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Ideas for Mother’s Day 2024

Here are some ideas on how to spend this special day with your Mum and/or special family member:

Have Afternoon Tea or Sunday lunch Together. Places I would recommend (alongside many others) would be The Old King’s Head in Kirton, The Tea House in the Woods in Woodhall Spa or The Ivy’s Farm Shop Restaurant in Swineshead. If you prefer to stay at home, create your own Afternoon Tea (try to enlist some helpers so you’re not doing it all yourself)!

Go on a nature walk and stretch your legs! There’s plenty of choice up to a 20 mile radius plus it’s free!

Book a relaxing spa day somewhere like The Grange in Pointon (they are closed on Sundays but open on Saturdays).

Visit a local museum - The Museum of Lincolnshire Life in Lincoln followed by lunch/dinner in Bailgate.

If you have younger children or grandchildren then visit somewhere where the kids can let off some steam - Belton House near Grantham.

Visit the coast, have a brisk walk along the sea front and eat some traditional seaside fare - chips!

If your Mother is no longer with you on Mother’s Day, I appreciate how difficult that must be. Try and celebrate your memories of her by doing something she would have loved and talking about her with other family members.

 

Thoughts brought home from aboard,
a Short story sent to us by Bill Crewdson

On a cold and wet evening in January 1985, Michael Grey was sitting in the lounge bar of the ‘Three Horseshoes’ pub just off the Edgware Road in Central London. It was still early and as yet there weren’t many customers. The Horseshoes was a traditional London pub that had been dubiously modernised to attract a younger clientele, not really Michael’s sort of place at all, however - that’s were his contact had suggested - so be it!

As he sat there in the dimly lit bar, Michael began to reflect upon events in his past life, a Widower now of just over two years, he felt ready to start living again, he was hoping that recent enquires he had made, culminating in tonight’s meeting would bring new meaning to life.

Michael has been married to Julie for two years, they had been working closely together as colleagues when romance blossomed, it had been a good relationship and they were both very happy, they had planned to start a family, but these dreams were shattered when Julie was tragically knocked down and killed in a road traffic accident, it was said at the hearing that the driver was under the influence of drugs.

Michael Grey was a tall man of athletic build now in his forties he still kept in shape by regular visits to his local Gym and frequent rounds of Gold.

Michael was employed as a Senior Civil Servant, he was head of a Department within the Army Freight Organisation which is housed in the Empress State Building close to Earls Court. This 31 storey skyscraper a rare feature of the West London skyline was built in 1961, originally intended to be a Hotel, it was eventually taken over by the Ministry of Defence.

Michael had been in his present post just over six years, prior to this, his role was very different. It is a little known fact that this great building is also the home of MI6. Britain’s Secret Intelligence Services are administered by two official bodies. MI5, which looks after operators on British soil and M16 which deals with matters overseas.

During his time in M16, Michael was an Intelligence Officer on active operations, it was the time of the Cold War and Michael was sent into East Berlin to contact a double agent who had some vital information. This operation was not to Michael’s liking, he felt apprehensive of the outcome, the intelligence on his contact was sketchy to say the least. Continued next month