June 2014 herald magazine

JUNE 2014

Family Afternoon Of Summer Fun

Don’t miss the Annual Thornton Carnival!

The Annual Thornton Carnival is on Saturday 5th July at Thornton Community Centre from 14pm.

This year’s Carnival is packed with something for everyone! We are delighted to have LIVE music in the form of the great local band “Dirty Water”. Miss Leah’s dance group will be also be performing.

Refreshments will include a Barbeque and Beer Tent, Cream Teas ,and an Ice Cream man.

There will be a Tombola, Huge Raffle, World Cup Quiz, Penalty Shoot-Out and “Keepy-Uppy” Competition.

Other attractions include many Children’s Games, the Stocks, Hook -a-duck, Bouncy Castle, Bric-a-Brac, Books and a Great Variety of stalls.

Only £1 entry and children come free if accompanied with an adult.

Do bring the family along and enjoy a summer’s afternoon at the Thornton Carnival!

Markfield Medical Centre

HELP US TO HELP YOU Markfield Medical Centre’s Patient Participation Group work closely with the surgery to ensure that the surgery is providing the service patients need.

The partners at Markfield are keen to offer as many services as they can at the surgery, which means that patients do not have to travel into Leicester or Coalville.

One of the very valuable services the surgery offers is a minor surgery clinic where various procedures such as mole and skin tag removal can be carried out. To carry out this procedure, the surgery would like to purchase a Hyfrecator which is a machine used for electro cautery.

The Patient Participation Group are keen to support the surgery by raising funds for this piece of equipment which costs just over £1000.00.

Indian Fusion Restaurant in Main Street, Markfield are keen to host a fund raising event as detailed below.

Any support from our patients and community in attending this event would be very much appreciated. Tickets available from Markfield Medical Centre, and Indian Fusion restaurant.

Markfield Medical Centre Fund Raising Event Buffet Meal At Indian Fusion Restaurant Serving A Choice Of 20 Items On Thursday 3rd July – Two Sittings: 6.00pm To 8pm - Or 8pm Till Late Ticket £14.95

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Coeliac UK Table Top Sale raised over £300 I just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who supported the table top sale in aid of Coeliac UK. We raised £307!

The first prize in the raffle w as a hamper of Gluten Free goodies and was won by Marie Munsey-Statham. We also had £1 in the bucket which was won by Sylvia Lees.

Thank you again.

Amy Larkin

Old pianos urgently needed

Jan & Ben at The Bricklayer’s Arms in Thornton are holding another of their famous Piano Smashing competitions in aid of charity, and they urgently require several old pianos.

If you can help, please contact Jan and Ben at The Bricklayer’s Arms on 01530 230808.

This year, the event is raising cash for St Peter’s Church in Thornton, so it’s all in support of a very good local cause.

Please help if you can.

Stanton Summer Fayre Stanton Summer Fayre will be held at Stanton Church on Saturday 21st June 2014.

The usual stalls will be there, including a raffle, cakes, bric a brac, crafts, plants, and books.

Teas and coffee will be available.

Time 2.00 - 4.00p.m.

See you there!

Gail Massey

No issue in July There will be no issue of The Herald in July because it’s time for our annual break - hooray!

See you again in August.

Mike Wilkinson

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Pony parties visit Markfield Brownies The 2nd Markfield Brownies recently had a visit from Pony Parties Leicester.

The evening consisted of petting a number of very cute small animals, Holly Prickles an African pygmy hedgehog was a particular favourite, and the girls had plenty of fun.

Markfield Brownies meet on Wednesdays at Mercenfeld Primary school.

If your child is between 7 to 10 years of age and would like to join the fun please visit us at www.girlguiding.org.uk.

A book club - in your local pub? What a good idea!

If you enjoy reading and would like to meet up regularly with likeminded people, then you’ll be interested in a new Book Club which is being organised at the Coach & Horses at Field Head.

For more information, contact the pub on 01530 242312.

This issue of The Herald is being delivered by The Herald’s team of dedicated deliverers, namely: Sarah Jane, Maureen, John, Lyn, Lily, Ian, Ann, Gill, Sandra, Helen, Don, Jeanie, Jenny, Lauren, Lisa, Daisy, Stacey, Ennyd, Margaret, Ellie, Hannah, Charlotte, Mike, Rowan, John & Sue.

Don’t miss the Jay Brothers Concert At Markfield Congregational Church Markfield’s own Jay Brothers will be entertaining us again at Markfield Congregational Church on Friday 25th July starting at 7.00pm.

You can be sure of a wonderful evenings entertainment listening to their wide range of popular music ranging from the 50’s to the modern day.

Tickets are £5 each and can be bought from Dot Pickering, Doreen Murby and Angela Berry, this includes a raffle and refreshments.

Any profits will go to Church funds.

Our aim is to bring people together for an evening of entertainment, opening the Church to our community as well as being a place of spiritual support.

For more information ring Angela Berry on 07971 254165 or 01530 242578

Police are still hunting for a man who terrorises nudist camps with a bacon slicer.

Inspector Johnson had a tip off this morning, but hopes to be back on duty tomorrow.

The minister at our church is really self-obsessed.

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Markfield Library Trust update Borough Councillor Matthew Lay writes in the Herald

I attended a meeting last week of willing volunteers who are interested in helping set up a Trust to run the Markfield Library.

It would appear at present that unless this Trust is up and running and able to express a serious interest in taking over the running of the library, the future is pretty bleak despite a final decision having not yet been made.

The County Council are currently involved in a consultation exercise on their library proposals something they are obliged to do. If you have not already responded to the consultation please do so now as it does represent a chance for you to have your say, even if you think the mind of the Council is already made up. (www.leics.gov. uk/haveyoursay/futurelibraries) I think the decision is already effectively made but nevertheless, this is the only opportunity to register your displeasure at the proposal and to argue for the continuation of local library service.

The worst thing of all would be for the service to disappear without a murmur of dissent. The County Council cannot openly declare their hand until after the consultation closes otherwise it is not technically meaningful. I understand they will make a final decision in September.

It was good to see so many willing volunteers come forward with such a wide variety of experiences and skills including professional librarians. These will all be needed and many more, if the Trust is to get off the ground and be a success. The level of enthusiasm was pleasing to see and the ideas that emanated from the meeting show that the library and the building have a great future if we can secure it for future generations.

Lots of the talk was about creating a place of learning and culture - one which can co-exist alongside the Community Centre as part of a central community hub. With the clever use of the space available it was felt that it was possible to increase the numbers of people visiting. Ideas included having display space for local artists and the local history group. It was also felt that having adult learning courses and involving both South Charnwood and Mercenfield would be highly beneficial to all concerned.

In essence I see three main challenges ahead; The first is simply getting the Trust off the ground and in a viable form to take on the Library. At the recent meeting a Chair of the Trust was elected and requests have gone out for a volunteer Secretary. At this stage these are the key positions and essential to move forward. We will in time also need a treasurer/ accountant and an expression of interest in this role was made by someone with considerable experience in this department.

Other roles will become necessary and this is why you need a wide and varied group of volunteers who can contribute to the running of the Trust as opposed to running the library. It is clear that the Trust will also need to become a limited company with a constitution and

business plan. The business plan leads us neatly onto the next challenge.

That next challenge is one of finance. The whole rationale of the County Council’s proposals is to save money and so the Trust will need to raise money to ensure it can be viable. This size of this challenge is not yet totally clear and the size of the challenge varies according to what you take on.

What is positive is that support exists from the Parish Council and the local schools. An option for change which I would have liked to have seen on the table would have been for the County Council to approach Parish Councils direct, to secure additional finance to maintain the current levels of service. This is not an option at present but the Parish Council will I hope want to get fully behind the new Trust and look to provide a grant funded via the Parish precept.

Another key thing will be for the Library to increase its current income levels. It already has a good level of income through late fees, hire of space and items like DVD’s etc. It was felt that this level of income could be increased to make the business case secure and achievable. So with the Trust being viable entity and with a financial plan in place we can move to what I see as the final challenge.

This challenge will be to secure more volunteers to help on the library side and importantly more people to use the facility and in doing so support it. It is felt that 50 volunteers would be an optimum number, so the Trust will need to find more people. I understand that nearer the time training will be provided by the Council for volunteers. It is also expected that ongoing support will be available and clearly the continued presence of an employed librarian will be a

Matthew Lay key ingredient at the beginning. A further meeting has been arranged for those interested in helping and that will take place on the 26th June at the Library. Look on the noticeboards for final details. In terms of people using the library, it is important to note that despite the challenges of technology the library at Markfield remains well used and importantly by a wide spectrum of people young and old.

It is important to dispel the myth that the library is closing because it is not being used, far from it; in fact it remains a well-used popular and important resource for our community.

So, while I remain opposed to the proposal by the County Council I am lending my support to ensuring our library has a viable future. Those who have stepped up to the plate, attended meetings, volunteered to help and got involved deserve a big pat on the back. A lot more is yet to done but I believe things are on the move in the right direction.

One final thing for this month.

Please remember, we will be holding a dedication ceremony for the new war memorial at the top of the village green in Markfield.

The ceremony will take place on Saturday 28th June at 10.30am.

All are welcome to join us in dedicating the new memorial and spending a moment to remember those who died serving our community in the First World War.

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Pet microchipping events planned THREE more events will be held this summer as part of a campaign by Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council to encourage more dog owners to have their pets micro-chipped.

