From the category archives:
When Lucy Young was made redundant from Ketton (now Castle), Cement, in 1989, she did not despair, but decided to use the opportunity for a fresh start and embark on running her own catering business.
Now what began in a cottage in Stamford with ‘two or three jobs in the diary’, has grown into a small company employing eight people on a regular basis and a hundred jobs in the diary on a busy day. [click to continue…]
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By Sue Young
When Steven Bean was asked to get into the swimming pool at John Clare Primary School when he was just five years-old, he said: ‘No!’ But all the encouraging, cajoling and perseverance paid off because although Steven (now 36), hated the water at that time, he has recently completed a Channel swim to raise funds for the Scope charity. [click to continue…]
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By Sue Young
Well-known former local businessman, Joe Conder is currently taking life a little more easily than in the past. Joe is probably best known for the time he ran his garage in Lincoln Road, but he has been Commodore of Peterborough Yacht Club, has served in the Royal Navy, holding the Burma Star medal, and has held several offices within Helpston Church. [click to continue…]
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In our “Where are they now” series we come across young people of the Benefice doing an extraordinary range of jobs. You also come upon some magical things as you cycle around the neighbouring villages. The photo below shows a little herd, or is it a flock? of chain saw carvings for sale outside a sparkling whitewashed cottage. These were clearly created by someone to whom all wood is special, but some bits are more special than others. [click to continue…]
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By Deputy Editor Andrew J Warn
He must be famous - if you go onto Google, there are 749,000 hits for various Ken Doughtys. Our very own Ken is 11th in that list.This is a good time to write about our Mr Doughty, who seems to have run local Scout movements forever, for this is the centenary year of the movement, and Ken has been part of it for well over 50 years. [click to continue…]
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By Sue Young:
The venue was Tarmac’s latest quarry excavation at Maxey and anyone who walks the banks of the Maxey Cut cannot fail to be curious about what is going on there. The passionate man was archaeologist Ian Meadows. And his enthusiasm for his subject brought alive this piece of seemingly barren earth, conjuring up an amazing scene of activity and a mysterious people going about their daily lives. [click to continue…]
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When Helpston Deanery Synod representative and choir member, Linda Smith, retired from work as a Laboratory Technician, she decided to stop being a slave to time and give up wearing a watch. However, that does not mean that Linda now enjoys long ‘lie-ins’ or sits with her feet up. [click to continue…]
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By Andrew Warn
Meet Barry Gurbutt - another of those amiable, talented people who lives in our Benefice. Barry and Joan have lived in the Parish for 40 years, they have two daughters, both of whom went to AMVC, and one granddaughter. Barry is a cartoonist - one of those glorious individuals who does away with the need for words by producing pictures that make you laugh - like a burst of sunshine on a cloudy day. [click to continue…]
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… by Dave Ellis – Clerk to Glinton Parish Council
We have been resident in Glinton since 1990. My wife Brenda worked at the Edith Cavell Hospital and our children attended the primary school and AMVC. On retiring from the Royal Air Force in 2004 after a 39 year career as an aircraft engineer I wanted to get more involved in village life. [click to continue…]
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By Andrew Warn
I was listening to BBC Look East just before the New Year and was startled to hear that East Anglia is the most important area in Britain for creative arts. Then I thought that’s not so surprising, given the number of ‘creatives’ that reside in our Benefice. [click to continue…]
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