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Thurgarton People
This is the 51st edition of Thurgarton People……
……which means that I forgot to mark the occasion of the 50th one! Edition 46 was only 4 pages long,
just over a year ago and was sent out primarily to highlight the formation of TAAC at the start of the first
lockdown; therefore, I’m counting this one as the “proper” 50th edition. Well done to all who have
contributed over the years and in particular to Linda Morgan and Toria Parker who moulded it into it’s
current format with David Waine all those years ago.
It is with great sadness that the death of David was announced on 24 January. David had always been
involved in TP from it’s new beginnings, bringing his wisdom and experience from many years as a journalist
to our village magazine. Latterly he took over the role of treasurer and always helped me with editing and
different ways of reporting news; he was incredibly encouraging and supportive and I will miss his frequent
help and advice and of course, his lovely smile.
David Waine of Thurston House, Thurgarton sadly passed away on Sunday
David Waine 1944-2021 24 January at Kings Mill Hospital in Mansfield. His death was unexpected yet,
due to the wonderful dedication and care of friends, nurses, and doctors he
left us peacefully.
When David and his wife, Liz, moved to the East Midlands in 2005, David
This piece was written for was determined to live in Thurgarton. He recognised the sense of
TP by Nicky, David and Liz’s community enjoyed by the residents and wanted to reconnect with life in a
daughter friendly village. David wished to help enhance and promote the values of the
supportive, cohesive community he had experienced as a child after the
Second World War.
Having settled into their home, David quickly joined the Parish Council. He
also became a valuable member of the Thurgarton communication group
which oversees the village email service, the ‘Thurgarton People’ magazine
and the community website. His professional journalistic background made
these ventures a natural choice and, indeed, he helped to sustain the sense
of community that he first spotted in Thurgarton.
As a family, we would like to thank the people of Thurgarton for all their
love, help and messages of support at this time. We hope that David will be
remembered by the community as a kind, caring man, with a lovely smile
who always strove to do right in a reassuring and calm manner. He was a
wonderful husband, father, and grandfather. He will be sadly missed.
Due to the pandemic David’s funeral will be held privately at the family home
on the 24 February. After a small family service David will be taken to
Gedling crematorium. The family hope that those who would like to pay
their last respects might join them along Southwell Road at approximately
11am, when the hearse will travel slowly through the village.
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More People
And another farewell… Wildlife news Cat & Kittens West Hill,
The Park…..During August we
noticed we had a cat & kittens
Meet the Yaffle….One of the living in our wood pyramid. We
more colourful, and often noisy, discovered there were 3 kittens
visitors to our village is the Green and the mother would move them
Woodpecker. They can be tricky around our garden to play while
to see, but their loud ‘laughing’ call she had a snooze in the gazebo.
is often heard around our gardens. After taking advice, we set about
This earned them their traditional catching them all in order to
name of the ‘Yaffle’. They are easy
to spot if they choose to go
Iris featured on the cover of the last searching for grubs on dead wood,
TP, sporting a lovely yellow coat in the like the lovely specimen I snapped
autumn sunshine behind the village exploring an ash tree behind the
hall. Lisa, Iris’ daughter, has written village hall.
this about her mum….
Always smiling. The many lovely
cards, messages and tributes share
this image of Iris. Warm, bright,
funny and always eager to
welcome and receive our friends’
news.
My mum had the brilliant neuter them which was done fairly
combination of the wisdom one easily. It became clear that Mum
develops later in life with the was in deed ‘feral’! The kittens
enthusiasm and “joie di vivre” of a are a black female and a black &
young person – which made it a white Tom; the third kitten sadly
joy to be in her company. died within a week.