For a cost of just £10, the Dog Warden will micro-chip any dogs that are taken along to: Earl Shilton Community House, Peggs Close, Earl Shilton on Wednesday 4 June between 4pm and 6pm; Wykin Community House, Gwendoline Avenue, Hinckley on Wednesday 18 June between 4pm and 6pm; and Markfield Community Centre, Mayflower Close, Markfield on Tuesday 29 July between 1pm and 3pm.

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

From 2016 it will be a legal requirement for all dogs to be microchipped.

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Some of my older readers of this column will remember the programme transmitted from the then King Edward VII Grammar School, Coalville in 1968. I do believe there is soon to be a transmission from the Cathedral in June.

Following that, on Sunday July 13th, beginning at 2.30pm, St Peters is planning to hold a Sponsored Hymn Play (dare I call it a Hymnathon?) It will last for exactly one hour and refreshments will be served afterwards.

You can help in one of three ways: 1. Choose your favourite hymn to be played for £5 2. Make a donation or 3. Estimate, for a sponsored limit of 10p per hymn, how many will be played in the hour.

Witnesses to this event will, of course, be welcomed and proceeds are to the Organ Restoration Fund. Please expect to be approached by one of the Friends - or failing that contact me on 01530 230336 or at 210 Main Street, Thornton. Thank you.

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Poplar House Farm Wind Turbine: The farmer’s point of view I am grateful for this opportunity to present my side of the debate about the proposed Poplar House Farm wind turbine in Bagworth.

An action group has been set up to oppose it, and UKIP Borough Councillor David Sprason set out his stall in last month’s Herald Magazine. So it seems only fair that you hear from me, the farmer who will be leasing the site to RES if planning permission is granted.

Firstly, you should know that my family have been farming at this address for over 100 years. We have deep roots in Bagworth and care about the village greatly.

As our house is one of the closest to the proposed site, it should go without saying that if I thought this turbine was going to be the noisy, flickering, sleep depriving, subsidence inducing nightmare that some suggest, then I wouldn’t be doing it. And I wouldn’t be trying to inflict it on others.

Nowadays, if you want to find out about something, the internet is usually the first place you look.

Unfortunately, not everything on the internet is true. If you have a point to prove, in just a few clicks you can find evidence that black is white and white is black and the earth is flat. It is easy to reinforce your prejudices. I have been shocked by the amount of misleading information that is being bandied about in relation to this single turbine. As it turns out, I shouldn’t have been, as this is now the usual behaviour that accompanies a wind turbine proposal.

So where do you go to get the true facts? You could ask RES. But they are the developer, and you might think they will only tell you the good bits. (Actually, from what I have seen, they have been very open and honest.) What about asking a politician? I’ll leave you to ponder that one. What about visiting a nearby village that has lived with wind turbines for a few years and talking to the people that live there? That sounds a good idea. I wonder why nobody else has thought of that? So that’s what I did.

Gilmorton is a pretty village not far from Lutterworth. Four very large wind turbines have been in operation there since September 2011. They are quite a lot bigger than the one proposed here, with a

blade tip height of 125 m compared to 94 m here. A good proportion of the village is within 1000 m of the nearest turbine, which is similar to the situation in Bagworth where the closest point on Station Road is 1000 m away from the proposed site. I visited Gilmorton post office and asked some village residents how they felt about the turbines now they had been up for a few years. They basically said that people have got used to them, they never hear them and there had been no adverse effects. Everyone I spoke to said the same things. I mentioned some of the various points that have been raised in an attempt to discredit the Bagworth wind turbine and they laughed, saying they had heard exactly the same things in Gilmorton, and they all turned out to be false. I have also spoken to some estate agents in the Gilmorton area, and they all said the wind turbines have had no noticeable effect on house prices.

I then visited Ullesthorpe, which has a single 66 m high turbine and Roade which has nine 87 m high turbines. Speaking to villagers and estate agents I got the same responses as in Gilmorton.

So after my little road trip, I am even more confident that despite what you may have been led to believe, if planning consent is given, the only justifiable complaint villagers might have is the visual impact, and as it is only a single turbine over a kilometre from the majority of the village, I feel even that will not be the issue some may think. And if the wind is blowing, and it usually is in Bagworth, isn’t it a good feeling to know that the electricity you are using in your house is being produced from the wind rather than by burning fossil fuels?

Note: The nature of electricity is that it is used where demand is nearest, so Bagworth will get first opportunity to use it with any excess going further afield.

Two other points that often get mentioned are that wind turbines don’t produce much energy and they get huge government subsidies. Well the government is subsidising renewable energy to encourage developers, land owners and house holders to invest in it and help in the fight against global warming. The subsidy is in the form of the Feed In Tariff and has been reduced substantially in recent years and will be reduced even further going forward as

the capital costs of renewables goes down. This prevents excess profits being made. It should also be noted that the Feed In Tariff is directly proportional to the energy produced. So the turbine will only make money if it produces energy, and if it is going to make a profit, it has to produce a lot of energy.

This particular turbine is predicted to produce as much electricity as used by 470 houses, which is pretty much the whole of Bagworth.

The wind turbine will also provide our farm with a some extra income from leasing the site to RES for 25 years. For a small family farm like ours, this is important, as farm incomes are notoriously volatile and this will add some stability to ours. And let’s not forget the £3000 per year, index linked, that RES will be giving to the village.

If anyone, whether you are for or against the turbine, would like to visit the proposed site, or talk to me about the project, I would be happy to oblige. Call me on 01530 230282.

If you wish to speak to Rebecca Meek at RES, her number is 01923 299302.

Thank you for reading,

Robert Miles

Local girl reaches TeenStar final A South Charnwood School pupil’s ambitions of pop stardom are alive and kicking after she qualified for the final of a national open mic singing competition.

Ellie Grace Foxon impressed judges in the Midlands and South West area finals of the TeenStar talent contest with her version of Rihanna’s hit Stay.

It means the 13-year-old - who lives in Ellistown - will take her place in the competition’s grand final, to be held in NEC Birmingham’s main hall, on July 19.

Ellie says she would like to follow in the footsteps of last year’s TeenStar winner, Luke Friend, who went on to reach the X Factor final.

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Riding the Mallory Mile AS part of the National Bike Week celebrations, the Borough Council will be holding the 14th annual Ride the Mallory Mile event this month.

The event, which takes place on Monday 16 June from 6pm to 8pm at Mallory Park, is free to enter and aims to raise awareness about cycling amongst all age groups and encourage more people to cycle either for leisure or for commuting. Everyone is invited to go along with their family, friends and their bikes to enjoy a bike ride at the famous circuit, which is now under new management.

There will be refreshments available and various stalls including face painting, adult cycling workshops plus some great stalls and various cycling club activities for the little ones.

Helmets are compulsory for those taking part in the Mallory Mile, as well as for the Family Cycling Nights, which will be taking place every Monday evening (6pm to 9pm) at the circuit thereafter.

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Last Vegas

By Nick Abbott of Markfield

Mountain Ash Open Gardens: 6th & 13th July

Increasing life expectancies and a surge of baby boomers hitting pensionable age means there are now more over 65s in the UK than under 16s.

Yet if aliens were to watch our films from a faraway galaxy, they’re unlikely to ever guess about our ageing population as films continue to be dominated by younger main characters.

Step up ‘Last Vegas’, a comedy about four lifelong friends who visit Sin City for the stag party of successful Lawyer Billy (Michael Douglas), the only one of them who’s never tied the knot during their sixty-year friendship.

Billy proposes to his girlfriend, a woman half his age, mid-way through giving a eulogy to a church full of people at a friend’s funeral. The location of his proposal has us immediately question whether he is in love with his girlfriend or whether, fearful of an uncertain future, it’s just a thinly veiled attempt at clutching onto his youth. Either way, it’s the perfect excuse to visit the gambling capital of the world to celebrate with his dearest buddies.

The rest of the quartet, or the ‘Flatbush Four’ as they call themselves, is made up of grieving widower Paddy (Robert DeNiro), recent mild-stroke victim Archie (Morgan Freeman) and the married but bored-with-his-life Sam (Kevin Kline). Early flashback scenes of the mens’ Brooklyn youth helps set the tone and provide us with a sense of the history they share.

The film is predictable at times but delivered with such charisma by its award-winning cast that it doesn’t really matter; much like real life, enjoying the journey proves as important as where it’s heading. There are many examples in cinema where long-serving actors appear to lose interest, start to deliver sub-par performances and simply collect their pay cheques, but I’m pleased to say there is no evidence of that here; comedic timing and performances of all the main characters are first rate.

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A beautiful local garden is opening to the public again in July under the National Gardens Scheme to raise money for several worthwhile NGS charities.

Last summer, during two Sundays, Mike & Liz Newcombe welcomed 500 visitors to their Newtown Linford garden and were able to raise ÂŁ2500 for the NGS charities. The interest in and the enjoyment of this garden has resulted in several local groups, including gardening clubs, arranging private visits to the garden this summer. The Newtown Linford Gardening Club will also, once again, use this venue for their Summer Party on Tuesday 22nd July.

On both Sunday 6th and Sunday 13th July the garden, which is situated halfway along Ulverscroft Lane between Newtown Linford and Ulverscroft, will be open to the public from 11.00am – 5.00pm.

