August 2012 The Herald

AUGUST 2012

REDGATES OPEN DAY & DOG SHOW Sunday 12th August - A Great Day Out for all the Family See ad on page 5

Beech Close Jubilee Party

Maynard application approved so ...

Bagworth will get its shop!

The planning application on the former Maynard pub site in Bagworth was determined by Planning Committee at HBBC on July 24th.

On Saturday 2nd June, Beech Close in Markfield held a Jubilee Party attended by twenty-six residents.

The Close looked splendid with all the bunting and our singing of The National Anthem must have been heard streets away. We all enjoyed a range of games, including Snooker, Table-Tennis, French Boules, Chess and Hillbilly Golf. When the weather cooled we continued our celebrations in the garage, some of us finding it hilarious to hum popular tunes for others to guess.

In the photo above, Susan Heath proudly holds her Coronation mug and Karen Mullins her Diamond mug. One of our keen computer buffs has built up a video of our photographs.

What a wonderful way to have fun with your neighbours!

Cynthia Hunt

Psychic Evening at Stanton on Sunday 12th August A Psychic evening in aid of Menphys Sketchley Hill Nursery is to be held at the Stanton under Bardon Youth Club on Sunday the 12th of August, between 5.30pm and 9.30pm.

Just £1 entry fee and £5 per reading or three readings for £14.

Each reading is 15-20minutes long.

For more information or to book a reading please contact Lisa on 01530 245039 or 07746 070002.

Local Fun Days!

Don’t miss the Coach & Horses Family Fun in the Garden Day on Monday 27th August.

Also - The Bricklayer’s Arms in Thornton has a Fun Day on Saturday 1st September.

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135 Main St. Stanton Under Bardon

Sunday 26th Aug From 4pm with Coffee & Cake

A church service with a difference Contact 07875378628 for details

The application was for 50 dwellings, 6 two-bed apartments and 4 retail units with associated access, service infrastructure and open space.

Whilst this application did not sit comfortably with a few local residents, the overriding wish of residents was for a shop.

We are pleased to announce that this application has been passed and Bagworth will get its shop!

However, some parts of this application needed to be changed because of the affordable housing element being offered due to commercial viability and the design of the retail block.

Originally, 10 one-bed flats were put forward owing to the rural housing enabler’s recommendation, but this was rejected in favour of two-bed apartments which would be better for young families.

There was also an option to put affordable housing on the main building plot but this was rejected by the developer because of viability. The requirement for rural areas is 40 % but this can be reduced if the overall scheme provides benefit to the local infrastructure.

This amended scheme now provides 2 three-bed houses on the main plot as the 6 apartments will be market value. This does only provide 3.6 % but the provision of the retail units at the developers own cost does mean that it passes the viability test. The retail units did cause some concern with residents as the idea of litter from a takeaway was frowned upon.

However, information was given to the Planning Committee that a large retail company will take over the whole building rather than four individual shops and that is likely to be East Midlands Co-op. Also, there is a possibility of an internal post office or pharmacy being included.

Also, the design of the building has been changed slightly to make it look nicer and there is Section106 agreement provision for a Multi Use Games Arena that was requested by the Parish Council. The demolition of the old pub should take place in 2 months and we have secured agreement that we will be given 48 hours notice so that residents can collect any mementos from the Maynard should they wish.

We have worked very hard on this, with residents at the two consultation evenings, planning officers and the developers. We believe that this is the best possible deal for residents and at last, you will have your shop that you so deserve.

Councillors Ozzy O’Shea & Chris Boothby

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Markfield Medical Centre Patient Awareness Day No Appointment Necessary - just come along between 10am and 2pm Doctors Trzcinski, Heaton, Fernandez and Norgain and all the staff at Markfield Medical Centre would like to invite our patients to come along to an Open Day at the surgery on Saturday 15th September between 10am and 2pm.

The purpose of the Open Day is to inform patients of all the services available and to make sure that patients are getting as much benefit as they possibly can from the surgery, in terms of whether a Doctor or a Nurse is the best person to see for a particular problem Practice Nurses and Health Care Assistants will be here on the day to carry out free body mass index and blood pressure checks, and offer long term condition advice and support to all of our diabetic, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, and heart failure patients.

On the day Masons pharmacy will be offering smoking cessation advice, and we have representatives from the North West Leicestershire Active 4 Life team to offer lifestyle and exercise advice.

A Diabetes Mobility pre screening unit will be offering screening to non–diabetic patients to make early diagnosis of this long term condition. This means that patients can take early action to change their diet which helps to minimise progress of the condition to a more severe stage.

Our Patient Representatives will be here on the day so this will be a great opportunity to get to know them and to be able to have a point of contact if patients wish to feed anything back to the surgery. Our patient representatives work with the Doctors and staff at the surgery to shape and develop the services for the future.

No appointments are necessary so please come along and find out just what your Surgery can do for you.

Markfield Medical Centre, 24 Chitterman Way, Markfield, Leicestershire LE67 9WU

LETTER

Churches Together in Markfield

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Dear Herald

Wednesday 27th June

In late June, we did an OlympicAnnual style relay Ulverscroft Priory Service where Sunday 19th August beavers, leaders and at 3.00 pm parents walked Speaker: Father Joseph around from Mount St Bernard Abbey the village A service for the whole benefice carrying and Churches Together in Markfield our own Olympic Chairs provided Torch.

Coffee and tea

at Trinity Methodist Church, Markfield

Contact Karen (249829) or Rosemary (242844)

Having seen all thethe images in the Mercury we thought it might be nice to after service add this to our local paper.

Liam Mawhinney

(1st Markfield Scout Assistant Beaver Leader)

CAR BOOT SALE Saturday 1 September - 9am to 1pm Copt Oak Memorial Hall Field – LE67 9QB next to Copt Oak Pub st

CAR BOOT SALE

Saturday 9th June - 9am to Copt Oak Memorial Hall Field – LE67 9QB next to Cop

STALLS set up 8am ~ CARS £5 ~ ALL OTHER VEHIC PUBLIC admission 9am ~ Entrance 50p ~ children

Booking advisable @ 0116 2674 746 Ample free parking - Refreshments av

Proceeds in aid of St Peter’s Church, Co

STALLS set up 8am ~ CARS £5 ~ ALL OTHER VEHICLES £7 PUBLIC admission 9am ~ Entrance 50p ~ children free Booking advisable @ 0116 2674 746 Ample free parking - Refreshments available Proceeds in aid of St Peter’s Church, Copt Oak

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South Charnwood High School Achievement Awards Winners

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This issue of The Herald is being delivered over the weekend of 11-12 August 2012 by The Herald’s team of dedicated deliverers, namely: Amy, Maureen, John, Phoebe, Sam, Jordan, Ian, Ann, Gill, Janet, John, Helen, Don, Jeanie, Jenny, Lauren, Daisy, Heather, Margaret, Matthew, Alexander, Mike, Rowan, John & Sue.

Monday 9th June saw the annual Celebration of Achievement Awards at South Charnwood High School.

A packed hall of parents, grandparents, brother, sisters and friends saw the Year 9 nominees receive certificates and gift tokens in the first half of the evening. After a short break for refreshments and photos, the second half of the evening saw the winners announced. Each received an engraved salver.

Esther Stock and Andrew Morris (Headteacher) taken during the South Charnwood High School Celebration of Achievement Evening for Year 9s on Monday 9th July 2012. Esther is wearing a Royal Air Force polo shirt presented to her by the guest speaker, Corporal Christopher Ackland, in recognition of her achievement in winning the prizes for Outstanding achievement in PE and Outstanding Contribution to School Life.

Bagworth Charity Dance The next charity dance at the Bagworth Working Men’s Club will take place on Friday 21st September at 8pm.

Outstanding achievement in English - Joseph Aziz

As well as Richard Keeling playing his music, there will also be a bingo session and a raffle. Admission is £2.50. Tickets can be bought from Anne, Josie or Ken, or on the door.

Details of the chosen charity will be released later.

In addition, please note that the dance at the Bagworth WMC that was to be on Saturday 11th August will now take place on Saturday 18th August. For further details of either event please contact Ken (01530 230467.)

Outstanding achievement in Food Technology - Lindsay Moore

Bob Austin

Outstanding achievement in Geography - Saneeca Jain

Groby Allotment Society Open Day - 11th August 2012

Guest speaker was Corporal Christopher Ackland of the Royal Air Force, a former pupil. Prizes were presented by Mr Alan May, Chair of Governors. It was an uplifting and emotional evening. The prize winners were as follows: Outstanding achievement in Art - Ellie Quinn Outstanding achievement in Drama - Hannah Rodwell Outstanding performance in Drama - Georgia Connor

Outstanding achievement in History - Hannah Pugh Outstanding achievement in ICT - Archie Todd Outstanding achievement in Maths - Divesh Jina Outstanding achievement in Modern Languages - Eleanor Wooldridge Outstanding achievement in Music- Daniel George Outstanding performance in Music - Matthew Wilkins Outstanding achievement in PE - Esther Stock Outstanding Personal Development - Jake Watson Outstanding achievement in Product Design - Luke Woodward Outstanding achievement in RE - Eleanor Wooldridge Outstanding achievement in Science - Joseph Aziz Outstanding performance in Sport - Hannah Cox Outstanding achievement in Textiles - Pooja Purohit Outstanding Attendance - Lindsay Moore and Jacob Lehane Mentor of the Year - Georgia Clarke Outstanding contribution to School Life - Esther Stock

Open day and Party on the Plot with special guest Ade Dayman, gardening expert from BBC Radio Leicester.

BBQ, stalls, teas and cakes, tombola, sunflower and scarecrow competition. Free entry. 11am – 4pm.

Contact: Jane Marston on 0116 232 1384.

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

Don’t miss the Bagworth Show!

I can’t believe that there will still be people reading this who have not discovered the pleasure that is the Bagworth Show.

This year it takes place on 25 August. It is our Tenth Annual Garden, Craft and Produce Open Show. We have 104 classes across all of those categories and 19 trophies to award. If you like to exhibit, be it vegetables, flowers, cooking, crafts or even writing a limerick or a poem, then this is for you. Each class has a cash prize for the people who come first, second and third.

Please do not think that you have to be an expert gardener to enter. There are often classes with no entrants, so your exhibit would stand a very good chance of winning. In addition, the weather will have had a part to play in the vegetables and flowers sections, so again, you could be very lucky.

If you are exhibiting, your entries need to be brought to Bagworth Community Centre, either on Friday evening from 6.30 p.m. – 8 p.m. or on Saturday morning between 8.00 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. At 11.15 the hall is cleared for judging and is reopened when this is completed at about 2pm.

This is when you get to see the exhibits and find out who has won.

In addition to this we have stalls and displays. Weather permitting, these will be outside. Stalls include various tombola ones, cake stalls, gifts and cards. We have a farrier giving demonstrations of shoeing horses throughout the afternoon, as well as wild birds and chickens for you to see. Our ice cream man will also be in attendance.

At the end of the afternoon, followed by the prize giving is the auction of the exhibits and here you can gain some real bargains. The final part of the day is the raffle draw. Admission is free so you can come and go as you please. There are refreshments provided in the Sure Start Centre, including cream teas.

It is a day that is always enjoyed by everyone who takes part. It is organised by the Bagworth Forward Group, a small group of volunteers. All of the profits we make are ploughed back into enhancing the life of the village.

We have bought the planters that you see around the village and the plants that fill them. We are at present working on some notice boards that will be placed at strategic sites around the village to give information about the history of Bagworth. If you require a schedule for the Show or any further information, please contact Rosemary (01530 230347) or Bob (01530 230429) or Austin@bagworth.freeserve.co.uk We hope to see you there.

Advance notice: We are having an Autumn Prize Bingo on 17 September at the Bagworth Community Centre, eyes down 7.30 pm.

Admission is free.

