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Concert in Stanton A Mini Prom Concert, with Stanton under Bardon Singers and Musicians is to be held in St Mary & All Saints church on Friday 12th October 2012 at 7.30pm. Tickets on the door £4 in aid of church funds, refreshments included.
Gail Massey
Barn Dance in Bagworth! The ‘Friends of St. Peter’s are holding a ‘Barn Dance/Ho Down’ on Friday 19th October at Bagworth W.M.C. 8pm-11pm. This event is ticket only. The tickets are priced at £5 and are available from Eric Roberts on 01530 230743. The last ‘Barn Dance/Ho Down’ held by the charity in March was a great success and tickets sold out very quickly.
Pete Shaw
OCTOBER 2012
Welcome to the minister Trinity Methodist Church Markfield gives a warm welcome to their new Minister, Rev. Stephen Clark and his wife Sue. For the past twelve years Stephen has been a minister in the Doncaster Circuit of the Methodist Church where one of his duties was to serve as chaplain to Doncaster Rovers football club. He is originally from Hull, and states that he still supports the “real Tigers” Hull City, we shall certainly have to put that right! However, his main concern is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ and to get along side people as they live out their lives. We here in the The new Minister: Rev. Stephen Clark with his wife Sue church look forward to working with him over the next five years and we hope many of you in the village will get to know him.
Ian Lay
Update on the Markfield Skate Park Project from Ron Grantham As promised, here is an update on progress for a replacement skate park for the village. With the help of our young skaters and BMX riders we have virtually agreed the design of the new skate park and the overall cost. It’s a good job that our young enthusiasts have been involved from the start as the new designs includes quarter pipes, grind block, volcano, jump box, flat banks, roll over and a manual pad and to be honest I haven’t got a clue what all these terms mean but they sound exciting and are what the kids want. Pictured to the right is a copy of the proposed design, and more detailed plans are on view at the Centre. As I write this article we are still awaiting responses from a number of funding application sources to finalise our overall plans for the skate park so, it’s everything crossed that we succeed. Our aim is to raise all the total cost of the project without it being a financial burden on the village and in particular the Parish Council. We do predict that we will have to raise some more funds ourselves through sponsorship and fund raising events and, as I mentioned previously our local County Councillor and resident David Sprason will be doing a sponsored DISCOTHON in the very near future to help us out. So, please give us your support when the time comes. In the mean time the current skate park struggles to survive and, if it wasn’t for the support of our young people it would have been closed and probably dismantled by now. However, our older users have managed to keep it going and safe to use by “borrowing” materials and doing their own DIY. This just shows how much they value the skate park and its use. At some point we will have to dismantle the old skate park and this is where you can help us reduce cost by helping us dismantle the old site, dispose of waste metal and wood as well as clearing the site for the new construction. Any voluntary help you can give would be most appreciated and eliminate a projected cost of around £1,500 from the overall project cost.
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