North Kilworth News
June 2011
LET THEM EAT CAKE!! IN THIS ISSUE
What an artistic offering for the village Royal Wedding celebrations on April 29th by Maggie Morgan • Diary Page and Jo Guilfoyle it must be said in our lead photo. In fact to the delight of party-goers on the Green it • Recipe-Chocolate turned out to be a beautifully designed Union Jack made of numerous cup cakes. Sad to say, because Mousse they also tasted delicious, it didn’t remain in its • Parish Council Business artistic form for long and was speedily devoured by the assembled throng. Thanks for your efforts Maggie • Say Hello to-------and Jo. The village party was a great success and was appreciated by all who attended and we look • Church services forward to the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations next year when there will no doubt be • St Andrew’s School repeat festivities. • WI We all moan about our lot, but watching the wedding earlier demonstrated that there is no • Neighbourhood Watch country in the world capable of organising these occasions like we do and made many of us proud to • Millenium Green Tree be British. Ok, I know some of you will no doubt comment on the huge cost of the event amidst Work increasingly difficult economic times, but the other • Reading group side of the debate will centre on the huge increased revenue to benefit the country and our standing in • Village hall the world with an incredible global interest. Moving to other matters, it is strange to consider • The White Lion that daylight hours will be less from June 21st with • Press anouncements the Summer Solstice and consequent longest day. Summer hasn’t generally made much of an • Memory Corner appearance by then, though certain weather boffins are, dare I say it, predicting a hot summer though • 2012 Olympics not at the ‘Wet Office’ who have given up on their long range forecasting after the previous fiascos. Farmers will tell us that we desperately need some of the wet stuff as it’s been a particularly dry year to date and a hot summer with little rain could lead to hose-pipe bans.The ideal scenario would be hot North Kilworth News sunny days and sufficient rain to fall between the hours of midnight and 6.00am! Everyone’s a winner Sponsored by North then, but sadly it doesn’t work out like that. Kilworth Parish Council Hopefully there will be no umbrellas when the Phone: 01858 880432 annual Millennium Green BBQ takes place on Saturday June 11th . It’s always one of the highlights judith.hardwick@btinternet.com of the village social calendar and raises much or needed funds for the trustees to maintain the Green •
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49’ers club
Congratulations to the latest winners: Claire Williams, Phil & Liz Alcock, Bran Herring, Jeff McCarthy, Ed Ward We have a couple of numbers free if you’d like to join in the club? The 49’ers is a fundraising lottery with winners chosen from the National Lottery Bonus Ball. Each week £35 is paid out to a lucky winner. To join it just costs you £1 a week which is paid by quarterly, half-yearly or annual subscription. The money raised goes towards our village hall. Contact Sue Winstanley 881798 or email sue.yoga@btinternet.com
Sunday Lunch on the Lawn Honey Cottage, Dag Lane North Kilworth. Sunday 17th. July 2011 12.15 for 12.30
Two Courses; wine and soft drinks available. Raffle Draw….many prizes.
Tickets: £8.00 adult; £3.00 for children up to 5. All proceeds in aid of St. Andrews Church Tickets and details available from: Sarah Holmes 880883/ Jo Guilfoyle 880574/ Liz Jones 880262/ Carolyn Sanders 880769
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Neighbourhood Watch/Crime Reports
Thankfully we have not received any reports of crime in this area this month. Hopefully that is because there hasn’t been any or maybe they haven’t been sent to the News. I hope it’s the former!! (Ed) Policing the Future An Invitation to Meet the Chairman of the Police Authority and the Chief Constable Policing is facing a period of great change. The current unprecedented financial situation means that, inevitably, some police services will be delivered differently. Within the next twelve months, the Government is proposing to abolish Police Authorities and replace them with directly elected Police and Crime Commissioners. Despite the challenges posed by this new landscape both the Police Authority and the Constabulary remain focused on further improvement of the policing services provided for the people and businesses of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We are holding a number of events to give you the opportunity to hear how we are proposing to tackle the challenges ahead. Each event starts at 6.30pm (light refreshments from 6.00pm) and will finish by 8.30pm. The dates and venues are as follows: June 2011 Rutland County Council, Catmose, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 6HP Monday 27 June 2011 Town Hall, Town Hall Square, Leicester, LE1 9BG Thursday 14 July 2011 Police Headquarters, St Johns, Enderby, Leicester, LE19 2BX If you would like to come along, simply call us on 0116 229 8986 or e-mail us at police.authority@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk providing your name, a contact number and your venue of choice. For your convenience, please let us know if you have any special requirements such as an induction loop or disabled access. If you have information on any criminal activity call Market Harborough Police on 0116 222 2222.
