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3 Langworth Local March 2024 https://www.facebook.com/Langworth-Local-103816455696937 If I had to give this edition a sub title it would be the “Flood edition”, which made me think of Noah and the ark rather than the Easter crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. I hope you all have a blessed Easter. I have been looking back on the history of the Langworth Local and have included two flood articles from the 2007 flooding. Saddletramp reflects on his experiences as a Flood Warden over the years. All this is poignant as the Parish Council held a meeting on the 7th February 24 to speak with those who may provide answers to how we can protect ourselves from flooding in future and what can be done to stop this. Many of you may be aware of the recent spate of thefts from the area and also surrounding areas. The police are asking that we remain vigilant and ensure we do everything we can to protect our property and not be afraid to report anything we see that we think might be suspicious. We welcome the first blog from our Curate Jess and thank her for her contribution. You may notice some of our usual features are absent this month as we give space over to the flood related topic. Don’t worry they will be back again next month. I have been reviewing the origins of the LL from the archived editions and I found many interesting facts including that last month it was 26 years old. Like the very first editions our Parish Council continue to support the production of the publication. Hope you enjoy this months offerings. The Editor
4 Langworth Local March 2024 Community Emergency Plan Update Our plan is well underway to being formed and we are looking for several volunteers. We are looking for some amazing folks to volunteers to join the emergency committee. As part of our plan we are collating a list of people willing to help the village in the following ways and who can be called on in the event of an emergency or can provide the following. We have permission to use the Memorial Hall as the Emergency Support Centre and will be looking for roles as specified in the Community Emergency Plan as set out by LCC. These roles will be allocated in conjunction with the Community Emergency Team Leader and the allocated Evacuation Centre Manager. Full training will be available for these roles. The resources we are looking to gather in order to provide support in the event of an emergency are as follows. Trained First Aider Sand bags 4x4 Tractors Resident Dr or Nurse Medical Supplies Water Food Snow shovels Chain Saw Vet Mechanic Electrician. If you wish to volunteer for this service in the event of an emergency, please contact [email protected] All this is to move us toward being able to have a robust plan, so in the event of an emergency, including flooding, there is a team of people who work together with no overlaps and in a concerted, coordinated way from the top. This will also show other organisations that we are serious about protecting our village."
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7 Langworth Local March 2024 Your Directory Emergency Services Emergencies 999 Police Non-emergency 101 Fire and Rescue 01522 582222 East Midlands Ambulance Service 0115 884 5000 Silver Line 24/7 helpline 0800 4 70 80 90 Environment Agency 03708 506 506 West Lindsey District Council 01427 676676 Lincolnshire County Council Main number 01522 552222 Highways and Lighting 01522 782070 Out of Hours Emergencies 999 Health Centres Nettleham 01522 751717 Welton 01673 862232 Wragby 01673 858206 Out of Hours non-emergency 111 Lincoln County Hospital 01522 512512 Utility Companies Electricity - Western Power 0800 6783 105 Power cuts 105 Gas – National Grid 0800 111999 Anglian Water 03457 919155 Member of Parliament Sir Edward Leigh MP 07587 147116 Langworth Group Parish Council Clerk e-mail [email protected] Web site http://parishes.lincolnshire.gov.uk/LangworthGroup Telephone 0756 362 0986 Reverend Jess Bellshaw 01522 753576 Advertising charges 1 Edition 5 editions 10 editions Full page £11.00 £35.00 £55.00 Three quarter pages £7.50 £30.00 £50.00 Half page £5.50 £23.00 £40.00 Quarter page £3.50 £17.00 £33.00
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9 Langworth Local March 2024 Neighbourhood Plan LGPC – your views are being sought. WLDC is keen to promote Neighbourhood Plans to help shape future development and identify areas that local community cherish and wish to protect. Importantly, neighbourhood plans are legal documents which form part of the development plan and influence planning application decisions. Further benefits of neighbourhood plans include being able to: allocate new housing sites including for affordable housing, identify development limit boundaries, preserve the character of the parish and its historic features, influence the appearance of new development by design codes, protect green spaces, important views, and community