Bob Austin

Local teenagers are fundraising for Menphys Nineteen year old Markfield student Patience Hough and boyfriend James Cull of Anstey, are holding an evening of entertainment to raise money for the Menphys Sketchley Hill Nursery, Burbage, where Patience’s younger cousin Louis attends.

Patience wants to raise money to thank Menphys for all the help and support the nursery and the staff provide to support all the children that attend the nursery.

Both James and Patience are vocalists and will be performing at the Hugglescote Working Mens Club on 19th August. There will also be a children’s hour, disco, raffle and competitions in order to raise money!

The event runs from 5pm until 11.30pm and tickets cost £3 (children are free). Patience is asking those who attend to wear red or white, which are the Menphys colours, along with sparkles.

To purchase tickets or to make a donation please contact Lisa on 07746 070002 or 01530 245039. Please come along and help to support these two local teenagers and help to make the evening a big success!

The National Forest Wood Fair Sunday 26 & Monday 27 August 2012 10am – 5pm Beacon Hill Country Park, Woodhouse Eaves, Leicestershire, LE12 8SP Smell the sawdust! Hear the throttle of chainsaws!

With a full programme of demonstrations, ‘have a go’ wood craft sessions and children’s fun and games, the National Forest Wood Fair guarantees to keep adults and children entertained for the whole Bank Holiday weekend!

A highlight of the weekend will be the first ever UK Championship Log to Leg race. Bodgers’ Corner will be frantic with shavings flying, pole lathes whirring – come and cheer them on!

See lumberjack displays, chainsaw carving, horse logging and timber hauling demonstrations. Enjoy delicious locally-sourced food and drink.

Children will love the eco-art, songs and stories from the Wild Man of the Woods, the birds of prey and the climbing wall.

There’s free park and ride from County Hall and entry discount for cyclists.

Adults £9; concessions £6; families £19 (includes parking) Buy online in advance and save £1 per ticket at www. nationalforestwoodfair.co.uk

Markfield W.I. Programme Markfield Womens’ Institute has a packed and interesting programme of events lined up for 2012.

See below: 15th Aug

A Period Costume Show - Votes to Vapours - Notty Hornblower

19th Sept

Antiques Roadshow - Richard Plant

17th Oct

AGM & Phoebe Whittington: Trip to Tanzania

21st Oct

Our Birthday Meal

19th Dec

Twelve Days of Christmas: Anne Hughes

I come from a long line of boxers - except my father - he was a Dalmatian.

Herald Advertising Rates Ring 01530 244069 to book your advert or email: info@markfieldherald.co.uk The Bricklayer’s Arms 213 Main Street Thornton T: 01530 230 808 QUIZ Nite: Thursdays ANNUAL FUN DAY on Saturday 1st September - all welcome.

See ad page 25 www.bricklayersarms.net The Club, Thornton Main Street.

T: 01530 230251 Open to Non-Members Sat 11th Aug: Heavy Sol Modern Rock Covers Band Sat 25th Aug: Pick & Play + Karaoke Sat 8th Sept: The Cheeze We Also Have Bingo Every Tuesday Evening All Welcome www.myspace.com/thorntonclub The Coach & Horses Leicester Road, Field Head Tel: 01530 242 312 KARAOKE Nights:Sats 11th August and 25th August with ’King of the Road’.

FUN IN THE GARDEN on Bank Holiday Monday 27th August - 12 noon start - with Bouncy Castle & much more! See ad on page 13.

The Field Head Hotel Markfield Lane, Markfield Tel: 01530 245454 Tribute Nights/£2 Entry after 7pm.

Fri 10th August: MICHAEL BUBLE Fri 14th Sept: TINA TURNER See ad on page 30.

Bagworth Working Men’s Club, Station Road, Bagworth.

Tel. 01530 230205 New members welcome.

Live entertainment – last Saturday of the month Andy’s Charity Quiz £1.50 each - last Friday of the month Sequence dances Sunday Nights. £1.00 admission 8 pm Tea Dance Wednesday afternoon 2 – 4 pm. £1 admission.

Saturday 11th August - 8pm: Motown & Northern Soul Disco - FREE entry Saturday 18th August - SOCIAL SEQUENCE DANCE - 8pm: £ 1 entry Saturday 25th August - 8pm: JAYNE LESLEY (vocalist) - FREE entry For further details, tel: 01530 230205 Groby Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Leicester Road, Groby Tel: 0116 287 1809 www.grobyclub.co.uk The Bulls Head Forest Road, Markfield T: 01530 242541 Garden & Pub Games etc.

The Queen’s Head Ashby Road, Markfield.

T: 01530 242 496 ALL SKY SPORTS & ESPN Send details of your entertainments and we’ll include them here FREE. Tremendous!

Interested in antiques & collectables?

The Newark International Antiques and Collectors Fair is the largest event of its kind in Europe.

Held at the Newark and Nottinghamshire Showground on an enormous 84 acre site, up to 2,500 stands attract thousands of dealers and buyers from around the globe every other month.

The next fair takes place on 23rd & 24th August. Entry Fees: Thursday 9am - 6pm £20pp; Friday: 8am - 4pm £5 pp Accompanied under-16’s are admitted free. For full details visit the website at www.iacf.co.uk/newark

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Redgate Farm

Animal Sanctuary

Enjoy a Great Day Out for all the Family!

If you love all kinds of animals, the countryside, dogshows, fetes, and eating al fresco, then this is an event for you – so please put the date in your diary now and be sure not to miss it!

SUNDAY 12th AUGUST 2012 Redgates’ Annual OPEN DAY and DOG SHOW

This is the biggest fund-raiser of the year for Redgate Farm Animal Sanctuary, so come along, (bring your dog!), have a great time and help us to raise some much needed funds to look after the animals for another year (which will be our 27th year rescuing and caring for animals).

Visit us on-line at: http://redgatefarmanimalsanctuary.co.uk/ Or in person at: 233, Shaw Lane, Markfield, LE67 9PW. We are open EVERY DAY (except Christmas Day) from 10:00 am – 4:00pm.

We are located on the Stanton side of the A511, half-way between Markfield and Coalville.

Phone: 01530 243 925

Email: redgate@mail.org

I may not be totally perfect, but parts of me are excellent.

Jubilee celebrations were a great success - despite the weather!

Borough Councillor Matthew Lay writes in the Herald With the Herald taking a well-deserved holiday last month, it is worth casting one’s mind back to the beginning of June and the jubilee celebrations that took place in Markfield.

Now I can just about remember the silver jubilee celebrations in 1977 when I was 6 years old. If I am correct the main event in the village was set around the factory on the Main Street. I seem to recall it being open to the public with events being held inside b ecause it was raining. I also think we had a bit of a party but it is 35 years ago so it’s a little hazy.

Fast forward to 2012 and the Jubilee weekend and despite the best efforts of the weather I think the celebrations were a big success.

The main event in Markfield was the village fete at the Community Centre on the Sunday.

This witnessed a big turnout of

local people who enjoyed the entertainment and festivities and spent their money on the various stalls and competitions. Many of the stalls inside the centre sold out of produce quickly which is a good indicator. It also showed that with the new extension the Centre was just about big enough to cope with the large numbers visiting and how valuable such a facility can be, especially in such inclement weather which got steadily worse later with incessant rain, which has since given the impression of being permanent.

In the evening a family disco was held in the Centre with a promise of a firework display to conclude the day’s activities. The weather had deteriorated by the evening and it was raining cats and dogs, but after last minute talks with the firework crew we pushed on and held the display which was enjoyed by all.

A big thanks to Dawn, Ron and the staff down at centre who

worked hard to make the day such a success. And a big thanks to BTE Plant Hire and Balti One takeaway, who helped sponsor the fireworks.

Onto the Monday evening and it

Never resist a mad impulse to do something nice for me.

was off to the top of the Hill Hole to light the Jubilee Beacon. I had the great pleasure of setting light to the beacon once we had assembled it.

(See photo above).

We were part of a much bigger network of official beacons which was probably a first for the village and we had a set time to light it.

The beacon looked a really good sight when it was in full flow and it was really great to see the numbers who turned out to support the occasion. Sadly we could not see many other beacons despite it being a clear evening, nevertheless we were sure that others could see ours. The beacon is reusable so we should be able to celebrate this way again in the future.

All in all it was a good weekend enjoyed by many in the community reminiscent of past village festivities and a sure indicator that such events are still appreciated and supported.

I mentioned that the Community Centre at Markfield was the key focal point for the jubilee celebrations. It demonstrated the value of having a good facility in the heart of the community. This is why I have always been supportive of the need for Stanton to have a purpose built and modern facility to replace the current youth club which has of course served the village so well.

The prospect of this now happening has been made very real following the recent decision of the planning committee at Hinckley and Bosworth.

I wrote a few months ago about the merits of the two applications that the planning committee

had received to build houses at Stanton. Putting aside my strong reservations about building in the open countryside the requirement was to find land for 30 houses to meet the required housing need of the village. Once this need has been met, it should in theory be all that is required for Stanton, which is why it was important to get the most from this development.

Of the two applications that went to the committee, one would have delivered very little gain to Stanton and I believe was in the wrong part of the village. The other application was more central and would deliver tangible gains to the community of Stanton including a new community centre and money in the bank to support its operation. I was therefore pleased that the committee supported the application in the middle of the village and rejected the other.

I suspect that the other application will go to appeal but it is very hard to see how that could be successful as the housing need for the village has now been met and the Borough Council has its five year housing land target met. Still, when the Stanton development may take place in the current economic climate is anybody’s guess. It seems that many development projects are on hold and included in this are the Co Op and Jelson Homes projects in Markfield, both of which I had expected to have seen start by now.

Booksale at Markfield Library th

Monday 10 September for 2 weeks During library opening hours Stock added daily

Bradgate Flower Club

Bradgate Flower Club’s programme resumed on Wednesday 1st August, with a demonstration by Gail Croxall from Rugeley. Her chosen theme was ‘Journey with Flowers’.

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The Club ventures further afield on Thursday 16th August - by coach - to the Lincoln Cathedral Flower Festival.

• ‘E for Elizabeth provides the inspiration for the demonstration on Wednesday 5th September, when the Club continues its celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee year. The guest demonstrator is Janine Hall from Sutton Coldfield. Enjoy an entertaining evening and enter the raffle with a chance to win one of the six demonstration displays.

Both evening meetings start at 7.30pm in Newtown Linford Village Hall (which will be the venue each month except in December). The Flower Club’s events are open to existing and new members and to visitors, for whom an entry charge of £5 is made.

Further details of both meetings can be obtained from me, Geraldine Abbott, on 01530 415378.

Geraldine Abbott

Alzheimer’s Society Dementia Adviser Service For people who have dementia or are seeking a diagnosis our dementia adviser service can help.

The dementia adviser service offers information for people with dementia and their carers. The service will give the right information to enable them to make the right decisions whilst also signposting to other services which can support the person and their family.

The service is for people in the Hinckley & Bosworth area and can be accessed through their GP. For more information contact Helen Whittington Dementia Adviser on 0116 231 1111 / 07889 604229

Christian Aid 2012

We are delighted to inform everyone that the Christian Aid house- to-house collection in Markfield in May this year raised £832.92. The Ratby Band Concert held in the Community Centre raised £338.00. A United Service collection raised £67.94 and a Coffee Morning raised £50.30. This comes to a Grand Total of £1289.16.

The amount gift aided was £415.17 which should generate a further £103.79 for the charity.

Christian Aid and Churches Together in Markfield (CTIM) are very grateful for all the donations, and for all the hard work and effort by those involved.

I went to see a concert in Bermuda and the man playing the triangle just disappeared.

Forthcoming Events in Stanton Stanton under Bardon Autumn Fayre Saturday 15th September 2012 • From 2 - 4 p.m.

Stalls - cake stall, craft, raffle, bric a brac, please come and join us.

