Issue 16 December 2015

Sutton St James News
Serial - Street Dog of Egypt : Santa’s Village Visit
St Edmund the Boy King : James Dean’s Haunted Car
Parish Council Contacts and Meetings
Church and Village Hall Events
:
: Local Businesses
Puzzle Page : Fenland Tales
Cold Callers - Burglaries - Hare Coursing - Be Alert Stay Safe
1
So, after a busy and fun filled summer winter is upon us already with the hustle and bustle of Christmas and New
Year then Spring arriving with a rush as always. As usual our village had plenty going on throughout the year with
events happening both in the Village Hall and in the new venue at Camplings, our weekly auctions and our annual
drive sale, so we are lucky to be able to say we live in a truly vibrant community. For 2016 I would like to wish all our
readers good health and happiness throughout the coming year. Don’t forget I am always happy to receive your
photographs and stories. Some photos might even find their way onto the front cover - but also feel free to send in
news of births, deaths, anniversaries, birthdays and any family events you would like to share.
I look forward to receiving your news for inclusion in the March Issue. Please send nice and early if you want to get into print.
PLEASE NOTE:- The price for adverts in this magazine is £10 per single and £25 per set of four Issues.
For Articles and Adverts - Contact : Wendy Priestley - Editor : Sutton St James News - By Tel:- 01945 440 726
By email :- [email protected]
:
By Post to Rosanda: Broadgate : Sutton St James : PE12 0EL
Deadline for articles and adverts for inclusion in the Spring Edition is January 30th 2016
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Chairman - Cllr W A Harrison
Tel. (01945) 440 332
Vice Chairman - Cllr P Kidd
Tel. 07974113267
Sutton St James Parish Council
Cllr D J Brown
Tel. (01945) 440 691
Cllr V G Campling
Tel. 07850 920 484
Cllr C M Griggs
Tel. (01945) 440 599
Cllr J Garbutt
Tel. 07708 818 76
Clerk to Council - Mrs Lin Pilcher
Tel (01945) 440 762
Cllr H Neale
Tel. 07791 960962
----------------------------------------------------------Parish Council Meetings - 7.30 Sutton St James Village Hall
No December Meeting - Thursday 21st January 2016 Thursday 18th February 2016
Details of changes to the scheduled dates of any meeting will be given at least three working days beforehand.
Details of the agenda at any meeting may be obtained by applying to the Clerk to the Parish Council.
Members of the public are invited to attend any of the above meetings
Door to Door Sales - Warning
There has been a spate of door to door callers this year selling generators and other items. The generators are all ‘branded’ makes
but I have been advised that they are only cheap copies probably made in China and not the genuine article so not the bargains the
sellers would have you believe. Usually sold form a white van the men concerned all have Irish accents and the police are aware
of their presence in the area as many villagers have reported them. As well as trying to sell generators they have been seen
prowling properties and asking about cars they want to buy - particularly ‘vintage land rovers’ so please be on your guard. Keep all
side gates and rear entrances secure and always lock your front door even when you are at home.
BURGLARIES
There has also been an outbreak of burglaries in the village so once again please keep vigilant at all times and keep your doors and
windows locked even when you are at home. Make sure all side gates and outhouses, sheds or chalets are secure.
HARE COURSING
There have been reports of hare coursing in the Suttons St James area, the vehicle is described as a blue Mondeo. Please
could all residents be vigilant for any suspicious vehicles in the area and report to Police straight away.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Domestic Cat Owners Alert – Poisoning.
We are recording incidents whereby domestic cats are being fatally poisoned with anti-freeze and are asking members of the public to beware of their cat’s
whereabouts where possible and to report anyone seen acting suspiciously with anti-freeze containers. If you suspect your pet has come into contact with
antifreeze, leaked water coolant or if showing any of these symptoms, get them to a vet immediately: •Vomiting •Seeming depressed/sleepy •Appearing
drunk and uncoordinated •Seizures (fits) •Difficulty breathing •Increased thirst •Increased urination Signs of antifreeze poisoning can show 30 minutes
after ingestion. It can be two/three days before signs of kidney failure are seen so the sooner your pet receives veterinary treatment, the better their
chances of survival If left untreated, antifreeze poisoning can cause pain, suffering and distress and ultimately death. . Poisoning cats can constitute a
criminal offence; under the Animal Welfare Act 2006 the maximum penalty for anyone found guilty is up to 6 months imprisonment and/or a £20,000 fine.
(Information supplied by the RSPCA)
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Speeding in Sutton St James
Local MP John Hayes came to the village on 18th September and headed a meeting in the village hall regarding the problem
vehicles speeding through our village. The meeting was arranged by Clr Jennifer Garbutt and was very well attended. The
meeting kept tightly to the problem in hand with many voicing their concerns which condensed down to the main problems being
speed. Also the amount of trucks using our village as a short cut was a concern as these do not adhere to the 30 mph speed limit
and are usually speeding through - especially at night - so causing damage by vibration to the properties en route. It was
decided that all local haulage companies would be contacted and asked that their trucks use the main trunk roads and not use
our village as a short cut and speed cameras are now under consideration.
2
EAST ELLOE LIONS PRESENTS FATHER CHRISTMAS
Father Christmas will be coming to Sutton St James on Monday 21st December. Listen out for the sleigh coming down your
street and come and see him and tell him what you wish for. He will also be calling at the Bingo in the Village Hall.
Last year we collected £171 from the village and with this and other monies raised through the year we were able to help
some needy people in the area.