The Local Beat Team are: Sgt.2908 Steve Bunn PC 500 Andy Smalley WPC 4640 Vikki Barge PCSO 6569 Peter Willson PCSO 6636 Ray Wells PCSO 6573 Steve Adams RURAL Countryside Liaison Officer: PC 1010 Chris Hill Voicemail Service: 0116 2485675 CRIMESTOPPERS Freephone 0800 555111 Read more in the Neighbourhood Policing Newsletter and Neighbourhood Watch Newsletters by visiting our village website: northkilworth.com
The Belgrave Village Hall Easy to erect-two men in two hours claimed the company!! Three men, six and a half hours later the shed was finally upright, even though we had two pieces left over!! Thanks to Peter Lawrence and Nick (I'm not a DIY fan) Hardwick and to Peter Begley for laying the slab base two weeks earlier. The contents of the broken shed can now be properly stored and Peter Jones request to have the old shed for the Millennium Green BBQ can be granted. The AGM will be on Tuesday 7th June in the village hall at 7.30 - all welcome it would be good to see some new faces. For hall bookings please contact Tracy Allen 881733
MILLENNIUM GREEN BBQ 2011 Saturday June 11th at 5.00pm
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PRESS RELEASES
New chairman takes over at council. A new chairman has been appointed at the district council. At Harborough District Council’s annual meeting on Tuesday (May 17), Cllr David Beaty officially took over from former chairman Cllr Rosita Page. Cllr Beaty, who represents the Nevill Ward, has been a councillor since 2003. He is married with two sons and a grandson. He said: “This is my first time as chairman and I’m very much looking forward to getting about the district and meeting people from different councils and organisations, as well as attending various community events.” Cllr Beaty has lived in the area for 49 years, having moved with his parents from the Coventry area. He married his wife, Sally, in 1967 at Hallaton. Outgoing chairman Cllr Page said: “I have thoroughly enjoyed my term as chairman and feel very lucky to have experienced such an interesting and varied role. I look forward to seeing many of you in the future in my role as councillor.” Cllr John Everett, who represents the Misterton ward, was elected as vice chairman. Citizenship Cup for businessman James. The Citizenship Cup, which is given to people who have made a positive impact on their community, has been presented to a local businessman. Harborough District Council’s chairman presented the Citizenship Cup to James Briggs, managing director of town firm Harboro Rubber. The recipient is decided upon by a special Citizenship Cup panel made up of people from the community. Mr Briggs, who accepted the cup at a special presentation at the council offices on Tuesday, May 17, has devoted much of his time to community projects and supporting new business. The cup, which was donated by a local gentleman in 1955 to mark the diamond jubilee of the Market Harborough Urban District Council, is awarded when deemed appropriate, with the last recipients being Donald and Doreen ClintonSmith in 2008. Some of Mr Briggs’ achievements over the years include: • Fundraising to build the Evangelical Church on Bath Street , of which he is a prominent elder. The building hosts a range of outside groups within the community. • Representing the Harborough business community, liaising with East Midlands Development Agency (EMDA), being active in the Welland Partnership and bringing investment funding into the district.
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Being involved in the creation of the Innovation Centre, currently being built at Airfield Farm. Ensuring the former site of Harboro Rubber, when it relocated to Riverside , was regenerated as a ‘gateway’ development, as part of the St Mary’s Road Regeneration Project. A prime motivator of The Cube youth club project, and a supporter of other youth and special needs groups by donation of computers. Out of the spotlight – James has been a huge catalyst for a school project in Africa .