~ Advance notice ~

VALUATION DAY

with Vanessa Savage Senior Advisor for Charles Hanson Auctioneers of Derby which will be held on

Wednesday 3rd October 10.00 - 3.00 p.m.in the church. £1.00 per item, please no more than 5 items.

Thank you. Coffee/teas and light snacks will be available.

SUMMER DRAMA PROJECT FOR CHILDREN

CALLING ALL YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 8 – 12 CREATE A PLAY-IN-A-WEEK! Ashby based Theatre Company Chorus Theatre is currently looking for young people to take part in the forthcoming summer Play-ina-Week project.

This project will run from Monday 20th – Friday 24th August from 10am – 4pm each day and 10am – 7pm on the Friday. The project will be based at Trinity Church Hall and the final performance will be at the Venture Theatre in Ashby on the Friday evening.

The Play-in-a-Week allows children to create, rehearse and perform original pieces of theatre under the guidance of a professional theatre director and creative team. The children are encouraged to create their own work alongside gaining experience in acting and theatre skills.

This exciting project is open to young people who are members of the local community aged 8 – 12 and costs £55 per child for the whole project (or £85 for two participants from the same household).

Places must be booked in advance and are limited so please contact us to reserve a place.

Telephone: 01530 417324 Mobile: 07779 973982 Email: andrew@chorustheatre.co.uk

Thornton St.Peter’s Church Spot Well it has happened at last: After months of planning, and not a few frustrations, the two beech trees nearest to the church building have been felled.

We have carved a ‘chair’ out of one of them, and foresee it appearing in many photographs.

We now are hopeful that our action in felling the trees has put an end to the damage they were doing to the tower.

Other good news is that contractors have begun the work of installing air2air heating in the church. You may have already read a publicity article, from Peter Shaw of the Friends, about the many and varied heating systems that have been in the church in the past - some effective, more not so. We shall be able to judge the efficiency of this new system this coming winter. (Oh to be warm at the Carol Service!)

Peter’s article, as well as being interesting and informative, is encouraging membership of the Friends (01530 230372). Julie Etchingham, of ITN fame has recently joined so you will be in good company.

One more success to tell you about is that we have been fortunate in obtaining from the LCC Community Forum, through the hard work of Peter Leadbetter, a grant of £2,000 to help us to install a handrail by the side of the path leading to the church. This undulating and sloping path has always been, particularly in wet or icy conditions, a potential hazard to all but the very sure-footed among us. The handrail will be a great assistance to many.

The next ‘Friends’ event is a Coffee Morning at the Community Centre on Saturday August 18th at l0am, and a very full programme is planned after that for the Autumn. Watch this space.

Finally it is my pleasurable duty, on behalf of St Peters, to acknowledge with gratitude the many acts of support and goodwill that the church receives. Not least of these recently has been the work of John Brown in mowing the church field, and Jan and Ben Markie in donating the profit of their Jubilee weekend to the church. Thank you.

Martin Foster Churchwarden

Box fitness sessions at Markfield Community Centre Ex professional boxer and sports tutor will be delivering a ‘SPORTIVATE’ sports initiative for Young People aged 14-25 in Markfield.

The box-fitness sessions are an introduction to the sport of amateur boxing as a game of skill, discipline, respect and self control. it teaches the importance of a healthy lifestyle and has been designed as a fun recreational programme for all participants at all ages, sex, ability and levels.

Venue: Markfield Community & Sports Centre Date: 1st August • Days: Wednesdays • Times: 7-8pm • Price £1

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This year is slightly different.

We want you to join in with the fun passing through the beautiful Bradgate park and enchanting Swithland Wood.

Starting and Finishing at Severn Trent Visitor Centre Cropston, this year in marquees with an animal theme with the 6 mile circular walk commencing at 10:30am. Fancy a challenge?

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Food will also be available from the BBQ along with Lively Warm up Sessions, Special Guests, Stalls, Children’s craft area with animal masks, Cheerleaders and much much more!!

What are you waiting for? Call fundraising on 0116 2318431 or Register online today at www.loros.co.uk/fundraising for your FREE Registration and sponsorship pack. Last chance to register is Friday 31st August 2012!

All money raised will ensure LOROS continues to provide patient care at the Hospice, at the Manor Croft Palliative Day Therapy Unit, and throughout the community.

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Julie Etchingham joins the ‘Friends’ Julie Etchingham, the Leicestershire girl made good in the world of media and now best known as a News Presenter with ITN, has become a member of the Thornton-based charity ‘The Friends of St. Peter’s’.

Julie’s association with the church of St. Peter started approximately 18 years ago when she kindly opened a garden fete which was being held at the vicarage in Thornton.

Since then Julie’s career has blossomed and so has the charity of which she is now a member. The ‘Friends’ was started by two lady parishioners – Shirley and Kathryn - in 1995, and in the last seventeen years the fund-raising efforts of the trustees and members has resulted in some quite remarkable achievements, the latest of which is the installation of a superb kitchen and toilet facility in St. Peter’s.

The next major project that the trustees will be undertaking with the help of Julie and her fellow members – and with the help of *two grants - will be the installation of a new heating system in St. Peter’s. Once this has been completed the plasterwork will be the next project on the agenda and then a complete redecoration programme will have to be considered.

To maintain and improve such an ancient church in the condition it deserves to be in, is an ongoing expense which is why the charity is extremely grateful to Julie and all the members for their support, financial and otherwise.

The church of St. Peter is a superb GRADE 1 Listed Building which dates back to the 13th Century and there is documented evidence that a church stood on this same site as far back as the year 1189.

There is a fine example of an oak medieval door measuring 6’ x 9’ (1.829m x 2.743m) which hangs in St. Peter’s; it displays 14th century ironwork and a **sanctuary ring, that originally came from ‘Ulverscroft Priory’ when, as a result of ‘Henry V111’s Dissolution of the Monasteries’, the Priory was sacked around the year 1536.

The pews in St. Peter’s date back to the year 1560; they are made of oak and the ends are carved with the ‘Folded linen’ pattern (the pews were repaired and restored around 1864) Around the year 1640 men loyal to Cromwell attacked St. Peter’s and smashed all the stained glass windows but thankfully their **pikes – which is probably what they used but there is no way of knowing - were not quite long enough to reach the highest part of the ‘East window’ in the south aisle. (this precious stained glass is still there for all to see and is thought to be almost seven centuries old) As you might expect, the majority of the ‘Friends’ membership is in Thornton, but it extends surprisingly widely. For instance, the membership extends to Kirby Muxloe which is where Julie lived with her parents, Jim and Sheila, and where her parents still live today. The charity also has members in Leicester, Markfield, Bagworth, Ellistown, Copt Oak, Woodhouse Eaves, Waltham on the Wolds and now London where Julie lives with her husband Nick and their two boys Leo and James.

Thornton reservoir is a very popular destination and there must be many visitors who have noticed the lovely old church sitting on the hill overlooking it and thought they’d love to see inside. Perhaps they have tried the door, only to have found it locked for security reasons. The ‘Friends’ offer an interesting solution to this situation; they will e-mail or phone everyone who express an interest, to let them know when the next ‘Friends’ event is to be held in the church itself, and give all the other details of the event at the same time. If their decision is then to attend the event, it becomes a great opportunity to see inside St. Peter’s as well

Scholarships for would-be coaches SCHOLARSHIPS are being made available to help more sports coaches and volunteers in Hinckley & Bosworth achieve their Level 1 and 2 qualifications.

Julie Etchingham as enjoying the entertainment provided. (This entertainment is usually a musical concert) In the meantime, those wishing to know more about the history of the charity and how the funds raised have been used, can get in touch with Peter Shaw in the publicity department who will then send out a pamphlet with all this information; the pamphlet also contains details of membership for those who would like to join the ‘Friends’.

Although the charity’s work centres around a fine medieval church it is not a religious organization rather it is a group of like-minded people, who, as members, are raising funds and making donations with the aim of conserving, improving and beautifying this GRADE 1 Listed Building.

So, if you have an e-mail address, or prefer to phone, please get in touch with Peter Shaw: email: peter.shaw975@btinternet.com or tel: 01530-230372 and he will be pleased to answer all your enquiries and deal with all your requirements.

*The ‘two grants’ referred to were awarded by: Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council and The Department of Culture, Media & Sport. The trustees would like to express their gratitude for the award of these grants. **A ‘Pike is a metal spearhead attached to a long shaft of wood and used as a weapon in a similar way to a lance. ***The ‘Sanctuary ring’ was there to be used by anyone who was being pursued by an enemy or even the ‘fleeing from justice’. If the pursued person ‘could lay hold of this ring’, that person could claim sanctuary for a certain time.

Major City retailer announces new Charity Partner Major City retailer Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd of Humberstone Gate Leicester has announced their charity partner for 2012 /13 as the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation.

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The scholarships are being made available by the Hinckley & Bosworth Local Sport & Health Alliance, which has recognised that more coaches will be needed to meet the anticipated demand created by the Olympic Games.

The scholarships are worth up to 50% of qualification costs, to a maximum of £150 per applicant.

Those interested in applying for the grant will need to meet the following criteria: • Applicants must live within, or be involved with a club in, the Hinckley & Bosworth Borough.

• Applicants must be actively supporting sports programmes which benefit the Hinckley and Bosworth area or supporting the development of sport specific player pathways for example: within a sports club or sports development programme.

• Applicant must be nominated by a national, regional or local sports governing body, county sports association, local authority, school sport and physical activity network or sports club.

• Applicants must be over 16 years of age (18 years or over if registering on a Level 2 course).

• Applicants should register with the LRS coaching database at www.lrsport.org/ lrscoaching The deadline for applications is Monday 3 September 2012.

For further information, and to be sent an application form, please contact Courtney SweetmanKirk on (01455) 255805 or email: Courtney.Sweetman-Kirk@ hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk

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OLCS U15 National ISA Netball Champions

Markfield Community Report from Ron Grantham It seems ages since I last put pen to paper and gave you an update on what’s been happening at the Community Centre. At least the sun is now shining and it has stopped raining – for now!

On Saturday 7th July, in spite of the wet weather the netball team from Our Lady’s Convent School (OLCS) made their way to Nottingham University to participate in the ISA National U15 Netball Tournament.

In total fourteen schools were competing and The Convent girls played and won six matches for a place in the semi-finals.

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OLCS V Trinity School, Devon 10-1 2.

OLCS V Dixie Grammar, 13-0 3.

OLCS V Tower College, 7-1 4.

OLCS V Mayville House, 7-1 5.

OLCS V Kirkstone House, 3-0 6.

OLCS V Rookwood School, 9-1 The semi-final was against Alderley Edge School, Cheshire with The Convent achieving a comfortable 8-2 win. By now the girls were tired and understandably nervous as they were to face Claire’s Court (who previously beat OLCS in the U16 Nationals). By focusing on the game and on the strengths of their team (Laura Simes, Amy Simes, Harriet Simes, Caroline Garfield, Eva Carrier, Christina O’Dowd, Lucy Thompson and Alice Matthews) they played an excellent match and achieved a 9-5 win and the status of U15 National Champions.

Did you see Nong win £250,000 on Deal or no Deal?

On Sunday 5th August, Deal or No Deal viewers saw Nong (originally from Thailand, but now living with her mum in Swindon) resist all offers from the Banker and walk off with the top prize of £250,000.

She became only the fifth winner of the game’s highest prize in over 2,000 shows, and the odd thing is that all five winners were YOUNG WOMEN. Do young women have more courage and determination than any other category of DOND players? It certainly seems so ..

I cannot remember the last time we had such continual daily deluges of rain and having to spend the last six weeks or more nervously watching the Met Office flood warnings and continually erecting the flood barriers to save the Centre from the tidal waves of rain water that were pouring through the village. Well we survived and here goes with some of our Centre news.

