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Football holiday camp in Grantham
Look what happens when you stop cutting verges
Brace yourself – some scenes from the ‘disgusting’ uncut road verges around Grantham – cinnabar moth caterpillars thriving on ragwort, bumblebees visiting the poppies & a veritable sea of yarrow –
South Kesteven DC and Lincolnshire County Council – keep it up!!
SKDC councillor’s blog about THAT statue
Who is responsible for this road?
Albert Leeton says….
Do you know who owns Ruston Road?
Lincolnshire CC doesn’t and neither does SKDC.
I’ve just tried reporting two road side drains missing looks like they’ve been nicked.
But no one owns the road so theres two holes in the road waiting for someone to have an accident but no one wants responsibility
Have you seen my moggie?
Parking petition hits target – now let’s double it!
Sue McQuinn says…
We’ve reached over 1,100 signatures for our petition regarding the parking problem at Hospital car parks
A meeting with ULHT Facilities Director is scheduled for March.
Please could post & share again. I need as many signatures as possible to make my point at the meeting. We’ve hit the target – now let’s double it.
I’m also interested to see comments on experiences people have had since the system was reintroduced in the New Year.
https://www.change.org/p/paul-boocock-ulht-stop-using-parking-eye?recruiter=68213946&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=share_petition
Grantham residents practise pulling Margaret Thatcher statue from her pedestal
Wok’s happened to this takeaway?
The art of burst water main on Harlaxton Road
She was only 22; He 54. Did they elope? Can you help?
The missing Sharp of Grantham
It is now almost two hundred years since James Sharp “a horse dealer” and farmer of Grantham and Hannah Hill, married in Scotland. In 1822 with their daughter, Jane, they emigrated to Tasmania, Australia on the ship “Thalia”. A further child, George Henry was born on the voyage.
The age difference is cause for conjecture. Was James already married? Did he already have children? Are there Sharp(e)s in Grantham today who trace back to James? Possibly to his family in the early 1800s? Did they go to Scotland to have a “legal” marriage according to Scottish law? James is recorded as being the son of the Reverend Henry Sharp? Is this correct? What is the background of Hannah Hill? Was Hannah enamoured by the wealth of her suitor?
Are there Sharp(e)s in Grantham today who trace back to James’s possible first family? Are there descendants who trace back to James’s brothers or sisters?
Yes, to my mind, James was wealthy. On 12 October 1822 in a letter to the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies he applied for a land Grant of 500 acres in Van Dieman’s Land (Tasmania), Australia. The letter was accompanied by a reference from his friend, Mr. A. G. Chester of London. Chester noted Mr. James Sharp, of Grantham, in the county of Lincoln, late horse dealer but now a farmer, had capital of about fifteen hundred pounds.
The application was successful and after arrival in Hobart Sharp was given a grant of 1,000 acres in the county of Forbes. In 1825, Sharp “since found a Tract of Land” situated on the Break of Day plains and was able to change. Sharp also lived on the Derwent at Sandy Bay where he had a farm of about 90 acres. By 1833 the Sharps had a family of 9 children.
In 1836 James and Hannah remarried. A possible reason for the remarriage is that marriages under Scottish law were not necessarily recognised in the colony. James and Hannah may have done this so that James’s property could be legally inherited by his children. James died in 1840.
Who were the parents of James? Was the
father Reverend Henry Sharpe? Surely with all the Sharp descendants without or
with an e, a “Grantham Matters” reader can unravel these questions?
2. George Henry Sharp, 1823 – 1898, born on ship “Thalia” on voyage to Hobart Tasmania. 3. 5th and later generations at a Sharpe family reunion of one of the third-generation
Anyone seen my cat?
Lincolnshire Training programmes for 2019
31 Jan & 12 Feb Writing Minutes for meetings
Want to improve the quality of your minute taking? We will learn how to take succinct notes, summarise information, and refine your grammar style. Making minutes more accessible to the reader.
