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View from the Hill
Thorpe on the Hill News
Issue No 127 – April/ May 2021
Bimonthly Newsletter
The Newsletter is sponsored for you by Thorpe on the Hill Parish Council
Editorial Hi everybody...welcome to issue 127! As the lovely flowers on the front page celebrate our movement into Spring, I could not resist including the photo of the snowman, built by Ben and Alex, with a little help from their dad, Leigh. There is another picture on the back page. Hopefully, the last sign of snow this year. The wonders of nature dominate this issue which hopefully will increase the enjoyment of our local countryside, as well as articles on history and vehicle restoration! Thanks to all contributors. As the newsletter is only bi- monthly please remember the parish website for recent updates as to what is happening. See inside for details. Fingers crossed by the next issue we will have information about our regular social events once more. The next edition will be in June as we move into Summer. Any contributions are welcome as this is your magazine and newsletter. Cut off date for submissions will be Monday 17th May 2021. Anyone who would like to contribute to the magazine please do so through viewfromthehillpub@gmail.com or, if you wish to place an advert, the email address is Chris.abrahams@btinternet.co.uk . Sylvia Lyons 2
A letter to the Editor:
Dear Editor
Heather and I had a very lovely ramble on one of our delightful village walks. We
headed off down to Tunman Wood and skirted round to the Dovecot Lane to come
back though the plantation. The light was beginning to fade but the birdsong was
truly amazing. It felt like the start of spring and we had to nudge each other and
prompt that it was only February.
As we went round we noticed several
parcels left beside the path … seven
in one short stretch. We knew what
they were but curious as to the differ-
ent colours. I wonder .. do they signify
different bio-degrading times or quality
of plastic? It would be a great help
to know which ones need to be
picked up and brought home to put in
the bin and which ones can be safely
left to rot down on their own. Not be-
ing a dog owner , we feel rather igno-
rant on the subject.
Thank you very much .. Oliver Chapple
Established for over 40 years 27th Lincoln
Scout Group
Meet at the
Funded places available Oliver Roper Centre
Rated ‘OUTSTANDING’ by Ofsted Thorpe has a Beaver Colony,
Fees: £13 per session Scout Troup & Cub Pack.
Open to Boys & Girls
We offer a safe, stimulating and
6yrs-14yrs
caring environment where your
children can learn and play For more details please contact
together.
Fran Firth
Contact Stacey on 01522 686616 or
01522 694049 07952 480708
thorpe.playgroup@googlemail.com
www.thorpeonthehillplaygroup.co.uk
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Oliver Roper Hall Hire Mobile
The Oliver Roper Parish Meeting Room Library
is available to hire during the day or
evenings. Mobile library Visits to Thorpe are:
Availability can be seen on the Parish
Council website. February 18th
March 18th
Hire fees April 15th
May 13th
Village Groups and Registered Charities. June 10th
£8 per hour.
Village Residents £10 per hour.
All Others £13 per hour.
