April 2018 Whats Around Magazine

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IN THIS ISSUE

Welcome

Editor Vanessa Preece

Working on a community magazine offers so many opportunities to meet and chat with local business owners, event’s organisers and volunteers running community groups and charities. The enthusiasm and passion so many people have for supporting our local community in any way they can is remarkable.

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This month we have an article on local charity; Staunton Harold Sailability Trust who help disabled children and young adults to try sailing. Thanks to all their volunteers The 1620’s House & Garden and Swannington Heritage Trust both open their doors for a new season with so many events planned.

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IN THIS ISSUE

Contents Body Matters

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Spotlight On..

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Ibstock Surgery News

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What’s On

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In Your Garden

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Ashby Museum News

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What’s On at the Palace

What’s On for Families

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Book Reviews

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Community Board

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Swannington Heritage Trust

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Puzzle Page

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Pet’s Corner

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The 1620’s House & Garden

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Recipe of the Month

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Health & Fitness Tips

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Puzzle Solutions

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A Walk in the Forest

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Business Directory

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BODY MATTERS

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Shock Wave Therapy (SWT) has had a lot of positive press recently - international results show an overall success rate of 77% for some chronic conditions that are often a challenge to cure with traditional therapy.

SWT involves a hand held device that has a projectile in it that strikes an applicator at high speed and relatively high frequency to create a shock wave through the tissue. This causes cavitation bubbles to be formed in the tissue and, in turn, has been found to accelerate the healing process in certain chronic conditions.

Problems such as plantar fasciitis in the heel, shoulder tendon conditions, tennis elbow, golfers elbow and patellar tendon conditions (knee) respond very well and can often be totally cured with SWT. This form of treatment lasts approximately 10 minutes and usually requires between 4 & 6 sessions to have good effect, but following as few as 2 sessions many

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people start to experience significant pain relief.

SWT has a bright future in injury management and although a rarity in Midlands based therapy practices, some have decided that its proven benefits are of clear value.

ProPhysio have decided to invest in this exciting new piece of equipment, so should you be suffering with any of the conditions mentioned and would like to learn more about what SWT has to offer, please contact Darrin at ProPhysio on 01530 588557

“Your aches and pains are our priority”

We are conveniently located in Ashby town centre.

With over 20 years of experience local Chartered Physiotherapist Darrin Morris and his team can provide friendly, professional treatment and advice for a wide range of injuries and conditions.

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SPOTLIGHT ON...

Spotlight On Staunton Harold Sailability Trust

Enabling Abilities

Each month we turn the spotlight on a local charity or community group and tell you more about the valuable work they carry out in our community.

Staunton Harold Sailability Trust came to our attention as one of the four charities chosen to benefit from the Ashby Santa Fun Run which recently announced an amazing total funds raised of £11,644 for the December 2017 event. So let us tell you more about them…

SHST is a charitable trust operating from and in conjunction with Staunton Harold Sailing Club in Melbourne. They organise and run sailing lessons, land based activities and sensory experiences for disabled children and young adults throughout Derbyshire and Leicestershire.

The aim is to provide a safe environment where participants can experience sailing in special dinghies, either sailing alone or with an instructor or another participant. Each session will build upon skills at a rate dictated by each participant.

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Siblings and parents are encouraged to join in making this a real fun family experience. The activities fall into three main categories: sailing, powerboats and onshore activities. All equipment is provided by the trust for participants.

Sessions run from April through to November with key dates below and full details on the website. If you would like to find out how to take part or if you would like to volunteer please get in touch either via the website or by messaging on Facebook.

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OLD HAT JAZZ BAND AT IBSTOCK PALACE OLD HAT JAZZ BAND WILL BE PERFORMING AT

The Palace, High Street, Ibstock on Saturday, 19th May at 7:30pm.

A group of some of the finest young musical talents Britain has to offer, Old Hat Jazz Band brings huge amounts of style and panache to a treasure trove of quintessential 1920s and ‘30s jazz classics.