Grand opening for £4.2m business centre. A new centre, set to promote business and innovation across Leicestershire, will be opened next month. The £4.2million Harborough Innovation and Business Centre, located at the gateway entrance to Airfield Business Park, just north of Market Harborough, will open its doors on Thursday, June 9. The muchanticipated partnership project will help fledgling businesses set up and prosper, and bring about 180 jobs to the region. Representatives from project partners, Harborough District Council, William Davis Ltd, East Midlands Development Agency (emda) and Prospect Leicestershire will be present at the opening ceremony, along with a host of dignitaries. The centre provides 52 individual offices, along with eight studios and meeting rooms and forms part of the 20-acre Airfield Business Park. The building has been designed to achieve a BREEAM ‘Excellent’ rating, reflecting its important sustainability credentials. The site also comprises six commercial and industrial units built by Loughborough-based contractor and developer William Davis. Travellers’ encampment – Bill Crane Way, Lutterworth. Travellers, who set up an unauthorised caravan camp on land in Lutterworth, have been told they must have left the site by May 16th. Harborough District Council, working with police, County Council’s travellers’ officer and the landowner, have said enforcement action will be taken if the caravans, which moved on to the site in Bill Crane Way this week, had not moved on by the start of next week. The travellers have said they are en route to the Appleby Horse Fair in the Lake District . A spokesman for the district said: “It is unlikely that the council would be successful in obtaining an injunction at this stage with the
evidence gathered so far and the fact that the travellers would have left the site by Sunday. However we will review this situation on first thing on Monday morning. Should the encampment remain beyond the weekend we will consider all options as a matter of urgency to resolve this situation.” Any evidence of criminal damage at the site will be dealt with by the police. District one of the best places to live in Britain The Harborough district has been named as one of the best places to live in Great Britain, according to a new survey. The Halifax Rural Areas Quality of Life survey ranked the Harborough district as the 21st best place to live out of 140 rural local authorities areas. It rates the district as the most desirable in Leicestershire, and the second best place in the East Midlands , behind Rushcliffe, Notts, which was in 11th place. The survey identifies where living standards are highest in Great Britain by looking at such criteria as the job market, housing market, environment, education and health. Residents in areas which ranked at the higher end of the survey tended to be fit and well, live longer, be employed, enjoy a good climate and environment and have school qualifications above the national average. South Cambridgeshire was ranked as having the best quality of life in the survey. Melton came in at 29th place, Rutland at 31st and North West Leicestershire at 49th place. Bands and musicians needed for free festival The search is on again to find local bands and musicians to play Award-winning Enable Youth’s second free music festival, ‘Rock on the Rec’, taking place in August – and any style of music is welcome. The ‘Rock on the Rec’ event, is being organised after last year’s success by young music fans to support local up and coming acts, and will take place at Symington’s Recreation Ground in Market Harborough on Friday, August 5. Organisers are looking for young musicians, artists and bands to perform at the event, which runs from 4pm to 9pm. There’ll be a main stage, an ‘open mic’ tent (where anyone can have a go) and interactive workshops, including live topical debates. If people are interested in performing or volunteering, need more information, or would like to take part in the Guitar Hero marathon they should contact Sian Ponting on 07575 021144 or email the team at rockontherec@hotmail.co.uk Alternatively, you can follow progress on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and www.enableyouth.org.uk
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Enjoy the cheapest pint in the village! Bar Opening Times Fri nights: 7.30pm – 11.00pm Sat afternoons during football season:2.00 – 5.30pm Sun afternoons: 12.00pm – 4.00pm Every other Weds night: 7.30pm –11.00pm Every 2nd Thursday – Bingo. Eyes Down at 8.00pm ** If you like to keep up to date with events at the Sports Club, why not join our mailing list. Leave your e-mail address at the bar or e-mail to heather.conopo@btinternet.com**
NORTH KILWORTH WI North Kilworth WI meets on the 3rd Thursday of each month in the Village hall, at 7.30pm. New members and guests are always very welcome. For information contact: Christine Hewes: eandchewes@tiscali.co.uk/ 880036 Gaye Duncombe: gduncombe@gmail.com/ 880650 The Resolutions meeting was held on 19th June when our own member, Liz Jones led the discussions about the two resolutions being taken to the AGM of the NFWI. The two resolutions are: Proposed Mega Farms- “This meeting abhors the practice of factory farming particularly large animals such as pigs and cows and urges H.M. Government to ensure planning permission is not granted for such projects.” The Closure of Local Libraries-“This meeting urges H.M. Government to maintain support for local libraries, as an essential local educational and information resource.” North Kilworth WI supported the second resolution but did not support the first. The next meeting will be on Thursday 16th June 7.30pm in the Village Hall when Nick Herring will talk about Family Law.. Flowers- Lyn Wall - Raffle and cateringLyn Wall and Medeleine Sandercock Everyone welcome.