There is a £5 surcharge for bookings From 10.30 to 11.00
continuing after 10pm. In Lincoln Lane
Please contact: Peter Harding
07818134153 or email
orpmbookings@gmail.com
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Eric East Memorial Lake - Update The Lake Management Committee (LMC) which was established in Autumn 2020, has implemented a new policy that allows residents with disabilities, or people within their family with disabilities, to access the lake in a vehicle and to park in the designated spaces close to the edge of the water. Permits have been issued to 2 families and others have indicated they would also like access when the weather improves. Anyone interested in exploring this option should contact the Parish Clerk. A new fence has been erected along the lake’s boundary with the railway line, and a new gate installed to allow proper access from the footpath at that location. The residents who sit on the LMC have led projects to enhance the wildlife / plant life diversity at the lake and theses are reported separately. A new volunteer policy has been agreed, and the LMC have implemented the key actions from the ROSPA (H&S) report. A new resident to the village kindly donated a tree (horse chestnut) which has now been planted on the entrance track to the lake. In the next few weeks new signs will be erected at the lake as the old temporary ones have deteriorated and been lost. The entrance signs will make it clear that the lake is private and this is intended to deter non-residents as we try and maintain the lake as a parish amenity. Please don’t be concerned that these notices are aimed at residents, it was judged to be a more effective deterrent to non-residents if the message remains simple. 5
Eric East Lake Wildlife Group There has been a lot of socially distanced activity at the Eric East Lake over recent weeks, all thanks to the efforts of members of the Lake Management Committee, the Lake Wildlife Group and many willing volunteers. Many thanks to all the helpers. The first task was to fix six blue tit nest boxes at an appropriate height, facing in the right direction (roughly north east) and spread across the site to avoid territorial disputes. This was done during National Nest Box Week which started, appropriately, on Valentine’s Day. The second task was to plant ‘In the Green’ bluebells, winter aconites and wood anemones in various places within the trees. The areas are well scattered across many of the wooded sections to see where the plants grow best. The results will be used as a guide to future planting. 6
Some of the winter aconites are
already in flower
The third task is in the planning stage at the time of writing. We have at least 1.5kg
of wildflower seeds which will be planted over 500 square metres of the larger
grassed sections. These areas were marked out with electric fence posts (no
cables!) so that they could be readily identified but, unfortunately, some anti-social
behaviour led to them being removed and thrown all over the site, possibly in the
lake too as we haven’t found them all. The areas will now be marked with small
wooden stakes and signs which I hope will be more successful.
If you’re able to visit the lake, look out for these improvements the next time you’re
there. Also see the next article ‘What3words Walk’.
Tony Magri
The Walking Group
Try a short walk around the village lake
(What3words Walk)
For most, this is a reasonably short walk and it will allow you to see the recent work
carried out by volunteers at the Eric East Lake. There is an optional technology
challenge.
Introduction
I was recently introduced to the What3words App which is now used by about 80%
of the UK emergency services to identify the exact location of an incident.
Wikipedia says “It is a proprietary geocode system that is designed to identify any
location with a resolution of about 3 metres. What3words encodes geographic
coordinates into three dictionary words; the encoding is permanently fixed.
What3words differs from most other location encoding systems in that it displays
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three words rather than strings of numbers or letters which, it is suggested, significantly reduces the risk of transcription error.” As an example of the reduced risk of transcription error one of the 3m squares in my front garden has the What3words code - skies.headlines.remodels. The same point has co-ordinates 490461,365642 and grid reference SK90466564. Which of the three is the easiest to remember? If you’re interested in numbers, Wikipedia also says “What3words uses a grid of the world made up of 57 x1012 squares of 3 metres by 3 metres. Each square has been given an address composed of three words.” Amazing. Just the Walk If you’re not a smartphone user you can still try the walk. You just have to walk round the Eric East Lake and identify the whereabouts of 6 blue tit nest boxes and 7 wild plant sites, some with bluebells and some with aconites and anemones. In addition, you should pass by several wild flower areas marked with a stake and sign. Hopefully, these flowers will be in bloom later in the year. The Walk with the Technology Challenge If you’d like to try this walk you will need to download the What3words App onto a smartphone. It’s free. You have to navigate your way to each point and then look for the nest box. These are the references. 1. radically.copying.coins 2. scrubbing.advising.refrained 3. historic.cuddling.easily 4. dine.vent.fuse 5. apart.throat.snips Now go out of the nearby gate and turn left along the footpath by the railway line to see the final bird box. 6. dares.feathers.driftwood Please avoid disturbing the birds if you see that the boxes are in use. Hopefully, you’ll spot the plants and the wildflower areas as you navigate your way round. If you find all 6 nest boxes, even if you don’t, you can feel safe in the knowledge that the emergency services can find you, if necessary. I’d be interested to know how many nest boxes you find. You can email me at tonymagri949@btinternet.com Good Luck Tony Magri 8
