The Herald - Mid-November 2019 issue

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Mercenfeld Primary School Christmas Market MERCENFELD PTFA invite you to join us for festive fun at our CHRISTMAS MARKET at MARKFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE. £1 entry with a free mince pie, kids go free!

CRAFT AND GIFT STALLS REFRESHMENTS - CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES - RAFFLE SATURDAY 23RD NOVEMBER 2019 - 2PM TILL 6PM If you would like a stall at this event please email: info@ mercenfeldpta.com PLEASE BOOK EARLY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.

A December date for your diary!

COME ALONG with your families and friends to St Peter’s Church, Thornton the weekend of the 14th and 15th December and see the wide variety of Christmas trees on display at our 2nd annual Christmas Tree Festival The theme will be ‘Christmas Critters’, i.e. animals and birds associated (however loosely) with Christmas traditions or stories. The church will be open from 11 am 5pm on Saturday 14th December and 12 noon -5pm on Sunday 15th December and you can be sure of a warm welcome.

There will be different categories, i.e. Best Children’s Tree, Best Adult Tree and Best Group Tree, and you will have the opportunity to vote for your favourite tree in each category.

For those of you still thinking of entering a tree of your own there’s still time. For further details and entry forms please contact: Sue Bakewell: Tel. 01530 230643 or E-mail suembakewell@gmail. com or Mary Gibson: Tel. 01530 231993 or E-mail baba.gibson@yahoo.co.uk

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Winners of Best Community Facility Markfield Community Centre & Community Park THE LEICESTERSHIRE and Rutland Rural Community Council held its annual Rural Achievements Award Ceremony at Winstanley House, Leicester on the 10th October 2019.

There were six categories including Best Community Library, Community Engagement, Rural Services, Rural Business, Best Community Facility and Unsung Hero plus a special overall award.

Entries were submitted from across the whole of Leicestershire and Rutland with the finalists in each category attending the awards ceremony. The ceremony was also attended by dignitaries and representatives from across the two counties including our own Deputy Mayor Cllr. Ted Hollick and Cllr.

Martin Cartwright.

Markfield Community Association and Markfield Parish Council submitted a joint entry for the Best Community Facility category.

This entry included improvements made to the Markfield Community and Sports Centre and a new Community Park that surrounds the

Radio Leicester Sing Christmas AS CHURCHES Together in Markfield we will be gathering together to listen and join in with this event on 23rd December at 7pm.

We plan to have two venues.

Markfield Court Social Lounge and Mayflower Court Social Lounge.

Everyone is invited to come along to either of these events.

Please be seated by 6-50 ready for a 7-00 start. The event finishes at 8-00.

For more information contact Angela Berry 01530 242578 or 07971 254165

Ron and Dawn Grantham receiving award on behalf of Markfield Parish Council and Markfield Community Association Centre.

The improvements have taken place over the past couple of years and include: Community Centre The overall aim was to improve and modernise the Community Centre and to provide a welcoming and practical facility for the benefit of all centre users and the village.

Improvements include a new Parish Council Office, a new Reception

Area, a new reception office with WIFI and Tuck Shop, a completely refurbished and equipped kitchen, redecoration of the main bar area and new flooring and internal doors.

Energy and Environmental Improvements The aim was to reduce energy use and to improve the environment both in and around the Community Centre. The improvements include replacement double glazed

Stanton Seniors Party THE QGJ COMMITTEE will be holding their annual Christmas party at Stanton Village Hall again this year.

It will be on Saturday December 7th from 2pm to 4.30pm.

We have held one each year since the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002. It is for residents of Stanton who are 65 and over.

We send an invitation to all of those on our list.

We try our very best to include everyone but if they think they have been missed they need to contact me by December 2nd for catering purposes.

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Grant award for Without Walls THE TRUSTEES of Without Walls Christian Fellowship were very pleased to welcome Cllr Martin Cartwright to their community tea-party event held at their building at Stanton-under-Bardon on Sunday, 27 October, 2019.

The church was again successful this year in receiving a grant under the Parish and Community Initiative Scheme. The grant enabled the church to further improve the building, both internally and externally, to a high standard. The picture shows Cllr Cartwright presenting a plaque to mark the award to Mrs Catherine Henderson, who leads the church along with her husband, Allan. Alongside Mrs Henderson is Richard Stanley, one of the trustees of the church. Community tea-parties are held once a month in the building and are aimed to draw together older people who would be otherwise feel isolated and lonely. The folk that come along look forward to these monthly events as an opportunity to make new friends as well as renewing old ones. The church leadership would love to welcome new people, from the surrounding villages, who would also benefit from this community initiative. The event takes place in the church building between 3pm and 5pm on the last Sunday of each month.

For further information about the tea-parties, contact Catherine Henderson on 07875378628

Cryptic Canines QUIZ QUEEN Sheila Fox has sent us another of her cryptic quizzes. This time, you have to identify 20 dog breeds from the clues below.

Answers on page 26.

1. Do I carry a cask when I’m rescuing people on mountains?

2. Canine from the Ben Nevis area.

3. I’m running buses in the USA. 4. 101 of these in a Disney film.

5. Police dog from Germany?

6. My job was hunting hares (Now in the Daily Mail?)

7. I’m a herding pooch not a vegetable.

8. Was this Mohammed Ali’s favourite dog​?

9. Windermere and Buttermere are my origins.

10. Indicating where a cursor goes.

11. Auburn-haired complier of crosswords from Dublin.

12. I’m used to hunting foxes in a pack.

13. Is this one searching for its life’s ancestry?

14. Anglo Saxon ovine/canine.

15. Russian gravelly voiced sled puller.

16. Does Scooby Do have a clue on his breed?

17. Workers in the West Midlands annoying steers?

18. Is this dog bringing back some precious metal?

19. American serviceman’s exclamation.

20. Canada’s favourite kind of dog?

RCC AWARD WINNERS - from page 1 windows and doors, replacing light fittings with LED lighting, fitting Solar Panels, sound proofing of the new Multi Use Games Area, tree planting and landscaping.

Community Park The Markfield Community Park new development that has turned an underused playing field that surround the Community Centre into an wonderful recreational community facility now used by people of all ages and abilities. It includes a walk way around the Centre that meanders through established trees and a memorial tree crescent. It includes pathways, picnic areas, benches, litter bins and landscaped “scrub” areas.

A new patio area provides a safe area where people can just sit outside and relax. The patio area has also enabled us to develop a “blooms” project where children can enjoy planting and tending flower beds and hanging baskets with their parents and guardians.

Apart from continually maintaining and upgrading our existing skate park and children’s play area the Community Park now also includes a new outdoor multi sports area, a “kick about” court and even an outdoor gym where people can enjoy outdoor sports and recreation.

These are fantastic new facilities much appreciated by the residents of Markfield and surrounding rural areas. We are really proud of them and they must be the envy of other villages throughout the Borough and indeed the County. Come along and have a look.

This project could not have been achieved without the support members and former members of Markfield Parish Council, members of Markfield Community Association, Centre users and volunteers, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, Bardon Quarry, Leaders Plus Grant and the SHIRES Grant. Our sincere thanks go to them all.

The Award accepted on behalf of Markfield Parish Council and Markfield Community Association by Dawn Grantham Centre Manager and her husband Ron Grantham a trustee of the Association.

CITATION “The recently refurbished community and sports centre is based within a comprehensively redeveloped community park. The combined facility provides fantastic modern indoor and outdoor recreation space for the community and has revitalised what had previously been a substantially mundane and under used site”.

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Bargain Christmas Sale

ON THE FOURTH weekend in November there’s a chance for you to grab a bargain and solve your Christmas shopping headaches.

Local artist, Janet Mayo, will be selling a large number of paintings, both framed and unframed, at affordable prices - so why not take the opportunity to give someone an unusual and original Christmas present?

From small sketches to large watercolours and acrylics, there will be something to suit everyone’s taste and everyone’s pocket.

Come to Markfield Retirement Village Social Centre on Saturday, November 23 or Sunday November 24 between 10am and 4pm and bag yourself a bargain.

There’ll be plenty of cards, notelets, Christmas cards and keyrings for sale as well. Parking and admission are free.

For further information contact: janetmayoart@gmail.com

Christmas with the Jay Brothers •

Markfield’s very own singing duo • At Markfield Community Centre • Bar is available • On Saturday 7th December • Tickets £6.00 each For tickets contact Angela Berry 07971 254165 / 01530 242578 Tickets are also available from Doreen Murby or the Community Centre To avoid disappointment please buy your tickets as soon as possible.

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Lead thieves hit Thornton Church again

ONCE AGAIN St Peter’s Church in Thornton was attacked by the lead thieves.

On Wednesday 23rd October a concern villager contacted me at 8.30 am to say that there seemed to be some damage to the roof. In all 14 panels of lead were stolen by what seems to have been a very professional group.

All the lead from the south chancel roof had been removed and 7 panels from the South aisle. The copper roof had also been tampered with but none stolen. It is estimated that they took over 1 ton of lead.

This time the thieves reached the church via the far side of the reservoir, damaging the lock on the entry gates, and driving round to the bottom of the churchyard. We believe a smaller vehicle/trolley was used to take the lead from the church to the waiting vehicle.

Sadly, they damaged one of the older headstones, though I am sure this was accidental damage caused as they threw the cut lead off the roof.

We were unable to make the church watertight until Thursday afternoon. It rained heavily from Wednesday night through to Thursday afternoon, so the church interior inevitably was very wet in places. We had moved everything that would suffer through water damage, so just the floors, carpet and altar were wet. Unfortunately, rain on Friday caused more water ingress as the strong winds lifted part of the tarpaulin. Thank you to everyone who helped with the cleaning up operation.

Thanks to D and G Roofing for helping to make us watertight with tarpaulins, to Steve for all his help and especially to William for all that he did.

The church service with baptism due to be held at St Peter’s on Sunday 27th October was moved to St Peter’s Copt Oak as a damp cold church would not be a good place for a baptism. A huge thank you to Copt Oak church for making us all feel so welcome, especially at such short notice.

