Mid-August 2018 Herald Magazine by Michael Wilkinson

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Tae Kwon Do success!

MID-AUGUST 2018

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LAST MONTH saw the Tae Kwon Do World Championships which was held at the Birmingham arena, in which a few thousand competitors took part from all around the world, including USA, Argentina, Poland, even a small island in the Caribbean called St Martin just to name a few. Rosie Sandland, Reuben Sandland and their Dad Robert Sandland had been training very hard for this event for quite some time both in the club and any extra time they had at home. I am glad to say that all the hard work paid off with Rosie winning Gold in Patterns and Silver in Sparring, her brother Reuben only entered the Sparring category and came away with a well deserved Bronze Medal. This is such a fantastic achievement for such a small club. If anyone is interested in joining a small club that gets outstanding results please feel free to come along any Tuesday or Thursday at 6pm and get a free lesson! We have 2 very good instructors teaching on a regular basis. Picture above shows left to right, Instructor David Griffin, Reuben Sandland, Rosie Sandland, Instructor Tony Lewitt

at THORNTON COMMUNITY CENTRE from WEDNESDAY, 5TH to SATURDAY 8TH SEPTEMBER at 7.30 P.M. NIGHTLY. Unleash your amateur sleuth and pit your wits against ours! Although it was solemnised in the village church, the union of Henry Davenport with Suzy Gower is hardly what one could describe as a marriage made in heaven. For one thing, he is old enough to be her grandfather; for another thing......well you’ll have to wait and see! Although this should be a happy occasion, there is a sense of impending doom. Not everyone wishes the couple well, nor does everyone have good intentions. We invite you to join the newly-weds and the wedding party of friends and family at the wedding breakfast. Before your eyes, a series of event unfolds and tragedy awaits the unsuspecting. Unbelievable as it may seem, someone is about to die! Who did the dastardly deed? You will have the opportunity to interrogate the suspects and to draw your own conclusions. You will then be asked indentify the murderer. Beware! If you are wrong, a guilty person will walk free!

TICKETS (£5) are available at Thornton’s Corner Store, on 01455 822148, or from any Group Member. PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN INTERVAL REFRESHMENTS AND DRINKS.

Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I DO YOU HAVE ANCESTORS WHO FOUGHT IN OR TOOK ANY PART IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR? JOIN IN our celebration of their lives by letting us have their names to be included in our display to remember the end of the war 100 years ago. You can contribute just a name, or any details, photos, history etc you have available for us to display. Contributions don’t have to be for soldiers from the area local to Markfield, just part of your family whether you have lived in Markfield all your life or moved here last week! If you don’t have many details, we have access to Ancestry records and Forces War records so we may be able to help you find more information. The details will be displayed in our local parish church, St Michael and all Angels from soon after our harvest celebrations in October, until just before the beginning of Advent, so come and see the exhibition in the church. Remember your ancestors in our village this autumn. We hope to include as many names as possible and will endeavour to return any information submitted, although it may be best to send copies where possible. Please send information or enquiries to catherine.cox40@talktalk.net or call 01530 243386 as soon as possible, but at least please by the end of September 2018 so that we can organise the display. Look out for more details in the next Herald.

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Coalville Diabetes Support Group DIABETES UK has a new community support group in the Coalville area and would like to invite anybody affected by diabetes to attend. The mission of the group is to provide a regular meeting place for people affected by diabetes and to share information and experiences. We welcome interest from people living with diabetes, friends, family and carers. Date: Every 2nd Monday of the Month. Time: Drop in anytime between 3pm – 5pm. Venue: Coalville Library, High Street, Coalville, LE67 3EA. For further information please contact: Bill Brown (Lead Volunteer): Tel: 07876 748 113 Email: bill. brown940@gmail.com Diabetes UK Midlands: Tel: 01922 614 500 and ask for the volunteering team Roy Bustin or Harpreet Brrang Email: midlands@ diabetes.org.uk

Hanging Basket reappears ... THE hanging basket, which was stolen from a house in Markfield in June, mysteriously reappeared back at the property in July.

Bagworth, Thornton & Stantonunder-Bardon Neighbourhood Planning Steering Group THERE ARE two major projects currently being undertaken in our Neighbourhood Planning project:1). The establishment of Focus Groups to investigate planning and associated issues highlighted by members of the public who attended our recent Drop-In events and by members of the business and community organisations who attended our Stakeholder meeting. The findings of the Focus Groups will inform the forthcoming public Questionnaire. 2). The creation of the public Questionnaire, the purpose of which is to ascertain the views and opinions of all residents of the three villages and Merry Lees regarding a number of planning and associated subjects. These are:• Traffic & Transport • Employment • Housing

• Environment • Facilities and Services • History and Heritage The Steering Group is very keen to recruit people who are interested in any of the above subjects to consider joining the appropriate Focus Group. The more members we have the wider our investigations will be and the more comprehensive the results will be thereby ensuring a more representative and relevant Public Questionnaire. If you are interested please contact me at ianbriggs118@ gmail.com; I shall be delighted to hear from you!

Ian Briggs Vice Chairman

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Thank you! PLEASE may I give a huge ‘Thank you’ to the ladies of Markfield, Field Head, Bagworth and Groby who gave me wool, buttons, ribbons and jewellery for the Twiddle Muffs. I have now made 70 and still going strong! Unfortunately, some of the items donated were unsuitable, and these have been donated to charity. Bless you all.

Marian Wright, Markfield

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Fancy a game of table tennis? IF YOU are interested in playing table tennis either as a beginner or to improve your skills then why not join an established table tennis club? We are a a long established club with a friendly membership and meet weekly to enjoy playing the game. It really does not matter if you are a beginner or a more experienced player or some way in between, as we have members of all ability ranges. We meet every Wednesday evening from 7:15 to 9:15 at Elizabeth Woodville School. There is no membership fee but players pay £3 for each session they attend. Under 16’s pay a reduced rate of £1.50. If you are interested please just turn up on a play night or if you want to talk to someone beforehand please call Pat Carter on 0116 287 2730 or Laurie Goldberg on 0116 287 6727 for a chat. Please note that we will be having a summer break and sessions restart on Wednesday 29th August 2018.

Laurie Goldberg Treasurer, Groby Table Tennis Club

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Thank you from Rose Dowell & Family Mrs Rose Dowell would like to thank all family and friends who attended the passing of her husband, Maurice Desmond Dowell, on 4th July 2018. Thank you also for the many generous donations, which will go to the MacMillan Nurses Fund.

Former shop unit To Let at 7 RATBY LANE, FIELD HEAD THE PROPERTY is located on Ratby Lane close to its junction with Leicester Road which forms part of the A50 and is a main link from Junction 22 of the M1 motorway to Leicester City Centre. The property will be part of a semi-detached property of brick construction under a pitched slate roof. The shop front is of wooden construction, as are the windows to the rear of the property and the first floor. The property is currently undergoing a refurbishment which once completed will be to a high standard and will consist internally of a ground floor retail area with small kitchenette and w.c. whilst on the first floor will be storage or retailing facilities. Externally, there will be a paved area to provide off road car parking for approximately 2 vehicles. RENTAL: £8,000 per annum exclusive. For more information, or to arrange a viewing, contact Spencers Druce on 0116 255 8888 or email: info@spencersdruce.co.uk

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Markfield WI News OUR MAY meeting was our ‘Resolutions Evening’. As well as jam and cakes every year the WI puts forward a resolution which, if adopted, will being their latest campaign. The resolution chosen this year is aimed at breaking down the stigma attached to mental health. Each WI has the chance to debate the proposal and can either support or oppose it, the resolution is then debated at a national level at the NFWI Annual Meeting which this year was held in Cardiff. Although members of Markfield WI wondered whether we could add anything to this issue which is already on policy makers’ agendas the resolution was passed in Cardiff and a campaign will be put in place. Over the years the WI has been at the forefront of campaigns on many issues, women police (1922), equal pay (1943), Keep Britain Tidy (1954), family planning (1972) and honey bees (2014) to name but a few. Following our debate and vote we ended the evening with a Taste and Compare session. We compared iced fancies, cheese straws, cherry bakewells and lemon slices one selection being from a low cost supermarket and the other from an alternative store. It transpired that there was very little difference in preference between the two, in some cases the cheaper items being preferred, despite there being more than £6 difference in price between the two shopping bags. • IN EARLY JUNE we again enjoyed our anniversary meal at the Grey Lady. It was a lovely evening and summer frocks were the order of the day. As ever the food and the service at the Grey Lady were first class and the evening was a great success. AT OUR JUNE MEETING we had Linda Khalid to give a talk about mindfulness. Mindfulness is paying more attention to the present moment, to your own thoughts and feelings and to the world around you. That awareness can help you notice stress or anxiety and help you deal with it. We tried out some simple relaxing mindfulness techniques and were quite impressed with the results. As our competition we had decided that colouring a picture would be suitably mindful and relaxing and there were some excellent efforts.

• ON THE EVENING of 6 July a team from Markfield took part in the annual WI Federation quiz held this year in Bagworth. I would like to say that we won but in fact we came 4th. There was only one point between 2nd, 3rd and 4th but the winners were way out in front - better luck next year. • OUR SPEAKER IN JULY was the Rev. Canon Alan Haydock whose talk was entitled ‘Confessions of a Country Vicar’. Rev. Haydock served the whole of his Ministry in Nottinghamshire and became a Canon of Southwell Minster in 1986. A supporter of both Nottingham football teams and a Rotarian for over 40 years he has over the past years donated over £80,000 to various Churches, charities and sporting organisations from his speaking fees. Rev. Haydock regaled us with a fund of tales and anecdotes that had us crying with laughter - if laughter really is the best medicine we all went home much healthier than when we arrived’.

Lynda Owen

I have no problem with genetically modified food. I had a lovely leg of salmon the other day.

