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FLIPPIN' 'ECK, IT'S PANCAKE DAY AGAIN
Scunthorpe Telegraph Tuesday 28th February 2006
Pancake passion was sweeping North Lincolnshire today.
Traditionally a time to eat up food before fasting for Lent, Shrove Tuesday is also an excuse to enjoy the indulgent dessert. Pupils at Scunthorpe's Priory Lane Junior School were lucky enough to enjoy a selection of toppings in a specially organised celebration.
Youngsters even got to practice flipping, away from the dangers of heat and spills.
Instead, pupils formed teams and honed their skills with table mats to discover who could score the most tosses.
Throwing and catching the sweet treat in the pan is just one Shrove Tuesday tradition.
The tradition dates back to 1439 and is thought to simply be a precaution to stop pancakes burning.
The annual feast is a Christian tradition and was developed as a way of using up luxuries like eggs, milk and butter before the 40-day fast of Lent.
Despite the religious origins, many non-Christians still take part in pancake day.
Winteringham Fields, the region's top restaurant, chose a more luxurious topping than the usual sugar and lemon juice for its customers.
Chef Robert Thompson, who was recently nominated for a prestigious Roux award, created banana and blood orange topped crepes with chocolate sauce.
Robert confirmed he expected the sweet creation to go down a treat with tonight's diners.
He said: "I think the desserts will be very popular this evening."
But gourmet garnishes were not the only popular accompaniments.
Supermarkets Tesco and Sainsbury's both reported solid sales of old favourites lemon juice and syrup.
Three past finalists make it to Roux Scholarship finals
CatererSearch Thursday 23rd February 2006
Three past national finalists have made it through to the regional finals for the 2006 Roux Scholarship.
Included among the 20 chefs to have made it through the paper judging are Leigh Myers (Wordsworth hotel, Grasmere), Alan Irwin (Chapter Two, London) and Robert Thompson (Winteringham Fields, Lincolnshire).
The regional finals take place in London and Birmingham on 2 March where competing chefs will cook their submitted recipes, which have to be based around duckling.
The grand final will take place in London on 27 March.
This year's winner will have earned themselves a three-month stage at a three-Michelin-starred restaurant of their choice in Europe, plus trips to Ay in France, Milan and New York.
The full list of regional finalists are: Leigh Myers (Wordsworth Hotel); Robert Thompson (Chapter Two); Alan Irwin (Chapter Two); Ethan Rodgers (Bailiffscourt hotel); Daniel Cox and Bradley Orchard (both of Compass Group); Ian Boden (De Vere Belfry); Vincent Fayat (Ockenden Manor); Armand Sablon (Orrery); Mathew Woolf (The Ritz); Alastair Dale (Claridge's); Andrew Wilson (Ashdown Park); Paul Kavanagh (Montague Arms); Henry Vigar (The Greenhouse); Pravin Sharma (Courthouse Hotel Kempinski); Stephen Stevens (Plas Bodegroes); Andrew Parker (Winckley Square Chop House); Andrew Hales (Paris House); Lisa Allen (Northcote Manor); Elliott Moss (formerly of Entropy).
DOES YOUR PUB HAVE A PLACE IN HISTORY?
Scunthorpe Telegraph Thursday 23rd February 2006
Hundreds of locals in North Lincolnshire have a story to tell, according to the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) which has launched an historical pub guide.
The Fly would like to play his part in the compilation of the tome by nominating the following pubs: The Ferry House Inn at Burton-Upon-Stather, where inventor Barnes Wallis once worked on his research for the bouncing bomb
The Bay Horse at Winteringham, where highwayman Dick Turpin plotted foul deeds
The Red Lion at Redbourne, where actress Nell Gwyn is said to have slept with Charles II
The Harry Charlesworth (formerly Oswald) in Scunthorpe, where Hollywood screen legend Clark Gable, then an airman at nearby Goxhill, shocked a barmaid by declaring: "Frankly my dear, I don't give a ..."
The Open Hearth in Scunthorpe, where, in 1967, a group called Band of Joy - featuring a singer called Robert Plant and a drummer called John Bonham - said their routine went down like a Led Zeppelin!
If your pub has a place in history, let Nick Cole know by writing to him at the Scunthorpe Telegraph, 4-5 Park Square, Scunthorpe DN15 6JH or email nick.cole@scunthorpetelegraph.co.uk
CHILDREN CLEAN UP IN ECO-COMPETITION
Scunthorpe Telegraph Wednesday 22nd February 2006
Two Winteringham youngsters have cleaned up in an environmental picture competition.
Six-year-old Heidi Green and her sister Gemma (three) won £50 in WH Smith vouchers, and will now compete in the final to win £1,000 of Thomas Cook holiday vouchers. The pair entered the competition, part of a promotional campaign by the company Bosch, after their parents purchased a new boiler.
Mum Vicky Green (34) said: "They drew a picture of them walking to school instead of using the car, and giving our vegetable waste to the chickens.
"They were ecstatic to find out their picture had gone through to the overall winner award," she added.
[Heidi and Gemma are pictured with their winning drawing and certificates along with Worcester Bosch area sales manager Alan Roberts in the Scunthorpe Telegraph].
WOMAN'S WORLD OF TRUCKING
Scunthorpe Telegraph Friday 3rd February 2006
The life of a 'female trucker' was described to members of Winteringham WI at their January meeting by guest speaker Iona Richards.
President Jackie Bateman welcomed members and wished them a happy new year. Members were told the next Trent Group meeting was the quiz night on March 29 and at the spring meeting on March 3, the speaker would be Alice Ann Hutchinson, who would tell the story of decoupage.
Members were asked if they wanted to attend the silk scarf painting day school taking place in the village hall on Saturday, April 1.
The May meeting will be an open meeting as the speaker is Graham Boanas, the man who walked the Humber.
For the June outing, the majority of members said they would like to go for a tour of the BBC centre in Hull.
Barbara Ashton appealed for jam jars with lids as she was making marmalade for the village hall's new boiler fund.
The president then introduced Iona Richards, who explained how she began her life as a 'female trucker' by undertaking two weeks' intensive training. She passed her HGV test first time and her mum had been very proud of her, but passing was the easiest part. Persuading employers to take on a lady lorry driver was far more difficult.
However, she did eventually get a job and stayed there for 18 months, during which time she trained as a PSV driver and when she gained this licence she moved on to driving coaches and buses. When she got bored of this job she moved on to be a relief driver for an agency.
She found people always stared at a woman driving a lorry and on one occasion an employer refused to set her on.
Iona moved on again and got a job with a large national company. Now she had a truck with a sleeper cab. She had all the WI members laughing as she told them how she personalised her cab and recounted her experiences of 'nights out'.
Iona got her own CB radio, with her own call name.
She told members how she had set up the 'Lady Truckers' Club' and organised an award ceremony for lady drivers.
She was invited to attend the Woman of the Year Awards three times and once a friend took her along in a large American truck. This certainly caught the attention of the national press.
Iona was thanked by Chris Wood. It was a long time since Winteringham WI had had a more entertaining speaker.
The hostesses, Mary Nuttell and Janet Campbell, served the refreshments.
The mystery parcels given by Janet and Mary were won by Jackie Bateman and Sandra Wilkinson.
The competition, for an unusual keyring, was won by 1 Barbara Ashton, 2 Marianne Ogg and 3 Anne Carnaby.
Members were reminded the speaker at the February meeting was to be John Butler, 'The Gooseman of the Humber'.
The competition is for a model or picture of a boat.
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