My friends always loved coming to We haven’t seen the black & white
our house and even if I wasn’t at Tom since the end of September,
home, they would call to visit my but the black female kitten comes
mum! Growing up it was our round occasionally for food. She
house we stayed at when we’d comes with mum and they seem
been out and my mum who would However, whilst they will use to be inseparable, eating together,
give us a lift and put the electric their strong beaks to chisel out a and happy in each other company.
blanket on for when we got home nest hole in decaying trees, they We wonder if they are being fed
– and leave the biscuit tin ready! spend most of their feeding time by others in The Park. Mum is
Since we moved to Thurgarton on the ground and are particularly clearly not interested in any
together in 1991, Iris was fond of ants. So, if you see one contact with us, although she
designated “Project Manager” at down on your garden lawn, then walks to the Gazebo until the food
The Old School. As well as they have probably spotted an appears. Steve and I are quite
keeping the house spotlessly clean ants’ nest and are busy lapping happy for them to live in our
and tidy, preparing our meals and them up with their broad-tipped garden.
maintaining the day to day running sticky tongue. Some readers will Carol Wilson
of our home, she always had time recall that Professor Yaffle was a
for all of us. bespectacled green woodpecker
My mum genuinely devoted her from a carved bookend, who
life to looking after us and Fabio, came to life during episodes of
Lucia and I will be forever Bagpuss.
thankful. Austin Brady
Lisa Milone
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More People
What’s keeping us busy in lockdown….
TAKE THE LIBERTY - THAT’s NOT AN INSTRUCTION
TaketheLiberty is the name of my little shop on Etsy. In case you haven’t heard ETSY is a global
on line market place where people come together to make, sell, buy and collect unique items. It
was founded in June 2005 in Brooklyn, New York.
I have been selling on Etsy since 2018 and at the time of writing I have made 87 sales with 5*
reviews so you see I am very much a bijou enterprise. More of a hobby not a business. I only
ever use Liberty Tana Lawn and my very favourite place to visit is Liberty on Great Marlborough
Street in London. I can stroll around their fabric department for hours so I always make sure I go
alone.
Whilst travelling the plains of East Africa in the 1920s Liberty’s buyer William Hayes Dorell
discovered some curious cotton fibres close to Lake Tana in Ethiopia. Over 100 years on Tana
Lawn has come to be recognised as a unique part of the Liberty heritage. The bolts of fabric in
Liberty’s London store are a product of a bespoke production process, hand drawn by the in-
house design team and screen printed in a factory near Lake Como.
My first love using Tana Lawn has always been making handkerchiefs. I can still remember my
mother calling after me (never shouting) when I left the house to ensure that I had a clean hanky.
Tissues weren’t allowed and still aren’t mainly because I tend to leave hankies in pockets. They
don’t make a mess but tissues do! One of my eldest friends, Delphine, we started drinking
together in the Salutation Nottingham when we were 16, worked on the handkerchief counter at
Jessops, the old John Lewis Store on King Street in Nottingham so I bought a hanky when her
supervisor was hanging around so we could have a chat. I built up quite a collection.
At the very start of the first lockdown I jumped on the band waggon and started making face
masks but there are so many different designs, mass produced and so much cheaper on the
market that I now only make for friends and family.
When I first started selling on Etsy I needed a logo and packaging so who better to ask than a 10
year old. My granddaughter Eva, designed and ordered my stickers. I gave her a budget of £20.
1,000 stamp sized stickers with ‘Take the Liberty’ on duly arrived. I make, hankies, scarves,
handcrafted cards with hankies inside, tea cosies and anything else that takes my fancy.
My little business has kept me sane during this horrible pandemic and on a really bad day with all
the depressing news I can just shut myself away and stroke my beautiful fabrics. Jill Bugg
Liam making the most of the snow
as he takes a break from home
schooling
This morning I have mostly been
making my maNmalade, this year I Kit and Magnus dancing the Gay
have branched out into 3 fruit; Gordon on Burns Night
Seville, lemon and grapefruit. A Linda Morgan
little reminder of summer on a
cold frosty day. Darryl North
Peter Price
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Church news
January musings… Having faith in a loving God brings
as many questions as not believing Administrator Paula Carlin
Greetings everyone, I hope you it. Life is full of uncertainty, faith beneficeofwesttrent@gmail.com
are keeping healthy in body, mind or not. 07419 176021
www.westtrentchurches.co.uk
and soul during our covid Perhaps faith’s importance is not
New Benefice website :
incarceration? in providing certainty but offering www.beneficeofwesttrent.org
I joined a zoom group the other significance in uncertainty?
day for ‘peer support’. The To maintain a healthy soul do we
counsellor leading the session not need the possibility of there
asked the 6 of us to introduce being more to this life than what Links to recorded zoom
ourselves. This seemed like a fairly we can see, feel or touch; or the worship can be found
straightforward thing to do. As I hope of love being a universal every week at:
said who I was and looked round value sustained by more than www.beneficeofwesttrent.org
the faces on screen, I made the human effort? For invitations to
comment that ‘it’s interesting Having faith won’t prevent me worship email me at
being the only man present’. (Ha confusing male/female faces and any time please.