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Markfield Medical Centre and Patient Participation Group (PPG) news AFTER A NUMBER of years working as Practice Manager at Markfield Surgery, Angela Patton will be retiring in August. Everyone at the Surgery is extremely sad to see her go – she has worked tirelessly to improve the experience for patients and has been a great support to the PPG. We all wish her well in her future endeavours. We are delighted to welcome Laura Gibson as the new Practice Manager and look forward to working with her in the future. Stay cool in the hot weather - it has been great to have some sunshine over the past month or so, but the heat has been too much for some people and it is important for everyone to make sure that they take some simple precautions to maintain their health. West Leicestershire Clinical Commissioning Group produce a newsletter, ‘In Touch’, which includes useful information on a range of topics. Here is some of their advice for maintaining health during the hot weather. With weather forecasters predicting more hot weather, we are encouraging people to stay cool. If you’re combining the sun with a few beers or glasses of wine, remember that alcohol increases your risk of dehydration. Take care to stay hydrated and use sunscreen. With temperatures predicted to reach 25°C, sun worshippers are being urged to take it easy in the heat by following this simple advice: • Drink cold drinks and avoid tea, coffee and alcohol which can dehydrate you • Use sunscreen with a SPF of at least 15, make sure that it is still in date, follow the pack instructions and apply at regular intervals –

otherwise it is ineffective Use sunscreen together with shade and clothing to protect your skin from burning – never use sunscreen as a reason to stay longer in direct sunlight • Make sure you have water with you • Check on elderly and vulnerable neighbours and friends who may find the heat too much. The heat can be dangerous for the very young, older people or those with serious illnesses. In particular, it can make heart and respiratory problems worse. James Ogle, GP at West Leicestershire CCG said: “Hot weather is a great excuse to catch up with friends. However, if you feel unwell after being in the sun for some time, it’s a good idea to go somewhere cool to rest and have a cool shower or bath. If you are breathless, or are confused or dizzy, please visit the NHS Choices website, call NHS 111 or seek advice from your local pharmacy.” The NHS Choices website can be found at www.nhs.uk. If you still feel unwell after following the advice above, you should make an appointment to see your GP. Your local pharmacy can also help provide over the counter remedies and prescriptions during the season. •

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New book on Local Witchcraft MOST PEOPLE are aware that there was a notorious witch craze in the seventeenth century that saw literally hundreds of mostly harmless folks put to death in the name of saving the country’s soul from Satan’s all-pervasive menace. Almost as many know that the selfappointed Witch-Finder General Matthew Hopkins was personally responsible for an unusually large percentage of those deaths, particularly in Essex and East Anglia. The educated consensus, based on much modern research, vary in how many thousands of people were executed for witchcraft – although the official parliamentary website gives the figure as “overall some 500 people in England”. Scholars do, though, mostly agree that at least 90% of those executed for witchcraft were women. That, though, isn’t the whole story. Those conclusions were predominantly based on picking a selection of cases from the entire country, although there are some studies that focus exclusively on Essex, East Anglia and Pendle in Lancashire. I have recently completed an exhaustive study attempting to trace every witch in Leicestershire and Rutland’s history, and I discovered that our county didn’t follow the national trend. Astonishingly, around 45% of Leicestershire’s known actual and suspected witches were male. Out of the many sentenced to death for witchcraft in the county, only one was male. He was only one of several convicted witches burned to death on Woman’s Lane (now St Peter’s Lane) in Leicester. No official records regarding that very public mass execution survive. William Gardiner, who mentioned it briefly in his nineteenth-century memoir Music and Friends states that it happened before nine innocent women were hanged in

Husbands Bosworth, so it would have been prior to 1616. It is fairly well known that England’s last trial for witchcraft happened in Leicestershire in 1717, when Jane Clark and her children, Mary and Joseph, of Wigston Magna, were all subjected to the infamous trial by water. If you sank, you were innocent, and if you didn’t, you were guilty, and usually subject to the death penalty. Whether innocent or guilty, if you were charged with witchcraft – with or without evidence – there was a very real risk that you wouldn’t survive. This trial was an odd one and didn’t exactly work very well. By the early eighteenth century, the general hysteria pertaining to witchcraft had largely passed, and few in the legal profession, clergy, or Parliament still supported the old laws on witchcraft – it had officially been relegated to the domain of superstition. The Clarke’s were officially acquitted, and it’s unclear what happened to them after being released. England’s Witchcraft Act was finally repealed in 1736. A copy of the Clarkes’ Assize records is held by Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Records Office. Far less well known is the fact that official witchcraft trials appear to have begun in Leicester, too. Gideon of Leicester was subjected to trial by hot iron in 1225, and he was also found to be innocent. Not all of the county’s suspected witches have been so fortunate. It wasn’t uncommon for witchcraft trials to involve a group of suspects all being charged, often for the same alleged incident of ‘bewitchment’, as in the wellknown cases of the Belvoir witches Joan, Margaret, and Phillipa Flower, and the horrific hanging of nine totally innocent women on a single day in Husbands Bosworth. That was on the word of a nobleman’s young son, who was soon afterwards found to be

fabricating his symptoms when he made another batch of false allegations, that time against a larger group of women. One of them died in prison, but the others were released after King James I became personally involved. These two sets of allegations by John Smith are understandably considered to be contemptible – but I discovered that the child had actually made yet another mass allegation of witchcraft to the local Sheriff, but his claims were, to young Smith’s disgust, dismissed more or less instantly. However, this wasn’t a result of being discovered to be a malicious fraud – these allegations were made before his fatal accusations against nine innocent women in his father’s employ. But what about our side of the county? As late as the midnineteenth century, Markfield had a professional besom-maker – in other words, he made witches’ broomsticks for a living! His home is still standing in the village today – but please be respectful to the village’s modern residents.

I’m pretty sure my prayers go directly to God’s spam folder.

THE HERALD • MID-AUGUST 2018 • Tel: 01530 244069 • Email: info@markfieldherald.co.uk Mary Villiers, born around 1570, was born to a noble family, which enabled her to secure a position at Coleorton Hall, serving Elizabeth Beaumont. There were persistent rumours that Mary was a witch, although it is not particularly clear why, although she certainly had a habit of ‘bewitching’ men – who always just happened to be wealthy and well-connected – who didn’t always tend to live particularly long after she married them. She was also the mother of George Villiers, who went on to become Duke of Buckingham, a man so notorious for dark occult practice that he was widely nicknamed “That Devil”. These are just a few of the many engrossing cases detailed in a new book, The Bygone Magic and Witchcraft of Leicestershire and Rutland by Radcliff Alistair Gregory, a deaf and disabled author who lives locally. The book is the product of several years’ careful research, and reveals numerous Leicestershire and Rutland people never previously mentioned in any local history book – and even some that have never been mentioned in print at all before. Each actual or alleged case of witchcraft is examined objectively, using drawing on multiple sources, including Assize records, parish registers, scarce pamphlets held in specialist archives, contemporary diaries, in an effort to establish exactly what really happened – and in some cases, the reality proved to be very strange indeed… £1 from every copy sold will be donated to Redgate Farm Animal Sanctuary http://www. redgatefarmanimalsanctuary.co.uk/ The book is published by, and available to buy from, Reprint UK https://www.reprintuk.com/ It is also available via eBay (www. ebay.co.uk).

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Dangerously addictive Fortnite FORTNITE is one of the most successful – and most addictive – games ever. Thousands of worried parents worry that the game is taking over their children’s life. One father found his primary school aged daughter sitting on a urine-soaked cushion – after a non-stop ten-hour gaming session. And so, in desperation, parents pull plugs, lock bedroom doors, or try other methods to get their offspring off line. Endless family rows erupt over how much time the kids are now spending on Fortnite, instead of schoolwork, their friends, or even eating and drinking. One parent says that before Fortnite came along, ‘our family life wasn’t The Waltons, but it wasn’t the war zone of today – with perpetual negotiation, confrontation and disappointment.’ Therapist Sally Bakers, who counsels gaming addicts, explains: ‘It is sensory overload. The games create unnatural highs and compelling behaviour. Children don’t have the mental capacity to deal with that situation. It’s toxic…. Remember, manufacturers in Silicon Valley won’t let their kids play, because when they’re gaming, …they are becoming robotic and hyper-charged.’ Meanwhile, one mother confesses, ‘thousands of parents are, like us, bumping along with not enough control, along with a gnawing anxiety that gaming will soon replace real life.’

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MOST PEOPLE think of National Trust volunteers as Room Stewards but there are many different volunteering roles with the Trust. Indeed at our local property, Stoneywell Cottage, there are fourteen different volunteering roles. One of the lesser known volunteering roles within the Trust is as an Archaeology Volunteer as most of their work is carried out in the parks, fields and open land owned by the Trust. The Trust owns very large areas of land in the Eastern Moors in the Peak District, all of which is extremely rich in archaeological remains.

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The sites vary from early prehistory remains and millstone quarrying sites right up to Second World War aircraft crash sites. A number of teams of Archaeology volunteers operate in these areas, mainly between August and March which is outside the bird nesting season. The basic work is monitoring scheduled ancient monuments, such as Bronze Age settlements and field systems and reporting on any damage. The volunteers also study the landscape for new sites and have recently identified a well preserved 19th century factory site for making refractory bricks. Another role is to survey existing features that have never been mapped and finally they also lead walks for the general public

to visit the sites of interest. Volunteer Archaeologists at Clumber Park, near Worksop, are excavating the foundations of the demolished country house to try to find the existing cellars and there are opportunities for the general public to participate in the dig. The Gunby Hall estate, near Skegness, also contains many interesting features such as an Iron Age village, an abandoned medieval village and an Elizabethan garden, all of which keep their Archaeology volunteers busy. Many other NT properties in the East Midlands such as Canons Ashby, Hardwick Hall, Belton House and Sudbury Hall also

have ongoing archaeological activity. The NT Leicester Association commences its winter programme with an evening meeting on Tuesday 11th September at The Braunstone West Social Centre, St Mary’s Avenue, Braunstone, at 7.30pm. Derek Holloway will present an illustrated talk on The Beauty of Morecroft Pottery. Admission is NTLA members £2.50, visitors £4.00 including refreshments. For details of the Leicester Association and its Talks Service for other organisations please call 0116 2229133.

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Little Markfield Farm Open Day WHAT A lovely fun occasion for the village! A BIG thank you to the Featherstone family for all their hard work organising this charity event. The weather was wonderful, the animals and tractors fabulous - and what a good job the Scouts did directing traffic. Once again - Thank You - and see you next year.

