The Scarlian March 2015

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The ScarlianVolume 64 Spring March 2015

Seasons Bleatingsfrom Our Village ShepherdThe New Year cycle starts in July when we make a very important decision-the choice of the ram.This year we decide to try 2 (good?) rams from a flock near Louth. Our 4 ewes Em, Sally, Bea andAmy journey there mid July, and are ready to return 3 months later after being scanned. Em andBea are carrying twins, Amy a single and Sally has not taken so she'll stay on at a nearby farm;hopefully she'll take this time.All 4 ewes are back home mid November ready for lambing in December and January. We stilldon't know about Sally because she's not been scanned. In the last 6 weeks prior to birthing theewes get their extra protein and vaccinations. When they start to " bag up" we bring them into thebarn into their clean birthing pens. We look in every 4 hours during the day and every 6 hours

during the night till we get a result.On Sunday 14thDecember Em births 2 ewe lambs with no assistance. We call them Claire andGabby because we were watching BBC TV Sports Personality that night. Both are fit and eachweigh 5.5 Kg- a reasonable size. One week later, Amy births a single ram with some assistance.He's slow to feed so we milk colostrum from the ewe and feed him by stomach tube. An hour laterhe's feeding himself and looks good. Gary (Gary Lineker!) weighs in at a very healthy 6.5 Kg. Agood start!In early January Bea doesn't look too good and it is no real surprise when she births 1 dead lamband 1 small ram who, despite our best efforts, barely survives a day. After our great start that's areal setback but as folk keep telling us, if you have livestock you will always have dead stock.But then, a real surprise from Ruby who is barely a year old. While the ewes were away Will, ourshearling ram, got in with the lambs and tupped Ruby before we got to him. On 7th January Shebirthed a small dead ram and a ewe lamb, Peaches, weighing in at 4.5 Kg. She was named by ourgrandson, William (sound familiar), because he says Ruby is his sheep!All are doing well; Gary was 33 Kg at 8 weeks and the 2 ewe lambs 30 Kg and should be ok for thefirst show of the season at Newark in May. Peaches is some way behind but may be ok forshowing later in the year.As for Sally, she may be pregnant, but even at this late stage we are still unsure because she'salways had a large deep belly. Her date could be 23rd March, so here's hoping for a goodconclusion to lambing.At Newark we intend to show a shearling ram (Sparky- named after the vet), a ram lamb (Gary), 2shearling ewes (Rosie and Norma) and 2 ewe lambs (Claire and Gabby). Expectations alwaysmassively outweigh reality but we're optimistic that this could be a good year (you've heard that

before!)Dave Betts


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The Library Access Point (LAP)Well we are up and running and have 36 members mostly it isworking well although we did have a LAPse of service on the 26 thFebruary! If you arrived after 7-30 you would have thought wewerent there. We did not discover until we came to leave that wehad been locked in after Kick BoxingWhoops.

Opening TimesThursday 26thMarch 7-00 to 8-30

AprilSaturday 11th10-00 to 12-00 and Thursday 23rd7-00 to 8-30

MaySaturday 9th 10-00 to 12-00 and Thursday 28th7-00 to 8-30

JuneSaturday 13th10-00 to 12-00 and Thursday 24th 7-00 to 8-30

JulySaturday 11th10-00 to 12-00 and Thursday 23rd7-00 to 8-30

We hope to offer some school holiday activities during the summer and hope to open more on aregular basis. Perhaps an early evening to capture our younger readers, though all we really needis lots of books with their names in the title. Also we would like to offer an additional weekend timebut need some inspiration/ideas from you. I have become aware how busy most people are on aSaturday morning. Please let me know what you think.Tea/Coffee/Biscuits are now on offer every time the LAP is open. Just pop in for a chat even if youare not a great reader. We will be glad to see you.Mo

Spoonface Steinberg

This was, for me, the most remarkable evening in our amazing community centre to date. RebeccaFenwick wasthe autistic, cancer riddled, dying Spoonface. Depressing or what? Not in the least.When we were asked to sum up the evening most said, uplifting a few, said, thought provoking.I said joyful - for me it was. Not only did Rebecca bring a joy in living to her performance but alsoa sensitive and insightful representation of a child on the autistic spectrum. Youve got it - I lovedevery second!