Old jazz remade with real verve.

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience a great night of high quality entertainment right on your doorstep!

Tickets: £9.00 and £7.00 for concessions; available from The Palace Box Office on 01530 262 400. Tickets can be reserved by phone.

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A great place to meet up with friends and family

Gallery – Tea Rooms Workshops – Shops full details on our website

Ferrers Gallery – Ferrers Frames – Green Man Ceramics – Janet Gibson Jewellery Kevin Shepherd Artist – B&J Blacksmiths – Crinoline Upholstery – CODE Leather Goods The Victorian Model Workshop – Paint a Pot Craft Studio – Simon Price Furniture Staunton Hardwoods – Country Cottage Crafts – Russell Lister Artist and Craft maker Michelle Holmes Embroidered Textiles – Rituals Retreat – Tip Top Hair Design Breadfirst Deli – Staunton Stables Tea Room Most of the workshops and shops are open 11-4pm Tuesday to Sunday. Closed Mondays.

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IBSTOCK SURGERY NEWS

Calling all over 65s Are you unsteady on your feet?

Have you fallen or worry about falling?

Would you like to improve your balance?

If the answer to any of the above is “yes” then there’s a new programme to help you.

Steady Steps is a free exercise class to help develop strength and balance.

The 24 week exercise programme comprises of tailored seated and standing exercises including; balance & endurance, dynamic balance, floor exercises (if appropriate), strength exercises using bands/balls/light weights and techniques for getting down and up from the floor.

Sessions are running at Ibstock Palace (High Street, Ibstock, LE67 6LH) every Wednesday afternoon (13:30 – 15:00) from the end of March (don’t worry if you miss the start date, you can still join the course within the first 6 weeks).

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Booking is essential so please contact: Chris Mawbey on 01530 454606 or christopher.mawbey@nwleicestershire.gov.uk As a surgery we recommend these sessions to help prevent falls, which can be very debilitating and lead to further health issues. You don’t have to be a patient of Ibstock surgery; they’re open to all over 65s. If you can’t make the Ibstock sessions there are other sessions running locally on different days, please ring the number above for details or see www.lrsport.org/steadysteps

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Saturday 7th April Jacobean Craft Group

Costumed members of the Friends’ Jacobean Craft Group will be in the 1620s House & Garden from 11am until 3.30pm. Usual admission price applies. Visit www.doningtonleheath. org.uk/events for further details.

Friday 13th April Packington Film Night

‘Murder on the Orient Express’ PG. Drama/Mystery film at Packington Memorial Hall. Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start. Adults £4 and children £2. Tea and coffee served from 7pm.

Friday 13th April Craig Campbell: Easy Tiger

The majestic mountain moose in a tiger striped onesie brings his thrilling new show Easy Tiger out of the Fringe jungle and onto the world stage for his third solo comedy tour. Doors open at 7.15pm and the fun begins at 8pm. Tickets are £14 and available from Century Theatre 01530 278 444.

Friday 13th April Comedy Night

A variety of comedy to suit all tastes at Thringstone’s Charles Booth Centre starting at 7.30pm. Tickets £8 from www.ticketsource.co.uk/thringstone or from the centre on 01530 222337.

Saturday 14th April Spring Fayre

Join Bosworth Battlefield for their Spring Fayre showcasing a variety of Local Artisan and Craft stalls.

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From 11am until 4pm. Admission to the fayre is free. Contact Bosworth Battlefield on bosworth@leics.gov. uk or call 01455 290429 for further information.

Sunday 15th April Live Lute Music

Nick Gravestock will be playing a combination of a replica 1583 lute and a renaissance guitar dressed in authentic reproduction costume of the late Elizabethan period, in the Great Chamber at the 1620s House & Garden at 1.30pm. This is included in the normal admission price to the site.