Millennium Green Tree Work The Horse Chestnut, aesculus hippocastanum, next to the Village car park on the Millennium Green is infested with usulina and polyporous squamosus which are fungi. The tree leans towards the Village Hall car park and the root system of the tree are affected by the fungi. Two independent tree surgeons have recommended that the tree be felled. It is with great regret that the tree will be cut down, but the Trustees belief that it is the only possible option that is safe given the trees location. A section of the trunk will be left on the green when the tree is cut down. The logs will be auctioned at the barbecue on 11th June
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NORTH KILWORTH READING GROUP The N.K.R.G. meets on Thursday, 23rd June, 8.00pm at Lilac Cottage. The book to read is, “The Hare with Amber Eyes, “by Edmund de Waal and was winner of the 2010 Costa Biography award. The author is a British ceramic artist as well as a writer and this book recounts his family’s history spanning many generations by following a collection of Netsuke (small Japanese objects often made of ivory). This account takes the reader on a trip to a Europe past, through the horrors of world wars and back to the modern day present. Although it may read like fiction, it is apparently a compelling factual story. Enjoy.
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18th April
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Election of a new Parish Council. At present there is no formal Parish Council until a new Council has been formed. There have been five nominations for five seats on the parish council so unless more have been accepted this negates the need for an election. The next Parish Council meeting provisionally will be on Monday 20th June at 7.45 in the village Hall. As there was no meeting in May there consequently are no minutes. Evergreen Farm, Pincet Lane. Planners report is available on HDC's web site. The recommendation is for approval. A Committee site visit has been arranged for Monday 23 rd May prior to the planning meeting on 25th. “Affordable Homes Project” A meeting is scheduled in the Village Hall at 1030 on Monday June 6th with representatives from the Tudor Trust ,Leicester County Council and Harborough DC to discuss the ins and outs of an application for initial funding support to cover legal and associated costs should we achieve consensus at a full Village Meeting to proceed with an affordable homes project. 4 possible sites have been offered for evaluation following a full village survey where a majority of respondents agreed to support the principle of affordable homes. The Parish Council endorsed progression to this next stage as part of the information gathering process prior to suggested sites being evaluated by a nominated panel. Anyone interested in this project is welcome to attend..on the basis that no final decision to progress has been taken. This meeting will inform in relation to finance, ownership, management and other issues. For more information , a copy of the Agenda or to express an interest contact peter.jones74@btinternet.com Thanks
Learn to meditate...find time for relaxation...and help raise money.
Do you seem to have endless ‘to do’ lists floating around in your head? Are you finding it difficult to relax and sleep? Easily distracted? Want to be able to concentrate and improve performance? Learn to meditate! A new meditation and relaxation class is starting in North Kilworth Village Hall. The class will be once a month, the last Sunday, at 7pm for 1 hour at a minimum donation of £3. All profits go to Sue’s chosen charity for 2011 – MacMillan Cancer Support. Don’t worry if you can’t sit cross-legged or get down on the floor...we have some chairs! Everyone is welcome. Simply bring an open mind, some warm clothes or blanket and a cushion to sit on. Any questions or want to find out more about what goes on in a meditation class give Sue a call on 01858 881798 or email sue.yoga@btinternet.com First class is Sunday 26 June at 7pm. See you there!
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The White Lion North the Kilworth After much speculation about White Lion and various dates on which it was supposed to open, it is at last----- open!! Hooray!! I’m sure that we would all like to welcome Kev, Jenny and their staff and hope that they enjoy being mine hosts in North Kilworth.
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Dear Jude What a perfect way to end a wonderful day out at the beach with the grandchildren than to come home and find that someone actually has the photographs that I had almost given up on. Thank you hardly seems enough but THANK YOU VERY MUCH almost comes close. I have some time off work in June with no firm plans made so maybe it is time for another visit, I visited the village 5 and 15 years ago. Thanks for your help and will you please thank Pam Price for me. Can’t stop smiling thanks again Linda ( Pam did have pictures of the last steam train in North Kilworth and we have e-mailed them to Linda. We also found that the ancestors of Ellen White (Who contacted us from Louisville, KY) lived in Peter Jones House. It’s good to know that the website is visited by people far afield-Ed) Mike and Gill Howkins and all the staff at F. Howkins & Son bid farewell to Ben Chandler in June as he sets off on his adventures to Australia. Gill says "We are sad to lose Ben, he has been with us since he was old enough to do a Saturday job and started by sweeping the yard and jet wash Council Minutes of Mechanic's Meetingapprenticeship. Pa before progressing to his Motor He has been a loyal and valuable member of our staff, always cheerful and upbeat and we will miss him and his lovely personality. However, we wish him well in this next stage of his life".
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Chocolate
• • Hi Judith I live in South Kilworth and have been working on negotiating a deal for LPG supplies to the village. We appear to have some reasonable deals on the table, so I’m holding a meeting on 2nd June to discuss which supplier people want to go with.
