May 2019 Herald Magazine

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MID-MAY 2019

BE A GOOD NEIGHBOUR - NEW SCHEME LAUNCHED IN MARKFIELD - SEE PAGE 17

Jay Brothers Concert

‘Say No to more HGVs’ Meeting

TICKETS for the Jay Brothers We Will Rock You concert at Markfield Community Centre on Saturday 13th July commencing at 7.30pm are now available.

Tickets are £6 per person and to avoid disappointment please get them now.

The main feature is “We Will Rock You” but that’s not all, there will also be Motown, Rock & Roll, Dance and much more.

If you want to dig out the old gear (if it still fits) and come dressed for the occasion, please feel free to do so.

Tickets are available from the following: • Doreen Murby 01530 243977 • Angela Berry 07971 254165 or 01530 242578 • Markfield Community Centre Also advance notice for your diary, The Jay Brothers Christmas concert is Saturday 7th December at Markfield Community Centre.

Angela Berry

Friday 7th June • 8.00pm - 9.00pm • Markfield Community Centre, Mayflower Close, LE67 9ST Attending: County Councillor Peter Bedford, Borough Councillor Matthew Lay, Parish Councillor Margaret Bowler. Plus representatives from interested stakeholders.

Please come along and show your support.

Bradgate Rotary raises £2,000 for local libraries BRADGATE Rotary has raised £2000 over the past year for Groby, Markfield, Ratby and Anstey libraries, all of which are community-managed.

The Rotary club, based in Groby and covering several other villages in the area, organise various fund-raising events and activities to help support local charities.

A cheque for £500 was presented by Bradgate Rotary president Roy Cafferty (second from right in the photo) to volunteers and trustees of Markfield Library. This sum has financed the library’s sensory garden.

Bradgate Rotary meets for breakfast at the Stamford Arms in Groby on the first three Wednesdays of every month. New members are always welcome.

For more information about the club, contact bradgaterotary @gmail. com; or phone Roy Cafferty on 07817523518.

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Letter

Concerns about vehicle movements on Altar Stones Lane I READ County Councillor Peter Bedford’s article in last month’s Herald with regards the issue that some residents have with BTE on Altar Stones Lane, and thank you for highlighting this again.

I have contacted the council on numerous occasions about the ridiculous and inconsiderate movement of heavy equipment on the brow of a hill coming into Markfield. This is a disaster waiting to happen. The storing of this equipment on private land at the side of a residential property is legal I have been told, as not only does the law permit the storage of these vehicles but as it has gone on for so long there is nothing that can be done about this.

BTE need to find a more appropriate location to store and distribute their equipment as the blocking of the road is totally unacceptable and there is no room for the massive loaders to enter this piece of land, so instead it BLOCKS the whole road.

The police have told me that unless they see the loading vehicle totally blocking the road then they can’t do anything about it. The highways department have also told me that they can speak to BTE but they cannot enforce the business use of the road even if it does cause inconvenience and is big a safety issue.

I feel so sorry for the residents who live near to this but it affects all of those who drive into Markfield from Whitwick Road.

Let’s not wait until there is a head on collision and someone is badly hurt.

BTE can have their head office where it is but the storage of the equipment that they have is not acceptable. The amount of HGV’s that also park outside their plant needs to be assessed also. Last week the road was totally blocked by 5 vehicles and this cannot be allowed to continue. I think that all political parties, councillors and residents need to get behind this and make a stand for change. Let’s not wait for a fatality to occur when we can apply common sense approach.

Markfield resident

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FRIENDS OF ST. PETER’S –THORNTON

St. George’s Day Celebrations on 23rd April 2019 THE COUNCIL for Church Bell Ringers encourage all churches throughout the country to ring the bells to mark the celebration of our patron saint St. George.

The bell ringers of St. Peter’s at 6.30pm that day rang the bells to celebrate this event in the presence of friends and relatives of the bell ringers. A short demonstration of “the art of campanology” was given and one or two non ringers had the opportunity to having a dabble under strict supervision.

A leisurely walk from the bell tower to The Bricklayers Arms followed, which had been decorated with bunting and flags of St. George and Union Jacks, where 44 people sat down to enjoy one of Jan’s superb home-made pies. By coincidence a group of “Mods” were celebrating their own way of the patron saint day by having a pint outside (no room in the Inn as they say!) surrounded by their pride and joy of Vespa and Lamberetta scooters which were in prestige condition.

The evening continued by having “The Last Night at the Proms” from the Royal Albert Hall screened on the TVs where we all joined in the other “promers” being led by professional singers singing the traditional songs of ”Land of Hope and Glory”, ” Rule Britannia” etc with plenty flag waving.

Many thanks to Ben, Jan and staff for their hospitality on what was yet again a great and joyous evening. The event raised £272.65 towards the bell fund.

Watch This Space ...

The latest project of the “Friends” is to augment the existing three bells to a full ring of six.

The church has been blessed by the Keltek trust (a charity specialising in relocating bells from redundant churches to active ones) donating for free three additional bells. However the church is responsible for covering the cost of retuning, casting and hanging these bells. Fundraising is well in hand and it is hoped that the full peal of six will be ringing out before next year’s St. Georges day. Further details to follow.

Eric Roberts

Tower Captain of St. Peter’s, Thornton

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The Thornton’s entertainment •

Sat 18th May: Dr Feelgood tribute band called MALPRACTICE • Sat 8th June: 50’S & 60’S DJ NITE • Sat 22nd June: ROCKSKA - rock & ska band Dates for your diaries: BEER, GIN & MUSIC FESTIVAL on weekend of Fri 30th & Sat 31st Aug, Sun 1st Sept.

Stanton Family Fun Day on Monday 27th May COME AND JOIN us at the Thatch, Main Street Stanton Monday 27th May from 2pm for a fantastic Family Fun Day. There will be a raffle, tombola, water & wine, games, face painting, cake stall, lucky dip, apple bobbing, white elephant, £1 in the bucket, wheelie bin race, BBQ from 3.00pm, and live music from “Jonnie & The Rockers” from 4.30pm.

Stanton Scarecrow Competition Walt Disney Theme

Groby Village Society Thursday May 23 “Joseph Merrick” Ann Featherstone Thursday June 27 “Radicals and Rebels” David Bell

Meetings held at Groby Village Hall Starting at 7.30pm. unless stated otherwise For Further Details Contact Hon. Secretary Mr. P. Castell Tel. 0116 287 9842 e-mail:- pcastell42@gmail.com Non Members are Welcome

Make a scarecrow in your front garden based on anything relating to Walt Disney. Put your name and address and what your entry is. Please include your 50p entry fee (by village request) with a piece of paper, or the entry form coming through your door, and put it into the box at Stanton Stores by 23rd May 5pm - any later may result in being missed off the judges’ and visitors’ maps.

Judges will view on Monday 27th May after 12 noon and winners will be announced at the Thatch after 5pm.

Any donations towards the Raffle, Auction, Tombola or cake stall would be gratefully received, any further info just contact me, Sally Wilkins, on 01530 242847 or at 176 Main Street, Stanton.

We are looking for new recruits to enable us to carry on with these events and would love to hear from you. Contact Sally Wilkins Tel: 242847 or call at 176 Main Street. Or contact Elaine on Tel: 244820. We are a very informal group and just love putting on events for the village.

Sally Wilkins

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Craft and Gift Fair Bagworth Community Centre Sunday 9th June 11.30 - 2.30 FREE ADMISSION EVERYONE WELCOME Stalls booked and hoping to be there:

Raffle • Gifts • Cakes Handmade Bunting & Sewn Bows Cards & Felt Toys Homemade Jams & Cordials Polymer Clay Art & Jewellery Body Shop • Sweets & Treats Felt Animals • Scrabble Frames Candles • Perfume Wooden Ornaments Garden Ornaments Handmade Mohair Bears Badges & Key Rings Decorative Glass Jars Usborne Books

COME AND HAVE A BROWSE!

To advertise in The Herald, call Mike Wilkinson on 01530 244069 or email: info@ markfieldherald. co.uk

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Even more success in Bagworth THE MEMBERS of the Bagworth Community Centre Trust are delighted to see the success that is being enjoyed by some of its users.

Dance-tastic, the ballroom dancing group, continues to achieve great things. This is an account of their latest success: For those of you who are following the successes of the pupils at Dance-tastic, the good news is that ALL 22 pupils qualified for the Grand Finals at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool due to be held on the 6th and 7th July this year.

Competitors joined our local pupils from all over the country to attend the qualifying events in Nottingham and Whitby where the Ballroom and Latin American sections were split due to the large number of events to accommodate all age groups and abilities (based on exam attainments).

Dance-tastic can boast having a full spectrum of age ranges as the youngest qualifier was just 3 years old and the oldest 60 years young. It just goes to show that dancing is for all ages.

Other qualifying competitions for this event have been taking place nationwide since November to give all NATD students the opportunity to get that golden ticket and dance in the famous ballroom with its unique sprung floor, (Yes! It really does bounce!) So the actual numbers of dancers per event in the finals will be enormous, resulting in 2 very long days lasting at least 12 hours each day!

But it wasn’t all tantrums and tiaras as the Dance-tastic pupils, friends and family enjoyed a fabulous Team building fish and chip supper on the eve of the competition, taking over the whole top floor of Hadley’s Fish Restaurant in Whitby, followed by some down time playing 2p games in the arcades. This has now become a tradition when they go “on tour”. So, Blackpool hold on to your “Kiss Me Quick” hats!

Wishing all of the pupils the best of luck for the Medallist of the Year Grand Finals in Blackpool in July!

A very well done to Jo James. But Dance-tastic are not the only group at the Centre who are having a good taste of success. Andy Walker’s martial arts group have also enjoyed success.

Andy says: Congratulations to Craig for his promotion to 1st Kyu Brown/Black belt. Craig joined us back in 2014 after struggling to find a club that was able to work with his severe learning difficulties. Over the last 5 years, Craig’s confidence and self belief have continued to grow. His perseverance is amazing and his enthusiasm is inspiring.

When other would have given up, Craig carries on, always with a smile.

He proves, time and time again that having a disability shouldn’t come in the way of something that you enjoy.

As an instructor it is so easy to have a class full of students that pick things up straight away, but where’s the challenge in that. We should be willing and able to adapt our training to the student and their needs. It brings the best out of them, and especially out of us. We strongly believe that everyone is equal and everyone can excel.

A massive thank you to Sensei Keith Turner for assisting Craig through his grading and to all the other instructors/ students who have worked and supported him over the years. Next up, Black Belt Craig.

Congratulations also to the clubs new members Szymon, Olivier, Mateusz Mosciszko and Scott Hurst on passing their red belts. This is their first step on a journey towards their Black Belts.

For further information about joining the Zen Goshin Ryu martial arts school, please contact Andy on 07975 833078 These are only two of the many groups who are now regularly using the Centre. Many of them are also achieving success. There is a real buzz about the place, especially when, as often happens, all three rooms are being used by very diverse groups. Long may it continue.

QUIZ & SUPPER EVENING MARKFIELD Congregational are hosting a Quiz and supper evening on Friday 14th June at 7.00pm.

Bring your own drinks.

