February 2010

Wildlife site under threat

by Tony Henthorn on February 21, 2010

For those of you who read my blogs on Langdyke World, you will know that I sometimes refer to the paddock next to my property. This appears as Site HO84 on the Peterborough Site Allocation proposal DPD. As documented in the current Tribune this is one of 2 sites in Helpston currently being recommended for [...]

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Letters

by Tony Henthorn on February 8, 2010

Local links… Dear Editor I am researching my family name of ‘Bellars’ and have traced it back to Helpstone where they lived for over a hundred years. On visiting the village last year I was pleased to see so many plaques in their memory in the church and believe they were a fairly prominent family in the area. [...]

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CrimeWatch

by Tony Henthorn on February 8, 2010

Glinton Scotts Road A section of fencing ripped off Scotts Road Garden shed broken into – nothing stolen Scotts Road Wing mirrors broken on vehicle Welmore Road Deep scratches on rear wings and boot of MG Helpston Road Mountain bike stolen from school Helpston Road Male trying to sell on missing ipod Helpston Road Cycle [...]

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Church Services

by Tony Henthorn on February 8, 2010

Sunday 3rd April  (Mothering Sunday) 9am Eucharist Northborough (RM) 9am Communion Maxey 10am Family Service Etton 10.30am Sung Communion Helpston (HG) 10.30am Morning Prayer Glinton (DH) 6.30pm Evensong Peakirk (HG) Sunday 10th April 10.30am Simple Communion Helpston (CS) 10.30am Morning Praise Glinton 10.30am Family Worship Northborough 10.30am Eucharist Peakirk (HG) 5pm Evensong Maxey (HG) Sunday [...]

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History lesson

by Tony Henthorn on February 7, 2010

I was very interested in issue 61 of the Tribune to read about the teachers – as one of them was my Aunt. Their names, front row left to right were; Mrs Rawbon, Mr Rawbon (Headmaster) and my aunt Miss Guymer. On the back row are Miss Clark and Miss Howell.

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Etton – not Etton

by Tony Henthorn on February 7, 2010

As an Etton resident, I was interested in the letter from a Chris Ward, enquiring about his/her ancestor, George Landamore, who had lived at 43, Main Street, Etton, back in the 1890s. There is no Main Street in Etton of course, neither is there a number 43. I live at 30, Main Road and I [...]

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