ha!). The response was … ‘well making a fool of myself, nor solve
you’re not, there is ‘x’ present the pandemic, but might give
too’. (Ha ha indeed). Oh no I something that nothing else
thought, but he looked…. I hung can…? There is no vaccination
my head in shame!! We all make against uncertainties, but I hope
mistakes, possibly driven by our you get your covid vax soon!
own unseen narratives. Have you Best wishes VOLUNTEER
ever sent an email you didn’t The Revd Phil NEEDED PLEASE
intend? Or regretted one you did? M: 07720010066
If I can’t even tell the difference E: phil_07@btinternet.com
between male and female on www.beneficeofwesttrent.org Following the death of
screen, what can I be sure of?! Zoom worship continues 10.30am David Waine, I need
Covid has introduced many Sundays, 7.00pm Wednesdays. someone to take on the
uncertainties we have not seen You are welcome to access the role of treasurer for TP. It
before. Will I catch it? Is it ‘like flu’ link on the website, or ask for an is not very much work; the
or will I end up in an ICU fighting invitation at any time. only expenses are a bi-
for breath? How long is 2m?! Can monthly printing bill and
I see my grandchildren? When will * (You might enjoy listening to the sponsorship money
I be vaccinated? Will it protect ‘The Death of Nuance’ on BBC needs to be managed.
me? When will it end? Should I Sounds, the episode ‘Regaining
follow the rules, or are they Nuance’, especially what
Please can you let me
guidelines? Do I think of myself or Richard Holloway says).
others first? Etc….! know if you would like to
We like a sense of certainty and Best thoughts and prayers to the help…..your TP needs you!
are we not tempted to always family and friends of David Waine,
seek out clear answers preferring Iris Hunt, June Marshall and many Annie
‘black and white’? Or is nuance others around the Benefice and 07971 170854
more prevalent than we imagine? beyond….. or
* Is Donald Trump really ‘all bad’? Blessings tp.thurgarton@gmail.com
Is it self evidently true that ‘there The Revd Phil
is no God’, or vice versa? Am I as
‘always right’ as I think I am?! Contact details
So many have said to me over the The Vicarage, 208 Southwell Rd,
years ‘I envy your faith and the Thurgarton NG147GP
certainty that must bring’. Well phil_07@btinternet.com 07720
actually, your envy is misplaced! 010066.
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Thurgarton Community Association
Enjoy our new challenge to brighten up the village for spring….we would love to see some
Spring pictures in your windows!
A reminder of some scenes from
Thurgarton Community Association the last challenge at Xmas…
. . . HALL . . . EVENTS . . . TAKING PART . . . COMMUNITY . . . HALL . . . EVENTS . . . TAKING PART . . .
Step into Spring and colour up your
space and our lovely village!
We invite you to decorate your space to
celebrate the start of Spring, lighter
evenings, colour in the garden and
hopefully better times to come
You could make a piece of Spring art, put out your Spring
bulbs, decorate your hedges and gates with Spring
inspired bunting or hang up a Spring picture in your
window to bring some colour and hope
to our lovely village
If you are feeling creative and would like to be involved,
please display your Spring decorations/displays by
March 20th, the first day of Spring!
Thanks to Guy Woolley for the pics
Queries to do with the hall : villagehall.thurgarton@gmail.com or speak to a Committee Member :
David, Gayner, Jill, Hania, Karen, and Annie
Details of all hall classes or events can be found on thurgarton.org.uk There is an up to date bookings
calendar and details of how you book the hall.
Please get in touch, take part and use the hall for your private events. It is equipped with chairs,
tables, crockery and glasses for 100 people and there is a cheaper, “local” rate for hirers.
Carol Wilson has asked that I find a small piece of space for her to say……
“I would love to say THANK YOU to all of the wonderful people of Thurgarton, who especially over the last 12
months have worked tirelessly for the people of the village – to name but a few :- The Kirk family; Tina & Aine;
The Days; Darryl North; Phil -The Vicar; the TCA members – Village Hall project; Thurgarton WI; Tina. Tina &
Tina – TAAC, VE Day, Nov 11th, Thurgarton PC, etc, etc. I know that you can’t name everyone but . . . . . . . So
many people to thank but they are fantastic. I hope that The Red Lion make it through this current lockdown,
they really have tried very hard to keep things running there.”