A thank you from me to Ecclesiastical Insurers for their help in making the insurance claim. Sadly though, not all the metal theft is covered by our policy.

By the time you read this we will have installed a roof alarm which will be externally monitored 24 hours every day. Our thanks to Leicestershire Historic Churches Trust for a large grant to help with this.

We are hoping that this fourth attack on Thornton church roof will be the last!

Shirley Garlick, Churchwarden

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FOLLOW UP: Dancing in More success for Joshua Bailey Bagworth

Groby Village Society Thursday November 28 “Stoneywell and the Gimsons” Mark Temple December No Meeting

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JOSHUA BAILEY (12) and Bughill Darcy (6) was entered in the working Hunter section, at STARS, Aintree Race Course in Liverpool last month, jumping a very tricky course with lots of distractions.

He came away with the Junior Champion of Champions placing with the highest score in the Working Hunter section.

Joshua put hours of hard work into getting to this final, placing with two 1st places and a 2nd to get there.

His family are so proud of him - they did fantastic, under immense pressure.

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They entered a competition in Nottingham on 3rd November. 22 competitors, aged 4 yrs to 61 yrs took part. They enjoyed and thoroughly deserved 26 semi finals and 21 finals.

Dance-tastic are proving to be a very successful dancing group under the leadership of Jo James.

Jo is not one to rest on her laurels and has introduced a new class at the Centre on Friday mornings.

This begins at 10 am and is called Dance-tastic Solos. This will involve Ballroom and Latin American moves with routines for Solo dancers only. It will be low impact exercise following proper dancing techniques. It is not an exercise class but it is a great way to achieve that 10000 steps per day target. It will also improve coordination and memory and has a variety of other positives as well. It is open to men and women who are aged from 20 years upwards.

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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.

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Dec 11th ~ Christmas Party

For more information, call: Brenda on 01530 242173.

News from Cross Hills Puppeteers WE VISITED the puppet convention in Rugby this year on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd November.

Over the two days there were various workshops for choreography, puppeteering and arm rod techniques science experiments or magic and the Bible, ventriloquism and much more.

We all split off to attend the different workshops and met back up for worship and the showcase sessions and of course lunch !

Here is what a few of us thought: “I enjoyed seeing different people from different communities whilst having fun and would like to compete in the puppet competition next year” William “I loved going to the science workshop, making bath bombs and seeing how that relates to the Bible” Mollie “I liked the food and enjoyed watching the competitions” James “This experience has inspired me to try ventriloquism, to use our own voices in our puppet shows instead of using pre recorded resources, and to continue to share my faith through the puppets” Eleanor We look forward to putting all the things we have used into practice in our next performance.

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YOU ARE INVITED you to attend the next South Charnwood Business Network meeting which is taking place at South Charnwood High School between 4.30-6.00pm on Thursday 28th November 2019. Refreshments will be available from 4pm.

These meetings, first established in June 2017, are organised by our Year 10-11 business ambassadors (pupils aged 14-15) and are designed to allow you to network with other local companies, as well as showcase/ support the workforce of tomorrow.

You are welcome to advertise your business for FREE using our 5 minute Quick Pitch activities (maximum 6 per meeting) - please let us know if you would like to take part in this activity.

We are always looking for new businesses to attend these events and as an incentive there will be a prize to the company/person who can bring along the most guests to the November meeting!

In addition to creating new business, these events have made a huge difference to the business ambassadors who have gained in confidence, are more resilient and work ready than their peers.

Indeed, one of our ex pupils remarked last week that: ‘SCUBA was brilliant. I am so much more confident and it has really helped me with my university applications, as well as dealing with new situations. Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to do it.”

If you would like to attend then please contact Simon Andrews, Deputy Headteacher on 01530 242351 or email scuba@southcharnwood.org

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News from Markfield WI OCTOBER’S MEETING was our AGM. The President, Secretary and Treasurer all duly stood down and were promptly re-elected as were the other committee members.

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Following the business of the meeting we had a craft workshop where we made Christmas star decorations from folded fabric. We were delighted at how easy it was and everyone went home with at least one star for their Christmas tree. Many thanks to our member Lynn Mellor for organising the workshop and her work preparing the fabric and putting together the kits for us.

At our November meeting our speaker will be local jewellery designer Cathy Stephens and the competition will be a favourite necklace.

Markfield Scouts Celebrate 70 Years #skillsforlife THIS YEAR Markfield Scout Group celebrate their 70th anniversary.

That’s 70 years of providing young people in the village with a programme of activities including camping in this country and abroad that come with a wealth of activities. These activities include helping other groups around the village and Remembrance parade.

As young people move through our sections, they go on to complete their Duke of Edinburgh Award developing skills that will support them in their future working lives.

With this anniversary however we are making a request for help. The number of volunteers that help at the Group has fallen to a very low level. Earlier this year our Scout Leaders moved away from the area and to date we have been unable to find replacements, so currently our scout section is not meeting.

We also have no executive support, this means a group of people that help with the accounts, with odd jobs around the hall and making sure everything is safe for our young people.

Currently this is all being looked after by a small group of people who are running programmes for the cub, scout and explorer sections.

We need help to ensure that the Group continues to be strong and offer opportunities for all young people in the village.

Adults in scouting work in a voluntary capacity and play a unique role in the lives of young people as they share the fun and adventure of the most successful youth movement of the 21st Century.

There are three key activities that Adults in Scouting perform: • looking after the administrative side of Scouting, such as Chairman, Secretary and Treasurer of Groups or District; • working directly with young people either weekly or on an occasional basis, such as Leaders, Helpers and members of the Scout Fellowship; • supporting other adults - this could be with technical or personal support, such as Group Scout Leaders, skills instructors, District and other local Commissioners, the Scout Fellowship.

As Scouts, we believe in preparing young people with skills for life. We bring communities together and contribute to society.

Above all, we aim to build better futures for our young people.

To continue to grow Markfield Scout Group needs more volunteers to ensure we celebrate our next anniversary. To celebrate our anniversary, we will be holding an open morning on 23rd November from 9.30 to 12.30. Please come along to talk to us, see what we do and maybe even help us on journey to help young people in the village and develop their skills for life.

Alan Brine, Group Scout Leader

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Letter Jasmine’s Copt Oak Litter Pick for charity DURING the Harvest Service at my daughter’s school church, the children announced the charity that they will be supporting for the coming year.

“The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) is an international non-profit organization tackling poverty and inequality by supporting marginalized girls to go to school and succeed, and empowering young women to step up as leaders of change”.

This really hit a nerve, why are we still living in a world where everyone isn’t treated equally and given the same opportunities in life?...!. How would I feel if my daughter wasn’t given the chance?....

After the service, Jasmine and I discussed what it would be like not being allowed to go to school.

We have recycled as much as we returned having filled 13 bin liners How would that make you feel? can into our bins but still have 7 and collected a discarded suitcase.

“Sad, boring and lonely, it’s not fair bags to go... We will get there in Jasmine and her Daddy went out Mummy” the end. in the truck to collect the bags.

The school has many fundraising The rainbow at the end of this Daddy said, activities and sales including the hurdle is that Jasmine has raised so much-loved cake sales (do you “What is going to happen to all far through the generosity of our know a Mummy that would say of this rubbish now?...!” Errrm, lovely community and family and no to a cake?!) but Jasmine had we really hadn’t thought this far friends is an amazing £176.07! a different idea; being the ecoahead and I certainly didn’t think Jasmine couldn’t wait to give it warrior that she is, like many of us for a second that I would fill 13 bin to her teacher after half term, she she hates litter. liners!!! carried her school bag like she was “I know Mummy, I could do a I contacted NWLDC and told clutching the crown jewels! sponsored litter pick around Copt them what we had done and asked If anyone else would like to Oak” for help. Although they appreciated sponsor Jasmine we have set up a us cleaning the streets on their “What a great idea, but our roads crowdfunding page behalf they weren’t interested in are far too dangerous for you to Please visit https://www.justgiving. collecting the rubbish from our walk along” com/crowdfunding/jasminedrive and they certainly wouldn’t “Ok then, you can do it instead” johnson-litter-pick collect any extra bags on bin day!.

Oh Great. I then asked, “How are It was down to me to fill my car and you going to get people to sponsor Lisa Johnson, take it to the local tip. (Not a happy you?”

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“I will write to everyone in Copt Oak to tell them what I’m doing” The Campaign for Female Education So she did. Jasmine posted the (CAMFED) is an international non-profit letter through every door in Copt organization tackling poverty and inequality by Oak and a little bit beyond. supporting marginalized girls to go to school and On Sunday 13th ‘L’ day arrived. It succeed, and empowering young women to step was bucketing it down, do I really up as leaders of change. want to do this today...

Our African-led movement has already supported 3.3 million children to go to school, with nearly 140,000 young women in the CAMFED Alumnae Association Fortunately, by 12 the downpour (CAMA) leading the charge, multiplying donor investment in girls’ education by had stopped. I geared myself up supporting even more girls to stay in school, and thrive after school. and off I went. 6 hours later I

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Friends of the Charnwood Forest

The Story of Charnwood’s Water Supply ON MONDAY 14th October Martin Speight of Severn Trent Water gave a talk to the Friends entitled “The Story of Charnwood Water Supply over the last 150 years” (but not quite).

The importance of having a pure water supply was brought home by John Snow and the Broad Steet pump in 1854, during the cholera epidemic of the 1850’s in London. In an age when the theory of diseases was that they were caused by a miasma, and in the absence of the internet, news of his work did not spread all that fast.

A miasma, or bad air, was believed to spread diseases through breathing.

It was supposed to originate from rotting flesh and vegetable matter either spreading the disease through the air or changing the air in some way to cause the disease. The news of John Snow’s work spread relatively slowly, and the conservative nature of thinking caused it to be rejected time and again. It was not until the 1880’s that ‘science’ finally abandonned miasmas.

