1. 20 Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Target Series ECT-E01-S2
MP to support
protest group
Around 50 people met with their MP to
protest at the approval of a new wind farm.
Louth and Horncastle MP Victoria Atkins
met members of Marsh Wind Farm Action
Group and residents who handed over a
petition of 1,651 signatures. They also gave
her a letter jointly signed by MWAG and 13
parish councils which opposed the approval
of the Bishopthorpe wind farm.
The MP met the group at the Gayton Le
Marsh site, which is of a similar size to the
proposed Bishopthorpe site.
Group chair Melvin Grosvenor, said: “We
asked Victoria Atkins to see the Gayton Le
Marsh turbines as it is the same size and same
developer as the Bishopthorpe application. She
is now planning to meet up with DCLG and
take on our legal representation.
“There are complaints about the wind
farm and the impact it has on the area.
There is no way the impacts of
Bishopthorpe Farm can ever be acceptable.
“It is right by a holiday complex and there
is an area of small chalets there.”
The application for the wind farm was
approved on an appeal decision in March
earlier this year.
Mr Grosvenor added: “This is a matter of
principle now and it needs to be highlighted
– there is a lot of anger around this
application.”
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Stickney homes
Earlier this month, the Target reported on
plans for 50 homes in Stickney.
In it, we quoted a Tracey Lamming on her
views on the proposals. Her name is
actually Tracey Lamy-Edwards.
In addition, we quoted her as saying that
it was now taking two days for a
prescription at the surgery because more
people were using it.
In fact, what she was actually saying was
that it now takes four days to get a repeat
prescription, rather than the two days it
took in the past.
We are happy to clarify the matter.
NEWS
Kilimanjaro challenge
in memory of Nathan
CHARITY: Gruelling eight-day climb to raise £20K for research
A former Skegness man
living in Thailand is
aiming to climb Africa’s
highest peak in November
– in memory of his best
pal who died from cancer
seven years ago.
Skegness-born Scott Kingsley, 28,
wants to raise at least £20,000 for a
cancer charity in tribute to his
friend Nathan Hancock, who was
also from the town.
Mr Kingsley has ramped up his
training in readiness to scale
Mount Kilimanjaro as a fundraiser
for the Anthony Nolan cancer
trust, which helped Mr Hancock in
his battle against non-Hodgkin’s
lymphoma.
He is now based in Bangkok as
one of deVere’s UK pension co-or-
dinators.
He said the idea for the climb was
initially suggested when Mr Han-
cock’s friends got together after his
death to come up with fundraising
ideas.
“Finally, after seven years of pro-
crastination I am taking the
plunge.
Given that I struggled to climb
the stairs in my apartment I truly
think this is going to be quite a
challenge.” said Mr Kingsley.
“Nathan was a dear friend, a
brother to me. To see Nathan suffer
was absolutely heart-breaking and
to think this is happening to so
many others, I began to wonder
how I could help make a difference
for those affected.”
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a
cancerous blood disorder that af-
fects around 12,000 people in the
UK alone every year and, despite
continued research, its cause is
still unknown.
However, there are successful
treatments including life-saving
stem cell transplants – and this is
where Mr Kingsley’s extraordin-
ary charity endeavour on behalf of
Anthony Nolan comes in. By
@ELindseyTarget
Chris Hall
news@targetseries.co.uk
Scott Kingsley
I know
Nathan will
be by my side
throughout the
eight-day climb‘‘ climbing Mount Kilimanjaro he
aims to raise £20,000.
“It costs £100 to put a potential
stem cell donor on the Anthony
Nolan register,” said Mr Kingsley.
“By raising £20,000 we’ll have
funded 200 more registered donors.
It seems a small target, but each
registration could possibly lead to
a life-saving stem cell match.
“I know Nathan will be by my
side throughout the eight-day
climb.”
Statistically, every 20 minutes
someone is diagnosed with blood
cancer. To donate to the total visit
justgiving.com/Scott-Kingsley
For more details about the char-
ity’s work visit anthonynolan.org
IN TRAINING: Scott Kingsley, above, wants to raise £20,000 for charity in tribute to his friend Nathan
Hancock, below. Scott is pictured wearing an altitude training mask in Bangkok
Butcher ‘who made supermarket fare look amateur’ is mourned
Hundreds of people have mourned
the loss of a popular Louth
butcher at his funeral service.
John Laking’s white butcher’s
coat, hat, chopping block, rib of
beef, ornamental bull, saw and
knife were placed at the altar of St
James’ Church in honour of his
lifetime serving the community.
The funeral cortege passed by
his shop in Little Eastgate where
staff bowed their heads as he made
his final journey.
The 84-year-old died at the Diana,
Princess Of Wales Hospital,
Grimsby, last month after a short
illness.
Granddaughter Hannah Laking
said his family had been
comforted by the many tributes to
her grandfather, including the
moving tribute put on Facebook by
fellow Louth butcher Meridian
Meats.
Hannah said: “It shows how
much people cared for him and
shows how much John was loved
in the community.”
She added: “The business was
central to his life. He was a quiet.
clever and modest man, proud of
his family.
“It goes without saying how
much he will be missed by all the
family.”
Granddaughter Jessica Welham
read a moving poem tribute “to
Grandpa”.
His shop closed for the afternoon
so his 40 staff could attend the
funeral service.
Friend Brian Glaves said: “John
was born and bred a butcher and
not just a butcher, but a master
butcher.
“He was committed to his shop,
his customers and most of all to
his 40 excellent staff.”
He gave a history of the Laking
family service to the community
spanning more than 100 years.
Mr Laking was president of the
Royal Smithfield Club in 2001 and
deputy president in 2002 when he
assisted Prince Charles.
He was also presented to The
Queen Mother and to The Princess
Royal when they attended the
annual show. He was a regular
judge at the show and was a great
supporter of Lincoln Red beef.
Lincolnshire agricultural
chaplain, the Reverend Alan
Robson, said: “Today we mark this
man in the pantheon of butchers.
He was presented to The Queen
Mother, The Princess Royal and
various Dukes. We now salute
him.”
The vicar told how many of his
staff had given long service to “the
boss” for 40 years, or 30 years or 20
years.
He said Mr Laking had no need
for computers because he had such
a keen eye for produce and
attending the weekly sale at Louth
cattle market he knew how a cut
would look on the hook in his shop
window.
He said: “Such skills were part of
his DNA.”
He paid tribute to his business
acumen, knowledge and attention
to detail.
The Reverend Robson said: “It
makes supermarket fare look
amateur and pale.”
LOCAL CHARACTER: Louth
butcher John Laking was
mourned by shop staff
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