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Thurgarton Community Association
Here is our first mini-ads section….somewhere for you, as individuals to sell, buy or share your
goodies!
NUTMEG : Due to over ordering, Childs Car Seat: 'Maxi-Cosi Rodi : Can
in panic mode, I have enough fit a child from 2 to 10+, very
nutmeg to fill 10 +regular sized lightweight with adjustable back height.
‘nutmeg’ jars 32g Has a slim back, so can to fit into cars
Email or telephone: Carol Wilson where space is at a premium Base can
– 830354 be detached into a booster seat. Very
carolynjunewilson@btinternet.com good condition £30. Fiona Thornewill
on 07979 538772 or email
fiona@polsrhallenge.org
We have an extensive
collection of theatre
programmes from
performances of the Royal
Shakespeare Company. From
RS Theatre, The Other Place
and The Barbican, The Pit and
The Aldwich in London. They For Sale – Georgian wardrobe
cover performances from the ..please make an offer : Contact
1970s to the present day. We Louise Tel 07986 120305.
should be delighted to donate
them. 01636 830233
The Welcome Pack is usually delivered to all new householders arriving in the village. In these Covid
times, that has not been happening so please read the news here; it is also available at Thurgarton.org.uk.
Some of the activities are not happening but they will one day…contact TP if you would like a hard copy
Thurgarton Village Information
Welcome to Thurgarton Village
Thurgarton People (TP) is a village newsletter that is delivered free, bi monthly Other useful local information
to all homes in the Parish. The title says it all, each edition includes stories about In the village :
village organisations, societies and issues that affect our daily lives. It is edited, Local pub : The Red Lion
We would like to welcome you to the village. The aim of this Welcome Pack is to provide all the basic information you need. For Open at 10am 01636 830351
written and delivered by volunteers. The only cost is for printing, borne by sponsors
more information please refer to the village website www.thurgarton.org.uk where you can find out about village life, our info@redlionthurgarton.co.uk
and advertisers. If you wish to contribute material to TP look on the penultimate
history, local news, events and organisations. There is information about the village hall, our two churches and you can keep
page for details of how to do so. The latest and all past editions of TP are on the Transport : bus
up to date with Parish Council news. For such a small village of around 191 households there are many community and social
village website www.thurgarton.org.uk. Nottingham City Transport (NCTX)
groups that you may be interested in. Thurgarton is an ancient parish, with almost all the village designated a conservation
area. We would like to encourage you to get involved in any way you can to help keep this a beautiful well kept village and to provide the 26 +26A bus service
Thurgarton Website is managed by volunteers and kept up to date regularly with
take part in the many community activities that take place. which runs between Nottingham
village news and information. The address is www.thurgarton.org.uk
and Southwell. The timetable is
PLACES SHOWN ON THE MAP available on www.thurgarton.org.uk
Approx position of your house : Thurgarton Email Service is a service which villagers can use to communicate
by email. Emails range from news about social events, Parish Council meeting Transport : train
minutes, lost and found and anything else that is important and relevant to the The railway station is on the
village. Please join the service by sending your email details to Cleethorpes to Leicester line. It is
info@thurgarton.org.uk Email addresses are kept confidentially and are blind run by East Midlands Trains.
copied; you can unsubscribe at any time should you wish to do so. Dustbin collections
Green bins (general waste) and
Parish Council : PC Thurgarton Village Hall is silver bins (recycling) are collected
Noticeboard situated on BleasbyRoad regularly used for community on alternate Tuesday mornings.
Chair : Tina Tsoukatos 07850 370786 events and, can be hired and is Brown bins (organic waste) can be
tina.tsoukatos@thurgarton.org.uk run by the Thurgarton Community purchased and are collected
Clerk : Lisa-Jayne Campbell Association (TCA). All events are alternate Thursdays.
clerk@thurgarton.org.uk shown on the website and are Recycling bins
advertised periodically on the for glass and metal cans are
St. Peters Parish Church village email service and in TP. situated in the village hall car park
On Priory Road.