The talk started with Henry Fearon, who was born in Ockenden, in Sussex, in 1802. He attended Cambridge University, and came to Loughborough as its rector in 1846. He it was who championed a water supply in Loughborough – until his time each individual was virtually responsible for his/her supply, usually using a pump and ground water. Whether this was relatively pure or polluted was a matter of luck. His first efforts centred on the Blackbrook, where the dam of a reservoir for the Charnwood Forest canal had failed after 2 years, but this proved unacceptable to the local bigwigs. He finally settled on the Nanpantan reservoir, and a supply started on 31st August 1870. The reservoir was designed to hold 29 million gallons.

It proved a success. The death toll fell. The result – more people, and a bigger demand.

Original estimates did not include local industry, so this caused an even bigger demand on water. Clearly new sources were required. The problem then arose that the city of Leicester was also looking for water, and so was competing with Loughborough to source it from Charnwood Forest.

The city’s first reservoirs were sited at Thornton and Cropston.

Loughborough finally got a supply from Blackbrook in 1906. As populations grew, so reservoirs had to be made bigger to hold more water. In the meantime Leicester had opened Swithland reservoir.

After that the demand outstripped the ability of Charnwood to keep up, and supplies were sourced from Derbyshire in the Derwent valley. This source was shared initially by Leicester, Derby, Sheffield and Nottingham.

Originally two relatively small reservoirs were constructed, but finally the Ladybower reservoir which was three times the size of either of the others.

Still demand increased. Dove Valley, Staunton Harold and Foremark reservoirs followed in the 1950s, and Carsington was opened in 1989.

These days water is also abstracted from gravel pits from beside the Trent.

It was found that water seeping into the pits from that river was cleaned to some extent by its passage through the ground.

Nowadays Charnwood Forest reservoirs have lost their importance; some are no longer used, whilst others have only a minor role to play. Cropston still holds its importance as the main water works for the city.

Martyn Speight touched briefly on the idea of a network of supplies from across the country, but that, he hinted, was mere speculation at present.

Dr D A C McNeil

My wife was at the beauty parlour for five hours yesterday - and that was just for the estimate.

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Researchers discover coffee drinkers could halve their risk of LIVER CANCER A RESEARCH team from Queen’s University Belfast has found that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of the most common type of liver cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).

The results have been presented at the National Cancer Research Institute (NCRI) conference in Glasgow this week and was published in British Journal of Cancer earlier this year.

Coffee is one of the most commonly consumed beverages worldwide.

Previous research has shown there are many health benefits of drinking coffee, which may be due to its high levels of antioxidants.

The study took place in the UK over 7.5 years and looked at the coffeedrinking habits of 471,779 participants in the UK Biobank, one of the largest studies of middle-aged individuals in the world.

The research team’s overall findings suggested a reduced risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common form of liver cancer, in coffee drinkers compared to those who did not drink coffee.

Dr Úna McMenamin, researcher from the Centre for Public Health at Queen’s University Belfast and co-author of the study said: “This is one of the first studies to investigate the risk of digestive cancers according to different types of coffee and we found that the risk of HCC was just as low in people who drank mostly instant coffee, the type most commonly drank in the UK. “We need much more research to determine the possible biological reasons behind this association.”

Over three quarters of participants reported drinking coffee and compared to those who did not drink coffee, drinkers were more likely to be older, male, from less deprived areas and have higher education levels.

They were also more likely to be previous or current smokers, consume higher levels of alcohol, have high cholesterol and were less likely to have chronic conditions such as diabetes, cirrhosis, gallstones, and peptic ulcers compared with non-coffee drinkers. After taking these factors into account, the researchers found that coffee drinkers were 50% less likely to develop HCC compared to those who did not drink coffee.

Lead author Kim Tu Tran, postgraduate research student from the Centre for Public Health at Queen’s University Belfast said: “People with a coffeedrinking habit could find keeping that habit going is good for their health.

That is because coffee contains antioxidants and caffeine, which may protect against cancer.

“However, drinking coffee is not as protective against liver cancer as stopping smoking, cutting down on alcohol or losing weight.”

The findings for liver cancer are consistent with the evidence from the World Cancer Research Fund’s report which concluded that there is ‘probable’ evidence to suggest that coffee drinking lowers the risk of liver cancer. The rates of liver cancer have risen by 60% in the UK in the last decade.

The Queen’s University researchers also investigated other digestive cancers, such as bowel and stomach, but found no consistent links with coffee drinking.

Access to the UK Biobank data was funded by Cancer Research UK and Lead author Kim Tu Tran is supported by the Vietnam International Education Cooperation Department.

My mates said I was tight-fisted, so I bought them a beer. It turns out they wanted one each.

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Quarry extension & incinerator proposed Borough Councillor Matthew Lay has concerns about two new proposed developments IN MY ARTICLE last month I talked about my significant worries and concerns about the Leicestershire County Council’s proposals for the A511 and the broader issues surrounding the growth of huge warehousing units which threaten to destroy the surrounding open countryside and bring little in the way of sustainable local employment or community mitigations.

Well sadly in the past month further worrying developments have been announced leaving me feeling that our community is very much under siege right now and that it is totally unacceptable.

These further development are the plans to expand Cliffe Hill quarry, and the proposal to build an incinerator on the Bardon industrial estate.

We have lived with granite quarrying in our community for over a century and more. It has always been around us and I remember various developments in my life which have changed the landscape in more ways than one.

I can still remember the road to Stanton running right through the old Cliffe Hill site.

I have always been tolerant of the quarrying operations and over the years got to know them all and been part of various community consultation groups covering Cliffe Hill and Bardon. Generally speaking the operators of the two major quarries have been considerate of the local community. Partly because this makes good business sense but also one would hope because they want to co-exist with the local community as a responsible commercial operator.

In developing the major expansion

at Aggregates-owned Bardon, I was also impressed by the extent of the community involvement and the range and scope of mitigations proposed to limit the harm from the extensive works. The development took a while to get started from first being granted consent, but today it is well underway and already large volumes of stone have been extracted. This development has taken place in a sensitive way and you would hardly notice it despite its scale. The shielding works are impressive, so impressive that it can be hard to remember what was in its place. Equally impressive are the eventual restoration plans when the quarrying is completed in the future. In the meantime the Bardon Quarry community fund has helped support positive developments in and around us in the present. It’s very much how it should be.

The proposal to extend the Cliffe Hill quarry is concerning because the topography of the proposal means that vast new workings would be clearly visible to the surrounding area. This is not just turning more open countryside over to industrial use but scarring the landscape to boot, not just visible from space but from many public vantage points, it will be hard to miss. The proposal would extend the old Cliffe site eastwards towards the motorway. Cliffe Lane would be redirected alongside the M1 and in between vast new workings would be opened up. As I said it’s the topography that is the issue. The top of the site down to bottom of the site next to the M1 is a considerable drop. After the M1 the land rises again up to Markfield. You may not see the new workings from the M1 but for everybody else it will be hard to miss. And if you can easily see the workings you will also be able to hear the blasting, get the dusty air and suffer yet more HGV

traffic.

Applications for quarrying developments go to Leicestershire County Council because they are the mineral authority. As such Hinckley and Bosworth Council are not in control of this application.

This does bother me, because I think the Borough Council is generally more interested in the views of local people. I hope I am proved wrong on this.

If the application is granted consent, it would be reassuring to know that the landscaping works are effective and shield the site workings. I am not sure how this will be possible but we will need to wait and see. Alongside the visibility issue we should also seek a replication of the high standards secured with the Bardon Quarry extension. This includes strong community engagement, and a community fund. In addition we should secure limits to HGV movements and proper protections from blasting, etc.

The full application for this quarry site has not yet been published but when it’s out for public comment it’s important we give them our considered views.

• ALONGSIDE THE PROPOSED quarry extension, I was shocked a couple of weeks ago to learn that the County Council was planning to build a waste incinerator right on our doorstep.

Precious little detail is out there yet, but bearing in mind this is right on our doorstep it is deeply troubling.

From what can be understood, the County Council own some land close to the Bardon roundabout and have set aside money in next year’s

Matthew Lay budget to progress this forward.

It seems it’s not enough to face increased air pollution from road traffic as this grows by the year, but now we are to face possible emissions from burning waste and other things. And of course it’s not simply the threat to air quality that must concern us, but once again another increase in HGV traffic carrying the waste onto the site at all hours of the day.

I will, along with my fellow Borough Councillor Andy Furlong, keep you posted on both these concerning developments and when we can formally comment on these as full applications, it’s important we do so at the appropriate time making our voice heard loud and clear.

• TO FINISH ON a positive note, I wanted to say that it was really pleasing that the Markfield Parish Council and the Markfield Community Association, jointly won the best ‘community facility’ award given by the RCC - Rural Community Council.

The award recognised all the improvements to the Community Centre and the Community Park that have recently been completed.

This was a tremendous accolade and reflected on the hard work of many people and the key success in attracting substantial investment into the combined facility.

Matthew

I went to a book shop today because they were offering a third off all titles. I bought ‘The Lion, The Witch ...’

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Christmas in Bagworth THE BAGWORTH Forward Group (BFG) organised a Beetle Drive at the beginning of November. This proved to be successful and was enjoyed by all who attended.

BFG is currently organising a Christmas Fayre on Saturday 23rd November from 1pm to 4pm at Bagworth Community Centre. There will be a variety of different stalls available for your perusal. We are expecting a roundabout and a hook a duck stall for the younger ones.

Santa will be in attendance from 2-3.30pm. BFG will be raising money through a raffle and with a Tombola stall.

There will also be refreshments available including turkey and stuffing rolls, mince pies, cakes and hot and cold drinks. There will clearly be something for everyone and, as usual, the profits will go towards enhancing the village of Bagworth.

Following the Fayre, on the Monday evening of 25th November, there will be the BFG Christmas Prize Bingo. Eyes down is at 7.30 pm. There are always good prizes to be won in the bingo, as well as great things to win in the Christmas raffles. In addition there will be mince pies with the hot drink at half time.

If you have any bright ideas concerning events that you would like BFG to organise, then please do let us know.

Christmas Tree Festival in Thornton FOLLOWING the success of last year’s event, St Peter’s Church, Thornton will be holding a Christmas Tree Festival on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th December from 11am to 5pm.