facilities, designate new open spaces, save trees, woodlands and hedges, enhance wildlife areas, promote new footpaths, cycle routes, and green corridors, and include design requirements for new buildings that mitigate against climate change. For more information contact LGPC Clerk: Michelle Vail email:[email protected] Telephone: call or text 0756 362 Annual Level Crossing Test A158 closed 29/02/24 22:00—01/03/24 06:00 Restrictions to be implemented for 1 day as and when required during this period, signage detailing accurate dates and times will be displayed on site in advance. Alternative route or access arrangements: Diversion routes and vehicular or pedestrian access arrangements will be signposted. This information is also available in map form at https://one.network/
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11 Langworth Local March 2024 Curates’ Blog Spring is well and truly on its way, and this month we celebrate the pinnacle of the Church year, Easter Sunday! The Easter eggs might have been in the shops since boxing day, but as Christians our countdown to Easter began on Ash Wednesday with the start of Lent. Lent is that season in which we wait, often people give up something maybe chocolate, wine or even cake, the giving up of something enables us to work on our self-discipline and sacrifice and reminds us of the sacrifice that Jesus made. I don’t know about you but I’m not always good at self-discipline, especially when it comes to delicious things like cake! I remember as a teenager feeling guilty if I failed in my Lenten fast, I worried that perhaps God would be disappointed with me, that I’d need to work harder to earn his love. But the truth is God doesn’t need me to give up cake, he loves me just as I am, and he loves you too. Often people say to me that they don’t feel good enough to come to church, like they can’t reach some invisible standard they think is required! But the truth is the church isn’t made for perfect people, if it was, I wouldn’t be there! It’s made up of people who know they need God and have found, in church, a place to belong. My lack of self-discipline and cake control might expand my waistline, but it doesn’t diminish his love for me. The story of Easter is one that reminds us of his love, a love beyond measure. I wonder if you’ve ever paused to consider the Easter story and how woven throughout is God’s love for humankind. It is a story of suffering and death for Jesus, a man of peace and love. Each Easter we remember that Jesus, despite his suffering and death rose from the dead to new life. The Easter story ends with the triumph that love and hope prevails. We celebrate that good conquers evil, that hope is stronger than despair and that love is stronger than hate…that ultimately love wins! This Easter I pray that each of us would discover that love, and that in doing so our homes, our lives, our communities, and our world would be transformed by it. He is risen indeed, Alleluia! Many blessings Rev’d Jess Curate of South Lawres and Barlings Benefice 01522 753576 [email protected]
12 Langworth Local March 2024 Benefice Church Services: March 2024 Sunday 3rd Lent 3 9:15am Holy Communion Stainton Langworth 10:45am Holy Communion Greetwell 4:00pm Together Reepham Wednesday 6th 9:30am Holy Communion Cherry Willingham Sunday 10th Mothering Sun9:15am Holy Communion Barlings 10:45am Holy Communion Cherry Willingham Wednesday 13th 9:30am Holy Communion Cherry Willingham Sunday 17th Lent 5 9:15am Holy Communion Fiskerton 10:45am Holy Communion Sudbrooke 6pm Word and Worship Reepham Wednesday 20th 9.30am Holy Communion Cherry Willingham Sunday 24th Palm Sunday 9.15am Holy Communion Langworth 10.45am Holy Communion Reepham 5pm Healing Service Fiskerton Monday 25th 12 noon Meditation and light lunch Reepham Tuesday 26th 12 noon Meditation and light lunch Reepham Wednesday 27th 12 noon Meditation and light lunch Reepham Thursday 28th 12 noon Meditation and light lunch Reepham Friday 29th Good Friday 9.30am Good Friday reflection Cherry Willingham 9.30am Good Friday reflection Reepham 11.30am Good Friday reflection Fiskerton 1.30pm Meditations at the cross Langworth Sunday 31st Easter Sunday 5.45am Dawn Eucharist Cherry Willingham 9.15am Easter Communion Stainton Langworth 10.45am Easter Communion Reepham Willow Court and Grand Luce Monday 5th 10.30am Morning Worship Grand Luce Tuesday 13th 10.30am Holy Communion Willow Court Monday 19th 10.30am Holy Communion Grand Luce