Mo


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Valentines Dance.

What a great night we had. Complimentary "Luuuurrrrvvve Potion" drink on arrival, a secret recipefrom the Clarkes. This got us all in the mood for dancing to the sounds of "Retro men", who gave areally fantastic performance. The room was decorated with red helium balloons, some of which arestill in the roof as this is written, and heart shaped bunting, tables had scatterings of rose petalsand love hearts to continue the romantic theme. Each Lady received a red rose and the Gentlemanhad chocolates, or at least some of them did, I never saw mine. The buffet meal had a selection oftasty cold meats, salmon and salad followed by an array of fabulous sweets and cheese andbiscuits. Champagne was available at the bar so the guys could treat their ladies.Thank you to everyone who helped to make the evening a success, from decorating the

community space, helping with the catering and of course the team who cleared away early thefollowing morning.

We raised 300, which will be divided up between the Church Fund, Community Centre and

Macmillan Cancer Support.Thanks Ann & Roger.

The last Saturday in February 2015 was 'SingAlong to The Sound of Music' evening in South Scarle Community Centre. The film, starring JulieAndrews and Christopher Plummer, was a huge hit around the world years ago, and now eventsare taking place everywhere celebrating the 50th anniversary of its release

Thirty-five people gathered to sing and enjoy a new experience, everyone picking up a carton ofpopcorn on arrival, which added to the 'cinema' atmosphere. We even had ice creams in theintermission, along with biscuits and coffee. The screening was excellent, top quality pictureand sound, which made me think it might be a good idea to have more film events in the future.

Anita Clements and Vicky Aslin, together with Judy and Colin Muirhead, brought a touch ofglamour to the proceedings with their fancy dress costumes. The winner of the quiz was Judith

Murphy of Collingham who won a bottle of wine.200 + was raised- Roy Turner


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Impromptu PancakesA late addition to Februarys programme was a Shrove Tuesday celebration. Florence, Judy andLyn cooked up a storm and wonderful pancakes were served to all and sundry. The latter beingthose who had two, three or even more. It was so successful they have promised to do it againnext year.Over 80 was raised and every one rolled home with happily full tummies.

Dear Foodbank supporters, the total collected for Dec, Jan and Feb was 49 kilos. This included therestricted Feb collection due to overflow. So our donations are still increasing. Restrictions are still inplace until the backlog has cleared. The following items would be greatly appreciated for our nextcollection. Cartons of Long Life Milk and Fruit juices. Tinned sponge puds, sugar and tinned spaghetti(not dried) tinned vegs. Instant mashed potato and tinned meat. Toiletries and choc-bars. Further infocan be found on the Newark Foodbank Website. Many thanks, Brian.

BaghdaddiesLively, original and talented theBaghdaddies gave us a foot-tapping treat.The evening ended in dancing and everyone who attended seemed to have a verygood time.

The editor wishes to apologise for the quality of thepicture of which this was the best of a very poorbunchnot her finest hour.

Newark Patriotic FundFirst of all a massive thank you to South Scarle Community Centre and residents of South Scarle for raising

a total of 179 at the fantastic Pub Night in December. We truly appreciate your support and were

overwhelmed with the support, kindness and enthusiasm shown to the charity, thank you!

Events coming up include Zumbathonon Saturday28th

March9.30am1.00pmat Newark Working

Mens Club, 13 Beacon Hill Road, Newark NG24 1NT. Tickets are 10 and you can Zumber for up to 2

hours! Challenge yourself, come along and have fun. Refreshments provided.

We are currently looking for teams of up to 10 people for our ItsaKnockoutevent which will be held at

Park Farm, Wellow NG22 0EJ on Saturday20th

June. The cost is 300 per team (30 each participant); all

money raised will go to Newark Patriotic Fund. This will be a huge event, with live band, food, bar etc.

Please contact me if you Scarlians would like to form your own team or if any individual would like to join

another team (great for team building and personal development, and yes, I am taking part!).

We have also started a craft group called Craft & Chatter; all items made are sold to raise funds for the

charity. If anyone would like to support us by crafting items for sale or donating craft materials please

contact me, your generosity is always appreciated.

