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Cowbit
Peak Hill
Weston
Weston Hills
Elloe Oracle
Elloe
Oracle
Feb/Mar 2022
Serving our community
for 6 years!
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 , izink@tiscali.co.uk
Rev. Annie Billson, 01733 211648, annie@maildaemon.co.uk
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
Welcome to another year and another lockdown!
This edition of the Elloe Oracle will be a digital version—we rely on volunteers to
deliver the magazine to your homes and with the current virulent strain we do not
feel it is right or safe to ask them to put themselves at risk by delivering.
For all of our current advertisers we will be crediting you with a free edition.
We thank you all for your support !
Without you we wouldn't have a magazine.
The positive news is that we have a vaccine and more are being announced as I
write this. Please beware of scams—no one should ask you to pay or register your
bank details for a vaccine.
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—Kate Garroway book
Voluntary Car Drivers? Page 7—Vaccine Fraud
No set hours, drive to fit in with you. Page 14 —St Johns Church Raffle
You get a payment of 45p per mile and New Advertisers
free DBS check. Page 19—Little London Fish & Chips
Ring Sharon on 01406 366820 or Page 20—Clare—new ironing service ,
Greg on 07754580656 collected and delivered
for more information. Page 25—TJS Cleaning Services
Copy deadline for next edition
Wednesday 17th March
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New releases for Feb/Mar 2021
Kate Garraway shares the raw and
emotional story of the devastating
impact that Covid-19 has had on her
family - and how they are finding
strength in hope.
In March 2020, Kate Garraway's
husband, Derek Draper, contracted
Covid-19 and was placed in a
medically-induced coma. Initially, Kate
was told that he would not survive.
Still in hospital and in a critical
condition, he is thought to be the UK's
longest-fighting Covid-19 patient.
In this intimate book, Kate shares her
deeply personal story. As well as
recounting how the illness took hold of
their lives, she writes about how she is
coping with the uncertainty of their
future, how she's supporting her
children through this traumatic time.
Kate hopes that by revealing her own
personal experience, it will give comfort
to others.
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South Holland District Council
As we begin a New Year, we hope overall it will be better than
the last, but to begin with, we face very similar challenges we
had for much of 2020. From a business level, SHDC has been
able to support many businesses who have been unable to
operate through the Local Restrictions Support Grant. This
support, combined with the Furlough Scheme extension through to March, will
assist many local businesses through these continuing difficult times. We hope
through the vaccines, there is light at the end of the tunnel in 2021.
There has been much correspondence in Weston regarding a proposed 150
property development (application number H22-1135-20). As is within their power,
a District Councillor can request an application within their ward be debated at
Planning Committee and Andrew has requested this to happen. For information,
the Planning Committee is the highest level an application can be determined
within the Local Authority. The Committee consists of 15 Councillors. However, as
Andrew and Rodney sit on the Committee and Anthony is a substitute who could
be called up to attend a meeting, we are not allowed to give any view as this is the
considered as Pre-Determination and rules the member out of the voting process.
This can be frustrating to your Councillors, as we do get asked our views by the
public, but can’t say and have to follow the rules. Rest assured though that we do
listen to all comments put forward to us though.
The Street Ambassadors are still operating within the ward and continue help
households and those who have been shielding during the Pandemic by shopping,
collecting prescriptions and checking on that those who are unable to get out. If
you require assistance, please contact your Ambassador or Andrew.
Please continue to stay safe and follow the Government guidelines.
Should you have any issues, please feel free to contact your councilors on:
Andrew Woolf
01406 373008, 07868 701659, Member of Parliament for
awoolf@sholland.gov.uk South Holland and
The Deepings:
Anthony Casson John Hayes
House of Commons,
01775 723965, 07889 811845, Westminster ,London.SW1A 0AA
acasson@sholland.gov.uk
Constituency Office
Rodney Grocock 24-25 Westlode Street,
01775 713989, Spalding,PE11 2AF
Grocock@sholland.gov.uk Tel: 01775 711534
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Cowbit Village Hall
Cowbit Village Hall committee are holding their AGM on
Monday 1st March 2021 7.30pm;
along with government guidelines this will be an online
meeting details will be on the village Facebook and webpage.