Newspapers
Can be ordered from Station News,
Methodist Church
The WI meets regularly every third Wednesday of the Lowdham; delivered to a box at the
On Bleasby Road.
month in the village hall and welcomes new members village hall or by the salon
to attend meetings, talks and outings. For further Pet supplies,Outdoorwear, Eggs
Village hall
details contact Helen Crowder at 01636 830687 Millfield Equestrian and Outdoor
On Bleasby Road.
Further afield :
Gonalston farm shop
Red Lion pub
Thurgarton Cricket Club (TCC) has a /Budgens, Coop in
On Southwell Rd.
beautiful home ground on Priory Road. All events Lowdham, Southwell.
and fixtures can be viewed at thurgarton.play-cricket. Waitrose in Newark.
Cricket Club
com TCC welcomes new members and supporters to Morrisons, Lidl and
On Priory Road.
come along and watch. M&S in Netherfield
Nearest Takeaways:
Bus stops : BS
Red Lion Pub
On Southwell Rd. In case of emergency : Indian and Chinese in Lowdham,
and Bleasby We have a village emergency plan; for details refer to www.thurgarton.org.uk. Fish and Chips in Southwell
Road Local Council Office : Newark and Sherwood District Council, Castle House, Nearest petrol station
Great North Road, Newark, NG24 1BY. 01636 650000 Harrisons in Lowdham
Railway station Nearest Hospital : Boundary Rd, Newark NG24 4DE. 01636 681681 (No A+E) BP+M&S food Southwell
On Station Rd
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Parish Council
Parish Council update
Thurgarton Parish Council Meeting 28th January update
Precept…. is the tax that we all pay as a contribution to Thurgarton Parish through our Council Tax. Next
year, 2021/22, after careful consideration of the budget for this year and next, it was decided to increase the
precept by 15%. The increase was deemed necessary to add to the disposable income to be spent on the
Parish for additional Village maintenance costs. This year the Parish Council received a total precept of £9125
and next year this will be increased to £10,495. This equates approximately to an increase in each village
household from £42p.a. last year up to £48p.a. next year. This makes the monthly precept charge, on average,
approximately £4 per household.
Near Flooding in Thurgarton…. with so much rain having fallen lately, and the fields around the village
being completely waterlogged, we have had a few close calls recently. The monitor in the Beck has, once
again, proved to be invaluable, providing water level information on the Thurgarton web site for all to easily
see, whatever the weather; and sending SMS messages to those who pay for the Beck monitor alarm service
so that even in the middle of the night a text will let you know when the Beck has started to rise, and again
when it has reached dangerous levels.
Thurgarton Emergency Plan (TEP) …. we are planning a complete overhaul of the process, probably
using more technology like WhatsApp groups rather than having to telephone individuals. For the TEP to
work well we also need more volunteers, so please do volunteer to join the TEP team, there are a variety of
roles that might suit you and will be relevant to all ages and all levels of fitness.
40 mph Consultation.... you may have noticed the consultation letter that was sent by email last recently,
this was a public advert requesting parishioners give their feedback to proposed changes in speed limits by
February 19th. Thurgarton Parish Council, in response to speeding issues in the village, have been working
with Notts County Council (NCC) Highways or Via over the last few years. The result is the proposal to
reduce the speed limit from 60 mph / 50mph to 40mph on the 3 entry roads into Thurgarton – Nottingham
Rd, Southwell Rd and Bleasby Rd. The proposed 40mph speed limit will act as a buffer, encouraging drivers to
reduce their speed before encountering the 30mph speed limit at the boundaries to the village. Thanks are
extended to Charles Day and Steve Edkins, 2 retired Parish Councillors who had worked on this means of
reducing speeding in the village, which has been an important issue and key objective for the village for some
years. (see below the advert posted in the village and on email)
Strategy Meeting…. was held on 7th December when all Councillors agreed their roles for next year
2021/22 (please see below), discussed the PC objectives for the year, discussed in principle all finance matters
including the precept and budgets for each strategic area, and the review of the Neighbourhood Plan, which is
due this year as it is 5 years since its inception.