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THORPE ON THE HILL’S LAST POST OFFICE By Paul Smith Thorpe on the Hill can trace its Post Office history back to 1872 when the Sub-Postmaster back then was a Mr. Steeper Drury, he died in 1889 whereupon the office was taken over by Mr. Robert Hansard who was also the village grocer, he held the position until 1896. It is unknown where the Post Office was situated during this period, but probably situated in one of the tiny cottages in the village during that time and long since demolished. Mr. William Hunt was next and he took over and had the office for 30 years, from 1896 until 1926. Mr. Harold Gilbert took on the role and after a few years it was relocated to 15 Fosse Lane. There it was to be the village Post Office under different tenures for the next 43 years, next under the watchful eye of a Mr. Enderby and then Brian and Jean Cash, up until its closure in 1969. The Post Office then moved to 6 Lincoln Lane in 1973 when Mr. Lenny Shepherd took over. Mr. Shepherd held the post for 20 years until his retirement in 1993 when I applied for the post and was successful in taking on the position. The Post Office moved a few hundred yards up to 44 Lincoln Lane after I converted my garage to be the new Post Office and shop. I went on an intensive course of Sub Postmaster training for 6 weeks and once qualified subsequently held the position for 5 years, juggling working full time, running the Newspaper Printing Presses at the Newark Advertiser by night and by day being “mine host” behind the counter of the new Post Office, working on average 80 hours a week, good job I was a young fit man back then! The offer of a new career running high quality magazine printing presses in Peterborough came knocking and was too much to resist, and after 5 years behind the counter serving the community, I sadly decided to resign my position, as it would have meant me working 7 days a week! The Post Office advertised for a new officer. Sadly no one was tempted and the Post Office finally closed its door in the spring of 1998 therefore bringing to an end over 125 years history of a Post office in the village and giving me the unenviable title of the last Sub-Postmaster of Thorpe on the Hill. Pictures show the garage conversion to the new Post Office back in April 1993 and the opening day, with yours truly behind the counter and the first customers of Jenny Bird, Barbara Freshney and last but not least Ron Bradford 10
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in Thorpe In an episode of Winterwatch which aired in January 2021, Chris Packham, together with an expert wildlife sound recordist, complied a feature during which they recorded thirty bird species in the New Forest. Chris was delighted and surprised with this result, which also featured in an article on the BBC web-site that promoted looking at wildlife close to home. A couple of days later, armed with my binoculars, a reasonable, but basic working knowledge of common species of birds, and an almost total lack of ability to identify birds based upon their songs and calls, I set out to walk the common routes in Thorpe. I walked down Clay Lane, into Tunman wood, past the side of the boating lake, and then around the Eric East Lake. I did not visit Whisby nature park. During this walk I identified twenty-seven species of birds and was amazed at the variety, particularly as spring and summer migrants have not yet arrived. I got lucky seeing a Bullfinch and Fieldfares. When I examined my list, it was evident that I had not seen several species of birds that are normally in abundance, like Pheasant, Magpie, Goldfinch, Starling, Thrush and Jackdaw. If I list other birds that I have seen in Thorpe, at different times of the year, I can easily add more than twenty-five extra species. So, in summary I am no Chris Packham and lack his detailed knowledge and experience, but it is surprising that living in Thorpe it is perfectly possible to see over fifty species of birds, without any of them being exotic, other than the Nightingales and Bitterns at Whisby. I concluded that we are very fortunate indeed to have the combination of farmland, woodland and wetland habitats for birds, all close together within our Parish. Nick Lyons 12
PARISH COUNCIL WEBSITE AND LOCAL INFORMATION The bus timetable shown below is just a small part of the information available on your Parish Council Website. Just Google: Thorpe on the Hill Parish Council As well as viewing all PC documents, the button will take you to details of buses, bin collections, local venues, local clubs, pothole reporting, planning online, historical aerial photographs of TOTH and a lot more. The button will take you to details of the Eric East lake, Allotments, Tennis Court, the Play Area, the Primary School, Playgroup and Church, how to book the Meeting Room, Whisby Nature Park and Local Walks. We want to make the website as useful as possible. So, if you have any good ideas or suggestions about additional information or links that would be useful to residents, particularly new residents, please email them to tothparish@gmail.com or viewfromthehillpub@gmail.com 13
St Michael’s Church of England Primary School We have had a good term despite being in Lockdown. School has stayed open for critical workers and vulnerable children throughout. Most of our families have been working remotely and doing an amazing job! Every day we catch up with our children at home with Teams’ lessons and fun! Each Friday we have Collective Worship as a whole school community online. This week we thought about Lent and had a pancake tossing competition. Many of our children have enjoyed the snow over the last few weeks and have done plenty of snowman building and jumping in icy puddles. We also had a virtual snowman building competition which was won by Lottie and Grace! . 14
Many of our children have been baking at home
and completing lots of life skill type challenges. We
have some budding chefs in the making! Other
things have included cooking meals and making
sausages
Harrison has been
looking at money
challenges.
