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BOURNE TOWN C0UNCIL

FULL MEETINGS and committee meetings of the town council normally take place on a Tuesday evening and are held at the new Community Access Point based at the Corn Exchange. The full council meetings are preceded by a Public Open Forum at 7.30 pm (maximum of 30 minutes) with the full council meeting at 8 pm, or at the end of the public forum, whichever is the sooner. Any person wishing to speak must be present at the start of the forum to ensure they are given the opportunity to put their question. An individual may ask no more than two questions during a forum session.

Council and committee meetings in 2013 - all meetings held on Tuesdays

Amenities - Jul 9, Sep 10, Oct 22, Dec 3
Highways & Planning - Jun 25, Jul 16, Aug 6, Sep 17, Oct 8, Oct 29, Nov 19, Dec 10
Finance & General Purposes - Jul 23, Sep 24, Nov 5, Nov 1
Full council meetings & Open Forums - Jun 25, Aug 6, Oct 8, Nov 19

Annual parish meeting - 6th May 2014
Annual meet in of the council - 13th May 2014

 Town councillors from 2011
See also the Bourne Town Council web site

THE ABBEY CHURCH, BOURNE
- forthcoming events in 2013

Saturday 29th June - Patronal Festival and Country Fayre 2 pm until 5 pm
(Stalls, games, competitions, refreshments, display of murals in the church by local schoolchildren)

Information on all future events from Betty James on 01778 424017 or Arthur Lightfoot
on 01778 426723. Whist drive dates and details from Judy Smith on 01778 422219.
Ann Northen is on 01778 423353.

See Bourne Links for the church web site

BOURNE HERITAGE CENTRE
Baldock's Mill, South Street

The centre is open Saturdays and Sundays 2 pm until 4 pm.

BOURNE CIVIC SOCIETY
which administers the centre meets here regularly. Meetings begin at 7.30 pm.

Thursday 4th July - Barbecue at the Outdoor Swimming Pool
Wednesday 11th September - Battle over Bourne 1941 by Dennis Winsor
Monday 14th October - Cane and beet sugar by Tony Burke
Sunday 25h November - Wine and nibbles at the chairman's home

The three floors of the Heritage Centre contain memorabilia from the town's historic past including the Raymond Mays Memorial Room and the Charles Worth Gallery. Souvenirs and gifts are also available and you may have a computer-based tour of the town. Admission is free.
The society also arranges talks on topics of interest to members who receive monthly newsletters keeping them up to date with our activities including the encouragement of higher standards of planning for the town and its environs, monitoring planning issues and raising funds to secure the future of the centre. The society needs new members to support its work and help achieve these aims. Why not come and join us?
Please print out a membership application form.

BOURNE OUTDOOR SWIMMING POOL
 is now open for the summer season. For details of opening times
and admission charges see Bourne Links for their web site.

LINCOLNSHIRE FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY - B0URNE BRANCH
Registered Charity No 1000724

Our meetings are free to all with no requirement to be a member of the Lincolnshire Family History Society and are held at the United Reformed Church Hall in Eastgate, Bourne (entrance by stone cottage on Spalding Road) on the third Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm. Doors open at 7 pm and tea and refreshments are available at the end of the evening. We also have a bookstall at each meeting with publications by the society and selected national Family History publishers. Whilst our talks may include some local content, our programme aims to cover topics which may come up in the research of family history anywhere in the United Kingdom, so we welcome all researchers regardless where their ancestors may have lived.
For details of our forthcoming meetings and to find out more about the Lincolnshire Family History Society see our web site or if you wish to contact us for further information about the branch please email.

BOURNE U3A

Bourne U3A meets on the third Monday of each month at the Corn Exchange, Bourne, starting at 2.15pm. For more information about what's on and how to join telephone 0845 519 1385 or simply go along to one of the monthly meetings where you will be made very welcome.

See Bourne Links for our web site.

BOURNE LADIES DINING CLUB
was founded in 1983 when twenty ladies met to eat and chat. It now has over 40 members of all ages who meet on the second Tuesday of the month, 7 pm for 7.30 pm, at the Conservative Party headquarters in North Street with guest speakers after dinner. Annual membership is £7 with a charge of £12 per dinner. This is an excellent opportunity for newcomers to the town to settle in and feel at home.

Further information from Shirley Fairbairn on 01778 424613 and Betty James on 01778 424017 or email

BOURNE ORGAN CLUB
holds regular meetings and concerts on Wednesdays at the Corn Exchange, Bourne, at
6.45 pm for 7.30 pm. Admission £5 (members) and £6 (non-members).

19th June - The Key Klix (Richard Bower & Ian Griffin)
More club  information from Neal's Hairdressers, South Street, or call Denis on 01778 422262.