Councillor Strategy Roles were agreed as: -
• Emergency Measures – Natalie Robinson
• Highways / Speeding – Mike Frettsome
• Village Hall – David Lewis
• Communication – Tina Tsoukatos & Katie Chan
• Environment – Denise Bryant
• Planning – Roger Foster
Objectives for next year are still being worked upon and these will be agreed and published at the February
PC meeting. If there are any particular matters that you would wish to see on this list of objectives, then
please let me know.
Village Hall.... delighted to report that another grant of £7,239 has been secured for Village Hall.
Quotations are being sought to update the toilet facilities.
Newark and Sherwood District Council (NSDC).... funds are still available for small
businesses who have suffered a loss of income due to COVID, please refer to the NSDC website for
more details
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Parish Council
Parish Council update contd…
Thurgarton Action Against Coronavirus
(TAAC)…. still providing prescriptions and
postal services and 1 shopping volunteer active but
we have 13 volunteers and there is currently very
little activity for volunteers, so, if you need
assistance, or know of someone in the village who
could maybe use help then please contact me.
Date of Next Meeting.... the next meeting of
Thurgarton Parish Council will be on Thursday,
25th February at 7.30 pm, this will be a public
virtual meeting, members of the public who would
like to join the meeting should send their details to
clerk@thurgarton.org.uk
Tina Tsoukatos, Chair, Thurgarton Parish
Council
Volunteers
needed!
Thurgarton Emergency Plan
The Thurgarton Emergency Plan (TEP) was established 8 years ago to enable us to be more self-reliant as a
village and to ensure the welfare of the people who live in the village and their homes and businesses.
The Plan covers all types of emergency - major transport accidents (rail/road/air), severe weather
(storm/flooding) and health (disease/flu).
We are about to work through an overhaul of the Plan to make sure it is still fit for purpose which includes
recruiting new volunteers to join the TEP team. There are a variety of roles that might suit including co-
ordinator for a designated area of the village, putting up road signage in event of an emergency or contacting
people within the village to make sure the TEP database is up to date. We are also looking for a Base - the
role of Base is to be the central communication point of the Plan - they are responsible for communication
both with designated co-ordinators within the village as well as external agencies (emergency services, Council),
decision making and incident reporting during an emergency.
Full training is provided, and all work undertaken has been risk assessed and is COVID safe
If you're interested in joining the team or want to help review the plan and it's processes please contact
clerk@thurgarton.org.uk
Natalie Robinson, Parish Councillor, Emergency Measures, Thurgarton Parish Council
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The Red Lion Renovates!
NEW OUTDOOR SPACE
We have been working hard, so
that we can be prepared for any
restrictions coming our way with
the aim of making sitting outside
as comfortable as possible.
We have a new outdoor seating
area, with a roof, state of the art
heaters and ambient lighting.
LADIES TOILETS
A job we have been wanting to do
since January 2019! We have
completely ripped out the old
ladies toilets ready for a whole
new set up!
We will also be bleach washing
and freshening up with mens
toilets.
UPDATES
LOG BURNER We currently are not serving
takeaways every week, keep an eye on
You asked so we delivered! the village e-mail and social media for
We have had a brand new log burner more updates.
installed in our bar area for heat and
atmosphere in the Winter months. We
Facebook- The Red Lion-
are so excited about this!
Thurgarton
Instagram- redlionthurgarton
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Other news
WI News
It is a year
since we last held a meeting but
we are not downhearted! Now
that most of our members are
currently receiving the Covid
vaccine we feel positive that our
lives will open up in the summer My name is Christine Ross and I am a florist living and working in
and we can resume our meetings. Thurgarton. I have a wonderful flower studio at my home which I love.
We have booked speakers for the I have been working from here for about two years now and I love it! My
second half of the year and if flower studio used to be a tumble down old out building (quite large
luckily) and now it is unrecognisable from its former self. I continue to
restrictions allow we shall meet in
improve it and recently received a gorgeous bespoke work bench for my
early summer. We shall be birthday. It’s great when customers can come and collect their flowers
looking forward to resuming and I can share my space with them. In the future I hope to host flower
monthly lunches, a summer outing workshops from my studio and I have visions of a sunny day, an open
and everything that our County door onto the courtyard, lots of flowers and laughter… Dreaming of the
WI offers. covid free future …
Meanwhile we are keeping in
touch with everyone, we In the meantime … I especially enjoy making flowers for
distributed Christmas goody bags Thurgartonians…. Its lovely to feel that I can be there for people with my
and plants which were much flowers to cheer them up, to help them remember a special friend’s
birthday or to say goodbye to a loved one.
