesus, their Master and their Teacher, and Jesus himself had promised
them that God would send his Advocate (or Companion or Guide) the Holy Spirit, to be
with them. The good news for Christianity and for all of us is that, from then on, with
renewed vigour, the disciples went about their work of setting up Church communities –
the very foundations of the Church as we know it. The three members of the Holy
Trinity (God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit) are all equal – “Three in
One, and One in Three” – and the Holy Spirit plays a role in our lives today in exactly the
same way as in the lives of the disciples way back then.
Like the disciples following Jesus’ resurrection, I’m sure that many of us during the past
year or so have been feeling confused, lost, and alone, or perhaps much, much worse.
I’m sure that even the most grounded of us will, at some point or other during that
time, have experienced so many different feelings of uncertainty, confusion and loss, at
the very least.
We’re assured that better times are on the horizon. If we believe in God we’ll know his
love and have the confidence of knowing that the Holy Spirit is forever working in us for
our good, renewing and strengthening us, in the same way as in the disciples back then.
Belief in God, and an acceptance that the Holy Spirit is forever with us can bring us an
inner peace and an inner joy which can eclipse all our human uncertainties and
concerns. I hope and pray that you will all know the presence of the Holy Spirit within
you, as we look to the future together with renewed inner strength.
Yours in Christ , Annie Billson
Funding Our Churches -All of our churches are very much in need of funds, as we have
been unable to hold our normal fund-raising events such as quiz nights, flower festivals, craft
fairs, or coffee mornings. If you would like to help us with a donation, please contact one of
our church treasurers: Mrs. D. Fairbanks (tel. 01406 380692) for Cowbit, Mrs. V. Prescott
(tel. 01775 766907) for Weston Hills, or Mr. M. Pattenden (07715 679500) for Weston.
Your contributions are vital if we are to maintain these buildings for the good of all in our
villages. Thank you for any help you are able to give us. Charles Brown
12Please note that we have evening prayer via Zoom every Sunday at 8pm. If you
wish to attend a Zoom service , please email Charles at izink@tiscali.co.uk by
Friday preceding the Sunday service.
Cowbit , St. Mary’s Church
Date Time Service Venue
6 Jun 9:15 Morning Prayer St Mary’s Church
13 Jun 9:15 Holy Communion St Mary’s Church
20 Jun 9:15 Morning Prayer St Mary’s Church
27 Jun 9:15 Holy Communion St Mary’s Church
4 July 9:15 Morning Prayer St Mary’s Church
11 July 9:15 Holy Communion St Mary’s Church
18 July 9:15 Holy Communion Crowland Abbey
25 July 9:15 Holy Communion St Mary’s Church
Weston Hills , St. John’s Church
Date Time Service Venue
6 Jun 9:15 Holy Communion St John’s Church
13 June 9:15 Morning Prayer St John’s Church
20 June 9:15 Holy Communion St John’s Church
27 June 9:15 Morning Prayer St John’s Church
4 July 9:15 Holy Communion St John’s Church
11 July 9:15 Morning Prayer St John’s Church
18th July 9:15 Holy Communion Crowland Abbey
25 July 9:15 Morning Prayer St John’s Church
Weston , St. Mary’s Church - is open for baptisms, weddings, funerals, special services
and community events. For Sunday worship please go to Weston Hills or Cowbit.
From the Parish Registers
Funeral and Burial 12 April 2021 Tony Michael Whitmore (Cowbit)
13Over 400 years ago King Charles 1 commissioned Dutch
Engineer Cornelius Vermuyden to design a scheme to
turn the wetlands known as the Fens into farmland. The
work started in 1630 when the Old Bedford River was
dug in a straight line from Earith to Denver , channelling
water from the fens to the sea. They built embankments
and sluices and water channels known as Dykes.
To control the risk of flood they created washes to store
flood waters such as Cowbit Wash and the Ouse Wash
reservoir ( the 3rd largest in England).
The work was financed by a group called the Gentlemen
Adventurers who were led by the Earl of Bedford. In
return for their investment in the project they were
given acres of the newly drained farmland.