2021 marks 10 years of the Cowbit Facebook page, started out just as a community
group for fundraising for the forthcoming 2012 Jubilee it started to grow quickly in
members and developed into the online community group it is now.
We have over 1.8k members that are resident or connected to the village and we see
a wide range of topics people talk about; everything from missing pets & dog mess to
Support over the lockdown and recommendations on local tradesmen. Within a few
years of the group starting up it was clear that a second group was needed as many
people use Facebook to sell or buy products locally and this is the reason for its
name.
The village hall committee with the help of the 4 admins that run the day-to-day
tasks try to make sure that the few rules are applied fairly and stop in the group been
swamped with adverts or irrelevant information not connected to the village. These
roles are reviewed throughout the year and always agreed by the Village Hall
committee at its next meeting.
Today more than ever with the lockdowns and people having little or no contact with
the outside world it’s more important than ever people talk and keep in touch; and
the FB group has meant many members are able to keep in contact or seek help and
support in the village or wider community.
But we all hope that during 2021 we will be able to see much more of each other in
the real world.
Darren - Chair, Cowbit Village Hall
COWBIT VILLAGE HALL
Darren—01406 821836
bookings@cowbitvillage.co.uk www.cowbitvillage.co.uk
We are now taking bookings for next year, we operate a Discount scheme for
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Slow Cooker
Chicken Curry
Method
1. Put chopped large onion,
3 tbsp mild curry paste, a 400g
can chopped tomatoes, 2 tsp
vegetable bouillon powder, 1
Ingredients
tbsp finely chopped ginger and
1 large onion, chopped
1 chopped yellow pepper into
the slow cooker pot with a
3 tbsp. mild curry paste
third of a can of water and stir
400g can chopped toma-
well. toes
2. Add 2 skinless chicken legs, fat 2 tsp vegetable bouillon
removed, and push them powder
under all the other ingredients 1 tbsp. finely chopped
so that they are completely ginger
submerged. Cover with the lid 1 yellow pepper ,chopped
and chill in the fridge 2 skinless chicken legs,
overnight. fat removed
3. The next day, cook on Low for 30g pack fresh corian-
6 hrs until the chicken and der , chopped
vegetables are really tender.
4. Stir in the chopped leaves of To serve
30g coriander just before Cooked brown rice to
serving over brown rice. serve
If you have a favourite recipe you would like to
share on this page contact
grumpygrower@outlook.com
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HOPE
Dear Friends,
As I write this we’re all going through unprecedented times, not only
locally but globally. We’re in a new national lockdown, and the pandemic statistics
for new cases, hospital admissions, and deaths far supersede those recorded at the
height of the pandemic last spring. We’re also faced with at least one new, far more
infectious, variant of the virus. We’re told the NHS is in crisis, and hospitals are
functioning at near capacity. We feel vulnerable. Things seem bleak.
Some of us will probably be at an all-time low, mentally and emotionally, as the
pandemic continues to remove from our lives pretty well all close contact with
others, most importantly our friends and families, other than by electronic means. I
long to hug and kiss my children and grandchildren for the first time since last
March and, if living apart from your families, you’ll be feeling that way too.
But there’s light on the horizon in the form of new vaccines, produced at incredible
speed. However dark things may seem, there is hope.
At Christmas, the world celebrated Hope coming into the world in the form of
Jesus, a tiny baby born in a humble stable; and last Sunday we celebrated the Bap-
tism of Christ. This was when Jesus, as a man, was baptised in the Jordan by John
the Baptist, and began his adult ministry, bringing even more hope to the world.
Jesus came into the world to bring into our lives his love, light and hope.
The new vaccine which is just beginning to be rolled out to the public is the result of
the superhuman efforts and devoted work of many people, to whom we owe so
much. But we owe so much more to our Creator God - our Maker from whom
everything ultimately comes; our loving God who gives us all that we have, makes
us all that we are, and who sent his Son Jesus to be our Saviour and Redeemer and
to bring us his light and hope and love.
