Helpringham Village Newsletter April 2016
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HELPRINGHAM PARISH COUNCIL has a vacancy for a councillor to be filled by co-option. Further details may be found on the Council notice board and website http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/Helpringham/ Applications should be received by the clerk Mrs P Ireland, Heath Farm, North Rauceby, SLEAFORD, NG34 8QR.
MILITARY WIVES CHOIR CONCERT There are just 20 tickets remaining (at the time of writing) for the MILITARY WIVES CHOIR – CRANWELL concert on Saturday 7th May. Tickets are priced at £10 each and include a glass of wine/soft drink and a delicious supper in the interval. Please contact us if you would like to come along. We recently went to a performance of the choir in Ruskington and it was an unforgettable experience. We have been very lucky to secure this performance by the choir who are very busy. The money raised will help keep this Grade 1 listed building a feature on the village landscape. This concert is being kindly supported by Robert Doughty Consultancy. Diary Dates Strawberry Concert – Saturday 9th July Vintage Brass Concert – Friday 5th August Feast Weekend – Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th August Harvest Supper – Saturday 1st October Please see posters and village newsletter for more details nearer the time of each event. Marian and Vince
Save Money When Purchasing Your Heating Oil Are you interested in saving money on your domestic heating oil? If the answer is YES you might be interested to know about a scheme that is operating across Lincolnshire helping its members to do just that! Community Lincs have run their Community Oil buying Scheme for the last 3 years, saving its members on average around 5p per litre on their heating oil. The scheme is open to anyone in the county who uses heating oil to heat their homes and premises. The scheme works by bringing together oil buyers from around county and purchasing the oil collectively, with around 40,000 litres of oil being ordered each month. The scheme is only £20 per year to join and includes advice on how to keep your tank safe from thieves and the benefit of their Oil Theft Alert System. Community Lincs also work alongside the Lincolnshire Credit Union, or Lincup, who have devised an Oil Savers Scheme to allow members to put aside money each month for their oil purchases. If you are interested to know more about the scheme you can visit the Community Lincs website at http://communitylincs.com/community-oil-buying-scheme/ or by giving them a call on 01529 301980. HECKINGTON AREA VOLUNTARY CAR SERVICE is urgently in need of drivers, are you a car owner with time on your hands, why not help out and make a difference to peoples’ lives. Can you spare a few hours a week driving patients to doctors or hospital appointments. 45p per mile allowance is paid. - Contact Mike 01529 461160. SLEAFORD MEDICAL CENTRE, BOSTON ROAD, SLEAFORD. URGENT CARE CENTRE. Open weekdays 6.30.p.m to 8 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays 8.a.m. to 8.p.m.
What is CallConnect Bus Service? CallConnect is a unique bus service whose timetable is not fixed but responds to passenger requests. This means its routes are different each day depending on the bookings made by passengers. Journey requests can be made by telephone, online or by SMS text message. The service is designed to improve transport opportunities in rural communities and some market towns where there is an infrequent conventional bus services. Who can use CallConnect? How do I book a journey? Fares Opening and Operating Times Need a little help? All our regular clubs are now back in full swing and we hope that new residents of the village will come along and see what they have to offer. The monthly Chattershack Bazaars are proving to be popular as are the weekly Vitality exercise classes. Petticoat Club and Gardening Club have very interesting programmes on offer this year and Kung Fu and Dance also offer much to the newcomer, whilst the fortnightly Lunch Club provides a home cooked meal and a welcoming atmosphere. Why not give them a try? Our refurbishments and improvements are continuing as you will see when you visit the Memorial Hall. Please remember these dates for your diaries: Please support your Memorial Hall, the Committee would also welcome any of you who would like help in any way just contact any one of us. THE 59 CLUB. The winners of the 59 Club from 27th February through to 19th March were as follows, each winner received £30. All proceeds go to The Memorial Hall. 27th February (55) Maureen Grant/Malcolm Maddison There is another spare number at present if you wish to register for this please phone Laraine on 421110 MARCH 2016 HALL DIARY
To Hire the Hall for all your functions, weekday rates are £7.00 per hour for clubs and £12.00 per hour for fund raising and weekends, plus £10.00 for use of kitchen and £10.00 for use of Bar.
standrew.helpringham@gmail.com JOHN'S JOTTINGS – THE PEW VIEW As we look around the village we cannot help but see the spring flowers abounding giving us a sense of rebirth and a great expectation of the summer ahead. It’s the same every year sometimes earlier sometimes later but it never lets us down. The pattern of our services in church similarly follow the weather cycle. After the joy of Christmas we have to contend with dismal January leading us into Epiphany and thus to Lent, a period of denial but with the weather improving and the expectation of Easter this gives us a sense of re-birth just like the resurrection, with eggs into the bargain. The Easter season lasts seven weeks so it will be Whit Sunday before we head into Pentecost and the holiday period of Whitsuntide. Each week we celebrate some aspect of Jesus’s life and ministry illustrated with stories rotating on a three year cycle. Why not come along at 11.00am second and fourth Sundays or for a light-hearted Songs of Praise on fifth Sundays. Services last about 40 minutes. You will be made very welcome. Cakes, tea and a chat after with Helpringham people, always a pleasant prospect! Every Blessing THE WARDEN'S TWITTERINGS It was good to see so many people at the Mothering Sunday and Easter Sunday services in the church. Thank you to all those who donated for the Easter Lillies which gave a spring like quality to the service and our appreciation to the flower arrangers for the displays. A reminder that the Parochial Church Council will be holding its Annual General Meeting in the church on Thursday 7th April at 7pm. Anyone on the church's electorial roll is welcome to attend.
Very Best wishes and every blessing from the Parochial Church Council of St Andrew’s Church HELPRINGHAM PETTICOAT CLUB NEWS Our AGM was held at our March meeting, and the twenty members present had a lively discussion on the previous year and the future for the club. The Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and Speaker Secretary all gave their reports, and the club was thanked for their continued support of the Memorial Hall and its continued developments. Our next meeting in April will have Derek Harris giving a talk on “Characters of the Cut” which promises to be very interesting as life on the canals must have been very different to our lives today. Our next meeting is WEDNESDAY 13th APRIL at 7.30pm. New members will be very welcome.
March 2016 MeetingThe meetings seem to have settled into a routine now with a dozen or more people usually attending and enough players to play at least 4 tunes each. You don’t need to play - you can just come and listen, have a chat, swap a few memories. Entry is just £2 for non players and light refreshments are included. Dave Moore
HELPRINGHAM AND DISTRICT GARDEN CLUB The Garden Club started 2016 with a fun Social. The Year's programme begins in earnest on 24th. February For the coming year we have a varied programme with talks ranging from Victorian Gardens We have two evening visits arranged and one day Coach trip. We always welcome visitors to our meetings. We meet in The Helpringham Memorial Hall You do not have to be an expert to join HELPRINGHAM HISTORY SOCIETY |