If any businesses or individuals would like to link up and support Newark Patriotic Fund, I would be very

pleased to hear from you.

Again, thank you all for your support. Maureen Haley McDonald - Fund Coordinator, Newark Patriotic Fund.Tel: 07860 942904 email:[email protected]: newarkpatrioticfund.co.uk
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Bean and Beer Casserole with DumplingsFor the casserole: For the dumplings:

Oil

1 onion, sliced

2 sticks of celery, chopped quite small

2 medium carrots, chopped quite small

425g tin of mixed beans, drained andrinsed

410g tin baked beans

1 dessert spoon mixed herbs

250ml Guinness/stout or other beer

250ml vegetable stock made with a wholestock cube Salt and pepper

75g vegetable or other suet

1 dessert spoon of grainy mustard

Pinch of mixed herbs

150g self raising flour

Half teaspoon salt

Water

Serves 4

Fry the onion, celery and carrot in a casserole or large saucepan for a few minutes until onions are softand the veg is starting to soften.

Add the mixed beans, baked beans, herbs, beer and stock.

Add a little salt and pepper.

Bring to boil and let bubble gently uncovered for about 10-15 minutes until the carrots are soft.

Meanwhile, make the dumplings by mixing all the dry ingredients together then adding the mustard andenough water (about 4 tablespoons) to make soft dough.

Divide the dough into roughly 8 pieces and roll each one into a ball.

When the casserole has done it's bubbling, pop the dumplings on the top and cover with a lid.

Simmer like this for 12 more minutes. Serve and enjoy!

For the meat eaters I like to add some chopped and gently fried chorizo, or other cooked sausage after

serving. Mel

South Scarle Community CentreCommunity ChampionsDo you use the Lincolnshire Co-op (in Collingham)? Are you are member with a dividend card? Have you

signed up to help your Community Champion? If not, sign up and you will help raise money for South Scarle

Community Centre without doing anything else.

Community Champions is the Lincolnshire Co-ops way of sharing their profits with the community. As

accepted participants two years ago we gain two levels.

Firstly, every three months a new charity or community group is given the chance to become the local in-

store champion. This means every time members purchase goods the in store Community Champion will

benefit.

Secondly, if you have a dividend card and are a Lincolnshire Co-op member you can help even more by

visitingWWW.lincolnshire.coop/communitychampionsand select the CHOOSE MY COMMUNITY

CHAMPION option. If you follow the steps online, and select SOUTH SCARLE COMMUNITY CENTRE to

receive your portion of the Community Champions fund, then every time you shop it will receive a donation.

This does not affect your dividend at all. If you have any problems signing up just telephone 01522 781135

Thank you for signing uplook after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves.
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Dennis SuttonMany readers of the Scarlian will remember my father Dennis who sadly passed away in January this yearage 94. Dennis assisted me in training a band of bell ringers here in South Scarle between 1991 and 2000.I had moved into the village in February that year and within a couple of days the Church warden BarbaraMaudlin had approached me, (she had earlier asked my wife if we where church goers, and she had let onthat I could ring) and asked if I could help. She explained to me that the village had recently spent a greatdeal of money in getting the village bells restored. The project had been finished in September the previousyear and the villagers where desperate to hear them rung. We had our first practise on June the 3 rdthat yearwhen 18 villagers turned up, all those who wanted to have a go. By the end of the month that number hadbeen reduced to about 8 people but this group were really keen and fast progress was made. Although amember of the Lincoln Guild of bell ringers Dennis was elected as a Non-Resident life member of theSouthwell Diocesan Guild in 1991 because of the work he did here in the village.

Apart from his bell ringing Dennis was a frequent visitor to the village he was often spotted in the villagetaking his grandchildren for walks, shopping at the farm shop, stopping to talk to Walter or Bob, or attendingEvening Song at the church.When the village launched a major fund raising campaign to repair the church roof, Dennis using hisauctioneering skills helped to raise over 1500 in a village sale at Beeches farm in 1995.During the nineties I, am sure dad knew more people in the village than I did.