Contact the 1620s House & Garden at dlhmanorhouse@leics.gov.uk or call 01455 290429

Tuesday 17th April The Swinging Sixties

Thringstone WI will be travelling back in time when Felicity Austin brings Carnaby Street to Thringstone as we remember mini skirts and the Beatles. Thringstone WI meet on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Methodist Church Hall at 7.30pm.

Everyone welcome. There is a £5.00 entrance fee for visitors which includes refreshments and a raffle ticket. Email thringstonewi@gmail. com for more information.

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Thursday 19th April The Badapple Theatre Company Presents: Amy Johnson

The show follows the inspirational life of Hull aviatrix Amy Johnson, the first woman to fly solo from the UK to Australia. Expect a good dose of Badapple humour, as well as a poignant tribute to Hull’s ‘First Lady of the Air’. And a replica Gipsy Moth bi-plane to boot! The show starts at 7.30pm at The Century Theatre and tickets cost £10. See centurytheatre. co.uk for more info.

Friday 20th April Ayres & Graces: Newfangled songs in 1620

The 1620’s House hosts a programme of songs, poems and instrumental music that showcases the new songs and pieces that were popular in 1620 as well as some from the preceding decades. Doors and refreshments (not included in price) from 7.00 pm. The concert starts at 7.30 pm. Tickets: £7.50. and prebooking is recommended by calling 01455 290429.

Friday 20th April Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust Jools Partridge, Wildlife Officer for Leicestershire County Council,

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describes how wildlife affects his work on the bridges and structures of the built environment. 7.30pm at Ashby Methodist Church, Burton Road, Ashby. £3 entry.

Friday 20th April T.Rextasy

T.Rextasy return to Century Theatre.

The band is now accepted as the world’s only official live tribute band dedicated to Marc Bolan & T.Rex. The show starts at 7.30pm and tickets are £20 in advance or £22 on the door. To book tickets contact Century Theatre on century.theatre@leics.gov.uk or 01530 278444.

Saturday 21st April Crazy Little Thing Called Love

of LOVE - love songs from all ages.

The concert is at Holy Trinity Church and starts at 8pm. Tickets are £8 and available through Ashby Tourist Office - 01530 411767 or email concordiachoir.ashby@gmail.com

Saturday 28th April Tea & Cake Walk

A guided 1¼ mile (2 km) walk where the events of the Battle of Bosworth will be brought to life, followed by a tea or coffee and a piece of cake in the beautiful surroundings of the Tithe Barn Café.

This walk is suitable for all ages and welcomes children & families. The walk starts at 2pm. Adult £8.50/ Conc £8.00/ Child £7.00 Pre booking is recommended by ringing 01455 290429.

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Sunday 29th April The Princes in the Tower Talk

Join author Harry J Tomkinson at Bosworth Battlefield as he discusses his research into the Princes in the Tower, who had them killed and if they were even killed at all! Harry will also read from his new novel “Treachery at Bosworth Field 1485” Cost: £6 per person. Pre booking recommended call 01455 290429.

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IN YOUR GARDEN

Ancient Oaks and Robin Hood Calke Abbey boasts oak trees over 600 years old. You can observe these ancient trees by walking in Calke Park on any day of the year. ‘The Old Man’ of Calke is an oak tree estimated by the National Trust to be between 700 and 1000 years old. The Park has over 200 huge ancient oaks trees and the ‘pink walk’ (set out in the walking guide) is a riverside walk especially mapped out to show off the range of trees including ‘The Old Man’.

Arguably one of the most famous locations for an ancient oak tree is about 30 miles away at Sherwood Forest. Indeed the largest ancient oak here is called ‘The Major Oak’ named after a 19th century archaeologist who surveyed trees in Sherwood Forest.

This however is not the reason for the tree’s fame: it is of course because it was said to have sheltered Robin Hood and his Merry Men from the Sherriff of Nottingham in a secret hollow in the trunk of the tree.

