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Celebrating Music Café’s third birthday On September 28th we celebrated Music Café’s 3rd birthday with a party which included games, food and singing. We had a lovely time and in true party spirit there was a lot of noise, a few “disagreements”, some cheating - a fair bit actually - and a lot of laughter. After a “team photo” the cake was cut and distributed to members, most of whom took their piece home because they were already replete with the sandwiches and iced fancies they’d already eaten. It was a most happy couple of hours spent among friends, but that’s what happens whenever we meet – we don’t have to have a party to enjoy fun and fellowship chocolate biscuits are a pretty good substitute for birthday cake. We meet at the Methodist Church on the 2nd & 4th Thursdays of the month from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. so if you want to get out for an afternoon of “something different” you are most welcome to give us a try. For more information get in touch with Linda on 01530 242607.

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Stanton Christmas Fayre Stanton-under-Bardon’s CHRISTMAS FAYRE will be held in St Mary & All Saints Church on Saturday 25th November between 2 - 4 p.m. Usual stalls including Craft, Bric-a brac, preserves and cakes, plants, tombola and raffle. Coffee and Tea will be available. Proceeds to church funds.

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THANKS TO Hanson and Midland Quarry products, to local company Stardom and a group of local volunteers, work was undertaken to re-lay the path through St Peter’s Church down to Thornton Reservoir. The task was undertaken with much enthusiasm by all and was followed by sausage sarnies and a few pints afterwards at the Bricklayers Arms (courtesy of Everards). Once again, thanks to all.

Ben and Jan, Bricklayer’s Arms in Thornton

JOB DONE! The finished pathway Power to the People! If your village or community group have completed a project with the help of volunteers, tell us about it and we’ll feature it inThe Herald!

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Letter Stiffer penalties needed for irresponsible dog owners I CAUGHT a neighbour allowing their dog to poo outside my house recently. We have CCTV and it was crucial in identifying the lady who stood there and allowed it to happen. When I identified who she was and tackled her about it she said she would be returning 12 hours later after she had finished her job and pick it up! Dog owners who do this are disgraceful and deserve to be prosecuted. Dog owners who walk in front of their dogs so they have no clue where they are fouling is also disgusting and totally irresponsible. All dogs should be kept on a lead. NO exceptions. Some dogs bound around the community centre without a thought from their owners. Stiffer penalties are needed for all owners who act like they are above any laws. It’s your dog. Not mine. Pick their excrement up and dispose of it! Why would you not do this? They are filthy dirty people. If this offends you then I have pricked a nerve! If it doesn’t and you are in agreement with me then “welcome to the responsible dog owners club”

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Markfield Colts looking for young footballers MARKFIELD COLTS Under 9’s Blues (Year 4) are looking for a few more young footballers to join their squad. We are currently playing at level 3 standard. The focus is on enjoyment, exercise and continual improvement. Please could interested parents contact David on 07581 302787 to arrange a few training sessions with the squad. This may be ideal for a child who plays well for a team at a lower level or a child without a team with football experience, but wouldn’t be suitable for a complete beginner.

What volunteering at Redgate means to us by Pete & Trish Woodfield

It was Paul Gane at Markfield Equestrian Centre who first mentioned to Trish and me that Redgate Farm Animal Sanctuary was asking around for help with their rescued horses and ponies. Well that was about 10th July ... we answered the call, came and had a look round and have been volunteering at Redgate ever since! When we first came there were 7 horses, one Eddie (14.2HH) had just been sent off to ‘school’ for some exercise and training to bring him back to being a riding pony – we hope he will be re-homed to a forever home this year. All the horses and ponies at the sanctuary were amiable and came up to us very calmly and they all are good to handle, despite the fact they were not used to being brought in regularly and were living out on the fields not viewed by the public. Trish and I had, years ago, adopted a lovely dog from Redgate, and this much-missed pet was to be a turning point in Trisha’s life, so we had plenty of good reasons to give something back to the sanctuary, so we jumped in with both feet. And we are now “The Markfield Horse Team” and almost part of the furniture! Every day at Redgate is a busy day and volunteers are very gladly welcomed. We’ve had lots of very happy days here, and only one very sad day, that is when a favourite of

Pete & Trish Woodfield ours – Bella, a grey about 32 years, had to be put to sleep because of painful arthritis which was getting worse as the weather became ever wetter. But on that same day we had some really good news too, as Shetland pony Dexter was re-homed to a farm park in rural Worcestershire. Our grandchildren worked with us at the sanctuary every day throughout the summer holidays and became totally at ease caring for the smaller ponies. The girls groomed the ponies till they shone – they are now a real picture. The grandchildren also learnt how to muck out stables, clean tack, prepare feeds, sweep with wobbly

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THE HERALD • MID-OCTOBER 2017 • Tel: 01530 244069 • Email: info@markfieldherald.co.uk yard brooms and wield dodgy wheelbarrows of all different sizes. Now we are left with five equines in our care: 3 horses - William, Millie and Lady, and also 2 ponies - Flossie and Lottie. William is a big chap and a real gentleman, but he does like his little jokes! Millie and Lady are stately, grand old ladies who will live out their lives at the sanctuary; Flossie at 13.2HH is a sweet, cheeky but rather self-opinionated Diva; Lottie is a petite, charming and beautiful little black pony of 13HH, with a fabulous nature, but has to take a daily tablet for Cushings Disease. If only Trish and I could take on lovely Lottie for our grandchildren, but our pensions would not quite stretch that far. But Lottie has a good few years left in her and she would be “just the ticket” for any family with young children. Flossie doesn’t like her routine being disrupted, but she is really enjoys the extra attention from the Team. With patience and understanding

she will make a really good ‘project’ pony for a teenager to care for. Please do come and visit them all. We are currently helping to prepare for the sanctuary’s Open Day on Sunday 15th October (11am – 3pm). In a nutshell, Trish and I are very glad indeed we heeded the call and came toContact volunteerus at now Redgate Farm get your brochure(s) or to book Animal to Sanctuary – the staff and Call:do01530 816425 volunteers a grand job helping Web: www.robertstravelgroup.co.uk/brochures all typesVisit: of animals Redgate The Limes,and Midland Road, Hugglescote, Leicestershire, LE67 2FX also re-homes pets who were no longer wanted, or had even been dumped. We have made so many TRAVEL GROUP new friends and shared so many experiences (and delicious homemade cake from volunteers Jane and Anna!). Trish and I will carry on volunteering here as long as we can, God willing; and, as age catches up with us all, let us raise a glass to the future for animal sanctuaries – and small kindnesses – everywhere!

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Plans in the Pipeline The following local planning applications have been received by Hinckley Bosworth Borough Council’s Planning Department since last month’s issue of The Herald: Construction of a 3G (artificial grass surface) sports pitch, erection of 8 x 18m high associated multi-head floodlight columns and associated hard landscaping and fencing - at South Charnwood High School, Broad Lane, Stanton under Bardon, Markfield, Leics. LE67 9TB. Proposed replacement dwelling - at Ormandy, Broad Lane, Stanton under Bardon, Markfield, Leics. LE67 9TB. Approval of reserved matters (Appearance, landscaping and scale) of outline planning permission 14/01241/OUT for residential development of 13 dwellings - at 20 Shaw Lane, Markfield, Leics. LE67 9PU. Replacement of roofing material from lead to terne coated stainless steel - at St Peter’s C of E Parish Church, Church Lane, Thornton, Leics. LE67 1AA.

Markfield & Thornton Theatre Group

It’s almost Panto Time again - book early to avoid disappointment! The Markfield & Thornton Theatre Group proudly presents its annual traditional family pantomime - Puss In Boots – Trouble At T’mill! - written And Directed By Muriel Walker. Performances run from 15th to 20th January 2018 at Thornton Community Centre. Jolly Miller is a little disappointed to discover that his only legacy from his father, late-time Miller of Sleeping-in-theReeds, is a cat. Little does Jolly know that, thanks to the magic that is tangled in the air, the cat will lead him into amazing adventures. Who would ever suspect that he will meet the King, the Queen and, of course, the beautiful princess? However, Jolly’s journey to fame and fortune may not be an easy one! Living in the caves that honeycomb the hills is a gaggle of grimy, grisly goblins ... fearsome and freaky creatures under the rule of the gruesome Goblin Queen – Gobnoxious. They threaten the very existence of the kingdom! Be afraid. Be very afraid! However, don’t be frightened for too long because there is sure to be a happy ending! The pantomime will be full of colour, comedy, merriment and music and, of course magic and romance! It features a chorus from THE LINDA WILLIAMS ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS – whose dancers always delight our audiences and who have won, against very strong competition, the “Best Dance Chorus Award” from the Pantomime Alliance of Leicestershire for the past two years. Rehearsals are in their early stages but much fun is being had by all! Tickets are already flying off the shelves. So, if you’d like to have an evening of fun and come to see the pantomime, don’t forget to book yours! We appreciate your support. TICKETS £5 each. (NO CONCESSIONS) are available at THORNTON’S CORNER STORE.. at the corner of Church Lane OR FROM OUR BOOKINGS OFFICER ON 01530 469 714

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Markfield WI Programme for 2017 18th Oct: AGM 19th Nov: All Things Chrismassy with Tina Bax 20th Dec: Decadent Easy Desserts: Gail Woolliscroft 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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BAGWORTH, THORNTON & STANTON-UNDER-BARDON NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING STEERING GROUP NEWS

Join one of the new Focus Groups and share your views and opinions THE PUBLIC consultation period regarding our request to HBBC for formal designation of our neighbourhood planning area concluded on 18th September. We have been notified by HBBC that only two comments have been received from members of the public, neither of which is a “showstopper”. HBBC Planning now have to carry out a few administrative stages before submitting our application to all HBBC council members for agreement. The Steering Group is now concentrating on the foundation and start-up of its Focus Groups. The Groups will examine the current provision and potential future requirements of the main planning activities in the designated area, e.g Housing and the Built Environment; Transport and Accessibility; Education and Leisure; Business and Retail; Environmental and Countryside. The Focus Groups consist of members of the Steering Group together with volunteer parishioners. This is where YOU come in! Are you interested in any of the above activity fields? If so, why not join the appropriate Focus Group and give us the benefit of your views and opinions? For further information please visit one of our forthcoming Drop-In Events which will take place as follows :• Saturday 28th October at Thornton Community Centre, 175 Main Street, Thornton LE67 1AH, 10.30am to 3.30pm • Saturday 4th November at Stanton-under-Bardon Village Hall, St John Cole Crescent, Stantonunder-Bardon, LE67 9AE, 10.30am to 3pm • Saturday 11th November at Bagworth Community Centre, Station Road, Bagworth, LE67 1BH, 12.15pm to 4.30pm. A leaflet giving full details of these events will be delivered to your address in the next couple of weeks. Come along and See how important Neighbourhood Planning is! Residents of Stanton-under-Bardon will shortly be receiving a questionnaire from an organisation called Midlands Rural Housing. It will ask several important questions about what YOU believe the need for housing is in the village, if any. The questionnaire will provide information which will be most helpful in informing the Neighbourhood Planning Steering Group regarding housing requirements for Stanton. Please complete and return the form. It is completely confidential. Bagworth & Thornton have already completed this exercise And Midlands Rural Housing has provided a useful report.