Tickets are £6 per person and are available from: Joy 07742 631290 Angela 07971 254165

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Come and join us at Little Markfield Farm Forest Road, Markfield, Leicester, LE67 9UQ Open Farm Sunday - 9th June 2019 - 10.30am to 4.30pm

Come and see sheep being sheared, wool being spun, Cows, Sheep, Pigs and Chickens with their babies; feed the lambs. Cookery Demonstrations by professional chefs, Refreshments available to buy, Bakanalia Border Morris Leicester, Locally Brewed Beer, Fosse & Watling Land Rover Club Display, Modern & Vintage Farm Machinery, Over 40 Crafts & Food stalls, and much more! £2 entry fee per Adult - Children under 16 Free We will be raising money for Gems Charity, Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation, St Michaels and all Angels Church Markfield.

FRIENDS OF CHARNWOOD FOREST Monday May 20th 2019

Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall 7.30 pm.

Members free, visitors £3.

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Markfield WI

Meetings are the 3rd Wednesday of the month, 7.45pm at the Methodist Church, Main St Markfield.

Further information from Fran Johnson 01530 243350 or Jane Barrington 01530 243285.

WI Programme 2019 May ~ Resolutions Evening then Monologues ~ Rosie Woodland June ~ To Love and to Cherish~ Kath Reynolds

MARKFIELD HOMEMAKERS

MARKFIELD HOMEMAKERS meet in the Congregational Hall, Main Street, Markfield, LE67 9UU on the second Wednesday of the month at 8pm.

June 12th ~ Tracey Beatty Herbalist Aug 14th ~ Skittles At Little Markfield Farm 7.15pm for 7.30pm

For more information, call: Brenda on 01530 242173.

Letter

Ratby Methodist Church

Unwanted window cleaning HAS ANYONE else experienced the recent ‘window cleaning scam’ in Markfield?

I live in The Paddock and in February while I was out, I apparently had my windows ‘cleaned’ by a company I didn’t know, see or even ask for.

Money was requested by a letter through the door, plus a stamped addressed envelope with a Nottingham address. I was asked to ‘help small companies’.

This happened again in April. More requests for payment, as I’d been out again when the windows were ‘cleaned’. Also an additional charge was requested for the previous visit, which I did not pay.

I have informed the police of this scam and they say they can do nothing as they cannot obtain a vehicle registration.

This whole thing is unsettling to say the least.

Margaret Pike

Monday 3rd June 2019 7.00 pm to 9.00 pm

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Now there’s a new way: include the history of your home. Do some research by scanning newspaper cuttings, title deeds, census returns, electoral registers and the National Archives. Is there a local historian you can talk to? If you can provide some specific details of your house’s history, it may add interest to the property.

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Dead at First Sight

by Peter James A MAN waits at a London airport for Ingrid Ostermann, the love of his life, to arrive.

Across the Atlantic, a retired NYPD cop waits in a bar in Florida’s Key West for his first date with the lady who is, without question, his soulmate. The two men are about to discover they’ve been scammed out of almost every penny they have in the world – and that neither women exist.

Meanwhile, a wealthy divorcée plunges, in suspicious circumstances, from an apartment block in Munich. In the same week, Detective Superintendent Roy Grace is called to investigate the suicide of a woman in Brighton, that is clearly not what it seems. As his investigations continue, a handsome Brighton motivational speaker comes forward. He’s discovered his identity is being used to scam eleven different women, online. The first he knew of it was a phone call from one of them, out of the blue, saying, ‘You don’t know me, but I thought I knew you’. That woman is now dead.

Roy Grace realizes he is looking at the tip of an iceberg. A global empire built on clever, cruel internet scams and the murder of anyone who threatens to expose them.

Hot desking DO YOU have to ‘hot desk’ at work? Do you like it?

Probably not, for a recent study has found that four out of five office workers who hot desk say it has a negative impact on their mental health.

Brickendon, the consultancy who did the research, found that people find it stressful to have to spend time looking for a new place to sit each day, and then set up their computer and settle in beside ‘new’ colleagues.

As one executive said: “There are growing issues in the way businesses are currently managing and looking after their workforce, causing an alarming need for companies to rectify this situation… In its current state hot desking is very much flawed and worryingly affecting employees’ mental well-being.”

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Blooming Bagworth!

IT SEEMS like a long time ago now, but the Bagworth Forward Group (BFG) organised a successful Spring Fayre in March at the Community Centre.

Friends of the Charnwood Forest

Talk on Stoneywell Cottage ON THE 15th April at the Woodhouse Eaves village hall The Friends of the Charnwood Forest had a talk on Stoneywell Cottage, and, in particular, its gardens.

Mr Roy Mitchell started the story of Stonewell’s history with a list of personalities and some statistics.

Apparently the Cottage came into existance when, through an arrangement with a local farmer, the land was exchanged for a farm house designed and built by the Gimsons. Later an adjoining patch of wood was purchased.

The Gimson family were part of the Arts and Crafts movement which was a reaction to the industry of Victorian Britain.

The orginal setting of the Cottage was intended to be wild, although a few trees were planted and paths were landscaped. It was intended as a summer retreat only (plus Christmas), which is as well as the pantry regularly flooded in winter. In the 1950’s Donald Gimson and his family used it as a full-time residence. He and his wife were keen gardeners; she kept meticulous notes on the garden.

By 2013 it had become too much for him, and control passed to the National Trust. It seems that this transfer was somewhat irregular financially.

The talk finished with a series of pictures taken though the year which showed some of the garden’s floral highlights. Incidentally, with the help of those notes, the garden is maintained by 200 volunteers.

Dr. D. McNeil

Both halls contained lots of stalls selling a wide variety of products.

Some very tasty food was also sold in the Coffee Bar area. We raised about £770 and the money will be used to enhance the life of the village of Bagworth. A large amount each year goes on the replanting of most of the planters that can be seen around the village and the planting of spring flowers such as daffodils in the grass verges. We need to pay, not only for the plants but the replacement of the compost in the planters. In addition, some of them are nearing the end of their life and will need to be replaced.

Again, this is not cheap. Obviously it will all be done as a rolling programme.

Returning to the Spring Fayre, we were very grateful for the donations Each evening will include simple reflective worship song received from Asda in Hinckley, prayer, readings and responses and last up to an hour.

Morrison’s in Coalville and Tesco in All are welcome. Come along and enjoy the peace.

Ashby. Thank you to all of you. You helped to make the day a success.

17th May 21st June 19th July In addition we would like to thank 16th August 20th September 18th Oct those people who are not officially 15th November No “Still Friday” in December members of BFG but who always agree to help us with a smile on their Fridays 8.00 pm at St. Michael & All Angels’ Chu faces (at least, I think it is a smile).

These people include Mrs Martin and her family, Lynn and John, Gary, Lorna and Phil. Once again, thank you to these people and to all of you who support us by turning out on the day.

Our next big event is the Bagworth Show on Saturday 24th August.

As well as the exhibits and the stalls, there will also be the Bagworth Dog Show, which is quickly becoming a very popular addition to the Show. Look out for more details nearer the time but do make a note of the date.

“Still Friday” 2019

Just Sing THIS EVENT of singing just for fun which is open to anyone regardless of ability has been very successful and we are pleased to announce further dates for your diary: -

“Still Friday” 2019 Each evening will include simple reflective worship songs, silence, prayer, readings and responses and last up to an hour.

All are welcome. Come along and enjoy the peace.

17th May

21st June

19th July

16th August

20th September

18th October

15th November

No “Still Friday” in December

Fridays 8.00 pm at St. Michael & All Angels’ Church

• 31st May • 21st June • 19th July • 30th August There will be refreshments for a small charge of £2.00 The venue is Markfield Congregational Church Hall from 3pm to 4pm.

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Markfield Medical Centre and Patient Participation Group THE PPG and surgery are busy planning for Patient Participation Group awareness week 2019, which runs from 10th to 15th June.

PPG Awareness Week aims to promote the role and benefits of PPGs to patients, the public and health professionals, to create more understanding of the value of true patient participation and to enable patients to express their ideas and views. Members of the PPG will be in the surgery waiting room at different times during PPG week and will be talking and listening to patients.

They will also be encouraging patients to take part in a number of initiatives.

Firstly, they will be asking people to complete the ‘Friends and Family Test’ (FFT).

This is an important feedback tool that supports the fundamental principle that people who use NHS services should have the opportunity to provide feedback on their experience. Listening to the views of patients and staff helps identify what is working well, what can be improved and how.

The FFT has produced around 55 million pieces of feedback – and the total rises by around 1.2 million

more every month – making it the biggest source of patient opinion in the world. Scores so far have told the NHS that at least nine out of ten patients would recommend the NHS services they used to their loved ones. Patient comments also identify areas where improvements can be made so that providers can make care and treatment better for everyone. The feedback gathered through the FFT is being used in NHS organisations across the country to stimulate local improvement and empower staff to carry out the sorts of changes that make a real difference to patients and their care.

Secondly, we will be explaining about the Enhanced Summary Care Record. Most people in England already have a ‘core’ Summary Care Record which is a short summary of your GP medical records. It tells other health and care staff that care for you about the medicines you take and your allergies.

This means they can give you better care if you need health care away from your usual doctor’s surgery: • in an emergency • when you’re on holiday • when your surgery is closed • at out-patient clinics

• when you visit a pharmacy If you sign up for an Enhanced Summary Care Record you can add extra details from your medical notes, including: • health problems like dementia or diabetes • details of your carer • your treatment preferences • Communication needs, for example if you have hearing difficulties or need an interpreter.

This will help medical staff care for you properly, and respect your choices, when you need care away from your GP surgery. Having more information means they will have a better understanding of your needs and preferences. Looking at your enhanced records can speed up your care and make sure you are given the right medicines and treatment.

Thirdly, we will be asking for your permission to send text message reminders for appointments.

As a Practice we believe that communication is key to informing our patients about important clinically relevant information and this includes sending you a confirmation of your appointment at the Practice. It is a useful method of contact to avoid you missing

your appointments.

Figures for missed appointments (‘Did not attend ‘ or DNA) are a cause for concern nationally and text reminders may help to reduce this number. However, owing to new GDPR legislation, the surgery needs specific permission to text patients.

PPG members will therefore be asking patients to agree to text messaging and to check that the surgery has your most up to date mobile number. Don’t forget to update your mobile number with the surgery if you change your number or cease using it. You can pop into the surgery any day after 10am to do this.

Please do come and meet us during PPG week– we would be glad to see you and to help in whatever way we can. If you would like to find out more about being a member of the PPG, there is information available at the surgery.

Just a reminder that the Surgery will be closed on Spring Bank Holiday Monday, 27th May.

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This Is Going To Hurt

By Adam Kay Welcome to the life of a junior doctor: 97-hour weeks, life and death decisions, a constant tsunami of bodily fluids, and the hospital parking meter earns more than you.

Scribbled in secret after endless days, sleepless nights and missed weekends, Adam Kay’s This is Going to Hurt provides a no-holds-barred account of his time on the NHS front line.

Hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking, this diary is everything you wanted to know – and more than a few things you didn’t – about life on and off the hospital ward.

125th Anniversary Celebrations At Markfield Methodist Church MARKFIELD METHODIST CHURCH is celebrating its 125th anniversary throughout 2019. “Birthday Club” events are being held each month and on 22nd/23rd June we have a special Anniversary Weekend.

SONGS OF PRAISE: Saturday, 22nd June 2.00 – 3.00. We invite you to join us for “a good sing” of many favourite hymns. Help us to raise the roof as we “Praise Him for all that is past, and thank Him for all that’s to come”. Donations towards the upkeep of the church and its ongoing outreach in the village will be gratefully received.