I hope and pray that in these dark times you will see the light of Jesus and be able
to focus on his light, the light which overcomes all darkness. For it is Jesus who
brings light and love, hope, acceptance, forgiveness, impartiality, gentleness and
peace into all our lives, even in the very darkest of times. I hope that you will be
able not only to see his light, but also to feel his presence.
I pray that you will all remain safe and well at this challenging time. I also pray that
you will all feel some of the warmth of Jesus’ love in your lives, see his light, and
know the comfort, peace and hope which he alone brings.
Yours in Christ -Annie Billson, Associate Priest
From the Parish Registers
Funeral and Burial 23 December 2020 Marina Mary Meader (Weston)
Burial of Ashes 21 December 2020 Terence Reynolds Goodley (Cowbit)
10N.B. Owing to the pandemic we have decided to keep our churches closed until
mid-February. If we feel we can safely reopen at that time , our services will
take place as given below. While our churches are closed we shall have Holy
Communion on Sundays at 11am on Zoom. If we can safely reopen our churches
in mid –February , our Zoom service will switch from Holy Communion at 11am
to evening prayer at 8pm. Check this site in mid February to learn what our
plans are.
Cowbit , St. Mary’s Church
Date Time Service Venue
17 Feb 20:00 Ash Wednesday Service ZOOM
28 Feb 9:15 Holy Communion St Mary’s Church
14 Mar 9:15 Holy Communion St Mary’s Church
28 Mar 9:15 Holy Communion St Mary’s Church
Weston Hills , St. John’s Church
Date Time Service Venue
17 Feb 20:00 Ash Wednesday Service ZOOM
21 Feb 9:15 Holy Communion St John’s Church
28 Feb 9:15 Morning Prayer St John’s Church
7 Mar 9:15 Holy Communion St John’s Church
14 Mar 9:15 Morning Prayer St John’s Church
21 Mar 9:15 Holy Communion St John’s Church
28 Mar 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.
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
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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
MOULTON CHAPEL St John’s Church Xmas
METHODIST CHURCH Raffle -Weston Hills
Latest News.
As Lincolnshire has been put in Tier 4
by the latest government restrictions
and the Methodist Church has advised
that our church cannot re-open
at present.
Sadly we must comply with this advice.
We will keep you informed.
Also more bad news.
As it is unlikely restrictions will be lifted
in time and for us to guarantee to be
safe for visitors and helpers. Raised £1175—A BIG thank you to all
Along with other churches in the area who helped make this happen –
we will NOT be holding a Christine Woolsey, Linda and Anthony
Flower Festival his year. Casson for organising it, all who
Stay aware and safe. donated prizes and bought tickets. A
God’s Blessing to you all. big boost to church funds! THANK YOU
The Church Stewards.
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Happy New Year!
What a work filled Autumn term we had at Weston St Mary Primary school.
All of the children (and the staff) worked extremely hard in the new “normal” that
we had in place. Everyone was so resilient, always working with a smile on their
face!
Now it is the new year and the start of the Spring term. Even though we are now in
another lockdown this doesn’t mean that our learning has stopped.
Staff have been working really hard to pre record lessons and also provide “live”
lessons via Teams to ensure that those children who are at home (keeping safe) still
have access to all of the different subjects and areas of learning that they would
experience whilst actually in school.
Each class will still be looking at and continuing with their own Big Questions -
Maple Class – Are humans the most powerful things on Earth?
Willow Class – Why do humans create Art? The class will be
focusing on the Mayans for this.
Birch Class – Can one person change the world? The person
who this class will be looking at this term will be Nikola Tesla.
All of the staff and children (whether in school or at home
working) from Weston St Mary’s school would like to send
their best wishes to all residents of Weston and surrounding
communities during this uncertain time.
Keep safe!