The local people known as Fen Tigers
rebelled, they relied on the fen for
gathering reeds, hunting and fishing .
Where they could they smashed
dams and destroyed dykes . They
would break sluice gates which then
allowed parts of the fen to re-flood.
To date we still have a tiger
displayed on the Fenland Flag.
Vermuyden’s men dug the ditches and dykes by hand with hoddling spades. Sharp
spades with very long handles that could cut through the heavy soil. In 1650
Cromwell’s army beat the Scottish army at the Battle of Dunbar and over 10,000
prisoners were marched south and set to work digging the drainage ditches and
dykes.
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WESTON PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Parishioners
At May’s AGM of Weston Parish Council, I was re-elected as your
Chairman and Julian Bellamy was re-elected as your Vice
Chairman and it is this Council’s pledge to support all Parishioners
when the need arises. All residents should now be aware that the
junction of Broadgate & Beggars Bush Lane has been finalised,
and I would appeal to all residents to comply with the new signs.
We have been contacted by two separate organisations to
enhance the use of Weston Park, one is a Nature Trail and the other is for Forest
Sessions. It is hoped to encourage these projects to Weston Hills which will be
dependent on the organisation’s resources. Both projects aim to enlighten both
children & adults towards the environment we live in and when further information is
at hand, we will notify residents through the Oracle and other Social Platforms. As a
Council we are determined to support in every way any worthwhile Community Project.
The allowance of dogs at the parks has been raised again and the Council are looking
into this, hence the assessments at the parks, however the Council’s governing body
along with our Insurers have clearly stated that it is the dog owner’s responsibility to
always control their dogs, even if it means keeping them on the lead whilst in the parks.
Weston Playing Field play equipment was independently assessed recently, and two
items are no longer available for use due to wear and tear, one is the normal style
swings and the other is the ‘A’ frame swing with the rubber tyre, both have been
deactivated and the Council will be looking at alternative swings etc.
The new Speed Indicator Device at Austendyke Rd has been up and running for the past
three weeks and some of the data produced is quite alarming, with vehicles being
recorded at over 80mph and on one occasion 100mph. We are currently looking at
ways to use this data to arrange for Police intervention and to this end the CSW group
will be targeting the Austendyke Rd junction with Broadgate to add to the data already
collected.
With regards to the proposed development on the High Rd, Weston I have been
informed that the next SHDC Planning Committee meeting is not scheduled until the
30th of June. We have also just received an Outline Application for 8 properties fronting
the High Rd, Weston with a “Future Access “road between the properties, this is clearly
to accommodate the original application for 51 properties on that Agricultural Land,
which is still at the Outline Application stage, but I suspect will appear soon on the
Planning List of SHDC. We will as usual look very carefully at any Full Applications that
apply to both villages and make the necessary objections if justified.
Chris Dicks
Chairman ,Weston Parish Council.
16WESTON PARISH COUNCIL
On May 4th the Council held what is expected to be its last meeting via zoom. It is
hoped that the next meeting scheduled for Monday July 5th will be a return to face
to face meetings. However at the current time the Council is unsure where the
meeting will take place as the village halls are currently closed. Please visit the
Parish Council website https://weston.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk for updates on
meeting dates and venues.
As always the opportunity is there for members of the public to join the meeting as
there will be the usual fifteen minute open forum at the start of meetings for any
member of the public to have their say on any matters which may affect them.
Following the resignation of Councillor Linda Evans there is now a vacancy for a
Parish Councillor. If you are interested in standing as a local Parish Councillor please
the contact the clerk for details.
Weston Parish Council Clerk—Graham French
30 Broadgate, Weston PE12 6HY
Tel 01406 371231
email. westonpc@outlook.com
17Weston Hills C of E Primary School
School Office—01406 380309
www.westonhills.linc.sch.uk
Our summer term has included some immersive, hands on
learning, with the children in Cherry Class embracing the theme
of summer with their ‘Oh I do like to be beside the seaside’ topic.