Lindsey & Georgia Preston

MARKFIELD HOMEMAKERS MARKFIELD HOMEMAKERS meet in the Congregational Hall, Main Street, Markfield, on the second Wednesday of the month at 8pm • Sep 12th: Jenny Perry RNIB • October 10th: Felicity Austin The Swinging Sixties

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Do you wanna DANCE IN BAGWORTH? FRIDAY July 20th was the date of a charity dance at The Club, Bagworth. The charity being supported on this occasion was ‘Parkinson’s UK’. •

This charity influences and funds groundbreaking research internationally to advance understanding of Parkinson’s and improve treatments. • They provide expert information on every aspect of Parkinson’s. • They offer support and opportunities to live life to the full for everyone with Parkinson’s, their families and carers. • They raise awareness, change perceptions and work in partnership to drive better services. They say that having Parkinson’s can feel overwhelming if the person does not have the right information and support. They are there to help everyone feel in control of their life who are affected by Parkinson’s. As a result of raffle money, admission to the dance and some very generous donations, the event raised £500 which has been handed over to a representative of the local branch of the charity. The money raised was greatly appreciated by the representatives of the charity. • THE NEXT CHARITY DANCE at The Club, Bagworth, will be at 8 pm on Friday 21st September. On that occasion, the charity being supported will be Macmillan Cancer Support. Macmillan Cancer Support is one of the largest British charities and provides specialist health care, information and financial support to people affected by cancer. If you wish to make a donation or offer support in any other way, then please contact 01530 230467. Don’t forget that social dances take place at The Club, Bagworth on the third Friday evening of the month, when a charity dance is not taking place. In addition, there is a tea dance on Wednesday afternoons from 2-4 pm. Admission to this is £1. You will be made most welcome if you attend any of these events.

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£3,000 donation to Dove Bank Primary School ON THE 13th of June, Cadeby Homes Limited donated the generous sum of £3000 to Dove Bank Primary school to buy new outdoor furniture, The team went to visit the school to hand over the giant cheque, where Borough councillor Bill Crooks also attended. After receiving a call from parent Richard Smith, who was calling on behalf of the school to see whether local businesses were able to contribute in buying new furniture for the playground, the Cadeby Homes directors were more than happy to help. Building next to their existing development site in Nailstone, Cadeby Homes have a new site, ‘Longacre View’ consisting of 5 new properties, being built opposite the school and following their company values, they wanted to be able to give something back to the community. Director of Cadeby Homes Limited, Louis Massarella said “Cadeby Homes are pleased to be able to support a local primary school. With us building just opposite the school, we were looking for a way to give something back to the local community without the request from a 106 contribution, and this turned out to be the perfect opportunity. If it helps the children, then we are more than delighted to be able to help in any way we can.” Commenting on the donation received, headteacher, Fiona Shields said, “We are so grateful to the team at Cadeby for their very generous donation to the school. We were looking to purchase new outdoor seating to further enhance our school grounds, and without hesitation, Cadeby Homes agreed to help fund the scheme. Without their support, we couldn’t possibly have managed to have completed the project so quickly.”

Pictured above is director of Cadeby Homes Limited, Louis Massarella, PA Tracey Grant and Borough Councillor Bill Crooks, along with some of the children from Dove Bank Primary school. Also pictured are the blue benches which was purchased with the money donated by Cadeby Homes.

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County Councillor’s Report IT HAS BEEN a busy time as I continue to work on many local issues affecting residents across Markfield, Bagworth, Thornton and Stanton under Bardon:

Rural Bus Services DURING the past few months I have written to and engaged with over 200 residents on the County Council’s consultation of rural bus services; in particular the ‘120’ service through Stanton and Markfield. The consultation process has now closed, and we eagerly await the recommendation to Cabinet of any proposed changes to this service. I am confident that we have done all we could to put across the views of residents, in respect of the continuation of this service, and I am hopeful that we will achieve the right result when the Cabinet formally review this in the Autumn.

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Peter Bedford

AS MANY residents may have seen reported the Leader of Leicestershire County Council, Nick Rushton, recently announced a consultation exercise on a proposed East Midlands Strategic Alliance which could involve the creation of a single tier authority for Leicestershire. Whilst I acknowledge and appreciate the good work that 2nd tier authorities such as Hinckley and Bosworth do; there is a case for looking at how best we deliver services for local people to ensure that the we get the most from every pound spent - directed to the front line than on back office administrative functions. As such I would encourage residents to engage with this process and express your views to your 2 sitting borough councillors and myself.

Brexit I AM SURE that many residents, like me, are ‘fed up’ with hearing about this topic; but it is all encompassing and whether you voted ‘Remain’ or ‘Leave’ I am sure that we all want the best outcome for our country. In July I was fortunate enough to have been invited to Downing Street for a briefing on the Government’s ‘White Paper’ for the proposed future UK-EU relationship post Brexit. Although I found some of the proposals difficult to accept I did appreciate what the Government is trying to achieve. However sadly it does appear that the Europe Union is unable, or unwilling, to be sufficiently flexible to accommodate what many would see as a balanced arrangement after we leave next March and as such the likelihood of ‘no deal’ seems highly probable. Unlike many in the media, who like to sensationalise these things, I am pragmatic about the prospect of a ‘no deal’ scenario; in particular the opportunities that this brings to the Country as it re-establishes itself as a truly independent and outward looking Nation. As someone once said: the only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Finally as always please do not hesitate to contact me if you require any help with local issues – peter.bedford@leics.gov.uk / 01455 824733.

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Abolishing the borough and district councils is not a good idea Borough Councillor Matthew Lay writes in the Herald YOU WILL probably have heard by now that Leicestershire County Council is seeking to persuade everyone that it would be a good idea to abolish the Districts and Boroughs of Leicestershire to help financially prop up the County Council, which is facing massive financial challenges largely as a result of the current Governments cuts to its finances. We have already seen Northamptonshire County Council almost become insolvent and while Leicestershire is not yet in the same position, it faces a difficult future meeting the rapidly increasing costs of adult social care, whilst at the same time the Government buries its head in the sand on what will in time, become a crisis of huge proportions. For the record I do not support this move, and for a number of good reasons, but most fundamentally I have to ask what possible benefit would arise to the citizens and communities of Markfield, Stanton and Field Head if such a move went ahead. Whilst on paper the County Council suggests it would save money, I have to ask what would become of that saved money? I for one do not believe for one second, it would be put to use helping our communities. I have seen too much recently to believe with any justification that any community in Leicestershire - let alone ours would benefit. I will give just one of many examples, that of discretionary spending at the Borough Council. Unlike the statutory services the Borough provides such as refuse collections, recycling, street cleaning housing and planning etc, discretionary spending is just that, it’s discretionary and the key thing to understand is that because it is discretionary, spending could be stopped or spent in a different way. Just recently at the Borough Council I was very pleased to be able to support a series of successful grant applications for our community. The grants were wide ranging and included further improvements to children’s play areas at both Markfield and Stanton, the provision of moveable staging in Stanton Village Hall and support for the 3G pitch project at South

Charnwood School. The totals granted ran into many thousands of pounds. On top of that, this year we will I hope, see the start of works to create the community park in Markfield supported by a large grant from the Borough. All of these exciting developments have a clear thing in common - it is investment in our community and it is coming straight from Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Over a number of years the Borough Council has invested directly (in the form of discretionary grants) right here in Markfield and Stanton to the benefit of all. Just imagine if the Borough Council had not been around, what would have happened when the opportunities arose to acquire for the public Billa Barra Hill and Hill Hole. Imagine if we had not been able to secure the regular investment into the Markfield Community Centre which not only has funded internal improvements but made a huge contribution to its extensions and financially supported the manager’s position. Imagine if our local places of worship had not had access to the grants which supported a range of improvements including access and toilets. Imagine if we hadn’t had access to grants which supported the visual appearance of our commercial and historic areas, including hanging baskets, heritage lighting, tree planting and floral display planters, support for traditional dry stone walls and slate roofs and more besides. Imagine if our children’s play areas had not had access to Borough Council grants to usher in year on year improvements in which many of the new pieces of equipment at both Markfield and Stanton play areas have been acquired with matching financial support. The role the Borough Council plays in supporting in our community with direct financial support has been a major success and one I am particularly proud of. It wasn’t always this way and the Council used to make a virtue of giving little discretionary financial support to our communities (and what did went only to areas in Hinckley) but for a long time now the Borough Council has underwritten or enabled a series of projects which have taken place right here. In fact so successful have we been we run the danger of taking this level of financial support somewhat for granted. Remember it is discretionary. Compare what the Borough Council has invested in the way

of grant aid and support to our community to that of Leicestershire County Council in recent times. Not only has any grant funding been almost non existent but it now appears to be struggling to provide the sorts of services to a level which is acceptable to many people. A great example in recent times is the local library which they handed over to local volunteers (who it must be said are doing a great job - but it’s a good job we had people willing to do so) and without these dedicated community minded individuals an important resource would have disappeared. Something that did disappear was the County Council-run Snibston Discovery Park which was a great resource for many to enjoy. Essentially anything not bolted down and a statutory service is on its way out at County Hall. And anything that can be cut to the bone unless it is highway grass is done so. In truth, unless and until a national solution and consensus is found, which properly funds the increasing costs of adult social care, councils that have this responsibility are staring down the barrel of a gun. This is no exaggeration. Just see what the trade body for local authorities the Local Government Association is saying about the situation. So I come back to the proposition of abolishing the Boroughs, what good would it do? The answer is practically none. Any savings would soon disappear and the next round of swingeing cuts would surely follow. Things are already bad enough in so many areas of public service, from an almost non existent police force to a ridiculously pressured health service (which is seeing waiting times for almost every intervention possible increasing). So

Matthew Lay I believe we should look to protect one of the few bright spots on a dismal landscape. Things of-course change, but as it stands the Borough Council is the last body we should consider abolishing. That’s not to say we shouldn’t consider how we do things differently. Already the Borough Council is involved in a number of partnerships with other local authorities which essentially mean we share services cooperatively to ensure we are efficient but also effective. These have been successful and have contributed to making the Borough Council one of the lowest Council Tax charging authorities in the UK, something it has maintained for a long time. Innovation, responsiveness, agility, reflective of the wishes of its citizens, these are the hallmarks of small nimble organisations, not monolithic bodies like the County Council who stand accused of simply trying to justify their own existence, instead of a genuine attempt to consider what is in the best interests of local people. The Borough Council is far from perfect and I continue to try to push it to be better on many fronts, but make no mistake - when it comes to serving local communities, I would take it over the sinking County Council every day of the week. If it truly wants to find greater efficiencies perhaps it should consider its own existence before seeking to determine it for others.

Matthew

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Bagwoof Dog Show THE DOG SHOW takes place on the field next to the Sure Start building on Saturday August 25th.