CELEBRATION CREAM TEA: Saturday, 22nd June – 3.00. Following “Songs of Praise” you might be ready for some refreshment! This will be provided by the June/December birthday group. So, to round off the afternoon, we invite you to stay for a very special cream tea with waiter/waitress service and china cups, saucers & tea pots. Tickets are £3 and, for catering purposes, need to be bought before the day.

MORNING WORSHIP.: Sunday, 23rd June at 10.30. Our celebrations will continue when morning worship will be led by Rev Helen Cameron, chair of the Northampton district. This will be followed by a church family faith lunch.

Cream tea tickets are available from Linda Walmsley on 01530 242607 or Betty Keates on 01530 249040. For more information about our church services & activities go to www.markfieldmethodistchurch.org .

It’s too easy to set your home on fire SUNSHINE glinting off a reflective object in your home can be enough to set your house on fire.

So warns various fire services up and down the country, from Staffordshire to Dorset.

As one expert from Staffordshire Fire and Rescue stresses: “Always keep reflective items such as mirrors, glass and crystal ornaments away from direct sunlight. Many people don’t realise that sunlight can be extremely powerful. If it is then reflected off a mirror, it can produce enough heat to ignite flammable materials.”

A home in West Sussex was gutted when sunlight began shining through a glass ornament on a living room windowsill. Another fire which engulfed several acres was started by glass bottles left outside the home.

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Prescriptions soar, especially for depression WE ARE more and more reliant on pills.

Prescriptions for antidepressants have doubled in the last ten years, rising from 36 million in 2008 to 71 million in 2018.

Prescriptions for drugs for conditions caused by unhealthy lifestyles are also soaring.

According to NHS Digital figures, prescriptions for diabetes have risen from 22 million in 2008 to 55 million in 2018. Statins have gone from 52 million in 2008 to 74 million in 2018. And prescriptions for high blood pressure and heart failure went from 58 million in 2008, to 72 million 2018. All in all, 20 prescriptions are now issued, per year, per head of population.

Experts say that the soaring number of drugs we now need reflects the strains of modern life.

A spokesman from the mental health charity SANE said: “People are feeling unsafe and uncertain due to social and political change, social media impacts and fragmentation of relationships with family and friends.”

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CROWN CREST APPLICATION: Sending hundreds of HGVs along unsuitable roads is plain wrong Borough Councillor Matthew Lay writes in the Herald ON BEHALF of myself and my successful running mate Andy Furlong could I express sincere thanks to all who supported us and helped us at the Borough Council elections on May 2nd.

It’s always a humbling experience to be voted onto the Council to represent the community that you have been part of too since your own birth (which for me was some 48 years ago) and I have been fortunate to have done it for over 24 years.

I was really pleased to see my friend Andy Furlong also win at his third attempt, having first stood at the by-election here in 2008, which came about when the former Conservative Councillor John Cort was forced to quit after the local papers revealed that he had missed nearly 90% of meetings but still claimed nearly £3,000 in allowances.

Andy will work alongside me to support our community in the challenges ahead and will make his own regular contributions in the Herald.

Whatever your political persuasion (or not as may be the case) we will work hard for all of you, and do our very best to represent Markfield, Stanton and Field Head at Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. If you have issues or concerns please get in touch and if it’s something we cannot help with, we are likely to be able to point you in the direction of someone who can.

During the campaign myself and Andy spoke to many residents in our community and those

conversations have given us a good idea of the issues of the day, some of which have been around a long time because workable solutions are not easy to come by, but we will continue to persevere nevertheless.

Recognising the strange times we are in politically and the broader malaise that exists within society, it was pleasing that we could have so many positive engagements with people and also some recognition for the achievements that have been made.

As I write this we are still waiting for confirmation on how may committee places we will get at the Borough Council but having two councillors means we will be able to cover more. I have been asked to continue in my role as Chair of the Scrutiny Commission and Andy will take up our seat on the Planning Committee.

Talking about planning leads me onto the subject of the Crown Crest planning application at Desford. This application is seeking to increase the window of operations for HGV traffic going to and from the site. Currently sensible restrictions exist meaning that HGV / lorries can only come and go between 6am and 7pm on weekdays and 8am and 3pm on Saturdays. Council rules mean no lorry movements on Sundays and Bank Holidays. The company has asked Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council to extend the hours to 11pm on weekdays and bank holidays, and to 6pm on Saturdays. It also wants lorries to run from 9am to 1pm on Sundays. The change of hours will also facilitate a big increase

in HGV traffic as the sister site in Huddersfield is wound down.

Sadly there is little that can be done about the increase in HGV traffic because it is not constrained by any limits at present and you cannot (unfortunately in this case) go back and retrospectively place limits on this. It is for that reason Crown Crest are not seeking permission to increase traffic but crucially the times the traffic can operate to and from the site. I and many others have therefore objected strongly to the increased window of operations because it will mean the very times when people are most likely to be at home, will now be impacted by increased HGV movements.

It is wholly unreasonable in my opinion to allow this business to suddenly operate every waking hour when a few years ago it made clear it was happy to accept the restrictions agreed with the Borough Council when it first sought permission to operate at the site. The location of the business means it was never a suitable location for this kind of expansion and wouldn’t have been supported at the time. For such a logistics operation it is plain wrong to send hundreds of HGVs along roads that are unsuitable for this sort of traffic, used heavily by cyclists and horses and runs alongside built up areas and crossing points which children use.

I have been disappointed that Leicestershire County Council have said that they can find no reasons to object to the application on highway grounds (they are the highway authority) and so objections will need to be on the

Matthew Lay amenity grounds only such as air quality, noise and disturbance.

One thing that has disturbed me, are attempts by Kirby Muxloe to get a weight restriction placed on the Desford Road / Ratby Lane.

This attempt if successful would mean all the HGV traffic would come via Launde Road /Thornton Lane with all the consequent negative impacts. This would be perverse when the Desford and Ratby Lane route to the A46/M1 is a B classification-road while both the Thornton Lane and Launde Road are C classification roads.

I have had a number of engagements with officers at Hinckley and will be speaking to whoever is to be the new chair of the planning committee when appointed. I have also recently attended a meeting at County Hall with Assistant Director of Environment and Transport at LCC, alongside Margaret Bowler in her capacity as Vice Chair of Markfield Parish Council. This was to make representations on behalf of our community.

There is nothing positive that I can find in this application and while some will point to the new jobs it might create, one has to ask if yet more warehousing jobs are really what our local economy needs and if this is way to sustainable economic growth.

I suspect not.

Matthew Lay

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National Trust Leicester Association NEWS WITH THE acquisition of Stoneywell Cottage at the end of 2012 most people forgot that the National Trust had owned a building in Leicestershire since 1954.

That building was Staunton Harold Church near Ashby de la Zouch which was gifted to the Trust by the 12th Lord Ferrers when he put the rest of the estate up for sale.

Staunton Harold Church was built between 1653 and 1655, in the Gothic style, by Sir Robert Shirley (1629 – 1656) and is one of the very few churches built during the Commonwealth period. It is also one of the least modernised churches of its time and today is much as it would have been in Sir Robert’s day.

Being built in the Gothic style symbolised continuity with the old church and the design is consciously medieval. Over the west doorway there is an outspoken inscription in recognition of Sir Robert’s strong beliefs, and his opposition to the Puritans.

Most of the internal fittings are original. These include double rows of oak box pews in the nave, oak panelling lining the walls and facing the columns and a magnificent Jacobean screen supporting the organ loft. The organ itself predates the church and is one of the oldest English-built instruments still in its original condition.

Overhead, on the ceiling, a wonderful abstract version of The Creation, in swirls of blue, black and white, is dated 1655. The puritans would have regarded both the ceiling and the fixed altar in the chancel as idolatrous.

Because of this building and other acts of defiance Sir Robert died in the Tower of London aged 27.

There are also two later additions to the church. Firstly an ornate wroughtiron screen added in the early 1700’s and a magnificent marble tomb to Robert Shirley’s great-grandson who died in 1714.

Following 350 years of deterioration, in 2014 the National Trust embarked on a major restoration of the church. This has included work to the stonework, the windows and the roof and also the later Victorian kneelers.

From 1st June to 1st September the church will be open every Wednesday to Sunday from 1.00 to 4.30pm. Parking is on the Staunton Harold Estate carpark for which there is a charge.

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We are closed on 27th May

Donation 2. Trustee Ann Aveling (R) receiving a cheque at Waitrose in Mountsorrel for £126. At the end of a shop, a token is given for customers to place against one of three Charities. We were thrilled that Waitrose chose us to be one of them.

Donation 3. Thank you also to Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council for £250 from their Voluntary and Community Sector Volunteer Fund 2018/19 for cleaning equipment. A volunteer Sandra Andrews applied to the fund and was successful. The Library now has a brand new upright vacuum cleaner that makes cleaning tasks a whole lot easier.

ny people are touched by dementia.

Please note the Markfield Community Library will be closed on Monday, May 27th.

THANK YOU

We offer a big thank you to all who use the library, our readers who borrow books, those who come to our clubs and activities and those who use our computers and other facilities. It is YOU who keep the library open in support of our splendid volunteers. In reply to Matthew Lay’s big THANK YOU in last month’s Herald to all volunteers in Markfield, we wish to express our appreciation of the support we have received from our th local councillors and from the Parish Council. We are also grateful for the friendly co-operation we receive from Dawn and Ron Grantham and staff at the Community Centre.

Some people put money in our donations box in the Library and some bring books to add to stock or sell. Recently we have been fortunate to receive donations from Bradgate Rotary Club and Waitrose Community Scheme in Mountsorrel.

COME TO OUR FRIENDLY COFFEE MORNING at MARKFIELD LIBRARY at 11am NATIONAL BOOKSTART WEEK/JUNE 3-8TH BOOKSTART established in 1992 gifts books to babies and toddlers.

PYJAMERAMA is the theme this year. Keep an eye for further publicity at on Wednesday 18 January. the Library, particularly Friday, June 7/8th when “Bedtime Stories” pyjama

pictures to paint and colour take place. We understand that some toys who so enjoyed the sleep over in the library in 2017 have asked to come back again as they had such a good time! They have their overnight bags, pyjamas packed and ready.

d you please spend just one hour to SPACE CHASE SUMMER READING CHALLENGE 2019 stand a little more about dementia? help you, family, friends, neighbours - our whole community.

There will be lots to explore at the library this summer! Produced by the Reading Agency children aged 4-12 years can take part in an exciting free reading challenge taking place in all Leicestershire libraries from July 6 until September 7. All children taking part will be entitled to free admission to Bosworth Battlefield and Donington-le-Heath Manor House by showing their Space Chase folder at reception (one child per full paying adult).

Look out for further details.

SEPTEMBER 14 7.30pm. (ticket prices to be announced)

have never seen and heard ANNIE DUGGAN then save the date. e, valuable and interesting DementiaIf you Friends Annie will be performing at the Library in the evening. She has a very successful musicalto career and a wonderful voice that can span most musical tion Session is just about asking everyone genres. It will include Jazz, Folk, Country, Roots, American and her own originals. is thrilled to be performing at a venue in her own village. d a bit more about dementia and how weShemight Tickets will be on sale at a later date from the Library and from her web site e that bit easier and more pleasant www.annduggan.co.uk for those Watch out for tickets going on sale. Bring a bottle and soft drinks will be on sale. people who live with it.