Long Sutton Guides with sweatshirts - Helping a young kickboxer to go to Europe for a competition - Sending some needy
local families on holiday - Holbeach scouts on making their outside area safe with some landscaping work and providing
seating and a fire pit - providing wheelchairs to local people after they had been donated by others.
Also this year we ran a table top sale in conjunction with Sutton St James drive sale and raised £200 for the Air Ambulance.
These are just a few examples East Elloe Lions have helped over the year. This work will go on with your donations so
please come out and see Santa. He will also be at Tesco Holbeach on 11th 16th and 23rd December - Co-op Long Sutton
on 12th and 18th December - Boyes Holbeach on 19th December and Holbeach Christmas Fayre on 5th December in the Grotto at Holbeach Church.
New members are always welcome to join us and bring fresh ideas. Meetings held at Holbeach United Services Club on 2nd and 4th Wednesday of every month
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Matt Harrison Electrical
Industrial, Commercial and Domestic work undertaken.
For all your electrical needs : An honest reliable service from a locally based
new small business. : 16 years of experience of all types of work.
Telephone:- 01945 420 925 : Mobile :- 07713 250 516
Email :- [email protected]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anne and Frances
N. W. Roffe & Daughter - Family Butchers
Chapelgate Sutton St James
Open Tuesday to Saturday for
Top Quality Meats and Freshly Baked Bread.
Fresh Vegetables : Sandwiches : Cakes : Grocery
Pre Order Turkeys - Hams - Pies - for your Christmas Celebrations
Telephone:- 01945 440 343
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PRIESTLEY LGV : Professional Driver Training
Rigid & Artic : One to One Training : COURSES FROM £940
Sutton St James : Spalding : Lincs
Contact:- 01945 440 726 - [email protected]
www.priestleylgv.co.uk
‘We Care About Our Customers’
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
THE GUNNERS STORE
35-37 Chapelgate : Sutton St James : Lincolnshire : PE12 0EF
Tel:- 01945 440 289 : web site: www.thegunner.net
email [email protected]
Suppliers of Air Rifles, ‘scopes, mounts, pellets, shooting luggage
& accessories, cleaning and maintenance products.
Please telephone before travelling check we are open.
Usual hours Monday to Friday 11.30am to 6.30pm.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Avis Senior B.H.S.A.I
--------Natural Health & Wellbeing from Within : For you and your animals
Reiki Therapy - Reiki Drum Therapy - Animal communication
Short talks about animal communication & reiki (minimum of 10 people)
Horse, House & Pet Sitting Service
Short tarot readings – Proceeds will go to animal charities
For more information, please contact me: tel: 01945 440747 or 07950987231
email- [email protected] : See my websites: www.avissenior.com; www.avissenior.myforever.biz/store
Rock N Roll Never Dies
3
Rock N Roll never dies. Well that's a fact and no mistake. For those of us of a ‘certain age’ I am sure
we all remember when this fantastic new music burst onto the scene and pretty much changed the world
as we knew it.
As a child I can remember the radio constantly being tuned to the BBC Light
Programme so music was always an integral part of my childhood. Mum loved Slim Whitman and
bought all his records - fragile 78's that shattered to a million pieces if dropped - and loved American
country music from the likes of Boxcar Willie and Gene Autry through to Glenn Miller and the big band
sound. Auntie loved opera, ballet music and Victor Sylvester’s strict tempo while the boys loved to play
the New Orleans blues or the more racy Jazz tunes of the era, so a pretty eclectic mix from our large
family was always on the go - all very acceptable and harmless as we trundled through life on our usual
routines with music marking time in the background.
Radio was king. Music While You Work was on every day through the week - What we would call today
‘Easy Listening’ I suppose. Saturday gave us Children’s Hour with Uncle Mac, The Clitheroe Kid
Rock n Roll 1956
and Educating Archie with Peter Brough. (Who ever thought of putting a ventriloquist on the radio
needs either congratulating or committing! Sunday afternoons were most memorable to me. The smell of the joint roasting in the oven mixed with the smell
of fresh linen as Mum caught up with the ironing while listening to the Billy Cotton Band show on the radio. ‘Wakey Wakey! being bawled at the top of his
voice and into our living rooms. But Sundays were terminally boring and I was just glad to be able to slip away to the stables and see to the horses before
coming home for dinner half way through Two Way Family Favourites then the dreaded ‘Sing Something Simple’ which was music to shoot yourself to for a
young girl (At least we could listen to Journey into Space or Hopalong Cassidy before bedtime so it wasn’t all bad! But suddenly one day in 1955 Elvis burst
onto the radio with Heartbreak Hotel - along with Bill Haley rocking around the clock and the whole world turned upside down. To me it seemed that the life
around me had gone from Black and White to glorious Technicolor.
I do remember being very upset that I was too young to join in and would miss it all because it would all be over in a flash. “Its a five minute wonder!” my gran
announced confidently - and who were we to argue with such a redoubtable lady! I was nine years old and green with envy as I watched the ‘big girls’ (All
of fifteen years old) jiving in the streets - feet flashing in flat shoes and bobby sox, their polka dot dresses swirling as their rather dangerous looking partners
- Teddy Boys in full drape jackets - twirled them around as if they were dolls as they danced outside the record shop on the high road - music flooded
through the open doors - tempting the newly initiated to come in and buy. I was besides myself with worry that it would be all over before I got the chance to
join in and begged mum for a full circle skirt to twirl in. (Mum ran me one up on her trusty Singer sewing machine as quickly as she could - delighted that she
could at last get me to wear something other than jodhpurs and riding boots!) Then joy of joys - the new music swept on instead of fading away and we
even got our first dedicated programme Pick of the Pops with the rather straight laced Franklin Englemann
who was soon unseated by Alan Dell and David Jacobs - very cool. I held my breath as I grew closer to
being a teenager and revelled in the fading sounds of Radio Luxemburg on my Transistor radio - straining my
ears to hear the music as the wave length floated away into infinity then faded back in just in time to catch the
closing bars of my favourite song but glorying in the fact that Rock n Roll was still hanging on in there. Elvis
had been joined by Eddie Cochoran and Buddy Holly, Little Richard and the rather unconventional Jerry Lee
Lewis. Ah the joy when Radio Caroline arrived loud and clear.