The 2-acre SW facing garden has stunning views across Charnwood countryside. Near the house are patios, water features, flower and shrub beds, fruit trees, greenhouses and vegetable plots. Lawns then slope down to a gravel garden, a large wildlife pond with waterfall and three small areas of woodland, with pleasant walks through many species of trees. The lower two thirds of this garden has been created since 2004, with over 160 conifers and deciduous trees planted. There are several places to sit and relax around the garden.

Light refreshments will be available. There will also be plant sales, a book stall and a craft stall, selling jewellery, scarves etc.

Admission for adults is ÂŁ3.50, children are free and dogs on leads are welcome with well-behaved owners. PLEASE COME AND JOIN US. The full address is – ‘Mountain Ash’, 140 Ulverscroft Lane, Newtown Linford, LE6 0AJ. For further details and some photographs of the garden see the NGS website – www.ngs.org.uk – put either Mountain Ash or LE6 0AJ into the garden finder.

Amongst the many charities supported by the NGS are Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Help the Hospices, Carers Trust and, this year, Parkinsons UK.

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More from the hedgerows

I am writing on behalf of an incident that happened in the early hours last month along Field Head.

Dandelions are another sign that spring is here. The yellow flowers blowing in the hedgerow bring some much needed colour after the long winter. But find one in the middle of your lawn and it has got to go before someone blows the seed head and seeds another 50 plants.

Keeping dogs under control There’s a public footpath that runs through the woodland at the back of my house. There is decent amount of distance between the footpath and my garden however, during the early hours one recent morning - around 6am-6.30am - someone’s dog strayed from its owner.

This dog, which was of a spaniel breed, broke into our garden via the fence, broke into our rabbit’s hutch, causing chaos and a huge amount of heartache, then continued to make its way into the house. It took no notice of our efforts to get rid of it and caused a huge amount of damage.

Can I ask dog owners to PLEASE keep their dogs on leads or securely contained in their property. Thank you.

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How best to help your child do well at school Do you want to deliver your child to school in the morning in the best possible frame of mind to learn?

Then tell your child that you love him/her every day, and stop shouting/ swearing at them when they annoy you. Instead, listen to them, praise them for their achievements, and do all that you can to make your home a calm, healthy and safe place for your child to grow up. It is not rocket science: calm, happy children do better at school than stressed, unhappy ones.

This guidance comes from the National Association of Head Teachers and the charity Family Action. It also advises ensuring a healthy diet for your child, ensuring they learn proper personal hygiene, taking them out as a ‘family’, and also making sure they get enough vigorous exercise each day.

The NAHT represents nearly 30,000 schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Ratby Village Society News Ratby Village Society in association with Ratby Sports Club, welcomes you to join them in the Sports Club room, Desford Lane, Ratby on Thursday 19th June starting at 7.30pm for Gill Smart’s talk on the work of the ‘Heart Link’ charity, based at Glenfield General Hospital.

So why the preference of grass over the much more useful Dandelion?

Like the nettle leaves are an early spring green, a little bitter but blanching them before eating helps remove some of the bitterness. Pick the leaf and they will grow again giving an endless supply of leaves. The flower can also add colour to a salad, the flowers having a slightly sweet taste going against the bitterness of the leaf.

The large tap root can be harder to remove but the root roasted can be used as a caffeine free coffee substitute. As a food they are rich in vitamin A, B and C as well as potassium.

As a herbal medicine dandelions have many more uses. Traditionally the leaf has been used as a diuretic and so can be used to help reduce fluid retention and so may help reduce blood pressure. Although it can make you pee it is also believed to strengthen the urinary system and so may be effective in treating incontinence.

The root, and leaf to a lesser extent, aids digestion. The bitterness stimulates the stomach and liver increasing digestive secretions. The root contains certain sugars that help selectively feed the gut bacteria, these are known as prebiotics. We are all aware of probiotics found in yoghurts, but less familiar with prebiotics. Prebiotics selectively feed the good gut bacteria and so are essential to help maintain a healthy gut flora.

As the leaf acts as a diuretic and the root aids digestion these help excrete toxins from the body. These actions are used by herbalist to help treat skin conditions like eczema.

Some caution is needed though. There are cases of allergic reactions with dandelions, especially through the latex type sap, which although has been traditionally used to treat warts and corns, for those with a latex allergy an allergic reaction can occur.

If you are taking diuretics, especially potassium sparing diuretics it may be advisable not to take without medical support.

So before feeding to the Guinea pig have a taste and see what you think.

This time of year the Elder tree comes into flower. Elder provides not only a flower that can be used as a food or medicine in the spring but also a fruit later on in the year. Both elder flower and berry are believed to be useful in treating colds and flu. The berry helps prevent colds and the flower to ease symptoms. It does this by helping to dry secretions. This drying effect may also have a role in treating allergic rhinitis. Either make a tea from the flower heads or Elderflower cordial.

Boil 1kg of sugar in 2 litres of water for 5 minutes add 50g citric acid, chopped lemon then add 20 to 30 elderflower heads and stir well. Cover and leave for 4 days stirring daily. Strain through muslin and bottle. Dilute with water instead of drinking the highly processed cordials found in the shops.

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Monies collected by YOU throughout the year will be presented on the night.

Admission £1.60 members and £2.50 visitors/casual guests.

Non-members are very welcome to attend.

• Ratby’s 4th Annual Show takes place on Saturday 9th August in the freshly decorated surroundings of Ratby Sports Club room, Desford Lane, Ratby.

Bring your entries on Friday 8th August from 7pm to 8.30pm and/or Saturday 9th from 8.30am to 10.30am. Everyone very welcome. The show is open to the public from 2pm on Saturday, and presentation of trophies takes place at 4pm.

A cricket match is being played during Saturday afternoon and you are welcome to relax and enjoy the game, perhaps accompanied by something cool from the bar (open at 2pm), or with a refreshing cup of tea or coffee.

Ratby Village Society, together with the Sports Club team, hope you enjoy the show and we look forward to seeing you again in 2015.

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11 Cherished asset of Bagworth

Official opening of Bagworth Community Centre: 8th June Bagworth and Thornton Parish Council won over £330,000 of lottery funding to undertake a complete refurbishment of the original hall at its Community Centre in Bagworth.

Following completion of the work by local contractors, Smallman & Son Ltd, and working in partnership with Pick Everard’s design and project management team, the Centre recently re-opened its doors to the community.

“Smallman & Son have thoroughly enjoyed working on this particular project”, said Brian Garrity, Managing Director, of Smallman & Son Ltd. “We always enjoy working with Pick Everard with whom we have engaged for many years on successful projects, and on this occasion we were also delighted to have the opportunity of working with a new client, Bagworth and Thornton Parish Council,” he added.

Chair of the Parish Council, Councillor Barry White said “Following the successful completion of a three year grant application process with the BIG Lottery Reaching Communities Programme, the Parish Council was successful in being awarded the largest BIG Lottery Reaching Communities grant in the Midlands, to re-furbish Bagworth Community Centre. The building, constructed some 100 years ago, is a cherished asset within the community, since its construction was funded by the Miners” “Implementing the project was an enormous challenge due to the extensive damage to the internal foundations, which was only discovered upon the removal of the hall floor. The Parish Council praised Smallman & Son Ltd for their efforts to minimise the additional cost of repairs by obtaining quotations for the additional work, which had to be funded by a Public Works Board Loan. This process unavoidably caused the works to be suspended temporarily. The successful completion of the scheme is proof of excellent teamwork between the Parish Council, its professional team at Pick Everard and Smallman & Son, not least their site Manager, Gary Orton,” added Councillor White.

An official opening is being planned for Sunday 8 June at 12 noon at the Centre, and members of the public are invited to come along between 12 -3 pm to tour the new facilities.

At the official opening, Smallman & Son Ltd, in recognition of their corporate social responsibility programme, will be making a donation to the Centre and this will be received by a member of the Trust management committee who run the community centre.

Brian Garrity, said “We recently formed the Smallman & Son Foundation, which is a trust fund that supports children and young people within the Community. As a result, we will be donating a table football for use within the Youth Club, which we hope will bring lots of pleasure to the young people who use the Centre for many years to come”.

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Garden Jottings with Ted Brown of Markfield

Blue Poppies

Tomatoes

Each year, towards the end of May and into June, is flowering time for the blue (Meconopsis) poppies.

By the time this article is published we shall be into June and frosts will hopefully be over.

To see them is to want to grow them, however daunting it may seem. The R.H.S. has been carrying out a trial from 2010 to last year when 10 or so varieties received awards. To ensure growing conditions were suitable, the trial was conducted in a shady part of the garden at Harlow Carr in North Yorkshire. So what is required to grow them with hopes of success? Firstly a neutral soil, neither to acidic or alkaline. Then some degree of shade with a moisture holding soil. Next acquire a stock of perennial blue poppies.

This is very important as some are monocarpic, dying after flowering.

Also better to obtain a fertile strain that produces viable seed. One such, and reasonably easy to buy is

will have been introduced. I suppose this makes little difference to general garden talk, as they will continue to be ‘Michaelmas Daisies’!

Gladiolus

One Aster remaining as Aster is the super perennial Aster X FrikartiII raised by Frikart’s nursery in Switzerland many years ago. A very long-flowering plant, easy to grow and propagate which should find a place in any garden. There are two popular forms. One named ‘Monch’ and one ‘Wunder Von Stafa’ I remember some years ago there was doubt whether the two varieties had become mixed.

Probably will never be resolved.