Finally Muay Thai (form of kick boxing)

Donation 1. President of Bradgate Rotary Roy Cafferty presenting a cheque for £500 to Trustees and Volunteers at the Library.

L-R: John Bowler, Eileen Hinchcliffe, Jacqui Williams, Julie Grace, Georgina Hargeaves, Roy Cafferty and Ann Aveling.

Bradgate Rotary supported us in an Autumn Tidy and Spring Clean of the Library Reading and Sensory Garden. Trees and bushes have been pruned, creeping ground cover managed, paths cleared and the mosaic in the centre of the garden cleaned. Benches were also stripped and painted.

Volunteers going forward can manage it better. Two of our volunteers will be attending Bradgate Annual Celebration Evening in June.

lease do be a Dementia Friend.

Monday

9.00am to 10.00am

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Tuesday

9.00am to 10.00am

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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1.00pm to 3.00pm

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Saturday

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A congratulation to Markfield’s QUEEN BEE PROJECT to Jo and Zoe and their inspirational group for teen girls. We love having them at the Library.

They have been nominated for Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council’s Making a Difference Awards. It is wonderful what they are doing and to hear the girls are enjoying it so much. Check out their Facebook page.

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Experts warn of drugs available at “pocket money prices” PUBLIC HEALTH England has recently released a report on the estimated number of crack cocaine and opiate users across each region of England, aged between 15 and 64 years old.

The report - analysed by concerned addiction treatment experts at UKAT (www.ukat.co.uk) - reveals that almost 25,000 people estimated to be using both crack cocaine and opiates like Heroin and opiate-based prescription drugs live across the East Midlands, a figure that has risen by almost 2,000 in just 4 years.

Worryingly, these figures don’t even include anyone using cocaine in powder form, amphetamines, ecstacy or cannabis.

The data is based on users identified across the East Midlands between 1st March 2016 and 31st March 2017.

The number of people living across the East Midlands aged only 15-24 and using opiates and/or crack cocaine currently stands at over 2,000 and is of particular concern to the addiction expert team at UKAT;

“Public Health England’s data clearly shows that an alarming number of teenagers and young adults are addicted to these incredibly potent substances.

“They’re seeking the feeling of euphoria at pocket money prices- crack rocks can be purchased for as little as a fiver with dealers available any time of day at the click of a button.

“Teenagers misusing crack and opiates at such an early age will not only suffer with the physical effects of the drugs, but the drugs could impact their education, overall achievement in life and expose them to a criminal environment at a young age, without full understanding of the risks and consequences of their actions” suggests UKAT’s CEO and former addict Eytan Alexander.

It’s not just the younger population of the East Midlands addicted to crack and opiates. The number of people recorded as using crack and opiates aged 25-34 stands at 7,589 with a further 15,192 people hooked aged 35-64.

Alexander continues: “The impact of a person misusing these drugs in later life has a knock-on effect on their family, children, spouses as well as their own personal health, which will deteriorate at a much faster pace if drug use continues, and for some, will prove fatal.”

Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/opiate-and-crackcocaine-use-prevalence-estimates-for-local-populations

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• Emmelle Cougar RACING BIKE 18 gears, with helmet. Price: £50 o.n.o.

Tel: 01530 243660 (Markfield) • BLACK SUIT, ideal for prom. Worn only once. Size 81cm/32inch waist regular length. Price £40.

• RACLETTE, hardly used, great for healthy eating, still boxed. Price £25.

• EXERCISE STEPPER with additional arm exercisers, measures steps, distance, calories etc. Price £15.

• POKEMON cards, assorted. Price £5.

• WENDY HOUSE, including curtains and floor tiles. Will need taking apart and reassembling to move. £80.

Tel: 07977 309387 (Markfield) • Roberts PORTABLE RADIO. Price: £5 • Windsor Atco 14” electric cylinder LAWN MOWER. Self propelled with speed control in superb condition Price: £50.

• Electric PANEL HEATER - 2KW Temperature and timer controlled size L84CM X H43CM X D6CM. Hardly used condition. Price: £10 Tel: 01530 231515 (Bagworth) • PLXR450 quick release PANNIER RACK. Price: £50. Very good condition.

• 1 pair MONORACK ARMS for rear rack. Price: £25.Very good condition.

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• 20 metal CAKE TINS - various sizes. Price: £25.

• Large ‘linen’ TABLE CLOTH plus 6 matching NAPKINS natural colour.

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• Pair of SHOES - black toe-cap, smart. Size 5. Price: £15 o.n.o.

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• FREE! POND FISH, including comets and shubunkins, are free to a good home.

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ON 25TH MARCH a few of us attended the Group Meeting of the Bradgate Group of WIs at Thurcaston Village Hall.

The speaker for the evening was John Whitehead who talked about Sir Ernest Shackleton’s expedition to the South Pole - a fascinating tale of endurance, heroism and unbelievable hardship brought to life by the photographs of the expedition’s photographer Frank Hurley.

• AT OUR APRIL MEETING our speaker Sally Matterson led us in an art workshop. Sally is a local artist and much of her inspiration is taken from the Charnwood area. After hearing her story of how she became an artist and viewing some of her work we were each given a large sheet of paper and asked to draw something from a selection of still life objects. In case this sounds easy we were then asked to draw the same or a different object with our non-dominant hand and then to draw the object with our eyes closed! It was an extremely interesting exercise and the results were better than might be expected.

We were finally asked to draw something with a piece of charcoal attached to a very long cane; much fun was had seeing everyone with their paper on the floor trying to draw something recognisable from a great height. We all had an enjoyable and eye-opening evening and hoped that we might have learned something.

• OUR MEETING IN MAY will be our resolutions evening when we discuss the campaigns put forward this year by the WI to go forward to the Annual Council Meeting to be held this year in Bournemouth in June.

Following the discussion Rosie Woodland will be entertaining us.

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Make A Difference in Your Village MARKFIELD GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEME WOULD YOU LIKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR VILLAGE A GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEME IS A COMMUNITY LED PROJECT THAT LINKS PEOPLE WHO NEED HELP AND SUPPORT WITH VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE WILLING TO GIVE A BIT OF THEIR TIME TO ASSIST THEM. This help and support can be provided in a variety of ways such as doing a bit of shopping or gardening, taking a dog for a walk, giving someone a lift to the doctors, hospital or other appointments, befriending etc. Although these tasks may be small they can make a BIG difference to someone’s life.

HOW DOESTHE SCHEME WORK People who need help or support contact the Scheme through a dedicated telephone number Requests are considered by a voluntary co-ordinator Requests are passed on to vetted volunteers OR the person requesting is sign posted to a service that can help The volunteer(s) contact the person requesting and complete the task

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN EITHER USING THE NEW SERVICE OR BECOMING A VOLUNTEER please complete the form below and return it to either Markfield Community Centre, Library or the Medical Centre by 31st May For anyone interested there will be a display and information available on the Scheme at the Centre’s Open Day on Saturday 6th July 12md to 4pm or you can email Markfieldcommunitycentre@hotmail.co.uk or visit the Centre’s website PLEASE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF Name:

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Terminally ill City fan treated to tour of King Power stadium A TERMINALLY ill lifelong Leicester City fan has been able to make a lasting memory with loved ones after spending the day out of the LOROS Hospice ward and taking a behind-the-scenes tour of the Foxes ground.

Paul Smalley (51), was for one day able to forget about his terminal illness and enjoy a tour of the King Power Stadium, which was organised by a childhood friend.

The tour was led by Leicester City legend Alan ‘The Birch’ Birchenall, who is also a Patron of the Hospice and later presented Paul with a signed shirt from the team.

“Words can’t describe what an amazing day it was,” said Paul, of New Parks, Leicester.

“It really was a once in a lifetime experience.”

Paul was able to watch the team train, while getting an insight into what goes on behind closed doors, with Birch accompanying the tour with a number of anecdotal tales.

“I saw Brendan Rodgers, who I said ‘welcome to the club’ to and Jamie Vardy waved at me,” added Paul, who has been supporting the club for more than 30 years.

“We even met the laundry lady and went into the dining area. Birch took us into his office and was showing us all of his photos over time.”

Paul Smalley pictured with Alan ‘The Birch’ Birchenall Paul was diagnosed with terminal cancer in May 2017 and was given a bed on the LOROS Ward in April this year.

His friend, Julie, who he has known since he was a child, said that Paul had a “constant smile on his face” throughout the whole tour.

“I can’t describe it, we are all still buzzing,” she said.

“I knew Paul was a massive fan and emailed the club to see if there was anything they could do, thinking it was a longshot.

“I really appreciate the club and LOROS making the trip possible.”

Birch gifted two shirts to Paul, one of which he has donated back to the LOROS to help raise money. He was also given a shirt signed by the team, which he “was over the moon with”.

Loneliness week: 17th to 21st June BRITAIN is in the midst of a loneliness epidemic.

A survey by the Jo Cox Commission in 2017 revealed that nine million of us in the UK are affected by it.

So, no wonder that last year the Government even appointed the world’s first loneliness minister, Tracey Crouch.

And no wonder that the Marmalade Trust aims to raise awareness of isolation in the UK. Loneliness hurts you physically as well as mentally. It has even been said that it can be as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. It can raise blood pressure, and cause diabetes and obesity.

Technology is a big factor: we send emails rather than talk, we have virtual team workspaces rather than speaking in person. We use LinkedIn and Facebook to keep in touch. One health expert said, “We’re getting out of the habit of actual conversations.”

People who work from home and who also live alone can go days without speaking to anyone. No wonder that the millennial generation, for whom technology accounts for an increasing percentage of their interaction, are reporting high levels of anxiety.

Experts advise that you simply try and make as many social connections as you can, however brief. Make tea for someone at work, or chat to your neighbour.

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Plant Hunters’ Fair on Saturday 8th June

LAST YEAR’S Plant Hunters’ Fair at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre and Country Park was a great success with hundreds of garden lovers enjoying this lovely venue and the chance to choose from thousands of plants all lovingly grown by the specialist nurseries.

The event will be returning on Saturday 8th June. The fair runs on Saturday 8th June from 10am-4pm.

Plant fair entry is £1 and there is P&D parking.

For full details of nurseries attending see www. planthuntersfairs.co.uk Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre & Country Park, Sutton Cheney, Nuneaton CV13 0AD.

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Letter from Uncle Eustace Beware the summer strawberry tea My dear Nephew Darren NEVER, ever feel aggrieved that your summer strawberry tea has to be held in the church hall rather than on a lawn, since there is hardly a single blade of grass to be found in your entire parish.

You have no idea of the potential calamities you are avoiding.

Here, during the previous week, the organisers will be desperately asking the opinion of local farmers about the weather. In doing so, they forget that for the farming community, it is always the wrong sort of weather anyway. I once received a heartfelt plea from the staff at Heathrow Airport for our ladies to stop calling them at hourly intervals to find out if hurricanes may be imminent.

Naturally, the day will start out warm and sunny and so all the tables will be arranged on the vicarage lawn.

By 10am, tablecloths will have been laid. By 10.10am, a brisk breeze will have sprung up and someone will be delegated to retrieve them all from deep within the nettle patch.

