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Tealby is a thriving community. Those who regard Tealby as only a sleepy retirement village and a dormitory for Lincoln and the Humber Bank are quite wrong. The village economy comprises of some overt commercial operations and several small specialist businesses, which are almost hidden from view – no signs, no noise, no steady stream of visitors or deliveries, no sprawling employee parking. These businesses are essential components of Tealby village life but have no visible effect other than, perhaps, the upkeep of a character property. Such occupations include hairdressing, book-keeping, gardening, car servicing, homeopathy, reflexology, computer technology, preparing foods, photography, making TV/video programmes, architecture, writing poetry, joinery, painting & decorating, graphic design, and possibly many more. The visible businesses can be divided into Farming and Forestry, Local Services, Tourism and enterprises operating regionally and nationally. Farming , Forestry and Land Use Farming always has and still dominates the local economy. The land in and around Tealby is largely given over to arable farming with some set-aside. Cattle and sheep are widely reared and there is some small scale husbandry of chickens and horses, though none of these is intensively produced in close proximity to housing. A substantial area of the Parish is owned by the Forestry Commission. There are six farms which vary tremendously in character. Only three have farmhouses based in the parish. The most striking is Castle Farm, aptly named because of its fortified appearance. A story goes that its design was an attempt to ‘cock a snook’ at Bayons Manor. The farm buildings vary from traditional stone and pantile to modern utilitarian block and panelling with corrugated cladding and roofing. The biggest such structure is a grain store and dryer close to the village in Bayons Park. Whilst no one would argue that it has any beauty, its cheap practical construction is typical of more modern farm buildings throughout the country. A recent proposal to erect a far bigger facility near the village was strongly opposed on the grounds that its ‘industrial scale’ did not fit the character of the area. The applicant withdrew the application. Some small-scale ventures involving land use include a herb garden, pheasant hatchery, a shoot, egg-retailing, riding stables and landscape gardening. |
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Local Services Tealby has two pub/restaurants, the thatched King’s Head Inn and the Olde Barn Inn. There are two butchers’ shops, a post office and on the village outskirts a garage selling fuel and servicing vehicles. The architecturally important Village Hall also serves the community with regular arts entertainment, social gatherings by the many village societies, a weekly doctor’s surgery and a post office. It also takes private bookings from both inside and outside the village. Tourism The pubs and the Tea Rooms cater for tourists as well as residents. The Tea Rooms also sell and deliver newspapers and magazines. Mention must be made of the sensitively renovated farm buildings on Caistor Lane now used as holiday cottages. Bed and breakfast accommodation is also available in the village. The outward appearance of all these village and tourist services with their unobtrusive sign-writing blends well with private housing. Regional/National Three larger enterprises operate from, but work beyond, the village –
a building company, a haulier and an agricultural contractor. The first
of these is well inside the environs of the village but is almost unnoticeable.
It occupies old character buildings, with signs hardly bigger than that
of most houses. The yard is kept very tidy and the stored materials are
mostly out of sight. |
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