Either way any ‘Aster X FrikartII’ is well worth growing

One is a greenflowered ordinary type called ‘Green Star’, the other an early species called ‘Gladiolus Communis sub-species Byzantinus’. A lovely maroon colour, now seminaturalised in Cornwall.

Thus, tomatoes (and other frost-tender plants) may be safely planted outside. Grow-bags are certainly the most economical method of planting, whether in a greenhouse or outside, although it may be preferable to give them more depth of compost.

Planting rings are now available to put on top of the grow-bag compost – then water into the grow-bag and feed (when it is time) into the planting rings. This is similar to the old method of ring culture – planting into bottomless rings, placed on a bed of gravel, either in a greenhouse or a sunny wall outside. I remember getting a superb crop this way. Still time to buy tomato plants. Unsure which variety to buy – try ‘Sungold’ a super-sweet small tomato

The forthcoming Gladiolus season reminds me to mention two varieties which fall under the unusual title and likely to be of interest to flowerarrangers and those interested in planting ‘different’ things.

Michaelmas Daisies a variety called ‘Lingholm’.

It is both perennial and fertile.

The flower form is not perfect, probably the reason it wasn’t given an award. As always, the plant finder and R.H.S. website give a full list of the award plants.

Sad to say almost the whole of the Aster family are being subject to a name change, to bring us into line with Canada and the U.S.A. I haven’t yet seen the 2014 ‘Plant Finder’ but assume the change

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News from Cross Hills Baptist Church Serving the villages of Thornton & Bagworth plus the surrounding area A new venture for Cross Hills – Coffee, tea, toast and TLC on offer!

Have you missed church? Is modern life worrying you? Do you have family or health worries? Do you want or need prayer?

Our new informal prayer meetings are on the 1st Wednesday of every month at Cross Hills, starting on 4th June. An informal chat and prayer amongst friendly and supportive people could be just the help or encouragement you need and there will be coffee, tea and toast available each time so you don’t even need to have breakfast before you come!

We know God answers prayer and it can often be in an unexpected way.

If you want any more details, please speak to Garry on his number below.

Sunday School Anniversary – Sunday 15th June The Sunday Club leaders and the children are working hard to keep this tradition going and will be leading this special service, when they will be looking at the miracles of Jesus, on Sunday 15th June at 10.30am. If you can, please come along to give them your support.

Bear Hunt at Manor Wood – Friday 18th July This popular event is on Friday 18th July at Cross Hills church, from 10am to 3pm. Come and have fun searching for the bears hiding in Manor Wood at the back of the church then enjoy refreshments afterwards in the church hall. The cost is £2.50 for children and £1 for adults, which includes a drink each and a gift for the children. For further details see the Cross Hills church Facebook page or contact Bekki Holmes on 01530 231901 or at randrholmes@outlook.com

The Awesome Holiday Club – Monday 11th to Wednesday 13th August (please note the new dates) The school holidays will soon be here! If you are looking for something interesting and lively for your children to do in August, why not bring them along to the Awesome Holiday Club from Monday 11th to Wednesday 13th August from 9.15am to 11.45am (Registration from 9am). Suitable

for children from ages 3 to 11, there will be crafts, games, songs, stories and different activities – a fun packed and lively programme every day with our puppets helping to end the day with a song.

Children under 3 are also welcome providing a parent or guardian remains with them, and an adult must stay with any child who is not toilet trained. If you need any more information please ring Ruth Holmes on 01530 231893 or Bekki Holmes on 01530 231901.

If you wish to join us on any Sunday, details of our Services can be found in the Church Service Information section in this magazine. Tea and coffee are available after our services and we always make anyone who is visiting for the first time feel welcome.

Contact Numbers Pastor - Garry Kelly: 01455 457802 / 07816 616189 Secretary - Lynda Kelly: 01455 457802 / 07910 440243 Treasurer - Glynis Straw: 01530 230272 Parish Nurse - Vera Harding: 01530 230557

Glynis Straw Treasurer - on behalf of the Cross Hills Church family

My father ran the marathon but my mother competed in the 100 metres. It’s tough growing up with mixed-race parents.

14 Do you have any land to rent around Markfield?

Land required urgently for Healing Horses

Spiritatplay is an organisation that uses the interaction of horses to help people of all ages with all life problems.

For the last five and and a half years we have been based in Markfield but we have been informed that we will be losing the land we rent to base our organisation at the end of the year.

This means that not only do we have the interests of the horses to think of but our clients who we have worked hard to achieve in giving consistency and to be reliable in their troubled lives.

We need to find an alternative base very quickly so as to make the move smooth and non-eventful, we are desperate to try to stay in the area as the clients are used to coming here. Also in order for the horses to carry on with their great work we must keep them calm and not to make them insecure or frighten them in anyway. They are all rescues and have had their own problems in life but as they as so forgiving and willing to help humans, which at some stage have been a source of pain and fear to them, they deserve to be protected from further unhappiness. It is imperative that they stay together as they live in a herd situation and have formed firm relationships and friend ships. They do such wonderful work I feel it is our responsibility to make this change as smooth as we can so not to interfere with this work. If you wish to see the horses go on to Facebook Page Spiritatplay Birchaven and you can see for yourselves how beautiful they are, or please feel free to visit us at our Centre.

If you have ten or so acres of land you could let us rent please get in touch with us. It doesn’t matter if the land is not all in one piece as long as it is adjoining. All you need do is rent the land with a water supply to us and we will do the rest. We are very aware of the importance of land management and take care of the land constantly. If you can do this for Spiritatplay you will be involved in helping so many people with very troubled lives to get the help from the horses. Please contact Judith Edwards, Project manager, Spiritatplay. E Mail Spiritatliberty@aol.com. Phone 07904053899 Thanking you

David Thompson

I’ve been doing a lot of soul-searching lately. James Brown’s name seems to come up a lot.

15 It is regrettable that Leicestershire County Council is consulting on two vital community services.

County Councillor’s Report from David Sprason

The first is the proposal to pass our library on to a community group and take over the running of it. The second is to drop the hot meals subsidy and increase the cost of a meal from £3.25 to £5.90.

The days when a library just lent books disappeared many years ago they are now an important community hub providing many local needs. These range from accessing work opportunities, public health and wellbeing, internet access, local clubs to DVDs and books. I would point to an example from our friends across the water in America; they have been developing public libraries as community hubs and problem solving partners as a top priority, this should be of great interest to us. I would argue with the changing role of public services to getting kids reading, libraries have a bigger part to play in local communities than ever before.

This is why the consultation should be clear and fair on the impacts of the decision to put our rural libraries at risk of closure. I have attended a number of consultation events to try and get some clarity on costs and what support would be coming from the County Council.

We have also been working with local residents to get groups together so we have an offer ready to save our library. We are clear that we will need to have a community trust with volunteers at its heart who will take over the running of the library. What has been impossible to find out is the true breakdown of costs and what the offer is from the County Council, a simple thing to give you would have thought. It is proving almost impossible to get any answers with the line that this will be made available in September and it will ultimately be the politician’s decision.

The problem is the cabinet lead member has not attended any of the consultation meetings so we have been unable to get an answer to any simple questions. Not having the financial information before September prevents community groups from putting forward a legitimate offer. The cynic in me believes that this is a deliberate attempt to prevent community groups from saving the libraries from closure. A number of issues have been highlighted

Trying to make any sense of the County Council’s consultation process for our Library and Community Meals service. in the consultation these include why the mobile libraries are been excluded from consultation. It is also unfair that local taxpayers are still required to support 16 counties run urban libraries and 5 mobile libraries, while the 36 rural libraries are being abandoned for communities to run and fund.

The community meals service is one of those services that are seen as real wellbeing preventative services. It ensures that vulnerable people who do get a traditional social care service receive some contact. It delivers a hot meal either to a person’s home or to a luncheon club that is nutritious, healthy and affordable. It is not just about the meal it also means that people have contact with another person who makes sure they are ok, warm, hydrated or need any other assistance. We are seeing daily more people accessing food banks, food kitchens and luncheon clubs. The proposal to cut the £2.65 subsidy one could argue is not a major a lot of money but it equates to an increase of £18.55 a week and a total cost of £41.30 a week. It will be unaffordable to those receiving the service and will result in an increase in social isolation, increase food poverty and place more people at risk of malnutrition and dehydration. I am very worried that this should be seen as a priority I would argue that this is an ill thought out short term saving proposal. I believe that in a civilized society we should look after our elderly and more vulnerable this is a cut too far. Surely we should be looking to reduce highly paid senior posts and members expenses first that is showing real political leadership. I will continue to express my opposition to these proposals from the County Council administration.

It is important that you respond to these two important areas of consultation as the impacts could be irreversible leaving more people vulnerable and buildings empty.

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Newtown Linford Gardening Club Six Gold Medals at Chelsea!!!

There are not many garden designers who can rival such success.

Adam Frost (right) won his sixth gold medal for the garden he designed for Chelsea this year and cemented himself even more firmly as one of the stars of modern horticulture. His reputation is growing rapidly and he is appearing more regularly on television gardening shows this year. Apart from his own garden, he is also involved in the One Show Garden which is being designed by the winning viewer and shown at Hampton Court later this year.

We are very privileged to have invited him to be our celebrity speaker on November 4th this year. As in previous years, members of other gardening clubs and of the general public are welcome to join us for this very special evening. Tickets are £10 and discounts can be arranged for group bookings.

Tickets can be ordered from the secretary on the numbers listed below.