Admission is 50p per adult. Refreshments will be available. The trees will also be able to be viewed at the Candlelit Carol Service which is on Sunday 15th at 6pm.

Wham! George & Me

By Andrew Ridgeley

It is 1975, Watford, and two teenagers, George and Andrew, meet for the first time. Bonding over their love for singing, song writing and pop music, together they set out to follow an impossible dream.

They didn’t know it then, but they were taking their first steps towards forming Wham!, a band that was to become one of the biggest in the world.

Wham! were the soundtrack of the 80s; whether it was choosing life or Live Aid, the decade of flamboyance and fun was a party that seemed like it would never end. But it had to stop somewhere - and that was in front of tens of thousands of tearful fans at Wembley Stadium in 1986.

In Wham! George and Me, Andrew Ridgeley tells the story of Wham!

- from the day they met to that iconic final concert. For the first time, he reveals what it was like being at the centre of a pop hurricane and talks of his love for and friendship with George. It’s a story only he can tell.

A cannibal came home from holiday on crutches with only one leg. He said ‘That’s the last time I go self-catering.’

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VOLUNTEER TEAM My name is Chris, and I have lived in Markfield for 48 years. I married the daughter of the landlord of the George in Main Street, 51 years ago, so I can almost call myself a local.

The Markfield Community Library Committee, (who are all volunteers) was formed in 2014, to see if it was possible to take over the running of the Library from Leicestershire County Council.

They had stated they would close certain village libraries, if they were not taken over by others.

Following a lot of work, the Committee finally gained acceptance of our plans from LCC, and the Markfield Community Library was opened in September 2015. Because of my background in Industry, it was felt I might help with the Management of the Library Building Maintenance, control of Contractors, and all safety matters.

I was happy to be appointed to the Committee as Building Manager, and later a Trustee.

In the early days there was a steep learning curve for us all, not only in running the Library, and issuing books, but also in maintaining the building and equipment, and establishing our own Health and Safety, and Business Management Systems. Leicestershire County Council were very helpful in providing support, and after a few months we became self-sufficient.

Not only does the Library now thrive, but many village groups, now use the building both during the day, and in the evening, helping the Community to come together.

I have thoroughly enjoyed helping at the Library, and the last 4 years have flown by. It is nice to think the Committee have managed to save an essential resource for the village.

In order to maintain this project into the future, we need volunteers for all aspects of running the Library, from Gardening to Issuing Books. Even a couple of hours a week, would be helpful. If you feel you would like to become a volunteer, please come along and see us, I promise we don’t bite.

All the latest news from

SANTA 6 December 7pm

POPPIES

ART CLASS – THURSDAY 12.30 – 3PM

So many people are touched by dementia.

Following the village carols around the tree on The Green at 6pm and lovely refreshments in the Methodist Church, follow Santa down to the Library where he will be telling stories and giving each child a book to take home.

This is a FREE event and we look forward to welcoming all of you into the library.

The work produced by the Art Class led by Carol really does deserve a special mention.

Take a look when you next visit the library.

We saved some of the poppies PLEASE COME TO OUR FRIENDLY COFFEE MORNING from the wonderful display in the last year and have used at MARKFIELD LIBRARY at 11am library them for this year to make a small display to remind us all of the on Wednesday 18th January. acts of remembrance that will be going on all over the country and in Markfield at the War Memorial Remembrance Sunday.

Would you please spend just one hour to Coming up at CHRISTMAS OPENING understand a little more about dementia?

The Club, Thornton It could help you, family, friends, neighbours - our whole community.

Monday 23rd Dec: 1pm-3pm Tuesday 24th Dec: Closed Wednesday 25th Dec: Closed Thursday 26th Dec: Closed Friday 27th Dec: 1pm-3pm Saturday 28th Dec: 10am-12.30pm Monday 30th Dec: 1pm-3pm Tuesday 31st Dec: Closed Wednesday 1st Jan: Closed

Sat 16th Nov: MALPRACTICE Dr Feelgood tribute band Sat 23rd Nov: TAPTONIC swing jazz band

Sat 30th Nov: MIDNIGHT ANGEL -

1980’s covers band Our free, valuable and interesting Dementia Friends Sat 7th Dec: CLIFF AS IF CRIME AUTHOR Cliff Richard Information Session is just about asking everyone totribute STEPHEN BOOTH Fri 13th Dec: Children’s Christmas Try a Derbyshire murder mystery understand a author bit more about dementia and how we Partymight 4.30 - 6.30pm whose book Secrets of Death is the 16th novel featuring Sat 14th Dec: ROCKSKA make life that bit Derbyshire policeeasier detectives Ben and more pleasant for those rock & ska band Cooper and Diane Fry, all set Sat 21st Dec: PUNK & people who live with it. around the Peak District. Stephen DISORDERLY - local punk & rock

is a great supporter of libraries and credits his novel writing from being able to read so widely at a young age at his local library.

band

Please do be a Dementia Friend.

Boxing Day: WELLARD WILLY rock covers band late afternoon

Cats may think they’re clean, but really they’re just covered in cat spit.

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Methodist Minister’s Reflections Dear friends, ONE OF my fellow students at Ministerial Training College was stationed as Minister in North Yorkshire, where he became minister of a number of rural chapels.

One of his chapels developed a serious problem with the roof, and a special meeting was called to discuss the urgent issue and seek a resolution.

The cost of repairing the roof was prohibitive. After some discussion without a great deal of progress, my friend suggested that they should stop talking for a while and have a time of prayer. Immediately, one of the church stewards came back with the comment, “Nay lad, this is serious!”

I was reminded of that story when I was preparing for a recent Sunday service which was based on one of the Bible passages for the day from the second chapter of St Paul’s first letter to his young protégé, Timothy. In some ways, the world of the first century was not unlike our own society today. There was a widespread ignorance of God and God’s ways. Many were embracing behaviours and attitudes which grieved God. Paul had ended the previous chapter of his letter by citing the cases of some who had deserted the faith. It wasn’t an easy time for followers of Jesus. Paul begins the second chapter with these words, ‘The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know. Pray especially for rulers and their governments to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply, in humble contemplation. This is the way our Saviour God wants us to live’ (1 Timothy 2.1-3, The Message).

As I read the passage, I was immediately struck by Paul’s word, ‘The first thing I want you to do is pray.’ Too often we regard prayer as the place of last resort – if all else fails, we’d better pray. But for Paul, it should be the FIRST resort. I often think of the challenging words of 19th century Poet Laureate, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, “More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of.” I believe that o ne day we will be greatly surprised when we discover how wonderfully God has taken and used our prayers to accomplish his purposes. Prayer really does make a difference, and if we neglect prayer then that, too, has affect. John Wesley is quoted as saying, “God does nothing but in answer to prayer”; if that is true then we dare not neglect this wonderful gift.

Note that Paul urges prayer particularly for those in authority. Let’s face it, our government and parliament, as well as our nation, are in a mess. We need to urgently pray for our leaders, for wisdom, courage and compassion. We (and they) need God’s help!With love,

Steve Clark Minister, Markfield Methodist Church • www.markfieldmethodistchurch.org FB - Markfield Methodist Church P.S. One of the most meaningful and insightful hymns on prayer is James Montgomery’s hymn, “Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire” (STF 529)

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Bagworth Park JOHN SHEPHERD spoke at a meeting around 1984 where he addressed Desford local history group. His talk included information about Bagworth Park earlier in the century.

This is what he said: Bagworth Park, a farm of about 520 acres was bought by his grandfather in 1915. [This may have been 1916. The visit to London coincided with the shooting down of a Zeppelin as they claimed a piece as a memento. Such an incident occurred in September 1916.] He also bought the water mill at Thornton, 2 other smaller farms in Bagworth Heath Farm and Park Farm, Thornton and the mineral rights to Ellistown Colliery.

The sitting tenant at Bagworth Park was Ernest Price. He was moved to a smaller farm at Tooley (two leys) Farm at Peckleton. Whilst at Bagworth he had milked about 30 cows and kept some bullocks, but presumably the remainder was arable. The Park had previously been let as a deer park with 4 or 5 streams running though the land.

There was a stag right of way about 9 feet all the way round the park and this was used to superintend the deer.

After the purchase, Uncle Bob – R L Shepherd moved down to farm the holding in 1916. He has remained there since, still farming 68 years later aged 89 years. (This would make the talk about 1984.)

In the early years lots of fallowing was done to clear the land.

The farm was arable until 1923.

He hired Thomas Power of Barlestone and his steam cultivator during the summer months. A steam engine was sited on both sides of the field and they would pull a 15 line cultivator backwards and forwards by means of wire ropes. He also used a steam plough on the farm which would pull 5 or 6 furrows.

Other early machinery included a reaper driven by two horses which cut the corn and made it lay flat.

People then had to follow behind and tie the corn into sheaves.

In 1920 he introduced the first 3 horse plough into Leicestershire.

It was a Ransome Single Furrow plough. Previously, ploughing was done one way but round and round in the ridge and furrow fashion. Also in 1920 he bought two tractors, a 25 hp 4 ton Mogul and a Fordson, from an Army disposal sale at Chester.

Milking commenced in 1923 by hand. A good milker could milk

15 cows in one session but it was extremely hard work. In 1929 a Manus Milking machine was introduced, powered by a Clayton Diesel engine which also supplied electricity to the cowsheds. Thus the cowsheds had electricity but not the house!

In 1926, he built a 40 feet timber silage tower and he was the earliest farmer in the district to go into silage. Mangols and cabbages were also grown to feed the cows.

At about the time of the milking machine, there was a glut of milk and Leicester Dairies would only offer 4d a gallon. He got in touch with the Express Dairy Co. London who offered 1/8d a gallon. He arranged for a haulier to take the milk to Bagworth Station and load it onto the 8 a.m. train for London. The cost of the transport to London was 2½ d. This lasted for a year until Frank Smith formed the Alderney Dairy in Leicester.

He wanted clean, grade ‘A’ milk.