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I’d like to see if there’s anybody in North Kilworth who’d also like to benefit (households in SK are benefitting from up to 14p per litre!), so to this end, please could you publish the attached in this month’s North Kilworth News. I’m not sure what date your newsletter gets distributed and given the date of the meeting, it could be that your newsletter doesn’t arrive in time but nevertheless, people can still get involved in the deal if they get in touch so it’s worth publishing it anyway. Let me know if you need anything else.
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Warm milk until nearly boiling and set aside. Melt chocolate over a bowl of simmering water. Take bowl off water and leave to cool a little. Add milk to chocolate and stir together until smooth. Leave to cool for 10 minutes. Whip cream until it just holds its shape. Whip egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold cream into chocolate mixture with a large metal spoon and then carefully fold in egg whites. Spoon mixture into 6 small glasses or bowls and chill for 4 hours or overnight. Decorate as requires.
Many thanks to Claire Williams for this delicious and very easy recipe for chocolate mousse.
Services for June 2011 Sunday 5th 8.30 am 9.00 am 9.30 am 10.30 am 11.15 am 11.15 am 6.00 pm
June The Seventh Sunday of Easter (White) North Kilworth Holy Communion (BCP) Kimcote Holy Communion (BCP) Stanford on Avon NO SERVICE Gilmorton Holy Communion (CW) Catthorpe Holy Communion (CW) Misterton Morning Prayer Swinford Evensong
Sunday 12th June 9.00 am Kimcote 9.45 am South Kilworth 9.45 am Ashby Magna 10.30 am Gilmorton 11.15 am 6.00 pm 6.00 pm 6.00 pm
Misterton North Kilworth Peatling Parva Swinford
Tuesday 14th June 9.30 am South Kilworth Sunday 19th June 28.16-20 9.00 am Gilmorton 9.45 am South Kilworth 10.30 am Kimcote 10.30 am Peatling Parva 11.15 am Catthorpe 11.15 am Shawell 6.00 pm 6.00 pm
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Swinford North Kilworth
Pentecost (Red) Holy Communion (CW) Family Service Holy Communion (CW) Family Service and baptism Holy Communion (CW) Evensong Evensong Holy Communion (CW)
Acts 1.6-14 John 17.1-11 Revd Jane Kennedy Revd Alan Stevens Revd Charles Fox Revd Jane Kennedy Keith Wilding Revd Jane Kennedy Acts 2.1-21 John 20.19-23 Revd Emma Davies Beth Rogers Revd Alan Stevens Su Marfell and Revd Emma Davies Revd John Randall Keith Wilding Rob Jelves Revd Emma Davies
Holy Communion (BCP) Trinity Sunday (White) Holy Communion (CW) Holy Communion (BCP) Matins Holy Communion (BCP) NO SERVICE Family Service for Fathers’ Day followed by said Holy Communion (CW) Evensong Holy Communion (CW)
Revd Emma Davies Isaiah 40.12-17, 27-31 Revd Revd Revd Revd Revd
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Emma Davies Charles Fox Jane Kennedy Emma Davies Alison Booker
Keith Wilding Revd Jane Kennedy
Sunday 26th June The First Sunday after Trinity (Green) readings tbc 10.30 am Stanford on Avon Avon Swift Group Service Revd Emma Davies/ Revd Jane Holy Communion (CW) Kennedy Preacher: Revd Canon Andrew Wingate Tuesday 28th June 2.45 pm North Kilworth Holy Communion (CW) Revd Emma Davies (with school students) All enquiries regarding Church matters should be directed to:Revd Emma Davies, The Vicarage, 5 Church Lane, Gilmorton, Telephone: 01455 556573 Revd Jane Kennedy, 17 Cromwell Close, Walcote, Lutterworth, Telephone: 01455 554065
12.06.11 Mrs J. Lee 26.06.11Mrs B. Herring St Andrews Church Flower Rota Any problems please contact J. Guilfoyle (880574) Many thanks
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Message from the Curate
Following the Voice of the Good Shepherd I’ve just spent a happy few minutes crawling around on the floor with some toddlers in Gilmorton Church. We pretended to be sheep and took it in turns to play the shepherd. The shepherd’s job was to keep the sheep safely in the fold by lying across the doorway at ‘night’, then to wake them up and call them out of the fold before leading them all around the church in search of ‘grass’ and clean water. The shepherd had a hard task!