Diamond Jubilee Celebrations As mentioned in the last paragraph, it never “reigns” but it pours (excuse the pun). We thought that the weather for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations in 2002 was bad enough with a mini tsunami pouring across the playing fields leaving the marquee, stalls, performers and spectators up to their ankles in water however, the weather for the Markfield Village Diamond Jubilee celebrations on Sunday 3rd June was royally exceptional with constant heavy rain, wind and bitter cold temperatures. You would have thought it was the middle of winter not the expected sunny June.

The weather threatened to wipe out all of our hard work and planning, aimed at having a right royal and truly memorable village celebration however, we were saved by pulling out our royal ace from up our sleeve and trumping

the weather. This royal ace was our new main hall extension that was completed in 2009 with financial support from the Borough Council, Markfield Parish Council, donations and other fund raising. With some foresight, daily eagle eyes on the MET weather forecasts and by mobilising the old British Bull Dog spirit we managed to move all the stalls, children’s street party and entertainment indoors. It was a good job we did as the bad weather continued to close in all day leading to the disappointing cancellation of the RAF Spitfire Memorial Flight fly past and all our planned outdoor village games and rides for the children.

Our next deluge was not rain but villagers who, despite the weather, attended the celebrations in their droves. By the time the celebrations were officially opened by the Mayor, Cllr. Martin Cartwright, the centre was packed to the gunnels with dripping umbrellas, soggy push chairs and rather damp people. But, in the true spirit of the occasion, villagers enjoyed listening to the Ratby Brass band, watching the spectacular Banakalia Morris Dancing Team and singing along with the Mercenfeld School Choir. Young children of all ages celebrated with a street party waving their flags, balloons and going home with a diamond jubilee commemorative mug. The day concluded with an evening celebration disco and a fantastic

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firework display all raising funds for Cancer Research and the Leicestershire Kidney Patients Association. We also used the occasion to launch our new Skate park appeal and many thanks go to Mark “Hilly” Hill who added to our fund raising pot by outbidding all comers for a signed Leicester Tigers Rugby shirt and ball.

The finale of the village celebrations was the lighting of a Diamond Jubilee Beacon at Hill Hole nature reserve during the evening of Monday 4th June.

The Beacon was lit by Borough and Parish Councilor Matthew Lay. Despite the arduous climb to the top of Hill Hole It was a truly historic moment watching other beacons being lit and fireworks set off across the County from our beacon vantage point.

The feedback from those who attended the celebrations was very positive – they all enjoyed the occasion despite the bad weather.

Recent Events Spookily many of our recent events seemed to have a royal connection as I will outline in the following items.

Doris Turns 100 Villager Doris Standley celebrated her 100th Birthday at the Community Centre on Sunday 15th July. Doris lived in Markfield before moving to the Home from Home Care Home in Newbold Verdon in June.

Doris is a former hosiery worker who was treated to two parties, one at the care home and the other at the Community Centre along with her family and friends. Even her son John and family travelled from the Isle of Wight to join in the celebrations. Doris received a 100th Birthday card from the Queen and puts the secret to her long life down to good clean living and hard work.

Many congratulations from all at the Centre.

Graham’s 65th Birthday On Saturday 14th July the centre was packed with friends and family celebrating Graham McGahan’s 65th Birthday and retirement. The party had a loose royal connection as Graham had a special visit by ‘Her Majesty’ who arrived in a wheel chair rather than being parachuted in by helicopter. We understand that Graham has quite strong views on Royalty that may have landed him in the Tower in bygone times. Despite the “royal” Graham had a wonderful evening and even managed to sup his favourite beverage – Guinness.

Many happy returns Graham and we still have some Guinness left for your next visit to the Centre.

Markfield Night at the Proms Saturday 16th June saw yet another rousing concert performance by the Ratby Mid Band with a packed union flag waving audience who robustly joined in with singing along to a fantasia of British Sea Songs including Rule Britannia building up to patriotic renditions of Jerusalem, Pomp and Circumastance and, in common with our Royal theme, concluded with a rousing rendition of God Save the Queen.

Truly superb. Dianne Wood had a bit of a shock as, it being her birthday, she was “dragged” to the front and asked to conduct the band which was hilarious to say the least but good on her she gave it her level best though I think the band helped her along a bit. The event raised £338 for Christian Aid. Skate Park Update As mentioned in previous editions of the Herald we have been busy with the Parish Council looking at options to replace our worn out skate park.

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We did have some good news as at the Community Forum Budget meeting on 13th June where we were awarded £3,450 towards the project. We still have a long way to go and need to raise more funds through grant applications, sponsorship and other fund raising.

Our local County Councillor and resident David Sprason bravely offered to do a sponsorship event to help raise funds. Remembering that David used to be a night club DJ in his early life we have challenged him to do a 24 hour vinyl record playing ”Discothon”. He has kindly agreed to the challenge that will take place sometime later this year.

So, search out your old vinyls, dust them down and get them ready for David’s challenge.

Mayor’s Titanic Charity Birthday Party On Saturday 28th July “Captain” Martin Cartwright the Mayor of Hinckley and Bosworth celebrated his 46th birthday with a Titanic theme party at the Centre aimed at raising funds for his term of office chosen charities that include: People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals (PDSA), Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, Dogs for the Disabled, Cats Protection League, Macmillan Nurses, Neonatal Care – LRI Specialist Baby Cot, British Heat Foundation and Leicester Children’s Holiday Home (Mablethorpe) The party had a fancy dress theme of “What were you wearing when the ship went down” and Martin was appropriately dressed as the ship’s captain with other guests dressed as passengers of the period.

There were first class passengers, steerage passengers and even a few sporting life jackets.

An added bonus was the appearance of an Olympic Torch brought along by Denise Larrard.

Denise lives in the Borough and carried the torch in Sheffield as part of the Olympic Torch journey across the country. She even had the honour of handing over to Lord Coe who incidentally opened the Community Centre twenty five years ago. The party raised over £650 towards the Mayor’s charities.

ARE YOUR KIDS GETTING BORED YET? Centre’s Summer Play Scheme I bet some of you are starting to pull your hair out as the school summer holidays drag on.

To help you with bored children we have managed to put together a whole programme of activities for young people over the school summer holidays. With the grateful support from the Trustees of the Miner’s Welfare Institute and a small grant from the Borough Council’s Summer Play Scheme fund we have managed keep the cost to parents and guardians affordable as follows:

• Fun and Games with Clubs Complete 6th August to 10th August and 13th August to 17th August. Ages 4 to 14 years - To Book your place Telephone: 01530 267317 or 07875 086386 Or email admin@clubscomplete. co.uk or www.clubscomplete.co.uk • Summer Soccer Schools 21st August to 24th August 10am to 3pm - AGE: 5 to 14years To register a place, please contact 07525 857402 • Additional Youth Clubs Tuesday and Wednesday evenings 6.30pm to 8.30pm 24th July to 21st August. Entry only £1 • Stay”n” Play 1st, 2nd, 21st and 23rd August 12noon to 3pm Age 8 plus Entry £1 • Summer Madness Any unoccupied halls or areas during the summer holidays may be booked at 50 pence per person, per hour. Ages 8 to 16. Full time students up to the age of 21 may apply, with identification. This offer is subject to one hall already being

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Please Note: All children must be registered prior to activities Apart from Clubs Complete and Soccer Schools children under the age of 8 years are welcome to attend our summer activities if accompanied by an adult at ALL times FORTHCOMING EVENTS Annual trip to Skeggy By popular demand we are arranging another seaside coach trip to Skegness on Wednesday 22nd August. We will be setting off from the Centre at 8.00am prompt and arrive back in Markfield at approximately 8pm. The cost is only £10.50 per person. All under 18’s must be accompanied by a responsible adult. So, get your buckets and spades out of the shed and fingers crossed for a nice warm and DRY trip. Please book your tickets through the Centre now as places are rapidly being taken up and we don’t want you to be disappointed.

Crafts, Food and Flower Fair Following on from a successful event in June a further crafts, food and flower fair will take place from 10am to 2pm on Sunday 18th August 24th. Refreshments will be available as well as free children’s activities. A tombola and book stall in aid of Rainbows will also be present. For any enquiries or stall booking please contact 0116 232 1966 or 07581 130440 Don’t forget you can view all the Centre of the news and activities on our website at www. markfieldcommunitycentre.com For booking and enquiries please contact Markfield Community and Sports Centre, Mayflower Close, Markfield LE67 9ST, ring us on 01530 242240 Visit our website at www. markfieldcommunitycentre.com to see our facilities, latest news and information about the Centre.

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MTTG’S SEPTEMBER PRODUCTION

“HOBSON’S CHOICE” a Lancashire comedy by Harold Brighouse

Wednesday 19th to Saturday 22nd September At Thornton Community Centre, At 7.30pm Nightly.

The English expression, “Hobson’s choice” means a free choice in which only one option is offered. As a person may refuse to take that option, the choice is therefore between taking the option or not; “take it or leave it”. The phrase is said to originate with Thomas Hobson (1544– 1631), a livery stable owner in Cambridge, England. To rotate the use of his horses, he offered customers the choice of either taking the horse in the stall nearest the door or taking none at all!

In the Director’s Chair for our production of “Hobson’s Choice” is Ann Lay, who is a founder member of our group. The play, set in Salford in the 1880’s , is a favourite of Ann’s. It has been described as “ a jolly Victorian romp laced with cheerfully endearing characters and a clever, amusing script.” It employs warm humour to successfully tackle contentious issues.

The tyrannical and hard-drinking widower Henry Hobson, proprietor of a successful boot maker’s establishment, (conveniently close to “The Moonrakers’ Arms”), little dreams, as he keeps his three daughters at his beck and call, that In Salford it’s the time of revolution.

The revolution is not industrial but feminine.

The play shows how the strong females come to the fore in shaping their own world at a time when it was frowned upon. Behind the boots and clogs are individuals who must also be determined and strong in a society that gives them little credence.

With strong humour, the play also shows the reality of the lives of the Salford folk and the social connections and customs that

gave their life order, until they were challenged and eventually changed.

Some of you may be familiar with the romantic comedy film,( based upon the play and directed by David Lean), which starred Charles Laughton as Hobson, and John Mills as his timid employee, Willie Mossop. The play has enjoyed a recent revival in Edinburgh with John Savident, (Coronation Street’s Fred Elliot) as Hobson.

The characters of Hobson, his eldest daughter Maggie and his employee Willie Mossop, are crucial to the plot which has been likened to that of “King Leah” and also, to that of “Cinderella”!

MTTG first staged the play in 1990, and Ian Lay returns to the role he played then, that of Henry Hobson. Pompous and domineering, Hobson engages in light-hearted warfare with his three daughters over their “uppish” and “bumptious” ways, denying his youngest two, Alice and Vickey, the chance to marry unless they agree to curb their rebellious natures.

Eldest daughter Maggie—perceived by her father as over-the-hill at the ripe old age of thirty—faces a life of unpaid work in his boot-maker’s shop.

Maggie Hobson is played for MTTG by Julie Marlow. Maggie’s practical presence and her proud

Much hilarity at rehearsals independent nature make her a formidable figure. To help her escape her father’s tyranny, she lights upon Willie Mossop, (played by Tim Fantom), the underpaid, illiterate, yet highlygifted shoemaker who works for her father.

Willie, having been ‘a workhouse brat’, is stunted by his circumstances in life and by the way in which the society of the time made it difficult for people to better themselves when they started at the bottom of the heap. Maggie sees more in Willie than most people do, and probably more than he sees himself! Her father and her sisters little realise the impact she can have on their lives and how essential she is to their well being.

Roderick Lay, David Woodward and Muriel Walker, who were all involved in our 1990 production, (Muriel as Director), are in the cast -which is completed by Charlotte Parish, Nick Woods, Laura Vesty, Tadeusz Dobrowolski, Darren

Woods and Keith Barnes. This will be Keith’s first on-stage role with MTTG, and we hope that there will be many more to come!

Both our Director, Ann Lay, and our Stage Manager Marie O’Neill, have played the role of Maggie in the past, and cite it as one of their favourites. Our Group certainly rates “Hobson’s Choice “ as one of its favourite past productions, and is greatly looking forward to staging it again in September.