The Judge of the Pedigree Classes is Mrs Joy Russell from Cosby. She has shown dogs for many years. One-time secretary of The Border Collie Club of Great Britain, she has owned Bearded collies, Border Collies, Belgian Shepherds, and Pugs to name but a few. The Novelty Classes are being judged by Mrs Lynne Abbott who comes from Leicester and has Shelties. Lynne has many years’ experience showing and training dogs. The charity this year is The King Charles Spaniel Breed rescue. This charity is a cooperation between the three King Charles Spaniel clubs. It supports the King Charles Spaniel, a rare breed with only 80 dogs registered with the Kennel Club in a typical year. The breed is a pure breed dog, with a long history. It is often mistaken for its close relative The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel (registrations of which are about 20,000 pa) The Cavalier was created in 1928 to try and recreate the dogs seen in old photos with longer noses. In the recent BBC series ‘Victoria’, she is seen with her favourite dog, Dash, who was in fact a King Charles Spaniel, and not, as seen in the series, a Cavalier. The King Charles has a flat face, domed head, deep chest and short body. The breed rescue aims to help find new homes for abandoned King Charles Spaniels, and will help owners who are having problems with their dogs and they also work on health problems within the breed. • DETAILS about the Dog Show can be found at the end of the Show Schedule which is available in Bagworth Community Centre and also in The Club, Bagworth. Alternatively, it can be downloaded at http://www. bagworthcommunitycentre.org/ For further details or answers to questions, please contact Bob on 07421 322653.

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Appeal For Poppies HELP US commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. We are planning to fill the library with handmade poppies during the month of October in time for Remembrance Sunday, November 11th. We are asking everyone to contribute by making a poppy out of any medium they wish. It can be anything from crepe paper, felt, fabric, wood, metal, wool, decoupage, beads, seeds, buttons, embroidered, painted, crayoned in fact anything which takes your fancy. Express your creativity in any way you like as we’d love every poppy to be unique, although we would ask that it be no bigger than 4.5 inches

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Saturday Oct. 6th WE WILL be holding a poppy event on Saturday October 6th from 10.00am to 12.00 noon when you can learn how to knit a poppy, or make one out of fabric, crepe paper or how to draw and paint one.

AS PART of the summer reading challenge we held a Mischief Makers Activity Day, when over 20 children came along and took part in our treasure hunt, slime making, quizzes, splatter painting etc.

PLEASE COME TO OUR FRIENDLY COFFEE MO at MARKFIELD LIBRARY at 11am on Wednesday 18th January.

Everyone is welcome to come along anytime during the morning. When you have made your poppy please put it in an envelope with your name and contact details if you wish it to be returned to you, and give the envelope to one of our librarians. Help us fill the library with poppies in time for Armistice Day, November 11th, every single poppy will be appreciated. Your poppy doesn’t have to be a masterpiece (although we know many of them will be) just please get involved!

paint! please spend just one ho Would and you Many children dressed up as their favourite comic understand a little more about deme character and we also had a fabulous Dennis and Gnasher character cut out family, friends, neig It could help you, for the children to put their faces through to have their - our whole community. picture taken, and would Summer Reading Challenge

OUR SUMMER Reading Challenge is in full swing, and we’ve already had many children completing the challenge.

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like to say a very special thanks to Georgina, our wonderful illustrator for making the cut out.

Our free, valuable and interesting Dementia F InformationChildren’s Session is just about asking every understand a Illustrating bitBook more about dementia and how make life that bit easier and more pleasant fo Workshop DURING the first half people who live with it. of the school holidays

Children between the ages of 4 and 11 are encouraged to read at least six books during the summer break. They can be any kind of book as long as they are borrowed from the library. Children receive special rewards each time they finish a book and there’s a certificate for everyone who completes the Challenge. The Challenge is free and is open to all primary school aged children and is designed for all reading abilities. This year the theme is Mischief Makers, and is inspired by the much-loved Beano, which celebrates its 80th anniversary. Children will explore a map of Beanotown to find the mysterious buried treasure and become ultimate mischief makers! Dennis, Gnasher and friends will help them solve clues and collect stickers, having lots of fun and adventures along the way! If you can’t find a book you fancy reading - ask the Librarian - they may be able to help and point you in the right direction

we held, once again, our popular Childrens’ Book Illustrating Workshop.

The workshop was led by Georgina Hargreaves who is a professional Please do be a Dementia Friend illustrator.

ComicsPlus - New Digital Library Service TO COINCIDE with this year’s Beano-themed Mischief Makers a new library service has been launched, called ComicsPlus, which is now available for library members to use. ComicsPlus provides free access to eComics, graphic novels, and features titles for children, teenagers and adults including Transformers, Star Trek, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles etc. ComicsPlus titles can be borrowed free from the Digital Library Page on the Leicestershire Libraries website or by downloading the free ComicsPlus Library Edition app. So you can now borrow digital comics, anytime, anywhere with your library card!

Adults as well as children attended the workshop and Georgina said it was an amazing day and the children were really enthusiastic, creating some lovely stories and illustrations, so hopefully we might be holding another workshop in the not too distant future.

Writers’ Group OUR EXTREMELY popular Creative Writers Group has been running now for well over two years and has produced some great work covering everything from short stories to poems. Two of the members have now left the group so there are two vacancies for new members. If you are interested in writing short stories, or flash fiction, composing a poem or just generally want to write or maybe you would like to brush up on your skills within a supportive group then this could be the group for you. They meet every two weeks on Monday evenings and is voluntarily led by John Kitchen who is a published author, poet and playwright. The sessions cost £4, to cover our costs For more information or to register your interest please email markfieldcommunitylibraryevents@mail.com

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Anniversary AS A voluntary group we are about to enter our 4th year running your local Markfield Community Library. Our committee and Trustees are as strong and committed as ever and all of our fantastic volunteers are all still very enthusiastic. If you don’t know where we are, we are next to Mercenfeld Primary School on Oakfield Avenue in Markfield. The Library is a place where you can come to borrow books, fact or fiction; read the local papers and national magazines; use our computers to gain access to the internet as well as many websites, like the Which? magazine, all for free. You can come along and chat to an expert on Ancestry; you can pick up local information about the area; you can use our photocopier - for a small charge - or join one of our many groups or take part in our activities. We also have a dedicated childrens’ area too! It’s FREE to join the library and there’s something for all the family to enjoy!

Volunteers AS EVER we are always in need of more volunteers to join us, not only as librarians but also to help with our activities or displays. You don’t need to have any specific qualifications as all the training and advice will be given and just to let you know we are totally flexible about how much time you can spare whether its a few hours a week or help on an occasional basis. Volunteering in the library is a wonderful way to meet new people

and make new friends as well as gaining new experiences and developing new skills. However, if you do have any special skills or interests that you think would benefit our library we would love to hear from you. For more information about volunteering either call into the library or email markfieldlibrary@ gmail.com

BOOK NEWS JRR TOLKIEN SEPTEMBER 2nd is the 45th anniversary of the death of J.R.R. Tolkien the internationally renowned fantasy writer, best known for authoring ‘The Hobbit’ and ‘The Lord of the Rings’ trilogy. Born in 1892 in Bloemfontein, South Africa, he settled in England as a child. Whilst a professor at Oxford he launched a writing group called The Inklings, which counted amongst its members C.S. Lewis. He also spontaneously wrote a short line about a Hobbit which spawned the popular fantasy novels The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. The award-winning fantasy novel The Hobbit — about the small, furry-footed Bilbo Baggins and his adventures — was published in 1937 and was regarded as a children’s

book, though Tolkien would state the book wasn’t originally intended for children. He also created more than 100 drawings to support the narrative. Over the years, Tolkien developed the work that would come to be regarded as his masterpiece — The Lord of the Rings series, partially inspired by ancient European myths, with its own sets of maps, lore and languages. The books gave readers a rich literary trove populated by elves, goblins, talking trees and all manner of fantastic creatures, including characters like the wizard Gandalf and the dwarf Gimli. Waves of readers took to Tolkien’s world, causing the books to become global best sellers, with fans forming Tolkien clubs and learning his fictional languages. These novels are grouped among the most popular books in the world, having sold tens of millions of copies. The Rings trilogy and The Hobbit were also adapted into highly popular, award-winning films. Tolkien’s son Christopher has edited several works that weren’t completed at the time of his father’s death, including The Silmarillion which were published posthumously. The Art of the Hobbit was published in 2012, celebrating the novel’s 75th anniversary by presenting Tolkien’s original illustrations. If you fancy reading any of JRR Tolkiens novels just pop into the library to either borrow or order a

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2018 Markfield WI Programme August: Dave Andrews Radio Leicester September: Louise Brooks Day in the Life of a Thoroughly Modern Milliner October: Jan Gaskell My Time as a Lady Mayoress November: Peter Wood Willow Weaving December: Christmas Party

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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Success for two local slimmers TWO MEMBERS of Markfield’s Slimming World Group have a dropped a line to the Herald to tell readers their slimming stories ...

Debbie’s slimming story MY SLIMMING world journey began after having my second baby. I ignored it through pregnancy but having put on over 5 stone being pregnant I needed to start doing something about my gain. I lost a few stones before group but a year after having my son, enough was enough. I needed to shift the 3 stone I had left so I asked my Mummy friends if they fancied joining a Slimming World group with me which they did. We joined the Markfield group which I absolutely love. It’s a smaller group and already after being there only 8 months they are all like family. So so supportive, very helpful and so friendly too. But obviously my success so far is not only due to the support from my friends and group members, but Louise too who has been there every step of the way making sure I’m okay, asking if I need any help and keeping me on track. So far I have lost 2½ stone with 5lbs away from pre pregnancy and 11lbs away from target. I know I will do it! Looking back I was so tired all the time, so self-conscious and struggled with sciatica constantly. Now I have so much more energy to run around after my two boys, my sciatica is no where near as bad and my confidence...wow! I feel I am me again before I had kids but this time I can call myself a yummy mummy!

Tracy’s slimming story I JOINED Slimming World Markfield in Jan 2018. Although I live in Groby, I chose Slimming World Markfield because I joined with a group of friends who I had met through having my two children. As a group we had enjoyed many mummy meet ups that involved coffee and cake but it was time to change. We were all determined to lose the baby weight and doing it together would give the support we needed. During most of my adult life I have yoyoed with my weight but since having my children it had gotten out of control. I was so disheartened when I looked in the mirror and my confidence had hit rock bottom. I feel very lucky to have found a very warm, friendly and supportive group at Markfield. Going to weekly weigh-ins to face the scales as well as staying for image therapy was what I needed to stay on track. Through my journey I haven’t seen it as a diet - it’s a lifestyle change for the better. You can still have those treats just in moderation. Following the plan I have reached my target and lost 4st 1½ lbs in 28 weeks! Slimming World has given me my smile back and I actually enjoy going clothes shopping!