13 Langworth Local March 2024 Three for Fun with Scothern Players Following last year’s highly successful “Calendar Girls”, Scothern Players are proud to announce their first offering for 2024. We searched through script after script, looking for a play to follow 2023’s sell-out show. Until the light-bulb moment hit us – one show would not do! Therefore we would like to present not one, not two, but three one-act plays all in one evening!! As usual for the players, the emphasis is on comedy and we believe that we have found the perfect trio of 30 minute playlets to appeal to every ones sense of humour. Zoo by Terry Adlam Have a Nice Day by Lynn Britney and The Quintessential Quintet by Frances Bartram Full details will follow next month, but for the moment please keep free the dates; 12th and 13th, and 19th and 20th April 2024. Details will also be on the Scothern Players website at www.scothernplayers.org.uk To advertise in our full colour newsletter please contact [email protected] This magazine is funded by the Langworth Group Parish Council and by selling advertising space. It is delivered by volunteers walking from letterbox to letterbox. For those outside the Parish please email [email protected] to be added to the mailing list. Our online version can be found here:- https://anyflip.com/ ujuru/xazv/ or scan the QR code Deadline for the next issue is 12th March ©Langworth Group Parish Council no replication without permission
14 Langworth Local March 2024 Parish Council News Parish Clerk: Mrs Michelle Vail (works on a part-time basis) E: [email protected] Tel: 0756 362 0986 February 2024 Parish Council Meeting. The meeting was attended by 9 parish councillors, C/Cllr I Fleetwood, D/Cllr M Palmer, D/Cllr C. Darcel, and two members of the public. Public Session: One resident spoke about the ongoing actions of a resident which were negatively impacting on a parish councillor and their family. In such instances, the Parish Council has processes in place to follow, and actions which it can implement. The second resident endorsed these comments. Frustration was expressed over footpath work carried out in Wragby when Langworth was not receiving the same. The Chairman has submitted 128 Fix My Street reports to LCC. Comments from County Councillor, District Councillors: C/Cllr I Fleetwood will be at the Langworth Flood Public Meeting on 7th Feb. where representatives from various Authorities are expected to attend. Riverbanks further downstream have not yet been repaired, and roadworks along the Bardney to Potterhamworth road may affect local traffic. D/Cllr M Palmer noted that planning applications will soon require an ecology survey to be carried out (Biodiversity Net Gains impact), and that WLDC has appointed an Ecology and Wildlife Officer. D/Cllr C Darcel reported that Sir Edward Leigh, MP has forwarded on a flooding report (by D/Cllr C Darcel) to the Chair of the Environment Agency. D/Cllr C Darcel is currently completing a second document to also be sent to the Chair of the Environment Agency. Finance: A report was given of income/expenditure throughout Jan. The Feb. accounts were approved to pay. Lincs. Road Safety Partnership (LRSP) response re speeding, driving through red lights, police van presence: Regarding deployment of speed cameras, Lincs. Police and the LRSP adhere to site selection criteria as set out by the Department for Transport. This includes locations with a history of speed related injury collisions, supported by evidence of a high degree of non-compliance with the speed limit. In terms of Langworth, this criteria falls short of that required for the provision of a speed camera. A recent speed survey undertaken in the village showed that the average speed was 33.5 mph. There was just under 1% of vehicles travelling at a speed that would warrant police intervention. So, at the moment, a speed camera cannot be deployed. Residents are advised to only cross the pedestrian crossing once all traffic has come to a standstill. Speed Indicator Device near to Knights- Lincs Road Safety Partnership is to be asked if this can be relocated further towards Wragby. Neighbourhood Plan (NP) - a request to extend the boundary of the area to be covered by a NP is still to be agreed by WLDC. No volunteers have come forward to assist in NP work. New Station – the owner has been emailed for an update, but no reply has
15 Langworth Local March 2024 yet been received. Church Lych Gate – A quote is to be obtained for remedial works, and the Church liaised with. Defibrillator for Stainton – there are difficulties with finding a location with an electricity supply for the unit. The church is to be approached as a possible location. Grass encroaching onto some footpaths – LCC will be advised via Fix My Street reports. Memorial Hall advertising signage for activities – it was agreed that signs may be placed in the village planters, and these must be removed shortly after any event. The Memorial Hall should approach LCC for permission to place signage on verges or on street furniture. The continuing review of the contract for the Langworth Local Editor was deferred. Next Meetings - meeting dates for 2024 are: April 2nd, May7th (including APM), Jun 4th July 2nd, Sept 3rd, Oct 1st, Nov 5th, Dec 3rd . No meeting in August. Anyone may attend; and all are welcome. Fifteen minutes at the start of the meeting are available as an Open Session for members of the public to speak on any matter on the agenda.