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Redgate Sanctuary Horses and Ponies being prepared for re-homing Can you help us to find them a new and fulfilling life? THE HORSES and ponies at Redgate Farm Animal Sanctuary, Markfield are – as ever - very well cared for by our wonderful volunteer horse team – Pete and Trish (from Markfield Equestrian Centre), and by staff member Donna, but we all feel they would blossom in a ‘proper’ home with new families and new challenges. Any potential new owners would, of course, need to consider the practicalities of adoption very seriously, also have sufficient land, time and resources, and a knowledge of, and empathy with, horses. The horses and ponies we would love to see re-homed and settled for a new life are: William (16.2HH), Eddie (14.2), Flossie (13.2), Lottie (13.1). They would essentially be ‘projects’ for their new owners, (with some work attached), as they have been kept as ‘pets’ at the sanctuary without having been ridden recently, and are probably a little overweight. So, first of all their fitness would have to be gradually built back up, and also our ‘horse Trustee’ Linda, or staff member Donna, would need to chat with you about any health/dietary issues they may have. Eddie, fostered out to a local horse trainer since July, has already started his new exercise regime and is coming on very well – he is a real gentleman. They would make wonderful companion horses and would probably be capable of light hacking once they are fit again. But they have been not been saddled in recent years – so work and patience would be involved. But all four are regularly handled and brought in every day for grooming. If you would like to visit these lovely creatures and chat to us about maybe adopting

one from Redgate, to make part of your life, please come along to Redgate Farm Animal Sanctuary (registered charity number 1036506). Postcode LE67 9PW, located at 233, Shaw Lane, Markfield at the side of the A511. We are also less than a mile away from Stanton under Bardon. The Sanctuary is open to the public every day from 11am – 3pm and the horse team are on site most days until 2pm. Contact: Sanctuary Office 01530 243 925 (between 11am and 3pm), the Secretary 01530 230 455 (after 5pm) or email Redgate@mail.org

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A STANDING OVATION SAID IT ALL! YES, EVERYONE at the sell-out concert at Markfield Methodist Church had a wonderful evening’s entertainment.

The return of the Go Ukulele Crazy orchestra had been something to look forward to and no-one was disappointed. We were treated to both familiar and new songs and could either sit back, take it easy and simply listen, or join in with the singing, the actions, or both. Leader and conductor of the orchestra, Joanna Stevenson, was also a witty compere who encouraged audience participation, although it didn’t take a lot of persuasion. She offered a few tips on how to reach the higher notes: “Clench the buttocks and raise your eyebrows”! After a few practice clenches it seemed to work! It was a pleasure to welcome a group of Australian visitors who were having a night out organised by Leicestershire Friendship Force. In tribute to them the orchestra played some Australian songs and this gave one of the visitors the opportunity to give an accomplished imitation of a kookaburra’s call. We trust that our friends from the antipodes enjoyed their evening with us and that it was one of the more memorable experiences of their trip. The concert was part of the church’s ongoing fundraising for the Project Malawi Trust and we are delighted to have raised the sum of £638. If you would like to find out more about the charity and how the money is used please visit www.madalitso.org . Thank you to everyone who supported the evening and went just a little bit “crazy”. Your enthusiasm was greatly appreciated by the orchestra who had as much fun as their audience.

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Questions in Bagworth I TEND to arrange bookings for Bagworth Community Centre and it is often me who unlocks for people who have hired rooms in the Centre. I am the one who usually returns and locks up when the activity has ended. I have been known to half jokingly refer to the Centre as my second home. I recently had an interesting conversation with one of our regular users and, during that conversation, I was asked the question, “Do you get paid?” I explained to her that, like the other trustees, we are all volunteers and do not get paid. There are eight of us who run the Trust for the benefit of the community. We all have different skills and we put these to good use in running the Centre for the benefit of the village. We would be delighted to welcome with open arms anyone who would like to help us. Indeed, we have recently been joined by a new member of the Trust, Steve. He has quickly settled in and it feels like he has been with us much longer than he has. As a group of people who have been together for about five years, we are still able to laugh together in our meetings. Please come and join in.

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Markfield Medical Centre and Patient Participation Group (PPG) news.

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AT OUR RECENT PPG meeting members were very interested to learn about the ways in which we can become involved in medical research to the benefit of both ourselves and the wider community.

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Research takes many forms, including research questionnaires and clinical trials. During the discussion I was amazed to discover how many of us had been involved in one way or another in some form of medical research and how much we felt this had benefitted us. Patients may not realize that Markfield Medical Centre is involved in a number of medical research projects , carrying out a minimum of five studies a year. Patients are either contacted directly to ask if they would like to take part, or notices are displayed in the surgery. Should you be interested in learning more, please contact the Surgery. As part of our work into improving the experience of patients, we discussed how the appointment system is working. Firstly, we would like to thank all patients who attend for an appointment at the correct time and date - the text messaging service is very useful here to send out reminders of date and time to those patients signed up to the service. If you haven’t yet given your mobile number to the surgery, or if you have changed your number and forgotten to let the surgery know, please do this as it really helps in communication between patients and the Surgery. We then talked about the number of appointments at the surgery where patients do not attend (DNA). We were shocked to hear the number of missed appointments which could have been used by other patients in need. For example, in July 2017, 30 doctors’ appointments , 52 Practice Nurse appointments and 45 Health Care Assistants appointments were DNA, amounting to 1240 minutes or over 25 hours. The August 2017 DNA figures showed even more appointments were missed - Doctors 43, Practice Nurse 43, Health Care Assistant 42, which adds up to 1640 minutes or over 27 hours. Whilst we realise that it is sometimes easy to forget an appointment when you book an appointment, PLEASE make a note on your calendar diary or mobile to remind you immediately. It would really help other patients if appointments that are no longer needed could be cancelled in good time so that they can be reassigned. By the time you read this article the two flu clinics will have been held. Thank you to all who attended and made them so successful. PPG members were on hand to help people to complete the ‘Friends and Family’ sheets and to sign up to the Summary Care Record. Don’t worry if you missed the two Saturday clinics – you can still make an appointment at the surgery for a flu jab should you need one! If you are unsure if you qualify for a free ‘flu jab then take a look at the notices in the Surgery which contain all the relevant information. Finally we learnt that the non emergency patient transport provider for Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland was changing to TASL replacing the current provider Arriva with effect from 1st October.

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‘I was an orphan in the former Soviet Union when I received my shoebox. We had to share everything at the orphanage, including towels. When I got a washcloth in my box I thought it was my own personal towel! It was very special because it was my all just for me —something that I didn’t have before. Another item was a notebook. It was awesome, because when I was moved to a different orphanage I could use it to write letters to my sisters. God used the shoebox to plant a seed of hope in me. All I knew was that there was someone who had cared enough to send me the washcloth and notebook. Through the next couple of years that was the hope that I held on to, that there must be someone out there who could care about me. My sister Tanya had heard about a God who loved her when she received her shoebox gift. So she was praying, “God, if you’re real, give me and my siblings a family.” One day I received a letter from her that said, “We might be getting adopted into an American family.” I again thought, there really has to be someone who cares for me. It could only be someone like a God. All these little things were pointing to this amazing, loving God and yet at this point I had little comprehension of who He was. I hadn’t heard about Jesus. When I was 13, we were adopted. After I’d learned a little bit of English, my dad told me that God loved us so much that He sent His Son to die on the cross for our sins and that it was a free gift. I immediately remembered my Operation Christmas Child gift and thought, Wow, that makes sense. Someone who didn’t know me gave me a gift, and in the same way before we ever knew God, He loved us enough to give us this gift. At that moment, I realised that the hope I was feeling had been given from God. God ordained that shoebox for me. It opened my heart to Jesus, who changed my life forever.

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GROBY VILLAGE SOCIETY Forthcoming Event Thursday October 26 Leicestershire Ladies David Bell at Groby Library Starting at 7.30pm.

For Further Details Contact Hon. Secretary Mr. P. Castell Tel. 0116 287 9842 Non Members are Welcome

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Markfield WI NEWS - a talk on WIGS! THE LADIES of Markfield WI spent an entertaining and informative evening recently when Tim Hogarth-Jones came to talk to us on the subject of Wigs and Transformations, the latter we learned were extra curls, hair pieces etc which could be added to enhance ones hairstyle. Tim is a very experienced hairdresser and wig maker and has been involved in wig making in the film and theatre world for many years. He also teaches his skills and so was well placed to provide us with lots of information. He presented this in a very amusing way and with the aid of illustrations, taking us from the earliest days of hair styling and wigs, through the era of the 60s, 70s and 80s when most of the audience were doing a lot of experimenting with their hair, right up to the present day when perms are now off the hairdressing curriculum! The high spot of the evening was when Tim produced a large bag full of wigs in many styles and colours for us to try on. What better than an opportunity to have long, straight, blonde hair when you had been an auburn, now white, curly haired beauty! Tim displayed considerable skill in selecting just the right wig for some of the ladies who volunteered to try on in front of an audience and the auburn haired, now white, curly haired lady soon found out that long, straight, blonde was not right for her. We then had a bit of a ‘free for all’ and there was much

laughter as we asked friends for opinions on our heads! I fancied the black, purple fringed one but it looked considerably better on a slightly younger head! So, will we all be going out to buy ourselves a wig? Who knows but when you see a face you recognise in the village but the hair has changed it means she has probably been listening to Tim Hogarth-Jones. • Other news from the WI - we won our last match in the Bradgate Group Skittles tournament and so will be playing two other WIs in the final. Good luck to our team. Margaret Beck and myself attended the Leicestershire and Rutland Federation Autumn lunch at Barnsdale Hall Hotel where we ate a lovely lunch, chatted with other WI ladies and were entertained by Lucy Adlington of the History Wardrobe who spoke about the seamstresses of Auschwitz, the subject of her new book The Red Ribbon. • Our next meeting is our AGM, Wednesday, October 18th, 7.45 at the Methodist Church Schoolroom, when we also have James Wainwright speaking on the subject of ‘Reverse Rhett and my

daughter.’ Rhetts is a condition which affects James’s daughter and we will be having a Bring and Buy table to raise money for the work James and his family do for the charity supporting those with this condition. • Please come along if you are interested in learning more about the WI. We are a friendly, lively group who take part in a variety of activities, for example we have a Glass Fusion Workshop in November, we are putting on a Christmas entertainment in December and are hoping to organise a Backstage Tour at Curve and possible a couple of other outings in the New Year. For further information contact either Jane Barrington on 01530 243285 or Fran Johnson on 01530 243350.

