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“It’s
a haven for lots of endangered wildlife”, explained Karen Gray
from the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust, who’s Assistant Warden
at
the reserve. She visited the bus on George Street with two young
volunteers, Martin and
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Karen
Gray and Martin & Katarina Bavin
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Katarina
Bavin. Martin’s been visiting Far Ings since he was in his
pushchair. “I like walking and looking at all the plants and
trees”, he told us. “ I like doing the sheep work and
helping to check their feet are healthy.” His fifteen year
old sister Katarina has been volunteering since she was six and
can turn her hand to a variety of jobs.
“I do everything and anything from working in the shop to making
hay”, she said. You can find out more about the reserve and
its programme of special events by ringing 01652-634507 . The website
address for the Lincolnshire Wildlife
Trust is www.lincstrust.co.uk.
Sunday
10th August 2003 is a big day for Barton-on Humber when the town
celebrates the
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John
Oxley
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first
Barton Waterside Festival. John Oxley is Chairman of the Community
Regeneration Committee on Barton Town Council and will be
having a go on just about everything the festival has to offer.
“There’s free fun for everyone from 1 to 91”, enthused
John.”There’s kite and mask
making, childrens’ sports, a juggler and a fire eater and a
huge bouncy
assault course”.
The
Barton Waterside Festival is on Sunday 10th August between 10 a.m.
and 6 p.m. The activities take place in the part of Barton known
locally as “The Point” and there’s plenty of free
parking .
And
just to prove you’re never too young to learn, the BBC bus
had an early recruit to the
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Peter,
Ruth and Frank
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computer
keyboard. BBC Radio Humberside breakfast presenter Ruth Barcroft
and her husband Peter Dixon, who’s a BBC on-line journalist
visited with their four-month old son Frank. Definitely a case of
following in father’s footsteps!
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