But leap forward 60 years and Rock n Roll is as popular - if not more so - than it was back then in the fifties.
March Jive Club is heaving with dancers every week of all ages as are other venues where anyone can learn
to jive, jitterbug, or stroll or just go and practice their own well established moves. Weekend events are
always fully booked with the older generations still dancing the same moves as they did back in the fifties and
their children and grandchildren learning the steps and enjoying every minute of it. Rock n Roll never dies as
they say and yes I am glad to report it is still alive and well and kicking! And I am also glad to report that it
Jiving to the live Rock n Roll band at a local
stayed around long enough for me to grow up, join in and not miss out.
By Wendy Priestley
event 2015
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Are you a Parent or Grandparent? Do you have Proven Parenting Experience?
Do You Have Time to Spare?
Home-Start South Holland offers a confidential, non-judgemental, home-visiting befriending service to
families who have at least one child under the age of five. We are currently looking for volunteers to join
us so If you are interested please contact us for an information pack
Tel: 01406 701720 or e-mail: [email protected]
Millgate Tiling
James Smith - Wall and Floor Tiler.
Free quotations available upon request.
Mob: 07522 063 706
Email: [email protected]
4
Maintaining the Dykes
On a misty October morning, expert machine operator Tony uses the SHIDB’s
long arm basket cutter to clear weed and reed below Red House Bridge. As a
conservation measure the Drainage Board carry out this work annually but on
alternate banks. The bank that is left reedy for the year provides habitat for
nesting birds and other wildlife.
On the Flickr site “Sutton St James” photos of people and places in and around
the village may be viewed and shared.
Photo and text by Jonathan Bye
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sutton St James Parish Church Information
Services take place as per times on the notice-board outside the church.
*****
If you are a Flower Arranger and would like to join us, please telephone Pauline on 01945 440 285.
******
Coffee Mornings are held on the second Saturday in the month. In the parish church between 10.00am AND 12.00.
--------------------------------------------------------------CHURCH HALL, BELLS DROVE, SUTTON ST. JAMES.
This hall is available for hire to all. The kitchen and toilet have recently been refurbished. It is best suited for small family
gatherings, meetings, exercise classes and children's parties. Charge is £7.50 per hour.
Contact Jenny Rose on 01945 440 685.
SUTTON ST JAMES TODDLERS GROUP AT CHURCH HALL - BELLS DROVE
Mondays from 10.30 am to 11.45 Thursdays from 1. 45 to 3 pm
Children from babies to school age.
Contact Jenny Rose on 440 685
Sutton St James Preschool Playgroup
We are now open every day Mon - Fri 9am to 3pm
The sessions are either 9-12 : 12-3 : 9-3.
For further details contact :- Caron Bishop 01945 440 000
SUTTON ST JAMES WOMENS GROUP
The group meets at 7.30 in the Church Hall, Bells Drove on the last Wednesday in each month.
Subscriptions per year £10 with extra charge for outings. Enquiries - Cherril Collins - 01945 440 319 Or Ann Milchard - 01945 440 391
JSB Master Tiler : Specialist in Natural Stone
Mr Julian Barrett : Over 35 Years Experience
www.jsbmastertiler.co.uk : Mobile 07866 900 355
Email [email protected]
Fenland Folk Lore - The Farmer and the Boggart
Boggarts often feature in folk lore throughout Britain although their appearance and attitude changes according to the region they are
supposed to inhabit. Some are considered lucky and kindly whereas in other parts of the country they are evil and cause mischief. In a tale
said to originate from the village of Mumby in the Lincolnshire countryside, the boggart is described as being rather squat, hairy and smelly.
The story goes that a farmer bought a patch of land that was inhabited by the boggart. When the farmer tried to cultivate the field the
boggart got angry, but after much arguing they decided to work the land together and share the bounty. The farmer, however, being greedy,
began to ponder a way to cheat the boggart out of his share. When they were debating what to plant, he asked the boggart, "Which half of
the crop do you want for your share, the part below the ground or the part above it?" The boggart thought for a while before answering
"The part below the ground". The farmer sowed the field with barley. At harvest time the farmer boasted a big pile of barley while all the
boggart had to show for his work was stubble. It flew into a rage and screeched that next time it would take what lay above the ground. The
next time the farmer sowed the field with potatoes. At harvest time the farmer laughed as he claimed his massive pile of potatoes while the
boggart was yet again left with nothing to show for his efforts. Simmering with rage, the boggart stormed off, never to return again. But
upon leaving he cursed the ground and the greedy farmers crops failed year after year until he became penniless and had to move away.
(Serves him, right for being greedy - a lesson to us all. Ed.)
5
Sutton St James Baptist Church
Sutton St James Baptist Church - Sunday Service every week at 10.45
Coffee Morning each Thursdays 10 am to 12 noon - all Welcome
Fellowship Lunch - Last Thursday in the month 12 noon for 12.30 Meal (Pre booking required for this event.)
Open Doors
Second Tuesday of the Month 2pm to 4pm for Talk, Tea and Cake.