With three sets to design and construct on our small stage, twelve characters to costume appropriately and the need to juggle a full rehearsal schedule around people’s summer holidays, there will be busy weeks ahead for us at Thornton!

IF YOU ARE AT ALL INTERESTED IN BECOMING INVOLVED IN MTTG, THEN WE WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO HEAR FROM YOU. You can either ring Anne or Andy O1530 469714 or just come along to Thornton Community Centre on any Wednesday evening from 7.30p.m. onwards to see what we do.

YOU COULD ALSO VISIT OR CONTACT US VIA OUR MTTG FACEBOOK PAGE where you will see lots of details of our past productions and get a real flavour of the Group and the fun we have!

TICKETS FOR “HOBSON’s CHOICE” are priced at £5 (£4 Concessions)and are available NOW at THORNTON’S CORNER SHOP, (on the corner of Church Lane),on 01455 822148 or from any Group member.

We would really appreciate your support and hope to see you in September!

Muriel Walker

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Volunteer Uganda Charity Event Don’t get caught out – On Saturday 11th August villager Joe Hayes is organising a special fund raising event at Markfield Community Centre to raise funds for the Volunteer Uganda Charity. Joe aims to raise money for the education and medical treatment in the poverty stricken villages of Kazuru and Kanugu in Uganda.

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Joe has been involved with this charity since January 2012 and, through Volunteer Uganda actually traveled to the country to teach primary school children in these poverty stricken villages. Although Joe had an amazing time and met many wonderful people he was struck by the thought of how difficult it was to get medical treatment in these remote areas very unlike the services we can expect in Markfield. People living in these remote villages cannot afford medical treatment or even the cost of transport to the nearest medical centre. The main cause of death in the villages that Joe worked in was Malaria which is deadly if not treated especially for babies and even young people and the elderly. Apart from malaria people are also dieing needlessly of other diseases and HIV through lack of awareness and medical treatment.

The charity Joe worked with, ‘Volunteer Uganda’, helps provide education in schools in the villages of Kazuru and Kanugu, raising money for mosquito nets and medical treatment as well as giving HIV awareness talks to schools across Uganda so that children and young people are made fully aware of the risks as well as prevention and treatment.

You can read more about this valuable charity by visiting the Volunteer Uganda website www.volunteeruganda.org.

Joe wants to help the charity raise funds by organising a five a side tournament football match and an evening disco. The football tournament kicks off at 11am and there will be plenty of other entertainment for spectators such a BBQ, hotdogs, cake sale, face painting, inflatables, sumo wrestling competition, and an eating contest.

The evening disco starts at 6.30pm and includes a karaoke contest.

Joe said “This will be a fantastic day for everyone, young and old. I want everyone in the village and surrounding area to come down, get involved and raise some money for a great cause”.

To enter a team in the football tournament, book your place at the evening disco or for any other information please contact Joe on 07816 816 836.

The plea comes at the start of the annual canvass, when local authorities in Great Britain deliver electoral registration forms to all households. Usually forms are delivered in August, but this year voter registration forms are being delivered to households early in order to enable everyone to register in time for the Police & Crime Commissioners election which will take place on 15 November. To vote in this election, or in the County Council elections next May, eligible electors must be on the electoral roll.

Residents are therefore being urged to complete and return their forms or if they have no changes to make, use the automated registration services as soon as possible to ensure they are registered.

If anyone moves after they have replied, they are still able to register at their new address when they move by either downloading a form from the council’s website or by contacting the helpline on 01455 238141 for further advice.

An information leaflet is included with the registration form which provides more details.

If you aren’t on the electoral roll, you will miss out on the chance to have your say and you may find it harder to get credit. You aren’t automatically registered if you pay council tax or if you have registered before.

Registering to vote is very simple. You can either fill in the form that will have come through your door or if there are no changes to be made to the details shown you can register by free phone, via the internet, or by SMS text using the details supplied on the form. You can do it as soon as you receive it, don’t wait until October or it could be too late. If you haven’t received your form, please contact the helpline on 01455 238141

Residents in Hinckley and Bosworth are being urged to safeguard their chance to vote in the first ever Police & Crime Commissioner’s election later this year by making sure they return returning their voter registration forms as soon as possible.

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17 Go karting fundraising event

Tile Centre raises £533 for Chernobyl’s Children A charity go-karting day organised by Sapcote Tile Centre raised £533.00 for a charity supporting underprivileged children from Belarus whose lives continue to be adversely affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

The event was hosted by Geoff Deacon and Ken Oldham, proprietors of the Sutton Circuit, Sutton Elms in support of Friends of Chernobyl’s Children (West Leics), and was attended by local businesses and charity supporters, each of whom put forward a team of four competitors. A total of six teams took part in the two hour endurance race with many more spectators coming along to support their teams.

The aim of the event was to raise funds to provide a 4-week recuperative holiday for children from the Mogilev region of Belarus, who will be visiting Leicestershire in August as part of a 5-year program designed to give them respite from the difficult conditions they endure in their homeland.

FOCC’s Group Coordinator, John Buckby said “The charity is extremely grateful to Geoff and Ken for their generous support and to Dez Bright of Sapcote Tile Centre for promoting the event amongst local businesses. The holidays that we are able to provide make a real difference to the lives of these children, and also provide a lifeline for their struggling families”.

For information on the charity, please contact John Buckby on 01455 285799, e-mail: john.evolution@btinternet. com or visit the charity’s website at www.focc.org.uk.

Markfield HomeMakers Programme for 2012 Markfield HomeMakers meet in the Congregational Hall, Main Street, Markfield, on the second Wednesday of the month at 8pm.

Call: Brenda on 01530 242173 or Iris on 01530 242436 Sep 12th Thomas Coxon Feng Shui & Chinese Horoscopes Oct 10th ~ Fiona Ure Everything stops for tea Nov 14th ~ Food Link Dec 12th ~ Christmas Party

Accident Reduction Scheme for A50 A series of measures to improve road safety are being proposed along the A50 between Junction 22 of the M1 and the A46 Groby roundabout.

These include a vehicle-activated sign at Leicester Road, Field Head warning drivers of heavy goods vehicles of the adverse camber at the former landfill site roundabout. In recent years, several high-sided vehicles have toppled over at this roundabout.

The speed limit along Leicester Road, Field Head and at the Lena Drive/Wallace Drive section of the A50 is to be reduced from 50mph to 40mph.

Two gaps in the central reservation of the ‘Groby Bypass’ section of the A50 are to be closed to prevent vehicles u-turning.

The lay-by on the ‘Markfield Bypass’ section of the A50, close to the pedestrian subway, is to be closed.

Finally, a ‘sight screen’ is to be erected on the central reservation on the approach to the A46 Groby roundabout to reduce driver visibility.

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Success for Hinckley & Bosworth schools SCHOOLS in Hinckley & Bosworth were celebrating at the end of term after winning the Leicestershire & Rutland School Games Champions trophy.

The trophy win followed a very successful year for schools in the borough, which finished top of the medals table with 10 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze medals.

Their success came after taking part in 43 different competitions against schools from across Leicestershire and Rutland as part of the Government’s School Games Initiative.

School Sport Manager Chris Ripley of Bosworth Academy said: “The success is a reflection of the true commitment shown by schools to PE and school sport and the recognition of the value that our students place on representing their school. We should be proud of our achievement and keen to repeat our successes in 2012/13.”

Grand Central Chorus Open Night The Grand Central Chorus are opening up their weekly rehearsal to all singers on Wednesday, 19th September, 2012, at 7.15pm in their regular venue Harrington School, Derby Road, Long Eaton, NG10 4BJ. Go and experience close harmony at its best. Learn the mechanisms of the voice, how to blend with others, the importance of breath control and the secrets of harmony. Whether you are an experienced singer or somebody who would like to improve your singing skills this evening is for you. Bring a friend, observers are welcome. Ring Martin on 07855270803, e-mail publicity.gcc@ gmail.com to register your interest or just turn up on the night. See the website www.grandcentralchorus.com if in any doubt.

A performance at Newark last month included the presentation of a cheque (see photo above) for £250 to the Lincs./Notts. branch of the Air Ambulance Service. ‘They are our chosen charity’ said Brian Sargent, ‘We have a similar amount for the Leicester/Derby Section.’ They received enthusiastic applause for their set and were photographed on the Services ‘Noddy Car’ ‘We had hoped to be on the helicopter, but it had a more important mission’, said Brian.

The Chorus have been invited to represent the U.K. at two competitions next year, the International to be held in Toronto, Canada and the European in Holland. ‘No firm decision has yet been made as to which, if any, we shall be attending,’ said Chairman Derek Dodman, ‘we have to look at serious fundraising and hope to get some sponsorship.’

Those seeking an entertainment for an event should contact Peter on 01530 243822 or use the e-mail above. A group of four to a full chorus can be supplied. Fees are negotiable. We sing in all musical styles, the choice is yours.

Nominations invited for LPT Council of Governors Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, which provides community health, mental health and learning disability services in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, is holding elections for its Council of Governors.

LPT has applied to become an NHS Foundation Trust and the Council of Governors will be the “voice” of the local community within the Foundation Trust, working alongside the LPT Board of Directors to ensure the views of members and the wider community are represented.

The Trust is inviting nominations from its staff and public members respectively for four staff governors, and for 16 public governors from the following constituencies: Blaby, Charnwood (two vacancies), Harborough, Hinckley and Bosworth, Melton, North West Leicestershire, Oadby and Wigston, Rutland, Leicester city (six vacancies) and one place from outside the area.

Anyone aged 16 or older, who is a member of the Trust, can nominate

themselves for election to represent the constituency they live in.

Nominations opened on Monday 30 July and will close on Tuesday 28 August 2012. Voting will take place between 19 September and 12 October 2012. The election is being conducted independently, on the Trust’s behalf, by Electoral Reform Services Limited.

Forms for nominations are available from the returning officer, Caroline Hinchcliffe, via post, email or phone: Please write to

Electoral Reform Services Limited, The Election Centre, 33 Clarendon Road, London N8 ONW, ring 0208 889 9203 or email: caroline. hinchcliffe@electoralreform.co.uk Non-members who would like to join the Trust’s 9,400 public membership before the closing date for nominations will also be eligible for election. Membership is free and open to anyone aged 16 or older.

Membership application forms are available from the LPT membership office on 0800 0132 530 or by e-mailing membership@ leicspart.nhs.uk. You can also apply online through the LPT website at www.leicspart.nhs.uk (under the members section).

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All the latest news from Markfield WI We have been as busy as ever over this somewhat damp summer and no doubt many of you will have seen our stall at the Community Centre Jubilee event where you may have even purchased a delicious cake and bought a raffle hoping to win our knitted Royal Family.

The latter seemed to be very well received, especially the corgis and a little bird tells me that a second Queen in Coronation robes has been commissioned for a young gentleman who is very interested in the Elizabethans.

Fortunately our visit to Kilworth House took place on a dry night in June although it was a little chilly! We took our picnic and stoically sat under the umbrellas with our glasses of chilled white wine but were rewarded by a wonderful production of Me and My Girl. We shall hope for sunshine next year.

Sadly we had to cancel one of our events in July, a Strawberry Stroll, where members were going to take part in some walks around the village as part of the Big Walk being organised by our National Federation. Hopefully we will be able to reorganise this event for lovely sunny evening!

