Metheringham Area News

Metheringham Annual Village Meeting - 29 Apr 08

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:18:17 +0000

Metheringham Parish Boundary

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:04:03 +0000

The Metheringham Parish Council pages have been reorganised in order to make them easier to read. As part of the housekeeping, a map has been included showing the Metheringham Parish Boundary.

The boundary overlay has been manually encoded using the Google Maps API and may contain some minors errors around the edges.

Big Band Night 24 May 2008

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:16:15 +0000

Tickets available from At the Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre or by sending a cheque payable to 'The Friends of Metheringham Airfield' together with a stamped addressed envelope to : Westmoor Farm, Martin Moor, Metheringham, Lincoln LN4 3BQ. Tel: 01526 378270 or 378604

Access and facilities for the Disabled. All proceeds in aid of the Visitor Centre / 106 Sqn Museum.

Airfield Open Day 04 May 2008

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:10:36 +0000

Enquiries to: Friends of Metheringham Airfield, Westmoor Farm, Martin Moor, Metheringham, Lincoln LN4 3BQ. Tel: 01526 378270.

Everyone Welcome

Access and facilities for the Disabled. All proceeds in aid of the Visitor Centre / 106 Sqn Museum.

Dambuster Lecture 26 March 2008

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:02:48 +0000

After service as a navigator in the Royal Air Force Captain Creighton became a Senior Captain on independent airlines with 36,000 flying hours. He is a fellow of the Institute of Navigation and is the Organiser and Chief Judge of the Top Nav competition.

At the Metheringham Airfield Visitor Centre - in the old gymnasium - on Wednesday 26th March 2008 at 7.30pm. Admission: Members free, Visitors £3.00 including Refreshments. Children Free.

Enquiries to: Friends of Metheringham Airfield, Westmoor Farm, Martin Moor, Metheringham, Lincoln LN4 3BQ. Tel: 01526 378270

Access and facilities for the Disabled. All proceeds in aid of the Visitor Centre / 106 Sqn Museum.

News Magazine 30, Spring 2008 - Editors Corner

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:34:29 +0000

From the Editor

This is the 30th issue of our local community magazine. You just cant believe that it was October 2000 when the first such magazine dropped through peoples letter boxes and it has happened four times a year ever since. Today the magazine is averaging between 10 and 12,000 words so one can only hope there is something interesting in its production considering the time and effort put in to produce it. We also provide advertising space for 86 advertisers which is a far cry from the first edition which had eleven adverts. Of that eleven just three have been in from day one and they are Great Barrier Reef (Fish and Chips), Costcutters and Metheringham Hair Studio on Caroline Road. To them we send out a big thank you for your continued support. The magazine has grown tremendously since 2000 when it was then just10 pages. Now, this issue is 56 pages (A4) and as you must imagine the printing costs to provide around 2,500 copies for all the villages in our community is approaching £1,000 per issue. With this in mind you can then appreciate why we have to include so many adverts as it is they who provide the capital to pay for the printing. I would also thank all the people and organisations who have provided articles this time, I think you will find them varied and interesting.

Pete Ford (Editor)

Metheringham Parish Council News - Spring 08

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:29:04 +0000

Annual Village Meeting 2008 - The 2008 Annual Village meeting will take place on Tuesday 29 April starting at 7.00pm in the Village Hall. This is not a formal Parish Council meeting, it is a meeting for the people of Metheringham to present to each other details of their organizations and how things have progressed during the year. This year's topic is "GOING GREEN", and the programme will include subjects on RECYCLING, how to SAVE ENERGY and MONEY in your home. With ever increasing utility bills, why not come along to find out how you can save money. If you have any suggestions or comments regarding the Annual Village Meeting please contact me.

Metheringham Library News - Spring 08

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:27:45 +0000

Life carries on at the library, with all the regular events. Even though Sue cannot be around for story time with the pre-school children, the mums have taken over the task and formed a rota amongst themselves. In the half term holiday older brothers and sisters came along as well and read to the younger children.