Mr Shepherd began to bottle the milk, first in pint bottles, then in quart bottles. This supplied the Leicester hospitals. The Milk Marketing Board, founded in 1933, guaranteed farmers with not only a market but also with a fixed price.

Other forms of progressive farming were seen at Bagworth Park.

In the 1930s a mechanical system of mucking out was introduced.

The floor of the cowshed was a plated, moveable gutter floor which was literally pulled out of the cowshed by a winch and wire rope.

The manure was then brushed onto an elevator which piled it into a manure heap. The floor, having been cleaned, was then returned.

The milk was pumped around the cowsheds direct to the churns, saving a great deal of manual labour. In the Second World War, Mr Shepherd became one of the first owners of a Massey Harris combine harvester.

After this war, cheese was produced, firstly Stilton and later Red Leicester. [It seems that Stilton was made before the Second World War. They won a cup at a show in London for this cheese. No cheese was made during the war as this type of cheese was classed as a luxury. Leicester cheese was made when the cheese maker came back after the war.]

This was unusual, as this side of Leicestershire is not well known for its cheese making. He also had a Rolls Shooting Brake, which John Shepherd had travelled in the week before the talk and it had started first time.

Don’t miss the Bradgate Rotary Christmas Fair!

BRADGATE Rotary’s Christmas Fair will be on Saturday 30th November 1pm-5pm at Groby Village Hall.

Admission: £1 for adults; free for children under 12.

Tickets, still only £5, are on sale NOW from: •

Chaplin’s Butchers, Groby (Tues /Weds/ Thurs 9-1pm, Fri/Sat 9-4pm)

•

Groby Community Library (Mon/Weds 2-4pm only)

Tickets can also be ordered from any choir member.

Don’t delay in buying your tickets as they always sell out very quickly, especially for the Sunday afternoon performance.

You won’t want to miss this spectacular show!

Performances: Saturday 30th November 7.00pm/Sunday 1st December 3.00pm at Groby College Please contact us via our website www.grobysings.org if you have any queries. Groby Sings is a Registered Charity no. 1180490.

The many attractions on offer during this festive afternoon include Santa’s Grotto, Santa’s Sleigh, stalls, gifts, games, tombola, raffle and children’s craft room. Refreshments will be available.

Monies raised by the Rotarians at this fun festive event will be donated to charities supported by Bradgate Rotary, including Canine Partners and Prostaid.

As well as appearing at the Christmas Fair, Santa and his sleigh (with some of his Rotary friends) will be at other local venues during December, including: • Sunday 1st December 1-5pm Bradgate Park (Newtown Linford entrance).

• Wednesday 18th December 3-5pm Nook Corner Coffee Shop, Anstey.

• Friday 20th December afternoon Laundon Way Co-op, Groby.

They should put expiry dates on clothes so we men know when they go out of fashion.

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Markfield Medical Centre and Patient Participation Group

P

ATIENTS are encouraged protect themselves from the flu this winter by getting the flu jab.

It is free for those who are at increased risk from the effects of flu: people aged 65 and over, children aged 2-3, pregnant women, carers and those with long-term health conditions. Ask your GP or midwife about the free flu vaccine now. If you are the main carer of an older or disabled person you may also be eligible for the free flu jab.

A number of flu clinics have already been held at the surgery. The Saturday morning flu clinic held in October was very well attended with 478 vaccines administered. Another Saturday flu clinic is planned in November and we will be reporting back on this in a later issue of the Herald.

Members of the PPG were there to encourage patients to sign up to the online services, explaining the value to patients of doing this – for example, you can book appointments, order repeat prescriptions, check your investigation results all without phoning or going to the surgery saving you time. A number of patients signed up for this service and a number of those asked said that they already use this service.

If you think you have the flu, it’s best to care for yourself at home to prevent the further spread of germs. Get plenty of rest, keep warm, drink plenty of water, and take paracetamol or ibuprofen if you have a high temperature or any aches and pains. If you need advice, you can call NHS 111 for free at any time, day or night.

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“Cancer – a chance to find out more” COALVILLE LIBRARY is hosting an event which may be of interest to you.

People in North West Leicestershire who are living with and beyond cancer are invited to a day of activities and information on Wednesday 20 November 2019, from 10am to 3pm.

The event, “Cancer – a chance to find out more” , is being organised by the NHS, Macmillan and other local organisations.

More people are living with cancer, and it can affect not just your physical health but your work, finances, emotions and relationships.

Sixteen local and national organisations have already signed up to be part of the day, which will offer advice from health care professionals, free relaxation treatments, free goody bags for early birds and free tea, cake and treats. It is a chance to find out more about the range of organisations working across Leicestershire to support people whose lives have been affected by cancer.

There will be information on managing health conditions, understanding the after-effects of cancer and dealing with issues such as finances and getting help with day to day tasks while receiving treatment.

Coalville Library is on the High Street, Coalville LE67 3EA. You can find more information about this event at www.westleicestershireccg.nhs.uk/ latest-news/406-cancer-event-in-coalville.

Somebody sent me ‘GABN’ in a text message last week. I think that’s bang out of order.

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Can we get married in church?

“I’ve not been christened, I don’t go to church, my partner believes in God but I’m not so sure - Can we marry in St Michael and All Angels Church?” Yes! Many couples dream of a church wedding but may not know how easy it is to organise one in our local parish church, St Michael and All Angels, Markfield or indeed in any of the other churches within the benefice.

All church weddings must comply with civil and church law. Though the legal requirements can seem daunting at first, they are straight forward and more couples are able to have a church wedding than is often thought.

You must be old enough to marry, either over 18 years of age or with parental permission over 16 years old.

Couples can marry in a church where any one of the seven following qualifying connections apply.

• One of you has lived in the parish for at least 6 months.

• One of you was baptised (Christened) in the parish.

• One of you was confirmed and your confirmation entered in the register of the parish.

• One of you has regularly attended church services in the parish for at least 6 months (for example attended one Sunday service a month for 6 months).

• One of your parents has lived in the parish for at least 6 months.

• One of your parents has attended normal church services in the parish for at least 6 months.

• One of your parents or grandparents was married in the parish.

If you or your partner have been divorced it is often still possible to have a church wedding. More information can be found on the Church of England website (the link is given at the end of this article) or speak to your vicar.

If you and your partner have different faiths that need not be a barrier to having a church wedding if you’d both like to. Speak to the vicar who will be able to advise you on where elements of other traditions, cultures and even languages could be accommodated in the service, perhaps in the readings and music.

In most cases it is a requirement that banns are read out in church before a marriage can take place.

Banns are an announcement in church of your intention to marry and an opportunity for anyone to put forward a reason why the marriage may not lawfully take place. They must be read in the

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parish church where each of you live as well as the church in which you are to be married, if that is somewhere else. Banns are read on 3 Sundays during the 3 months prior to your wedding (usually 3 consecutive Sundays). In more complicated cases (for instance if you or your partner live abroad or are foreign nationals) there are alternatives to having banns read and in special circumstances even provision if the wedding date is too soon to allow enough time for banns to be read.

The government are shortly introducing a new system of registering marriages which is expected to replace marriage registers with a new ‘marriage document’ to be signed by the couple and lodged at the local registry office. No date has been set for implementing the change to the system but the vicar at your chosen church will be able to guide you.

The cost of a church wedding need not be prohibitive either.

There is a required legal fee, which for 2019 is £496, if you marry within the parish you live (rising to £540 if you marry in a church away from home). This covers the cost of the services of the vicar, church use, calling the banns, marriage certificate, lighting and administration. Extras such as an organist, bell ringers, additional heating, church flowers or a choir will incur further costs but are entirely optional. These fees are set locally and can be found on our Junction 22 Group of Churches website.

You can personalise the service and make it yours through your

choice of: hymns; music playing as you walk in and leave church; bible and other readings (and who amongst your family or friends will read them); special requests for prayers and special requests for the ‘giving away’ part of the service.

If you choose to have a civil wedding, you might still like to have your marriage blessed at a service of prayer and dedication soon after. A ‘wedding blessing’ is often a popular choice for those who marry abroad because it ensures family and friends unable to travel can also celebrate the marriage.

Married couples can ‘renew their vows’ at any time, even if they were not originally married in church. It’s often used on special anniversaries or after a period of difficulty in the marriage.

Currently is it not legally possible for Church of England ministers to marry same sex couples. Nor is there an authorised service for blessing a same sex civil marriage.

However, your local church can support you with prayer, worship and giving thanks. You are always welcome to come and pray with us or to ask us to pray for you.

Wedding bookings are already been taken for 2021, and it is not too late to book for 2020. If you’d like more information the websites referred to are: https://www.j22churches.org.uk/ wedding https://www.churchofengland.org/ life-events/weddings Here you will also find the contact details you need to take the first steps in planning your church wedding.

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Christmas Events At Markfield Methodist Church SATURDAY, 7TH DECEMBER at 4.00pm THE SITWELL SINGERS will return with their Christmas programme. This popular choir is in great demand and had to be booked almost two years in advance.

Whenever they come to Markfield tickets sell very quickly, so to avoid disappointment please don’t leave it too late! Under their conductor, Malcolm Goldring, and organist Tom Corfield, the choir will present a programme of traditional and new carols with audience participation and seasonal readings. Tickets are on sale priced £8 adults & £4 children under 16, and include festive refreshments.

For tickets & more information please contact Linda & Bill 01530 242607, Ann & Ian 01530 242166, Hilda & Dave 01530 244867.

SATURDAY, 14TH DECEMBER 11.00am to 1.00pm “CAROLS & COBS”: The June/ December Birthday Group invites you to “come and sing carols” for an hour from 11.00 to 12.00 and enjoy complimentary non-alcoholic mulled wine. Then stay for turkey & cranberry cobs between 12.00 & 1.00. These will cost £3 and include a drink of tea, coffee or more mulled wine! If you can join us for both carols and cobs “the more the merrier” but otherwise feel free to drop in for one or the other. As always we look forward to welcoming you to our church.

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A Standing Ovation for Renata!