For our July meeting we were entertained and instructed by Sarah, a florist from Quorn. Sarah demonstrated how to make a hand held bouquet, a corsage and a free standing arrangement using a range of is very well known in the world flowers and foliage. Her skills were of historical costume. She will be considerable and we would all like putting on a Fashion Show entitled to be able to handle the flowers From Vapours to Votes using with her dexterity, style and eye authentic clothes of the period and for colour. At least we now have talking about them in her own very an inkling into how it is done, we special style. Refreshments will be just need to practise. We are asking served at the end of the show and Sarah back in the Autumn to do a we will be offering a selection of workshop so that we can all have a WI homemade cakes together with go under her instruction. coffee or tea. If this interest s you why not pop along and join us, Our August meeting promises to entry for visitors is ÂŁ2.50 and you be something of a treat as we have can be assured of a warm welcome. booked Notty Hornblower who owns and runs a Costume Museum In September we are holding an in Hope, Derbyshire. Notty has Antiques Roadshow evening and also appeared on television and the speaker will be local auctioneer.

The Knit and Natter group continues to meet at the Bull’s Head on the first Wednesday of the month. Our current project is knitting triangular comforters for premature babies born in the Neonatal Unit at LRI. The charity organising this is Adapt who raise funds and support families with premature babies. Come along and join us whether you are a knitter or even if you want to learn. There will be someone there to help you.

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Borough Councillors’ Report

There are many misconceptions as to what constitutes A.S.B. and the relation between the Local Authority, Council tenants and private home owners. As the Local Authority, HBBC has its own A.S.B. team and as such, liaise on a daily basis with the police.

It is responsible for managing A.S.B. across the Borough and the majority of cases are about fall out’s between neighbours and we have to stress the point that it makes no difference whether you own your own home or are a tenant of the Council. If you are responsible for A.S.B., you may face prosecution.

This is all about community cohesion and nobody should live under the fear of threats, intimidation or violence. HBBC takes a very dim view of A.S.B. and we would ask all residents to contact us if this issue is affecting you.

To split or not to split HBBC is currently carrying out a Local Governance Review as required by Central Government and part of that looks at local Parish Councils which form the lower tier of Local Government. An option for Thornton and Bagworth Parish Council is to split and for each village to have its own parish Council. A submission has come in from a resident asking for this to be considered and on the back of this; a meeting was held in Bagworth to

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so credit where credit’s due. Chris recommended to the meeting that a Parish Poll would be a good indication provided that it went to both communities which may or may not back up any submission.

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Bollywood coming to Bagworth?

Cllr Chris Boothby Tel 0116 238 8301 or 07704 345637 Email chris.boothby@hotmail.co.uk

Cllr Ozzy O’Shea Tel 0116 239 4336 or 07808 585825 Email ozzyoshea@hotmail.com

discuss its merits. Chris attended this meeting as any submission would go forward to be examined by a cross party working group made up of Councillors and they in turn make a recommendation to the Executive at HBBC. Eventually, a decision would be made at full council. Chris informed the meeting that a lot more facts information should have been sought out before any submission was sent due to the following facts.

Firstly, if a joint Parish Council were to split, then any assets in terms of land, buildings and cash assets would be divided and any shortfall in the respective precept ( budget ) for each village would be met by residents as the Local Authority would not be responsible for any shortfall.

Secondly, each parish would need to provide resources for

a Parish Clerk (as the financial and responsible officer) as the current Clerk has resigned and a maintenance team to maintain any areas of land belonging to that respective parish.

Thirdly, Thornton has never been asked for their opinion.

We have to say that after a few years of neglect, the current Parish Council headed up by its Chairman Cllr Barry White is now working efficiently and working very hard to do the best for both villages. It is a matter of fact that Cllr White has worked tirelessly in trying to secure the lottery grant to provide phase 2 of the Bagworth Community Centre whilst sorting out the mess of the signing off of the build of phase 1 which would have affected the lottery grant which Chris has been advising on and working with Cllr White. Cllr White lives in Thornton

We have been contacted as your Borough Councillors in regard to the former Dunlop site in Bagworth as a possible film location for a Bollywood production. Residents will remember that this site has planning permission for mixed use of residential and business use but this permission has yet to taken up. Apparently there is a 70 strong film crew arriving in Leicester in August looking for a large house and a deserted factory, Stanford Hall has already been booked and the Dunlop site is high on their target list. The main star is someone called Sunni Deol who comes from a superstar acting family and the crew will be looking for extras to participate. Watch this space!

Finally Ozzy would like to thank Chris for taking on Council issues whilst he has been recovering from his very recent operation Should you have any issues please do not hesitate to contact us we would be only too pleased to help you.

Regards

Chris and Ozzy

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County Council to pay for removal of Mercenfeld’s disused swimming pool

Look What’s On At The Palace, Ibstock 57 High Street, Ibstock, Leics. LE67 6LH • Tel: 01530 267303

~ Forthcoming Events ~ Friday, 10th August - Film Night – ‘Midnight in Paris’ (12A). This is a romantic comedy set in Paris about a family that goes there because of business, and two young people who are engaged to be married in the fall have experiences there that change their lives. It’s about a young man’s great love for a city, Paris, and the illusion people have that a life different from theirs would be much better.

Doors, Box Office and Licensed Bar open at 7.00pm. Film starts at 7.30pm.

Tickets: £4.00/£3.00 from Halls, High Street, Ibstock, Tel: 01530 260460.

Saturday, 8th September - Palace Social Dance – A very popular evening of Ballroom, Latin, and Sequence with Eddie ‘The Collector’, (D J and host).

Doors/box office/bar open at 7.00pm.

Dancing from 7.30pm ‘til 11.00pm.

Tickets: £5.00 from Halls, Ibstock, Tel: 01530 260460.

Saturday,18th August – Ibstock Allotment Society’s 17th Open Flower and Vegetable Show Open to the public from 2.00pm.

Schedules are available from Ibstock Business Centre, The Palace or Mr R Whitby. For more details contact Mr Whitby on Tel: 01530 260830.

The swimming pool at Mercenfeld Primary has been closed for over three years due to it requiring a huge investment - around £600,000 - to bring it up to standard.

The swimming pool has been a valuable resource for the Markfield community for almost 40 years having opened in 1973. In this time several thousand children have either learnt to swim there or enjoyed swimming lessons through the school or organised lessons.

As the building is unsafe and there is no prospect of it being repaired, the Governors and I have decided that we need to remove the pool and replace it with a new playground. This will allow more outdoor learning to take place and further enhance the learning experiences the children have.

The Local Authority is paying for this work due to the Health and Safety risk of the current building. If we don’t take this opportunity now then it will be up to the school to fund the removal in the near future which will cost at least £100,000.

If the community is able to get a new pool for Markfield it will need to be in a location that the whole community can have access to it and it would need to be a bigger pool as the current pool is a short training pool.

The school would happily pay to use this facility and would support any application that is made in the future. I know that Matthew Lay has been trying to source funding for the project and while currently the financial climate is making it difficult, the removal of the pool will not hinder this process.

Andy Kitchen Head of Mercenfeld School

Friday, 14th September – 100 years of Film Quiz – Start Time: 8.00pm. Entry: £5 per quiz sheet.

Teams of 5 max. Trophy to the winners.

Spot Prizes. No mobile communication devices allowed! For More details call Tel: 01530 267300.

Friday, 31st August - ‘Some Enchanted Evening’ with Ibstock Community Choir and Friends accompanied by Alex Lamb on keyboard. Concert, in aid of choir funds, starts at 7.30pm. Doors and bar open at 7.00pm. Bar throughout the event. Tickets: £5.00 (including tea/coffee and raffle ticket) from Halls, High Street, Ibstock, Tel: 01530 260460 or call Alison on Tel: 01530 261003.

Saturday, 1st September – Ibstock Events Group presents Ibstock Brick Brass Band and Coalville Male Voice Choir in Concert to celebrate the centenary of The Palace, Ibstock.

Concert starts at 7.30pm. Doors and Bar open at 7.00pm. Tickets: £7.00 from Halls, High Street, Ibstock, Tel: 01530 26040.

Friday, 21st September - Film Night –‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ (PG13) ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ is supposed to be India’s answer for the UK’s most elegant retirees – a place where they can spend their golden years surrounded by lush amenities – that is, until seven retirees who are in need of a transformation find themselves on the front steps of the not-quite-ready resort. Thus begins a comic, romantic and poignant adventure in a land full of unexpected pleasures, brought to life by some of the most honoured and accomplished screen actors of our time. Doors, Box Office and Licensed Bar open at 7.00pm. Film starts at 7.30pm. Tickets: £4.00/£3.00 from Halls, Ibstock, Tel: 01530 260460.

Friday, 7th September – Charity Organ Concert with Brett Wales.

Tickets: £6.00 from Halls, Ibstock, Tel: 01530 260460 or Mr Martin, Tel: 01455 290145 or Mr Lines, Tel: 01530 457274.

Sunday, 23rd September Palace Indoor Car boot Sale from 9.00am – 1.00pm. Pick up a bargain! Admission 20p. For More details or to book a stall call Maureen on Tel 01530 452028.

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22 News from Dove Bank Primary School Summer term was a really busy time at Dove Bank Primary, Nailstone.

Earlier in the term we took part in the Sport Relief Mile. The whole school took part running the circuit of the school field, many of the children did 2 and 3 miles. Over £750 was raised which is amazing considering we have only 60 families.

We took part in 2 Swimming Galas, one for small schools and another for local area schools. Our swimmers did us proud getting into many finals and winning quite a few races – our best achievement so far.

Our 4 & 5 year olds got all dressed up for a Nursery Rhymes Day at Stanton school – they looked fantastic and had a great time.

We celebrated the Queen`s Diamond Jubilee by holding a street party which was organized by our parents group – we even had a visit from a queen who distributed special bookmarks.

World Sports Day was celebrated with the children taking part in a range of 12 different sports throughout the morning. Mixed age teams moved around trying each sport.

We were lucky with the weather for our Sports Day followed by our Summer Fair. This was again organized by our parents group raising nearly £700 for the school.

In July we enjoyed our special Leavers` Assembly when the children put on a super production and were presented with photographic folders to remember their time at the school.

What a busy term – if you would like to look around the school please contact the Headteacher – Mr. Bob Owen at : Tel. - 01530 262371 Email – headteacher@dovebank. leics.sch.uk Website – www.dovebank.leics. sch.uk

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County Councillor’s Report from David Sprason Census shows rise in population

The release of the census information for Leicestershire helps to prove how the County Councils services will come under increasing pressure.

The information, released by the Office for National Statistics, shows that the population of Leicestershire has increased and that the number of older people has risen. We need accurate census information to enable us to plan our services. The latest figures show that the council is correct to plan on the basis of increased demand for adult social care services, which will take up a growing part of the budget. That is why we have to continue to look at which services we support, how we support them and whether we can explore new approaches, such as community leadership. The census is available at www.ons,gov.uk.

The key findings are that the resident population of Leicestershire has increased from 609,600 in 2001 to 650,500 in 2011. This represents an increase of 6.7%. Since the 2001 census, Leicestershire districts have seen their population rise by; • Blaby, 3,600 (4.0%) • Charnwood, 12,600 (8.2%) • Harborough, 8,800 (11.5%) • Hinckley & Bosworth, 5,000 (5.3%) • Melton, 2,500 (5.3%) • NW Leicestershire, 8,000 (9.4%) • Oadby and Wigston, 400 (0.7%) The number of residents in 2001 aged over 65 in Leicestershire was 95,400. Ten years on that figure has grown to 115,000, this represents an increase of 21%. The number of residents in 2001 aged over 85 was 10,900, ten years on that figure has grown to 15,200 an increase of 39%. The age group which has had the largest increase in numbers

since 2001 are those aged 60-64, their numbers have grown from 30,600 to 44,400 a 45% increase.

The age group which has seen the largest drop in numbers since 2001 are those aged 30-34. Their numbers have fallen from 45,400 to 35,100 this represents a decrease of 27%.

The number of households has increased from 245,200 to 267,400 an increase of 9%.The districts which has seen the largest increase in the number of households is Harborough with a 13% increase, 60,500 to 66,500 and Charnwood with a 10% increase, 30,850 to 34,900.

Adult Social Care Reform

The release of the 2011 census information clearly shows that we have a rising ageing population.