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Happy birthday in Bagworth

ON WEDNESDAY afternoon, on 20th September, the dancers at The Club, Bagworth, were invited to join in a celebration. Wishes 4 Kids is 15 years old this year and, in recognition of the large amount that has been raised by The Club, Chris from the charity arrived with a special birthday cake and the dancers were able to take part in the birthday celebrations. Chris said a few words and thanked them for their help, which amounts to over £6000 being raised for the charity over the last few years. Not ones to rest on their laurels, Ken and his small team of helpers held another charity dance two days later on Friday 22nd September. This time the charity that was being supported was the Brain Tumour charity. £365 was raised for that charity on that evening. The money was raised from an entrance admission fee and a raffle, which always has lots of donated prizes. On that occasion there were over 30 different items. The Wednesday dances continue at The Club between the hours of 2 and 4 pm. Admission is £1 which includes a hot drink and biscuits. Social dances are also held at the same location on Saturdays at 8 pm. These will take place on 21st October, 18th November and 16th December. In addition, dancers are invited to see in the New Year at The Club on 31st December. Ken and his team also hold a dance on Christmas Eve at Bagworth Community Centre where money raised is given to The Trust to help with the running of the Centre. You are more than welcome to attend any or all of these events.

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Public Sector workers deserve a pay rise Borough Councillor Matthew Lay writes in the Herald THERE HAS been lots of talk recently in the media and amongst politicians about what should be done on the matter of public sector workers’ pay. Stories filter out that the government is planning on lifting its 1% cap and on the next page these are denied. To be sure, it seems most people realise that public sector workers (like many workers) have faced a tough ordeal since 2010 but despite that, nothing concrete has yet been put in place to remedy it, although that might or might not be about to change when the next budget takes place. And if it does change, the key question councillors of all persuasions will ask (concerning local government workers) is will it be funded by government? Or will it be a political gesture only and simply exacerbate, the dire funding position that councils already find themselves in. The public sector worker is well known to almost everyone, be it your husband or wife, sister or brother, mother or father, or just your neighbour, somewhere, someone is a public sector worker. There are literally millions of them although it is also worth noting that the current total employed is around a million less than it was in 2010, and is falling. One in every 6 workers is employed either by central or local government in some guise. It might be in the NHS, the police, the fire brigade, prisons staff and, of course, schools. It might also be in your local council like Hinckley and Bosworth. Just there you will find many different occupations such as; refuse collector, street cleaner, housing officer, environmental health

officer, planner and buildings officer. The list goes on, workers providing key services to everyone in our community. The total percentage of workers in the public sector is now at its lowest level since 1947 - this was before the NHS was created. This explains lot of things, like why we have fewer police on the streets, waiting lists in hospitals are on the rise, pot holes in the road take an age to get filled, prisons are out of control, teachers are stretched and faced with increasing class sizes and firefighting crews are reduced, etc, etc. The list goes on.

Planned to get worse You may not want to believe what’s happening to public services, but the reality is staring many people in the face every day and it doesn’t look like it’s about to get better anytime soon. In fact it’s planned to get much worse. Scratch the surface and it will reveal a whole host of problems and issues which are not about to go away. I am not saying that things cannot be done more efficiently or that technology and new process can do things with less. I am also not saying that just as in every organisation waste doesn’t exist. No it’s just a simple thing really, the reduction in public sector workers cannot go on and on, without consequences and now those consequences are starting to hit home in a big way. You also cannot go on expecting public sector workers to see a sustained reduction in earnings year after year and not feel hard done by. To put it into context; the base pay of public sector workers was initially frozen in 2010 for two years and for every subsequent year, pay has been capped at 1%. RPI inflation in 2017

currently sits at 3.9%. That means that the cost of living is increasing 2.9% faster than wages so it represents an effective pay cut. Many of course will point to the fact that public sector workers receive increments meaning that pay increases by more than 1%. For many that may certainly have been true but the reality is that most workers go from entry point salary to top of the range allowed within a few years and only get the base pay increases after that. It is also worth noting that public sector workers do not get any bonus or end of year payments and while the pension arrangements are good workloads have increased along with demand. The danger when talking about public sector workers is that those who do not work in the public sector can sometimes feel aggrieved. I spend a lot of my time in my day job putting the case for better pay and conditions for workers in the private sector. I know the impact the public sector pay squeeze has had on private sector wages, it has held them back. This is because employers look at wage growth across the economy and see this is supressed and consequently won’t increase pay by the necessary margin. Corporate profits are soaring and yet wages are decidedly not. According to the Financial Times between June 2007 and 2016 the UK was the only advanced economy in which wages contracted while the economy expanded. Anyway back to the main reason I started to write this article. As you may have guessed, I fully support the need for a decent pay rise for all workers including those who work for Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. I make a particular point

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Matthew Lay about Council workers because, firstly, as a Councillor I have a modicum of responsibility for this and secondly, Council workers have suffered the biggest hits to wages of comparable workers with a 21% basic wage cut in real terms since 2010.

Money can be found In the public sector a wage increase will need to be paid for and I have long believed that more money could be found and should be found by asking those who have the most to pay a little more in tax, is that really so unreasonable or unfashionable these days? It’s certainly more honest than those who suggest we can make ends meet without. More money in wages also means more money spent in the economy keeping the wheels turning. The problems at Hinckley and Bosworth (which will be replicated across all councils and public services) will come if we are told we can pay staff more and yet it’s not funded by Government (which is what really concerns me). Already Councils have strict limitations on what money can be raised locally and so any increase not funded will simply lead to yet more reductions in services and as a result less workers. This would be a ridiculous and perverse outcome but perhaps I am getting too long in the tooth to not think this is what is about to happen.

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Antibiotic Research UK is the world’s first charity to tackle the problem of antibiotic resistant infection. We aim to develop one new antibiotic therapy by 2020 with further antibiotics being introduced over the next decade. To reach our goals we need to raise £30 million over the next 5 – 7 years. The human body contains trillions of bacteria. These live in our gut, on our skin and in our nose and mouth. Many of these bacteria are useful such as in the digestion of food. Sometimes though these bacteria can enter our blood stream and grow and divide unchecked – we call this process an infection. Here are a few medical conditions that depend on antibiotics for their treatment; bowel cancer, breast cancer surgery, leukaemia and lymphoma treatment, caesarean sections, organ transplants, intensive care treatment after a major accident, hip and knee replacements. When we get a bacterial infection, most times the body can fight it off. Sometimes though the infection worsens and this is when we are given antibiotics. Around 20% of patients do not respond to the first antibiotic they are given. They are therefore given another antibiotic which usually is effective. In some cases, none of the antibiotics given are effective; the bacteria are resistant to all known antibiotic treatments and the patient can die. The incidence of antibiotic resistance is rising year on year. The problem is being made worse as very few new antibiotics have been developed over the past 30 years. Please support Antibiotic Research UK by joining us for coffee on the 18th November

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Christmas Shoe Box Appeal

of many of his books, including Salem’s Lot and IT. IT was released on film last month and in the UK the film is on track to become the biggest horror movie ever, earning £22.2m after 10 days in cinemas, and the highestgrossing horror film of all time in the US, surpassing The Exorcist. The film, featuring murderous clown Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard), has enjoyed huge international success since it opened earlier this month. A film of The Dark Tower based on King’s hugely popular epic series also came out last month. We have many Stephen King books in the library as well as a lot of nearly new books of his for sale on our donated book shelf.

JUST A reminder that we will again be taking part in the annual Christmas Shoe Box appeal in conjunction with Cross Hills Baptist Church. Each shoe box is delivered to deprived children around the world in time for Christmas. During half term , October 16th to 20th, we are asking for donations for the shoe boxes and we ask that you bring along school items, new toiletries, small items of clothing, toys etc. in fact anything you think a child between 2 and 14 would like. If you wish you could also make up a shoe box yourself and drop it into the Library anytime during the week. Thank you.

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PLEASE COME TO OUR FRIENDLY COFFEE MORNING Horror for Halloween at MARKFIELD LIBRARY at 11am - 5 of the best horror Autumn Book Swap th books published in on Wednesday 18 January. With Coffee And Cakes 2017

ALSO DURING half term we will have another of our Book Swaps at 3.00pm on Tuesday October 17th.

• Dead Seasons by R.M. James A group of four wedding goers, on their way to California, get lost in Kansas. The car doesn’t work. Reception is down. And morning has mysteriously become evening. They discover this small town is more than what it seems. When they come across the townsfolk, who take a keen interest in them, the four are then forced to participate in a simulation game, where newcomers must play to be allowed to leave. Yet no one knows the exact rules of the game. Except for one detail. If you don’t play, you die. There can only be one winner. • Under a Watchful Eye by Adam Nevill Seb Logan is being watched. He just doesn’t know by whom. When the sudden appearance of a dark figure shatters his idyllic coastal life, he soon realises that the murky past he thought he’d left behind has far from forgotten him. What’s more unsettling is the strange atmosphere that engulfs him at every sighting, plunging his mind into a terrifying paranoia. To be a victim without knowing the tormentor. To be despised without knowing why. These are the thoughts which plague his every waking moment. Once he starts to investigate it

Would you please spend just one hour to understand a little more about dementia? Bring along a book you would like to swap for someone else’s. It Itofcould help you, family, friends, neighbours could be a favourite book yours or perhaps one you couldn’t quite get into. You may have a book you - our whole community. really enjoyed but don’t yet want it to go to charity but would like someone else you’ve met to enjoy it first. Perhaps you are stuck for inspiration and would like someone else to tell you all about the book they wish to swap. Our Spring Book Swap was good fun, so just bring up to three books to swap and share your love of books with others. Admission is £2 to include refreshments and cake!

need to book. It’s free and it’s fun. As Di says “Its lovely to see so many Little Lenders getting to enjoy our library in so many different ways”. Here’s a quote from one mum who comes along “A lovely group to encourage children to enjoy books. Great fun for them.” And another mum says “It’s brilliant for singing and listening to stories. Thank you”

01530 244407 or 07812 781113 who have themselves only recently become walking buddies after being introduced to each other in the Library.

