The funeral of Barbara Steen who died Friday 23rd Feb will be held on Friday 9th March at 2 o’clock in the chapel of St Anne’s and St John’s (behind Wilkinson’s) Oakham.
When the old school became the Village Hall Gloria Whight and Jill Yell started a Nursery in the Village Hall and appointed Barbara Steen to run it.
Just an aid memoir, Sounding Bridge, the railway bridge at the bottom of Manton Hill
Has signs advising that it will be closed on SUNDAY 4/3 so if you need to get to Oakham have a rethink of your route. Empingham is favourite.
Paul.
I had to go to my night school class in North Luffenham this evening. I decided to try the Lyndon to N. Luffenham road. It is open, the plough has been through but it is single track most of the way and very rough with packed snow covering the road. If you are of a nervous disposition don’t use it. And it matters not what you are driving the road is awfully long if you have to reverse. It will probably be a huge 4 x 4 that can only run in the middle of the road.
My course? Intermediate Book Keeping. The teacher didn’t turn up!
It looks as if it’s nearly over folks.
My car is a standard 2WD and not very clever on snow. However.
I went to Uppingham to get a snow shovel. There are none! However, the roads out of Wing are clear black tarmac even on Preston road.
Main roads are clear with people speeding again. I came back via Manton and tried Manton to Wing, again clear, with hardly any slush even.
I went to Morcott via Pilton. Passable with some snow in places to Pilton. Pilton to Morcott, over the top, clear but snowy underfoot.I did not try but the road to South Luffenham looked passable with car tracks visible at Pilton.
Morcott to Wing clear with snow in places and where there is an abandoned car reduced to single file. Passable with care.
Pilton to Lyndon clear with snow, the ploughs have punched through drifts so it looks impressive but passable.
Lyndon to Wing upover the bridge. Clear and easy going.
Village Hall driveway has a covering of snow but only maybe an inch, I did not run over it to save compressing it.
Wing to Glaston from Morcott road. Black tracks till half way down the hill after Mill Close where the plough obviously failed to get through. Unusable!
Temperature at the time was +1C so it is thawing.
I had an urgent need to get to Corby and have just got back at 17:00.
My route, Wing Preston Uppingham Caldicott Corby.
Preston road out of Wing is quite passable except for the drifting just before the barn conversion. There the road is single file for about 20 meters.
Main road to Uppingham was black tarmac but there are some hefty drifts on the left between Preston and the A47 roundabout. A plough has been through but if it blocks that is where it will be.
On the high ground half way to Caldicot there are again some drifts of magnificent size. A plough has been through but there is some slush on the road in places. This could well freeze tonight. Caldicott to Corby again black tarmac.
There was a strong wind and light snowfall as I returned. Roads were OK but things could well change later tonight.
Again, I would not recommend day tripping in these conditions.
Paul,
Wing Community 
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