We also offer a PE session each week
from our very own Mr Toyne – he makes
us work very hard!
15We are very proud of many of the selfless things that our children are doing and that they are continuing to think about others. Elizabeth in Year 1 painted a canvas for the hospital – it has been put in the ‘wobble room’ at the ICU Unit to support staff when they need to have a moment to gather their thoughts. Well done Eliza- beth! If you are interested in our school then please look at our website; www.stmichaels.lincs.sch.uk or contact us on 01522 681923 or enquir- ies@stmichaels.lincs.sch.uk and we will be happy to talk to you. Normally we would offer you a 1:1 tour of our school but at present we are unable to do this. Please get in touch and we will organise a plan that meets your needs and will allow you to see our school and why we believe St Michael’s is such a spe- cial and unique place to learn. 16
The Dog Adventure Centre
Did you know there is a local business catering for all your doggie needs? With a
well-stocked shop for food, treats and toys plus lots more!
• Day-care & Boarding
• Dog Walking
• Training
• Grooming
• Canine Hydrotherapy
• Large secure paddocks for hire
Contact us through:
Facebook,
07539072017
info@dogadventures.co.uk
Or pop in to the centre, opposite Whisby Nature park….dogs are welcome of
course!!
17Spring is in the Air As I sit and write this on a cold and foggy morning in March it is difficult to believe that spring is only just around the corner and that you may be reading this in the sunshine surrounded by flowers. Spring is a wonderful time at a nature reserve, a chance to admire our winter management work and listen to the bird song. Over the last few weeks I have seen so many wonderful signs of spring across our Lincoln reserves. I’ve spotted wildflowers popping through such as Primroses, Common Whitlow Grass, Coltsfoot and the promise of flowers in the emerging ro- settes of our Bee Orchids. In the trees the Bullfinches are nibbling off the buds of the Hawthorns and the catkins of Hazel and Willow are starting to burst (sorry to those who suffer with hay fever!). But, most tellingly, this week we have had our first record butterfly record of the year, the humble Comma. Butterflies overwinter in different stages of their lifecycle, some sleep in their chrysalises and some hibernate as adults. The ones which hi- bernate in their adult form are the earliest to be spotted in the next year, in the UK these are the Common Brimstone, Peacock, Small Tortoiseshell and Comma. Each of these can be incredibly difficult to spot as they hide in dark places, and when their wings are closed they are really well camouflaged! So where are you likely to find these elusive species early in the year? By now you may have butterflies everywhere in your garden, (unless we’ve been plunged back into frost and snow) but maybe I can give you some tips for next year. The preferred food plants of Brimstones are Coltsfoot and Thistle species, once these start flowering keep an eye out and you may just spot a butterfly coming down to feed. Brimstones are common in woodlands and scrub, so a wander through the Willow Walk at Whisby might reward you with a flash of the bright yel- low which gives the species its name. You might not think a bright yellow/green butterfly can hide, but when it flutters into new brambles you’ll be hard pressed to see it! Peacocks need no introduction form me, their flamboyant colours and large size make them an ideal beginners butterfly. But did you know that their caterpillars are also just as individual and striking? Look out for spikey black characters on nettles later in the summer and you’ll be sure to spot them! Peacocks roam widely in the countryside, visiting any early flowering plant it can find. They also like to bask on warm walls in the sunshine. Small Tortoiseshells are one of our most common butterfly, and will often hibernate in buildings (we’ve had at least two hanging out in our office over winter). A com- mon visitor to gardens where it will greedily suck up any nectar that is around. Again, it likes to warm up in a sunny spot. Next time you see one take a look at the underside of its wings, the camouflage patterning is amazing. Bringing us to Commas, our earliest butterfly at Whisby this year, making its ap- pearance on 27th February. I love these butterflies, they are so unassuming and yet completely individual. With their ragged wing edges and dark undersides Commas are very difficult to spot, especially in the dappled shade of woodland. Named Comma for the tiny fleck of white on the underside of the hindwing which can be the 18
only thing which gives it away.