It is said The Major Oak’s longevity was due to it being planted away from the completion of other trees, so that it did not have to compete with other trees for nutrients and light, and it grew slowly and steadily, in a rather poor acid soil. Presently the old branches are propped up and it is fenced off to protect thousands of feet causing compaction in the soil around its roots. Many large old oaks have big hollows in their trunks but a hollow tree can still be healthy and

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By local garden designer, Francesca Sinclair For bespoke contemporary and traditional garden design www.francescasinclair.co.uk – 07901 547 360 strong. The decaying wood within the hollow is a source of food and shelter for many creatures. In 2014 The Major Oak was awarded England’s Tree of the Year. The Major Oak has a girth of over 10meters and its branches spread 28 meters and it is estimated to weigh 23 tonnes. It is said to be 800-100 years old and is one of nearly a thousand ancient oaks within Sherwood Forest.

Planting of oak trees is still widespread and locally within the National Forest oak trees were planted as part of the creation of new native and indigenous woodlands. Oak trees are wonderful for supporting the environment. Fungus, birds, insects and toads are among the creatures that house themselves with in oak tree. Actually a single mature oak is said to support over 250 species of wildlife and forms.

An oak takes about 300 years growing, 300 years resting and 300 years declining. The trees actually shrink after about 500 years and become squatter, probably a strategy to cope with strong winds.

Acorns and oak trees are said to be a symbol of longevity, humble beginnings, patience, faith and power.

Although fantastic in parkland setting and large gardens, these trees are not appropriate for a small modern garden and should be planted at least 10 meters from a house, and also consider the shade you create by planting and don’t plant in such a way as to block out your neighbours light.

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ASHBY MUSEUM NEWS Are you new to the town? Are you interested in Ashby de la Zouch and how it came to be; its hidden histories, why there is a castle, why there was a canal, a tramway and a spa? Visit us to find out more and help spread the word. If you have a couple of hours or so a fortnight to spare and would like to be involved in supporting this tremendous asset to the town, please get in touch with us on 01530 560090.

You will be warmly welcomed.

We are pleased to receive the Betty and John Halsall collection, relating to Ashby musical operatic groups – the Gilbert and Sullivan Society, Ashby Operatic Society and the Ashbeian Musical Theatre Group – all from 1962 to the present day.

Further to last month’s issue, we now have five large sales ledgers of Stevenson and Barratt estate agents acquisitions from the 1920s to the 1980s, covering private homes, businesses, farms etc. Yours might be among them!

The next temporary exhibition in April and May features paintings by local artist, Julie Barnett. Julie was inspired by Frank Brown’s collection of butterflies and moths, which is held here at the museum.

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Our evening town history walks this season will be on Wednesday 4th July and Wednesday 8th August, both starting from the Museum at 7pm. The July walk will be led by Ken Hillier and focus on Ashby as a Spa Town. In August it will be a general town history walk.

These are very popular so please sign up either by calling in at the Museum or phoning on the above number.

Mark Temple will be giving a talk on the Windmills of Leicestershire at 2 p.m. on 9th May. The cost is £3 per head to include refreshments.

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Now that the clocks have gone back we are officially in Springtime and we can look forward to longer lighter days and hopefully some warmer weather. It’s the perfect time of year to head outdoors and blow away the cobwebs but where to go? We’ve rounded up our favourite local places but let us know where you go too……..

Hicks Lodge You can explore Hicks Lodge on foot or on bike. There are plenty of trails to choose from for varying abilities and The Highway Rat trail too for £3 from the café. Cyclists from beginners to the more confident can ride around the site and explore the young woodland. The adventure play area is conveniently located by the visitors centre and café too.

Visit www.forestry.gov.uk/hickslodge for more information.

After the slumber of winter the gardens at Calke Abbey are waking up and you can watch the gardeners at work. The gardens are open every day from 10am until 5pm.

There is over 600 acres of parkland to explore by joining one of the guided walks or downloading your own trail from the website at: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/calke-abbey/ Don’t forget the newly extended Tramway trail which is perfect for cycling.