We are all living longer due to advances in medicine, better living conditions and life choices. We should celebrate this achievement but with it comes a greater demand on our own finances and the finances of the Leicestershire County Council social care services.

The reform of social care is long overdue successive governments have ducked the issue for the past 20 years.

So it is good to see that the current government has published a white paper on reforming social care in England. I rate the White Paper on Social Care. It is clearly evidence informed; it builds on the best of existing approaches and progresses key neglected challenges, including: • Stronger emphasis on prevention and low-level, locallevel support (or as older people have described it, ‘that bit of help’ in your home and community) including a proposed duty on local authorities to commission and provide preventive services, and commitments to support approaches that combine community development with care and support locally.

• More attention to the role of housing alongside health and social care for disabled and older people – backed up by £200m of capital funding over 5 years for a new ‘care and support housing fund’ to develop new housing options for older people and disabled adults, and an expectation that NHS and local authorities work together to support housing options. The right to support for informal carers (this is long overdue) a national minimum eligibility threshold for social care and improved portability.

• The promise of a single statute (thereby putting an end to decades

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of a hotch potch of legislation) is significant indeed, as is the commitment to provide a single authoritative source of information, as we know people need more than the information: advice, assistance, advocacy locally. And there is a commitment to supporting a better evidence base via a ‘national library’ from 2013. All this is very good.

The proposal to extend current practice on deferred payments and make it universal is not a ‘watershed’ announcement. It is a form of public equity release which exists already across the county and country. It can ease pressures for some older home owners, but I would not underestimate the challenge of making this more widely available and of negotiating the terms with local authorities already strapped for cash. It is a helpful measure, but not new, and no substitute for deciding on the ideas from Andrew Dilnot.

But we will have the best policies and laws in Europe on social care, but stuck onto an out-dated, unsustainable, ineffective funding system. One step forwards but two steps back. It has taken one year for all three parties to say they broadly agree with the Dilnot principles for care funding in England. Instead of showing political bravery and foresight, the government has put a few more sticking plasters on the growing care crisis – just as we saw under successive Labour administrations which also failed to grasp the urgency of reform.

What the Chancellor and the Treasury above all needs to grasp is that the current system is chronically counter-productive.

It stops us all from planning, whatever our age or support needs, whatever our means. It piles pressure on the NHS and other services, creates crisis and uncertainty, and carries a high human cost. Local government will continue to lobby central government for the introduction of the whole reform package, including the introduction of a cap on the amount an individual will have to pay for their social care.

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Got the Sunday blues...?

Anxiety about your working week begins at 4.13pm on Sunday, according to a recent poll.

Sunday blues is characteristically a mild sense of depression about the week ahead, and four out of ten adults admit that their Sunday nights are filled with dread and anxiety, according to the poll by Premier Inn. Research in 2010 by Mind, the mental health charity, found that the recession has increased the sense of fear about returning to work.

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On average, we begin at 6.51 am each morning. That is the time that the average Briton sits up in bed and checks their work related emails or texts. With 93 per cent of employees continuing to work after they have left the office, the chances of a 5pm finish have all but disappeared.

Before laptops, it was difficult to work outside the office. Now, with today’s ‘always on’ society, we are pretty much working from the moment we wake up until the moment we fall asleep.

Latest News from Thornton WI By the time this article is read, we may have blue skies and sunshine! Who knows?

We will certainly all remember the Queen’s Diamond Jubliee month as a very wet one!

However, a celebratory spirit pervaded at our June meeting.

Members dressed in red, white and blue in honour of the recent royal occasion and enjoyed a scrumptious cake made and decorated for us by Marina Briers. We enjoyed pitting our wits in a specially devised Jubilee Quiz which tested our knowledge of all things royal.

We have been busily knitting little matinee coats and hats for the Royal Infirmary’s premature baby unit. It was touching to realise how tiny the recipients are going to be, and how reliant on the skilled teams of specialists who look after them.

Some of us braved the weather and went to see Kilworth Hall’s production of “Me and My Girl” in the outdoor (but roofed!) theatre there. One could only admire the talent and professionalism of the cast who turned a grey day bright with merriment. We even felt that we might do “The Lambeth Walk” in style!

At our monthly meeting on 9th August Maureen Hawksworth will be speaking to us . Her topic is “Women’s Lib – or Just Making A Difference?”.

There is an old adage:“One woman can change anything: Many women can change everything!”

Maureen will tell us of a scheme to empower the women of Nepal so that their lives, and those of their families are bettered – even transformed.

Emmanuel Crafts began in 2007 in Kathmandu, Nepal, to support more than fifteen ladies and their families by giving them the opportunity to learn jewellery making and other crafts.

We, perhaps, cannot begin to imagine the isolation of the situation in which these people survive, or the poverty of the conditions in which they live.

Every woman’s story is different. Some women are widowed; some are forsaken wives. Others are working to support their siblings. Working for Emmanuel Crafts means that , by using their own skills, they can have rice on the table and money for schooling for their children . The scheme also helps with medical costs and other emergencies that arise.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US AT ANY OF OUR MEETINGS, THEN PLEASE COME ALONG AND FIND US ON THE SECOND THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH AT THORNTON COMMUNITY CENTRE AT 7.30 P.M. You can be assured of a warm welcome.

There is a Visitor’s feel of £2.

FREE to good cause - Plastic Lid & Tops Does anyone know of a very good cause which collects plastic lids and tops? A Herald reader in Markfield has a bin liner full.

Please ring 01530 245482 if you can help.

I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying.

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Markfield couple celebrate their Diamond Wedding Anniversary Jean and Bill Taylor, of Park Avenue, Markfield, have recently celebrated their Diamond Wedding Anniversary.

Following six years of teenage friendship, they were married at St John’s Church in Donisthorpe, Leicestershire on 19th July 1952.

They moved from Moira in 1963 when Bill was appointed Works Electrical Engineer and subsequently Engineering Executive at TI Steel Tube Works at Desford.

They have three sons; Robert is on the engineering staff at Leicester College, recently winning the principal’s Gold Award. Clive is a carpenter. Steven is an I.T. consultant with the Bath & East Somerset Council.

Bill is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and also Radio Amateur G4DLZ. Jean has been a member of several village activities and has been President of the Shaw Lane Friendship Club for several years. The Friendship Club members celebrated the occasion with a luncheon at Botcheston.

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MacMillan Coffee Morning: Friday 28th September GILL FOOTE and Friends invite you to a Coffee Morning in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support on Friday 28th September 2012 in the Residents’ Lounge, Willow Court, Upland Drive, Markfield.

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Extracts from Stanton under Bardon Parish Council Minutes The following topics were among the items discussed at the meeting of Stanton-under-Bardon Parish Council, held on Tuesday 10th July 2012 at The Youth Club, Stanton under Bardon.

Please note that this information is based upon the unapproved minutes, and may be subject to alteration or correction.

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CSO Gutteridge has visited the site on Ellistown Lane with regard to Lorries going through the Village and has spoken to the site manager concerning this. If there are any further problems Clerk to contact Sadie Harlock.

1 x Theft of Number Plates from Bell Close.

It is now the responsibility of the PCSO’s to attend the Parish Meetings.

There have also been reports of underage drinking on the Recreation Ground - Clerk to notify PC Harlock.

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Mr Sprason reported that due to the high amount of rainfall LCC are having problems trying to maintain the grass verges, but they are trying to keep any areas at junctions clear.

Congratulations are to be sent from the Parish Council to Lily May Gibbins from Stanton who was a finalist in the Leicestershire Lieutenancy Diamond Jubilee Painting Competition.

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A discussion took place between the Council and Matthew Lay with regard to Council Housing and addressing the needs for local people in Communities. The recently approved Housing development in the village is a great opportunity with excellent potential to help provide better facilities within the village.

With regard to recent planning application for Wind Turbines, Matthew advised we could be seeing more planning applications for these Turbines.

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Recreation Ground: Mr & Mrs Briggs have contacted the Council to say that there are bottles and cans all over the enclosed Play Area.

Email to be sent to PC Harlock as above with regard to this matter.

They also thought that there are not enough bins for the area. The Council disagree there are adequate bins on the Recreation ground.

The Gates for the enclosed Play Area need to be adjusted as they are not closing properly and dogs are getting in. Dog signs have now been put on the Play Area perimeter.

Housing Development: The Parish Council would like to thank Matthew Lay and David Sprason for their support for the Council’s Planning Application. Further discussions will now take place on the Option to buy for the Proposed development with Persimmons. This is being dealt with by the Council’s Land Agents and Solicitors.

Friendly Badminton Club Requires Players at Groby Community College on Wednesdays between 8pm & 10pm Tel: 0116 267 5800

A Chance to Micro Chip Your Dog for £10 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council’s Dog Warden Service is holding a micro chipping event at Markfield Community Centre, Mayflower Close, Markfield on 24 September 2012 between 10am and 1pm.

Micro-chipping is now the quickest and easiest way for a lost dog to be identified by the Dog Warden, or by a vet, and returned to its rightful owner. Without micro-chipping, it is estimated that less than half of the dogs that go missing each year are reunited with their owners.

For a cost of £10 the Dog Warden will implant the chip under the skin using a special implant gun. No anaesthetic is required and the procedure should cause no more discomfort than a standard vaccination.

Each micro-chip has a unique identification number, which is registered to the animal and the owner’s details are placed on a national database. This number can then be read when a scanner is passed over the chip, enabling the Dog Warden to search the national database to find the owner’s details.

The owner can then be contacted and reunited with their dog.

If anyone would like to discuss the micro-chipping service or arrange for their dog to be microchipped they can do so by contacting the Dog Warden Service on 01455 238141.

Herald Film Review from Tom Flowitt The Dark Knight Rises

(12A) Starring: Christian Bale, Tom Hardy and Anne Hathaway (164 minutes) Batman is back for the final time, with Christopher Nolan at the helm anyway. Set 8 years after the events of The Dark Knight we find Gotham City a more peaceful place and the Batman no more. That all changes when Bane enters the picture and holds the entire city hostage. Can Batman rise to the challenge and save Gotham one last time?

You can count on one hand the number of film trilogies that have three genuinely good films. Thankfully TDKR achieves it and for once we actually get a trilogy with a beginning, middle and end. Nolan has always avoided trying to make a great superhero movie in favour of making a great movie.

It’s rare to see film making on this scale and even rarer to see a film pull it off. Often we see the story get lost but not on Christopher Nolan’s watch.

This film, as with the others, is all about story and characters and never tries to cheapen the experience by dazzling you with special effects and set pieces.

The only downside is that it can at times try to fit too much in. A less is more approach would have been welcomed in some scenes. It also falls a bit flat in the middle but only in comparison to the beginning and end. The dialogue in the beginning is also a bit waffley.

You can ignore and forgive all that though because the film is filled with action, emotion and great performances. It simply has everything.

Sometimes the glue that holds it all together is not as strong as it could be but it is almost impossible for a film that is attempting scale of this magnitude not to bend a little. The real accomplishment is that it doesn’t break.

The key to its success is the story telling which is compelling to the end. It is also a story that centres around Bruce Wayne and Batman and doesn’t make the mistake of making him a side character like we have seen in The Dark Knight and Tim Burton’s Batman. The story doesn’t shy away from current and controversial issues either. The Dark Knight was Gotham’s War on Terror and TDKR is its Occupy Wall Street.

Verdict: Not as good as The Dark Knight, but then how could it be? TDKR takes the weight of expectation and pulls off the film of the year so far.

4 Stars

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Set the agenda for your area People are being invited to set their area’s agenda, by submitting issues for their community forum to consider.

Leicestershire County Council wants to encourage people to lead key decisions about their neighbourhood, by taking part in one of the 25 community forums that have been running since 2008.

The council is inviting people to suggest topics for the next round of community forums, between September and November. Each one is attended by members of the council and other local agencies, like the police.

Examples of issues that people could raise include the future shape of services, funding opportunities, tackling anti-social behaviour and creating jobs and training.