Our free, valuable and interesting Dementia Friends Information Session is just about asking everyone to understand a bit more about dementia andNews how we might Halloween Book make life that bit easier and more pleasant for those people who live with it.

Reading And Rhymes Markfield’s littlest library users come along every Friday morning with their mum, dad or carer to join in our Reading and Rhymes sessions. The group meet between 9.15 and 10.00 and listen to stories read by our group of volunteers. We are very lucky to have some great readers including Angela Berry who recently retired from leading the Markfield Play Away Play Group and Georgina who sometimes brings along sculpting balloons for the children to play with. Our group is led by Di Lockley, who brings along her guitar so the children can sing along too. The group meet in our dedicated childrens’ area where there are lots of toddler’s books as well as soft cushioned seats and a large alphabet and animal mat. So if you have an under 5 year old why not come along and enjoy fun, informal and friendly sessions where babies and toddlers join in stories, songs and rhymes in a lovely environment. There’s no

National Libraries Week Please do be a Dementia Friend. IT’S STILL not too late to pop into the library and take a look at our display about the range of free services the library has to offer.

It will also give you a chance to chat to one of our Librarians about the clubs and groups which meet regularly in the library.

Social Walking Group OUR NEWLY formed social walking group is proving quite popular. The group walk for pleasure in and around Markfield. It’s a friendly group and although the members enjoy walking they don’t necessarily want to walk on their own so the group is ideal. They meet up, walk and talk and generally motivate each other. The day, time or frequency of the walks are decided at a time to suit the members. For more information contact Jane on 07935279991 or Mary on

LAST MONTH, the Master of the Macabre, Stephen King, turned 70. Since his debut, Carrie in 1974, King has gone on to publish a further 53 novels, another seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, six non-fiction books and nearly 200 short stories as well. He has won numerous awards and has so far had over 60 of his stories turned into films as well as a large amount of writing credits for TV films/series and shorts, including an episode of The X-Files and a Michael Jackson mini-film/music video! Born in Portland, Maine, King used the U.S state for the setting

I don’t play “Hard To Get”, I play” Never Gonna Happen”.

THE HERALD • MID-OCTOBER 2017 • Tel: 01530 244069 • Email: info@markfieldherald.co.uk leads him to stray across the line and into mortal danger, he risks becoming another fatality in a long line of victims . . . • 13 Views of the Suicide Woods by Bracken MacLeod A selection of short stories which inhabit the dark places where pain and resignation intersect, and the fear of a quiet moment alone is as terrifying as the unseen thing watching from behind the trees. A young woman waits for her father to come home from the place where no one goes intending to return. A single word is the push that may break a man and save a life. And the end of a marriage unravels the world. • Relics by Tim Lebbon There’s an underground black market for arcane things. Akin to the trade in rhino horns or tigers’ bones, this group traffics in mummified satyrs, gryphons’ claws, and more. When Angela Gough’s lover Vince goes missing, she sets out to find him whatever the risk. She learns that he was employed by

the infamous London crime lord Frederick Meloy, providing bizarre objects beyond imagining. Descending into the city’s underbelly, she uncovers a deadly side to the black market. It might have claimed Vince, and Angela may be next. Gripping supernatural terror launching a new trilogy by this acclaimed author. • Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire Twin sisters Jack and Jill were seventeen when they found their way home. This is the story of what happened first… Jacqueline was her mother’s perfect daughter— polite and quiet, always dressed as a princess. Jillian was her father’s perfect daughter—adventurous, thrill-

seeking, and a bit of a tom-boy. He really would have preferred a son, but you work with what you’ve got. They were five when they learned that grown-ups can’t be trusted. They were twelve when they walked down the impossible staircase and discovered that the pretence of love can never be enough to prepare you a life filled with magic in a land filled with mad scientists and death and choices

Book Sale Saturday November 26th - 12 noon to 3.00pm We have hundreds of nearly new donated books, some haven’t even been read. We have books for everyone and every genre. We have thrillers, romance, history, teenage books, cooking, gardening, travel, crime, biographies, horro, reference books etc. etc. Most

of the paperbacks are 50p whilst hardbacks we would expect a minimum donation of £1. Many of them are brand new. Why not buy a bag and fill it with as many books as you can for £5. The sale is just in time for Christmas so come along and choose a book as a Christmas present for someone or a stocking filler or maybe treat yourself. The book sale starts at 12 noon and finishes at 3.00pm so to get the best pick come early. We also have a permanent rack of donated books which is constantly being updated.

Quiz Night WE HAVE just finalised the date for our next Quiz Night which will be Thursday November 30th at 7.30pm. We will have a guest quiz master this time which will give our regular quiz master, Marie, a chance to take part in the quiz herself!

For more information about any of our events, groups or clubs such as our Writers Group, Book Clubs, Art Class, Family Tree research, or Knit and Stitch then please visit our website markfieldcommunitylibrary.co.uk or email markfieldcommunitylibraryevents@mail.com

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Thornton Christmas Craft Fayre: 18th November THE FRIENDS of St Peter’s Church, Thornton are holding their 21st annual Christmas Craft Fayre on 18th November at the Community Centre in Thornton. Doors will be open to visitors from 10 am until 2.30 pm. Please do join us, even if it’s only for a short while. Everyone is welcome.

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As well as the usual cake, tombola, raffle and bric-a-brac stalls there will be fabric and knitted items, jewellery, bird boxes, toys, homemade jams and pickles, Christmas decorations, cards and many ideas for those unusual Christmas gifts, and of course, the happy and friendly atmosphere that always prevails at this seasonal village event. Children’s games will keep youngsters, (and not so youngsters) busy, The Cafe will be open during the day, providing hot and cold lunches, sandwiches, cakes, snacks and of course tea, coffee and squash all at very reasonable prices. Children, and adults, will be able to visit Father Christmas who will have a sack full of goodies in his grotto. For the last few years we have raised over a thousand pounds during the day for St Peter’s Church through your wonderful support and generosity. The money raised this year will go towards the £44,000 of repairs needed to St Peter’s Church, a 14th century Grade 1 listed building steeped in history and overlooking the picturesque Thornton Reservoir. Admission to the Fayre is 50p, though there is no charge for children aged 14 and under if they are accompanied by an adult. We look forward to seeing you there.

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Appeal for help I LIVE on Markfield Lane and on Bank holiday Saturday 26th August I had a home invasion between 4.15pm-5pm. I had done a leaflet drop but this newsletter would reach more than I could ever deliver by hand. They stole jewellery which had sentimental value which can never be replaced. On the day there were a group of lads whose bike chain had broken and they were near to my home, did these lads see anything, I know they live in Markfield. The car stolen was a charcoal colour Ford Focus ST, they found the number plates corner of Sports Rd/Victor Rd, they found the car burnt out in Braunstone Frith, unfortunately, they used the car to carry out more robberies which breaks my heart. If anyone knows anything, heard anything please contact PC Burnham on 0116 2483566 or 101, crime number is 17000366209. There is a reward for information and return of my precious jewels.

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It is truly easier to forgive your enemies than figure out how to limit their access to your facebook page.

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Markfield HomeMakers

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

Nov 8th ~ Brenda Featherstone ~ Simple Farmhouse Cookery Demonstration

Markfield Churches Joint Homelessness Service Sunday 3rd December 10.30 Parish Church St Michaels and All Angels, The Green, Markfield THE SERVICE will focus on homelessness issues and there will be a collection for homeless people which this year will go to the Falcon Charity, details of which are below. Everyone of all ages are very welcome and we would love to see you.

Dec 13th ~ Christmas Party For more information, call: Brenda on 01530 242173 or Iris on 01530 242436.

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Falcon Support Services is a charity which helps single homeless vulnerable people and disadvantaged groups by providing accommodation, support, advice, and educational and community involvement services. It is based in Loughborough but has a new presence in North West Leicestershire. Most of the provisiobrendaHello Brenda I’ve run out of n is for Leicestershire people. Short-term and medium-term housing is provided, as well as emergency and move on accommodation. The charity promotes the dignity of vulnerable people by providing a high quality, stable environment and accommodation during their transition from homelessness to independence. They are helped to develop the social and life skills necessary to plan and prepare for their futures as well as enabling them to integrate into a local community. The accommodation is designed to meet the needs of different groups of vulnerable homeless people, including the single homeless, people released from prison, unaccompanied asylum-seeking children now 18+ years of age, and emergency accommodation for young people aged 16+ with priority needs such as mental health and substance misuse issues, and little independent living skills. Other vulnerable disadvantaged groups helped include adults with learning disabilities, pregnant women and those at risk of exploitation. There are also community projects, including a drop-in, that offers advice and support.

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What’s On at Local Pubs & Clubs Groby Ex-Servicemen’s Club Leicester Road, Groby Tel: 0116 287 1809 Saturday 14th October: - Tones Of Soul - We Welcome These Guys Back Again Friday 20th October: - Roustabout - Excellent Local Duo Saturday 21st October: - Stephen James - Out Of This World Frankie Valli Tribute - As Seen Live On The West End - No Ticket Needed For This Show! Friday 27th October: - Eye 2 Eye Fantastic M/F Duo Saturday 28th October: - Lesley Excellent Female Vocalist With A Hint Of Humour Friday 3rd November: - Jo Leonard - Excellent Vocalist Saturday 4th November: - Manning & Mortimer Duo Friday 10th November: - Laura Alice - Fantastic Female Vocalist Saturday 11th November: - TBC Friday 17th November: - Mark Tedin - Lively Solo Vocalist Saturday 18th November: - Vegas Show - Fantastic Show With Dancers & Vocalists

The Club Bagworth, Station Road, Bagworth LE67 1BZ 01530 230205. Every Monday From 8 pm, Dominoes With Supper £1 -50. Every Tuesday From 8 pm Target Shooting With Rifle And Pellets Plus Tuition If Required£2-00. Wednesday Afternoon From 2-4 pm Tea Dance £1-00 With Tea/Biscuits. Wednesday Evenings: Bingo From 8 pm. With Members Jackpot Also

Raffle. Thursdays Line Dancing With Jeff From 8 pm Last Friday Of Each Month - Andy’s Quiz Night. Every Saturday Bingo In Lounge With Free Supper For All Players From 8 pm. Every Sunday Dancing To Organist From 8 pm. £2-00 Entry On Door With Raffle/Eight Houses Bingo(Optional) Charity dance on Fridays: • November 24th. Also includes a raffle and a short bingo session Saturday social dance: • October 21st Start at 8 pm. Admission will be £2. As with the charity dance, there will also be a raffle and a short bingo session. All Enquiries To 01530 230205. Also Room Hire Available For Any Occasion.