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Bagworth Show must go on!

IF YOU have thought about entering your vegetables, fruit or flowers in the Bagworth Show, but have never actually done it, then this year is the one to go for it. The hot weather will, I am sure, seriously affect produce. There are likely to be fewer entries so you stand an even better chance of winning, or maybe even a trophy. Don’t be put off. Do it. The 16th Annual Show is on Saturday 25th August. It is an Open Show, so you do not have to live in the village to be able to enter. Preparations begin on Friday morning at 10 am when the two halls are set up. Entries can be brought in on Friday evening, between 6 and 8 pm and on Saturday morning between 8 and 10.30 am. The halls will be closed for judging between 11 am and 2pm ish. The coffee shop will be open all day selling refreshments. There will be a wide variety of different stalls in the Sure Start Centre and in the Meeting Room. Stalls will be open from 1 pm. There will be some good bargains to be purchased there. In addition there will be a fish and chip van and an ice cream van in the car park. The halls will be open after judging for you to look at how many awards you have won. The 21 trophies will be presented at 4.15. Councillor Ozzy O’Shea has kindly agreed to do this again. At 4.30 pm there will be the auction of many of the entries, always a good time to pick up bargains. Prize money can be collected at 4.45 pm. Of the 21 trophies, two are for the best front gardens in the village, one for the best large and one for the best small garden. All of the front gardens in Bagworth are judged and the judge keeps an eye on them throughout the year. There is also a trophy for the best allotment in Park Lane. In addition, entries to Class One can only have been grown on a Bagworth allotment. Paper copies of the Show schedule are available in the Community Centre and The Club, Bagworth or can be downloaded at http://www. bagworthcommunitycentre.org/ If you have never been to The Show, it is well worth a visit. Admission is 50p for adults, children are free. As part of Bagworth Show there is also the Dog Show. Further details for this can be found on page 13 in this issue.

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More Bagworth Eye Witness History REV COOPER, writing in 1905, published a history of Bagworth, Stanton and Thornton. In it he included a letter written by a Mr Robert Harrison about ‘Bagworth Park fifty years ago’, or in the middle of the 19th Century. Harrison says: The moat was very wide and very deep, the mud at the bottom of it being ten or twelve feet in depth, where I have myself seen drains dug in it. Of course the house had no approach from the south, as it has now. The approach to it when my father went there was from the foot of Thornton Hill where the brook goes under the road) in a straight line at the foot of the ‘Copy’ Field, along a road which had originally been used by the Romans. There is a bank along the side of the old road, and from this bank, close to the swing gate where the path from Stanton to Bagworth passes, we have dug bricks of a peculiar size, which have always been considered to be Roman bricks. There was a road originally, which can be traced in a hot summer when the herbage is burnt, aslant the hill from the foot of Thornton hill towards the spire of Thornton Church, and there is little doubt that it formed a connection between Bagworth Park (not so called in those days, of course) and the Roman encampment near the bridle road to Ratby. Traces of this road, which was evidently Roman, were found when the bed of the Reservoir was excavated. Of course the two hills, which we called Thornton Hill and Markfield Hill,

were made as late as my boyish days, the latter quite within my recollection. To return to the Park, where the swing-gate is, the road went into what is now an orchard, over the bridge where the floodgate used to be for flooding the meadow, and along the moat bank, and round by the fish-pond to the back. The moat was full of water when my father went there, and he levelled the bank where the lawn now is, and filled in the road for the drive, and sloped the garden up to the door. Passing the fine old oak tree, upon which we have had as many as forty rook’s nests, I may say that an old labourer, who had worked upon the farm for more than fortyfive years without intermission, told me that there is embedded in the tree an iron band to which the chain for the ferry-boat over the moat had been fixed, and that he had seen the band himself when a boy. Of course it is fifty years since he told me this, and he was then speaking of forty-five years before. I can quite believe that it is, as he said, buried in the tree now. There was a road to the back of the house where the moat was drier, and that again my father raised to make it more convenient. The walled garden on the east side was all made out of the moat. The contour of the remaining bank ‘shews’ the position exactly, and the place must originally have been very extensive. It came into the possession of the Manners family eventually, and it is a known fact that the Greys of Groby and the Chief here were on unfriendly terms, and were always at mimic war with each other. .

My father cut down a very fine oak tree, by permission of the Duke’s agent, for timber that he wanted, and when it was cut down it was found to be worthless, because embedded in it was a bullet which had spread canker all around it and from top to bottom, although it showed no outward sign. The moat soil is full of deer’s horns, and when the main drain was driven through it there were scores and scores of odd antlers, but I never saw a complete head with antlers. The new road across the meadows to the front was made by the Railway Company as compensation for coming through the estate, or with money given by them, which is the same thing. The estate itself, although rated to the parish, was quite independent in its collection of Queen’s Taxes. We collected our own taxes, and were paid for doing it. My father was Constable, and I in my turn was the same, and I have the staff that used to be considered our badge of office, though I never remember that either of us were called out for anything. It is interesting to know that the whole park is surrounded by a ditch and an hedge, no doubt originally a wooden fence, which was once quite a formidable obstacle. It is called in documents a ‘deer-leap’, and the tenants have the right to beat for game outside the fence for fifteen feet, or fifteen yards - I forget which. This fence extends the whole circle, with the exception of a little bit, the ‘Witheybeck’ and the ‘Thornton Field’, both against the Stanton Lane, which now belong, but I should think were originally out of bounds. Of

Book now for CHARNWOOD VOICES concert CHARNWOOD Voices will be performing in the parish church of All Saints with Holy Trinity in Loughborough on Saturday 6th October at 7.30pm. The programme includes the popular Faure’s Requiem with it’s wonderful melodies along with the stirring spirituals of Rutter’s Feel the Spirit. The choir and Orchestra da Camera will be conducted by Musical Director Nicholas Scott-Burt. Charnwood Voices are delighted to welcome Maureen Brathwaite, Catherine Griffiths & Simon Lumby as soloists. The programme will also include Elgar’s Serenade for strings and compositions by Nicholas Scott-Burt - solos from the Magnificat and Passion Dances. The tickets cost £15 (includes a glass of wine or soft drink in the interval) (U16s free) and are available from choir members, by email tickets@charnwoodvoices.org.uk or on the door. Visit our website www.charnwoodvoices.org.uk for more information about the choir

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course the detrition and wear and tear of centuries have helped to fill the ditch and lower the bank, but originally it was a small rampart, sufficient to prevent deer getting out. Of the old oak trees of the Park there were only three left, one in a little field opposite the cottage at the top of the ‘Incline’ leading to the Station, and two in the boundary between the estate and Bagworth. Of things found in the earlier work of levelling I know nothing. Several little things were found, but my father was very public-spirited, and sent them to the Leicester Museum. The only thing that came to hand in my regime was a very large brass salver, handsomely embossed, with a figure of an armed warrior defending a female figure from an attack of armed demons. It is much worn. The Dean of Lichfield was very much interested in it, and tried to trace the subject. He borrowed it to send to an Ecclesiastical Exhibition at Derby. When Dorothy Vernon ran away from Haddon Hall with Manners, they galloped, as it is known, to a house belonging to the Manners family at Aylestone, near Leicester, and on their way they called at Bagworth Park (or Bagworth Moats as it was called then) for breakfast and for rest. The place was never known as Bagworth Park till my father christened it so, and it was many, many years before the title was universally adopted, and very probably there are still some old people who are conservative enough to call ‘BAGGUTH MOTTS!’

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AUGUST saw the Dart Valley Stompers from Devon appearing at the jazz club and giving us a great evening’s entertainment.

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They started by playing a rousing version of Washington & Lee Swing that got everyone’s feet tapping and continued to play a varied selection of trad jazz tunes from the 50’s and 60’s. The front line of Jeremy Huggett reeds, Graham Trevarton, trumpet and Kevin Grenfell on trombone played consistently well together whether playing fast tempo numbers or smooth blues. They were well supported by the rhythm section of Chris Stockings on drums, Howard Williams on banjo/ guitar and Bruce Rollo on double bass. Overall, with lots of well loved tunes and vocals the audience really enjoyed the evening. Next month, September 7th Washington Whirligig will be appearing. Do come along to Newbold Verdon Social Club and join us. Admission £9, music from 8.00 to 10.30pm. For more details contact Kelvin on 01455 822824 or Pauline on 01162 865496 or visit: newboldverdonjazz@wixsite.com/home

Local artist and teacher Mark Wilde has been running classes in the area for many years and will be offering 12 week sessions at beginners and intermediate levels. Step by step demos and one to one tuition are features of the course, which are run in a friendly, workshop atmosphere. Daytime classes are held at Groby Village Hall beginning 25 September. For more info please contact Mark at 07757 010982 or email markwilde8@gmail.com.

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Bagworth Community Centre – More Good News Letter from Uncle Eustace

On how to make the most of that diocesan ‘residential course’ The Rectory, St James the Least My dear Nephew Darren Your enthusiasm for attending training courses has, until now, baffled me.

JO JAMES and her dance school, Dance-tastic, have had a very successful time since they began just over a year ago at Bagworth Community Centre. They have discovered that schools which have been in existence much longer than them are copying their successful tactics, a great compliment and richly deserved. Jo’s group entered a competition on 10th June at Long Eaton School, Nottingham and left with 40 trophies. At another competition on 2nd July at Beckett School in Wilford, a further 53 trophies were won to add to their collection. But it is not just in competitions where they succeed. Exam day was on 8th June and the examiner travelled all the way from Grimsby. There were 51 entries for both children and adults and in all of the results ‘highly commended’ was attained. The lowest score was 87% and the highest was 91%. The highest marks in the school went to a relative newcomer, adult Emily Taylor. As well as finishing at the top of her class, Emily went on to enter her first competition a couple of weeks later in July and at the last minute on the day she decided to also enter for the beginners’ couple competition with another adult, Kaine Smith, who, in addition, was relatively new to dancing. The two of them achieved two 4th places in both the beginners’ waltz and the beginners’ cha cha. They had never danced together before that day as they were only planning to do solo dances because it was their first time. Dance-tastic are having a summer break at present but the finalists for the ‘Medallist of the Year’ competition are having an extra practice during the holidays in order to keep their routines fresh. As well, the adult dancers are keeping their new favourite hobby ticking along in the summer by going to the social dance in Stanton so that they can keep on practicing their moves. 5th September sees the return to the School’s usual timetable at the Community Centre. All thoughts are on the ‘Medallist of the Year’ final which is on the weekend of the 29th and 30th September and will take place in Blackpool. I’m sure that everyone, especially the Bagworth Community Centre Trust, wishes them well. We look forward to hearing even more good news following on from that national competition.

