MIDDLE RASEN PARISH COUNCIL The next meeting is to be held on Tuesday 17th April 2018 – public forum at 7.20pm followed by Council Meeting at 7.30pm.
"Keep Britain Tidy" If you remember the slogan "Keep Britain Tidy" (or dont) please take part in a "Litter Pick" on Saturday 7th April. We meet at 10.30am at 12 Naylor's Drive to collect litter picking tools and bags. Routes will be agreed according to the number of volunteers but Sand Lane, Gallamore Lane and Gainsborough Road always need doing. Residents do go out and pick areas near them, that is why some areas of the village are kept tidy and without them our village would look considerably worse. Please come and help for an hour or two. You could drive to some of the routes and pick a bag of rubbish within 100 yards of your car. Last week Liz Ingram collected several bags of rubbish down Sand Lane , so lets hope its an easy route on the 7th! I look forward to seeing you ....... Gail Dennis |
The Middle Rasen Parish Middle Rasen is situated in the district of West Lindsey in the county of Lincolnshire, about 16 miles north east of Lincoln in the lea of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Although the village is mainly contained to the north of the A631, sitting astride the river Rase, the Parish is much larger covering 3622 acres. The middle settlement between East Rasen, now known as Market Rasen, and West Rasen, it was the most important village of the three in the latter part of the Middle Ages. Indeed much of the northern area of Market Rasen town is in Middle Rasen Parish. |
Middle Rasen Charity Gala Dinner 2018 This year the dinner the Charity Dinner was on Saturday 21 st April at Middle Rasen Village Hall. The charities chosen to benefit are give as "Action for Children (Lincoln)" supporting vulnerable children and the Health Tree Foundation, "Rear into Gear" appeal in it work to raise £ 200,000 for state of the art keyhole surgery equipment designed to treat bowel cancer and bowel related illnesses. The theme for the evening was "Celebrating all things Lincolnshire" with a Lincolnshire based menu and Quiz. Entertainment was from "Harmony" , a local group. See also |
The Nags Head Public House
Our friendly village Pub/ Restaurant
Nature Watch Linwood Warren nature reserve is a heathland with rich and varied flora and fauna. It forms part of a once more extensive area of heathland, the remainder of which is now largely afforested or occupied by the golf course. The areas of open grassland with scattered pine trees and backdrop of woodland provide excellent habitat for green woodpecker and tree pipit. Of the 70 or so species of birds recorded over 30 are known to have bred. Notable among these are woodcock, tawny owl, green and great spotted woodpeckers, sparrowhawk, tree pipit, redstart and grasshopper warbler. All three species of heathers can be found (bell heather, cross-leaved heath and ling), and there are damp areas rich in mosses and lichens. The reserve is located about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east of Market Rasen on the south side of the Legsby road opposite the golf course. It was purchased by the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust in 1957 and is dedicated to the memory of the late Dick Cornwallis, Chairman of the Trust from 1962 to 1968, and nearby landowner and farmer. Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is a voluntary charitable organisation which cares for Lincolnshire's wildlife and countryside. Founded in 1948, the Trust now manages around 100 nature reserves across the county and has over 28,000 members. By joining the Trust, members are helping to ensure that our wildlife and wild places in Lincolnshire are protected and cared for. Join at www.lincstrust.org.uk/membership or call 01507 526667 Rachel Shaw ( Charity no. 218895. Registered in England, no. 461863
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Groups in Middle Rasen
If your group is not listed and/or needs a correction :- contact Gordon Jennings Wilf's Big Breakfast Saturday 14th April 9.30am - 1.30pm @Faldingworth Memorial Hall Sausage, egg, bacon, tomatoes, Orange juice, bread/toast and butter Also available: tea/coffee orange squash Toasted teacakes Proceeds in aid of Faldingworth Church
Broadbent Theatre Please note our website for booking your seats www.broadbenttheatre.org or ring 0300 400 0101 Sunday15th April 7.30pm The Wind in the Willows: A Folk Opera A brand-new musical adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's well-loved classic by Chris Green. GreenMatthews (with special guests Vicki Swan and Jonny Dyer) use music and song to bring this timeless tale to sparkling life. Using traditional English folk melodies set to new lyrics, the four musicians paint a vivid picture of Grahame's world – from the humble comfort of Mole End to the grandeur of Toad Hall. This show is vivacious, sparkling and full of life. Suitable for ages 5 to 95! |
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MIDDLE RASEN's TWO MILLS |
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THE WIND MILL
The Mill in Middle Rasen was built in 1820 and was a working windmill until 1932, when the sails failed. It was run by petrol motor for some time after that but eventually fell into disrepair and became derelict. When we bought the property the mill was little more than the brick shell. We have rebuilt the cap on traditional lines with the help of a local millwright, Tom Davies. The structure comprises 20 oak struts which sit on a 4" oak wall-plate, which in turn is bolted to a 6" circular steel ring-beam. The struts are first covered with half-inch pine attached horizontally. This is next covered with vertical half-inch planks of western red cedar, a very light and pliable timber which is also quite weather resistant. Here is where we depart from tradition, because a working mill cap originally would have been painted. Since the cap would have rotated so that the overlap of the boards always faced away from the wind the joints between the cedar boards would have been fairly protected from the ingress of rain. In any case, building standards in those days were not as exacting as now. We need a finish which will be reliably weather-proof but provide an appearance which will as closely resemble the original as possible, and for these reasons we have opted for a white fibre glass (or G.R.P.) covering. Richard Harries
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THE WATER MILL There has been a mill here since 1597 and maybe many years longer. There used to be many mills on the Rase but now there are only three remaining, Tealby, Market Rasen and here. The Middle Rasen one being the only one with its original workings mainly in place, the other two having been converted to domestic use. We moved into the property in 1970 when we found the mill to be in a very dilapidated state, with a sagging roof, its gable collapsing and the floor was powder. I had the gable ends repaired and the roof re-instated. The flooring was replaced with oak floorboards rescued from the demolition of Grimsby Hospital (a labour of love on my part). So it is now restored for years to come. The water-course from the river Rase to the mill was put back and the mill pond re-formed. Since coming here I have seen the West Rasen Mill allowed to fall down and the final disappearance of Peck Mill in Market Rasen. The Middle Rasen Mill was last worked in the early 1960's by Fred Cottingham, but has not been used as a mill all the time. In the mid 1700's James Harrison, carpenter, moved in to the mill. He was the brother of John Harrison who formulated the way of calculating Longitude. They left Barton-on-Humber to go to London to try and win the prize offered for this, and James, for whatever reason also decided to come to the mill to carry on his trade of carpentry. In fact he made all the pews for Aylesbury Church near Grimsby at the Mill. James had also previous to going to London with his brother, been the carpenter who made his brothers design for Grandfather clocks, entirely made of wood, even the cogs! Three years ago, the wheel arch was badly damaged during the earthquake, with the keystones dropping, and a nasty split in the wall. Metal tie bars were inserted to support the area and brickwork replaced. The fact is that the three storey building has no foundations which amazed the man who re-formed the Mill Pond, using a drag line, and found the whole base was just shifting sand. They certainly knew how to build in those days. Having re-constructed the Mill and waterway, I hope the Mill will still be extant in another hundred years. Dr L.G. Parry |
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