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Enhancing the life of Bagworth THE BAGWORTH Forward Group (BFG) organise a variety of events which aim to enhance the life of the village. Two dates for your diary are the Christmas Prize Bingo at 7.30 pm on Monday 27th November. There will be great prizes to be won, either playing bingo or in the raffle. The other important event is the Christmas Fayre on Saturday 25th November from 1 pm. There will be Christmas stalls in the Front Hall and in the Meeting Room. In the Rear Hall there will be a variety of Christmas entertainment provided mainly by children and young people. In addition there will be Christmas food and drink for sale including hot turkey rolls and homemade cake. As part of the day’s events, there will be a limerick competition. You are invited to complete a limerick based on one of the following first lines: “A Christmas day gift by the tree.” Or “When Santa Claus ate a big cake” Or “Santa Claus with his beard and his belly.” Entries will cost £1 each or three for £2. Bring them on the day.

Panto time is approaching Dragons in Anstey and Newtown Linford! BRADGATE Drama Society and Anstey Players are coming together to present a wonderful traditional pantomime, The Dragon of Wantley by NormanRobbins. ‘The Dragon of where?’ I hear you ask. Well OK it’s not as well known as Aladdin or Cinderella but it’s a great story with all the traditional pantomime elements of fun, laughter and music, men dressed as women, women dressed as men, dastardly villains, super shiny heroes and a really messy slapstick scene. The story has been updated in this modern version by Norman Robbins and offers a great night out for grown-ups and children alike. Performances are on Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6 and Thursday 7 December at Anstey United Reform Church and Friday 8 and Saturday 9 December (matinee and evening) at Newtown Linford Village Hall. Evening performances begin at 7.30p.m. and the matinee at 2.30p.m. Tickets are £6, children £2, and can be obtained from Toby Manning (01530 245298 / bradgatedrama@gmail.com) or Sarah (01162 886846) Come and join us to warm up for Christmas with the best pantomime around! Also – 2017 is Bradgate Drama Society’s 70th. anniversary year and to celebrate we are holding a social evening on Friday 26 January 2018 featuring readings from our first production, videos of more recent work, memorabilia and live entertainment accompanied by food and drink. All members, friends and supporters of the Society are invited to come along for a night of nostalgia to celebrate this special occasion. Please put the date in your diary now; more details will follow over the coming weeks.

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Bagworth Community Centre raises over £1200 for Macmillan THE 4TH ANNUAl coffee morning at BCC in support of Macmillan, this year raised £1277. This was the highest raised since it began in 2014 and saw a record turnout of visitors who enjoyed coffee, cake and lunch. The day seemed to bring the village community together and it was great to see everyone rallying behind the day to make it a success. Whilst an event like this needs someone to oversee the arrangements it cannot succeed without the help of many people who donated, baked cakes, washed up and spent money. So thank you, well done and let’s get ready for next year.

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Markfield Minutes Below are extracts from the Approved Minutes of the Markfield Parish Meeting held on Tuesday 5th September 2017 at 8.00pm at the Methodist Chapel, Markfield. • Illegally parked vehicles on Forest Road and Park Avenue: - Leicestershire County Council would not approve the installation of further bollards at the location requested outside 29 and 55 Forest Road, Markfield. The footway at this location was not wide enough for bollards to be correctly installed in accordance with LCC specification, whilst at the same time maintaining sufficient width for wheelchairs and pushchairs. There were already double yellow lines in place at this location, and enforcement of these should deter vehicles from parking there. The Parish Council’s complaint would be forwarded on to LCC Notice Processing Team, and request that they can patrol the area as and when resources permit. • COUNTY COUNCILLOR’S REPORT: – Mr P Bedford - He stated that had relatively few complaints from Markfield residents and that most were regarding the local bus service, litter, graffiti and speeding vehicles. He had requested

that LCC undertakes a speed survey at appropriate times of the day. He sits on Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee as well as the Combined Fire Authority. Mr M Lay informed him that the Parish Council has on many occasions tried to work in partnership with LCC on matters such as grass cutting and highway issues and have found the CC very difficult to work with and very slow to respond. The rural grass gutting on verges throughout many local villages is sub-standard. Mr B Gannon raised the issue of the graffiti on the bridge over the A50 and complained about the state of the footpath and A50 underpass, after months of complaints from the PC. Mr P Bedford agreed to follow up the above matters.

metres of warehousing, which is twice as much warehousing as London, Scotland and Wales combined! These villages are also adjacent to the A50, A511 and M1 which are regularly congested already and can only get worse in the future because of the additional planned increase in developments and warehousing. He has therefore moved a resolution at H&BBC, to make representations to Government to better acknowledge the role new development and added industry has a detrimental effect on air quality. Increase in Crime: Mr M Lay reported that there had been a 14.5% in total locally, with domestic burglaries up by 20%, due to the reduction of police funding and officers.

MUGA – Safety surfacing – “Wet Pour” needed around the edges to seal the edges, the clerk would contact the Play Inspection Company.

• BOROUGH COUNCILLOR’S REPORT: Developing Communities FundMayflower Close Recreation Grounds: - Public Works Board Loan of up to £50 000. L&RALC needed to give approval for the loan firstly -To follow up with LRALC. Formal grant approval from Hinckley & Bosworth BC was awaited. Poor air quality: Mr M Lay stated that H&BBC had been measuring local air pollution for over 20 years now. The high level of Nitrogen Dioxide over recent years is of particular concern surrounding the villages of Markfield, Field Head & Stanton because these are within the Golden Triangle of Logistics. This area contains almost 14 million square

• COMMUNITY CENTRE AND MAYFLOWER CLOSE RECREATION GROUND Leader Plus Grant – All the works had been completed, invoices received and claim form obtained. Final phase of lighting alterations – The works had been completed; invoice received and the claim for the funding has been done. Guttering: - Parts needed replacing. Additional Lightning Conductor: The clerk had ordered the works as recommended, in February 2017, from Barsby Lightening. Litter bin & dog waste bin service July 17 to March 18: Hinckley & Bosworth BC were now undertaking this service. CHILDREN’S PLAY AREA AND

• NEIGHBOURHOOD PLANNING REPORT Notes from the meeting with Richard Mugglestone - ref a housing needs survey to support the Markfield Neighbourhood plan J. Williams, M. Bowler and T. Lockley met Richard Mugglestone (the local housing enabler) at the Community Library on 23rd August to discuss commissioning of a housing needs survey. Mr Mugglestone works for Midlands Rural Housing, which is part of East Midlands Housing Association and is based in Coalville. Midlands Rural Housing’s work in Leicestershire is jointly funded (over a 5-year period) by the District and County councils.

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Midlands Rural Housing also works with 3 Leicestershire based housing associations. There would be no financial cost to Markfield PC for this work. He explained the various level of housing needs surveys ranging from county down to parish level. Their findings all influence local plan policies, which in turn must be taken into consideration when producing a parish neighbourhood plan. Bagworth and Thornton PC have, relatively recently, had needs surveys done for each village. One has also been undertaken for Newtown Linford PC. Although, as a parish council, we’re still at the preliminary development stages of our own NP, having a housing needs assessment undertaken now won’t in any way prejudice our NP work. It will in fact provide an important evidence base for the NP.

Mr Mugglestone presented the survey questionnaire produced for Thornton. Although, for comparative purposes the format adopted for individual parish questionnaires remains broadly the same, some local customisation is possible. He would be happy to discuss this with us in due course. Early on in our discussions Mr Mugglestone raised the matter of including Field Head. MPC councillors said they’d be happy to have it included, but only if Groby PC gave their prior approval. The Chairman agreed to contact the Groby PC clerk. All being well Groby PC will consider this matter at their meeting on the 4th September and their comments will then be presented at our meeting on the 5th. Questionnaires would be delivered to every house/flat. Some pre-launch publicity would be necessary so to allow for that and the preparation of the questionnaire etc. a November launch date seemed preferable. The aim would be to seek a 3 to 4-week response period. Normally you’d expect a 30 to 35% response rate and it would take Richard’s team about a month to undertake the analysis. That would mean we’d have the analysis February/March 2018, which should tie-in well with other aspects of the developing NP. The evidence provided by the housing needs survey could lead to further discussions with Richard, about the appropriateness, or otherwise, of potential housing sites raised by the NP process.

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Markfield Congregational Church 01530 242142 Sunday 22nd October 10.15am Morning Worship Sunday 29th October 10.15am Morning Worship Sunday 5th November 10.15am Morning Worship followed by Communion

Sunday 5 November 10.30am Morning Service 6.00pm Evening Taizé Service Thursday 9 November 2.00pm - 4.00pm Music Café Sunday 12 November 10.00am Morning Service at Methodist Church 10.45am United Service at the War Memorial 4.00pm Afternoon Café Service

Sunday 12th November 10.00am Short Service for Remembrance Day in our Church followed by:10.55am United Remembrance Day Service at the village War Memorial

Sunday 19 November 10.30am Morning Service 6.00pm Evening Communion Service

Sunday 19th November 10.15am Morning Worship

Sunday 26 November 10.30am Morning Service 6.00pm No Evening Servicest.