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19 Langworth Local March 2024 Langworth Floods I live on Scothern Lane and am a former flood warden so am very familiar with floods in Langworth. Our first flood was in 1981. We didn’t know what on earth was going on. As the water started to come up the lane and fill the gardens myself and my neighbour started to fill plastic bags with soil and pile them against our doors. We had never seen anything like this before. It was a useless effort and all the bungalows but number 2 on the East side of the lane were flooded and on the West side all the bungalows including my neighbour’s were flooded. Fortunately I wasn’t. There was an elderly couple living at number 8. We waded down to their bungalow and found Mr. Robinson scooping up the water from his kitchen floor and pouring it down his sink. We got them out and took them to my neighbour’s house that wasn’t flooded at that time. Eventually it did flood and everyone moved to my house and spent the night there. I cannot remember the aftermath of our first flood or any other properties that were flooded although I suspect those properties down Oddfellows Lane and the isolated bungalow on the East side of Barlings lane near the nature reserve were also flooded. My neighbour’s wife was caretaker at Langworth school and as looked likely to flood we went and started piling bookcases etc. on to desks. Fortunately the school didn’t flood but the kitchen did. I can’t tell you much about the 1994 flood. Myself and my wife were on holiday on a narrow boat on the North Oxford canal. We had a TV on board. Reception was not very good but we saw pictures of parts of Langworth which were under water. It was before the days of mobile phone so from a phone box we phoned our neighbour. No reply so we phone our own number and were told it had happened again and they had moved into our house. In 2006 myself and my neighbour became volunteer flood wardens under the control of the Environment agency. We had a job description, our main job was to warn people at risk that there was a flood alert. This was before the introduction of the EA telephone warning system. Over the years as flood wardens we acquired various pieces of equipment, mainly bought by the Parish Council which would help us do our job, e.g. waders, radios, torches, spot height maps, aqua sacks, etc. The flood equipment was donated to the residents of Scothern Lane by the PC in 2023. We ceased to be flood wardens when LCC was appointed as lead flood authority. Between 1994 and 2007 a flood bank was installed behind the bungalows on the east side of Scothern Lane. This has saved us many times over the years as the George field floods frequently. 2007 it happened again. We did our best. We even had a fire engine and auxiliary pumps working flat out. The landlord of the George kindly provided food for the firemen who had been working over 24 hours. As flood wardens we arranged that also got them petrol which we had for are lawn mowers to keep their pumps going until their supply truck arrived. A fire officer arrived and pointed out that they were not making any progress but agreed to keep pumping until the beck over-
20 Langworth Local March 2024 topped. It did. Fire and rescue left and the bungalows on Scothern lane flooded. Fortunately once again my house wasn’t flooded and neither was my neighbour at number 4. Once again for my neighbours the upsetting process of stripping out their dwellings, living in mobile homes and waiting for builders to do the refurbishment, After the flood the EA raised the flood bank by 18 inches and installed the penstock in the bank. A penstock is a gulley through the flood bank with shutters at each end raised and lowered by a screw system. As flood wardens we were given control of the penstock and the keys to raise and lower it. 2019, once again heavy rain and sewerage started pouring out of the sewers, flooding the road and threatening to enter dwellings. Scothern lane residents had bought their own pumps and we had sandbags which we used to block driveways keeping the water in the road as much as possible. Using our pumps we managed to stop anyone being flooded although I was told the Barlings bank had breached at short ferry which was probably the main reason. Anglia Water was also using a tanker to take sewerage away to Washingborough water treatment works. Apparently the Sudbrooke one was overwhelmed. AW had installed a huge sewerage storage pit just across the bridge on Scothern Lane. This we thought would solve all the problems like stopped toilets etc. It hasn’t It’s obvious that the system is inadequate. We had a meeting with AW. They at first tried to maintain that then flood was caused by the beck until they were shown a video of sewerage pouring out of their manhole covers. They did however reimburse us for what we had spent on petrol and extra hose’s. Storm Babet 2023. Sewerage started pouring out of the manhole covers and continued for three days. The water rose quickly and all the dwellings on Scothern Lane were flooded including my neighbour across the road. I know my house had not been flooded since 1917 and I should not think it has been flooded since it was built about 1850.So what was different. The rainfall was heavier than 2007 and I am told that the Barlings bank did not breach at Short Ferry until after we were flooded. I am also aware that dwellings that had never been flooded before flooded this time. No AW tanker was sent and we have been told that they will not send a tanker if their pumps are working. Fire and rescue attended and set up a pump but was not achieving anything so they left. Saddle tramp To be continued. Last Month’s Crossword Answers Across 1. Belloc 5. Easter 8. Opus 9. Moccasin 10. Ritenuto 11. Leek 12. Adonai 14. Edward 16. Balm 18. Noontide 20. Handmaid 21. Away 22. Cancel 23. Rialto. Down 2. Emptied 3. Lisle 4. Communion Rail 5. Enclosed Order 6. Swallow 7. Exile 13. Nomadic 15. Radiant 17. Aqaba 19. Tiara
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22 Langworth Local March 2024 Keyless entry cars -Cars with keyless entry unlock automatically when the key comes within a short distance of the car. This can be from inside a pocket or bag. If you have to push a button on your car key to open your car, you don't have keyless entry. Keyless car theft or 'relay theft' is when a device is used to fool the car into thinking the key is close by. This unlocks the car and starts the ignition. Thieves only need to be within a few metres of your car key to capture the signal, even if it’s inside your home. This means that even if your car and home are secure, thieves can still unlock, start and steal your car. How to protect your keyless entry car - When at home keep your car key (and the spare) well away from the car. Put the keys in a screened or signal-blocking pouch, such as a Faraday Bag and check if the bag or pouch is still working every few months. Reprogramme your keys if you buy a second hand car. Turn off wireless signals on your fob when it's not being used. Additional physical security such as locks and immobilisers are still highly recommended.
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