As a tribute to Dennis. Florence, myself and Martin with Ian & Paul from Winthorpe rang a quarter peal ofGrandsire Doubles on the 15

thof January in his memory. Many thanks to all of you who sent cards or

expressed condolence. Richard

Wheelie Bins of South Scarle UniteYou have nothing tolose but your trash!

Its bin fun! Those windy Thursday and Friday nights when our humanshave put us out early or collected us late but I have to warn you ourcover has been blown. Naming no names but one of our number (youknow who you are) was found on her back, lid clacking and giggling byan early morning dog walker. Now I hear there is a human conspiracy tostop our fun.They plan, my spies inform me, to ask neighbours to put us back in our

places if they cant. Gone will be the fun of the groans behind lightedmidnight windows when we wake them up. Gone the liberal sprinkling ofrubbish down the road. We risk a return to plastic boredom.My advice is to behave for a while lull them into a false sense ofsecurity. Then they will forget to ask their neighbours to put us away sothe mayhem and cacophony can begin again.

South Scarles Secret ArmyVery few of you, I am sure, are aware of the little band of covertoperatives who work with stealth and poly bags to keep our

village litter free. One of the most dedicated of these is Judy andshe sent the Scarlian this picture.

From JudyThis barrow full of rubbish was picked up from both sides of theroad from the bus shelter corner to Hill Farm on the CollinghamRoad, on Friday 20

thMarch. Nearly all thrown from cars and

bikes I would say. There were also some tiles and empty tins ofpaint which I could not get in the barrow, not to mention thetelevision in the ditch. Judy

We cannot stop irresponsible people, who pass through, from polluting our home but perhaps we all could

assist our Secret Army by picking up litter as we walk by. I know they would value the help.


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Dates for your Diaries

April May

Friday 3r

April Pub Night 7-30 to 11-30 Entry Free Friday 1stMay Pub Night 7-30 to 11-30 Entry Free

A Theme for the dressing up Fiends When wewere Young ordinary folk are welcome too.Saturday 11

tApril Coffee Morning 10-00 to 12-00

May Fair Coll ingham 's great family day out

Bank Holiday Monday 4 May, 12 noon to 4pm,Collingham and District Cricket Club. Free entry.Refreshments availablePicnics permitted

Master of Ceremonies: Melvyn Prior of BBCRadio Lincolnshire.

Saturday 25thApril

Doors & Bar 7-00 p.m.Performance 8-00 p.m.

Tickets call:07515 382 323

Adults 8Under 14 4-50

Suitable for age 12 +

You loved Unmythable dont Myth this!

You Mythed Unmythable dont Myth this!

Saturday 9tMay Coffee Morning 10-00 to 12-00

Saturday 16th

May

Shes Back

The welcome return ofRodeo Jo

More details nearerthe time from Blaise.

If you missed her last time dont do it again!

Saturday 23rd

May 9-00 amA Prayer Breakfast to Celebrate St Helenas Day.All Welcomeinfo from Florence 892056

June

Friday 5thJune Pub Night 7-30 to 11-30 Entry Free

Sunday 31stMay

Tractor RunGreat fun, a realspectacle andBacon Butties.What more couldwe ask?

Come and watch its great. Info. from Florence892056

Saturday 13th

June Coffee Morning 10-00 to 12-00

Saturday 20th

June BBQ more details later.

Mrs. Barbara Nicholson, who lived in South Scarle for many years with her

husband Nick, died peacefully in Sussex on 3rd March, aged 96. Her son Tony Nicholson thought

many of you who remember her would want to know.

The FloMo Garden Produce StallWhere?At Mos drive end opposite Florences When? Whenever we have excess plants/veg/flowers/stuff

Just wander by from mid April on and have a look!Why? Because we hate waste. Because we raised over 70 last year for the Community Centre from your

donations.To start plants: Tomatoes. Peppers, Cucumbers, Courgettes, Bedding Plants (maybe) Donations thisyear will be 50/50 SSCC and St Helenas Church Fabric Fund


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Your Post Office - South Scarle Post Office Open 9am to 12 noonTuesdays and Thursdays Tel 01636 892003

At Your Post Office You Can:Buy Euros over the counter - Order any currency for the next day

Access YOUR OWN BANK (all banks now available) via South Scarle Post Office:So you can - Draw out cash - Pay in cash - Pay in cheques

All the above and More! You Can:

Buy Premium Bonds - Post letters and parcels to UK and Worldwide -Receive parcels if you are not at home- Top-Up your mobile phone - Pay bills - utilities etc.