Our traditional activities continue through the summer with a talk on cyclamen in June, our Summer Garden party in July and a trip to Harlow Carr in August. Further details about the club may be obtained from the secretary.

We have welcomed a large number of new members this year and will be pleased if others want to join us. If you are interested in our activities just contact the secretary (tel. 242452 or e-mail 01530242452@talktalk.net), or come to one of our meetings to see how you like it before making a commitment (£2 for visitors). Alternatively give us a ring and ask for a copy of our programme for the coming year and we will be pleased to send one to you.

Anne and David Couling

Letter from Uncle Eustace On the perils of ‘standing in’ for another vicar The Rectory St. James the Least

My dear Nephew Darren You should not complain about doing duty in other churches when their clergy are on holiday.

It is only in other churches that you will be appreciated. Beatification only comes from your own church on the day you leave – which is a way of firing a shot across the bows of your successor. I remember being greeted by a churchwarden on my first day here at St. James the Least with the encouraging words: ‘I’ve seen six Rectors of this parish; each one was worse than the last.’ As the years have gone by, I am sure I will have entirely fulfilled his expectations.

No; when you visit another church, you will be told all the many defects of their own vicar, and whatever you do will be praised. Store up these memories for the day you return to your own patch – when you will then be told how outstanding your own temporary replacement has been and how congregations thrived in your absence.

Naturally, this gives you the right to make similar remarks about your own congregation in the churches you visit. Unfavourable comparisons with the bell ringers, vergers and congregational singing in your home patch to the superb standards in the church you’re temporarily serving will be much appreciated. Just make sure that the church you are staffing is sufficiently far from your own that word will not get back to your home team.

It is a mistake I made only once. After filling in for a colleague, I happened to complement the choir on the singing of the anthem. Unknown to me, a tenor was the second cousin of my organist, who received a rather embellished story that I had compared my own choir back home unfavourably with theirs. On my return the following Sunday, all the hymns were played fortissimo and at double speed and the choir in rotation dropped hymn books throughout my sermon.

Inevitably, when you staff another church, you will be told: ‘It’s the normal Service.’ It will be nothing of the sort. Hymns will appear in unexpected places, Sunday schools will enter and leave (and enter again) apparently at random, objects will be brought to you to be read from, placed on the altar or blessed - just as you were about to try and find the pulpit. In any case, wherever you are standing, you will find you should have been standing somewhere else. But not to worry - most mistakes will be forgiven – provided your sermon is short.

So - enjoy your visits to other churches. And above all, make sure that your temporary replacement is so spectacularly incompetent that your own people will welcome you back with open arms on your return.

Your loving uncle,

Eustace

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June 7th: Coffee Morning at Bagworth Community Centre to discuss Village signs and Historical signs 10 am – 1 pm.

June 8th: Official opening of the Community Centre.

Ribbon cut at 12 noon.

June 10th: Talk about sausages at Bagworth Working Men’s Club. 7.30 pm. Tickets £1.

Booking essential because of free samples.

June 14th: Social Dance at Bagworth Working Men’s Club, 8 pm. Tickets £2 July 5th and 6th: ‘Bagworth and World War One’ exhibition at Bagworth Community Centre, 10 am to 4 pm.

July 12th: Social Dance at Bagworth Working Men’s Club, 8 pm. Tickets £2 July 18th: Charity Dance at Bagworth Working Men’s Club, 8 pm. Tickets £2.50. Details to be announced later.

My wife left me because of my views on the environment.

I’d tried saving water by showering with the woman next door.

Annual Ulverscroft Priory Service Sunday 17th August at 3.00 pm at Ulverscroft Priory Priory Lane, LE69 9PB

A service for the whole benefice and Churches Together in Markfield Come and join in the worship in this beautiful and ancient setting Everyone welcome Chairs provided Coffee and tea after the service

Interesting fundraising event

Murder Mystery in Markfield on 21st June Hannah Critchley and her boyfriend Tom Pattison from Groby are travelling to Tanzania in July to volunteer for a Christian Charity called ‘Go Make A Difference’.

They will be undertaking building work for wells and toilets to assist the local community and also getting involved with teaching the children and helping the community in general.

As usual huge costs are involved, they are paying for themselves (over £2000 each), from savings etc and also they are asked to raise at least £300 each for building supplies/raw materials. As usual many people have already been helping them to raise the money to achieve their ambition to go. They both have many friends at the churches in Groby as a result of all their work with the children/ youth of Groby over the years. However if anyone in Markfield would like to help they have a Murder Mystery arranged at The Markfield Community Centre on 21st June at 7.30pm, entitled ‘Death at the Flying Pizza’. It will be performed by Kibworth Theatre Company, who are very kindly travelling over from the other side of Leicestershire to help Hannah and Tom’s fundraising efforts.

The Flying Pizza is a smart Italian Restaurant that offers good value for money. It is undergoing refurbishment and has relocated for the moment.

Seven suspicious individuals are with us for the evening, with a variety of motives for the evil deed that occurs! But can Inspector Shirley Holmes of Scotland Yard solve the crime, or does she need your help? During the evening you will be served a 3 course meal while you try to decide who is guilty! £10 for adults, £5 for children. Please join us. Contact Claire on 01530 245439 or 07773 112608. Thank You.

Claire Critchley Markfield

Choose someone cheerful A cheerful outlook has long been considered good for your health, but now scientists have discovered it is just as important that your partner has an upbeat attitude towards life.

A recent study, published online in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research, found that those of us who are involved with someone optimistic were as likely to be in better physical health and suffer fewer chronic illnesses as those who were cheerful already.

Markfield HomeMakers 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.

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June 11th ~ Outing to The Courthouse Florist in Coalville for a talk and flower arranging demonstration, with light refreshments. Meet in the car park, Main Street, Markfield at 7.15pm.

If you would like to go and have not put your name down please call Brenda on 01530 242173 or Iris on 01530 242436.

Aug ~ 13th ~Skittles ~ 7.15 for 7.30pm At Little Markfield Farm Sep ~ 10th ~ Judy Marshall ~Corn Dollies - a talk / demonstration and a chance for everyone to have a go.

Oct ~ 8th Jenny Harris ~ Bats in the Belfry Nov ~ 12th Marie Anne ~ Serenity Eco Craft

Benefice Garden Party on Saturday 3rd August from 2 00 - 5 00 pm at The Rectory, 3a, The Nook, Markfield £2 entrance Including a cream tea £6.00 family ticket Under 5’s free

 Plants  Cakes   Books   Raffle  Tombola   Bric-a-Brac  All welcome - bring your family, friends and neighbours Money raised will be used in the Benefice

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Superfast Broadband As you all may remember, we previously reported that following a report given at Full Council at HBBC by the Council Leader Stuart Bray in which he gave us assurances that Bagworth and Thornton would have superfast broadband rolled out to them by 2014 , we now know that this is not the case.

This government initiative was designed to help rural communities and businesses but it also involved local authorities topping up the scheme with a cash injection. HBBC was asked for £400k but eventually offered £58k. This derisory amount meant that BT were forced to rethink their strategy in terms of upgrading existing BT boxes and supplying new.

Their remit is to provide the most for the best cost and it now transpires that Thornton will get the coverage along with the Main Street area of Bagworth. The rest of the village will now have to wait until 2018.

We are appalled by this administration’s lack of commitment, especially as they have an Executive Member for Rural Issues who has done nothing to ensure that all of Bagworth gets what was promised. Our job now is to try and convince BT to carry out the necessary work but we do not hold out much hope.

Borough Councillors’ Report Chris Boothby & Ozzy O’Shea

Bagworth Community Centre The newly refurbished and extended Bagworth Community Centre officially opens its doors to the public on June 8th at 12.00pm.

Update on Maynard Shop

Thornton Community House

Residents will have seen the ongoing ground works on the site prior to the installation of the footings on which the shop will be built.

We are very sad to learn that several acts of vandalism have occurred at the new community building on St Peter’s Drive in Thornton, and this is before it has even opened for business.

We have now received a detailed build schedule and Persimmon Homes hope to have the build completed as early as October. As large delivery trucks are accessing the site from Station Road, we would ask parents to warn school children of the possible dangers of trucks going in and out of the site especially whilst waiting for the bus.

Paint has been thrown over the windows and a window was nearly forced open. Be assured that HBBC officers, along with the police are investigating this thoroughly.

This house can only benefit your community. Also, local residents vehicles have been damaged.

Bradgate Flower Club News Bradgate Flower Club is holding a Pudding Evening on Friday 20th June at the Linford Club, 66 Main St, Newtown Linford, Leicester LE6 0AD. A Ukulele band will entertain. Puddings are to be donated. The entry fee is £5 per person. Details from Lilian Coleman on 0116 2363191.

Bradgate Flower Club offers an invitation to visit an NGS garden in North Luffenham on Tuesday 15th July.

The Roberts coach will leave from Newtown Linford Village Hall at 4.00pm and return for 10.00pm. A total cost of £24 includes travel, garden entry and a hot and cold buffet at the Wheatsheaf in Edith Weston. Details from Lilian Coleman on 0116 2363191.

Geraldine Abbott

These are residents who are striving to better your community and do not deserve this. Please help us to put a stop to this so we can work together to improve local amenities.

We are asking residents to come along and see the extent of the work, meet David Treddinick MP and Councillors along with the board of trustees who will be running the place. This extension has taken a while and run into numerous difficulties but the Parish Council and the trustees have done brilliantly to deliver this amenity for you. Hope to see you there.