5 Feb Excel Training (levels 1)
Two spaces left on the Excel Introduction course. It is great for anyone who is self-taught and wants to know the short cuts to doing things. It is also good for those who are yet to experience what Excel has to offer. We will be doing formulas, functions, filtering and sorting lists, presenting information, and getting to grips with all the important elements of Excel.
15 Feb Communication Skills
Improve your communication with this practical fun training workshop. Are your messages reaching your audience? Learn how to improve your listening, build rapport, prepare attractive messages to persuade your audience.
19 Feb Coaching and Mentoring for the Manager
Coaching is one of the most effective methods of enhancing performance. A good coach leads highly productive teams who are keen to learn new skills and as a result significantly increase the cost effectiveness and efficiency of their department/ organisation.
22 Feb Presentation Skills
Do you need to create a presentation that stands out? This course is suitable for anyone who wants to create a professional presentation with bells and whistles, whilst maintaining a professional looking presentation.
26 Feb Time Management
Do you find yourself working late every day? Unable to find time in your calendar for the things you enjoy? Constantly pressured by demands? Learn how to prioritise, manage time stealers, delegate, and set achievable goals.
1 Mar PowerPoint
Get to grips with all you can do on PowerPoint. Make your presentations stand out with SmartArt, Graphs, Videos, sound and good design templates. Animate your bullet points so that they come in when you want and generally impress your audience with a well presented presentation.
5 & 12/3 Introduction to First Line Management (2 days)
If you want to be a better manager but haven’t got the time to go down the formal qualification route, then this course is perfect for you. Learn all the important skills of management such as Managing Performance and giving feedback, Planning, Managing, and understanding your Team, Decision Making, Time Management and setting SMART Goals.
19 Mar Excel Training (levels 1)
Two spaces left on the Excel Introduction course. It is great for anyone who is self-taught and wants to know the short cuts to doing things. It is also good for those who are yet to experience what Excel has to offer. We will be doing formulas, functions, filtering and sorting lists, presenting information, and getting to grips with all the important elements of Excel.
22 Mar Excel Advanced (Level 3)
If you want to know more about Pivot tables, VLookups, PivotCharts, Macros, Ranges and functions such as DSum and IF’s then please come and join us for this interesting course.
28 Mar & 4 Apr Train the Trainer (2 days)
If you are responsible for training people, whether it is one to one or groups. Learn all about how adults learn; how to aid retention of knowledge; how to present; how to write an interesting lesson plan and the importance of aims and objectives.
9 Apr Writing Minutes for meetings
Want to improve the quality of your minute taking? We will learn how to take succinct notes, summarise information, and refine your grammar style. Making minutes more accessible to the reader.
If you want to know more please do visit my website www.fish4development.co.uk, drop me a line, or call me.
Prices £135 for a 1-day course and £260 for a 2-day course, reductions are available for additional attendees. If you want a course tailored to suit your staff, then the price is £550 a day (up to six people for ICT and 10 for none ICT Training). Want a course not currently on the website, ask away.
Who do you know in these photos?
Diane Gee says…
I have inherited a selection of photographs taken by my Father in Law Alan Gee back in the late1970s early 80s .
He was a member of Grantham and Kesteven Photography Society and won lots of awards with his photos. This is were I need your help please? I
would love to return the photos to the models of their families.
If anyone recognises them please let us know in the hope that I can give them to them.
Living Health is a bit of a Tardis!
Grantham surrounded by beauty
Jeremy Kyle needs YOU
Springwell latest
What do you think of it so far…?
Who’s responsible for this mess?
Matt says….
Who owns or manages the car park/service yard behind Wilko / bus station in Grantham?
It’s in a disappointing state with rubbish piled high around the bins managed by Veolia this is a fire hazard let alone idea breeding ground for vermin.
It’s been like it for nearly two weeks. Someone needs to take responsibility for it
Confusing speed limits
Rae Seng says…
There’s going to be a lot of confusion on the Sleaford road (A607) between the Great Gonerby turn-off and Barkston as they’ve put 50 mile an hour signs up all along the road but not changed the exit signs leaving Barkston and leaving Manthorpe.
These still have the national speed limit signs. Some drivers are still doing 60mph whilst others are doing 50mph
