< Previous30 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYREADERS’ GARDENSpurple lavender offers some contrast too. The colourful flowerssurrounding this area also make it a bit of a haven away from therest of the garden.Elsewhere there are fruit cordon, which includes two cookingapple trees - one Bramley, one Grenadier - as well as three Russeteating apples and two types of pear tree. The amount of fruitgrowing is pretty astounding too, which Jane uses for jams she sellsalongside the bees’ honey at open days and soirees she holds toraise money for charity. There’s autumn and early raspberries,strawberries, wild strawberries, blueberries, redcurrants, greengauge and loganberries, Victoria plums and an inordinate amountof rhubarb too! There are also blackcurrants and a range of herbs including alarge bed of mint, meaning it is like a virtual larder of freshproduce. The amount of effort thatJane has put in is impressive andone can imagine it’s a never-ending job to keep on topof it all, but as allgardeners say, a realgarden is never reallyfinished.The colourfulflowers surroundingthis area also makeit a bit of a havenaway from the restof the garden028-031:Layout 1 13/9/13 14:33 Page 3LINCOLNSHIRETODAY31Making your ideas grow!For all your gardening needs...Plant & Garden AccessoriesLarge Gift rangeArts & CraftsGreeting CardsSpacious parkingRestaurant & much morepennellsonline.co.ukLINCOLNNewark Road South HykehamLN6 9NTT: 01522 880033CLEETHORPESHumberston RoadN E LincsDN36 4RWT: 01472 313600Looking for agreat gift idea?Lincolnshire Today’s giftsubscription for only£27.55 with free deliveryCall 01472 310301or visitwww.lincolnshiretoday.net/341GastronomicdelightsCoastalhikesHomes&GardensNauticalstyle£2.95MAY2013£2.95MAY2013CelebratingourwonderfulcoastCelebratingourwonderfulcoastGastronomicdelightsCoastalhikesHomes&GardensNauticalstyleTHEREGION’SFAVOURITECOUNTYMAGAZINETHEREGION’SFAVOURITECOUNTYMAGAZINEwww.blmgroup.co.ukwww.blmgroup.co.ukBLMGROUPGROUPBLMBLMGROUPGROUPBLMWWW.LINCOLNSHIRETODAY.NETWWW.LINCOLNSHIRETODAY.NET25 years young25 years young1st 3issues only£1Call in store to view ourfabulous range of children’sand adult bikes - the idealChristmas present!C & E WarehouseC & E Warehouse, Unit 9A, Cosalt Industrial Estate, Convamore Road, Grimsby DN32 9HYTel: 07517 190601 or 01472 803258Opening Times – Mon - Sat 10am - 5.30pmWe also stockskateboards, stuntscooters, flickerscooters, rockinghorses and electricride on's.laybyschemeis nowavailable028-031:Layout 1 13/9/13 14:33 Page 432 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYARTISTIC LINCOLNSHIREHaving had a stroke while studying forPhd in Autism Research, Becky was struckdown with the inability to walk or speakproperly. As she has slowly recovered, heruse of a mobility scooter before she couldwalk again gave her the chance toobserve.As she puts it, “People ignore you forsome reason, you become invisible. Forsome reason people don’t want much todo with you so I was able to observepeople a lot more. I’ve always drawn, so itmade sense to see what I coulddocument. When I needed to get people’sattention I actually got myself a hat withan owl on it so I would stick out!”Becky first started trying to drawpeople who were aware, but found oncethey knew they were being observed,became too self-conscious and didn’tkeep still for long enough. As a result,Becky now works from snapshots shetakes with a digital camera and sketchesin pencil before going over with fine inkpens. But why photograph unremarkablepeople in the streets of Lincoln? Beckyhas a great answer, “I see the beauty inthe ordinary, the ordinary is beautiful.“I’m also a fan of abandoned buildings,like the Bass Maltings in Sleaford, they’reso impressive!”From her work you can appreciate thesentiment. People caught when they areunaware are unguarded and it has thesame effect as street photography, amovement which has seen increasedpopularity since cameras and telephotolenses became more affordable. One thatis particularly interesting is the girl alonein a café looking depressed next to acoffee. Ask for her attention and youmight get a different result but whatBecky captures is the moment and rareglimpses of real human life.Streets aheadIf you see someone with a notepad, what do you automatically assume? Frustratedpoet scribbling down lines? Musician who has a new idea for a song? If you seeBecky Fawcett about in Lincoln, she might be drawing you. We met her to see whatscenes she loves capturing most.You can see Becky’s work at the National Centre for Craft and Design in Sleaford where she has also encouraged people to draw something they haverecently seen on a postcard. You can also find her work online at www.themonkeyfeetillustrationdirectory.com and follow her on twitter @beckyfawcett032-033:Layout 1 13/9/13 13:53 Page 1032-033:Layout 1 13/9/13 13:53 Page 2St LUCIA'S DEMBLEBY34 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYLINCOLNSHIRE WALKSNEWTONVILLAGEFRIENDS AT DEMBLEBYNewton lies in its own shallow, sheltered valley but is approached over Sixpenny Hill, sonamed for the amount payable at the toll bar situated where it met the ancient Salter’s Way,now the modern-day A52. Local folklore says that Sixpenny Hill, provided you travel due eastfrom it, is the highest ground between Newton and Russia.We begin from the Red Lion, Newton where there has probably been a hostelry sincemediaeval times though the oldest part of the present building dates from the mid 1600’s. Itis an estate village of the Welby family who built and occupied Newton House