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DUNHOLME VILLAGE HALL
DUNHOLME VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE
Dunholme's village hall is situated on Honeyholes Lane. It has a large room capable of holding 200 people and a smaller
room, the Jubilee room, that holds aproximately 50 people. The hall has it's own liceced bar and a fully equipemed kitchen.
There is disabled toilet facilities as well as separate toilet in the Jubilee room.
The village hall is within a sports complex with an indoor bowls hall with five lanes attached and a bowling green, football
pitch and tenis courts within the grounds.
The village hall committee has charitable status using the hall for social, recreational, educational and other philanthropic
events for the benifit of the local community
DUNHOLME CAMERA CLUB.
The first meeting
during March will be on the 4th when we will be judging the images from the Lincolnshire Photographic Portfolio, this is a
collection of images from the various camera clubs around Lincolnshire. We will be able to look at the work of the various
clubs and of course the hardest part will be selecting some winners!!!
Our second meeting will be on the 18th March when
we have 2 parts to the evening, the first part will be the setting of the yearly project. This project is set for all members
to take part in and is usually set to challenge the members and get them to have a go at something a little different to their
normal photography. The second part of the evening will be a critique session where we ask the members to bring along a few
of their images and the other club members will comment on how the images could be improved and of course critique is always
a good way to learn from others.
If you are interested in joining the camera club, please do yet in touch we are a friendly
bunch and we don't bite!!
Grahame Dunkin Camera Club President 01673 860469
dunholme.camera.club@homecall.co.uk
WELTON GARDENING CLUB
I can hardly believe
that this month will be the last of our speakers for this season. Where does the time go? This winter has been a real test
for many of our plants so it will be interesting to see which have survived and how any replacements are needed. We welcome
back for this month Mr Stuart Dixon BA0(hons), a horticultural lecturer, writer and broadcaster, to present a talk 'Dreaming
Spires' - Delphiniums, Ermurus, Hollyhocks and more! Everyone welcome, with visitors only £1.50. I look forward
to seeing you there - Welton Village Hall on Monday 22nd March at 7.30pm
Jenny Murfin Secretary 01673 861308
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WELTON BROWNIES
We have now had three new girls start and they are now ready to take their Promise. We
have been really busy doing book work and had a couple of craft evenings.
If you have a daughter and you would like her
to come to Brownies then please ring and put her name down as our waiting list is getting rather big, even if she has only
just been born as places are limited. We are still full, so if your daughter is between 0 and 4 please ring to put her name
down.
If your daughter would like to go on to Guides when she finishes Brownies then please contact the Guide Leaders
to put there names down as it is not an automatic transfer from one unit to another.
Maureen Shucksmith - Brown
Owl 01673 861882
Sharon Hall - Tawny Owl 01673 862956
CUBS
2009 has been the Year of the Big Adventure in Scouting, inspired by the
premise that every child deserves an adventure. Sadly, it looks as if we are going to be unable to fit all the adventure we
would like into this year and we may well have to spill over into 2010!Our first night away this year was held locally when we joined up with Scothern Cubs for a sleepover at
Lincoln Baptist Church. We were able to complete Local Knowledge, Navigator, and World Faith badges so many of our Cubs now
have a lot less green showing on their left sleeves!More
recently we spent a weekend at Hesley Wood, Sheffield for an outdoor activities camp. Cubs were able to take part in an obstacle
course, an aerial runway, grass sledging and cubing (a 3D maze in the dark) before building some pretty impressive rafts on
the Sunday morning. In between attending a Scouts Own and a campfire, some of our older Cubs cooked breakfast for the rest
of us.We all like cooking and especially eating!
And we especially enjoyed the chocolate bananas we cooked while investigating fair trade as part of our global challenge badge.
The Irn Bru also went down well on our Scottish evening although the haggis proved more of a big adventure....We have managed to fit in a few evenings of sport and although
heavy rain meant we had to replace our planned football evening on astro turf with an indoor table football challenge, our
planned archery evening went ahead without hitch and we spent a gloriously sunny evening on the water in canoes. We would
like to thank James and Harry for lending us their mum for an athletics evening with Scothern Cubs – we discovered that
we have more closet marathon runners that we realised!We have completed several badges recently and have been helped considerably while doing the Communicator badge by PC
Dave Oakes who spent an evening with us checking our knowledge of the phonic alphabet and explaining the importance of stranger
danger in both real life and when we are using computers. It is a shame the phone boxes in the village were out of action
most of the time we were doing this badge. Fortunately Steve at the Black Bull not only came to our rescue but also provided
us with refreshments. I guess there can’t be many cub meetings where the leaders take the children drinking at their
local! We would like to say thank you to Steve and tango-hotel-alpha-november-kilo-sierra to PC Oakes!While we have completed several activity and challenge badges over the last few
months, special mention should be made of three of our older Cubs in particular, who have completed their Silver Scout Award.
Congratulations to Alessandro, Jago and James who have had a go at everything going as well as doing some of the challenges
on their own at home.We have been hugely supported
by many parents whenever we have wanted to venture outside the hut. This is much appreciated as cubbing is essentially an
outdoor activity. However we are very fortunate to have weekly assistance from Becki, Chris, Matt, Phil and Toni who are doing
their Young Leader training and who rise to the challenge of whatever we ask them to do each week – thank you all.
Cubs will restart on Tuesday 8th September.
Liz Clarke, Wombat, Tel 01673860191
Girls R Aloud
Girls R Aloud is a social contact group, aimed at giving informal support
and providing an opportunity to go out in a safe environment for women in the local area.
In February 2010 we will have
been running for two years, and in that time we have grown to around 20 members.