Cross Hills Baptist Church, between Bagworth & Thornton Sunday 15th October 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 22nd October 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 29th October 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 5th November 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 12th November Remembrance Service 10.45am Morning Service with The Lord’s Supper Please note the later start time. Sunday 19th November 10.30am Morning Service 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 www.markfieldmethodistchurch.org Facebook: Markfield Methodist Church Sunday 15 October 10.00am United Service at Coalville Catholic Church 6.00pm No Evening Service Sunday 22 October 10.30am Morning Service 6.00pm No Evening Service Thursday 26 October 2.00pm - 4.00pm Music Café Sunday 29 October 9.45am Focused Prayer Fellowship 10.30am Morning Communion Service 4.00pm Afternoon Circuit Service at St. Andrew’s GRE

Thursday 23 November 2.00pm - 4.00pm Music Café

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Markfield Sunday 8th October 10.30 am All Age Harvest Service 6.00 pm Holy Communion Sunday 15th October 10.00 am Churches Together in Markfield Service at St Wilfrid’s RC Church, Coalville 6.00 pm Evening Prayer

Sunday 12th November 10.00 am Remembrance Service, followed by 10.50 am Churches Together in Markfield Remembrance Service at the War Memorial on The Green 6.00 pm Remembrance Service and Holy Communion Friday 17th November 8.00 pm “Still Friday” Sunday 19th November 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Sunday 26th November 8.00 am Holy Communion (said service) 6.00 pm Evening Service

St Mary and All Saints’ Church, Stanton under Bardon Sunday 8th October 10.30 am Holy Communion Sunday 15th October 10.30 am Morning Service Sunday 22nd October 10.30 am “Something Different” Service Sunday 29th October 10.30 am Single Holy Communion at St Peter’s, Thornton

Friday 20th October 8.00 pm “Still Friday”

Sunday 5th November 10.30 am Morning Service

Sunday 22nd October 8.00 am Holy Communion (said service)

Sunday 12th November 10.30 am Remembrance Service

6.00 pm Evening Service Sunday 29th October 6.00 pm Joint Evening Service Sunday 5th November 10.30 am Holy Communion 6.00 pm Bereavement Service

Sunday 19th November 10.30 am Morning Service Sunday 26th November 10.30 am “Something Different” Service

St Peter’s Church, Thornton Sunday 8th October 9.00 am Holy Communion Sunday 15th October 10.30 am Holy Communion Sunday 22nd October 10.30 am All Age Service Wednesday 25th October 10.00 am Midweek Communion and Coffee Sunday 29th October 10.30 am Single Holy Communion Sunday 5th November 3.00 pm Bereavement Service

Wednesday 22nd November 10.00 am Midweek Communion and Coffee Sunday 26th November 10.30 am All Age Service

Holy Rood Church, Bagworth Please note: Services will be at Bagworth Community Centre Sunday 5th November 9.00 am Holy Communion Sunday 12th November 10.45 am Remembrance Service at Bagworth War Memorial

St Peter’s Church, Copt Oak Sunday 8th October 3.00 pm Praise Service Sunday 15th October 9.15 am Holy Communion (said service) Sunday 22nd October 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Sunday 29th October 6.00 pm Joint Evening Service at St Michael’s, Markfield Sunday 5th November 6.00 pm Holy Communion Sunday 12th November 6.00 pm Remembrance Service Sunday 19th November 9.15 am Holy Communion (said service) Sunday 26th November 6.00 pm Evening Prayer

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Sunday 12th November 10.30 am Remembrance Service

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Sunday 19th November 10.30 am Holy Communion

Wednesday 15 November 2017 at 7 pm All are welcome.

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Borough Councillors’ Report Chris Boothby & Ozzy O’Shea

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Good Friday Site THE FOLLOWING is an update on the Council’s position. The courts have yet to give a date for the final injunction hearing. If/when the final injunction is granted, it would include a date by which the site would have to be vacated. If the occupants still refuse to leave HBBC will take direct enforcement action to remove them. Residents will be reminded that following the last and final failed appeal to stay, HBBC have conjoined both parts of the site in this action.

Tara House HBBC will be issuing an enforcement notice to remove the 3 mtr high fence and gate following a granted injunction which prevents any further works or residential use of the land.

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The owner would still have the right to appeal but if no appeal is lodged within a month of it being served , then the fence and gate would have to be removed within a further month and the hedgerow reinstated.

Heath Road THE PRESENT application to alter the entrance has been refused under delegated powers . Again, the applicant has the right to appeal but given the history of the site, we feel there would be little chance of success and officers are confident of winning any such appeal. If the site were to be sold, the existing injunction remains and any occupation of this land would be a breach of the injunction.

Dunlop Site Application Bagworth FOLLOWING discussions at the local Parish Council Meeting in Thornton and reviewing the written report by Officers at HBBC in regard to this application, we are both of the view that further discussions need to be made by Officers to secure a better deal for the village.

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The application seeks to build 61 affordable units ie 100% Social Housing and remove the existing employment permission. Whilst this gives local residents the chance to stay in the village who cannot get a foot on the property ladder and will clean up a derelict site, it seems that, due to viability, the village will see no contribution in financial terms. The only payment under a Section 106 Agreement will be £82,000 towards Primary Education at either Dovebank or Thornton. It also seems that whilst this application meets the need of social housing in Bagworth 3 times over, there is a Borough shortage up to 2026 but why should Bagworth take the hit on behalf of the Borough whilst gaining nothing itself. This application goes before Planning Ctte on October 10th (whilst The Herald is at the printers) and we will keep you all updated in next month’s issue. Best Regards

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Van Kuijk Quartet to Perform at Loughborough University’s Martin Hall INTERNATIONAL musicians the Van Kuijk Quartet will be performing at Loughborough University’s Martin Hall on Saturday 21st October. As current BBC New Generation Artists, the members of this outstanding quartet have become rising stars since forming as a group in 2012. They have been awarded with Best Beethoven and Best Haydn Prizes at the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition in 2015, as well as becoming part of the ECHO Rising Stars for the 2017/2018 season. They have performed across the world in some of the most renowned venues, including the Auditorium du Louvre in Paris and Musikverein in Vienna, in addition to a number of other international festivals. This autumn will see them tour across North America with performances scheduled in New York and Washington DC. The Van Kuijk Quartet is currently in residence at Proquartet, Paris, where they study with members of

the Alban Berg, Artemis and Hagen quartets. They have also worked with such renowned artists as Günter Pichler at the Escuela Superior de Mùsica Reina Sofia in Madrid. The musicians making up this very special quartet are Nicolas Van Kuijk and Sylvain Favre-Bulle (Violin); Emmanuel François (Viola) and François Robin (Cello). The pieces they have chosen to play in this Loughborough concert

are the String Quartet in G minor (Opus 10) by Debussy, the String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer Sonata” by Janacek and the Ravel String Quartet in F major. The Van Kuijk Quartet can be heard on Saturday 21st October at Martin Hall Theatre, Loughborough University beginning at 7.30pm. Tickets can be bought online (arts. lboro.ac.uk) or from the LU Arts Box Office at Loughborough Town Hall on 01509-231914.

Grave certainties AS A BAGPIPER, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man with no family or friends. The service was to be at a cemetery some distance away. As I was not familiar with the area, I got lost, and finally arrived an hour late. The funeral director and hearse were long gone. There were only the diggers left and they were eating lunch. I went to the side of the grave and looked down. The lid was partially covered with soil. The diggers stared at me over their sandwiches, and I sensed their reproach that I had deserted this dead man in his final hour of need. I didn’t know what else to do, so I started to play. The diggers looked quite startled at this, and put down their lunches. But they stood quietly enough while I played out my heart and soul for this man with no family and friends. And as I played ‘Amazing Grace,’ the workers began to weep. They wept, I wept, we all wept together. When I finished, I packed up my bagpipes and started for my car. Though my head hung low, my heart was full. As I opened the door to my car, I heard one of the workers say, ‘I never seen nothin’ like that before and I’ve been putting in septic tanks for twenty years.’ So, apparently I’m still lost....

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Christmas Card Shop Opens In Leicester THE FESTIVE season gets under way in Leicester when the Cards for Good Causes pop-up charity Christmas card shop opens in St Martin’s Square on Monday 16 October. Buying Christmas cards through Cards for Good Causes is the best way to get access to the widest selection of Christmas cards available, as well as a fantastic range of seasonal gifts and products, while supporting a range of national and local charities. Staffed by a team of local volunteers, the Leicester pop-up shop is part of a network of more than 300 temporary shops run by Cards for Good Causes, the UK’s largest multi-charity Christmas card organisation. It represents more than 250 charities including Cancer Research UK, Barnardo’s, NSPCC, Alzheimer’s Society and RNLI as well as a number of local charities such as Charity Link, Leicester and Leicestershire Animal Aid, Rainbows and The Laura Centre. Shoppers will be able to choose from hundreds of different Christmas card designs, as well as traditional advent calendars and candles, wrapping paper, gift tags, table napkins and stocking fillers. Rosemarie Nash-Smith, Shop Manager for Cards for Good Causes says: “Buying charity Christmas cards is one of the simplest ways to support good causes this festive season and we stock one of the widest ranges of Christmas cards anywhere. The proceeds from every card or product sold make a vital contribution to the work of the charities that we partner. Come and find us in St Martin’s Square and get ahead in your Christmas preparations by getting your cards early.” In the past ten years, charities have received more than £40 million from Cards for Good Causes, representing at least 70p in every pound, out of which the charities pay for the production and distribution of their Christmas cards and any VAT. Shop Opening Hours: 10am to 4pm Monday to Saturday at 9 Silver Walk, St Martin’s Square, Leicester. For further information visit www. cardsforcharity.co.uk or follow us on Facebook or Twitter

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Markfield Community Centre News Mayflower Good Times Together Club

and should be ready for our Christmas Party! On the 20th September villager Pat White came along and did a sing along session accompanied by Pat on her Ukulele. Pat got us all singing a variety of songs old and new. She gave a very funny song about a poor old builder who had a work accident and couldn’t go to work and concluded with a medley good old songs including “Roll out the Barrel” and “Show me the way to go Home”. Thanks for a very entertaining afternoon Pat.

I’M A BIT disappointed that the first session of the new club didn’t go off very well as no one came along BUT we are not daunted as often new clubs take time to get established and it gave us a chance to plan how we are going to develop and promote the club as well as encouraging people to come along. One idea is that we open up the club to people who are worried themselves that they or family members may have early signs of the onset of dementia and how they are going to cope in the future. So, to meet this need we will be introducing sessions around the early signs and how to live well with dementia. We feel passionately about this project as it is much needed local facility. This new club will provide a relaxing place for you, carers and the cared for where you can: • Meet others in similar situations and share experiences and coping ideas • Get information about the effects, symptoms and how to live well and cope with the various forms of dementia • Get information on help and support available for those with dementia and their carers • Feel welcome and not alone and excluded as dementia can happen to anyone • Have guest speakers and information sessions that will help them to cope • BUT ABOVE ALL to get out of the house and enjoy social activities and have fun together without feeling stigmatised For our next sessions we are planning the following: • Friday 20th October - Sharing Precious Moments where Sandi Maydwell will come along with her amazing 1950’s replica Co-op Shop plus information from AGE UK around Tips for Making Your home Dementia Friendly, Caring for Someone with dementia and Living with the early stages of dementia. • Friday 17th November - Sing Along and 1950/60’s music plus Living Well with dementia • Friday 15th December – Christmas Party with Carol Singing and a visit by Father Christmas All sessions are from 10.30am to 12pm. The cost is only £1.50p per person and includes light refreshments. You will also receive a free “fiddle muff ” kindly knitted by members of the Markfield Women’s Institute Knitting group. All you need to do is turn up on the day and you will be most welcome.