Everyone Welcome - For Further information call Pastor Ross Dean on 01406 424 556
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Painting and Decorating
Gary J Nye - 16 Fishergate Sutton St James
Contact 01945 440 279 - Mobile 07951 127 717
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For all your wiring needs.
Agricultural - Commercial - Domestic All electrical wiring systems installed,
Periodic inspection reports, Fault finding, Extra sockets, Full rewires, 3 phase wiring.
Part P Registered. Access Platform available for hire (12 meter cherry picker)
Free quotations - please contact us using the details below
John Heanes, 147 Chapelgate, Sutton St James, PE12 0EF
07990 847 677 www.jheaneselectrical.co.uk [email protected]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------
53 Chapelgate
All aspects of Hairdressing Ladies Gents & Children
Sutton St James
Open Tuesday to Saturday 0830 till late
PE12 0EF : 01945 440499
Jeanette’s Hair Salon
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cutigel - Fully Qualified Gel Technician, ABT Insurance approved.
Gel Extensions, Gel Overlay on Natural Nail, Gel Polish, Express Manicure, Gel Toes,
Express Toes and Revolutionary IBX Treatment to repair damaged/peeling nails to help
53 Chapelgate
grow your own natural nails (this is not a gel/polish, it’s a repair treatment)
All aspects
of Hairdressing Ladies Gents
Based in Sutton St James – vouchers available too!
& Children
Contact Kerri Jarvis : 07768 986 346 : www.cutigel.co.uk : Find Cutigel Sutton
on Facebook
St James Open
Tuesday to Saturday 0830 till
TOP GROOM
Award Winning Dog Groomer
late
City and Guilds qualified - For all pedigree and cross breeds
New to the Area
for appointments call Darren 01945 420547
1 Parsonage Lane , Sutton St James, PE12 0JA
PE12 0EF
www.topgroom.co.uk 01945 440499
Follow us on Facebook - Search Topgroom Professional
Dog Groomers
Jeanette’s
Hair Salon
Good Neighbour Scheme
Community Lincs are involved in initiating a Good Neighbours Network across rural areas of England and are offering up to £300 start up costs for new
schemes established prior to March 2016 Good Neighbour Schemes respond to the needs of local people by providing help with activities such as
Befriending/home visiting/Companionship/someone to go to school events with/dog walking and pet care/ Filling in forms/reading and writing
letters/computer help through to gardening and lifts to doctors hospitals etc. In short local help for local people.
A committee must be set up to establish and operate this scheme and more information on how to do this and what is required
Contact:- Roy Pell at Community Lincs, The Old Mart, Church Lane, Sleaford NG34 7DF Tel:- 01529 301 1964 - Email [email protected]
6
Holbeach Workhouse
Workhouses were common practice in Victorian ages and the desperate or homeless went there
mostly as a last resort because many workhouses were little other than slave labour camps with the
inmates having little or no rights within the law. Up to 1834.The Holbeach parish workhouse was
located in a row of cottages at the southern end of Penny Hill Road, a little way to the north of the
town. The building survived until the 1960s but modern housing now occupies the site
Holbeach Poor Law Union was officially formed on 7th December 1835. Its operation was overseen
by an elected Board of Guardians, 25 in number, representing its 11 constituent parishes including
Sutton St James
The new workhouse was built in 1836-7 at the north side of Fleet Road at the east of Holbeach. The architect was Robert Ellis Junior. It was designed to
accommodate 386 people and the Poor Law Commissioners authorized an expenditure of £4,830 for its construction.
The workhouse was based on the Poor Law Commissioners' standard Y-plan or hexagonal designs produced by Sampson Kempthorne. It comprised a threestorey entrance block facing onto the road, behind which three accommodation wings radiated from a central hub. A separate 36-bed infirmary was added at
the north-west of the site in 1851 and extended in 1904 after which it could accommodate 80 patients (51 men and 29 women).
The workhouse received unwelcome publicity in April 1882 when the master was found guilty of the manslaughter of a workhouse inmate. The report of the
case from the Derby Mercury read:HORRIBLE DEATH IN A WORKHOUSE.
A coroner's jury at Holbeach, on Friday, after an inquiry lasting twelve hours, returned a verdict of manslaughter against the master of the
Holbeach Union, for causing the death of a pauper, a young man named Bingham. The man had been suffering from a skin disease, and was
placed in a fumigating box used to disinfect persons suuffering from infectious disease, and was apparently forgotten. His cries at length
attracted attention, and he was released, but not until he had been so terribly burned that skin and flesh fell from different parts of his body.
He died a few hours afterwards.
The then unnamed master was actually a Mr W.B.Waterer. Evidently he escaped a prison sentence for in September 1882, the Guardians of the Westburyon-Severn union appointed him master of their workhouse. At their next meeting, a fortnight later, they agreed not to confirm the appointment as Waterer had
"withheld information which has since come to the board's knowledge." Presumably Waterer's past had caught up with him.
From 1904, to protect them from disadvantage in later life, the birth certificates for those born in the workhouse gave its address just as The Shrubbery, Fleet.