Why should you want to become a better preacher, when congregations only use the sermon for catching up on lost sleep? What more do you need to learn about time management than being able to recognise those fixed points of 12.30pm for the pre-luncheon sherry and 6pm for a stiff gin? And what is the point of learning about how to lead Bible study groups when all you will end up discussing is who failed to provide flowers for the altar last Sunday? But after this last week, dear boy, I take it all back. The bishop sent me on a week’s pre-retirement course. Of course, he was dropping hints, but until I reach my century, I have little intention of relinquishing a vocation to annoying parishioners and frustrating the plans of bishops. What else, after all, is parish ministry about? The first move is to arrive early, receive your room allocation and then discard it. Tour the whole establishment, find the best room and then unpack and make sure your dog is nicely settled in the centre of the bed, just in time for the arrival of the intended occupant. I naturally apologise effusively for my innocent mistake, begin to remove possessions and dog while hoping that he will excuse all the hairs on his bed. This ensures that he magnanimously offers to take your original room. At the first session, you need to establish the ground rules – and with a course leader, who in my opinion, should still have been wearing short trousers, it was all too easy. You make it clear that you are extremely deaf and so all the lectures will, sadly, be wasted on you. You also add that you will need some time alone to prepare for a surfeit of funerals which inexplicably all came in the day before you left and that you also will need time out to exercise your dog. By the end of that first session, you will have accounted for your absence for the rest of the week. In my case, it passed delightfully with gentle strolls in the grounds, visits to the local second-hand bookshops and much silent meditation in one’s room. I attended the final session in order to congratulate the leader for his magnificent course, was effusive in my comments on those wretched evaluation forms and on my return wrote a letter of thanks to the bishop for having thought I was worthy of receiving pre-retirement training – while also noting that I was sure it would be of use when I begin to make plans for that happy event in a few decades time. Your loving uncle,

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Groby Village Society Coming Up August 23: Reflections in Rhyme- Delia Bennett

Meetings are held at Groby Village Hall Starting at 7.30pm. The venue may have to be altered for some meetings. For Further Details Contact Hon. Secretary Mr. P. Castell Tel. 0116 287 9842. E-mail:- pcastell42@gmail.com Non Members are Welcome

What an apple might do for you HERE’S SOME good news: an apple a day could help keep diabetes at bay, according to new health guidelines. Yoghurt, cheese and regular cups of tea or coffee are among other food and drinks that could also help ward off the condition. But keep an eye on the meat and potatoes – they may actually increase your likelihood of diagnosis. The dietary advice comes from Oxford University and Diabetes UK. It also suggests eating more wholegrains and fruit and vegetables.

It’s TIME TO DIVE in aid of LOROS Hospice AN UNDERWATER treasure hunt has been launched at Stoney Cove, Stoney Stanton in aid of LOROS Hospice until 25th of October. The event, which is being sponsored by Tarratts in Leicester, is urging divers to watch out for treasure as there’s a whole treasure chest of prizes up for grabs, including an Omega Seamaster 300m watch worth £3,000 as the top prize. Divers that are diving in the open water or in the indoor training pool need to keep a lookout for ‘treasure coins’, which are 5cm numbered discs. If you discover a golden treasure disc and hand it over to Stoney Cove’s own ‘Receiver of Wreck’ and you will be entered into the prize draw for a fee of £5. Abigail Battisto, Partnership Development Co-ordinator said: “We’re so excited to be involved in such a special and unique event. “It’s something that will bring a new and existing community of divers together in a fun and engaging challenge, so why not gets your friends together and dive into this one! We would like to thank Tarratts and Stoney Cove for supporting LOROS in an event we can all truly treasure.” At the end of the event, the treasure coins will be taken to the Dive Show at the NEC over the weekend of 27-28th October, when a diving TV personality will draw the winning coins and present the prizes.

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FAMILY WORSHIP SERVICE: Come and worship the Lord with us on the 1st Sunday in every month at 10.00 am. Our gatherings are fairly informal. THURSDAY ART CLASS: Between 7pm and 9.00pm. THE MONTHLY PRAISE MEETING: 1st Saturday in each month at 3.00pm. Enjoy a lively time of singing, encouragement, fellowship, testimonies and uplifting messages. Bardon Park Chapel, Shaw Lane, Bardon, Coalville LE67 1TD There is a large car park at the back. For more details on any of the above please contact: Richard Norburn on 01530 242526

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Markfield Congregational Church Sunday 19th August 3.00pm United Service at Ulverscroft Priory (If wet at Copt Oak Parish Church) Sunday 26th August 10.15am Morning Worship Sunday 2nd September 10.15am Morning Worship followed by Communion Sunday 9th September 10.15am HARVEST FESTIVAL Sunday 16th September 10.30am United Service at Trinity Methodist Church

Cross Hills Baptist Church, between Bagworth & Thornton Sunday 19th August 10.30am Morning Service

Local Church Services 10:30am Harvest Festival Service 6:00pm No Evening Service

Sunday 16th September 10.30 am Morning Service

Other Events at Trinity Methodist Church Everyone Very Welcome • Music Café 2:00pm to 4:00pm 23rd August, 13th & 27th September • Saturday 29th September - Starfish Malawi Coffee Morning - 10.30am to 12 noon - www.starfishmalawi.com

Sunday 23rd September 10.30 am “Something Different” Service

St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Markfield Sunday 12th August 10.30 am All Age Service 6.00 pm Holy Communion Friday 17th August 8.00 pm “Still Friday” Sunday 19th August 3.00 pm Benefice and Churches Together in Markfield Annual Ulverscroft Service at Ulverscroft Priory

Sunday 26th August 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 2nd September 10.30am Morning Service Sunday 9th September 10.30am Morning Service with The Lord’s Supper Sunday 16th September 10.30am Harvest Service Sunday 23rd September 10.30am Morning Service Sunday Club for children & young people is held in our hall during the Morning Service. Our contact list is in the Cross Hills News section of this magazine if you need more details.

Trinity Methodist Church, Markfield www.markfieldmethodistchurch.org Facebook : Markfield Methodist Church Sunday 19th August 9:45am Focused Prayer Fellowship 10:30am Songs of Praise Service 3:00pm United Service at Ulverscroft 6:00pm No Evening Service Sunday 26th August 10:30am Morning Worship 6:00pm No Evening Service

Sunday 26th August 8.00 am Holy Communion (said service) 6.00 pm Evening Service

Sunday 16th September 10:30am Morning Worship 6:00pm Evening Communion Service Sunday 23rd September 10:30am Morning Worship 6:00pm No Evening Service Sunday 30th September 9:45am Focused Prayer Fellowship

Sunday 12th August 9.00 am Holy Communion Sunday 19th August 10.30 am Holy Communion 3.00 pm Benefice and Churches Together in Markfield Annual Ulverscroft Service at Ulverscroft Priory Wednesday 22nd August 10.00 am Midweek Communion and Coffee Sunday 26th August 10.30 am All Age Service Sunday 2nd September 10.30 am Morning Service Sunday 9th September 9.00 am Holy Communion

Sunday 9th September 10.30 am All Age Service 6.00 pm Holy Communion

Sunday 16th September 10.30 am Holy Communion

Sunday 16th September 10 30 am Churches Together in Markfield Service at Markfield Methodist Church 6.00pm Evening Prayer Friday 21st September 8.00 pm “Still Friday” Sunday 23rd September 8.00 am Holy Communion (said service) 6.00 pm Evening Service Sunday 30th September 6.00 pm Joint Patronal Evening Service

Sunday 12th August 10.30 am Holy Communion

Sunday 9th September 10:30am Morning Worship 4:00pm Café Church

St Peter’s Church, Thornton

Sunday 2nd September 10.30 am Holy Communion

St Mary and All Saints’ Church, Stanton under Bardon

Sunday 2nd September 10:30am Morning Worship 6:00pm Evening Taizé Service

Sunday 30th September 10.30 am Joint Holy Communion at St Peter’s, Thornton

Sunday 19th August 10.30 am Morning Service 3.00 pm Benefice and Churches Together in Markfield Annual Ulverscroft Service at Ulverscroft Priory

Sunday 23rd September 10.30 am All Age Service Sunday 30th September 10.30 am Joint Holy Communion

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

Sunday 26th August 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Sunday 2nd September 6.00 pm Holy Communion Sunday 9th September 3.00 pm Praise Service Sunday 16th September 9.15 am Holy Communion (said service) Sunday 23rd September 6.00 pm Evening Prayer Sunday 30th September 6.00 pm Joint Evening Prayer at St Michael’s, Markfield

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

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Held at the Congregational Church Hall on Main Street, next to the Chinese take-away. All are welcome. • Wednesday, 19 September at 7 pm • Wednesday, 21 November at 7 pm.

“Still Friday” 2018

St Peter’s Church, Each Coptevening Oak will include simple reflective worship songs, silence, prayer, readings and responses and last up to an hour. Sunday 12th August All are welcome. Come along and enjoy the peace.

3.00 pm Praise Service 17th August 21st September 19th October Sunday August 16th19th November No “Still Friday” in December 3.00 pm Benefice and Churches Fridays 8.00 pm at St. Michael & All Angels’ Church Together in Markfield Annual Ulverscroft Service at Ulverscroft Priory

Sunday 26th August 10.30 am “Something Different” Service Sunday 2nd September 10.30 am Morning Service Sunday 9th September 10.30 am Holy Communion

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Stanton Village Hall NEWS WE ARE delighted to announce that Stanton under Bardon Village Hall has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Best Community Building Category of the 2018 Rural Achievement Awards. The winners will be announced on 11th October, and we are keeping our fingers crossed. Our thanks to the Parish Council for entering us. We are also pleased to announce the first of our autumn season of Film Nights on Saturday 6th October with “A Street Cat Named Bob”. This heartwarming film is sure to appeal to everyone, and is based on the true story of a friendship that developed between a street cat and a homeless young man, that changed both their lives forever. Doors open at 6.30 pm with the films starting at 7.00 pm. As ever, we are grateful for the support and sponsorship from Midland Quarry Products which help us keep the ticket prices down to £4.00 in advance from Stanton Stores, or £4.50 on the door. We are also grateful to Phil and Tom at The Thatched Inn who have offered to put on a special early evening Curry Night to coincide with us, so that film goers can pop in for an early meal and be out in time for the film. We will also be starting our monthly Coffee Mornings again in the autumn. Everyone is welcome, so please come along and join us. The next coffee morning will be on Tuesday 16th October and then Tuesday 20th November from 10.00 am. You can pop in for a chat over coffee and cake, or try our delicious homemade soup and a cob. If you wish to book our recently redecorated hall for private parties or regular events, please visit our website at stantonvillagehall.com where you will find a calendar showing availability, and a booking form. We hope to see you at the Hall soon.