If you want to spot these lovely species of butterfly the best thing you can possibly
do is to plant early flowering plants in your gardens. Plants such as Primroses,
Winter Aconites, Crocuses and Snowdrops are sure to bring some early butterflies
to your garden. Leave a little leaf litter in a corner throughout the winter and
spring, the dead leaves will provide the ideal place for hibernation.
Keeping track of when species like butterflies first emerge can help us to track the
progress of climate change and help us to manage our land better. At Whisby we
have a Wildlife Sightings book which is available in the main foyer of the visitor
centre. If you spot something and want to record it please put it in the book. In or-
der to know how to manage our beautiful nature reserve we have to know what’s
here, and we can’t be everywhere at once!
This brings us to the end of our whistle-stop tour of the early butterflies of Whisby
Nature Reserve. The site is rich in butterflies throughout the spring and summer,
Common Blues like our meadows, Brow Argus can be found on the Sandhills,
Speckled Woods play along the path sides and last year we had our first site rec-
ord for Silver-washed Fritillary and are hopeful for more this season.
Emily Summerlin
Hidden Brimstone
Small Tortoiseshell
Comma
Peacock Adult and Caterpillar
19TAKING CARE OF FINNEY Hi everyone I thought some of you might be interested in my Bedford CA campervan and the restoration that I am undertaking on it. We purchased our Bedford CA Dormobile Romany Super Deluxe 1961 campervan named Finney in June 2015. Finney gets his name from the distinctive rear fins that you can see in the photographs on the following pages. Only models from 1961 and 1962 were made with these fins, which makes Finney a rare example. Finney was roadworthy when we got him although in a somewhat tatty condition, but we showed him until spring 2016, when I undertook an interior restoration, I completed the inside by mid summer of that year so that we could still show him before winter set in. We carried on showing Finney until Covid set in, and on the 1st Jan 2021, I started a very extensive outside restoration. I would like to share my ongoing restoration of Finney with View from the Hill readers and hope to eventually show you pictures of a completely restored Finney. Fran Firth 20
Spring 2016 saw a complete interior restoration. These pictures show that poor old Finney really did need a good spruce up. The pictures below show the renovated interior after new upholstery and floor coverings were fitted and the cabin paint was resprayed. The rear compartment was also refurbished. The second picture show the distinctive fins that gave Finney his name. 21
January 2021 and it was into the garage
for the start of the bodywork restoration.
First up, all the new interior had to be
carefully removed and stored.
Then, off came Finney’s front end and the
bodywork was taken back to bare metal to
assess the rust damage to be repaired
before re-painting.
Hopefully, in a few months I can share
images with you of a fully restored
Campervan.
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23ThReds BOOK CLUB
Meeting 36 January 2021
After the success of our first Book Group meeting by
Zoom in December, 2020, we continued with the same
format for meetings 36 and 37.
In meeting 36 we discussed the 1958 novel The
Greengage Summer by Rumer Godden.
Synopsis of the book
The Greengage Summer is Rumer Godden’s tense,
evocative portrait of love and deceit in the Champagne
region of provincial France – which became a memorable film starring Kenneth
More and Susannah York.
The faded elegance of Hotel Les Oeillets, with its bullet-scarred staircase and
serene garden bounded by high walls; Eliot, the charming Englishman who
became the children’s guardian while their mother lay ill in hospital; sophisticated
Mademoiselle Zizi, hotel patronne, and Eliot’s devoted lover; sixteen-year-old Joss,
suddenly, achingly beautiful. And the Marne river flowing silent and slow beyond
them all . . .
They would merge together in a gold-green summer of discovery, until the fruit
rotted on the trees and cold seeped into their bones.