BOURNE PRESERVATION TRUST
meets in the Baxter Room at Wake House on the third Monday of each month at
7.30 pm. Non-members are welcome to attend. Help us maintain the heritage of Bourne and to refurbish and reopen the Victorian cemetery chapel.

For further information see Bourne Links for web site.

BOURNE GARDEN CLUB
meets at the Abbey Church hall in Church Walk, Bourne, at 7.30 pm on the third Thursday of each month (except August). Annual membership is £10 and members pay £1 each month which includes refreshments. New members and visitors are always welcome.

 For more information contact Trevor Horn on 01778 570249.

The local Probus Club for retired professional and business men. Lunch meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at The Toft Country House Hotel, Toft. We have a varied programme of talks, outings and special lunches. Full details of the club and its activities are given in our membership leaflet, available from the club secretary, Peter Page, 48 Grosvenor Avenue, Bourne, PE10 9HU, telephone 01778 393031 or email.

People are often uncertain what Round Table is all about. We are not a secret society, we do not spend all our time charity fundraising and we are not the local darts team. What we are is a group of guys who enjoy an active social life, undertaking activities that many people would love to get involved in. Whilst we are a men’s organisation, we also include partner and family activities in our programme, so everyone gets to be involved. You are currently missing out!
Our events for 2012 include karting, gliding, beach party paintball, brewery visit, clay pigeon shooting, golf, five-a-side football, snooker and speedway. Join us for an evening and find out what it’s all about. Call our membership officer Ray Berry on 07951010595 who will give you more details.

THE BUTTERFIELD CENTRE
2 North Road, Bourne
provides day care for the older person - and much more.
Mobile meals delivered to your home
Domestic help service
Day care (at the centre)
Call manager Debbie Hague on 01778 421422 for more information.

CONTINENTAL MARKETS
are frequently held on the market place outside the Corn Exchange, Bourne, on selected Fridays, dates to be announced.

For further details, email Paul Gibbins or telephone 07712 199076.
NOTE: Car parking in this section of the market place is closed on those days.

BOURNE ANIMAL WELFARE
Over the past 24 years we have provided help for hundreds of cats and kittens, finding them new homes, veterinary care and rehabilitation. Our work is constant but increasingly expensive and so gifts of food or money are always appreciated. Our fund raising also includes regular jumble sales on Saturdays at the Abbey Church hall in Church Walk on dates to be announced.
 We will also have a stall on the Thursday market  from 8.30 am until 12 noon and so items are always needed and most welcome, The dates for 2012 to be announced.

Further information from Cynthia Graham on 01778 422097 or Jan Ellison on 01778 422726.

BOOKING A HALL IN BOURNE
 
There is always a requirement for space to hold an event or party in Bourne and four main venues are readily available.

The CHURCH HALL in Church Walk has a well equipped kitchen and is already used for many activities including indoor bowls, dances, sales and coffee mornings. Children's parties are popular at £25 for three hours. For more details of charges and to make a booking telephone Janet Stubbs (caretaker) on 01778 422304 or Merryn Woodland (churchwarden)
on 01778 423232.

The RED HALL in South Street for weddings and events by arrangement with Bourne United Charities. For more details and to download a booking form see their web site.

The DARBY AND JOAN CLUB in South Street has similar facilities and to make a booking, telephone the caretaker on 01778 421900.

The ELSEA PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE at 1 Sandown Drive, Bourne, is now
available for hire. For inquiries about booking, either telephone 01778 423062 or email.

NOTE: If you wish your venue to be added to this list then please email.

THE HOUSEHOLD WASTE RECYCLING CENTRE
Pinfold Road, Bourne
The site is open for the disposal of all domestic refuse from
9 am until 4 pm
on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday
PLEASE NOTE: Waste from trade or business premises in not permitted.

EVENTS IN 2013

* Monday
June 24

Saturday
June 29

Sunday
June 30

Saturday
July 6

OTHER ACTIVITIES HELD REGULARLY

BINGO at the village hall, Twenty, near Bourne, every other Wednesday from 7.30 pm. Everyone welcome.

BINGO every other Thursday at Meadow Close Community Centre, Bourne, beginning at 7.30 pm. For more information telephone Brenda on 0771 2199050.

THE CAMEO CLUB for the over-sixties meets every Thursday at the Salvation Army hall in Manning Road, Bourne, at 2.30 pm.

COFFEE MORNINGS are held at Digby Court, off North Road, Bourne, every Wednesday morning from 10.30 am until 12 noon. Admission is 50p and includes coffee and biscuits.

COFFEE MORNINGS are held at the Meadow Close Community Centre in Bourne every Tuesday morning at 10 am. Everyone is welcome to join us for coffee/tea and biscuits for 30p and lots of good company.