Mark Stephens

Chairman, Stanton under Bardon Village Hall Trust

Historic Churches Ride and Stride Day Saturday 8th September WALK OR CYCLE (or even drive) to raise money for the church of your choice, and for Leicester and Leicestershire’s Historic Churches Preservation Trust. Over 400 churches and chapels will be open: St Peter’s church, Thornton is one of them. Sponsorship forms are available in church. Just collect as many sponsors as you can, consult the list of churches taking part - there are loads, - and off you go. A really fun day, especially when you walk or cycle as a group. If all that activity is too much for you, you can even be sponsored for manning the church for a few hours on the day. Again collect a sponsorship form from church. Have fun. For more information contact Shirley on 01530 230422.

£2m raised from council tax will keep open more children’s centres

AN EXTRA £2m is being invested in supporting vulnerable people and will help keep more children’s centres open. The money - gathered through council tax - will be injected into a new Family Wellbeing Service and means six more centres remaining open than originally proposed. The new service brings together children’s centres, Supporting Leicestershire Families (SLF), Youth Offending Service (YOS) and Information, Support and Assessment teams into one new-style service. A three-month consultation on plans attracted nearly 800 responses. The new Family Wellbeing Service will: • Support vulnerable children aged 0-19 and their families • Operate from 21 buildings across the county – an increase of six centres from the original proposals • Reduce costs by £1.5m • Deliver support in people’s homes and other community venues The six centres which will remain open are at Melton (The Edge), Shelthorpe (Loughborough), Bagworth, Moira, Braunstone and Barwell. The 12-week consultation resulted in 794 responses, the vast majority of feedback coming from users of the children’s centres.

Wednesday night Badminton in Groby FRIENDLY badminton club requires players at Brookvale Groby Learning Campus, Ratby Road, Groby on Wednesdays between 8pm and 10pm. Telephone: 0116 267 5800 for details.

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What’s Been Happening at Markfield Community and Sports Centre Words and pictures from Ron Grantham Family Trip to the Seaside EARLY ON Wednesday 25th July a coach load of excited villagers set out from Markfield heading for a day at the sea side at Llandudno in North Wales. What a great way to get away from the searing heat we are currently experiencing inland and enjoy the cooling sea breezes and a paddle in the sea. Apart from dodging the scavenging and dive bombing seagulls it was a wonderful day to stroll along the pier and the promenade and enjoy all the experiences of a traditional seaside resort. There is nothing better than fish and chips at the seaside plus all the other treats including candy floss, doughnuts or even a Welsh cream tea. Our next family trip to the seaside is on Wednesday 22nd August and is fully booked. Fingers crossed that, once again, we are lucky with the weather.

Also Matt Elliott Sports Development is continuing its football and sports coaching sessions for the remainder of the summer holidays as follows: • 13th August to 17th August • 20th August to 24th August To book you place please contact M.E Sports on 07584 568937

Mayflower Club’s Update I HAVE GOT many items to update you on over the past couple of months but I will have to keep it short and sweet. Two members of our club celebrated land mark birthdays with family parties at the Centre as follows:

Caribbean Theme Night ON FRIDAY 27th July the Centre echoed to the sound of Caribbean and other popular music played by our local and fabulous duo the Jay Brothers. As shown in the photograph people made a real effort to come along in Caribbean fancy dress and to enjoy singing along and dancing to music. Even us, the bar staff, wore our Bob Marley rasta hats though I struggled to see through the dark sunshades when trying to pull a pint. Once again it was a wonderful and enjoyable evening and many thanks to Angela Berry and her friends at the Congregational church for organising the evening and we all look forward to the next one.

Summer Madness ALTHOUGH the school summer holidays are rapidly coming to an end your children can still come along and enjoy the facilities at the Centre where you can come along and book our sports facilities for only 50p per hour. The only provision is that another room at the Centre is in use at the time and there is staff on duty. So, if you are bored come along and have a game of badminton, football or other sports. For further information please contact the Centre.

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On the 9th June Rona Church Jones belatedly celebrated her 80th Birthday. Rona’s original birthday party was postponed in January because of the severe bad winter weather which meant that people from other parts of the country could not attend. Even the Centre had to close because of frozen pipes and heavy snow and ice. How a few months change things as we are now in the grip of extreme heat. Rona was born in Southport before moving to Kidderminster becoming a district nurse in the Birmingham area. Present at the party was her son Stephen and her three grand children. Her brother Brian had travelled from the Isle of Wight and her sister Monica from Leeds. I am told that Rona had a bit of a wicked streak when she was a child as she used to annoy her sister Monica by hiding all her dolls house furniture around the house. On the 30th June, villager Christine Willett (nee Fowkes) celebrated her 70th Birthday with a party attended by her family and friends. Chris hails from the Bardon and Shaw Lane areas of Markfield and was an overlocker in the hosiery trade. She moved into the main part of Markfield shortly after the death of her husband Norman. Chris has three sons, eight grand children and one great grand-child all of whom, apart from one, attended

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THE HERALD • MID-AUGUST 2018 • Tel: 01530 244069 • Email: info@markfieldherald.co.uk the party. Chris loves to do a whole host of things but at the Mayflower Club she truly gets stuck in and very competitive winning lots of prizes that usually head their way to her grandson Jack. Typical of Chris is the Pirate fancy Dress that she made especially for the Caribbean Theme Night that can be seen in the previous photograph. Both Rona and Chris celebrated their birthdays with music and dancing from the Jay Brothers. Happy birthday to you both from all at the Community Centre and the Mayflower Club. Other Events: ON THE 6TH JUNE Paul, a member of the Leicestershire and Rutland Blood Bikes, came along and gave a very interesting talk on this voluntary organisation. Briefly, members of this group give up their time and use their motor cycles to ferry blood and organs between hospitals helping to save people’s lives.

Reminder of some of our Current Classes • REALife REALife exercise sessions have started at the Centre that aimed at people of all ages and abilities who want to lose weight, get fit and improve their wellbeing. Sessions include personal training, group sessions, weight loss management, wellbeing and lifestyle coaching, made to order meal packages, real minds anxiety workshops, fully supporting team to help you achieve your goals. The sessions take place on Wednesday evenings 7pm to 8pm.

• Tai Chi Classes JUST A REMINDER that we have three Tai Chi classes being run at the centre by our qualified instructor Kumiko. The classes are run on Tuesday evenings 7pm to 8pm and Thursday mornings 9.50am to 10.50am and 11am to 12 midday.

NEW at the Centre • Mum and Baby BOOT CAMP NEW MUM AND BABY Boot Camp sessions will start at the Centre on Monday 3rd September 11.30am to 12.15pm. All abilities and ages welcome.

National Blood Service THE NEXT opportunity to donate blood via the National Blood Service will be on Wednesday 3rd October and Friday 28th December. So please come along and “Do something amazing” by donating your much needed blood.

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ON 13TH JUNE we held our very own Mayflower Football “World Cup” tournament that involved members playing various forms of indoor football including table and blow football. We also had a World Cup teams and national flags quiz plus a World Cup sweepstake. The winning team was presented with our very own “World Cup”.

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ON THE 11TH JULY we celebrated the Wimbledon Fortnight with a strawberry and cream tea. The event included a hilarious Swing Ball competition which often seemed to get quite dangerous as players often managed to hit themselves rather than the ball. At the end of competition Chris Willett emerged as the Ladies Champion and Alan Toone as the Men’s Champion.

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We are planning an end World War One commemoration event on Wednesday 7th November. If you have any WW1 memorabilia, artifacts or photographs we could borrow for a small exhibition at the Centre during that week they would be most appreciated. There will be an open invitation for villagers to come along and join in with the event. If you would like to come along and meet new friends or hear about things that affect you wellbeing or simply have a laugh don’t be shy just turn up on the day and join in. The Mayflower Club meets on Wednesday afternoons and our Mayflower Friendship Club on Monday afternoons. Both are from 2pm to 4pm and only cost £1.50p per session and that includes a “cuppa” and biscuits.

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MARKFIELD Local History Group (MLHG) organised two very different events in July. The first event was the village walk which MLHG organised as part of the Leicestershire Archaeological Festival. I counted 36 people taking part although there may have been more! It was great to welcome people who live in the village and wanted to know more about it and its history as well as visitors from further afield. It was a very enjoyable evening and quite warm although not as hot as earlier in the day. Again, the walk was led by one of our members, Barrie Gannon, with help from Laurence Lock. We all gathered on the Green outside St. Michael’s Church and made our way down to the lower village Green, where we looked at the old Village School and the former Schoolmaster’s house. From here it is possible to see the Methodist church and the old bakery on Main Street which was still operating within living memory, and is just one of the buildings in the village which sports a blue Heritage information plaque. Laurence was able to tell us about the various pubs that used to exist in the village – eleven in total! Going back up the hill we paused at the old cottage by the parish church where a plaque reminds the visitor that John Wesley preached a number of times in the village church during his ministry – on one occasion there was such a crowd that not everyone could fit into the church! We walked up to Hillside to look at the cottages which were built mainly to house the quarry workers who worked in Hill Hole Quarry.

