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They have moved with the times and changed their whole outlook to keep abreast of the
st
special demands of the 21 century.
Innovation is very much part of their life and for several years they have been
manufacturing traditional fairground “Gallopers” but with modern bits and pieces to make
them last longer and easier to maintain.

They still provide a special service to
the local farming community in
Lincolnshire as well as being able to
make all kinds of machinery and parts
to special order.
They made the component parts for
the hydraulic crane we built at
“Northcote” to cope with lifting old
“Goliath” whenever he fell over.
(See It's a Rum Life, Book Four).

I was very grateful for the help they gave me in my times of trial and difficulty.

CHAPTER 40

THE SCHOOL
I have just been listening to the marvellous and timeless tales from Grevaise Phynn, one
of which reminded me that I have not as yet recounted the story surrounding the continued
existence today of The William Lovell Secondary School at Stickney, Lincolnshire.
1984 had finally arrived and by Easter we had completed our move to “Northcote”, a
smallholding property of five acres and cottage about three miles east of Spilsby. Spilsby
being 12 miles and North East of our previous home in New Bolingbroke.

All thoughts of ECYB were now in the past and we were struggling to come to terms with
living in a very small country cottage after 14 years (and loving every minute) in a true
country gentleman’s “Georgian” abode!
I was now working for John H. Rundle and Sons at their family agricultural engineering
business as their temporary lorry driver (see Tales from the Crane Lorry) and Ruth had
changed her job. She was an agency nurse travelling to different short term locations
within the County. She had also applied for a year long course at Nottingham Polytechnic
to train as a District Nurse.
“Northcote” was “heaven” for our animals but somewhat less for us. There were mountains
of “muck” in the buildings left from the previous residents and masses of work yet to bring
most of the outbuildings into a usable state.

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