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The image of Jesus being the Good Shepherd and we his cared-for sheep is a powerful one with which many of us will be familiar. Perhaps it has even more resonance out here in our country parishes where there really are sheep and lambs all around us, grazing in fields or churchyards, or poking their noses through fences to try to get into gardens! There is a great sense of comfort in believing that each of us matters to God who cares for us, who calls us by name and leads us to find life through him – life which continues even beyond the gate of death. There is a challenge for all of us in this, though. It may be tempting to stay with the image of being kept safe in the sheepfold with the shepherd lying across the door. However, in order to grow in faith and to discover God’s true life for us we need to be called out from the fold onto the hillside, called by name by our Good Shepherd who will lead us to the places where we shall be fed and watered. Each one of us is urged by God to listen for his voice calling us by name. Sometimes this comes in a dramatic flash, as happened to St Paul on the Damascus road. More often, people gradually get a sense of God’s voice calling to them over a longer period of time, perhaps years, until they are sure enough to be able to take the steps towards his voice, and in faith terms that is when the real adventure begins! The image of the Good Shepherd is also applicable to the Church as a whole. The Church of England faces many different challenges currently, and one of them is the need to reduce the number of stipendiary (paid) clergy in the next few years. In this diocese we are considering how to do this through the ‘2020 Vision for Mission and Ministry’. In this deanery we need to reduce the current 11 stipendiary ministers to 9.5 by 2020. The first draft of a plan towards this end has just been published. It includes some new ideas, some opportunities and also some challenges, but it is clear that there will need to be changes in the way we think about church. We need as many people as possible to join in the discussions about the best way forward. Please contact me, Jane Kennedy or Sam Lloyd to see the 2020 Vision Plan or to add your thoughts to the discussion. We may be resistant to change, or scared by the prospect of it. We may wish to stay out of harm’s way in the sheepfold. However, God, the Good Shepherd calls us out to receive his Weddings Bosworth life. We do not know where he will lead us but if weHusbands stay close to the Good Methodist Shepherd we shall 28 April – Kevin Smith and Nicola Potter, Chapel Services 6.30pm) not stray in the wrong direction. God longs only to give us his life and (all if weatfollow him we married in Misterton Church have nothing to fear, and everything to live for. June 5th Rev. Trevor Thomas 28 April – Simon Wilson and Sarah Gardner, June 12th Mrs. Kathy Morrison married in Misterton Church June 19th Rev. Brian Kennard - the Funerals: th 11 May - Gilmorton – Elsie Woodward, age 85 Lord's Supper years June 26th at Kibworth Methodist 8 April - Kimcote – Madge Hunt, age 87 years
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St Andrew’s Primary School
Athletics Good luck to all the Saffron Lane Athletes!! On Monday 23rd May at 4:00pm, the Saffron Lane athletes will be competing against 14 other schools. We hope our school will do well and we were hoping to get into the top 7 schools. We will post the results in the next issue. We wish you all the best!!! By Teva Maguire and Jasper Kirton Superb Swimmers Selected From St Andrew’s Seven children were selected to enter the Market Harborough Small Schools Swimming Gala on the 12th of April. We arrived with strict instructions for us to wear a swimming hat and no goggles unless the doctor had instructed. Then we sat down to listen to the rules, which was quite hard with a dodgy microphone! Our soon to be superstars as you will find out were... • Grace Lindop in yr5 swam against yr6s • Maddy Lindop in yr3 swam against yr5s • Isabel Smith in yr3 swam against yr5s • Abigail Robertson in yr4 swam against yr5s • Chloe Bradley-Upton in yr5 swam against yr6s • James Baker in yr6 swam against yr6s • Rachel Mellar in yr6 swam against yr6s • Oliver Morgan in yr6 swam against yr6s • Scott Mcvea in yr 5 swam against yr6s After many races swimming in breaststroke, backstroke, front crawl and butterfly along with the odd couple of relays, we won! Once again we triumphed leaving us with 5 wins in a row! By Grace Lindop
Nuneaton Festival of Arts On Saturday 7th May 2011 Elizabeth Hobbs, Oliver Morgan, Sam Hall and Chloe Bradley- Upton, all played guitar at Nuneaton. Elizabeth Hobbs and Oliver Morgan came 1st in their classes with scores of 80 and 83. Sam Hall scored 80. Finally we were joined by Chloe Bradley-Upton, we did 2 group pieces and came 2nd. By Elizabeth Hobbs
St Andrew’s Netball Team The netball team have been doing a tournament around the Lutterworth Area. They have won five out of five matches. The netball team are Ollie Morgan, Megan O’Neil, Lucy Pike, Scott McVea, Jessica O’Neil, Daisy Swan and Ethan Swan. They came runners up in the small schools tournament. They have done brilliantly this season. Debbie who teaches them netball is very proud of them! By Edward Sandercock
Class news Reception Reception’s topic this term is mini-beasts and in art they are making a secret garden.. Their next topic will be ‘water wonderland’. In maths they are doing lines of symmetry with their topic theme mini beasts. Next in literacy is the hungry caterpillar.