And Finally.....

My friend and colleague Ozzy has been a bit under the weather recently so I am taking over council issues for the both of us so please only contact Chris for the time being if you have any issues or concerns.

I am sure that you will all join me in wishing Ozzy a speedy recovery.

Regards

Chris and Ozzy Working for you.

The first time I saw my wife, I thought she was drop-dead gorgeous.

In fact, I said: ‘You’re gorgeous’ and she replied: ‘Drop dead!’

When someone hits you in the face, turn the other cheek. That way, the swelling is even.

I told my psychiatrist that nobody understands me. Now I have to pay him extra for an interpreter.

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Little Markfield Farm Open Farm Sunday If you’re keen on cooking, get yourself along to Little Markfield farm on Open Farm Sunday on 8th June 2014.

A trio of chefs will be giving demonstrations, starting at 11am • 11.00am Steve Barnes Cutting up a lamb • 11.45am Andy Anderson – Cooking some of the lamb • 12.30pm Mike Rooksby • 1.15pm Steve Barnes • 2.00pm Andy Anderson • 2.45pm Mike Rooksby • 3.30pm Cook off with all three chefs displaying their skills, and using produce from the farm shop and around the event We have also got coming: • Fosse and Watling Land Rover Club • Bakanalia Border Morris Displays • Claude Greengrass lookalike with one of the lorries from the TV series Heartbeat.

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My name is Lucy Rolington and I have lived in Markfield since I was born in 1992.

I attended Mrs Berry’s playgroup, Mercenfeld Primary School and South Charnwood and was part of the local Sunday club, Brownies, Guides and Markfield Colts Girls FC. I’m currently studying a masters in Human Rights at the University of Sussex, and I’m fundraising to support my research into children’s rights within mental health in Arusha, Tanzania.

From the end of May till mid-June of this year I will be working alongside the Arusha Mental Health Trust in Tanzania to conduct research on the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in children. This research is part of a placement with ‘Luna Children’s Charity’ who are delivering the training, and this project will train individuals who work with and support Tanzania’s street children, orphans, and those living in poverty and other extremely difficult circumstances.

I have specialised in children’s rights and international child protection and this is an amazing opportunity for me to do some really valuable and sustainable research for the charity, and for a cause I am highly passionate about.

Luna is a an amazing charity that does some fantastic work, but it is also voluntary based. If anyone or any local organisations would like to support me by making a donation towards the cost of the trip this would be greatly appreciated. I’ve set up a donations page on www.mydonate.bt.com/ fundraisers/lucyrolington1 If you would like any more information on this research, on how the project is going in Tanzania or on Luna Children’s Charity please take a look at this blog - http://lucyrolington.wordpress.com/ Alternatively, you can contact me on lucy.rolington@hotmail.com with any questions, queries or fundraising ideas.

Lucy Rolington

A key to a happy marriage What makes a young wife happy?

Having a husband that does his fair share of the household chores. In fact, how couples divide the chores in the first two years of marriage will have serious implications for their future married happiness. These are the findings of research carried out by the University of Illinois.

My girlfriend says I’m too immature for her. I say that’s absolute nonsense, and my teddy agrees with me.

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Treat your Dad to a meal on Father’s Day - 15th June See advert on page 27. www.bricklayersarms.net The Club, Thornton Main Street.

T: 01530 230251 Open To Non-members Sat 7th June: Paul Springfield - (By Request) - Motown, Pop, Rock & Reggae Sat 14th June: Thornton Football Club’s Presentation Evening Followed By England’s World Cup Game - 11pm kick off Sat 21st June: The Strachans - Pop & Modern Rock Covers Band With Female Singer Sat 12th July: Ken Spencer’s Warlock - Rock Covers Band Celebrating 55 Years In The Business!

Sat 19th July: Last Stand - Local Covers Band - Originally Midlife Crisis Sat 26th July: Boneyard Blues Band - Rock And Blues Covers Fri 15th Aug: Charity Evening For Rainbows Children’s Hospice Loughborough with The Dirty Water Band and Special Guest Mr Simon Henley As Elvis We Will Be Screening All Of The World Cup Matches - Free Room Hire Available For Your Perfect Party - Bingo Every Tuesday Evening - View Our Website On www.facebook.com/ TheThorntonClub The Queen’s Head Ashby Road, Markfield.

T: 01530 242 496 We will be showing all World Cup games.

5th July: PUNK & DISORDERLY 4pm start - plus BBQ Pub Quiz - last Thursday of the month.

ALL SKY SPORTS & BT SPORTS Bagworth Working Men’s Club, Station Road, Bagworth.

Tel. 01530 230205 Find us on FACEBOOK - search Bagworth WMC New members welcome.

Sat 14th June: SOCIAL DANCE - £2 on the door, 8pm start, Bingo & Raffle Sat 28th June: Free Live Entertainment - MICHAEL J Fri 18th July: CHARITY SEQUENCE DANCE - £2.50 on the door Sat 26th July: Free Live Entertainment - ANDY SUMMERS Every Tuesday night - target shooting - call for details Every Monday night: DOMINOES only £1.50 entry, which includes supper.

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Live entertainment – last Saturday of the month Andy’s Charity Quiz £1.50 each - last Friday of the month - and RAFFLE with excellent prizes.

Sequence dances Sunday Nights. £2.00 admission 8 pm Tea Dance Wednesday afternoon 2 – 4

pm. £1 admission.

Ask about our free room hire for those special family occasions.

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

Fri 13th June: Female vocalist performing songs from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s - treat your Dad! Sun 15th June - Father’s Day Special - Dad’s Eat Free after 5pm Fri 27th June: ROCK THE 80’S - Male & femal duo playing Guns n Roses, Bryan Adams & Bon Jovi - £3 entry on the door See advert on page 26.

The Bull’s Head Forest Road, Markfield T: 01530 242541 Saturday 14th June: PHIL CARR local vocalist Sat 28th June: TO BE CONFIRMED - popular band Sat 12th July: JOHN STACEY popular vocalist All FREE Entry!

Garden & Pub Games etc.

POKER NIGHT - Tuesdays - starts at 8pm The Coach & Horses Leicester Road, Field Head Tel: 01530 242 312 Saturday 14th June: MICHAEL VICKERS KARAOKE Nights Every Fortnight:Next three are Saturday 7th June, Saturday 21st June and Saturday 5th July with ‘King of the Road’.

See advert on page 12.

Groby Ex-Servicemen’s Club, Leicester Road, Groby Tel: 0116 287 1809 www.grobyclub.co.uk Saturday 7th June: Kellie Jens - Brilliant lady artiste Sunday 8th June: Super Sunday ‘50’ bingo and quiz Friday 13th June: Private party entertained by Lee Richards Saturday 14th June: Mrs Browns Boys + support act £4:00 members £6:00 non members Sunday 15th June: Super Sunday ‘50’ Bingo and Quiz Friday 20th June: Chris Barton - male soloist Saturday 21st June: Dawn Allen - quality musician/singer Sunday 22nd June: Super Sunday ‘50’ Bingo and Quiz Friday 27th June: Steve Howe very good male solo Saturday 28th June: Cameo excellent male/female duo Sunday 29th June: Super Sunday ‘50’ Bingo and Quiz Friday 4th July: T.B.A Saturday 5th July: Lesley - excellent female vocalist Sunday 6th July: Super Sunday ‘50’ Bingo and Quiz Friday 11th July: Kim Haywood - quality female singer Saturday 12th July: Simon Henley - Elvis is back Sunday 13th July: Super Sunday ‘50’ Bingo and Quiz

Markfield Art group Exhibition Local artists are holding an exhibition at Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation’s Stables Gallery in Ulverscroft from 2nd to 27th June.

We are a small group who have varying talents as will be seen at the exhibition.

Many styles from pen and wash,watercolour and encaustic to name but a few.

Please come and support this local group as any sales we make helps support the Foundation with their wonderful work in the community.

Patricia Hardy

Police News With summer approaching can I please ask everyone to make sure their downstairs windows are shut when out of the house and during the night.

Can I ask that people look out for their elderly/ vulnerable neighbours, making sure they are keeping as secure as possible during the summer months.

The team will be conducting patrols around the village and posting notices through insecure properties, please don’t get caught out.

Last month PCSO Ed Green and I conducted a beat surgery at Markfield community centre regarding the anti social behaviour in the village.

Unfortunately only two people turned up – however one of those was to report positive feed back to the police stating the problem seems to have resolved itself.

If you do experience Anti Social Behaviour please contact the Police via 101 at the time of the incident.

The next Markfield beat surgery will be held on 4th July at Markfield Library at 3pm.

The next Stanton under Bardon beat surgery will be held at the Stanton Youth club car park on 21st Jun at 12 noon.

PC 4675 Katie Harris

2,500 comment on libraries’ future More than 2,500 people have had their say on the county council’s proposals for communities to run up to 36 libraries.

Consultation is taking place till July 7th and full details are on www. leics.gov.uk/haveyoursay/futurelibraries, including dates and venues of evening public meetings in June.

So far, the council has had: • 1,500 consultation responses • More than 500 people attending public meetings • More than 500 people taking part in drop-in sessions with library managers Public meetings will continue throughout June. For further details, see the website.

Richard Blunt, cabinet member for libraries, said: “This excellent response rate shows that people value their libraries and want them to continue, as community hubs.”