Parish Chairman Supports Newark Hospital.

David Clarke our Parish Chairman hosted a presentation in the Community Centre in support of Newark

Hospital. Hayley Allison, Assistant Director of Operations for the Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust,delivered the presentation.Hayley together with four of her clinical team explained to villagers just what Newark Hospital has to offerand the services and procedures they can and cant offer.Hayley acknowledged that there was a greater need for even more good news stories in the local media andin response the Trust have embarked on a Road Show to allay the myths and spread the word around theNewark area to Parishes, GP practices, local groups & other interested parties just how good NewarkHospital is and what their plans are for the future.David Clarke, who is also standing as a Conservative Candidate for Collingham in the forthcoming byelection and is a great supporter of the NHS trust said:Newark has a wonderful hospital together with excellent dedicated staff and offers a first class service and

they should be supportedDavid is joining forces with Hayley and her team to help spread the word around the Newark area to further

the excellent work they are already doing.

From the Chair - An ExplanationYou may remember last year the ongoing planning process for the proposed development on the Redmay

Industrial site within our village, which finally achieved full planning approval, however, not without a lot of

work and meetings between the Local Planning Authority, the architects and an input from myself to fight for

our village.

Since the relevant parish meetings a number of you have asked me to explain what we meant by CIL and

section 106 contributions and what exactly that means for the village: so let me explain:

CIL or to give it is full title Community Infrastructure Levy

Think of this as a tax to be administered on certain planning developments to help fund the infrastructure of

our towns and rural areas, designed to ensure these areas prosper and thrive.

All those benefiting through development schemes make a fair contribution into the CIL pot in what are

sometimes difficult economic times and this contribution in turn benefits the local infrastructure. CIL should

be considered as a local tax a proportion of which must be spent in the locality where it was raised.

For a Local Authority to be able to impose a CIL charge they have to prove they have a gap or financial

shortfall in meeting their infrastructure funding, as is the case with Newark and Sherwood District Council.

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Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 [as amended]

Commonly known as an s106 agreement, this mechanism is designed to make a development proposal

acceptable in planning terms that would not otherwise be acceptable.

The s106 agreement is often referred to as a developer contribution and can run alongside highways

contributions and CIL contributions and the most common use of imposed s106 contributions is to fund the

LA`s [Local Authorities] affordable housing needs.

So we have it in very simple terms the basics of CIL and Section 106 agreements

Previously only Parish Councils benefited from the CIL contributions that arise from developments whereas

Parish Meetings, such as ours, do not; therefore we were potentially losing out. However, having read

through the various Acts I put a case together and presented this to the Planning Committee at Kelham Hall

and after an initial favourable response and a few meeting later they agreed to fund us 15% of the CIL

contribution or in real terms about 10,000.

Once the Redmay project gets underway this levy will be held by the LA and can fund a project or projects

within our community subject to the relevant approval.

So watch this space...We await the development. David Clarke 10/3/15

HindsightA bit of an Editorial!First of all and most importantthe Oscar moment- Thank you for allthe support and appreciative

comments for the Scarlian. Given that I have great fun making it happen I am not at all sure that I deserveany plaudits.Second this is meant to be a village voice so what do you want in your Scarlian? I have suggestions but

would love to hear from you. My Suggestions are:

Young Scarlian cornerStoriesPoemsTeenage complaints about the worldJust what theywant us to know.

More Recipes please we have a village full of brilliant cooksshow off then we can make acookbook.

Gardeningseasonal gardening adviceI need it! Scarlian historystories from our longest standing residents before the living history is lost.A list of recommended trades people- I thought we could make a village directory of people we

recommend. When a crisis occurs the yellow pages and the web cannot tell you who is good. I reallywant to do this so let me have the details of the people you want to recommend.

South Scarle RecycleA list of things people would like togive awayswapor sellOver to you. The Scarlian is your voice - use it.

Contact the Scarlian

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