After 1930, the workhouse became Holbeach Public Assistance Institution. After 1948, as part of the new National Health Service, it became Fleet Hospital.
then In more recent times, the site has operated as Holbeach House nursing home. In October 2014, plans were announced for converting the buildings for
residential use which has now been completed. No doubt the people who now live there enjoy a happier way of life than those unfortunates who lived in that
same building so many years ago.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abbeygate Landscape & Nurseries - For All Your Gardening Needs
Grass Cutting - Scarifying - Hedge Trimming & Planting - Gutters Cleared - Patios Cleaned
Garden Design & Clearance - Trees Crowned & Lopped - Weed Control on Lawns & Driveways
All Jobs Considered
Call Dale Allwood on 07901 973 557 - 01406 422 886
Painter & Decorator
****
Over 30 years Experience : References Available
City & Guilds : No Job Too Small
5 Chapel Gate : Sutton St James.
Park House Physiotherapy Clinic
Your Neighbourhood Clinic
Treatment of spinal pain, sports injuries, muscle, tendon or joint problems and following fractures or orthopaedic surgery
For an appointment contact Deborah Cheetham Tel 01945 870515
Email: [email protected]
www.parkhouse-physiotherapy.co.uk
Park Road Tydd St Giles Wisbech PE13 5NH
Long Sutton Barns
Vicarage Lane - PE12 9AF (Behind McDonalds on the A17)
The Largest community based arts and crafts centre in Lincolnshire
Ceramic painting for adults and children from £6 (call in any time)
Classes in Stained Glass - Mosaics - Crochet - Lamp Working Glass Beads.
Sewing - Upholstery - Shabby Chic - Rope work and lots for Kids too.
Craft Fairs on the first full weekend of every month between March and December.
Self Funding, community based projects
just don’t get any better than this.
Open every day bar Wednesdays
For details call 01406 362 500 www.longsuttonbarns.com
7
Hall hire subject to availability
Enquiries for the hiring of the Village Hall to the Booking Secretary - Elaine Harrison on (01945) 440 332
Sutton St James Walking Group
Bingo at the Village Hall
Every other Monday - Eyes down 7.30pm
December 7th - December 21st (Xmas Bingo)
January 18th : February 1st - February 15th
Eyes down 7.30pm
Group leaves for local and away-day walks at 10 am
from the Village Hall every Thursday
For information - Contact Carol Griggs on 01945 440 599
Sutton St James Readers Group
If you are a keen reader and want to check us out, please just come along and sit in and find out what we do.
Membership £10.00 - Books provided by the Lincolnshire Library Services.
For further Information contact Mike or Ann Milchard on 01945 440 391
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Auction every Friday at Village Hall -Viewing at 4 pm Auction starts at 6 pm
Good Companions
Meet every Wednesday in the Village Hall at 1.30 for 2 pm Start : Whist - Bingo - Outings
All welcome - For enquiries call Jean Leggett on 01945 440 535
Garners Garage
71 Chapelgate - Sutton St James
Fuel : Repairs : MOT’s
Open Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm
Saturdays - 8am to 12 noon
Sundays - 10 to 12 noon Fuel Only
Tel:- 01945 440 226
Hero Dogs - Baby Recues Her Family
A 10-year-old pit bull named Baby rescued a family and its dogs by returning into the burning building not
once, but twice, during a house fire. Rhonda Westenberger and her sister, Evelyn, were sleeping when
their home began filling with smoke and flames and unaware of the danger, until their pit bull, named Baby,
sprang to action. Baby, began barking and pounced on them until they woke up.
"There were flames shooting down the hallway," said Rhonda. "If Baby hadn't woken Evelyn up, I don't think
either one of us would have come out of it." The sisters managed to run out, but five dogs were still inside
the house until Baby rushed back inside and rescued them. One was too frightened to move and was
hiding underneath the bed but Baby grabbed it by the scruff of the neck and dragged it outside. Despite
losing everything, the family says Baby is keeping them hopeful. "It brings my spirit up a lot to see the
dogs," said Rhonda. "I'm so proud of her. She is my hero. She's the hero for all of us. Baby has always
come across to us as one of the family and this just proves it.” Good to know Baby’s burns have now
healed and Baby is leading her usual happy life with the family she loves.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --Air Ambulance Update
After the success of the Drive Sale which brought in £468 even more donations have come in.
The East Elloe Lions presented a cheque for £200 and the Auction also handed in a check for £178
so bringing the grand total for the Air ambulance donations to £846. Well done everyone.
8
Sutton St James Convenience Store
Newsagents : Off Licence : Grocery : Lottery : ATM Machine
Mon to Fri - 7am to 7.30 pm - Saturday 7.30am to 7.30 pm
Sunday 8am to 4 o’clock
-
Tel:- 01945 440 994
LIFT & SHIFT (SELF STORAGE) LTD.
We offer a worry free storage solution.
Fully fenced with night time security and CCTV. Hire at very
competitive prices from as little as £12 per week.
Short and Long term available. Easy access.
Domestic and Business users welcome.
Tel: (01945) 440974 or (07774) 177300
Email: [email protected]
The Curse of ‘Little Bastard’ : James Deams’ Porsche 550 Spyder
James Byron Dean (1931-1955) was an American film actor who became a cult figure with his films "Rebel
Without a Cause", "East of Eden" and "Giant". His early death in a car accident helped to ensure his legend
and was the beginning of another famous urban legend.
Dean was known as a ‘speed freak’ and after his film East of Eden became a smash success in 1955 he took
his Porsche 356 Speedster racing and often winning. . When making ‘Rebel Without a Cause’ he traded in his
Speedster for a Porsche 550 Spyder – one of only 90 which were made. When filming ‘Giant’ however, he had
to sign a contract banning him from racing as the producers worried that his obsession could compromise
filming but as soon as the film was complete Dean set off in competition once more.
His Spyder was
customized by Georges Barris, the man who would go on to design the Batmobile. The car was named ‘Little
Bastard’ by Bill Hickman, Deans language coach on Giant and this nickname was painted on it by pinstriping
artist Dean Jeffries.
Actor Alec Guinness saw the Spyder and said the car looked “sinister” to him. “If you get in that Porsche, you
will be dead next week,” he said.