ANOTHER fantastic recital at Markfield Methodist Church, which was fully booked 6 weeks prior to the concert!

Renata Konyicska wowed us with another wonderful piano recital, this time all Chopin music and was outstanding.

We have had an email from one audience member who described the evening as “a magically, wonderfully, beautifully, dazzlingly, sumptuously night” – High praise indeed!

Rapturous applause and a standing ovation were richly deserved after such a stunning performance.

We have more recitals planned with tickets already on sale for our next piano recital, when we welcome Tanya Avchinnickova on Friday 6th March at 7pm. Tickets are £12 adults, £6 child – available by emailing markfieldmethodistchurch@yahoo.com or calling Kerry on 07979 607099 (paypal, cheque and cash accepted!)

Dates for recitals after March are: • Friday 1st May – Alistair Parnell : Saxophonist extraordinaire • Friday 4th September – John Parsons (cello) and Beate Toyka (piano) Further details about Tanya, plus other events, Church Services and much more can be found on our website www. markfieldmethodistchurch.org or our facebook page.

Kerry, Rosie and Malcolm

LUKE JACKSON CHARITY PAYOUT

THE LUKE JACKSON Charity, founded in the 17th century, pays a small annual amount to pensioners in Bagworth, Thornton and Stanton under Bardon.

The Trustees have made arrangements for the December 2019 payout details to be: Thornton Community Centre - 7th December - 10am to 12 noon for residents of Thornton Bagworth Community Centre - 30th November - 10am to 12 noon for residents of Bagworth.

The Senior Citizens’ Party at The New Village Hall, Stanton under Bardon on 7th December - for residents of Stanton under Bardon. (If you do not attend the party, contact Pete or Sally Wilkins on 01530 242847 and your envelope will be delivered to you.)

All claimants must have lived in the village for 12 months or longer, and currently live in the village. They must also be in receipt of a State Retirement Pension. Anyone collecting on behalf of anyone else must bring a letter authorising such collection.

Supporting you in your home

FLICKS IN THE STICKS At Markfield Congregational Church Hall: •

Friday 29th November starting at 2.00pm • Friday 31st January starting at 2.00pm To give the best experience possible we have installed a large screen.

Under the regulations of the video licensing we are not allowed to advertise the film title being shown.

Therefore for further information please speak to Angela Berry or Doreen Murby.

Also for those of you who are interested in this event we would welcome suggestions of any films that you would like to see.

The intention is for this event to be held on the last Friday of every month with tea and biscuits being served after the film.

We are leaders in the community helping people to live at home indepenently. Our friendly and supportive staff have been providing assistance to our clients for over 25 years our staff have full references, an enhanced DBS and have completed extensive training.

At Bosworth Homecare we build and tailor packages of support to meet our client’s individual needs. Our support plans can be any combination of the many services we offer including, medication, personal care, assistance with domestic tasks and shopping. We also support our clients to hospital appointments, social activities and offer a befriending service.

Domestic Duties • Shopping • Meal Preparation Medication Assistance • Personal Care Support with Social Activities, Hospital Appointments and a Befriending Service

Tel · 01455 292648

We have been rated GOOD by the Care Quality Commission and became the first homecare provider to achieve the local authorities Dignity and Respect Award. If you would like to discuss any support needs for yourself or your loved one please contact our dedicated team.

Friendly and Compassionate Carer’s also required to support our clients in your area

Email · managementteam@givecare.co.uk | www.bosworthhomecare.co.uk Bosworth Homecare 7a Main Street Market Bosworth CV13 0JN

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Leicester & Leicestershire Animal Aid Christmas Appeal

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Here Leicester Animal Aid (LAA) we want all the dogs and cats that will be spending Christmas with us, awaiting adoption, to have the best festive season possible.

Please give £6 to buy a present for a dog or cat at Leicester Animal Aid this Christmas.

Your gift could buy a cosy bed, a new toy, a special meal, some seasonal treats or go towards a bigger present such as a sandpit that can be shared with friends.

We hope next year our dogs and cats will be celebrating with their new families but until then, please help them to feel the warmth of love and kindness this Christmas.

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10.30am and 2.30pm every day (except Christmas Day). We are very close by, located between Desford and Enderby.

Give the Gift of Membership You could treat the animal lover in your life to an LAA gift membership.

There are different levels to choose from and all members receive a certificate, badge and Centre news. For details, please visit our website, www.leicesteranimalaid. org.uk come and visit us or give the Huncote Centre a call.

Help top-up our supplies – our Amazon wish list!

You can buy straight from our Amazon wish list and the items that we really need will be sent directly to us - from washing powder to Sardines – it’s all there on our list!

Or could you adopt one of our long-stay Residents?

JJ and Blackie are keeping their paws crossed that Santa Claus will be coming to town and hoping they are on the ‘nice’ list!

Sadly, it will be the second Christmas at the Centre for lovely boy JJ. He’s an eight-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier who is boisterous and bouncy but loving and friendly. He loves tummy tickles and cuddles. He is asking Santa for a lovely new home where he can be the only pet and the centre of attention.

Gentle Blackie is a 12-year-old domestic long-haired cat and came to us when her owner passed

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We make sure that this holiday is extra special for all of our dogs and cats who are patiently waiting for their new forever homes. There are extra tasty treats and everyone has presents to open on Christmas day. There are lots of ways in which you can help spread a little Christmas joy.

The £6 Christmas Gift Appeal To help us make it a magical time of the year for all our animals, we really do need your help and are asking if you could give £6 buy a present for a dog or cat at the Centre. Your gift could buy a new toy, a special meal, some seasonal treats or go towards a bigger present such as a sandpit that can be shared with friends.

You can send a cheque made payable to Leicester Animal Aid to our address below, you can use Paypal our email address is info@ leicesteranimalaid.org.uk - you can donate via ‘Just Giving’ please search for Leicester Animal Aid Christmas Present Appeal 2019 or you can ring the Centre on 01455 888 257 and give over the phone, or you can call in to see us between

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away. She is sweet and matronly and loves fuss and attention. She can be talkative especially if you stop stroking her! Her Christmas wish is for a home where someone is around most of the time to keep her company.

Thank you For your support – we don’t receive any funding and we

rely on the kindness and generosity of our local community to help us rescue more than 400 dogs and cats each year.

Leicester Animal Aid, Elmwood Farm, Forest Road, Huncote, LE9 3LE • Telephone: 01455 888 257 Find us on Facebook

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Borough Councillor Andy Furlong’s UPDATE

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’M SIX MONTHS into being your local councillor and I’m learning a lot. I’ve discovered a great deal about the economic and social history of the ward and this gives me a better understanding of proposals for new developments and their potential impact on our communities. I’ve also discovered a new short cut from Markfield to Stanton via the Joskin Tunnel!

Markfield rocks Quarrying around Markfield began during the early years of Queen Victoria’s reign and by the 1850s it was a major business with Ellis and Everard’s operation at Hill Hole in full swing. The local granite, which is aptly named ‘Markfieldite’, makes excellent material for building roads and railways.

Cliffe Hill Quarry opened in the 1870s. After a faltering start, things took off in 1891. The quarry had a big effect on the local economy, providing employment for local workers and good business for engineering firms in Coalville and Leicester.

Thus, began over a century of largescale quarrying between Markfield and Stanton. In more recent times, the original Cliffe Hill Quarry could not keep pace with demand and in 1983 planning permission was granted for a new quarry on the site of Stud Farm near Stanton under Bardon. ‘New’ Cliffe Hill Quarry opened in 1988 and the ‘old’ quarry closed a year later leaving millions of tonnes of high-quality granite in the ground. In 2003 the two quarries were linked by a 700m long underground tunnel. This gave Hanson UK, the owners of MQP, access to the unworked granite in the original quarry.

The Joskin tunnel

I visited the site in October and received a detailed briefing from MQP on both current operations and future plans. I took a ride through the ‘Joskin Tunnel’, named after a row of cottages which stood on the original road between Markfield and Stanton. Quarrying ended at New Cliffe Hill in 2006. Today, all extraction takes place at Old Cliffe Hill and the rock is taken back through the

tunnel for crushing and processing at MQP’s plant on Battleflat Lane near Ellistown. Finished products include asphalt and railway ballast.

If you are reading this and have taken a journey by road or rail in England at any point in the last century, then there’s a pretty good chance that you’ve been travelling over the output from the Cliffe Hill quarries. Markfield and Stanton have been keeping the nation on the move.

Cliffe Hill Quarry extension?

Now we have learned that MQP is proposing to submit a planning application to the County Council to secure additional reserves at Cliffe Hill. The quarry’s current reserves will only last around eight years, so they are looking to extend the life of the quarry until 2040 by expanding eastwards towards the M1 as shown in the picture. What does this mean for local residents?

MQP will submit their application next year. The proposal will increase the size of the quarry by around 20%. A portion of Cliffe Lane will disappear and the road from the M1 roundabout will be re-routed creating a new cross roads on Thornton Lane at the existing junction with Grassy Lane. The new workings will swallow up the land currently occupied by Peak Hayes Farm and Sunny Cliffe. The public footpath which crosses the motorway bridge will be diverted and a new screening bank will be constructed running along the new boundary of the quarry.

MQP have promised extensive tree planting and habitat creation but this will obviously take many years to mature. Day to day operation of the quarry will continue within the limits set out in the existing planning permission and mineral working will continue until the end of 2040.

Likely timetable The anticipated timetable looks

something like this.

October 2019: submission of an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) scoping request to Leicestershire County Council (this has happened).

November 2019: County Council issues its scoping opinion.

November 2019 to February 2020 completion of technical assessments and draft scheme design.

Spring 2020: planning application submitted.

Spring and Summer 2020: comments and consultation by Leicestershire County Council.

Autumn 2020: MQP and County Council negotiations.

Late 2020: final decision expected.

Good communication required MQP have told me that they have been in regular consultation and negotiation with the land owners and residents who are immediately affected by the planned expansion.