Weston Village Stores and Post Office
Extended Opening Hours for Shop and Post Office
Monday—Friday
Shop and Post Office—7am—7pm
Saturday
Shop and Post Office—Sat 8am—7pm
Sunday
Shop 9am—6pm / Post Office 9am—1pm
16WESTON PARISH COUNCIL
Dear Parishioners
Firstly, I hope you all made the best of Christmas and the new
year. With the Covid19 vaccine now up and running, let us
hope we can eradicate this virus and get back to normality.
Over the past number of years, we have campaigned to reduce
some of the 40mph speed limits within Weston Hills village
area, and to that end I can confirm that all the 40mph “buffer zones” will be
removed and replaced with 30mph limits. The locations are:-
1—Broadgate South between Austendkye Rd and the 30 limit at the beginning of
the main part of the village.
2—Old Fendyke Rd on the approach to the school.
3—Broadgate South adjacent to Honeypot children’s nursery.
These changes should either be in place or soon to be implemented. Our last
challenge is to have the 40mph speed limit on Austendyke Rd reduced to a 30 limit
and Highways will carry out a survey sometime in the next few months. The Council
have also agreed to replace the old Speed Indicator Device with a new one which
will give us the added evidence to justify the reduction of the current speed limit.
At Januarys Parish meeting the proposed development on the High Rd in Weston
by Persimmon Homes was unanimously rejected and objections raised by
resident’s along with those of the Council have been sent to South Holland District
Council. Other technical objections have been sent with regards to certain polices
of the South East Lincolnshire Local Plan and the South Holland Local Plan being
ignored by the developer within their submission. Secondly the proposal plans to
omit affordable housing based on the proposal not being viable, which means that
the S106 financial contributions towards infrastructure for the community is
reduced considerably. All these objections have been sent to our local MP, Lord
Porter – Leader of SHDC, our three District Councillors, the Chair of the Planning
Committee and to the local news media including BBC Look North in order to raise
the serious consequences this proposal raises for the residents of Weston.
In the last edition I mentioned the possibility of our Precept being raised to £18000
from £15750 in order to cut down on the overspend we have maintained for
several years. It was agreed at Council level to leave the Precept at £15750 due to
the current economic situation caused by the COVID pandemic.
Chris Dicks ,
Chairman ,Weston Parish Council.
17Weston 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
Our Village Hall has been closed because of the available at :
Virus. We do not anticipate being able to open in Moulton Chapel Stores
February and March. The committee are Weston Stores
working on what we have to do to make it safe for Moulton Stores
people to use the Village Hall, including a one way Low Fulney Nisa
system, sanitiser points and cleaning. We will keep Holbeach Co-op
everyone updated . Spalding Post Office
WESTON PARISH COUNCIL REPORT
Currently restrictions are still preventing face to face Parish Council Meetings
taking place however the Council continues to hold virtual meetings. The next
meetings will be on Monday 8th February and Monday 8th March both at 7:30pm.
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. If
you would like to join the meeting please contact the Parish Clerk who will supply
the link that will allow you to join.
Weston Parish Council in line with other parish councils in Lincolnshire now has a
brand new website. The website is still a work in progress but has a number of
interesting features. Not only does it give information on parish council business
but also has links to planning applications, bin and recycling information and a link
to report highways faults.
The new website address is https://weston.parish.lincolnshire.gov.uk or just google
Weston Parish Council.
Weston Parish Council Clerk - Graham French 01406 371231
30 Broadgate, Weston PE12 6HY
westonpc@outlook.com
18MOULTON MILL
NEWS
www. moultonwindmill.co.uk
T: 01406 373237 Open 10am-4pm
In line with the latest Govt
restrictions the Mill remains closed
until further notice.
Please check the mill website
for any changes.
Happy New Year to all. 2020 was an
unprecedented year. It has been a 01775 248470
very difficult time for lots of us and at
the mill it has been no different. We Postcode: PE11 2UB
would like to thank those visitors
who came to see us. Deliveries &
Lets hope that 2021 brings some
respite and we can return to normal. Takeaways
Events for 2021 remain unknown– as
we know more we will update the Just past the BP,
website.
opposite Andrews DIY
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