If you are interested in learning to use a computer, we still have a class in the library on a Thursday afternoon run by Lincoln College. We have an ongoing waiting list so just let us have your contact details and we will be in touch. We do have two computers for public use, which have free Internet access, the only cost being 10p per sheet to print. These computers are very well used so it's best to ring up and book in advance. (01522 782010)

Our reading group continues to thrive. We set it up in 2000 so the original group have read and discussed quite a few books over the years. We meet in the Star & Garter on the first Wednesday in the month at 7.30pm but if you are new and don't want to walk in on your own I am usually in the library until 7.20pm.
The area in front of the library should look quite different soon as work is due too start on the Village Centre Regeneration Project.

Pauline Ventress

Metheringham Area LIVES - Spring 08 Update

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:22:02 +0000

An update from this busy local charity providing pre ambulance emergency care.

We continue to thrive, with a new committee including 2 new co-ordinators to organise our day to day running. We currently have 9 responders and 3 more in the application process. We hold monthly training sessions to keep our skills up to date and respond to an average of 4 calls per week. Our responders have enjoyed taking part in an over 60's meeting (with an exciting demonstration of how LIVES operates) and also meeting the children of Dunston St Peters school to help get over key messages about the use of 999 calls.

We will be at the Metheringham village hall Spring Fayre on May 10th. We are keen to meet as many local people as possible, so please feel free to visit us, have an experiment with some of our equipment and get to know the First Responders.

We would like to extend a big Thank you to Neil Woolfitt of Lincoln Road Metheringham for his kind donation of £50. The money was collected during his impressive display of festive lights over the Christmas period. We are dependent on donations for our running costs and are extremely grateful to all who support our work.

Our FRIENDS of METHERINGHAM AREA LIVES scheme continues to be a popular way for people to support us. For more information contact Mary Hyde on 328607. Any other enquiries about LIVES can be directed to Beth - 321919 or Jenny - 321627

Jenny Hutchinson - Metheringham LIVES co-ordinator

"Festival of Music" St Oswald's Church Blankney

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:18:17 +0000

St Oswald's Church Blankney "Festival of Music" Friday 6th, Sat 7th and Sun 8 June ***** Fri 6 June - An Evening Concert by the Beever Brass Band "Last Night of the Proms" - starting at 7.00 pm - Tickets £10.00 incl. a glass of wine and refreshments ***** Saturday 7 June - An "Afternoon Concert" by children from the local area 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm Tickets £3.00 - under 12's £1.00

Why not bring your own lunchtime picnic and enjoy it in the church grounds prior to the concert! drinks will be available.
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Saturday 7 June - An "Evening Concert" followed by a "Hog-Roast" - starts 7.00 pm.
Tickets for Concert and Hog-Roast £10.00 Drinks available to buy at the Bar.
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Sunday 8 June - "Songs of Praise" at 6.30 pm featuring Lincoln Cathedral Choir.
Refreshments will be available.

See local posters for further details of this event and ticket availability. All monies raised will go towards the urgent repair work needed to St Oswald's Church Tower.

Angels Dance Squad - Spring 08

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:17:02 +0000

Angels Dance Squad have recently attended their first solo/duo competition which was held in Colchester and despite the 6am start all the girls that took part had a great time. Krystal Brown was up first and entered Senior Solo Pom and secured herself 3rd place. Meanwhile Sophie Morton entered Tiny Solo Baton and came first out of 10.

Both Lauren Crompton and Krystal Brown entered Senior Solo Baton, Lauren winning first place and Krystal gaining 4th (out of 7). Lauren Taylor entered Junior Solo Baton and secured herself 5th place out of 11. We also had 2 duos enter Senior Pom, Emma Oglesby & Sarah Dean - coming first and Lauren Crompton and Jodie Crompton coming second out of 7 teams. Lauren Taylor and Alice Bowring entered Junior Pom duo and came first out of 11. Lauren Crompton and Jodie Crompton also entered Senior Baton Duo and secured themselves a first place out of 7. So a massive well done to all those girls who competed, I am so proud of you all.

We are now back at training and should anyone wish to book us for any events then please call: 01526 340394.

Dunston Twinning Association - Spring 08 Update

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:15:14 +0000

As we continue into the 21st year of twinning we will welcome the French to a weekend of flowers and fens. A visit is planned to the Spalding area - Butterfly Park and Springfield along with a visit to Nocton estate to see the flowers in the glasshouses. We are also going to attempt a bi-lingual treasure hunt around the village, starting and finishing at Dunston School.