However, I have spoken with a number of local people who tell me that the communication has been patchy. I raised this with MQP’s Land and Planning Manager and stressed the importance of clear, timely and transparent communication with everyone affected, particularly residents and regular users of Cliffe Lane. MQP have assured me that they will do this and I will keep in close contact with all parties.

Red lines Looking to the future it seems likely that the areas long and proud involvement with quarrying will continue; but development cannot come at any price. The small number of residents who will be displaced by the expansion must be treated fairly, sensitively and with respect. Many readers of The Herald will probably be unaware of the scale of the industrial operation that is taking place right on their door-

step. Industry and community and nature have co-existed with a minimum of disruption. I want to keep it that way. With this in mind, I have discussed the proposal with Cllr Matthew Lay and we have agreed a number of ‘red lines’ that must be met if the development is to gain our support. These include: 1. A minimum level of environmental and economic disruption for everyone living in Markfield and Stanton, particularly those who live close to, or overlook, the site and regular users of the existing and proposed road network around the quarry.

2. The highest standards of protection for wildlife and habitat during the work and afterwards through land remediation, restoration and tree planting.

3. The establishment of a community endowment to be funded by MQP’s multi-million-pound owners, Hanson UK. The fund can be used in the decades to come to support community projects in the villages who are directly affected by the quarry’s existence.

County Council indifference The County Council is the lead authority for quarrying developments in Leicestershire. But I feel that it has a terrible record in standing up for local residents as we have seen in their indifferent attitude towards concerns like Poundstretcher, the A511 upgrade and the safety of South Charnwood School pupils.

I will keep them on their toes and make sure that Herald readers are kept fully in the picture.

Please give me a call if you have any worries about current or future activities at the Old Cliffe Hill Quarry; or indeed any other local issue.

Andy

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Markfield Congregational Church

Holy Rood Church, Bagworth

Sunday 17 November 10.15am Favourite Hymns Service

Sunday 1st December 9.00 am Holy Communion at the Community Centre

Sunday 24 November 10.15am Morning Worship Sunday 1 December 10.30am Churches Together in Markfield United Service in our Church Sunday 8 December 10.15am Morning Worship followed by Communion Sunday 15 December 10.15am The Nativity Joint Service with the Anglicans in our Church

Cross Hills Baptist Church, between Bagworth & Thornton Sunday 17th November 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 24th November 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 1st December (1st Sunday in Advent) 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 8th December 10.30am Morning Service with The Lord’s Supper Sunday 15th December 10.30am Morning Service Advance Notice Saturday 21st December 7:30pm Carol Service with Marwood Brass Band Sunday Club in our hall for children & young people during Morning Service.

For Family Services they join in with the main church. For further details, our contact list is in the Cross Hills News section in this magazine..

Trinity Methodist Church, Markfield

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www.markfieldmethodistchurch.org Facebook : Markfield Methodist Church Sunday 17th November 10:30am Morning Worship 6:00pm Evening Communion Service Sunday 24th November 10:30am Morning Worship 6:00pm No Evening Service Sunday 1st December – First Sunday of Advent 10:30am No Service at our Church United Service at Congregational Church 6:00pm Taize Service Sunday 8th December – Second Sunday of Advent 10:30am Christingle Service 4:00pm No Evening Service Sunday 15th December – Third Sunday of Advent 10:30am Morning Service 6:00pm No Evening Service

Sunday 22nd December – Fourth Sunday of Advent 10:30am Morning Communion Service 6:00pm Evening Carol Service Sunday 29th December 10:30am No Service at our Church United Service at Congregational Church 6:00pm No Evening Service Other Events at Trinity Methodist Church - Everyone Very Welcome Music Café 2:00pm to 4:00pm 28th November & 12th December 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 125 Birthday Club Events - Everyone Welcome Saturday 7th December – 4:00pm Sitwell Singers Concert Saturday 14th December - 11:00am Come and Sing Carols - 12:00noon Turkey & Cranberry Cobs

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Markfield Friday 15th November 8.00 pm “Still Friday” Sunday 17th November 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Sunday 24th November 9.00 am Holy Communion (said service) 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Sunday 1st December 10.30 am Churches together in Markfield Service at the Congregational church Sunday 8th December 10.30 am All Age Service 6.00 pm Holy Communion Sunday 15th December 10.15 Nativity at Congregational church 6.00 pm Carol Service Sunday 22nd December 9.00 am Holy Communion 2.00 pm Benefice Nativity at Little Markfield Farm

St Mary and All Saints’ Church, Stanton under Bardon Sunday 17th November 10.30 am Morning Prayer Sunday 24th November 10.30 am “Something Different” Service Sunday 1st December 10.30 am Morning Prayer Sunday 8th December 10.30 am Holy Communion Sunday15th December 10.30 am Carol Service Sunday 22nd December 10.30 am Parish “Something Different” Service 2.00 pm Benefice Nativity at Little Markfield Farm Tuesday 24th December 4.00 pm Christingle Wednesday 25th December 10.30 am Family Service at Stanton United Benefice Service Sunday 29th October 10.30 am Parish Holy Communion at Thornton

St Peter’s Church, Thornton Sunday 17th November 10.30 am Holy Communion Sunday 24th November 10.30 am Morning Prayer

Wednesday 27th November 10.00 am Midweek Communion and Coffee Sunday 1st December 10.30 am All Age Service Sunday 8th December 9.00 am Holy Communion Sunday 15th December 10.30 am Holy Communion 6.00 pm Carol Service

Tuesday 24th December 6.00 pm Christingle 11.30 pm Midnight Communion

Sunday 22nd December 10.30 am Service at Stanton Parish service “Something Different Sunday” 2.00 pm Benefice Nativity at Little Markfield Farm

Wednesday 25th December 10.30 am Family Service at Stanton United Benefice Service

Tuesday 24th December

4.00 pm Christingle 11.30 pm Parish Midnight Communion

Sunday 29th December 10.30 am Churches together in Markfield Service at the Congregational church 6.00 pm Service of Evening Prayer at Copt Oak

Wednesday 25th December 10.30 am Family Service at Stanton United Benefice service Sunday 29th December 10.30 am Parish Holy Communion

Wednesday 25th December 10.30 am Family Service at Stanton United Benefice service

St Peter’s Church, Copt Oak Sunday 17th November 9.15 am Holy Communion (said Service) Sunday 24th November 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Sunday 1st December 6.00 pm Holy Communion Sunday 8th December 3.00 pm Praise Sunday 15th December 9.15 am Holy Communion (said service) Sunday 22nd December 2.00 pm Benefice Nativity at Little Markfield Farm 6.00 pm Carol Service Tuesday 24th December 9.00 pm Holy Communion Wednesday 25th December 10.30 am Family Service at Stanton United Benefice Service Sunday 29th December 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Joint service with Markfield er

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.st-clares.leics. sch.uk De Lisle RC College, Loughborough: 01509 268739 www.delisle.leics.sch.uk United Services The Markfield Catholic Community is part of Markfield Churches Together and participate in the monthly United Services detailed in the Markfield Churches’ service details.

Markfield Masses Congregational Church Hall, Main Street, Markfield (next to the Chinese takeaway)

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Bardon Park Special offers in Bagworth Chapel www.bardonchapel.co.uk

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 1SY There is a large car park at the back.

For more details on any of the above please contact: Richard Norburn on 01530 242526 ADVENT SUNDAY SERVICE: 10 am Sun 1st December CAROLS: 6.30 pm Sunday 15th December MIDNIGHT MASS: 9.00 pm Tues 24th December Christmas Morning Celebration: 10.00 am Wed 25th December New Year Celebration: 10.00 am Sunday 5th January

THE BAGWORTH Community Centre continues to be a popular place to meet. A wide variety of activities take place during the week and also at weekends, both in the daytime and in the evenings. There is something for everyone.

In the daytime, from Monday to Friday, the Whistle Stop Café is open from 10 am to 2 pm. A range of different foods, both hot and cold, are available.

Different hot and cold drinks can also be purchased either with food or on their own.

Coffee Offer The Community Centre Trust would like to promote a new venture.

On a Tuesday morning we are encouraging people to drop in on an informal basis for a coffee or whatever and sit and have a natter with others.

You can be assured of a warm welcome from Trisha and her trainees. At this time there will be 20p off ground coffee drinks.

The same 20p offer will be in place on Thursday 12th December while the coffee shop is open. So if you plan to vote between 10 am and 2 pm, then bring your purse and enjoy the ambience of the coffee shop in the Community Centre.

The Trust would like to congratulate Jools Moore and Tracey Peddun along with their team of helpers in raising £220 for their charity at their recent Charity Craft Fair.

The Trust would also like to wish Jo James of Dance-tastic and all of her students best wishes for their forthcoming exam day.

Best wishes also to Andy Walker’s group in their assessments. Bagworth Community Centre is very lucky to have all of these talented people using our facilities.

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Newbold Verdon Jazz Club NOVEMBER 1st was a great night for trad jazz followers at Newbold Verdon Jazz Club.

The Jazz Buddies jazz band led

by Matt Palmer, accomplished reed player, were in top form giving us many well known tunes such as Riverboat Shuffle, Basin Street Blues and Sweet Georgia Brown.

Mike Owen’s smooth trombone playing and equally smooth vocals delighted the audience whilst the exciting drumming by Tim Jones kept our toes tapping. Brian Mellor as always was excellent on banjo and guitar and the bass player Pete Robinson and Arthur Brown on trumpet completed the band setup.

It was good to see more new faces and also more dancers who we hope will join us again.

Next month, December 6th sees a welcome return of Baby Jools and the Jazzaholics who are sure to get our Christmas celebrations off to a good start.

Do join us at Newbold Verdon Social Club where the music is from 8.00 – 10.30pm. Admission £9 payable on the door. For more details contact Kelvin on 01455 822824 or Pauline on 01162 864496.

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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 Leicestershire and Rutland Rural Community Council Achievements Awards 2019 We are all delighted to inform you that Markfield Community Centre and the Community Park won the BEST COMMUNITY FACILITY 2019 Award.

Please see separate article on this wonderful achievement.