in 1841. Theschool was originally situated beside the green near the church but the Welby’s paid for thenew one across the road in 1874. The redundant one then became a reading room andalmshouses but was demolished in 1939. St Botolph’s church is mostly 14th and 15thcentury Early English style though earlier Norman fragments survived an 1867 restoration.The village cross also occupies the green. We pass all these on our return to Newton.Getton’s Lane is initially narrow and tree-lined but broadens into a wide grassy highwaythat may date from the local enclosures completed around 1769/70.The slightly higherground crossed here gives extensive views over the South Kesteven countryside includingthe neighbouring churches of Pickworth and Walcot.It is known that the Haceby area has been farmed since at least Roman times for one oftheir villas was excavated nearby in 1939. The tiny hamlet, lost down quiet country lanes,does however hide one of Lincolnshire’s hidden architectural treasures - St Margaret’schurch, Grade 1 listed and cared for by the Churches Conservation Trust. The tower base isNorman with a “Decorated” period (late 13th to mid 14th century) upper section. There is17th century graffiti in the porch but the real surprise is inside; a mediaeval “Doom”painting over the chancel arch, which has been partially over-painted with a rare QueenAnne royal arms. Restorations took place in 1890 and 1924.Dembleby’s little church, modern by comparison, dates from 1867, cost a mere (bytoday’s standards) £1200 and is dedicated to St Lucia, a Sicilian maiden martyred inAD303. An earlier church stood a quarter of a mile away, close to Dembleby HouseFarm, but by the mid 19th century it was almost derelict and in any case deemed toosmall for the parish’s eighty or so population. Some fragments of the earlier churchwere nevertheless re-used in the new building. The Dimbleby family took their nameEXPLORINGON FOOTNEWTON, HACEBY & DEMBLEBYA haven of peace and tranquillity, yet less than a mile fromthe busy A52, lies the pretty stone village of Newton - ourbase for this autumn walk in South Kesteven.Lincolnshire034-035:Layout 1 13/9/13 13:51 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY35LINCOLNSHIRE WALKSRED LIONNEWTONHACEBYSt BOTOLPH'S NEWTONGETTON'S LANEFACTFILESTART: Newton (Red Lion Inn) (GR045361)OS MAPS: Landranger 130 (Grantham) • Explorer 248DISTANCES: Newton to Haceby direct • 5½ miles / 9 kilometresVia Getton’s Lane • 7 miles / 11.5 kilometres.REFRESHMENTS: Red Lion, Newton. (Tel 01527 497256)from here in the C13th; their famous descendants are of course the latebroadcaster Richard, and his two surviving sons David and Jonathon.This is a good nature-lovers walk too! On the longer route there areroadside wild flower nature reserves and the numerous woodlandsprovide cover for fallow deer, which are frequently seen. The author toohas twice seen red kites in the vicinity.NOTES.Readers are welcome to park at the Red Lion Inn.THE ROUTESHORTER ROUTE -From the inn carpark turn right and in 40 yards goright on the signed footpath - behind a hedge and past a cottage garden –fenced at first and then beside a stream. At open fields keep ahead followingthe right-hand edge for 300 yards and then look for a hedge gap andfootbridge on your right. Cross this and maintain your direction along thebottom of another field to join a lane. Turn right following this for three-quarters of a mile to reach a right-hand bend just before Haceby.LONGER ROUTE -From the inn go right past a “T” junction and round aright-hand bend. In another 150 yards take the signed track to your left(Getton’s Lane) and follow it for a mile to reach a road. Turn right, keepingahead at a “T” junction with our next destination (Haceby) seen across thefields. After three quarters of a mile take the grass track on your right (GreenLane). In half a mile you will reach another road and join the short route.Both routes now go round a right- hand bend and over a “T” junctioninto Haceby. Beyond the church stay on the road for another three quartersof a mile to meet the A52. Exercise care here! first go left 30 feet, then near a“speed check” sign, cross to a hedge gap and metal gate opposite.Walk forward by a hedge to a farm track there bearing a right a few yardsand then turning left at 3-way footpath sign. In another few yards meet agreen lane. Turn right following this grassy lane, which becomes a farm trackand then a surfaced lane; in a mile reach Dembleby church.At the junction here go right back to the A52. Re-cross carefully to afootpath sign and bridge and take the uphill grass path ahead. From thetop continue by a hedge to another footbridge, across an arable field tothird bridge and keep ahead to a waymark at the field corner. Go downhillnow to a final bridge and then straight up the next meadow (aiming left ofa large house) to join the road at the edge of Newton village.Turn right to pass the church and keep right past the village green backto the inn.by Hugh Marrows034-035:Layout 1 13/9/13 13:51 Page 236 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYFASHIONNümphBlack Rose is the name ofNümph’s autumn collection,inspired by menswear, the sixties,glam, glitter and pop. Thecolours vary from warm mountaingreys to vivid reddish and pink.036-045:Layout 1 16/9/13 09:09 Page 1brightLINCOLNSHIRETODAY37FASHIONThebrightsideAfter we enjoyed a sparklingsummer, a gloomy autumn can besomething of a disappointment –but you can brighten it up with atouch of colour! 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