Reading and retelling the story of the ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s
Lunch’ has provided inspiration to the children in designing their
own lighthouses and picnic baskets. The children also enjoyed making sandwiches and
sharing a picnic lunch on the grass. Talking about the ingredients of the sandwiches and how
they would be made encouraged the children to write lists and instructions as part of their
English work.
Holly class have also been embracing the theme of summer, investigating sunglasses and
their lenses. They talked about how it was never safe to look at the sun, even when wearing
sunglasses and how sunglasses are a great idea on a sunny day. They made their own funky
sunglasses to wear at home.
Music plays a very important part in our life at school. The benefits of music education to
children in schools are wide ranging and include developing cognitive and listening skills,
improving coordination and increasing confidence and self-esteem. In music this term, each
class has been working with Boomwhackers; tuned percussion tubes which are unique and
wonderful instruments. The children really enjoy using these to play along with favourite
tunes following prompts on the classroom smart boards. We are also expanding our work
with Lincolnshire Music Service who have been providing whole class music lessons to Holly
and Willow classes this term on a weekly basis. We have been using samba drums and
ukuleles and focussing on rhythm work and singing. The children have loved the opportunity
to explore different types of music and play new instruments.
As we look forward to the rest of the term, we have some exciting events planned to enable
the children to benefit from a wealth of experiences to compensate for outings that have not
been able to go ahead this year. We have chosen activities that can visit us in school and
which children across all of our year groups will enjoy. These include a visit from a mobile
farm who will bring friendly farm animals and small animals for the children to meet and a
planetarium which will give an exciting visual display of the night sky. We will also be having
a climbing day using a mobile climbing wall, a skipping workshop and den building workshop
and having a ‘Virtual Reality’ day using VR headsets.
We are extremely grateful to our PTA, the Friends of
Weston Hills (FOWHS) for their ongoing support and
fundraising. This year has provided many challenges to
raising funds as some of the usual annual school events,
such as the Christmas fayre, have been unable to go
ahead. The FOWHS have found new and inventive ways to
raise money for our school in these adverse times,
including through making and selling fabric facemasks.
Further fundraising activities are planned for the near
future including a Father’s Day wrap. We are fortunate to
have such a dedicated and active PTA supporting our
school.
18Weston Hills Community News
WESTON HILLS VILLAGE HALL POST OFFICE
Hall bookings please contact WESTON HILLS
VILLAGE HALL
Maralyn Surman 01406 380717
Please note that it is with
Residents £9 /hr, Non residents £10/hr,
regret that we are unable to
Local Organisations £6/hr,
offer this service until
Small Meeting Room £6/hr.
Government Restrictions
Other enquiries contact
allow. Until that time there
Anthony Casson 07889811845
are Post Office Services
Pam Grummitt 01406 380548
Weston Hills Village Hall has had a big problem with available at :
the floor, mainly with damp because there has Moulton Chapel Stores
never been a damp proof in, so we’re putting stone Weston Stores
at the bottom then a damp proof, insulation then
Moulton Stores
concrete. But before the new wooden floor goes
down we have got to wait three or four months for Low Fulney Nisa
it to dry out. The Hall will be able to take bookings Holbeach Co-op
at the end of June, as long as people understand it Spalding Post Office
will be on concrete.
WESTON CONSOLIDATED CHARITY
The Charity owns several wheelchairs that are available for
either short or long term loan to residents of Weston Parish.
To arrange for the free loan of a chair please contact either
Anthony Casson 01775 723965 or Julian Bellamy 07831
1910% DISCOUNT VOUCHER
MOULTON MILL
NEWS
www. moultonwindmill.co.uk
T: 01406 373237 Open 10am-4pm
The mill and tea room will be open
from Sat 22nd Mat 2021.
The mill will open Sat & Sun each week
from 10am-4pm, until further easing of
restrictions is announced.
Some restrictions will need to be
observed, much as before. We will
update our website when there are any
changes to our opening days. We have
a tea room, mill shop and offer tours.
We look forward to welcoming
customers old and new to the Mill as
lockdown is ended.