Mayflower Club’s Updates The Mayflower Clubs show just how successful we can be in delivering fun times for our more elderly residents and hopefully the Good Times Together Club will eventually follow suit. On the 6th September, yours truly showed members how to make homemade wine with the help of willing volunteers. We made parsnip, carrot and a red wine. They are now “bubbling away” in my conservatory

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On the 27th September, Derek - a volunteer with the West Area Community Responders - gave us a very interesting talk on the amazing work that this voluntary organization does in supporting the ambulance service and helping to save people’s lives. He also gave us some up to date tips on life saving, new CPR techniques and use of a defibrillator. Did you know that there is a new 112 number you can dial on your mobile telephone to reach the ambulance, fire, police and rescue services. It is free of charge and the main benefit is that it can pin point your location if you are not sure where you are. So, put 112 in your mobile phone in case you ever need help. Also did you know that there is a public use defibrillator outside the Markfield Co-op in Main Street. If you ever need to use it the Ambulance Service will give you the access code and there are instructions inside on how Derek gave tips on life-saving to use it.

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Words & Pictures from Ron Grantham Tallest Sunflower Challenge YOU MAY recall that earlier in the year I set members the challenge to grow the tallest sunflower. It proved to be a real challenge as some seeds failed to sprout, others managed to grow briefly before dying off and others like mine only managed to grow a piffling few feet. One member even claimed that her effort had been “kidnapped” out of her garden and had vanished. However, I can now reveal the winner. In first place was Christine whose sunflower managed to grow to the staggering height of over 7 feet. Peter came a worthy second place with his sunflower reaching nearly 6 feet. Both swore on oath that they had not cheated and brought along photographs to prove their claim. Helen’s effort is worthy of mentioning in dispatches as she brought along her sunflower in her mini car and staggered into the Centre with it still in its plant pot. Well done to the winners and everyone who made the effort successfully or not. Below are some of the events we have planned for the coming weeks • 18th October Indoor Board Games • 25th October Halloween Party and Ghost Stories by Leicestershire author David Bell • 1st November Build Your Very Own GUY • 8th November British TV Themes Quix • 20th December Christmas Party The Mayflower Club meets on Wednesday afternoons 2p to 4pm. It only costs £1.50p per session and that includes a “cuppa” and biscuits. The Mayflower Friendship Club meets on Monday afternoons from 2pm to Monday where you can simply enjoy a game of “dommies”, cards or just have a good old natter. Again it only costs £1.50p with a “cuppa” and biscuits thrown in.

Just pop into either club and join in the fun, you will be most welcome Can I finally say a big thank you to those of you who answered my appeal for any unused board games they are much appreciated.

New at the Centre Let’s Begin Tai Chi Many of you will have heard about Tai Chi but do not know its benefits for your health and wellbeing. So, qualified instructor Kumiko is starting a new 4 week taster course for beginners and those who want a refresher course. During the course you will be given clear easy steps to follow and fun. It includes step by step instruction on Tai Chi essentials as well as breathing exercises. The course will start on Tuesday 31st October from 7pm to 8pm and then the 7th, 14th and 21st November. The first session is FREE. Booking is essential and to do this please contact Kumiko on 07535 528216.

Dates for your Diary Matt Elliott Sports Development Half Term Football Coaching Sessions - 16th October to 20th October from 9.30am to 3pm “Drop “n” Shop” - A chance for you to go shopping whilst the kids are playing football and other sports - 21st December to 22nd December 10.30am to 3pm To book your place please contact Richard Hill on 07584 568937

Do Something Amazing THE NATIONAL Blood Service really appreciate the amount of blood donations it is receiving from our residents and have asked us to make more dates available at the Centre. The next sessions will be on FRIDAY 3rd November and WEDNESDAY 31st January 2018 when you can “Do something amazing” and donate blood:

Money Saving Special Offer DON’T FORGET that if you are planning a special family event, party or function with a bar we only charge a modest hire fee of £10 per room. This hire fee is very competitive to other venues in the area and will save you money. For bookings and enquiries please contact Markfield Centre and Sports, Mayflower Close, Markfield LE67 9ST on 01530 242240 or email markfieldcomunitycentre@hotmail.co.uk or you can visit our website www.markfield communitycentre.com to view our facilities, latest news, photo gallery and information about the Centre.

I have one of those unlimited mobile phone plans. There’s no limit to how much they can charge me.

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MID-SEPTEMBER was a sad and upsetting week for our church members when the church was broken into.

are 50p each and fold into a box ready to fill. The leaflet includes the label for the outside of the box and an envelope (to be put inside the box) for the donation to cover transportation and other costs, to make sure that the boxes reach the children they are intended for. If you prefer, your donation can be made online - the leaflet tells you how to do this – and you will then be told which country your box was sent to. Please note: unfortunately I made an error in the details given last month - you’ll see on the leaflets that the minimum donation of £3 has now been changed to a suggested donation of £5 to cover increasing costs. However, please don’t let this increase prevent you from doing a box – just put in at least £3 or whatever you can. ALL BOXES MUST BE COMPLETED BY THE LATEST 12TH NOVEMBER PLEASE. Please bring them to any of the Cross Hills Church Sunday morning the homeless cats at the centre in services at 10.30am between 15th particular. We were pleased that October and 12th November. the collection raised £30 that has Boxes can be brought up to 12th gone to the Redgate funds to help November to 110 Main Street, with the work that they do. Thornton (or to 108 or 106 Main St) Tea, coffee, biscuits and friendship Operation Christmas are always offered after our Child 2016 Shoebox services! Churches Together Appeal Contact Numbers in Markfield Details of what you will need initiative Pastor - Garry Kelly: 01455 to join in with this year’s appeal 457802/07816 616189 were in the September issue of the Herald. Secretary - Lynda Kelly: suggestions for part reading, thinking and exploring prayer, 01455 457802/07910 440243 TheCreative leaflets you need to take withShop, time and space just to be. are available at Thornton Treasurer - Glynis Straw: Stanton Post Office or from Glynis 01530 230272 Church Hall - 6-7pm and DavidCongregational Straw at 110 Main Street, Thornton (or ring them on Thursdays 26th October, 23rdStraw November Glynis 01530 230272). The flat pack ready Come for as long as you wish and leave when you want. decorated boxes are available from Treasurer - on behalf of the Cross Refreshments All Church are welcome. us too (to use instead of findingavailable.Hills family and wrapping a shoebox) – these

News from Cross Hills Baptist Church

During the break-in 3 televisions were stolen and the Pastor’s personal laptop. Thankfully there was not too much damage as we now move on with church life and pray for those involved in this rather sad incident in the life of God’s church However, the good news is that we have had much more to uplift us, particularly from the kindness shown to Garry and ourselves since the burglary, and by the news that 2 of our members, Amy and Graham Bellingham (for whom life is a constant struggle) won one of the trophies for the best front gardens in Bagworth at the recent Show. Well done, you two, particularly with the difficult circumstances you work under. We also had the most wonderful Harvest Service on Sunday 17th 2 paws!), a cat who sat sedately September. in its basket, a young kitten who Whilst it was still a traditional seemed quite used to its harness, service, this year’s format saw many a very fluffy rabbit, a hamster in its of our congregation taking part, very interesting home, 2 ‘goldfish’ both the adults and the children, and even a real live chicken! The with poems and readings that they 2 young owners of the chicken had chosen, a small but brilliant (who came along with their mum) worship team leading the singing even entered into the spirit of of hymns and choruses both old things by coming along dressed and new, and thoughts from the in animal costumes themselves! deacons and other church leaders All the animals were surprisingly based on Bible verses about God’s well behaved, and fairly quiet Churches Together many gifts to us such as grace, love, too,in and we’re pleased to say that Markfield faith, peace, eternal life and others. thereinitiative were no casualties! We’d It was a truly inspirational service decided that the animal charity after the problems of the week that we would support with the Creativeand suggestions for reading, thinking and exploring prayer, before our traditional Harvest special collection taken during the with time and space just to be. table was full to overflowing with service would be the local Redgates even Congregational more goods than we’ve hadHall - Animal Church 6-7pmSanctuary. in previous years! Our special Jo Leadbetter and Dianne Thursdays 26th October, 23rd November collection raised £110 for the Esmond, Come for as long as you wish and leave when you want. Trustees and fundraisers Hinckley Homeless Project and for Redgates, kindly came to the Refreshments available. All are welcome. this was very gratefully received service to not only let us know a by them with the Harvest fresh little of what the animal sanctuary produce and store cupboard goods does for the animals but also how which all helps their work with they provide opportunities to homeless young people to continue “Still Friday” 2017work with the animals for children in these financially difficult times. and young people with special was our first worshipneeds EachSunday evening 1st will October include simple reflective songs,such silence, as ADHD, Tourettes prayer, readings and responses andhad last up to an and hour.anxiety and depression issues special Pet Service and we All quite are welcome. along andofenjoy a variedCome assortment petsthe peace. and who may have problems brought along by owners! No We“Still Friday” 20th October 17ththeir November in December interacting with people. There are were hosts to 2 dogs (one of which plenty of opportunities to not only Fridays 8.00 pm at St. Michael & All Angels’ Church showed us their brilliant party trick work in looking after the animals of ‘high 5’s’ with both one and but for cuddles and strokes with

Serving the villages of Thornton & Bagworth plus the surrounding area

“Still Friday” 2017 Each evening will include simple reflective worship songs, silence, prayer, readings and responses and last up to an hour. All are welcome. Come along and enjoy the peace. 20th October

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

ST PETER'S CHURCH, COPT OAK

CHRISTMAS FAYRE Saturday 18th November 10.00am till 2.00pm COPT OAK MEMORIAL HALL LE67 9QB - next to the Copt Oak pub

Stalls include - crafts, books, bric a brac, cakes, raffle, Christmas gifts and cards Refreshments and homemade soup Admission 50p - children admitted free 0116 2684746 / 01530 244229 All proceeds for St. Peter's Church

St. Michael’s Church November Fayre

Saturday 18th November 10 am till 12 noon

Congregational Church Hall

raffle, gifts, cakes refreshments All welcome

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Churches Together in Markfield initiative

Creative suggestions for reading, thinking and exploring prayer, Saturday 18thand November with time space just to be.