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Markfield Congregational Church News Joy Langford was inducted as our Minister last November but until she had been accepted by The Congregational Federation at their National Assembly in May she was still just “Mrs Joy Langford”.

Following the Ordination Service on 5th July in our Church at 2.30 pm she will be “Reverend Joy Langford”.

Visitors will be most welcome to that Service (which will be led by Rev Barbara Bridges - National President of The Congregational Federation) and to the fellowship afterwards in the Church Hall.

Chased by cows?

If you are out in the countryside this summer and end up in an unknown field, here is what to do: STOP, LOOK and LISTEN. Keep to paths and be prepared for cattle to react (aggressively?) if you have a dog with you. Move quickly, quietly and calmly.

DON’T hang on to your dog if you are threatened – dogs can run much faster and reach safely quicker if you let them go. DON’T panic or run. If cattle follow you, just walk on quietly.

NFU Mutual, the insurer who has given out the guidelines, says that about 500 people have been attacked and injured by cows in the past eight years. “Be aware of your surroundings,” urges NFU Mutual.

“This is a working environment.”

Your dog could die this summer When it comes to leaving your dog in the car in the summer months, DON’T. Just 20 minutes in a hot car can kill a dog, even if you leave a window down. The Dogs Trust warns it is an agonising death, as the dog is slowly roasting alive.

(Dogs can only sweat through panting.)

The Trust warns: “People think that opening a window or leaving their car in the shade is fine, but we know that it is absolutely NOT the case. If you are going somewhere where you know you cannot take your dog, then leave it at home, because a dog can die in as little as 20 minutes.”

Sadly, while a survey found that 28% of people are willing to risk their dog being left in a car, only 10% would ever dream of leaving their mobile phone in a car.

Extracts from Stanton Parish Council Minutes The following items were among the topics discussed at the meeting of Stanton under Bardon Parish Council on Tuesday 13th May 2014. The information comes from the unapproved minutes, and therefore may be subject to correction or alteration.

Community Police Comments No Crime to report. Parking on pavement is being monitored and advice notices have been issued to a number of cars - issues with parking outside school, parents have been advised.

Questions to the Chair Mrs Jane Hauton has requested permission for Children from Nether Hall School to come and visit the allotments and do some planting on site - the required Liability Insurance is in place. Permission Granted.

Review of Financial regulations and internal audit The Council has appointed a qualified local government accountant to act as its independent internal auditor. The role of the internal auditor is to assist the Council in fulfilling its responsibility for the prevention and detection of fraud and corruption, errors and mistakes.

It is for the Council to determine the level of internal audit required based on the internal controls in place. Currently the internal auditor undertakes an internal audit after the end of the financial year.

Amongst other things he reviews the internal controls and ensures that the council has complied with its own financial regulations.

Recreation Ground An issue was raised that some houses are making access on to the Recreation ground from their back gardens. Fencing quotes to be looked at.

Quotes needs to be looked at for weed spraying on Bottom allotments and recreation Ground.

Bottom and Top Allotment Inspection A letter has been received from an allotment holder but as the letter was unsigned with no contact address, the Council cannot acknowledge this letter.

Issues with top allotments No 12 not being cultivated by tenant, a trailer has been put on another top allotment and a shed on the

top allotment is in need of repair - Councillors to view and to notify the Clerk of what action to be taken.

Village Hall A meeting with Charles Church has been arranged on Thursday 15th May 2014 to cover fencing around balancing pond, rabbit fencing and the building of the Village Hall.

A copy of a proposed trustee agreement for the Village Hall was passed around. A few amendments to be made: A clause to be added that the trustee Committee report annually to the Parish council at the Annual council Meeting and that if the trust wanted to wind up it would have to seek permission of the Parish Council before doing so.

Section 106 contributions Quotes are to be sought before the next meeting for a project in the sum of £25,000 for equipment for 12-17 year olds which will then be consulted on.

Signs required for in the Play area stating ‘No dogs allowed inside the fenced area’. The Dog Waste Bin is still being misused - this situation is to be monitored.

Fancy operating a Rickshaw?

Next Parish Meeting The next meeting of Stanton Under Bardon Parish Council is to be held on Tuesday 1st July 2014 at 7.00pm at Stanton Youth Club, Main Street, Stanton Under Bardon, Leicestershire.

A man knocked on the door and said he was collecting for a swimming pool. So I gave him a glass of water to start him off.

As I left for a job interview, my wife said: ‘remember, first impressions are important.’ So I started with Donald Duck and then did Jimmy Cagney.

Still haven’t heard back though.

A plane crashed into our neighbour’s house. He’d left the landing light on.

Hinckley Town Centre Partnership are exploring the feasibility of running a free Rickshaw service in the town centre. The proposal is designed to create some positive publicity and to help customers and visitors move around the town centre.

In order to move the proposal forward we require volunteers to operate the Rickshaw. All volunteers will receive appropriate training and will be fully insured.

If you are able to help source some volunteers over the Summer period please contact jonathan@ hinckleybid.co.uk or alternatively call on 01455 698494.

I bought a soldering iron last week. It made a right mess of my clothes.

24 Without Walls Christian Fellowship, 135 Main St Stanton Under Bardon Sunday 8th June - Service 10am Monday 9th June Coffee morning from 10am Tuesday 10th - Singing cafe for People living with mental health challenges such as Dementia at Shepshed Library 10-11am Wednesday 11th June - Prayer meeting 7pm Thursday 12th June - Pure Gold, drop in for over 50’s from 10.30am Friday 13th June - Singing cafes, Loughborough library 10am, Coalville library 1.30pm Sunday 15th June - Service 10am Monday 16th June - Coffee morning 10am Tuesday 17th June - Singing cafe Shepshed library 10am Wednesday 18th June - Midweek fellowship meal from 6.30pm, please call for details 07875378628 Thursday 19th June - Pure Gold 10.30am Friday 20th June - Singing cafes, Loughborough library 10am, Coalville library 1.30pm Sunday 22nd June - Service 10am Monday 23rd June - Coffee morning 10am Tuesday 24th June - Singing Cafe Shepshed Library 10am Wednesday 25th June - Bible Study 7pm Thursday 26th June - Pure Gold 10.30am Friday 27th June - Singing Cafes, Loughborough library 10am, Coalville Library 1.30pm Sunday 29th June - Cafe 4U 4pm Monday 30th June - Coffee morning 10am Please note there will be no singing cafes this week Thursday 3rd July - Pure Gold 10.30am Sunday 6th July - Service 10am Monday 7th July - Coffee morning 10am Tuesday 8th July - Singing Cafe Shepshed library 10am Wednesday 9th July - Prayer meeting 7pm Thursday 10th July - Pure Gold 10.30am Friday 11th July - Singing Cafes Loughborough library 10am, Coalville Library 1.30pm Saturday 12th July - ‘Reflections’ Ladies conference 10am

Local Church Services Sunday 13th July - Service 10am Monday 14th July - Coffee morning 10am Tuesday 15th July - Singing Cafe Shepshed library 10am Thursday 17th July - Pure Gold 10.30am Friday 18th July - Singing Cafes Loughborough library 10am, Coalville 1.30pm

Cross Hills Baptist Church, between Bagworth & Thornton Sunday 8th June 10.30am Morning Service with The Lord’s Supper Sunday School Anniversary (and Father’s Day) 10.30am Sunday 15th June

Sunday 20th July - Service 10am

Sunday 22nd June 10.30am Morning Service

Monday 21st July - Coffee morning 10am

Sunday 29th June 10.30am Morning Service

Tuesday 22nd July - Singing Cafe Shepshed Library 10am

Sunday 6th July 10.30am Morning Service

Wednesday 23rd July - Midweek fellowship bbq 6.30pm Thursday 24th July - Pure Gold 10am

Sunday 13th July 10.30am Morning Service with The Lord’s Supper

Friday 25th July - Singing Cafes Loughborough 10am, Coalville 1.30pm

Sunday 20th July 10.30am Morning Service

Sunday 27th July - Cafe 4U 4pm

Sunday 27th July 10.30am Morning Service

Monday 28th July - Coffee morning 10am Tuesday 29th July - Singing cafe Shepshed library 10am Wednesday 30th July - Bible Study 7pm Thursday 31st July - Pure Gold 10.30am

Markfield Congregational Church 01530 242142 Sunday 15th June 10.30 am United Service in Trinity Methodist Church Sunday 22nd June 10.15 am Morning Worship followed by Communion Sunday 29th June 10.15 am Morning Worship with Sunday Club in Church Hall Saturday 5th July 2.30 pm Ordination of Mrs Joy Langford Sunday 6th July 10.30 am Visit to Bardon Park Chapel for Morning Worship Sunday 13th July 10.30 am Joint Service in St Michael’s Parish Church Sunday 20th July 10.30 am United Service in Our Church Sunday 27th July 10.15 am Praise Service with Alan Sankey (and Friends) from Coalville Sunday 3rd August 10.15 am Morning Worship followed by Communion Sunday 10th August 10.15 am Morning Worship

Sunday 3rd August 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 10th August 10.30am Morning Service with The Lord’s Supper 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.