appreciated by everyone and we
are sending birthday greetings to I have flower deliveries every week so please feel free to contact me for
members each month. flower wishes large and small. Maybe you would like some flowers on a
We were sad to lose June regular basis during lockdown just for yourself? It’s a well known fact that
Marshall who passed away in flowers have great healing and cheering qualities! Call me, email me, text
November. She had enjoyed her me any time for a chat about flowers.
times as a member of our WI,
especially our outings and monthly Best wishes to all villagers
lunches. We have sent our Christine
condolences to Liz Waine on the Instagram and Facebook ‘Flowers by Christine Ross’
sad passing of David whose
company we had all enjoyed on
many occasions. He gave two
very entertaining talks to us about
his career with the BBC.
If you are new to our village we
extend a warm welcome.
Becoming a member of the W.I. is
a great way to make friends and
we will make you very welcome
once we can hold meetings again.
Details will be passed round to
everyone.
For details about the WI
Pam Thompson Tel:
830410
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TP always needs your And thank you!
help…
A huge thank you to those We are also always grateful to Thurgarton People is
of you who continue to our sponsors – many thanks for provided free for every
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and for extra helpers who drop in for previously omitting months. Production costs are
here and there when others can’t Thurgarton PC as sponsors. about £120 per issue for a print
do their delivering. Thurgarton Parochial Church run of 170, about 70p per copy.
Council Sponsorship is our main source
Every little bit of help counts so if Thurgarton PC of financial support and can take
you feel you can spare an hour Thurgarton Women’s Institute the form of a one-off donation of
every couple of months, contact Thurgarton Community any size, or regular annual giving,
us……at: Association from individuals or village
tp.thurgarton@gmail.com, or David and Liz Waine organisations.
Annie (07971 170854). The Linda and Ellis Morgan
deadline for the next issue is late Jim and Lynne Ward Please contact Annie on
March 2021. Donald Kennard 07971 170854 or email
Thanks for dropping us your Steve and Carol Wilson tp.thurgarton@gmail.com
memories, photos, ideas and Anne Tattersfield if you want to know more
written pieces. We couldn’t put Brian and Ann Oliver about sponsoring
this together without hearing Bal Sangha Thurgarton People.
from Thurgarton people! Eric Poyser
Ken Pritchard
Roger Foster and Denise
Bryant
Neil Harris
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News from the Farm.....
The winter months don't deter us from keeping busy and as agriculture is
classed as essential, farms produce the food we all eat, then not even
"Lockdown" can stop the activity - albeit operating in a Covid Secure
way. Crops are being loaded and transported from the grain store to their
respective markets, seed is being cleaned and dressed ready for spring
drilling and the 7000 hedging plants have started to be planted.
We're enjoying the winter scenes and spectacular sunrises as well as
appreciating that the shortest day has passed in December and already we
are benefitting from a little more day light later in the afternoons and as the
longer days approach crops start to grow, and before we know it spring
will start to burst in to life.
Best wishes and stay safe everyone!
Kate
Thurgarton Estate
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Thanks to Jen, Tina and Toria who sent in some cheery photos for this
edition….
Lastly some tips from Linda Morgan on how to survive
lockdown….
- Celebrate every possible festival: For Burns Night we ate haggis of course, still to
come: Chinese New Year, Valentines Day, St. David’s Day.....
- Be creative: Ellis has been writing a history of Thurgarton; he’s now up to the Neolithic,
so still plenty to keep him busy. Ed is creating delicious new meals inspired by his Ottolenghi
recipe book. Linda is learning how to make art using ProCreate (really) on an iPad - no paint,
no mess, and very little art.
- Learn something new: We’ve been researching one British bird each day, just in time
for the RSPB Bird Count. We didn’t know that the yellowness of the feathers on a blue tit’s
chest depends on the number of yellow-green caterpillars in its diet, nor that the surprising
Latin name for the wren family is Troglodyte. Linda has been learning Welsh on Duolingo; the
Welsh for a wren is dryw, and troglodyte is - troglodyte.
Thanks Linda!!
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