The duck race will be held on the village green at Dunston on Saturday June 14th. First race 3pm . There will be the usual races stalls and games and if we are lucky, a nice sunny day.

We are also planning to have a hog roast on September 20th - tickets will be available from any committee member.

If you are interested in joining the twinning (I can really recommend it) call Beth McLuckie 321919

Metheringham FC - Spring 08 Update

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:11:34 +0000

For Metheringham Football Club this season has fairly flown by as we move into the last two months of this campaign. At the present time none of our sides hold top spot in their league's but saying that the teams within the club are generally doing very well. Of our 13 sides two are presently in second place, namely the U18's and U15's, two are third (U12's and U9's), two are fourth (Sun 1st and U11's) and four are fifth (Sun 2nd, U16's, U13's and U10's). Whether any of these side will finish in top spot is, to a certain extent, in their own hands. Whilst we have sides battling out league titles just one side is left in cup competition with the Sunday 1st XI in the Kelly Read Cup ¼ final, open to village sides, where they host Division One side Nettleham. The nearest any of our sides have came to a cup final was the Saturday XI who went out to Plough FC Skellingthorpe in the semi final of the Amateur Cup, going down 5-3 after extra time, having twice been in the lead.

Metheringham Methodist Church Centenary Celebrations 2008

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:09:21 +0000

The Methodist Church, in the High Street, was opened for worship on 28th May 1908 and to celebrate the Church's 100 year birthday we are planning a programme of activities.

On Saturday 10th May a Celebration Garden Party will be held in the Chapel Hall & Grounds 9.30am to 12.00 with stalls, games, raffle and refreshments.

Saturday 17th May we will be holding a Celebration Dinner, in the Village Hall, starting at 6.30pm. A three course meal will be followed by entertainment by The Hi-Notes with "Songs from the Shows". Tickets are priced at £12.50.

On Sunday 25th May at 6.00pm a Centenary Celebration Service will be held at the Methodist Church. The preacher will be Dr David Perry, the Chairman of the District and birthday cake, tea & coffee will be served following the service.

In June we will be celebrating with a Flower Festival. A Preview Night will be on Friday 6th June 7.30pm - 9.00pm with Fruit Punch & Nibbles and tickets are £5.

Saturday 7th June 10.00am - 4.00pm and Sunday 8th June 12.00 - 4.00pm the Church will be opened for you to see these lovely flower arrangements representing the last 100 years, admission free. During the above times there will be organ and piano recitals and refreshments.

Sunday 8th June, at 10.30am, will also see the return to the Church of Deacon Rosemary Cogrove to take our Sisterhood Anniversary Service.

You can obtain tickets for the above events from Margaret Amos, Rita Blow and Joyce Sellars.

Please make a date in your diary for Sunday 13th July when The Sunday School Reunion will be held 3.00 - 6.00pm.

If you have any photos, item or written memories about the Chapel for the Shared Memories Exhibition could you please contact Shirley Beevers 320935, Cathy Brown 321490 or Angeline Murphy 320099

Dunston Methodist Church - Spring 08

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:07:25 +0000

Lunch club continues to flourish with recent donations to St Francis School and Wish upon a Star - we always give away the profits and the lunchers have decided to nominate a different children's charity each time. Our team of helpers and cooks is also growing and we have a great time together cooking and serving old favourites like bangers and mash, shepherds pie and chicken casserole. That's not to mention those lovely hot puds with custard. Dates in this quarter are 18 April, 16 May, 20 June all at 12.00 pm
The bible study group, lead by John and Jan is a source of great joy and encouragement. The group includes people from Dunston, Bardney, Ruskington and Heckington and always includes songs and cake!!

We meet in the Chapel at 7.45 pm on the third and fourth Tuesday of each month. If you would like to join us we would love to see you.

We are pleased to welcome an old friend of Dunston Chapel - Rev Geoff Lear for a service on 25 May at 11 am. Geoff was involved at the Chapel many years ago - at the time Ena Lintin was secretary /steward. I believe Geoff lodged with Ena for a while. It will be good to renew our acquaintance with him - do contact me if you have any memories from that time.

Beth McLuckie 01526 321919