Markfield Local History Group News The views from here over the motorway and the countryside beyond are well worth the walk. We then climbed to Hill Hole Nature Reserve and heard more about the history of the quarry industry. The rock quarried, Markfieldite, is some of the oldest in the world and is very hard and durable which explains why quarrying developed as a major industry here. We walked on to the Altar Stones and saw the sunset which was quite spectacular. Despite walking for nearly two hours, everyone said how interesting they had found the walk. If you are thinking that you would like to learn more about the history of Markfield, a leaflet written by members of the History Group guides you around the village and its landmarks. Copies are available in Markfield Library at a cost of 50p. • OUR SECOND VISIT of the month took us to Loughborough, where we were lucky enough to have a guided tour of Taylor’s Bell Foundry. We listened to a very informative talk from our guide on how the foundry came to be in Loughborough. The firm was founded by John Taylor, who won the contract to cast the bells of All Saints Church. The churchwardens insisted that the bells be cast in Loughborough so John moved from Devon and rented premises in Pack Horse Lane. In 1859, a purpose built bell foundry was completed in the Cherry Orchard. When a fire seriously damaged the foundry in 1891, it was redesigned and

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rebuilt. The last member of the Taylor family died in 1981, and the firm is now a limited company but retains the family name. Recently, the only other bell foundry in Britain, based in London, closed, and so Taylors of Loughborough is the only operating bell foundry remaining in this country. We then watched a video showing how bell moulds are made and how bells are cast before looking around the factory itself. We saw the machinery involved and followed the process through from mould making to casting and tuning. Our guide rang bells made from four different metals and it was very clear why ‘bell metal’, an alloy of tin and copper, is used for church bells! We also learnt that every bell produces more than one note when struck, with a main note, or ‘fundamental’, which is the loudest note and ‘harmonics’, quieter but very important notes which affect the tone of a bell. We were very lucky to see some of the bells from St. Paul’s Cathedral and were able to see the inscriptions on the sides of the bells ‘up close’. Although they were not casting bells during our visit, the iron frame for a bell was being cast and we watched the process from the gallery above the

foundry. It was interesting to see the stages of casting which we had seen on the video in real life and to experience the sights, sounds and smells of the process. When we were looking around the museum at our leisure afterwards we realised that an American couple had joined our group. The gentleman had come with other members of Orlando Cathedral choir to sing services at Canterbury Cathedral and had driven up to the bell foundry on his free day. He is a carilloneur and plays a carillon in America, which is made up entirely of bells made at Taylors foundry in Loughborough. It was great to think that he had been able to join our group and learn more about the bells that he plays. • OUR NEXT MEETING will be on September 18th 2018 when Michael Ball will be giving one of his fascinating talks entitled ‘ Trouble and Strife, the early years of State Education in Markfield and four neighbouring Charnwood parishes ‘. This will be held at the Methodist Church, Main Street, Markfield, commencing at 7.30pm. All are welcome. A fee of £3 for visitors includes refreshments. For more information about the Markfield Local History Group, visit the website at www. MarkfieldHistory.info or phone Rosie Woodland on 01530 244497.

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Exam results advice service opens its doors

Thornton Remembers With Respect And Honour

YOUNGSTERS who are getting exam results over the coming weeks will be able to get expert careers and training advice on the way forward.

When World War One ended in 1918, the people of Britain celebrated for three days. People took to the streets, lighting bonfires and tearing down war propaganda.

Connexions Leicester City is offering a helping hand to the thousands of local teenagers getting either A Level results on Thursday, August 16, or GCSE results on Thursday, August 23. Connexions staff have up-todate knowledge of the university clearing process, availability of suitable apprenticeships, writing CVs, and can help students weigh up the various options available to them and make a well-informed decision on their next step. Leicester deputy city mayor responsible for children and young people’s services, Cllr Sarah Russell, said: “Exam results day can be a very stressful time because so much appears to depend on getting the right results for the college, university or job of choice. “It is important to remember that there are often different approaches available to help young people get their foot on the career ladder, or into further training, if their exam results aren’t what they wanted.” Connexions Leicester City helps any young people who are not in employment, education or training. It caters for anyone aged 16 to 19 (up to 25 for people with special educational needs or disabilities.) Anyone needing advice and support can contact Connexions between 9am and 4pm on Monday to Friday, on 0116 454 1770 to book an appointment or access the drop-in service. Queries can also be emailed to connexions@leicester. gov.uk Advisers will also be taking questions via Twitter on results days and afterwards, at @Leicester_hub Connexions Leicester City is based at 2 Wellington Street, Leicester, LE1 6HL.

However, others were more sober, and war memorials were already being erected across the country. Memorials celebrated victory but also sacrifice and loss, and were a way to ensure that later generations would not forget the war. Above the old entrance to Thornton Primary School, there is a rather unusual memorial. Unusual in that it bears, not only the names of the nine men from Thornton whose lives were lost, but also the fifty-two names of those who went away to War and survived. That’s sixty-one men from the tiny little village that Thornton would have been at that time. What effect those terrible experiences had upon their future lives, and upon their families, one can only imagine. The members of Thornton WI want to mark the end of WWI in a way that will allow any villager who would like to be involved, to honour the memories of all those who served our country. We are making remembrance wreaths, and hope that, in November, they will be displayed in windows throughout the village. Nine will be sponsored by the WI and will be dedicated to the memory of those who died: Joe Clarke, Horace Burnaby Cooper, Archibald Hugh Deville, Thomas Hughes Brown, John William Farmer, Benjamin Garfield, Frank Mee, William Ambrose Poole and Albert Arthur Unwin. They will be displayed, where possible, in , or close to, the houses where they lived. Would you like to purchase and display a wreath in your window? They will be made by WI members and friends. The price of a wreath will be £3 - £2 will cover the cost of materials and the other £1 will be donated to the Royal British Legion.

We very much hope that a wonderful display of wreaths throughout the village will show that we all do remember with honour and respect. November seems a long time away, but we need to continue working on the wreaths and to have an idea of the number required! IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ORDER ONE, then please either ring Muriel on 01455 822148, or make contact on the Thornton Residents Facebook Page. If you don’t live in Thornton, then, of course, you may still participate and order a wreath from us. AN IMPORTANT DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: On Thursday, 8th November , there will be on Open Meeting , to which you are all invited, at Thornton Community Centre at 7.30 p.m. , when Dr. John Sutton will speak on “The Story of the Unknown Warrior”.

This talk tells the story of where the idea of an unknown warrior was first conceived , and the very differing opinions of the King and the British government. The talk also focuses on how the Unknown Warrior was selected and his journey home from France, and the nation’s reaction to the burial service in Westminster Abbey. Dr. Sutton is a noted military historian, and we are fortunate to have been able to book this talk so fittingly close to Remembrance Day. There will be an exhibition of militaria, and the booklet, “Lest We Forget”, which tells of the nine Thornton men who lost their lives in WWI , will also be on sale. The income from the sale of those books goes to the Royal British Legion. There will be more details published nearer to the date.

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FIND 12 OF THE MOST FAMOUS FASHION DESIGNERS in this month’s Wordsearch puzzle and you could win Forgot username or password? Passcode/Create New User yourself a meal and a drink. This month we are offering a tasty prize of: A Main Course for Two, plus A Bottle of House Wine at The FieldHead Hotel. Solutions forfind Districts To go into the draw, all you have to do is - and mark a line through - 12 Free OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL FASHION DESIGNERS. These can run vertically, horizontally or diagonallyResources (and backwards!). Send your entry to:

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

Harvest Service Our annual Harvest service will be on Sunday 16th September this year when we will have our usual Harvest table of produce and store cupboard items and a special offering, all of which will go to Lawrence House, the Hinckley Homeless Project. More information will be in the September Herald. If you wish to join us for our weekly Sunday service, this starts at 10.30am and you will find more details about this and any special services in the Church Service Information section in this

Saturday September 1st Pop up Table Top/Car Boot

Copt Oak Village Hall and Field, 9.00am-12.00 noon. Tables inside £10, Car Boot on the field £5 Refreshments, Cakes, Tombola. To book -01162674746 / 01530244229

Saturday September 8th Annual Ride and Stride For Churches

Housegroup Our housegroups have been continuing fortnightly and we have been looking at the early church and its progress in the Acts of the Apostles. These groups are for anyone who would like to come along, not just for our church family, and you can get further details of the dates of the meetings and where each one is being held from Pastor Garry on 07816 616189 or at pastor.garry@outlook.com

Forthcoming Events at St Peter’s, Copt Oak

St Peter’s Church open 9.00am -1pm. Refreshments available.

Sat/Sun September 15th/16th Three Churches Flower Festival: ‘Service and Sacrifice’ magazine. Visitors always receive a friendly welcome from our church family and we enjoy tea, coffee, biscuits (and sometimes cake!) in our hall afterwards which gives everyone a chance to spend a little time together before going home or on to enjoy the rest of the day. Take a look at our Cross Hills Facebook page for our other news and information.

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

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Awesome Holiday Bible Club From Monday 23rd July – Wednesday 25th July we held our Awesome Holiday Bible Club at Cross Hills Baptist Church. Over the three days we looked at being thankful for all that we have and not always wanting more. We looked the story of Madame Blueberry (a Veggie Tales story) being thankful and what she learned about a happy heart being a thankful heart. We shared stories, sang songs, made crafts, played games and had lots and lots of fun! Every day we had lots of excitement, fun and laughter and the children who came had a brilliant time! The leaders challenge every day was a particular hit and we certainly had a lot of laughs! Thank you to everyone who came during the three days and made the holiday club truly AWESOME!

To commemorate the end of WW1 joining with St James Oaks in Charnwood and Mount St Bernards Abbey. All 3 venues open 11.00am – 4pm on both days. Tea and Cakes available at St Peter’s and St James’.

Saturday September 22nd Harvest Concert Loughborough Ladies Choir. 7.30pm. £7 to include Harvest Platter and Drink.

We extend a warm welcome to all at each of these events. For details or queries contact 01530 244229

Benefice Walk visiting 5 local churches JOIN SHIRLEY and William on 15th September for a guided Benefice Walk of approximately 8 miles, visiting 5 local churches. We take a circular walk from the Lychgate in Thornton starting at 10.30 am and arriving back between 4 and 5 hours later. Our route initially follows The Leicestershire Round, taking us to Markfield. We then leave The Round and skirt around the quarry to Stanton. From there our route passes over farmland to Bagworth. The last section is through the new woods ( they are beautiful) across the railway line back up into Thornton. The scenery is varied, and the stiles are now nearly all gone, though there are a few hills to climb. Everyone who has joined us in past years has enjoyed the walk. The final part of the walk can be missed out, about 1« miles, - there is a short cut to Thornton, after leaving Stanton. Please bring a packed lunch and wear suitable footwear and clothes. If very wet the walk will be cancelled. Contact William and Shirley for more details on 01530 230422.

Crafters Needed in Thornton THE ANNUAL Thornton Christmas Craft Fayre takes place on 17th November in Thornton Community Centre from 10am until 2.30pm. There are still a few spaces left, priced at £10 for a six foot table. If you are at all interested in displaying and selling the results of your crafts, we would be delighted if you got in touch with us. Please contact Shirley on 01530 230 422, or email: shirley.garlick29@ btinternet.com for information.

“Still Friday” 2018 Each evening will include simple reflective worship songs, silence, prayer, readings and responses and last up to an hour. All are welcome. Come along and enjoy the peace. 17th August

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