By 11am, clouds will gather, and a decision will be made to transfer everything into the church hall. Once that is completed, just when it is almost too late to change, the sun will re-emerge and there will be a frantic dash to put everything back on the lawn. This ensures that by 2pm when

teas start, the ladies will already be in a state of collapse.

Last year, the Dowager Duchess of Trilby graced us with her presence.

As she sat with her entourage, elegantly sipping tea under a giant parasol over the table, the thing – equally elegantly – closed around her, leaving her looking like one of those unfortunate insects trapped by a carnivorous plant. To emerge from its depths looking entirely unflustered was beyond even her social skills.

Fortunately, attention was diverted from her predicament by the wife of one of our farmers. This substantial lady had been sitting in a chair with slightly too thin legs for the damp lawn. The rear two slowly sank into the grass, eventually catapulting the dear lady backwards into the lap of the local mayor. Disentangling red flannelette from mayoral chains took some time, and delicacy.

At least when I have had enough, the lawn can be cleared in minutes by drawing the raffle. The moment the last plastic shower cap and set of Christmas doilies has been awarded, there will be a dash to get home, giving my dog the opportunity to retrieve remnants of cream cakes from the flower beds.

Your loving uncle,

Eustace

Enjoy our beautiful

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Going for a walk because I want to stay healthy. Taking along a box of M&M’s because let’s be honest here.

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CHRIS AND STEVE ROCKS at Whitewall Galleries, Highcross, Leicester on Sat 1 June - Sun 2 June Joint winners of the Fine Art Trade Guild’s Best New Artist award in 2009, Chris and Steve Rocks represent a unique phenomenon in the world of fine art. Twin brothers who were born only seven minutes apart, they have created an extraordinary artistic partnership, due to a closeness and understanding that is beyond the imagination of most of us.

They have worked together throughout their lives, and each of their striking oils on canvas is a true collaboration both in terms of technique and approach - a united response from both artists.

Chris and Steve studied a range of artistic disciplines at school, foundation and university levels, including fine art, ceramics, design, interior design, life drawing, metal sculpture, 3D design, fashion design and photography. Despite their passion for fine art, it was not until they began to exhibit their work successfully in the north of England that they realised their own potential; they were soon selling to private buyers all over the country and attracting a huge amount of media coverage.

The stunning abstract images that these extraordinary brothers produce are inspired by the overwhelming power of nature.

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WOW! Time flies when you are having fun. We are now on session 10 of the Queen Bee Youth Project and loving every minute of it.

The girls have bonded well and are becoming a strong team ready to make changes, learn new skills and get out in the community.

The girls have been getting stuck in to a variety of things from boxing to yoga to acting and we’ve had our resident #instacoach visiting on a regular basis to deliver talks on important, relevant topics.

The girls recently had a session on bullying, it was sad to hear how many of our bees had experienced some form of bullying whether face to face or cyber. We’re working closely with #instacoach to try and tackle these issues head on.

All of the girls at the group received their group t-shirts courtesy of our sponsor Emergency Glazing Services. They look absolutely fantastic in their matching tops.

In the next few weeks we have our Money management, business & branding, community litter picking and online safety sessions. We are also exhibiting at the Leicester riverside festival where the girls will have the opportunity to showcase their arty masterpieces.

We have had such a good response to the project that we are opening an additional session on Tuesday evenings. These will take place at the Markfield Congregational Church Hall,6.45pm-8.15pm. Pop over to our Facebook page @Queenbeeyouth for more information and to sign up.

If you don’t use Facebook you can email: queenbeeyouthproject@gmail. com to secure a space. Join us!

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Got my girlfriend a “get better soon” card. She’s not sick, I just think she could get better.

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Borough Councillors’ Report Chris Boothby & Ozzy O’Shea

SUMMER FAYRE at Mercenfeld Primary School Saturday 29th June from 12 noon to 4pm Face Painting, Bouncy Castles, Pony Rides, Alpaca from Little Markfield Farm, Bar, Ice Cream, BBQ, Raffle, Tombola, Plenty of Fun Games, Keely-Anna’s Dancers performing, and lots more!

Cllr Chris Boothby Tel: 0116 216 1461 or 07880 711222.

Email chris.boothby@hotmail.com

Cllr Ozzy O’shea Tel 0116 2394336 or 07808 585825 Email ozzyoshea@hotmail.com

Election Result The results for the ward of Ratby, Bagworth and Thornton are as follows:•

CHRIS BOOTHBY - CON - 1,002

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Steven Malcherczyk - LAB - 326

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OZZY O’SHEA - CON - 1,196

“Still Friday”• 2019 Noel Robinson- LIB DEM - 169

Bardon Park Chapel www.bardonchapel.co.uk

• Roseanne Webber-JonesEach evening will include simple reflective worship songs, silence, LIB DEM - 280 Turnupout prayer, readings and responses and last to 32.37%. an hour.

All to raise money for 14 Wethe arepeace. both delighted to be returned as your Borough Councillors again All are welcome. Come along and enjoy

Visualisers for the School - total to continue the hard work for you all. We look forward to working with and amount 17thneeded May is £2,000.21st June JulyParish Council. A heartfelt thank you for having the for residents 19th and the Please the school to20th achieve 16thhelp August September 18th October belief in both of us. this target - and have a fun day at 15th November No “Still Friday” in December Parking on Reservoir Road the same time!

Many especially in Thornton, contacted us regarding people There are some stalls Fridays 8.00still pmavailable at St. Michael & Allresidents, Angels’ Church visiting the Reservoir recently and the indiscriminate parking that posed a - to book a stall for £10 contact serious danger to other road users and pedestrians alike , not only on the Maddie on 01530 245818 or Reservoir Road but local roads in the village. search on Facebook for ‘Friends of Mercenfeld’.

We will be seeking a public meeting with Severn Trent, the Police and other Councillors to find an alternative plan where visitors can park safely and enjoy Thornton’s jewel in the crown.

Poundstretcher Application As there is a new Administration at HBBC , we are unsure when this application to increase the hours allowed for HGV’s to deliver to the site will be heard.

Some residents along Thornton Lane have asked for a public meeting and again we will try to facilitate this as soon as practically possible but again there will be a new Planning Committee at HBBC who will not be aware of the impact and road safety issues associated with this application.

Best Regards ,

Chris & Ozzy.

FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE: Come and worship the Lord with us on the 1st Sunday in every month at 10.00 am. Our gatherings are fairly informal.

THURSDAY ART CLASS: Between 7pm and 9.00pm.

Bardon Park Chapel, Shaw Lane, Bardon, Coalville LE67 1TD There is a large car park at the back.

For more details on any of the above please contact: Richard Norburn on 0116 332 9634

Working for you.

I had a neck brace fitted years ago and I’ve never looked back since.

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Local Church Services Markfield Congregational Church Sunday 19 May 10.30am United Service for Christian Aid in Trinity Methodist Church Sunday 26 May Sunday 16 June 10.30am United Service at St Michael’s Parish Church10.15am Morning Worship Sunday 2 June 10.15am Morning Worship followed

by Communion Sunday 9 June Morning Worship Sunday 16 June 10.30am United Service at St Michael’s Parish Church

Cross Hills Baptist Church, between Bagworth & Thornton Sunday 19th May 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 26th May 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 2nd June 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 9th June 10.30am Morning Service with The Lord’s Supper Sunday 16th June 10.30am Morning Service and Sunday School Anniversary Father’s Day There is a Sunday Club in our hall for children & young people during the Morning Service, other than for family or special services when they join with the main church. For more details, our contact list is in the Cross Hills News section of the Herald.

Trinity Methodist Church, Markfield www.markfieldmethodistchurch.org Facebook : Markfield Methodist Church

Sunday 19th May 10:30am United Service 6:00pm Evening Communion Service Sunday 26th May 10:30am Morning Service No Evening Service Sunday 2nd June 9:45am Focused Prayer Fellowship 10:30am Morning Communion Service 6:00pm Evening Taizé Service Sunday 9th June – Pentecost Sunday 10:30am Morning Service 4:00pm Café Church Service

Sunday 16th June 10:30am No Service at Our Church 6:00p Evening Service

Sunday 30th June 6.00pm Joint Service at St Peter’s, Copt Oak

Saturday 22nd June – Anniversary Weekend 2:00pm Songs of Praise 3:00pm Cream Tea

St Mary and All Saints’ Church, Stanton under Bardon

Sunday 23rd June – Anniversary Weekend 10:30am Anniversary Service Followed by Fellowship Lunch No Evening Service Sunday 30th June 10:30am Morning Service No Evening Service Other Events at Trinity Methodist Church Everyone Very Welcome Music Café 2:00pm to 4:00pm 23rd May & 27th June On 13th June we go to the Broomleys School Concert Sparklers Group – Monday 3:15pm to 4:15pm For Children Zero to Reception Age & Carers Church Club – Monday after School until 4:30pm For Children from Mercenfeld School - Every Week during Term Time

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Markfield Friday 17th May 8.00pm “Still Friday”

Sunday 19th May 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 26th May 10.30am “Something Different” Service Thursday 30th May 7.30pm Ascension Day Holy Communion Sunday 2nd June 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 9th June 10.30am Holy Communion Sunday 16th June 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 23rd June 10.30am “Something Different” Service Sunday 30th June 10.30am Joint Service at St Peter’s, Thornton

St Peter’s Church, Thornton Sunday 19th May 10.30am Holy Communion Wednesday 22nd May 10.00am Midweek Communion and Coffee Sunday 26th May 10.30am All Age Service

Sunday 19th May Sunday 2nd June 10.30am Churches Together in 10.30am Morning Service Markfield Service at the Methodist Church Sunday 9th June 6.00pm Evening Prayer 9.00am Holy Communion Sunday 26th May 9.00am Holy Communion (said service) 6.00pm Evening Service Sunday 2nd June 10.30am Holy Communion Sunday 9th June 10.30am All Age Service 6.00pm Holy Communion Sunday 16th June 10.30am Churches Together in Markfield Service 6.00pm Evening Prayer Friday 21st June 8.00pm “Still Friday”

Sunday 16th June 10.30am Holy Communion Sunday 23rd June 10.30am All Age Service Wednesday 26th June 10.00am Midweek Communion and Coffee Sunday 30th June 10.30am Joint Holy Communion

St Peter’s Church, Copt Oak Sunday 19th May 9.15am Holy Communion (said Service)

Sunday 23rd June Sunday 26th May 9.00am Holy Communion (said 6.00pm Evening Prayer service) Sunday 2nd June 6.00pm Evening Service 6.00pm Holy Communion

I have an inferiority complex but it’s not a very good one.

Sunday 9th June 3.00pm Praise Service Sunday 16th June 9.15am Holy Communion (said Service) Sunday 23rd June 6.00pm Evening Prayer Sunday 30th June 6.00pm Joint Evening Prayer

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

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 below for details of weekday Mass times, Confessions, and other events.

Parish Contact Parish Priest: Fr Gabriel Offor – 01530 832098 www.stwilfspriest@ gmail.com Parish Website: www. stwilfscoalville.blogspot.co.uk School Details St Clare’s RC Primary School, Coalville: 01530 837747 www.stclares.leics.sch.uk De Lisle RC College, Loughborough: 01509 268739 www.delisle.leics. sch.uk Holy Week and Easter Services at St Wilfrid’s, Coalville Markfield Masses Congregational Church Hall, Main Street, Markfield (next to the Chinese takeaway) Wednesday, 18 September at 7 pm.