Dean and his mechanic Rolf Wütherich got the car ready for a sports car race at Salinas, California and the
original plan was to trailer the Spyder to Salinas but at the last minute, Dean decided to drive it himself with
Rolf Wütherich for company. That day Dean got a speeding ticket in Kern County for driving 65 in a 55 mph zone. He was
driving west on what is now State Route 46 and what was then US Route 466 – near Cholame, California – when a Ford coming
from the opposite direction crossed into Dean’s lane and the two cars collided head on. Highway Patrol officers were called to
the scene of the accident and found the driver of the Ford with a gashed forehead and a bruised nose. Wütherich had been
thrown out of the Porsche with a broken jaw and other injuries. James Dean was alive and taken to the Paso Robles War
Memorial Hospital but pronounced dead on arrival. It is said that his last words, just before impact, were: “That guy’s gotta stop!
He’ll see us!” Wütherich was badly affected by the crash but survived several suicide attempts before being killed in a road
accident in Germany in 1981.
After Dean’s crash the wrecked car was bought by George Barris for $2,500. Who planned to take it on tour as a warning to
others about dangerous driving. On delivery, ‘Littler Bastard’ slipped off its trailer and broke the legs of a mechanic. A doctor
from Beverly Hills, Troy McHenry, bought the engine and put it in his own Porsche. The first time he took the car out, the vehicle
spun out of control and crashed into a tree. He was killed on the spot. William Eschrid, bought the transmission of Dean’s
Porsche. He went racing and when taking a curve, the car rolled over resulting in serious injury to the driver. Barris sold two
tires off the Spyder, which were unharmed in the accident, to an unnamed New Yorker. The tires blew up simultaneously,
causing the car to go off the road Two thieves were seriously injured while they attempted to steal parts of ‘Little Bastard’ when
it was in Barris’s garage. Barris decided to store the cursed car safely away, but the bad luck kept coming from the ‘cursed’ vehicle. In 1959, a fire broke out in
the Fresno garage where the Porsche was stored but the car was undamaged. The infamous car was now famous so George Barris once again took the
wreck on tour around America. On the way to Salinas, the flatbed truck with the ‘Little Bastard’ on it lost control and the driver was crushed by the Porsche.
On the anniversary of James Dean’s death, September 30, a fifteen year old boy was walking by the exhibit when for no apparent reason three bolts snapped
and the car plunged forward crushing both of the boy’s legs.
In 1960, Barris decided to have the cursed wreck shipped back home to California. While in Florida, the Porsche was loaded into a boxcar, the door carefully
sealed. When the train arrived in Los Angeles, the seal was still intact but ‘Little Bastard’ was not inside. Private detectives were hired to search for the car
but it was never found and has never been seen since. People still speculate if there was curse on James Dean or on his car. Or was the car a being from
hell disguised as a Porsche. Others said that the curse perhaps originated in occult or even Satanist circles. Dean was fascinated by all things haunted. He
had his own witch coven in LA. There were fans swearing that Dean had returned from the grave, and there were reports of a phantom Porsche cruising the
area where Dean was killed. Urban myths were rife. Actually George Barris was not the initial purchaser of the wrecked car. It was first bought by two
doctors, McHenry and Eschrid who bought the Spyder directly from the insurance company. They removed the mechanical components to use as spares in
their own 550 Spyders, which they used for racing, and then sold the shell to Barris. McHenry was killed in a race at Pomona in 1956 when the steering of his
car failed, and legend has it, that this was one of the jinxed parts of ‘Little Bastard’ although it has to be said that there is no proof of this and many say t hat it
is simply people adding to the popular Urban Myth. But even if it is I don’t think that I will be rushing out to buy any spare parts for my own car from this
particular vehicle.......... Would you?
Interesting Info: In 1983 the cult film ‘Christine’ was launched, telling the story of a possessed car that brought its teenage owner under its
spell and killed all those who got in its way. The star of the show was a 1958 Plymouth Fury and the movie has gone down in history as one of
the scariest films ever. They say the film was inspired by the story of the evil spirit that possessed James Deans car. Take care in your garage!
9
Lola - Street Dog of Egypt - Part 3
Lola had lived on the busy streets of Cairo all her life and knew of nothing except the noise of the
traffic and the anger of the people. Her only security was her regular feeding stations but it had
become too risky. Too many times had her life been in danger from the motor vehicles which
deliberately drove at her as she crossed the busy roads. Too many times had it almost been her turn
to have been shot by the men from the municipal authorities. There had to be another way. It was a
great risk to move to another area. No known places to eat and drink, and new humans with
unknown intentions. There would be other street dogs fiercely defending their territory from
migrating dogs such as she.
But Lola was too scared now to remain where she was. So she took a long rest in the dirty alleyway
with Kalif, allowing the heat of the day to subside into dusk and cooler conditions. She slept through the evening and not until the noise of the traffic
had subsided and many of the surrounding music bars and bazaars had gone quiet, did she nudge Kalif and together, they set off to find safety
elsewhere in the city.
Lola walked, ran, and hid for three days whilst she and Kalif wandered the streets looking for a safe place to call home. They were exhausted and
felt as if they had been walking and searching for weeks. They were hungry and thirsty. It was difficult finding food in the new places. Until they
could find somewhere to settle, it would not be possible to spend any time seeking out safe food sources.
Eventually Lola and Kalif found their way into Giza District. Here things were still busy but there seemed to be more space, greater distances
between buildings and therefore, also between the concentration of people. Lola suddenly stopped still and stared ahead of her. Kalif was urging
her on but she was staring at the three peculiar buildings which now blocked out the entire skyline in front of her. She couldn’t have known that she
and her pup were in the shadow of one of the world’s great marvels, the pyramids.