We have had anything from 3 - 20 plus
people at an event but mostly we average at about 8 of us. We have purposely kept things reasonably low key to allow time
to relax and chat. So far the events we have organised include meals out, drinks in the pub, a theatre trip, DVD night, a
barbeque and a visit to the seaside in which children were included. We get together 6 every weeks and are open to suggestions
for events and arrangements that suit peoples needs and pockets.
We would love to hear from you and if you would like
to know more contact either:
Andrea - 01673 866302 or Chrissy - 07989 633114
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THE DUNHOLME OLD SCHOOL COMMUNITY CENTRE
DUNHOLME OLD SCHOOL: The Old School Centre is available
not only during the day but also during the evenings and weekends and is still only £5 per hour to hire which includes the
use of two rooms and the kitchen. Ideal for small parties or meetings.
Please ring Doris
on 01673 860981
For More details on the DOSC
THE DOSC was the village junior school up till 1984 when it was considered too small for the needs of the
village.
The Old School was built in 1864 after the land was donated by a Mr William Tougne of Branston under the Schools Sites
Act of 1861. A trust was set up and the trustees were the Bishop of Lincoln, the Achdeakon of Stow and the Vicar of Dunholme.
The school continued to be run by the church untill 1948 when the responsibility was transfered to the Lincolnshire County
Council.
After the school was vacated a group of villagers aquired the use of the property from the trustees to be used as a community
centre.
Today, After a national Lottery Grant the management committee has purchased the school from the trustees on behalf of
the village. Although the village has an excellant village hall there is no duplication of activities. The DOSC has
a main hall that can seat up to 100 and a small committee room that holds about 20. It has disabled toilet facilities
and a fully equiped commercial standard kitchen. The property also has an annes where community eduvation in computer
skills, leisure learning and theatrical activities take place.
DUNHOLME OLD SCHOOL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Chairman - Mr John Ritchie 01673
861172 Booking Secretary - Mrs Janice Ritchie 01673 861172
THE DUNHOLME OLD SCHOOL
Above: Front of the Ols School building
Below: Rear view showing the wooden anex to the left housing the Area
Community Education & Training unit
DUNHOLME OLD SCHOOL
The Management of the Dunholme Old
School is applying for a Lottery Grant from the Big Lottery Fund under the Community Buildings Programme for the Dunholme
Old School.
This will be the forth time that they have submitted
such an application and, although two failed the third one to actually purchase the Old School was successful. The idea would
be to turn the old school into a community arts and learning centre.
The proposal to the lottery fund will be to
build at the rear of the main building a theatre of about 150 seats that will be tiered but able to be folded back against
the back wall to give greater floor space. This extension will also have additional rooms for lectures, meetings or storage. Incorporated in the plan will be a lounge cum cafeteria with a larger kitchen and
additional toilets.
This will certainly involve all the dramatic,
music, dancing and photographic groups that could call this place their ‘home’ whereby costumes and scenery could
be stored as well as a base for teaching and performing.
This is just the first
stage; if successful we just go to the next stage of selection. There can be up to four stages each requiring more details
and justification by us on why we need it. After this will come the really had work of putting it all together. I am already contacting architects to get advice on the feasibility of building what we require in the
space available.
John Ritchie
WELTON AND DISTRICT ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
At our February meeting it was decided that some changes would be made to the running of the branch. The number of
formal meetings will be cut to a minimum, and we want to hold more social events and talks, some of which will be of general
interest and open to all. We will give details of these events in the magazine nearer the time.
Our next meeting will
be on Thursday, 11th March at The Falconer, starting at 7.00pm. This will be an informal social gathering, so why not take
the opportunity to find out what the Legion is all about? You do not have to have any connection with the services in order
to join us, only to have an interest in the welfare of service and ex-service people and their families. The proceeds from
our events, and of course the Poppy Appeal, all go towards these ends.
If you might be interested in joining the Legion,
or would like any further information, please contact the Chairman, Tony Davis, on 01673-860363, the Secretary, Rex Gregson,
on 01673-861197, or just try coming to our meeting. New faces are welcome.
IMPISH QUILTERS
Impish Quilters are a friendly and enthusiastic group
of Quilters and crafters that meet every second Thursday in the Welton Room, Welton Village hall at 7.30pm. At our November
meeting Jean Syson, who creates beautiful traditional wholecloth, handmade quilts, shared the techniques she uses together
with examples of her work and also some antique quilts. The inspirations for her designs range from the traditional Durham
and Welsh quilts to the completely unexpected. In fact one of the designs comes from the beautiful external ironwork on a
gentleman's urinal! Jean's tiny stitches are beautiful and the love that she has for her craft was obvious to us all.
Our thanks go to Jean for a thoroughly enjoyable evening.
Our December meeting is for members and invited guests only.
Impish Quilters have now closed their membership but visitors are welcome to attend three of our open meetings and then join
our waiting list. We do charge £3.00 for a visit. For further information on any of the above including which meetings
are open to visitors, please contact Linda Barnes on 01673 866629 or
07903 993441
THE
JUBILEE PROBUS CLUB OF LINCOLN
The
club is for retired professional and businessmen over the age of fifty and its primary aim is to provide an opportunity for
its members to meet like minded people in a comfortable environment and a friendly atmosphere. We meet at the White Hart Hotel
at noon on the fourth Tuesday of each month for lunch which includes an after dinner speaker and for 'Coffee with your Lady'
at 10.15am on the second Tuesday. Occasional visits are arranged to places of interest. We are a very friendly club with an
express ambition to offer members friendship, fellowship and companionship, and sick visiting Is arranged where appropriate.
The
club membership is currently sixty five with a ceiling of seventy five so vacancies exist at the moment. If you are interested
and would like to know more, have a chat with our Publicity Officer John Rankin on 01522 521377. We look forward to hearing
from you.
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