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MANEA MATTERS
MANEA MATTERS

Dear Readers
FROM OUR CHAIR
The new year hasn’t really seen Contents
an improvement in the cost-of-living
situation, so we have provided some Useful Contact Details ...............................................2
Handy Hints - extracted from the
Government’s advice to help reduce Message from Chair & Contents ...........................3
electricity costs (P12). There could be
one or two, which you aren’t already Manea Community Groups ..............................4 – 7
doing! It might be Spring but the old Falls Prevention ............................................................8
adage ‘Ne'er cast a clout 'til May be out’ is
worth bearing in mind, as the weather Quest the Guide Dog Puppy – Part 1 ...................9
is seemingly more unpredictable than
ever! Handy Hints – Preventing Burglaries
Further Handy Hints to prevent with WIDEN ........................................................10 - 11
opportunist burglars gaining entry to Handy Hints – To Reduce Electricity Costs .....12
your property are also worth looking at
– provided by eCops (P10&11). Ecstatic Dance ............................................................13
After four pages of information in
MM75 regarding the proposed Fens Girl Guides – Volunteers Needed .......................14
Reservoir, they have provided an update Mason’s Garage .........................................................15
(P22). There are no further public
consultations planned for 2023 but we Manea Yard Sales .....................................................16
will keep you informed if this changes.
There is a new Falls Prevention Church Services ........................................................17
Service based at Doddington Manea Archive ...........................................................18
Community Hospital (P8) – hopefully,
you won’t need to use it, but it’s good to Manea Educational Foundation ..........................19
know there is help close by in the event
of a fall. Let’s Get Fit! .......................................................20 - 21
By the time MM77 is printed, a Fens Reservoir Update ...........................................22
new Parish Council will be serving the
village after their election in May. We Getting About and DEADLINES ...........................23
look forward to hearing from them,
with their plans, so we can publish Parish Council Update ...................................24 – 25
them. Meanwhile, turn to P24&25 for
a summary, of what they have achieved Noticeboard .......................................................26 – 27
during the past four years, from the
outgoing Council – bearing in mind all DEADLINE for the Summer issue is
Parish Councillors are volunteers and
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give up their spare time to work for Friday 19 May 2023
Manea.
Finally, Mason’s Garage has been a The views and beliefs expressed by contributors are not
necessarily those of Manea Matters Committee and the
Manea business from 1955 until this Committee reserves the right to amend submitted items at
year. The Family wants to thank the its discretion. The Committee does not represent or endorse
people of Manea for their support over the accuracy or reliability of any of the advertisements
the years – see P15. published within Manea Matters.
Here’s to some Spring-like weather – This magazine is published by the Manea Matters Committee
and is delivered free to the vast majority of households within
before the end of May! the Parish of Manea. An online version is also available at:
www.maneamatters.com
Dianne Manea Matters Committee is a group of Manea residents who
Dianne Rowe, Manea Matters Chair work with the community to produce this quarterly magazine
because Manea really does Matter.
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