Lola quickly realised that beyond the pyramids, was the desert and that as they moved into the desert, the buildings, the noise, and the people
faded into the distance. Could this be the answer? Not far from the great pyramids and into the desert, Lola found the tombs of the great and
ancient Egyptians. These tombs were built and used even before the construction of the pyramids. The tombs were not looked after anymore by the
present day humans and long since neglected into areas which collected sand from the desert and rubbish from the many tourists who came to see
the pyramids and cast their litter onto the ground.
Her only immediate problem appeared to be other dogs who were already in residence in the area of the tombs and were prepared to defend their
homes from would be squatters. Eventually, Lola found a tomb which was unoccupied by canine residents and although it was only shallow and
very sandy, it would provide her and Kalif shelter from the sun and hopefully, a hiding place from the humans when necessary.
Having found a place to settle, Lola left Kalif whilst she went off in search of food. She left the sandy tomb and wound her way between the
pyramids and across the road, back into the town full of people. It was not too difficult here to find food. There were many eating places for the
humans and where these places existed there were always the remains of unwanted food scattered on the roads outside and heaps of waste in
bags, thrown into the gutter.
Lola was happy to realise that around the pyramids were many sources of food. Water was not going to be too difficult either. Again, nearby to the
pyramids were many camels and horses which were taking people on their backs to visit the pyramids. Close to where these animals waited for their
passengers, were water points and at these, there was usually water in the drains or even dripping from the taps. Here, she and Kalif could drink
whilst they stood guard for each other.
In the weeks to come, Kalif grew bigger and stronger and he was soon to become a full partner in the survival game he played every day with his
mother. They had difficult days when the shop keepers and horse and camel owners would chase them away from the food and water supplies, but
usually they were cunning enough to grab what they needed quickly, and took it in turns to eat and drink whilst the other partner watched out for
danger. There had been a small number of occasions when the men with the guns had come to their area in the evenings and shot some of the
other dogs who were not wise to the tricks of the humans. But Lola was very wise and Kalif stayed with his mother. For reasons unknown to them,
the men did not shoot here in the day time but only in the dark hours. So much more easy for streetwise dogs to hide away.
At this new site, they met people who seemed to be going out of their way to trick the dogs. They were down on one knee and offering food, they
were whistling and calling, and seemed to be willing to be friendly. Lola was never going to fall for that one again. This was how her mother died,
this was the devious tricks of the humans. Whenever she was tempted to approach the visitors to the pyramids for the food they were offering, she
remembered it all and stood back, shying away. She wanted to go to the people, she wanted the food for herself and Kalif, she wanted them to
stroke her and be her friend. No, it was a trick, they would kill her. Run Kalif, run!.
It was not possible for her to know that these people were the tourists, these people were trying to be friends, these people were the reason that
the men with the guns were not able to shoot in the day time. How could she know?
As time went by, the dog population around the pyramids seemed to be growing and each time this happened, Lola knew that the men with the
guns would be around. But this time they did not seem to be coming. Only the other humans were there, the ones trying to be friendly and offering
food. One late evening, Lola and Kalif were returning to their lair, when they saw two men in the dark putting food down among the pyramids and
standing back whilst some of the dogs were eating. Lola saw her opportunity and knew that she could easily get to the food in the dark and escape
before the humans could get to her, and in the dark she would be too quick for them to shoot. Kalif wanted to go as well but Lola made him stand
guard as was their agreement. Kalif watched from the distance as his mother moved swiftly in on a large piece of meat which the two men had
thrown on the ground. Lola gulped down half of the meat immediately and started to make her way back to Kalif with the remainder.
Suddenly without warning, Kalif heard his mother cry out and fall to the ground. He saw her body convulsing and her legs twitching and watched in
horror as she vomited and defecated Lola cried in pain as she lost control of her nervous system and bodily functions. Kalif approached cautiously
towards his mother and sniffed at her body, now motionless and he tried to awaken her by pulling at her ears and tail. He nudged her several times
with his muzzle and licked her eyes. But still Lola did not move. Lola was dead. Kalif was frightened - and alone.
What will happen to Kalif? Find out next issue.
Story by Trevor Wheeler
10
Tea Break Time - Answers on Back Cover
Across
1. Aquatic mammal (5)
4. Striped equine (5)
7. Watered (9)
8. Flows back (4)
10. Tennis stoke (5)
13. Assumed name (5)
14. Disparaging remark (4)
17. Essential (9)
19. Rear part of a ship (5)
20. Smooth fabric (5)
Down
1. Relinquished (6)
2. Atmosphere (3)
3. Boundary of a surface (4)
4. Stringed instrument (6)
5. Confound (7)
6. Desiccated (4)
9. State of equilibrium (7)
11. Bird of prey (6)
12. Implement for writing or
drawing (6)