Sence Valley Forest Park Is a 60 hectare country park created by Leicestershire County Council on a former opencast colliery site near Ibstock. It is free to explore and open daily from 8am until 7pm. There are a network of trails suitable for walkers and cyclists and the woodland is teaming with wildlife, with over 150 species of birds spotted to date. You may even spot an otter on the River Sence! For more information visit: www.visitnationalforest.co.uk/

Cattows Farm Ludlam Wood surrounds the Cattows Farm farm shop and incorporates a two acre lake, small ponds and scrapes. The area is a haven for attracting a diverse wildlife population. After a walk in the woodland Cattows Farm tea room is the perfect place to relax and refuel. Visit www.cattowsfarm. co.uk for more information.

Moira Furnace Museum and Country Park The often overlooked Moira Furnace Museum and Country Park have a lot to offer. There is a large child friendly play and picnic area with woodland paths that take you into the woods or wander along the canal tow path for a great walk. The Museum is open during the school holidays from Tuesday to Sunday and every weekend from 11am to 4pm. You can also purchase boat trip tickets from here or a day’s fishing.

See www.moirafurnace.org for details.

Our What’s On page at www.whatsaround.co.uk has details of local events and ideas for many more family days out. Upload details of your events at www.whatsaround.co.uk/submit-event.php And follow us on Facebook and Twitter to keep up to date with all that’s happening locally.

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Ashby & District Macmillan AGM

If you can spare a few hours each mon th and want to get involved in fundraisi ng for Macmillan then please go along to their annual AGM from 7pm at St Hele n’s Community Heritage Centre on Wed nesday 18th April. Please contact Mrs Lynd a Price at lyn.price27@ntlworld.com or 0796 8 818 999.

A Festive Thank You!

We were proud to sp onsor the third Ashb y Santa Run again and Ashby Castle Rotary Club want to thank ev eryone who helped raise an amazing £1 1,644 for four local charities: Hospice Ho pe; Staunton Harold Sailability Trust; Rainb ows Children’s Hospice & Wishes 4 Kid s. A special mention to the 1,400 Santa’s who took part. Save the date for its return on 2nd December 2018 .

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Easter Fund Raising Day Free entry into Redgate Farm on 31st March between 1pm and 3pm. To help with vet fees for the animal sanctuary there is a fun Easter trail for the kids to try which has a prize for each person who enters. £2 per entry. There is a free face painter and a child tattooist as well as refreshments for sale, a raffle & a tombola.

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Sunday 15th April from 1.30 – 3.30pm Join Nick Gravestock in the Great Chamber for an afternoon of late Elizabethan and Jacobean lute and guitar music played on replica period instruments.

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A WALK IN THE FOREST supplied by Liz Roberts

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Noon Column

This, our third of the six carved noon columns, is a smooth and elegant structure carved out of English oak. The column is situated within the Staunton Harold Estate and our circular walk takes us down part of the driveway to this lovely estate before heading out towards Lount on a farm track. Looping around we return via a hard path that winds down through young woodland to reach the site of the noon column.

This is a shortened version of the Staunton Harold/ Lount Loop walk featured in Walks for all in the Heart of the Forest. Allow 45 minutes to an hour for your walk - if you fancy refreshments afterwards you can choose from the tea rooms within the garden centre or those at the Ferrers Centre.

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The starting point for this walk is the visitors car park in the Staunton Harold estate - this is situated between the garden centre and the entrance to the woodland paths. Parking is usually free in the week but there is a charge at weekends. Sat nav users should use the postcode LE65 1RT.

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After parking leave the visitors car park by the main entrance and turn left onto the one way section of the estate driveway. Follow the road down, passing by the grounds and buildings of Staunton Harold Hall on your your left until you reach the point where the driveway bends sharply to the left. Here you will see the entrance to a farm track immediately ahead of you. Go through the wooden gate with the footpath marker beside it and walk straight ahead, passing fields and woodland, until the track forks.

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Pass through the gate and follow the path down past Emily Jane’s Wood. Keep straight ahead on this path for quite some time (ignore a fork that comes in from the left). The path leads slowly downhill past young trees and grassy areas.