MUSICAL MINIS is number one for music groups held during term time at Morton and Bourne for learning and fun, each structured session designed to help your child be (1) a skilful communicator by developing language and co-ordination (2) emotionally developed through sharing stories and songs whilst meeting new friends (3) a confident child by joining in the activities in a relaxed group atmosphere and (4) a creative child by letting the children explore the instruments, sounds, rhythm and movement. For more information see Bourne Links for our web site or you can email or telephone Janie on 01778 570340.

THE POACHERS SUPPER CLUB is a sociable and friendly organisation meets on the third Thursday of each month at the Angel Hotel, Bourne. The meal is usually followed by a talk, sometimes with slides, on all subjects ranging from antiques, pastimes and hobbies, local and national places of interest etc. Sometimes the talks are replaced by a quiz or other kind of entertainment. Membership is drawn from Bourne and its surrounding area and new members are always welcome and age is immaterial. Single people or partnerships. Come along and try us out before you decide if you would like to become a member. For further information and booking arrangements contact Val Palmer on 01778 394998 or email.

QUIZ NIGHT at the Nag's Head, Bourne, every Monday night beginning at 8 pm. Entry fee is £1 per person, maximum four per team. Prizes plus donations for charity. For more information telephone 01778 393644.

THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION (Women's Section Bourne branch) meets on the third Wednesday of each month in the dining room at the Butterfield Centre, North Road, Bourne, from 2 pm onwards. Anyone interested in joining is welcome to go along. Membership is open to all ladies with an interest in the work of the Legion and there are many social events to enjoy. After the business there is always an interesting speaker or activity. See Bourne Links for contact.

THE ROYAL NAVAL ASSOCIATION (Bourne branch) meets on the second Wednesday of every month in the Red Cross Hall, Harrington Street, Bourne, at 2 pm. Membership is open to both serving and ex serving Royal Navy or Merchant Navy personnel but also to any serving or ex service personnel from other branches of the armed forces. A warm welcome awaits anyone wishing to join this friendly group of shipmates. Contact the branch secretary on 01780 753787 for further information or email.

WHIST DRIVE at the village hall, Twenty, near Bourne, every Saturday 7.30 pm until 10.30 pm. Everyone welcome.

WOOD GRANGE LUNCHEON CLUB, West Road, Bourne, 12 noon until 2.30 pm. Come and enjoy good company over a three-course lunch with aperitif and a range of planned activities. Telephone 01778 424010 or call in for more information.

BOURNE CITIZENS' ADVICE BUREAU
Sessions are held at Wake House in North Street, Bourne, every Thursday from 10 am until 1 pm, providing independent and impartial advice to everyone regardless of race, sex, disability or sexuality. Consultations are free and confidential. 

BOURNE TOWN BOWLS CLUB
provides free coaching for beginners at the Abbey Lawn greens in Bourne every Saturday morning from 9.50 am until 12 noon throughout the summer months. Anyone who wishes to take up the game or find out more about it will be welcome. Further details from
Tony Brooks on 01778 426089 or Kate Exton on 01778 423338.

BOURNE INDOOR GOLF CENTRE
Junior After School Club every weekday night 4 pm until 5 pm and 5 pm until 6 pm and at weekends 10 am until 11 am and 11 am until 12 noon. Five week course covering iron, driving, chipping, putting and rules/etiquette with certificates of achievement in every category and four levels of ability to pass. Available to 3yrs + .
For more information please call Darren Game on 01778 383322 or email.

ADVICE ON CAREERS. COURSES AND CVS
If you are 20 years old or over, employed or seeking employment and have less than a full NVQ 2 or five GCSEs, we can provide FREE information and advice on qualifications, funding and help in finding the right job for you.

Bridge-It
8 Millfield Road, Donington, Spalding, Lincolnshire
Telephone: 01775 822192 or 01780 767602
Email or see our web site.

EDENHAM REGIONAL HOUSE
at Edenham, near Bourne
More information or to make a booking contact the Warden, the Rev Andrew Hawes, Edenham Regional House, Church Lane, Edenham, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 0LS, telephone 01778 591358 or email.

FREE COURSES IN MATHEMATICS AND ENGLISH
are offered by CICT Training to the community of Bourne. Courses are run from Bourne Library every Wednesday between 9 am and 4 pm. You can work towards a GCSE Grade A* - C, or equivalent nationally recognised qualification. Refreshments are provided throughout the day and you may attend just morning or afternoon if you wish. We are enrolling throughout the year so call now to book your place. For more information call Andrew on 07786 625253 or our main office on 01522 880330. We look forward to hearing from you.

THE WORKERS' EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Courses are held throughout the autumn and winter months at the Red Hall, Bourne, on a variety of subjects commencing September. Subjects include modern art, poetry and the monarchy. For further details please telephone Christine Pickering on 01778 440760.