Financial advice A sister from a local convent became a certified accountant to help small shop owners manage their finances better. The title of her firm?

‘Nun of Your Business.’

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Methodist Minister’s Reflections THE BIBLICAL book of Psalms is a remarkable series of writings, not least in its rich variety.

In the Psalms you will come across many different human emotions. It is said that however we may be feeling at any one time, whether joyful, sad, contented, angry, frustrated, rejoicing, anxious etc, we will be able to find a psalm which helps to express those feelings.

We are living in a time of great uncertainty and confusion, when many people anxious about the future. We look, apparently in vain, for someone with answers to the many difficult issues with which we wrestle.

We struggle to find solid ground on which to stand. The writer of Psalm 121 appears to have had his own issues to deal with as he begins his psalm, “I lift up me eyes to the hills – where does my help come from?” We don’t know what struggles and uncertainties the psalmist faced, but we do know where he found the answer to his own question: “My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.”

The future may be unknown and uncertain, but I have found that trusting in God provides a solid ground on which to stand when so many other aspects of life seem to be far from secure.

Steve Clark

Minister, Markfield Methodist Church • www.markfieldmethodistchurch.org FB - Markfield Methodist Church

ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND SATURDAY 22ND JUNE 2 - 3 p.m.

“We’ll praise Him for all that is past And trust Him for all that’s to come.”

DONATIONS FOR THE UPKEEP OF THE CHURCH & OUR CONTINUED OUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY WILL BE GRATEFULLY RECEIVED

3.00 p.m.

THE JUNE/DECEMBER BIRTHDAY GROUP INVITES YOU TO STAY FOR A VERY SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY CREAM TEA

TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE PRICED £3

SUNDAY 23RD JUNE - 10.30 LED BY REV. HELEN CAMERON - CHAIR OF DISTRICT

SHARE FURTHER FELLOWSHIP AT A FAITH LUNCH AFTER THE MORNING SERVICE PLEASE SEE THE LIST IN THE PORCH REGARDING FOOD CONTRIBUTIONS

I’m at the age where I have to make a noise when I bend over. It’s the law.

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What’s Been Happening at Markfield Community and Sports Centre Words and pictures from Ron Grantham • Tel: 01530 242240 • www.markfieldcommunitycentre.com OPEN DAY AND VILLAGE FESTIVAL WE ARE planning an open day and village festival at the Community Centre during the afternoon of Saturday 6th July. If any business or local group would like to have a table or display at the event please book now by contacting 07597 173313 or either email or contact the Centre. Further details will be published in next month’s edition of the Herald.

MARKFIELD GOOD NEIGHBOUR SCHEME WE HAVE had some encouraging planning meetings aimed at setting up a Good Neighbour Scheme in the village. We now need to assess the need and “sign up” volunteers to help us run the scheme. We would therefore be very grateful if you would spend a small amount of your time to complete the survey on page 17 in this edition of the Herald. Your support is important to the securing of this invaluable scheme that will benefit those villagers who need help and support for various reasons. All returned surveys will be entered into a FREE prize draw.

SNAP DRAGON SUMMER ACTIVITIES We are really pleased to inform you that we have once again secured funding to enable us to put on our Snap Dragon Summer Family Play Days.

Due to the popularity of these activities we intend to increase the sessions from four weeks to six over the school summer holidays. Once again the sessions will be run by parents from our Parents and Toddlers group and will include children of all ages up to 12 years. Sessions will include fun activities as well as sports sessions provided by Football and Futsal Training Development. Further details will be published nearer the time.

The summer events will take place from 9am to 11am on Thursdays 18th July, 25th July, 1st August, 8th August, 15th August and 22nd August.

HALF TERM FOOTBALL CAMP There will be a Football training camp for 5 to 12 year olds at the Centre over the School Half Term holidays as follows: • Tuesday 28th May • Wednesday 29th May • Thursday 30th May All are 9am to 3pm. An early drop off and late collection service is available. Children attending should bring along a packed lunch.

The classes are led by a UEFA B Futsal and Football Coach. Places are limited so, PLEASE book early to avoid disappointment. To book your places or for further information please contact 07455 023366 During the school summer holidays there will be additional Football Development Courses on • 27th July to 2nd August • 5th August to 9th August • 12th August to 16th August • 19th August to 23rd August

THE FABULOUS JAY BROTHERS I am really excited to tell you that the Jay Brothers have booked two concerts at the Centre. The first one is on the Saturday 13th July with a Christmas special on Saturday 7th December. The Jay Brothers always put on a fantastic show that will get you singing and dancing so, remember to book your places and enjoy a wonderful evening of entertainment.

MAYFLOWER CLUB UPDATE On the 3rd April we held a very entertaining but informative Mock Trial.

The room was set up similar to a Magistrates Court and we went through

the processes of a real life court case. Members of the group “acted out” the roles of the defendant, prosecutor, defense, witnesses, court usher, legal advisor and magistrates. Real life magistrates came along to assist with the proceedings. Tensions grew as the case against defendant Carol “Biggsie” Berridge quivered in the dock.

However, her defence solicitor Carol “Ironside” Kemp passionately argued her not guilty plea. As the magistrates retired to consider their verdict tensions grew even higher.

The magistrates solemnly and to cheers of delight and joyful clapping Carol was found NOT GUILTY. The magistrates then gave us a very interesting talk on the rules of sentencing and the guidelines they have to follow when deciding what sentences to pass. Our sincere thanks go to Magistrates Martin Pantlin, Liz Mitchell and Marion Cullen for enabling us to have such an enjoyable afternoon • On 17th April we celebrated Easter with our now annual Easter Bonnet Parade and an Easter hard-Boiled Egg Painting Competition. The Easter Bonnets were once again truly amazing and a lot of hard work went into making the. Villager Stacey was hijacked off the playing field to judge the bonnets and she found it very difficult to determine a winner. After much deliberation she decided that Dinah’s bonnet was the best. The Easter Hard-boiled Egg painting efforts ranged (excuse the pun) from amazing to “what on earth is that” but it was good fun.

• On 24th April we celebrated Saint George’s Day with a “pub quiz” which consisted of an iconic photographs through the ages quiz followed by a quiz on the name “George”. The quiz resulted in a tie between the Smarties and Georgettes teams with the Georgettes winning the tie breaker question. The celebration was concluded with a pub lunch of faggots, mushy peas, baked beans and boiled potatoes.

We are now planning our session for the coming months which includes:: • 15th May Line Dancing Demonstration • 22nd May Meet your Local Councillors • 29th May Alzheimer’s Society Talk • 5th June 75th Anniversary of D Day

Just called to make an appointment with a psychic but she told me that I don’t show up.

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• 12th June The work of LOROS • 19th June Fun With Antiques • 29th June Markfield History Group Talk Please note that the above may, for various reasons, be subject to change.

If you are interested in coming along to any of our Mayflower Clubs simply turn up either on at Monday Afternoon Friendship Club or on Wednesday afternoons for the main Mayflower Club. Both clubs are from 2pm to 4pm and only cost £1.50p per session. You will have fun, meet new friends and be most welcome.

OLDER VOICES DAY COMING TO MARKFIELD For many years the annual Older Voices Day has been held in the Hinckley area so, it is pleasing to know that this year the event will be held in the “sticks”. This event will now be held in leafy Markfield at the Community Centre during the afternoon of Monday 1st October. So, if you want to know more about what services are available for the elderly and have your say on what problems the elderly face ,here is your chance. More details will be provided nearer the date.

CASH FOR GOLD Just a reminder that there will be another opportunity to turn your unwanted gold or silver into cash. This will take place on Friday 31st May. So, if you have any old unwanted or damaged gold or silver items that you want to turn into cash please bring it along. The items will be honestly valued by an expert who will give you a fair price.

PUBLIC MEETING During the evening of Friday 7th June the Centre will be hosting a public meeting regarding your views on Heavy Goods Vehicles using roads in and around the village. Your views and concerned are important and you are very welcome to come along and speak your mind.

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS The Community Centre will be the Polling Station for the above elections to be held on 32rd May.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING A reminder that the Annual General Meeting of Markfield Community Association the charitable body responsible for the running of the Community Centre will take place at 7.30pm on Thursday 30th May. This is an open meeting and anyone interested in the running and development of the Community Centre will be most welcome.

NATIONAL BLOOD SERVICE The National Blood Service have arranged further sessions at the Centre for the following dates.

19th June, 23rd August, 16th October and 13th December. You can book your blood donation appointment on line so please book your place with the National Blood Service and “Do something amazing” by donating your much needed blood.

Money Saving Special Offer Don’t forget that if you are planning a special family event, party or function with a bar we only charge a modest hire fee of £10 per room. This hire fee is very competitive to other venues in the area and will save you money.

For bookings and enquiries please contact Markfield Centre and Sports ,Mayflower Close, Markfield LE67 9ST on 01530 242240 or email markfieldcomunitycentre@hotmail.co.uk or you can visit our website www.markfield communitycentre.com to view our facilities, latest news, photo gallery and information about the Centre.

Gave my co-worker the Heimlich maneuver. Proving once again I’m no good at birthday gifts.

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Markfield Local History Group presents

Leicestershire industrialists: their non- industrial legacy A talk by Roger Bisgrove, Swannington Heritage Trust

Leicestershire industrialists were involved in coal mines, quarries, iron works, brick making, railways, canals, hosiery and much more.

Yet their legacy is far wider than industrial remnants and history.

Their legacy includes parks, walks through beautiful woodlands, art galleries, churches, charitable giving and people reaching the highest positions in the land.

Tuesday May 21st at 7.30 pm The Methodist Church Rooms, Main Street, Markfield Non-members £3 - includes refreshments www.MarkfieldHistory.info

Monetary Prizes - Card bingo

Bring your own buffet and drinks to share

WHEN

WHERE

Saturday 8th June 2019 Doors open - 7pm

Thornton Community Centre 175 Main St Thornton LE67 1AH

Tickets - £5 per person. Maximum number per team = 6.

(Teams can be arranged on the night – pre booking essential)

Contact Gill Tapping – 07719 882144 – gilltevents@aol.com www.thorntonvillage.org

Appeal for long-stay residents at Leicester Animal Aid, Huncote AT LEICESTER Animal Aid (LAA), we do everything we can to make sure that all the dogs and cats that come into our Huncote Centre (near Desford) receive good food, excellent veterinary care and individual attention to keep them healthy and to help them feel secure and loved.

We care for and re-home more than 400 cats and dogs every year who are lost, abandoned, unwanted or because their owners can no longer look after them. We try our hardest to make each animal’s stay with us as enjoyable and stress-free as possible.

But sometimes it can take a bit longer for some cats and dogs to find the right home. We match each one carefully - based on their individual needs - to new homes, acting a bit like a dating agency for pets and new owners! See our website for the dogs and cats currently searching for new homes. www.leicesteranimalaid.org.uk Our dogs have a fantastic indoor training barn with agility equipment complete with a soft play area and our cats enjoy being groomed and using the fabulous chill-out rooms and outdoor areas. However, the Centre isn’t a substitute for a long-term, loving home environment and we want each one of our dogs and cats to find a new forever family.

Currently we have two long-stay dogs and one particular long-stay cat, who really need new homes – Could you help?

Dogs Katie and Taylor: Stunning Katie, a five-year-old crossbreed has been at LAA for just over a year and she is searching for her forever home. She is lovely - an active and clever girl who loves to be outdoors playing and walking.