Trinity Methodist Church, Markfield Sunday 8th June 10.30am Morning Communion Service 4.00pm Afternoon Café Service Sunday 15th June 10.30am United Churches Together Service at Methodist Church 6.00pm Evening Communion Service Sunday 22nd June 10.30am Morning Service 6.00pm Evening Service Sunday 29th June 10.30am Morning Flower Festival Service 6.00pm No Evening Service Sunday 6th July 10.30am Morning Communion Service 6.00pm Evening Taizé Service Sunday 13th July 10.30am Morning Service 4.00pm Afternoon Café Service Sunday 20th July 10.30am United Churches Together at Congregational Church 6.00pm Evening Communion Service

Sunday 27th July 10.30am Morning Service 6.00pm Circuit Ministers Farewell Service at St. Andrew’s G.R.E. Sunday 3rd August 10.30am Morning Communion Service 6.00pm No Evening Service Sunday 10th August 10.30am Morning Service 6.00pm No Evening Service Sunday 17th August 10.30am Morning Service 3.00pm United Churches Together Service at Ulverscroft Priory

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Markfield 10:15-11.30am Sunday Club for Children in the Congregational Hall on the 1st, 3rd, 4th and 5th Sundays, term time All Age Service in Church on the 2nd Sunday each month.

Sunday 8th June 10.30 am All Age Service for Pentecost 6.00 pm Holy Communion Thursday 12th June 6.00-7.30 pm “Reflection” at Trinity Methodist Church Sunday 15th June 10.30 am Churches Together in Markfield Service at the Methodist Church 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Friday 20th June 8.00 pm “Still Friday” Sunday 22nd June 8.00 am Holy Communion 10.30 am Open Church 6.00 pm Evening Service Sunday 29th June 10.30 am Open Church 6.00pm Evening Prayer at St Peter’s, Copt Oak - Joint Service Sunday 6th July 10.30 am Combined Service at Bardon Park Chapel Sunday 13th July 10.30 am All Age Service for Sea Sunday - Joint Service 6.00 pm Holy Communion Friday 18th July 8.00 pm “Still Friday” Sunday 20th July 10.30 am Churches Together in Markfield Service at the Congregational Church 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Sunday 27th July 8.00 am Holy Communion

I’m not saying my wife and I no longer sleep in the same bed, but if I want to stroke her back I have to catch two buses and a tram.

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St Mary and All Saints’ Church, Stanton under Bardon Sunday 8th June 10.30 am Holy Communion Sunday 15th June 10.30 am Morning Service Sunday 22nd June 10.30 am “Something Different” Service Sunday 29th June 10.30 am Single Service at St Peter’s, Thornton Sunday 6th July 10.30 am Morning Service Sunday 13th July 10.30 am Holy Communion Single Service Sunday 20th July 10.30 am Holy Communion - Single Service at St Peter’s, Thornton Sunday 27th July 10.30 am “Something Different” Agape - Single Service Sunday 3rd August 10.30 am Morning Service Sunday 10th August 10.30 am Holy Communion

St Peter’s Church, Thornton Sunday 8th June 9.00 am Holy Communion Wednesday 11th June 10.00 am Mid-week Communion followed by coffee Sunday 15th June 10.30 am Holy Communion Sunday 22nd June 10.30 am Morning Service Sunday 29th June 10.30 am Single Service Holy Communion Sunday 6th July 10.30 am All Age Service Wednesday 9th July 10.00 am Mid-week Communion followed by coffee Sunday 13th July 10.30 am Holy Communion Service - Single Service at St Mary’s, SuB Sunday 20th July 10.30 am Holy Communion Single Service

Sunday 27th July 10.30 am “Something Different” Agape - Single Service at St Mary’s, SuB Sunday 3rd August 10.30 am All Age Service Sunday 10th August 9.00 am Holy Communion

Holy Rood Church, Bagworth Please note: Services will be at Bagworth Community Centre Sunday 6th July 9.00 am Holy Communion Sunday 3rd August 9.00 am Holy Communion

St Peter’s Church, Copt Oak Sunday 8th June 9.15 am Holy Communion (said service) Sunday 15th June 3.00 pm Praise Service Sunday 22nd June 6.00 pm Holy Communion Sunday 29th June 6.00pm Evening Prayer - Joint Service Sunday 6th July 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Sunday 13th July 9.15 am Holy Communion (said service) Sunday 20th July 3.00 pm Praise Service Sunday 27th July 6.00 pm Holy Communion Sunday 3rd August 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Sunday 10th August 9.15 am Holy Communion (said service)

Catholic Church of St Wilfrid of York 53 London Road, Coalville, LE67 3JB Sunday Mass Saturday Vigil: 6 pm Sunday: 10 am See Newsletter on the website for details of weekday Mass times, Benediction & Confessions Parish Priest: Fr David Cain: 01530 832098 www.stwilfspriest@gmail.com Parish Website: www. stwilfscoalville.blogspot.co.uk St Clare’s RC Primary School, Coalville: 01530 837747 www.st—clares.leics.sch.uk De Lisle RC College, Loughborough: 01509 268739 www.delisle./leics.sch.uk

Two Treats For The Price Of One! The Loughborough Orchestra is sharing the stage with Newtown Linford Choral Society for its Summer Concert on June 21st this year.

The programme is full of wonderful melodies to please the ear, kindle the imagination and lift the spirit!

The main orchestral piece is Scheherazade, which was composed by Rimsky – Korsakov as a suite of four connected movements based on the “Arabian Nights” folk tales.

It was his intention to create music which brought to mind “numerous and varied fairytale wonders” which gave a distinctly Oriental impression. However, various friends persuaded him to give more specific titles to each of the four movements. So, the imagination can build pictures around The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship, The Kalendar Prince, The Young Prince and The Young Princess and Festival at Baghdad.

To herald the concert, Tchaikovsky’s “Capriccio Italien” gives a rousing sound. It starts with a bugle call that Tchaikovsky heard whilst staying in Italy, which was played by Italian cavalry regiment. Later on, there are some rather more Spanish sounding passages – but then, he did regard it as a fantasy piece!

A very different tone is set in the second half of the concert by the Newtown Linford Choral Society. The beautiful Requiem by Fauré provides an opportunity for the two groups to combine their talents. It is probably fair to say that this is one of the best loved settings of the Requiem with its ethereal and tuneful melodies.

Trevor Lax is the conductor of Loughborough Orchestra and Sue Ford holds a dual role as both conductor of the Choral Society and a member of the first violin section of the orchestra.

The concert is on Saturday June 21st at Emmanuel Church, Loughborough, starting at 7.30 pm.

Tickets prices for adults are £7.00 in advance or £8.00 on the door and for concessions, £6.00 in advance or £7.00 on the door; under 16s are free.

Tickets are available from members of the orchestra or from Mr. & Mrs. P. Sayer on 01530 743822 or contact secretary@ loughboroughorchestra.org.uk If you are interested in joining the orchestra or for any other further information, see the orchestra website www. loughboroughorchestra.org.uk

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Find the 11 members of England’S victorious 1966 World Cup Team, PLUS THEIR MANAGER 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 - the names of England’s 1966 World Cup heroes. These can run vertically, horizontally or diagonally (and backwards!). Send your entry to: THEY THINK IT’S ALL OVER, The Herald, PO Box 8, Markfield, Leics. LE67 9ZT to arrive by Tuesday 24th June 2014.

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

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Here are the twelve HEROES OF 1966 you have to find: ALAN BALL • ALF RAMSEY • BOBBY CHARLTON BOBBY MOORE • GEOFF HURST • GEORGE COHEN GORDON BANKS • JACK CHARLTON • MARTIN PETERS NOBBY STILES • RAY WILSON • ROGER HUNT Name: ...................................................................................................

Address: ............................................................................................. ........................................................................................................... ................................................................ Postcode: .............................

Last Month’s Competition Winner The winner of last month’s Wordsearch Competition was: MRS M HUNTER of Whitcroft Close, Markfield Congratulations! Your voucher will be sent to you within 21 days.

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Hinckley & Bosworth Community Transport (Dial a Ride) Dial a Ride - provides transport for elderly and disabled residents in the Hinckley & Bosworth area.

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own cars will transport you to health/hospital appointments, social events, visiting relatives, shopping etc and a modest fee is charged.

Volunteer Drivers WANTED – Would you like to help us by becoming a volunteer driver? You will receive reimbursement for every mile travelled using your own car when driving for the scheme.

Minibuses - We also have 2 mini-buses that are available for groups for days out, shopping trips, lunch clubs and social activities etc.

We have a 16 seater Minibus and a 7 seater MPV which are both wheelchair accessible.

Please contact us on 01455 250462 Hill Street, Health Centre Hinckley LE10 1DS h.and.b.community.transport@unicombox.co.uk

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NEW RANGES AVAILABLE

Don’t Miss Out! Booking Essential.

FATHER’S DAY Sunday 15th June

The Bricklayer’s Arms 213 Main Street, Thornton Tel: 01530 230808 www.bricklayersarms.net

Relax in our beautiful Beer Garden Wednesday is

“STEAK NIGHT” 2 Steaks, With Hand-Cut Chips, Peas, Tomato, Mushrooms & Two Glasses of House Wine - £18.95

Traditional Sunday Lunch 1 Course - £8.00 2 Courses - £10.00 3 Courses - £12.00

With personal service to your table

Home-Made Pie Night - Tuesdays - £5.95 Lunches & Snacks: Tues-Sun Eves (Tues-Sat): ‘A La Carte’ or Snacks • Weekend Specials A Welcoming Homely Atmosphere, Garden & Great Food!

Have you heard about the daredevil knight at Camelot? Medieval Kneival.

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