TOFT COMMUNITY PULLS TOGETHER!
On hearing an enormous bang, late afternoon on Friday 4 October, Toft residents sprang into action and ran immediately to the scene to find a tractor and trailer overturned, spilling a full load of grain onto the road.
Toft residents, Jenny Gilbert, Robin and Jaqui Molyneux and Ian Allen, raced to check on the farmer, Neville Bish, and they were later joined by a nurse called Caz. Lorna Cook took charge of traffic control asking those already at the scene to turn around and then, from the top of the road at the bend, she stopped and redirected all the traffic away from the scene and through Manthorpe so they could rejoin the A6121 - resulting in the road remaining completely clear for the Fire Service who arrived in minutes and a passing passenger ambulance was redirected to the scene.
Thankfully Mr Bish was not seriously hurt and remained at the scene to oversee the entire operation of organising the pickup and removal of grain and the recovery of his tractor and trailer. It was apparent that he was supported by his family and friends who also came to help. Jenny Gilbert and Penny Watering provided refreshments for the Fire services team and others.
The road was closed off until late into the evening with the road-sweeper arriving in the early hours of Saturday morning to give the road a final dust.
There were others who have not been named also helped - so thank you to them too.
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Welcome to the Parish of Toft cum Lound and Manthorpe
The Toft, Lound and Manthorpe Parish comprises, as the name suggests, the communities and surrounding areas of these three villages. All three are old established communities situated in the close proximity of the A6121 Stamford to Bourne road.
The Parish shares the 15th century Church of St Andrews with our neighbouring parish, Witham on the Hill. These two parishes also share a friendly rivalry that extends to occasional inter-parish competitions and combined use of the St Andrew's Parish Hall.
The Parish also boasts the Jubilee Playing Field situated in Manthorpe complete with play equipment for the children and exercise equipment for youths and adults.
A bus service runs between Stamford and Bourne - Timetables (delainebuses.com
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Parish Defibrillators
Public Access Defibrillators are installed and ready for use in Manthorpe and Toft.
In Case of Emergency - Dial 999 from a landline or 112 from a mobile
The ambulance service will know your location from your mobile and will ask you your geographic position from a landline. They will give you the access code to the cabinet if you can assure them that there is at least one other person with the injured person. Enter the code into the keypad and open the door. Take the defibrillator to the emergency.
VERY IMPORTANT
The defibrillator requires no training - all the instructions are given by the machine. Do not wait for one of the 'trained' residents to come and assist - TAKE THE INITIATIVE AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS - YOU CANNOT GO WRONG!
Did you know that 112 is better than 999 from a mobile?
The following link will tell you all you need to know about the advantages of using 112 over 999 from a mobile. Did you know that you can dial 112 even when the mobile is locked or when there is no credit on the phone? Not only that but the same number is in use in over 70 countries and will work even if it is not your service provider.
Click on the following link and spend 5 minutes listening to some really good advice on calling the Emergency Services on 112.