Hinckley and Bosworth Older Voices Forum Officers and Councilors of the Borough Council were delighted with the turn out for at the Hinckley and Bosworth Older Voices Forum held at the Community Centre on Monday 21st October.

They said that it was the “best forum meeting that they have ever held”. This is the first time that the Forum has met outside of the Hinckley locality and the meeting was so well attended that we kept on having to put out extra chairs. People attended were not just from Markfield but also from other parts of the Borough.

The meeting included very interesting talks and updates on Dial A Ride, VISTA (Assistance for the blind and partially sighted) as well as services that impact on the health and wellbeing for our more older population.

Members gave their personal experiences of loneliness and what it means to them. Their views will help to form a Loneliness Tool Kit being prepared by the County Council.

The meeting concluded with members a go at arm chair exercise and then a go at New Age Curling. New Age Curling is a form of the original curling game, but is adapted so that it can be played indoors on any smooth, flat surface, such as a sports hall, rather than on ice. Importantly, the game can be played by both able-bodied and disabled people of all ages alike and, apart from being a good form of exercise, it is also good fun. Members enjoyed this session so much that they have asked us to set up a New Age Curling Club. So, with the support of Borough Council coaches we will be starting a club at the Centre in the New Year i.e. the 8th January from 10am to 11am. Come along and join in the fun.

Markfield Good Neighbour Scheme Following our meeting on the 23rd October planning for a Markkfield Good Neighbour Scheme is steadily moving forward. Once we have got everything in place we hope to launch the scheme in early 2020.The next group meeting will take place at the Community Centre at 6pm on Wednesday 20th November. So, if you are interested in volunteering and giving some of your time to help others in need please come along and give the village your support.

10th Wedding Anniversary On Saturday 2nd November villager Matthew Lee put on a surprise wedding anniversary bash for his wife. Jayne. Jayne looked visibly shocked when she walked into the main hall full of family, work colleagues and friends including their children Isaac and Isabella. I understand that Matthew and Jayne first met at a pub in Oxford where Matthew was the bar manager and Jayne a member of the bar staff. I understand that Matthew also surprised Jayne when he proposed to her. He took her for a picnic at Abbey Park in Leicester.

It was “early doors” on a cold and misty morning when he set up the picnic near to the boating lake. There was no one about other than the ducks to witness Matthew producing the ring box from his jacket

pocket and “popping the question”. The surprised Jayne said yes. Many congratulations to you both from all at the Community Centre.

Parents and Toddlers Halloween Party With the Community Centre decked out with Halloween Ghosts, Witches and Ghouls our very own “little monsters” had their Halloween Party at the Parents and Toddlers group on the actual day Thursday 31st October. The children enjoyed Halloween party food and games.

They are now all looking forward to their Christmas Party on the 17th December. We have heard from Father Christmas and he has confirmed that he will be coming along to give all the children a present.

If you want to bring your toddler along to the group you will be most welcome. The group meets on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9.30am onwards.

Mayflower Club Update Not to be outdone by the children our Mayflower Club members also had their annual Halloween Party on Wednesday 30th October.

Witches and Monsters “flew” into the Centre to have a go at pumpkin lantern making.

Villager Tony Lockley was commandeered to judge the Halloween Fancy Dress competition and, it was no easy task. Chris Willett was judged to be the best with her scary costume. In fact her costume was so scary one little child, who had popped into the room, took one look at her and promptly fled the room in a panic. This year, instead of apple bobbing, we had a “eat the doughnut” challenge. With hands behind their backs members had to try and eat a suspended doughnut. It was hilarious and to be truthful I had tears in my eyes from laughing so much.

On the 9th October members were challenged to a game of darts. BUT this was no ordinary game as members had to line up at the “oche” and launch their darts but wearing “beer goggles”. This is no mean feat as the goggles make you feel tipsy and wobbly. Darts were flying all over the place and not many actually hitting the target but it was good fun.

On the 16th October we held our annual “Conkers” Championship. As it was half term we had invited members of the Queen Bees Youth Club to come along and join in. It is rather sad that, mainly due to health and safety, many young people have never been out “conkering” let alone played a game of conkers. Not to worry our members showed them how to make a conker string as well as conker models then they joined in with a conker session. They didn’t find it easy and us older ones showed them the way. Rob finally emerged as this year’s Conker Champion and was awarded the Mary Smart Trophy.

The following is the programme for the coming months: 20th November Origins of Sayings/Words 27th November Lunch with “Vera Lynn” at the Stamford Arms 4th December Staying Warm in Winter 11th December Christmas Decorations 18th December Christmas Party 25th Dec & 1st Jan CLOSED 7th January Re-opening Social 14th January Latest Scams (TBC)

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THE HERALD • MID-NOVEMBER 2019 • Tel: 01530 244069 • Email: info@markfieldherald.co.uk 22nd January Burns “Supper ALL WELCOME TO ANY OF THE ABOVE 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.

General Election Reminder that the Community Centre is the polling station for this area for the General Election being held on Thursday 12th December

NEW AT THE CENTRE Steady steps If you: • Are over 65 • Feel unsteady on your feet • Had a fall or worry about falls • Would like to improve your balance Then this is for you and it’s FREE. The Borough Council is putting on a series of 24 rejuvenating exercise sessions to help you develop strength and balance.

Sessions take place at the Centre from 10.30am to 12pm on Tuesday mornings. Booking is essential and you can do this by contacting Liz Causon on 01455 255870 or emailing her on liz.causon@hinckleybosworth.gov.ok or by contacting the Community Centre.

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY Jay Brothers Christmas Concert Special Saturday 7th December you can purchase your tickets at the Community Centre.

National Blood Service The National Blood Service has arranged a further session at the Centre on Friday 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.

DON’T BE ALONE CHRISTMAS DAY Come and Join us at ST MARY’S CHURCH ROOMS ANSTEY

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There is no charge for the day, we just want everyone to have the opportunity of being with others on what can be a lonely day

If anyone would like to make a donation of chocolates/biscuits/any non-perishable treats, Nationwide in Anstey have kindly offered to be a collection point again so please take any donations to them or give one of us a call. Many thanks

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~ News from Cross Hills Baptist Church ~ Serving the villages of Thornton & Bagworth plus the surrounding area Thornton Primary School Assembly, Thursday 31st October Ruth Holmes, one of our Sunday Club leaders, together with church member Keith Holmes and Daisy the donkey took an assembly at Thornton Primary School at the end of October.

They told the story about another donkey, “Dave” who carried the King on his back into Jerusalem. Dave thought King Jesus would be treated like royalty as he went to Jerusalem but Dave heard from his grandpa that King Jesus wasn’t treated like he’d imagined and he died on a cross. At this news Dave was very sad but his grandpa went on to tell Dave about how King Jesus conquered death and was alive for us all! Daisy the donkey was also excited by this news and sang to the children about “Jesus The Coming King” which is a parody of Abba’s “Dancing Queen”. Everyone really enjoyed the assembly and we left the children with a wristband to take home and remember the story by.

Cross Hills Puppeteers’ Day Out! The Puppeteers visited the puppet convention in Rugby this year on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd November. Over the two days there were various workshops for choreography, puppeteering and arm rod techniques, science experiments or magic and the Bible, ventriloquism and much more.

We all split off to attend the different workshops and met back up for worship and the showcase sessions and of course lunch!

Here is what a few of us thought: “I enjoyed seeing different people from different communities whilst having fun and would like to compete in the puppet competition next year.” (William) “I loved going to the science workshop, making bath bombs and seeing how that relates to the Bible.” (Mollie) “I liked the food and enjoyed watching the competitions.” James “This experience has inspired me to try ventriloquism, to use our own voices in our puppet shows instead of using pre recorded resources, and to continue to share my faith through the puppets.” (Eleanor) We look forward to putting all the things we have used into practice in our next performance.

You can see some of our past puppet performances on our Facebook page.

Reverse Advent Box We will be doing our Reverse Advent box again this year.

Instead of receiving things during Advent we will be giving, and adding things to our Advent box each Sunday until Christmas. The small donations each week can be non-perishable foods like tins and packets (not fridge items) or small toiletries such as shampoo, shower gel, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, combs, etc, then the box will be given to Hinckley Homeless at Christmas along with our Christmas services collections.

Adding a small donation each week will make such a difference to those in need and if anyone would like to help us, our Facebook page will soon have more information for you.

Christmas Carol Service – Advance Notice Our “Jingly, Jingly” Brass Band Carol Service this year will be on Saturday

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THE HERALD • MID-NOVEMBER 2019 • Tel: 01530 244069 • Email: info@markfieldherald.co.uk Word Search 27 Pu 11/11/2019

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FIND 12 SHIPPING AREAS AROUND THE UK 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 SHIPPING AREAS AROUND THE UK. These can run vertically, horizontally or diagonally (and backwards!). Send your entry to: GALE FORCE EIGHT, The Herald, PO Box 8, Markfield, Leics. LE67 9ZT to arrive by Saturday 30th November 2019. Remember to include your name and address. The first all-correct entry drawn out of the hat will win the Meal for Two at The Field Head Hotel. Good luck!

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Last Month’s Competition Winner

The winner of last issue’s Wordsearch Competition was: MARTIN HOLT of Hawthorne Drive, Thornton Congratulations! Your prize voucher will be sent to you soon.

21st December at 7:30pm with Marwood Brass Band. Put the date in your diary and please come along, young and old, to enjoy all your favourite BAILEY Carols.

More information in the December Herald.

CROMARTY You’ll find our Services details in the special section towards the back FAEROES of this magazine. Why not come along one Sunday and try our relaxed FAIRISLE Sunday Service. You will discover a family friendly group ready to welcome FISHER young and old alike. With tea, coffee, biscuits and plenty of chatter after the FORTIES service.

GERMANBIGHT MALIN Contact Numbers NORTHUTSIRE Pastor Garry Kelly: 01455 457802 - 07816 616189 ROCKALL Secretary - Lynda Kelly: 01455 457802 - 07910 440243 SOUTHEASTICELAND Treasurer VIKING - Glynis Straw: 01530 230272

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THE RISE AND FALL OF

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