Hang your head in shame Monica… Dear Editor Thanks for another ‘cracking’ issue of the Village Tribune recently received. However, a comment (p.37 of Issue No.62) – the letter on car clamping is extremely interesting, entertaining even but, somehow I have my doubts about its accuracy. Bearing in mind that your publication covers the months of April [...]
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My family hold the proud accolade of being the first ever family to move into Websters close Glinton. The development was brand new and the year was 1976. These were the first houses to be built in the tiny village of Glinton for years. The fields to the back of our house were later to [...]
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Glinton The Council, at its meeting on the 20th April, had a talk from the City’s Chief Planning Officer, Simon Machin, in particular to discuss the value of village plans, which resulted in Simon saying that as funds permitted, he would rewrite these plans so that they could be used in planning considerations. It was [...]
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If you have been looking for a fascinating day out that’s just over an hour away, consider enveloping yourself in the intrigue of Station X, now more commonly known as Bletchley Park, home to the WW2 code breakers. Set in expansive grounds just outside Milton Keynes, at its heart is an Edwardian stately home that [...]
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We are excited to announce that plans are underway for a brand new eco-friendly building for the Helpston Playhouse & under 5’s pre-school, a Reception classroom and added facilities for the Out-of-School Club. This state-of-the-art building will be ready this September in time for the new school year and will be attached to the John [...]
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In fact, by the time you read this we are already heading into late spring – if not early summer, and the changes to the natural world have been with us for some time - not least the arrival of our summer migrants back from their winter homes in Africa. For many of us, the [...]
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Bridget Stables of Maxey is ‘a lady of a certain age’, or, of her own admission she has ‘passed the half-way mark of the biblical three score years and ten and her dotage’ (80). Nevertheless, between 1st and 6th of June she will take part in a tandem parachute jump from Sibson Airfield to raise [...]
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Always cheerful round and about the village, serving the community in many different ways, his death came as a shock, not only to his family, but to all who knew him. The list of Derek’s service to the community seems endless. He played football for Helpston FC, was secretary and ran the club for many [...]
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