Cabinet member for the Big Society, Blake Pain, said: “We think that local residents often know best about the way to improve their area – community forums put them in the driving seat.

“By putting people together with key local agencies, we can help them to find a way forward.”

To find out which forum covers your area and for more details about how to get involved, see www.leicestershireforums.org

Annual Ulverscroft Priory Service Sunday 19th August at 3.00 pm Speaker: Father Joseph

from Mount St Bernard Abbey A service for the whole benefice and Churches Together in Markfield Chairs provided Coffee and tea after the service

Half year news round up

Markfield Local History Group Markfield Local History Group have been busy this year starting with our AGM in January when some new officers were elected.

Barrie Gannon remains our Chair, with David Brooks taking on the role of Vice Chair. Anne West has taken on the role of Secretary and Laurence Lock is now our Treasurer. Membership remains strong and lively but new members are always welcome.

Knapping is the shaping So far this year we have had very of flint, chert, obsidian interesting talks on the Workhouse and or other conchoidal the Asylum, the latter being given by our local historian Di Lockley. There has also fracturing stone been a visit to Ulverscroft Priory and our through the process last meeting hosted Bob Wells, a local field of lithic reduction to walker and flint knapper. manufacture stone A considerable amount of work has been tools, strikers for done on the village War Memorial Project and there are just a few details to be sorted flintlock firearms, or to produce flat-faced out before, hopefully, we get our new War stones for building Memorial.

A working group has been set up and will or facing walls, and flushwork decoration. meet in October to work on revamping the Village Trail and also working on the location and wording for information boards which will be sited by some of the interesting historical sites and buildings in the village. This will mean that visitors to Markfield will be able to walk around the village and learn something of its history.

Our next meeting will be held on Tuesday, 18th Sept at 7.30pm in the Methodist Schoolroom. The speaker will be Dennis Baker of the Swannington Heritage Trust and his subject is The Whitwick Colliery Disaster. This will be an open meeting with a charge of £1.00 for members and £2.00 for non members, to include refreshments.

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28 Without Walls Christian Fellowship, 135 Main St Stanton Under Bardon Sunday 12th Aug Meeting at 10 am with junior church provided 19th Aug Meeting at 10 am with junior church provided Sunday 26th Aug No morning meeting but Cafe 4U meeting at 4 pm Sunday 2nd Sept Meeting at 10 am with junior church provided Sunday 9th Sept Meeting at 10 am with Junior church provided Saturday 15th Sept 6 pm Harvest Supper & Bingo evening.

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Markfield Congregational Church Sunday 19 August 3.00 pm Churches Together in Markfield United Service at Ulverscroft Priory (in Copt Oak Parish Church if wet).

Sunday 26 August 10.15 am Morning Worship in Our Church

Local Church Service Details Sunday 9th September 10.30am Morning Service with The Lord’s Supper

term time All Age Service in Church on the 2nd Sunday each month.

There is a Sunday Club in our hall for children & young people during the Morning Service. For further details, our contact list is in the Cross Hills News section of this magazine.

Sunday 12th August 10.30 am All Age Service 6.00 pm Holy Communion

Trinity Methodist Church, Markfield Sunday 12th August 10.30am Morning Service 6.00pm No Evening Service Sunday 19th August 10.30am Morning Service 3.00pm United Service at Ulverscroft Priory Sunday 26th August 10.30am Morning Communion Service 6.00pm No Evening Service Sunday 2nd September 10.30am Morning Service 4.00pm Welcome Service for new minister Rev Stephen Clark

Sunday 2 September 10.15 am Morning Worship in Our Church followed by Communion

Sunday 9th September – Racial Justice Sunday 10.30am Morning Communion Service 4.00pm Café Church Service

Sunday 9 September 10.15 am HARVEST FESTIVAL (Church open the previous afternoon for the receipt of harvest gifts).

Sunday 16th September 10.30am United Catholic led Service at Methodist Church 6.00pm Evening Communion Service

Cross Hills Baptist Church, between Bagworth & Thornton

Sunday 23rd September – Back to Church Sunday 10.30am Morning Service 6.00pm Evening Service

Sunday 12th August 10.30am Morning Service with The Lord’s Supper

Sunday 30th September 10.30am Morning Service 6.00pm Evening Service

Sunday 19th August 10.30am Morning Service

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Markfield

Sunday 26th August 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 2nd September 10.30am Morning Service

10:15-11.30am Sunday Club for Children in the Congregational Hall on the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays,

Sunday 19th August 3.00 pm Benefice and Churches Together in Markfield Service at Ulverscroft Priory Sunday 26th August 8.00 am Holy Communion 10.30 am Open Church 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Sunday 2nd September 10.30 am Holy Communion Sunday 9th September 10.30 am All Age Service 6.00 pm Holy Communion Sunday 16th September 10.30 am Churches Together in Markfield at Trinity Methodist Church 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Friday 21st September 8.00 pm Taizé Style Service Sunday 23rd September 8.00 am Holy Communion 10.30 am Open Church 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Sunday 30th September 6.00 pm Joint Service with St Peter’s, Copt Oak

St Mary and All Saints’ Church, Stanton under Bardon Sunday 12th August 10.30 am Morning Service Sunday 19th August 10.30 am “Something Different”

Sunday 9th September 10.30 am Morning Service Sunday 16th September 10.30 am “Something Different” Harvest Thanksgiving Sunday 23rd September 10.30 am Holy Communion Sunday 30th September 10.30 am Single Service at St Peter’s, Thornton

St Peter’s Church, Thornton Sunday 12th August 10.30 am Holy Communion Sunday 19th August 9.00 am Holy Communion Sunday 26th August 10.30 am All Age Service Sunday 2nd September 10.30 am Morning Service Sunday 9th September 10.30 am Holy Communion Sunday 16th September 10.30 am Harvest Thanksgiving with Holy Communion Sunday 23rd September 10.30 am All Age Service Sunday 30th September 10.30 am Single Service Holy Communion

Holy Rood Church, Bagworth Please note: Services will be at Bagworth Community Centre Sunday 2nd September 9.00 am Holy Communion

Sunday 26th August 10.30 am Holy Communion

St Peter’s Church, Copt Oak

Sunday 2nd September 10.30 am Morning Service

Sunday 12th August 9.15 am Holy Communion (said)

New Book About Leicester Born Artist Eric Cameron is a major contemporary Canadian artist. Born in 1935 in Leicester, England, he arrived in Canada in the 1970s and has taught at the University of Guelph, the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and at the University of Calgary.

Over the years Cameron has also continued to work in his primary medium, painting, but moved from traditional figuration to a highly conceptual practice with both his process paintings and his “thick” paintings. He has also expanded into video and has written a great deal about his work. His inspired teaching and unusual art have been recognised with major awards, including the Victor Lynch-Staunton Award (1993), the Gershorn Iskowitz Prize (1994), and the Governor Generals Award (2004).

Despite Cameron’s prominence, much of the writing about him to date, primarily essays in exhibition catalogues, is by the artist himself. This book thus makes a major contribution to the field as it explores in depth Eric Cameron’s art and philosophy.

The book is composed of four essays, each covering a different aspect of Cameron’s art, starting with Peggy Gale’s analysis of his writing, then turning to Ann Davis’s consideration of his process paintings and his philosophy, moving to Diana Nemiroff ’s review of his videos, and concluding with Thierry de Duve’s observations on his Thick Paintings and his blind rejection of chance.

The essays, though written independently, resonate with each other so that the reader comes away with a full picture of a complex artist, his life, his thought, his art production, and how these elements inform each other and have evolved through time. The expert commentary here, richly illustrated with Cameron’s works in multiple media, provides a vital and long overdue critical lens through which to view this important artist.

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Last time I had a street party I nearly died. I live on the M42.

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Cross Hills Baptist Church Serving the villages of Thornton & Bagworth plus the surrounding area

Sunday 26th August 6.00 pm Holy Communion

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Sunday 2nd September 10.30 am Morning Service Sunday 9th September 9.15 am Holy Communion (said) Sunday 16th September 3.00 pm Praise Service Sunday 23rd September 6.00 pm Harvest Thanksgiving Sunday 30th September 10.30 am Joint Service at St Michael’s, Markfield

Bear Hunt at Manor Wood

Coffee Time Quiz Mary of Markfield has sent in a Coffee time Quiz for readers to try. The answers are all past or present High Street Stores.

This year’s Bear Hunt on Friday 8th June was badly affected by the dismal June weather, but those who braved it donned wellies, wet weather clothing and smiles and still enjoyed searching for some slightly soggy bears bears in Manor Wood behind the church. There were Olympic bears, a rather chilly bear in a bikini hoping for some sunshine, a Grandpa bear reading his damp newspaper and many others to be found. Soup, hot chocolate, delicious cakes and other refreshments were available afterwards in the church hall and there was a free colouring competition for the children with a prize for the best entry and a small gift for all the children who took part. Everyone who came along enjoyed themselves in spite of our wet British weather.

The Awesome Holiday Club As this was held at the church from 6th to 8th August, which was after the deadline for this Issue of The Herald, news about this year’s Holiday Club and hopefully some photos will be in the September Issue.

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16. Patient flower 17. Red-haired DJ called Chris 18. Hundred pennies on elastic 19. Space between two shops 20. Footwear Answers on page 30

Following an ongoing health problem, Garry finally had his promised and long awaited operation at the end of June.

He is doing well and everyone at Cross Hills wishes him a speedy recovery and better health for the future. We also send our congratulations to him and his wife Lynda as they celebrated their Silver Wedding anniversary on 25th July.

Details of our Services are in the Church Service Details section opposite if you wish to join us on any Sunday. We serve tea and coffee after our services and always make anyone who is visiting for the first time feel welcome.

Contact Numbers Pastor - Garry Kelly: 07816 616189 Secretary - Lynda Kelly: 07910 440243 Treasurer - Glynis Straw: 01530 230272 Parish Nurse - Vera Harding: 01530 230557

WHAT IF you could go back in time and change the course of history?

WHAT IF the watershed moment you could change was the JFK assassination? 11.22.63, the date that President Kennedy was shot - unless . . .

King takes his protagonist Jake Epping, a high school English teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, 2011, on a fascinating journey back to 1958 - from a world of mobile phones and iPods to a new world of Elvis and JFK, of Plymouth Fury cars and Lindy Hopping, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jake’s life - a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time.

With extraordinary imaginative power, King weaves the social, political and popular culture of his baby-boom American generation into a devastating exercise in escalating suspense.

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Tropical Birds Wordsearch You Could Win a Main Course for Two and a Bottle of Wine!

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find the names of 12 Tropical Birds in this month’s Wordsearch puzzle and you could win yourself a meal and a drink.

This month we are offering a TASTY prize of: A Main Course for Two, plus A Bottle of House Wine at The FieldHead Hotel.

To go into the draw, all you have to do is find - and mark a line through 12 Tropical Birds which were featured in the Brooke Bond Picture Card set of 1961.

These can run vertically, horizontally or diagonally (and backwards!).

Send your entry to: BIRDS OF PARADISE,The Herald, PO Box 8, Markfield, Leics. LE67 9ZT to arrive by Wednesday 29th August 2012.

Remember to include your name and address. The first all-correct entry drawn out of the Editor’s Fez will win the Meal for Two at The Field Head Hotel. Good luck!

Here are the 12 birds you have to find:

African Jacana • Angolan Pitta • Bateleur Eagle Cuban Trogon • Gouldian Finch • Java Sparrow Orange Minivet • Red Billed Quelea • Red Bishop Bird Scarlet Ibis • Shoebill • Toco Toucan Name: ...................................................................................................

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Last issue’s Wordsearch winner!

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Congratulations! Your Meal & Wine Voucher to spend at the F ield Head Hotel will be sent to you in the next 21 days.

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If you’ve enjoyed reading this issue of The Herald, please pass it on to a friend or relative when you’ve finished with it. Thanks!

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