You will pass by a sign for the Walnut Research Area 2, cross over a small stream and then go over a wooden bridge. After crossing the bridge look out for a green sign for Mixed Maple Woodland on your left - when you reach this sign turn right onto the grass.

Walk up the grass for a short way and you will arrive at the noon column. If the weather has been wet I’d advise retracing your steps after you’ve seen the noon column and following the hard path down to the gateway at its end. In dry weather you can walk just past the noon column and then turn left onto a narrow grass path that goes over a ditch and across the grass to reach the same point.

Go through the gate and across the end of a field (which may have sheep grazing in it) to the gate leading back onto the driveway opposite the car park.

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WHAT’S ON AT THE PALACE...

April

PALACE LINE DANCE FRI APR 6

With Honky Tonk Cliff. A great social night out with no partner required! Dancing from 7.45 pm. Doors & bar open at 7.00pm. Tickets: In advance £5.00 or £6.00 on the door.

ART EXHIBITION SAT APR 7 & SUN APR 8

Showcasing the work of talented local artists. Open to the public (FREE ADMISSION) on Saturday 7th April 10.00 am – 5.00 pm & Sunday 8th April 10.00 am – 4.00 pm. Paintings available for sale. Light refreshments available during both days.

A CARNIVAL OF MUSIC SAT APR 14

FILM NIGHT

Film stars don’t die in Liverpool (R) FRIDAY 16TH MARCH Doors and licensed bar open at 7.00pm Film Starts at 7.30pm Tickets: £5.00/£4.00 With a terrific cast, including Julie Walters, Vanessa Redgrave and local actor Stephen Graham, this film tells the story of a Hollywood star who is now doing theatre in England. When she collapses one night, she calls an old flame and asks him to take her to his family home in Liverpool. As she becomes more ill, he remembers the romance that they once had that had changed both of their lives.

Enjoy a drink from the bar whilst watching a great film in this unique venue; one of the oldest surviving purpose-built cinemas in the country.

The Palace Community Centre is available to hire for regular events and commercial hire, as well as private parties and celebrations. The Palace has a fully licensed bar, kitchen facilities, large free car park opposite venue, good disability access and facilities, full PA and lighting system, large screen and wi-fi, making it an ideal venue for numerous types of events.

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Presented by Leicestershire Co-operative (Snibston) Band. Starts at 7.30 pm. Raffle and refreshments. Advance tickets: £8.00 and children FREE, available from usual ticket outlet or Tel: 01530 263988.

TABLE TOP SALE SAT APR 21

10am to 12 noon - as part of the Palace’s Community Mornings we are holding regular monthly table top sales on the third week of each month, so get rid of your clutter, have a spring clean and book a stall at the Palace. Please phone Gary on (01530) 262400 to book a stall.

PALACE SOCIAL DANCE SAT APR 21

A very popular evening of Ballroom, Latin, and Sequence Doors & bar open at 7.00pm with dancing from 7.30pm ‘til 10.30pm. Tickets: £5.00.

PALACE BINGO FRI APR 27

A great social night out! Doors open at 7.30pm.

Eyes Down at 8.00pm! Licensed bar and refreshments. Everyone is welcome.

COMING SOON PALACE SOCIAL DANCE SAT MAY 5

A very popular evening of Ballroom, Latin, and Sequence Doors & bar open at 7.00pm with dancing from 7.30pm ‘til 10.30pm. Tickets: £5.00.

IBSTOCK HISTORICAL SOCIETY EXHIBITION SAT MAY 5

From 10.00 am to 3.00 pm. ‘1918 – 2018; 100 years since WW1 ended.’ A FREE exhibition, remembering those from our community who served their country in the Great War. In conjunction with Ashby and Hinckley museums and Coalville Historical Society. Light refreshments available.

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Tuesday Bubbles Playgroup – 10.30am-12 Noon.

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‘Weightwatchers’ class – 5.45pm - 8pm.

