Class raises dough for church
A breadmaking masterclass. Baker Peter Welbourne with his students at Wellingore. Photo: 8642mf
A MASTERCLASS in bread making given by village baker Peter Welbourne proved so popular a second class has already been booked up.
Mr Welbourne, whose bakery is based in Navenby, staged a master class in traditional bread making for a limited group of a dozen people eager to learn the tricks of the trade.
It was held in the kitchen of Simon and Dilly Erskine-Krum at Glebe Barn, Wellingore, hence the limited numbers and designed help raise funds towards repairs to the frost-damaged All Saints’ parish church tower at Wellingore.
Having baked the bread the group then got to eat a ploughman’s lunch with it.
Mr Erskine-Krum is treasurer of the church committee who are trying to raise over £100,000 for the repairs to the stone work on the tower.
Another class set for July 16 has already been booked up and there is a waiting list long enough to maybe stage a third and fourth session due to the amount of interest in learning this traditional craft.
Mrs Erskine-Krum said the church tower is a beacon at night on top of the hill and it would be sad if funds could not be found to preserve it.