Katie doesn’t like to miss out on things and can open doors herself! She is looking for a home where she is the centre of attention – so no other pets. Older teenage children would be perfect for her to snuggle up to. Staff put on a special party for her one year anniversary at the Centre. Katie’s friend Taylor, a two-year-old crossbreed, came along and they had lots of fun in the training barn seeing who was best at agility. Taylor loves walks and always has his mind on hedgerows, trees and fields.

Profile imageTaylor (+ jpegs of Katie and Simba attached above) Cat Simba: Handsome, gentle boy, ginger and white Simba, a six year old domestic short hair, came to the Centre in November as his previous owner could no longer care for him. Simba is a very clever boy who loves his food and lots of human interaction. He enjoys spending time exploring the big wide world, so would need a quiet area where he can wander safely. He equally loves his home comforts and enjoys fuss and cuddles. Simba is quite needy and is desperately seeking closeness and attention. He can sometimes get a little over the top when playing or having snuggles but that is easily managed with a few positive training techniques. Because of this, an experienced cat owner and a home without any children under the age of 12 would be ideal. He wouldn’t want to share his new home with a canine companion.

If you feel you could give a home to Katie, Taylor or Simba, please give the Centre a call.

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Assistance dog charity hosts ‘Speed Quiz’ night Assistance dog charity Canine Partners is holding a fun and interactive ‘Speed Quiz’ where teams also get to indulge in a Pie & Pea supper.

The event is being held at the charity’s Midlands Training Centre in Osgathorpe, Leicestershire, on Friday 24 May 2019 between 6.30pm and 9pm.

Teams of four to six people are required to take part in the quiz and each team will need to bring one tablet or smart device on the evening.

To find out more please visit call Natalia Bonilla on 01530 225935 or email nataliab@caninepartners.org.uk

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Art Competition

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RATBY IS holding an Art Competition entitled ‘An Artists View of late Victorian and Edwardian Ratby’ which is being sponsored by Michael Ball on behalf of The Ratby History Research Group.

It is open to all artists 18 years of age or older, and you don’t have to live in Ratby to enter.

Seven images of Ratby are on display in Ratby Library and artists can choose to submit any number of their own interpretations of these scenes in whichever medium and size they prefer.

Copy your choice/s from the display using the Library photocopier, take them home and let work commence.

Full details of the competition and entry forms are available to pick-up from Ratby Library.

The display of work and presentation takes place in Ratby Library on Saturday 3rd August between 10am and 1pm.

Newbold Verdon Jazz Club ON MAY 3RD Newbold Verdon Jazz Club were entertained

by Kevin Grenfell’s Jazz Giants, a very accomplished band, together with guest clarinet player, Paul Harrison, from Denmark, who treated us to some excellent jazz classics including St Philips St Breakdown and Burgundy Street Blues.

Next month we have Bob Dwyer’s Bix and Pieces a very popular band from London who are joined by Sarah Spencer on reeds. Do join us on at 8.00pm. on Friday 7th June at Newbold Verdon Social Club. Admission £9 payable on the door with drinks and snacks at club prices making a good night out.

For more details contact Kelvin on 01455 822824 or Pauline on 01162 865496 or see our website newboldverdonjazz.wixsite.com

Coming to De Montfort Hall Final Acts For Summer Concerts DE MONTFORT HALL has announced the remaining acts for their Gigs in the Gardens summer concert series.

Busted, Example and Scouting for Girls will be performing in the hall grounds on Saturday 17 August. Bugzy Malone, Yxng Bane and Wretch 32 will feature on the outdoor stage on Friday 16 August.

Groove Armada and DJs Pete Tong and Danny Howard will be taking over the outdoor stage on Friday 23 August. Meanwhile, BBC Introducing East Midlands will be curating a day of local music with up-and-coming bands on Saturday 24 August.

The Gigs in the Gardens series will conclude on Monday 26 August with the Bardi Symphony Orchestra, performing popular film and stage classics including Williams’ best-loved pieces from Star Wars, ET and Raiders of the Lost Ark, before a firework encore.

Kaiser Chiefs, The Vaccines and The Twang will be at the venue on Sunday 18 August. Years & Years, Jax Jones and The Stickmen will perform on Sunday 25 August.

The outdoor shows are a highlight of Leicester City Council’s Summer In The City programme.

Major improvement works were undertaken last summer. The grounds can now host large-scale concerts much more easily than before, with a capacity of 6,000 people.

De Montfort Hall General Manager Antony Flint said: “I think it’s widely accepted that De Montfort Hall is a great concert hall, but it’s also true that our gardens are a great location for live music too.”

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More Bagworth history, recorded 11th June 1991

Mrs Harbutt: I had a father, four brothers and a husband mining in Bagworth.

The whole family relied on jobs at the colliery for our livelihood. There were no bathrooms in those days, we put the tin bath in the kitchen and filled it with hot water from the coal-fired copper. We had to wash the men’s backs when they came home black at the shift end. If the men were late home we used to worry in case they’d had an accident.

George Farmer: The colliery was a playground for kids. We used to go and help all the men when we were children. The Manager was a big churchman, Mr Jacob Emerson, and he ruled Bagworth.

Everybody knew him. He was like the local Squire.

Very dignified, he was, wearing his knee breeches and stockings. What he said, went! Nobody dared argue. He was the law in Bagworth. Mr Emerson had a massive hold over the village, really, because he held such power over people’s livelihood.

When you went for an interview for a job at the Colliery, he’d say, “Does your father work here?” If you answered, “No, Sir,” Mr Emerson would look you over with a steely eye and reply, “If it’s not good enough for him, it’s not good enough for you, lad.”

And that was that!

Mrs Elsie Chiswell: I remember them dropping loads of coal off in the road, and we women, and often the kids, had to wheel it in the barrow all the way up the yard to the coalhouse. We did it to save our husbands getting it in when they’d been at the pit all day.

Mrs Harbutt: Before they put electric power in the pit houses, I often saw my mother patching father’s trousers with the light from a candle. The miners who had to travel to work by Ben’s Hut, had often to wade through persistent floods there. We had to wade through the flood water as well. We made snobs out of boot buttons, stitching a number of them together in clumps. That’s how we got to play snobs.

George Farmer: The coal haulage firm’s lorry had a dual purpose. It would fetch loads of coal in the daytime, and then they’d put seats on it to fetch the ladies home from work at Leicester. It was called the Louellen and the haulier’s name was Cyril Wright.

If it was foggy, one person was delegated to walk in front of the lorry. The only lighting on the vehicle came from oil lamps. The people living adjacent to the pit would collect hot water from near the pit ventilation fan to put in their baths. It was condensate from the steam winding engines. We have a photograph of our old tin bath hanging on the wall. When we took our work trousers off, they used to stand up rigid. They were made of moleskins, and as they dried out against the fire they would stiffen up.

Mrs Harbutt: When some of the miners were short of firewood, if they were desperate they sometimes had to break a piece off the wooden railings at the front of the houses, to enable them to light a fire. But, unfortunately for them, Mr Emerson used to walk to the brickyard which was also owned by the colliery. And his journey saw him walking by the pit houses! If he saw a railing missing, he’d have it replaced, but as you can imagine, he was not amused.

No doubt, many a miner would be brought to book over a missing piece of fencing!

George Farmer: The most disgraceful thing happened if anyone got hurt at the pit. A chap had to go on his bicycle to fetch the coal haulier with his horse and cart. The haulier would then take the horse out of the cart and harness it in the shafts of a ‘float’, which was a lighter vehicle. Only then was the injured man loaded up and jogged along the second rate roads to Leicester Royal Infirmary for treatment. The journey would take a matter of four hours in the horse-drawn float, during which time the poor man could be dead. My father broke four ribs at the pit, and by the time he had reached hospital by the bumpy roads, he believed he had broken many

more! There were no safety helmets in those days.

They used to cut a lady’s old felt hat down to a wearable shape and size and work down pit in that. The miners were always cutting their heads with having no adequate protection. We used to work 1¼ days a week in the summer. I earned half-a-crown a shift.

When I went on the dole I got one shilling a day to keep a home going. We couldn’t claim dole money for the ¼ of a day they let us work, so we landed up worse off. I used to have to walk to Ibstock pit, so it wasn’t very nice if they only let us work a ¼ of a shift.

Mrs Harbutt: My father used to look after the Miners Welfare building, now known as the Community Centre. He would sell minerals, drinks and cigarettes. Woodbines at 2d a packet in old money. Mrs Finney sold chewing tobacco, and she used to wrap it round her neck to measure it for selling! Eliza Radford had a shop. She sold sweets and she would cut a sweet in two to make the right weight. She also sold a favourite in those days, aniseed balls. They were served from a big jar, and we’d suck them in chapel.

George Farmer: The tobacco for chewing was rolled up like liquorice, in fact, one of its ingredients was black treacle. Horace Kenniwell sold specialist equipment for the pit. A favourite sweet that was sold locally was kali. This was a powder made of sherbet. We used to suck it up a liquorice ‘straw’. I have a photo of the little pit houses that were knocked down, one of which was my parents’ family home.

Mrs Harbutt: We always shopped at the Co-op because of the ‘Divi’. Lees sold pit goods, pit tools for all the miners (Alf Bancroft’s house). Mr George Percival was a haulier. The miners’ coal was tipped on the road outside their houses. Percival always kept a few cows and we went there for milk. Percival lived next door to Mrs Finney, the sweet seller.

George Farmer: Next to Lees was a coal haulier, who did his round with a horse and cart, which could hold a ton. He’d deliver the miners’ coal allowance, which was exactly a ton a month for married miners.

You could look along the road and see seven or so loads dropped on the road. The traffic had to weave round it all like an obstacle course.

Olive Burchell: Eliza Radford sold aniseed balls and sticks of liquorice. Tommy Walmsley had a sweet shop, where he also sold fireworks.

Mrs Murby: Eliza Radford sold broken biscuits too. Fanny Statham’s shop was down Barlestone Road, and she also sold sweets and things. We had all these shops and now we have only one, the Post Office. Horace Whitmore was one newsagent,

who also sold sweets. There was an awful lot of sweets sold in those days. Before Whitmore’s took on the newsagents business, we had to collect our newspapers from the railway station.

George Farmer: Mr Percival’s housekeeper sold ‘fever powders’, they were made by Carr’s. She also sold ‘Epsom Salts’ and mineral waters.

Mrs Harbutt: You had your goods and groceries ‘on tick’ all week, then pay up on a Friday. When the wet fish arrived at Bagworth railway station, I used to unload it from the guards van and on to the station barrow. I was working at Bagworth railway station for 21 years, from 1943 to 1964. My maiden name was Watson, Francis Watson. I worked in the sidings as a ‘Number Taker’ for a time, that was, taking the numbers and destinations of the coal wagons. I worked for British Rail, till Beeching shut the stations in 1964. Nearly all the coal went by rail in those days. The coal came in from all the nearby collieries to Bagworth station. Ellistown, Nailstone, Bagworth and Desford collieries all sent their daily coal output to Bagworth sidings. It was an important junction, and from here the coal was shunted into trains of wagons to be sent all round, the Southern Region, Western Region, and everywhere.