This book probably produced the biggest variation in views of any book we’ve read
so far. Unusually, we started giving scores which ranged from 3 (“I would never
consider reading it again.”) to 9 (“One of the best books we’ve read so far.”)
Meeting 37 March 2021
Books 36 and 37 illustrate the huge range of styles we
have experienced over the years; these two books
couldn’t be more different.
‘BRYANY & MAY Off the Rails’ was published in 2010 and
is part of a series of at least 13 books which follow the
Peculiar Crimes Unit. Are any criminals a match for
Bryant and May?
Synopsis of the book
Christopher Fowler’s Peculiar Crimes Unit novels have
been hailed for their originality, suspense, and
unforgettable characters. Now Arthur Bryant, John May,
and their team of proud eccentrics have been given only
24one week to hunt down a murderer they’ve already caught once and who is now
luring them down into the darkest shadows of the London Underground.
They are on the trail of an enigma: Mr Fox, a young man with a false identity who
somehow escaped from a locked room and murdered one of their best and
brightest. The investigation leads them down into the darkest recesses of the
London Underground – edging closer to what lies hidden beneath the city, and to
the madness that is driving a man to murder.
Sophisticated, fast-paced, and confounding until its final twist, Bryant & May Off
the Rails is Christopher Fowler dead on track and at the height of his power to
beguile, bewitch, and entertain.
********
We seem to be getting into the habit of allocating scores during our discussions. ‘Of
the Rails’ was given scores ranging from 8 (“enjoyable”, “fast paced”, “dark
humour”) down to 3 or 4 (“I really enjoy crime novels but this was the worst one I’ve
ever read.”)
The next book is ‘Billy Liar’ by Keith Waterhouse. It will be discussed on Friday, 9th
April using Zoom.
Tony Magri
25St. Michael and All Angels
Forthcoming Church Dates
For the moment, all face-to-face church services and events
are cancelled or postponed.
Andrew posts regularly on the village Facebook page and
North Scarle Church Facebook page
Monday to Friday: Morning Prayer 9am: Evening Prayer
6pm
Sunday: Agape Communion Meal, 10.30am
The Revd Canon Andrew Vaughan
can be contacted on 687242
Our Church Wardens
Felicity Jenkinson on 07949654855 and Bob Sheldon on 685810
Our Treasurer
Chris Abrahams on 698208
We are now pleased to say that all administration for Baptisms,
Weddings and Funerals is being dealt with at North Hykeham.
Please contact:
Sally Long, Parish Office (Monday to Friday 9am - 12pm)
North Hykeham, Lincoln. LN69AB Tel: 883100
Bell Practice (currently suspended)
Tues Evening Bell ringing lessons 7.30pm - 9pm
Please contact: Sandra Underwood on 07710 762458
26The Revd Andrew Vaughan writes…… Hello everyone As you know on February 22nd the Prime Minister set out the governments plans to ease the social restrictions put in place to control the spread of Covid-19. Soon after that announcement we started thinking about our own roadmap to resume activities within the life of our churches across the group. Obviously, these are all dependent on how and when restrictions are relaxed. In many senses this process is like a pilgrimage journeying to discover God in the midst of our changed world. So to our plans. Our first act of public worship will be on March 21st at Eagle Church at 10.30am. This will take the form of Morning Prayer. This gives us the opportunity to check that our Risk Assessment is still appropriate. For Palm Sunday we will be back online. During Holy Week we will have our regular Morning and Evening Prayer at 9am and 6pm on the North Scarle Church Facebook page. Then on Maundy Thursday we are planning a short outdoor Communion Service at 4pm at Swinderby. We will use the tabletop grave just outside the door for this. On Good Friday we will hold an outdoor Good Friday Service at 2pm at Eagle. Obviously, these two are weather dependent, and if we have bad weather will be moved inside. On Easter Day we will formally return to services inside each Church. These will be 9.30am Easter Communion, Swinderby 9.45am Easter Communion, North Scarle 11.00am, Easter Communion, Eagle 11.00am, Easter Communion, Thorpe on the Hill For the rest of April we will hold services at 10.30am as follows 11th April Holy Communion, Swinderby 18th April Holy Communion, Eagle 25th April, Holy Communion, Thorpe on the Hill. The next stage of our roadmap will start in May