15. Optical device (4)
16. Small snakes (4)
18. Colony insect (3
General Knowledge Quiz
1. Which singer joined Mel Gibson in the movie Mad Max: Beyond The Thunderdome?
2. Vodka, Galliano and orange juice are used to make which classic cocktail?
3. Which American state is nearest to the former Soviet Union?
4. In which year did Foinavon win the Grand National?
5. At which battle of 1314 did Robert The Bruce defeat the English forces?
6. Consecrated in 1962, where is the Cathedral Church of St Michael?
7. On TV, who did the character Lurch work for?
8. Which children's classic book was written by Anna Sewell?
9. How many tentacles does a squid have?
10. Which reggae singing star died 11th May 1981?
11. Characters Charlie Allnut and Rosie Sayer appeared in which classic 1951 movie? (Starring Humphrey Bogart and
Katherine Hepburn)
12. What is converted into alcohol during brewing?
13. Which river forms the eastern section of the border between England and Scotland?
14. Which Briton won an ice-skating Gold at the Lake Placid Olympics?
15. In what year was Prince Andrew born? (19th February)
16. What is the national game of the Basques? (a form of tennis using racket or hand with a net or against a wall)
17. TV commercials for Campari launched the career of which actress?
18. Name the two families in Romeo and Juliet?
19. If cats are feline, what are sheep?
20. In the song, Heartbreak Hotel is on which street?
21. For his part in which 1953 film did Frank Sinatra receive a Best Supporting Actor Oscar?
Did You Know
It takes glass one million years to decompose, which means it never wears out and can be recycled an infinite amount of times!
Gold is the only metal that doesn't rust, even if it's buried in the ground for thousands of years.
Your tongue is the only muscle in your body that is attached at only one end.
If you stop getting thirsty, you need to drink more water. When a human body is dehydrated, its thirst mechanism shuts off.
Each year 2,000,000 smokers either quit smoking or die of tobacco-related diseases.
Zero is the only number that cannot be represented by Roman numerals.
Kites were used in the American Civil War to deliver letters and newspapers.
The song, Auld Lang Syne, is sung at the stroke of midnight in almost every English-speaking country in the world to bring in the new year.
Drinking water after eating reduces the acid in your mouth by 61 percent.
Peanut oil is used for cooking in submarines because it doesn't smoke unless it's heated above 450F..
Nine out of every 10 living things live in the ocean.
The banana cannot reproduce itself. It can be propagated only by the hand of man.
Airports at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.
The University of Alaska spans four time zones.
The tooth is the only part of the human body that cannot heal itself.
In ancient Greece , tossing an apple to a girl was a traditional proposal of marriage. Catching it meant she accepted
Sutton St James News
Winter - Issue 16
December 2015
Albert and The Lion
There’s a famous seaside place called
Blackpool,
That’s noted for fresh air and fun,
And Mr and Mrs Ramsbottom
Went there with young Albert, their son.
A grand little lad was young Albert,
All dressed in his best; quite a swell
With a stick with an ‘orse’s ‘ead ‘andle,
The finest that Woolworth’s could sell.
They didn’t think much to the Ocean:
The waves, they was fiddlin’ and small,
There was no wrecks and nobody drownded,
,
‘fact, nothing to laugh at at all.
So, seeking for further amusement,
they paid and went into the Zoo,
Where they’d Lions and Tigers and Camels,
And old ale and sandwiches too.
There were one great big Lion called Wallace;
His nose were all covered with scarsHe lay in a somnolent posture,
With the side of his face on the bars.
You could see that the Lion didn’t like it,
For giving a kind of a roll,
He pulled Albert inside the cage with ‘im,
And swallowed the little lad ‘ole.
Then Pa, who had seen the occurence,
And didn’t know what to do next,
Said “Mother! Yon Lion’s ‘et Albert”,
And Mother said, ‘Well I am vexed!”
Then Mr and Mrs RamsbottomQuite rightly, when all’s said and doneComplained to the Animal Keeper,
That the Lion had eaten their son.
The keeper was quite nice about it;
He said “What a nasty mishap.
Are you sure that it’s your boy he’s eaten?”
Pa said “Am I sure? There’s his cap!”
The manager had to be sent for.
He came and he said “What’s to do?”
Pa said “Yon Lion’s ‘et Albert,
And ‘im in his Sunday clothes, too.”
Now Albert had heard about Lions,
How they was ferocious and wildTo see Wallace lying so peaceful,
Well, it didn’t seem right to the child.
So straightway the brave little feller,
Not showing a morsel of fear,
Took his stick with it’s’orse’s ‘ead ‘andle
...And pushed it in Wallace’s ear.
Puzzle Solution
The Mother said, “Right’s right, young
feller;
I think it’s a shame and a sin,
For a lion to go and eat Albert,
And after we’ve paid to come in.”
The manager wanted no trouble,
He took out his purse right away,
Saying “How much to settle the matter?”
And Pa said “What do you usually pay?”
But Mother had turned a bit awkward
When she thought where her Albert had
gone.
She said “No! someone’s got to be
summonsed”So that was decided upon.
Then off they went to the P’lice Station,
In front of the Magistrate chap;
They told ‘im what happened to Albert,
And proved it by showing his cap.
The Magistrate gave his opinion
That no one was really to blame
And he said that he hoped the
Ramsbottoms
Would have further sons to their name.
At that Mother got proper blazing,
“And thank you, sir, kindly,” said she.
“What waste all our lives raising children
To feed ruddy Lions?
Not me!”
MARRIOTT EDGAR
Trivia Answers
1. Tina Turner - 2. Harvey Wallbanger 3. Alaska - 4. 1976 - 5. Bannockburn
6. Coventry - 7. Adams Family - 8. Black Beauty - 9. Ten - 10. Bob Marley- 11. The African Queen
12. Sugar - 13. Tweed - 14. Robin Cousins - 15. 1960 - 16. Pelota - 17. Lorraine Chase
18. Montague & Capulet - 19. Ovine - 20. Lonely Street - 21/ From Here to Eternity
Copyright  2015 Wendy Priestley - : www.mothertrucker.co.uk
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval systems, or transmitted by any means
including photocopying without the prior written consent of the publisher.
Designed and produced by Wendy Priestley : www.mothertrucker.co.uk
Email:- [email protected]