The first train went out to Leicester at 7.00 a.m., and thereafter about every two hours. The last train came into Bagworth station about 10.00 p.m. For passengers it was cheap travel then. About 1s-9d return to Leicester. Mr Shepherd, of Park Farm, used the railway to transport his horses.

There were 76 houses on Barlestone Road, which had to come down through subsidence.

Ida Gregory: My Granddad, Mr Charles Littler, kept the village fish and chip shop. It became Webster’s fish and chip shop years later.

George Farmer: We had no cars so you used the many little village shops. There were real characters among the shop owners of the village. Take the barbers shop at Bagworth, owned by Mr Len Spencer.

He would visit the Working Men’s Club at the top of Station Road, and shave miners with a cut-throat razor and beer froth.

Ottey’s was another shop down Barlestone Road.

If we wanted to travel out of the village, it was usually by train. We were better off then with the train service than we are today by bus. And there were more choices to visit. For instance, we could travel to Buxton by train. It cost us 1s-9d return from Bagworth station to visit Derbyshire on a Sunday afternoon in the summer. We sometimes visited Matlock and Matlock Bath.

The farmers used to transport their livestock to and from the markets by train. Not only sheep, but also cattle and horses were also moved around by rail.

Also, the pigeon fanciers would send their pigeons on the train in wicker baskets, and the guardsman would feed and water them in transit. They’d travel from Bagworth station either to Leicester, or the other direction to Derby. Then they’d be transferred to another train to travel to wherever they were racing from.

Mrs Harbutt: It was usually on a Friday that the pigeon racing enthusiasts would congregate on Bagworth station to travel, perhaps, right up north in Scotland, as far as Frazerburgh. It was steam trains in those days. I’ve got a photo of me punching tickets.

George Farmer: Sometimes it was up to the train guardsman to release the pigeons. I have a photo of the old Station Master, Mr Peet, that was taken very early on.

We also had a brass band in the village, the headquarters was the Plough Inn pub. Mr Bancroft has a lot of photos of the band. I joined when I was ten years old. We had three ‘comic bands’ in the parades, they were from the three pubs, the Maynard Arms, the Plough Inn and the Barrel. They used to compete against one another.

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CRASH AnDAZZLE AMBUSH of TIGERS

A FLAMBOYANCE BUSYNESS of FERRETS A KALEIDOSCOPE COMMITTEE of VULTURES OSTENTATION A CRASH of RHINOS PRICKLE A SCURRY DAZZLE of ZEBRAS A SHREWDNESS FLAMBOYANCE of FLAMINGOES TUXEDO A KALEIDOSCOPE of BUTTERFLIES An OSTENTATION of PEACOCKS A PRICKLE of PORCUPINES A SCURRY of SQUIRRELS A SHREWDNESS of APES A TUXEDO of PENGUINS

FIND 12 COLLECTIVE NOUNS 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 WORDS USED TO DESCRIBE GROUPS OF VARIOUS CREATURES. These can run vertically, horizontally or diagonally (and backwards!). Send your entry to: MURDER OF CROWS, The Herald, PO Box 8, Markfield, Leics. LE67 9ZT to arrive by Saturday 1st June 2019. Remember to include your name and address. The first allcorrect entry drawn out of the hat will win the Meal for Two at E S K S X C A O L The Field Head Hotel. Good luck!

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Family Fun Day in Charnwood Forest BRADGATE Rotary is organising a special Family Fun Day, including a Fun Run, on Sunday 15th September.

This event will take place at a beautiful Charnwood location with stunning views across the forest.

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

The fish are coming back and they’re spreading!

Palm Sunday and Holy Week If you weren’t there, you missed a wonderful service with the Cross Hills Puppeteers at their best with their lively musical version of the Palm Sunday procession into Jerusalem. It was a happy, spiritfilled service before the start of the reflections and prayers of Holy Week.

Our Holy Week prayer breakfasts were really well attended with around 30 minutes of reflection, hymns and prayers each day when we looked at the biblical accounts of where Jesus was during these days before his crucifixion and the different things that were happening at the time. This was followed by light breakfast and social time before going on to whatever the day held for everyone.

Easter Service

It was a pleasure to welcome a return visit of Wit and Helen Boondeekhun, our BMS Worldwide Partners, and they brought stories of their work in Thailand together with lots of lovely photos of where they live and the Christian church that is growing there amongst the local people and especially amongst the youngsters.

They also brought along a few beautiful examples of the colourful and strong baskets that a group of their older ladies make to sell but unfortunately travel luggage restrictions meant that they were not able to bring more with them.

They were very interested in our usual Easter tradition of decorating the bare rugged cross with beautiful fresh flowers during our service to celebrate Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday and photos of it will be making their way back to Thailand when they return home.

We are interested to know whether there will be a similar Easter cross across the globe in their church next year?

‘Thy Kingdom come’ May 30thJune 9th 2018

Bible Society Bible Course If you missed the opportunity to join the local courses that have been taking place recently, then you are very welcome to join us on a fortnightly Tuesday evening for the course that we are running.

The first one, on 7th May will unfortunately have already taken place by the time this issue of The Herald is out, but you can still come along for the next one, on 21st May or subsequent ones. Please contact any of us on the numbers below to check the venue and for more information.

Awesome Holiday Club – a message from the leaders Unfortunately, due to holiday and work commitments, Awesome Holiday Bible Club won’t be going ahead this year. We are sorry for any disappointment, but we’re hoping to be back next year for Awesome 2020.

We will however be holding a Cross Hills Puppeteers Coffee Morning on Saturday 25th May from 10am until 12noon. It will be at 157 Station Road, Bagworth and the puppeteers are hoping to raise funds for a much sturdier puppet theatre, having seen something that they would like at the Puppet Ministry Festival that they went along to in Rugby in November. Please come along and join us for an enjoyable morning with coffee, cakes, tombola, raffle and much more.

We’d also love you to join us on a Sunday for our services (full details in ‘Church Service Information’ elsewhere in this magazine).

We are a very friendly group of Christians of all ages and we enjoy a short social time after all of our services with a cup of tea or coffee and biscuits (and sometimes cake!)

We look forward to meeting you and we’ll make you welcome, whether you come alone or with friends or family.

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

Glynis Straw

On behalf of the Cross Hills Church family

Last year, for 11 days in the middle of May there was a small invasion of fish into our villages. This was part of ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ a global prayer movement that invites Christians around the world to pray that God’s Kingdom will come, bringing an end to oppression, inequality and injustice.

Last year this included a challenge for local primary school children to find and put together the words of the Lord’s prayer, as shown on various fish symbols displayed around the villages. This proved popular and will be repeated this year, but this time based on the ‘I am’ statements of Jesus. We will also be keeping our promise to the children of Bagworth, to display a set of fish in their village too.

One of our key objectives is to engage with the local community and the issues that concern them, and to pray for these issues to be resolved. To this end there will again be opportunities for everyone to make requests for prayer - keep an eye open for prayer request boxes around the local area. You are invited to request prayer for anything which concerns you, whether that is a national or global problem or an issue that is very personal to you or your family.

Requests may be anonymous, and will be treated in the strictest confidence.

All Thy Kingdom Come events will be open to everyone in our community, so watch out for details. And remember, from May 30th, look out for the fish!!

The Overdue Life of Amy Byler

by Kelly Harms OVERWORKED and underappreciated, single mom Amy Byler needs a break.

So when the guiltridden husband who abandoned her shows up and offers to take care of their kids for the summer, she accepts his offer and escapes rural Pennsylvania for New York City.

Usually grounded and mild mannered, Amy finally lets her hair down in the city that never sleeps.

She discovers a life filled with culture, sophistication, and—with a little encouragement from her friends—a few blind dates. When one man in particular makes quick work of Amy’s heart, she risks losing herself completely in the unexpected escape, and as the summer comes to an end, Amy realizes too late that she must make an impossible decision: stay in this exciting new chapter of her life, or return to the life she left behind.

But before she can choose, a crisis forces the two worlds together, and Amy must stare down a future where she could lose both sides of herself, and every dream she’s ever nurtured, in the beat of a heart.

Nineteen Eighty-Four GEORGE ORWELL’S classic dystopian novel, Nineteen Eighty-Four, was published 70 years ago, on 8th June 1949.

It was set in the year 1984, where most of the world is a victim of government surveillance and propaganda, with individualism and independent thinking ruthlessly suppressed.

Many of the novel’s invented phrases have passed into common usage in one form or another – notably the party leader Big Brother, Room 101 and doublethink. The adjective Orwellian has come to mean false propaganda, misleading terminology and manipulation of history – much like today’s fake news aimed to influence voting and opinions.

The book – written mainly on the island of Jura while Orwell was ill with tuberculosis – has consistently figured high up in best-novel lists. Orwell himself – real name Eric Blair – was something of a mystery.

The book has been described as “grim despair, hardly a message to cheer the true believer… sadistic and nihilistic”, but Orwell had a strong affection for the Anglican Church into which he was born.

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Who Owns England?

by Guy Shrubsole Behind this simple question lies this country’s oldest and bestkept secret. This is the history of how England’s elite came to own our land, and an inspiring manifesto for how to open up our countryside once more.

This book has been a long time coming.

Since 1086, in fact. For centuries, England’s elite have covered up how they got their hands on millions of acres of our land, by constructing walls, burying surveys and more recently, sheltering behind offshore shell companies. But with the dawn of digital mapping and the Freedom of Information Act, it’s becoming increasingly difficult for them to hide.

Trespassing through tightly-guarded country estates, ecologically ravaged grouse moors and empty Mayfair mansions, writer and activist Guy Shrubsole has used these 21st century tools to uncover a wealth of neverbefore-seen information about the people who own our land, to create the most comprehensive map of land ownership in England that has ever been made public.

From secret military islands to tunnels deep beneath London, Shrubsole unearths truths concealed since the Domesday Book about who is really in charge of this country – at a time when Brexit is meant to be returning sovereignty to the people. Melding history, politics and polemic, he vividly demonstrates how taking control of land ownership is key to tackling everything from the housing crisis to climate change – and even halting the erosion of our very democracy.

It’s time to expose the truth about who owns England – and finally take back our green and pleasant land.

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The programme includes five new performers, including thirty members of the Stanley Opera Company and steel pan band Impact Steel who will bring a taste of the Caribbean to the Mead. Popular male harmony group 4th Avenue also return following their stunning performance last year, which saw the biggest audience in the event’s history.

All the performances take place on Saturday afternoons, 1pm – 3pm and there will be a short interval in the middle. Dates and performers are as follows: • 25 May - Out of Gas will perform popular covers from the sixties to the present • 8 June - The Stanley Opera Company. 30 members of the company, soloists and chorus, will perform music from musical theatre and opera • 22 June - Prime, a five-piece band will perform classic soul and rock covers • 6 July - All or Nothing will perform classic rock music • 27 July - Ella-May will perform a range of contemporary pop covers • 3 August - JT & The Rhythm Boys perform a range of sixties classics • 17 August - Male harmony group 4th Avenue return to the Mead following their record-breaking show last year. Danny, Adam, Dougie and Tom will perform their version of iconic songs. The Midlands answer to The Overtones!

• 31 August - Sam Southall returns to the Mead to perform a range of pop covers • 14 September – Impact Steel Band bring a taste of the Caribbean to the Mead with a wide range of music from calypso, classical, pop, reggae and jazz. All played with the sultry, enigmatic, captivating sounds of the Steel pans.

Visit the website at www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/musicinthemead for more detailed information.

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