when we re-introduce some evening services. This pattern will continue for June and July. From July we would hope that the services will be group services where all are welcome. Details of these will be announced in April. Also, from the start of July we hope that we can resume Coffee Mornings, then September the monthly lunches. These will be dependent on Government advice. From September we will be launching a new rota of services, which will include singing if allowed. To celebrate this I am planning to do a sponsored run between the 4 churches on the first Sunday of September. At each church we will have a different part of the service. If there are any runners who would like to accompany me for all or part, I will put out details in a month or so. In the meantime keep safe. As ever: Andrew 27
Thorpe on the Hill Playgroup March 2021 We have all been so happy and excited to have everyone back at Playgroup this week after having a smaller “bubble” over lock- down. All the children are now back in and are really enjoying seeing their friends again. We have lots of fun learning our letter of the week, as well as doing lots of outside activi- ties. This week we’ve been learning about wild animals so we made binoculars and went on a “safari” to the animals hidden out- side! We have also been talking about how much we love our mummies as we approach Moth- er’s Day. We will be learning lots about East- er over the next few weeks, leading up to an Easter egg hunt. If you would like to know any more about our Playgroup, please give us a call on 01522 694049 or email us at: thorpe.playgroup@googlemail.com. We love to hear from you! 28
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Thorpe on the Hill Parish Council
Parish Councillors
Cllr Martin (Chair) Cllr Lyons (Vice Chair) Cllr Sheldon MBE
Cllr Scott Cllr Abrahams Cllr Bindley Cllr Williams
Parish Clerk: Janet Guest
Parish Council email: tothparish@gmail.com
Parish Council website: www.thorpe-hill.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk
Portfolio holders
Whisby Quarry Liaison meeting - Cllrs Martin and Lyons
Whisby Nature Park Steering Board – Cllr Sheldon MBE
Finance - Cllr Lyons
Allotments - Cllr Lyons
Tennis court – Cllr Scott
Staffing Committee - Cllrs Martin, Lyons and Bindley
Lake Management Committee—Cllrs Lyons, Abrahams, Sheldon MBE and Bindley
Parish Council Meetings
Please note in the current situation the council is holding all meetings using Zoom,
a computer application that allows remote meetings to take place with audio and
visual input from participants.
However when safe to do so Parish Council meetings are usually held at the Oliver
Roper Parish Centre commencing at 7pm. The dates are advertised on the notice
board and via the Parish email circulation list. If you are not on the list please email
the Parish Clerk and request to be added. You can ask for your email to be re-
moved at any time.
Local Police and District and County Councillors are also invited to attend. The
agenda and minutes of the current meeting are available on the Parish Council
website and, on request, from the Parish Clerk.
The Parish Council welcomes members of the public to ask questions or make
short statements to the Council during public time at the start of the meeting.
North Kesteven District Councillors and County Councillor
NKDC, Sally Appleby email: cllr_sally_appleby@n-kesteven.gov.uk
NKDC, Peter Overton email: cllr_peter_overton@n-kesteven.gov.uk
LCC, Michael Thompson email: cllrm.thompson@lincolnshire.gov.uk
Oliver Roper Recreation Tennis Court
If you would like to use the Tennis Court please contact the Parish Clerk,
email: tothparish@gmail.com
A £10 deposit for the key is refundable. Please note the court can only be used for
tennis, not other ball games.
30PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
There have been two meeting of the Parish Council on 27th January and 10th
March, one meeting of the Lake Management Committee on 10th February, the
Annual Parish Meeting and one Public Meeting to discuss a planning application.
All these were Zoom Meetings.
The Annual Parish Meeting must be held between March 1st and June 1st each
year. It is not a meeting of the Parish Council, although the Parish Council
organises the meeting. The Annual Parish Meeting is a public meeting and all
electors of the parish have the right to contribute to the agenda and speak on any
matter of local interest. Historically it has not been well attended.