20Local Listings
Accountancy Services
If you use an advertiser
Bulley Davey, Hol 01406 423166 Sp 0 1775
766633 Chartered cert, tax advisers, audit,
please tell them you found
a/cs, personal & business, rental accounts, them here in the
capital gains. www.bulleydavey.co.uk Elloe Oracle
Garden & Property Services
LSF Contractors Landscaping, Surfacing and
Fencing , No obligation quote, Fully insured,
DBS Checked. Qualified CSCS Cardholder.
07903 894762, 07568 089879, 01775 761426,
email lsfcontractors@gmail.com
Reflections Exterior Cleaning,
Exterior cleaning of windows, doors,
conservatories, fascia, gutters. For a free
quote 01406 371472/07545774126
D G Gardening and Handyman,
From complete garden maintenance to one
off, we offer a large range of services to suit
your needs. Hedge trimming/shaping, tree
topping or felling, fencing, patios, laying
gravel, grass cutting, borders, weeding and
green waste clearance. Reasonable rates and
Elloe Oracle
a friendly service 01406 380927 Elloe Oracle is a community newsletter, run
Housework /Cleaning by a volunteer committee of local people.
Cleaner 07377 545235 Competitively-priced advertising is available
Cleaner. Also available for Houses after in sizes ranging from full page right down
building work, change overs for lettings, full to ‘classified’. It is an extremely
DBS checks, Full insurance. Reliable, honest, cost-effective way of getting your message
hard-working, methodical, meticulous. to local people. As well as conventional
Contact Clare 07377 545235. advertising we are also able to offer
Plumbing, Heating & Electrical sponsorship opportunities, our ‘featured
Eco-Plumbing Ltd 07933 104331 ad’ opportunity, and we can also arrange
Bathroom & kitchen installation, design to for your ‘flyers’ to be delivered with the
fully fitted & tiled. CH installation & oil boiler magazine, again at very competitive cost.
servicing. General plumbing maintenance As well as the printed magazine we have
and repairs. our own Facebook page and Twitter
account, and the whole magazine is
available online so it can be seen by people
To advertise please outside our delivery area .
contact To find out more about the many
commercial opportunities
Darren available, call Darren Harper on
0790 3209126
0790 3209126 or after 6.00pm, or email
daz1.harper@gmail.com daz1.harper@gmail.com
2122
White Knight Honeypot
Locksmiths & Day Nursery
Security & Pre-School
Services www.honeypot.schooljotter.com
office@honeypotdaynursery.com
(24 hour service)
07985 535208
01406 380380
The Old Primary School
inc. Spalding Locksmiths 230 Broad Gate,,Weston Hills,
Spalding,Lincs PE12 6DQ
UPVC, wood & aluminium 01406 380803
Bill Williams
Building &
Bricklaying
Service
New Builds/Extensions/
Renovations
Call Bill on
01406 373081
07941450836
23Coffee Break
Word Wheel
15—Good
20—Excellent
25+ - Outstanding!
24Jules Hair
Design
104 Barrier Bank,
Cowbit ,
Spalding,
PE12 6AQ
Beautician required
Self –employed basis
Part furnished room only
Hours to suit
Good rates
Please call Julie on
07780666871
Be lovely to hear from you!
25R A Hall
Decorating
Services
Interior & Exterior
Domestic &
Commercial
01775 760023
07525 150159
roberthalldecor@yahoo.com
26MOULTON CHAPEL
FOUR STAR
METHODIST CHURCH RATING
Latest News.
WE ARE OPEN AGAIN!
On a limited basis with the following
planned services.
Sun 6th June—10.30am
Sun 20th June—10.30am www.stevedoncattery.co.uk
E: stevedon.cattery@hotmail.com
Sun 27th June—10.30am
To keep everyone safe, unless the
authorities decide otherwise Tele: 01775 724159
Social distancing, Hand Cleansing and
Wearing of Face Masks will still apply.
Mob: 07497 366731
Stay aware and stay safe. Swindler’s Drove,
God’s Blessing to you all. Spalding,
The Church Stewards. Lincolnshire, PE12 6BS.
Maggie’s
Mobile
Foot Care
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