Year 1/2 In year one and two their topic theme is famous people. Over the Easter holidays the children were given pop corn seeds to plant and they grew! They started athletics and have all said it is really fun. In art they are doing weaving. They are also doing mini Olympics. By Maddie Lindop and Ella Clarke
Beta Beta would like to welcome two new pupils to the class.
This term Beta are learning all about Egypt. On Tuesday 24th May we are going to the Herbert Art Gallery Museum. We will be learning lots of fun bits about Egypt. By Abigail Robertson This term we have the drama group Lemon Jelly award night to look forward to and sports day which will take place in June.
Community Day On Friday the 1st of July we would like to welcome people in the community, who may have a hidden talent, into our school. We are hoping to find people who are creative and can help in areas such as pottery, floristry, gardening, art, poetry etc, as we would like to spend the day learning from and welcoming in members of the community. If you would like to come and work with us for the day and would be happy to give up your time, please call Mrs Howkins at the school office 01858 880430. We would love to hear from you.
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Say Hello To----Pam & Gwil Price
Last month’s passion was Yoga. This month’s passion is the Church. See how we look after your needs in the NK News! Pam has been a member of the Parochial Church Council for 50 years and Gwil for 30. He’s also been a churchwarden for over 20 years. They are both active in our village and have interesting tales to tell of village history, with an extended family living in our village. More of that later. Pam and Gwil both feel that the church should be more appreciated by those of us that resort to it only for weddings and funerals. There are currently no churchwardens, which could precipitate closure of the church, and the church gates are in need of a coat of paint. Volunteers for both jobs would be most welcome.(Contact: Liz Jones, Carolyn Sanders, Sarah Holmes or Peter Lawrence for details) You could say ‘Hello’ to Pam and Gwil between 10 am and 5 pm on Tuesday 7th June when they will be at the church raising funds on Gift day.
Pam, who is 79, moved to Sparrow Lodge in Pincet Lane when she was five. She remembers her mother dragging most of the family (8 sisters and 3 brothers) to see Coventry burning on the skyline and German bombers flying in formation during the WW2 blitz. In 1950 Pam moved into the newly built Elmcroft on the corner of Elmcroft Road, and 62 years later she’s back there. In between times Pam moved to Dorset when 14 years old to work as a parlour maid, moved back to NK at 21, lived in the signalman’s cottage at NK station and married her first husband, George Mullard. George died of a tropical disease picked up in Burma during the war, and Pam married Gwil, who was a close friend of George, in 1974. Pam remembers a thriving active NK station, with 8 lorries a night trundling over the level crossing (see Memory Corner) as they carried steel from Corby to Birmingham. Station cargo included thousands of roses from Gandys, even more mushrooms from Kimcote, and milk from the dairy – as in Dairy Cottages. Once she was asked to retrieve an express train driver’s false teeth from the track; he couldn’t stop to pick them up himself. Pam was a school governor for 16 years and taught children (including our children, Scott and Kate) cooking. She specialises in sugar craft on wedding and birthday cakes and is currently working on a cake for Bea Poole’s mother, Freda Parr who will be 100 on July 5th. Gwil has been equally active. As well as his Church work he ran the youth club for many years, was on both the village hall committee and the parish council, and was a successful member of many darts and skittles teams. He’s been a bell ringer for 20 years, is the bell tower captain, and has a prestigious award for a 3 hours non stop First Full peal. Luckily for us, that 3 hours was in Marston Trussell. Gwil hopes to raise enough money to refurbish our bells and fit a sixth bell, which would allow NK to compete in bell ringing competitions. £35k would see the job done. An active 77, Gwil was born in Llandovery, mid-Wales. He came to NK aged 7, and struggled at school because he spoke no English. Pam was at the same school, and felt sorry for him – so sorry that 30 years later she married him. The family home was Elmwood Cottage, overlooking the bowls club. He worked for a variety of businesses including the farm that once operated by the village green, and Midland Meat Packers. Pam and Gwil have plenty of relatives in the area, including daughter Melanie, husband Paul and granddaughter Emily who is 4. Gwil’s sister Dylis Thomas lives with husband Dave almost opposite them on Station Road; Peter
Cook is Pam’s brother in law which makes her an aunty to Brian Cook and Janet Allman; Pam is aunty to Richard and David (Boots) Haupt and her sister Gwen lives in Knighton Yard. They are everywhere! Although there is a possibility that they will move to Lutterworth, Pam and Gwyl will always be around NK – so please say ‘Hello’ to them in your travels. DB
MEMORY CORNER North Kilworth Station before the days of Dr Beeching! This is where Pam worked as a porter. Can anyone date the car?