Full minutes of the two Parish Council Meetings are, or will be available on the
Parish Website when, in the case of the March Meeting they have been approved.
At the Parish Council and LMC Meetings it was noted that;
• Maisie McMahon introduced the newly formed Stay Safe together team. https://lincolnshire-
pcc.gov.uk/your-pcc/safer-together-team/
• Self closing gates will be installed in the ORPMR play area.
• Quotes for a new projector for the ORPMR are being sought.
• View from the Hill magazine will be in colour for the next six issues. A survey of parishioners
will then be organised to determine whether there is enough support to continue with the
publication of the magazine. The magazine will set up its own bank account.
• Work will be undertaken to remove self seeded saplings and prepare some allotments for new
tenants.
• A working group of councillors will recommence work on drawing up proposals for an
enlargement of the ORPMR
• Proposals from the Lake Wildlife Group were accepted and a policy for disabled access to the
lake was adopted. A fish survey by the Fishing Club was approved as fish numbers are
causing concern.
The Public Meeting, was called to discuss the planning application for a Digestate
Holding Lagoon on a site off Clay Lane. This was a very well attended Zoom
meeting, with many parishioners using Zoom for the first time. With one exception,
parishioners who attended were opposed to this application. A councillor and a
parishioner were nominated to represent the Parish Council and parishioners at the
Planning Sub-Committee meeting on 16th March.
31Hello Residents of Thorpe on the Hill, My name is Natalie and I am the owner of Eagle Village Shop and Post Office. Firstly I would like to offer my sincere thanks to you for supporting our small family business. It has been a challenging year for everyone and I am eternally grateful to local people for keeping us going! Although I will be a familiar face to many of you, it still amazes me that lots of local people don’t even realise we are here! So I just wanted to do a quick introduction and let you know what we can offer. We are based in the centre of Eagle opposite the pub. We are a small independent local convenience shop selling bread, milk, newspapers, general essential foods (tinned goods etc) and also use a local butcher (Lakeside Butcher) for meat and pies, we have 3 bakeries that supply us with delicious bread, cakes and pastries (Curtis, Wilcox Bakery and the Welbeck Bakehouse), fresh fruit and veg, fresh flowers, fresh glass bottled milk, alcohol, sandwiches and lots more! We sell greetings cards and also have a small selection of locally made / sourced gifts. We are very lucky to have a Post Office counter and can help with cash withdrawals and deposits from your high street bank account, you can pay cheques into your bank account and we offer all of the usual posting facilities. We have a facebook page that I update regularly, if you type in the search – ‘Eagle Village Shop and Post Office’ you should find us! Although not connected to the shop, every Tuesday afternoon we have a chap called Paul Vincent who comes to the village between 3-4pm selling fresh fish. He is very popular and is always pleased to meet new customers! There is an advert in this magazine with our opening hours (we close for lunch 1- 2pm daily). I look forward to meeting you if I haven’t already and for those that do visit us, thank you! 32
Eagle Village Store &
Post Office
Now stocking local produce & offering an ordering service for:
*Meat / Pies from the Lakeside Butcher
*Fresh Bread / Pastries from The Welbeck Bakehouse
*Cakes and Bread from Curtis & The Wilcox Bakery
*Fresh Fruit & Vegetables from Mark Cheatham
*Locally made Cards, Gifts, Honey, Fresh Sandwiches, Alcohol and much more!
*Post Office services including: Free Cash Withdrawals, Deposits/Pay Cheques In.
*Agents for Balderton Dry Cleaners Drop off or collect Tuesdays and Thursdays.
By supporting your local shop you are supporting other local businesses
too!
OPENING HOURS ****CLOSED FOR LUNCH EVERY DAY 1PM -2PM****
MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY:
8:30AM – 5:30PM (POST OFFICE 9AM – 5:30PM)
WEDNESDAY: 8:30AM – 1PM (POST OFFICE 9AM – 1PM)
SATURDAY: 8:00AM – 1PM (POST OFFICE 9AM – 12:30PM)
SUNDAY: – CLOSED
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GOODBYE TO WINTER
LET’S ALL HOPE FOR A GLORIOUS SUMMER
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