The Thorold, Marston (formerly the The Thorold Arms) re-opened on 30th Nov 2019 as a community-owned pub. It is open from midday every day (www.thethorold.co.uk). Shares in the pub and associated shop (opening soon) are still available here. There will be an outreach post office in the pub every Wednesday morning (9.30-12.30) fom 11 Dec 19.
On about 16th April 2019 the lead was stolen from the chancel roof at All Saints Church, Hough on the Hill. The PCC is assessing the damage and appealing to the local community to be vigilant about the lead remaining on the church. Any suspicious activity in the vicinity of the church should be reported to the Police on 999 or 101 as appropriate. Or alert the church wardens, Jill Lewis and John Lord.
Brandon was used as a turning point as RAF Tornados performing a farewell tour of the country lined up for the runway at RAF Cranwell on 19th Feb 2019.
The road betwen Brandon and Stubton is due to be closed ‘as required’ for Anglian Water works between 9th and 12th January (500m stretch between Lodge Farm and the first bend). Signs will detail the actual closure times. ‘Adequate arrangements will be made to enable pedestrians to access premises in the affected area while works progress’.
A ‘beacon of light’ was lit on the Lincoln edge near Hough on the Hill at 7pm on 11th November as part of the Battle’s Over events marking the centenary of the end of the Great War.
A ceremony was held outside Belton Church on 11th November to re-dedicate the newly restored war memorial plaque and gates. A number of relatives of the Belton men who served in the Great War attended.
Planned services on 11th November for the South Cliff Parishes are: 0900 Hough, 0930 Syston, 1015 Caythorpe (1100 at the memorial), 1030 Fulbeck, 1045 Barkston, 1045 Marston. Hough on the Hill. Beacon lighting, 7.00pm. Opposite Lodge Farm . Grantham. Parade starts St Peter’s Hill at 10.20am. Led by the Pipe Band of RAF Waddington, it will travel down High Street, Vine Street, Swinegate to St Wulfram’s Church for service (1055). At 1230 bell ringers will join the national ringing event. The Last Post will be played in Wyndham Park, Grantham, at 6.55pm with the lighting of a beacon at 7pm. Bells will ring again at 7.05pm. Newark. The parade will travel from London Road car park to the war memorial gardens. An outdoor service will be held in the gardens prior to the main service in the Parish Church at 11.15am. Lincoln Cathedral. Act of Remembrance and Parade, 10;40am. Armistice Centenary Bell Ringing, 12:30pm. We Will Remember (choir), 3:45pm. Belton House. Beacon lighting 6:30 – 7:15pm