Whats on in North Kilworth
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June 2011
FUTURE EVENTS. July Ist: Community Day- St Andrews Primary School July 17th- Sunday Lunch on the Lawn- at Honey Cottage, Dag Lane July 21st: WI Outing to BBC,Nottingham August: WI Hog Roast August: WI Healthy Eating Sept 4th. : Lunch Alfresco Sept: WI- Behind the Scenes at Joules Oct: WI- Sugarcraft December 3rd: Christmas Quiz- In aid of village hall
Mondays: Yoga in the Sports Club- 7pm Weds: Stretch&Flex-12.15pm,Yoga 7pm Village Hall Wed.1st: Mobile Library-White Lion-2.40pm Thurs. 2nd- Canal Group Meeting Thurs.2nd: Meeting re LPG supplies- Sth Kilworth Mon. 6th June: Meeting re Affordable HomesVillage Hall-10.30am Tues 7th: Gift Day - St Andrews Church th Tues 7 : AGM- Village Hall- 7.30pm Thurs 9th;Bingo- Sports Club: Eyes down at 8pm Thurs.9th Mobile Library-Dag Lane-1.30pm EVENTS PLACE LEICS DURING JUNE Sat 11th: TAKING Millennium GreenINBBQ
Bosworth Battlefield Wed.15th: Mobile Library-White Lion-2.40pm *Thurs.16th: The Medeival WI Woman Exhibition: 30th Dec – Family Law until - Village Hall *10% discount on family tickets for Battle field Exhibition th Mon. 20 : Meeting of new Parish Council during Family Week- 31st may – 3rd June Thurs.23rd: Reading group- Lilac Cottage *Knight School: Thurs. 2nd June Lane,Sat 1.30pm *Thurs.23rd: Guided Walks:Mobile Sun 5th Library-Dag June, Wed 8th June, 11th June th Sun.26 : Meditation&RelaxationVillage Hall* Medeival camp with Les Routiers de Rouen:Sat 11th&Sun 12th *7.30pm Fathers go Free on Father’s Day Sun 19th *Throughout the summer; Hands on Hawks/ Photography workshops/ Ferret racing For information go to: www.Bosworthbattlefield.com Donnington-le-Heath Manor House
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Calligraphy exhibition: Wed 1st June Just desserts: Thurs 9th
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In Grateful Memory By Dennis Edinsor • Support & Seduction Exhibition: Until May 2012 The story behind names on the North • Colliery Tours: Every Sat & Sun during June Kilworth Memorial • Agatha Christie Whodunnit? I did! Meet the Snibston Discovery Park
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Ceilidh with Green Man Rising: Fri 17 June Life in Roman Britain: Sun 19th June
Garden Talk: Wed 15th June For information go to: www.leics.gov.uk/Donnington Market Harborough Library Bedtime Stories at the Library: Thurs 2nd June Market Harborough Museum Museum
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Build with Dad: Sat 18th June Traditional Crafts Day: Sat 25th June
•GetSnibston Beam Engine Steaming: Sat 11th book June 7 yourth copy of this interesting Sat 25 June at the fantastic price of only £5 • Meet Crime-writer Frances Fyfield: Sat 18th • • •
Paranormal Night: Friday 24 June
650 Years of Magistracy Exhibition: Thurs 16th June
Art for All: The Golden age of the Travel Poster Exhibition: Until Sun 18th Sept. For information go to: www.Snibston.com Watermead Country Park
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Bat Walk: Fri 10th June Leicestershire Records Office_ Wigston 175 Years of the Leicester Literary & Philosophical Society: Until 30th June For information go to:
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ROYAL WEDDING PARTY The Village had a lovely time celebrating the Royal Wedding. It was a great occasion and had a real sense of community feel about it. We had bunting and Flags all around the Millennium Green, Church Street and the Village Hall. We hope to do the same again next year for the Queen’s jubilee as we have had such positive feedback from the Villagers.
For more pictures of the Royal Wedding Party go to www.northkilworth.com