10.00am till 2.00pm Congregational Church Hall - 6-7pm COPT OAK MEMORIAL HALL Thursdays October, LE67 9QB - next26th to the Copt Oak pub23rd November Come for as long asbooks, you wish leave when you want. Stalls include - crafts, bric and a brac, Refreshments available. All are welcome. cakes, raffle, Christmas gifts and cards

Refreshments and homemade soup

When I get a dog I’m going to name him five miles Admission so I can50p say- children I walkadmitted five miles free every day.

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October Small Ads • Medium Oak FIRE SURROUND 4ft

x 4ft. Vgc. £35 ono. • Four swivel cane BAR CHAIRS. £5 each. Tel: 01530 230355

• Collection of over 800 cds & some box sets. All genres: r&r, c & w , folk, 1940s to date plus banana box full of empty cd cases . £80.00 the lot or very near offer. • Trio caravan awning. Fits a 12 foot caravan. Waterproof & good condition. A small tear in the plastic skirt at the bottom but is repaired. (glued & sewn) £50.00 or v n o. Tel: 0116 223 6219 • Join the Vinyl revival! Garrard SP25 record deck, Panasonic Tuner amplifier, Two 40watt Sanyo Speakers all VGC. £25 complete. • Small portable calor gas heater, single radiant max 1.7Kw. Suitable for camper van, caravan, camping etc. VGC £15.00 Tel: 01530 244686.

• George Foreman Grill, tested but never used £25. • Complete set of Colin Dexter’s MORSE books (12) £5. • Alpina cycle helmet, black and silver, size 55-59 cms, boxed and unused, £20. • Grey clean suitcase, and assorted travel bags, £15. Tel. 01530 245796. • Cane Conservatory Suite. Twoseater sofa and 2 chairs. V.g.c. £30.00. Tel: 01530 243553 • Pop up Gazebo, 3m x 3m, green, waterproof, with 4 sides. New - still in box. £100.00 • Adult Mountain Bike, 18 gears, brand new, aluminium frame, £150.00 or very near offer. • Two large Suitcases, Tripp, as new, £25 each o.n.o. • One large hard shell case, Revelation, plus one small hand luggage case, £25 each o.n.o. Tel: 01530 245323.

• FOR SALE: Modern Solid Light Oak extending DINING TABLE & 4 CHAIRS. Dims: 85cms x 120cms Extending to164cms (33”x 47” ext 65”) 80cms (31”) high. Chairs High Back(112cms) Dark Brown Leather Upholstery All as new. £175 or very near offer. Buyer Collect Markfield Tel:07854 113393

• “YOU VIEW” Box (not used) still in box. • New Router (not used). Instructions for both. Free for collection (Markfield) Tel: 01530 245944

• Two-seater M&S Sofa and 2 cushions. V.g.c. £40.00 • Circular Dining Table, toughened glass top. £30.00 • Two-seater Sofa Bed, bed unused. £25.00 • Oriental carved wooden Hall Table, as new. Length 122cm x Width 40cm x Height 92cm. £25.00 • Three-drawer Filing Cabinet, grey, with key. £15.00. Tel: 01530 243553.

IF YOU HAVE any household items which you’d like to advertise FREE in the Spotlight, please SEND DETAILS by post or email sorry, we can’t take them over the phone. Maximum EIGHT items please. Our postal address is Herald Small Ads, PO Box 8, Markfield, Leics. LE67 9ZT or you can email details to: info@ markfieldherald.co.uk. Please put ‘Small Ads’ in the subject line, and include your postal address (not for publication).

• 1950 Wooden Doll’s House, in reasonable condition. Some furniture. Needs a little T.L.C.. £10.00 Tel: 01530 242916.

Newtown Linford Gardening Club

Anne Swithinbank comes to Newtown Linford THE NEWS that Helen Yemm, our celebrity speaker is unable to come to Newtown Linford this month came as a shock. Helen will be in hospital having an operation and we, therefore, understand fully why she is unable to come and we wish her well. A nationwide search for another celebrity to take her place has been enormously successful and we are delighted to have secured the services of one of the biggest names in British horticulture, Anne Swithinbank (pictured). Anne’s career has been enormously successful. Trained at Kew, she worked for many years as Glasshouse Supervisor at RHS Wisley before embarking as a freelance gardening journalist. She has written for many gardening magazines, had a regular column in the News of the World and has written several books on greenhouses, containers and border planning. It is as a television presenter that she became well-known. She was a regular on Gardener’s World for several years and has presented on TV from Chelsea and for a programme on Gardens in the Caribbean. She has also been a regular panellist on the radio programme Gardener’s Question Time. Although ticket holders will be disappointed that Helen Yemm is unable to come, we believe that they will be equally thrilled to be able to hear one of foremost gardening experts in the country and we look forward to welcoming everyone on October 24th at our village hall. Any ticket holders who wish to discuss this with us are welcome to ring us on 01530 242452 but we hope they will feel we have been successful in managing a difficult situation and still would like to come.

David and Anne Couling

I never forget my son’s first words... “Where the heck have you been for 16 years?”

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Spooktacular Saturday planned for Hinckley town centre

CATSEYE CEMENT CHOCOLATEBAR DISCBRAKES FLOATGLASS HIPREPLACEMENT AJETENGINE FANG-TASTIC day out is being promised for those who PNEUMATICTYRE visit haunted Hinckley’s town centre during the run-up to SEEDDRILL hallowe’en. STEAMENGINE On ‘Spooktacular Saturday’ TELEPHONE (28 October) there will be TELEVISION prizes to be won for those TOOTHBRUSH wearing the best hallowe’en WINDUPRADIO costumes as well as for WORLDWIDEWEB those with the best carved pumpkins. There will also be a chance to take part in a pumpkin treasure hunt along Castle Street. The event, which is being organised by the Borough Council, will also feature: • street performances from Britain’s Got Talent semi-finalist ‘Hoop Guy’, who will be entertaining the crowds on stilts; • mysterious magic tricks by Mr Juggler; • scary face painting by Netties Faces; • themed balloon modelling with Thelma Levett; • pumpkin bowling outside the former Co-op building; • scary stories throughout the day by Tom the Tale Teller; and • a chance to vote for the best hallowe’en shop window display. In addition there will be themed hallowe’en food and drink available with spooky cakes and cupcakes by The Bakewell Tart, hallowe’en-themed pancakes by Event Crepes and pumpkin lattes by The Ginger Barista. All activities are free and will take place in Castle Street with the exception of Tom the Tale Teller’s scary stories, which he will be telling in the Mead.

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‘Elsie May Dearest’ ‘Elsie May Dearest’ is a true love story, family history and a local social history detailing the lives of three ordinary yet extraordinary Leicestershire people. It gives a snapshot in time from 1918 to 1945 and an insight into their physical and emotional lives during a difficult period in history. The book consists of series of letters written to Elsie by her two husbands Harold and Cyril, a journal written by Elsie about life at her Guest-house opposite to Bradgate Park in Newtown Linford, Leicestershire. She gives a very moving account of how she came to turn her home into a guesthouse after being widowed at a young age in 1938. Elsie was different; she became strong and independent in the face of adversity after a difficult start in life. She had a love of astrology and of sleeping outside and a tenacious appetite for fighting for what she believed was right. She was an extraordinary woman of her time who achieved much. Harold’s sense of humour in everyday situations becomes evident at times leaving the reader with the feeling of really knowing him as a person. He describes in detail a day out at the ‘Schneider Trophy’ event in 1929 leaving the reader with his sense of excitement as he recounts the race. There are references to the Theosophist Society ,popular in the 1920’s and 30’s, his first talkie movie, meals taken at ‘the Café’ and aspects of his everyday life. His later letters are from a convalescent home in Southport near Liverpool, mentioning the daily sea salt baths he has to take while there, the food, and a film star Carl Brisson who visits the hospital. After Harold’s early death aged 42, death Cyril, Elsie’s second husband takes up similar themes, and many of his letters are written from Markfield Sanatorium in Leicestershire, where he is being treated for TB, giving an insight into life as a patient at the ‘San’. Anyone with Leicester connections, a love of Bradgate, Newtown Linford, Leicester or Southport, or anyone who just likes to read about the past in a local history context will find the book of interest. Elsie’s published pamphlet about Lady Jane Grey ‘The Nine Day Queen’ who lived for a time at Bradgate Park is included in the appendix. Extracts from Elsie’s article for the ‘Socialist Leader’ written in 1948 about working conditions of women in the pre World War One’ period are included . Harold’s brother George was killed in action in the Menin Road Ridge battle at Passchendaele a 100 years ago on Sept 20th 1917. He started life in Leicester, lived in Atherstone and was sent to the Industrial school in Desford at 9 years old in 1905 for ‘being out of control’. An ‘Unknown Soldier’, forgotten no more and immortalised in the book. Elsie’s son, now 87 returned to visit the guesthouse in 2016 through the kindness and hospitality of the present owners. There he rekindled some of his memories and experiences during an incredibly amazing and moving afternoon! Anyone interested in a copy of the book or more details can contact Sally at sal.cherith@ntlworld.com or 07806 786616 A limited number of books will be printed and available soon.

SHOWBIZ NEWS

Flashdance comes to De Mont next March JOANNE CLIFTON has announced that she will continue in her role of Alex Owens in the smash hit UK tour Flashdance – The Musical following a short Christmas Break from 09 Dec to 29 Jan. Flashdance the Musical will tour to 23 venues in 2018. Joanne Clifton says of her continuing role. ‘I am having the best time ever on this tour and so am delighted to be staying on for 2018. We have so much fun on stage and off, and I really am dancing like I’ve never danced before!’ Flashdance - The Musical tells the inspiring and unforgettable story of 18-year-old Alex, a welder by day and ‘flashdancer’ by night, who dreams of going to the prestigious Shipley Dance Academy and becoming a professional dancer. When a romance complicates her ambitions, she harnesses it to drive her dream.

Take your passion and make it happen! Book now at www.flashdanceuktour.co.uk

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