Contact Jo Wyld on 07877 281831 or e.mail jwyld@weight-watchers.co.uk

Friday Tai Chi 10am – 11am.

Contact Michael Cashmore on (07714) 215216.

Childrens Dance Classes

The adventure starts here! Aged 5-14 years. Call Craig on 0330 660 0637 or text on 0772 704735, e.mail: survival@youngpathfinders.com

Beginners Ballet 4.00-4.45pm; Beginners Tap 4.45-5.30pm; Musical Theatre 5.30-6.15pm Contact Miss Jessica of Rochelle School Of Dance (established over 60 years in the area) (01455) 636514, (07949) 121442 or office@ rochelle-dance.com

Circuit Training – 6.45pm – 7.45pm.

Monthly Bingo

Young Pathfinders – 5pm – 6.30pm.

Contact Jack Willett-Marshall on (07428) 183864 or (01530) 263499.

Contact Doug Gerrard on (07969) 480684.

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Falls Prevention Class – 1.30-3.00pm

Starts 21st February. Run by N.W.L.D.C. Please contact Chris Mawbey on 01530 454785 or email: christopher.mawbey@lwleicestershire.gov.uk for more information or just pop along.

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Palace Players – 7.30pm-9.45pm.

For anyone who is interested in getting involved with any aspect of amateur theatre. Contact the Palace on (01530) 262400 for more details.

Every Saturday (except the 1st Saturday each month) the Palace plays host to groups, organisations and associations from the village, including the Ibstock Historical Society. So if you would like to learn more about what is happening in your community, come along to the Palace. Also a variety of market stalls selling locally produced goods, including delicious home made cakes. Light refreshments available.

TICKET BOOKING - To book advanced tickets for any event please contact The Palace Tel: 01530 262400. Tickets can be purchased ‘on the door’ (subject to availability) Please check with ticket outlets to avoid disappointment.

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How Not To Be a Boy is part biography, part reflection on the expectations that are put on boys and men to act a certain way. Webb reveals his grief at losing his mother and his difficult relationship with his father, and ruminates on how trying to ‘act like a man’ has had a negative effect on his life. Through it all, Webb writes with his trademark humour, taking the reader from laughing out loud to blinking back tears in moments.

The Paying Guests Sarah Waters It’s 1922, but the roaring twenties have yet to reach the quiet corner of London where Frances and her mother live. Frances has resigned herself to a life spent looking after the family home, but the arrival of lodgers Lilian and Leonard Barber reawakens her life, energy and passions. Paying Guests was published in 2014 and was named ‘Fiction Book of the Year’ by The Sunday Times, for good reason. A modern classic, it’s beautifully written, with believably flawed characters, plot twists and a building tension that’ll keep you reading ‘just one more chapter’ until late into the night.

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SWANNINGTON HERITAGE TRUST

Spring is here February and March is a great time for our snowdrops. Wallkers through the Califat Spinney and Gorse Field have commented on how good they are looking this year.

As spring advances the Califat Spinney will be at its spectacular best, with the cherries and amelanchiers in full blossom. At times it is hard to believe that the site was mined for coal over so many centuries.

Hough Mill Open Hough Mill resumes its 2-5pm summer openings until the end of September. So come and see the changes made during the winter. The mill will be open on Sundays - the 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th April. Our popular Easter at the Mill family event is on Easter Monday from 2pm to 4pm.

If you enjoy meeting people you could be the person we are seeking to become an assistant Mill Guide. To find out more visit the mill one Sunday or email mill@swannington-heritage.co.uk.

Guided Walks Our Trek to the Charnwood Canal guided walk is on Monday 7th May. To find out more about this walk from Hough Mill to the Charnwood Forest canal via Jessop’s 1794 tramway, email swanningtonwalks@ gmail.com or call 07474 610112.

Events Programme Our events programme can be viewed on swannington-heritage.co.uk/swannington_news. html or come and see our stand at the Beaumanor History Fair on Sunday 15th April.

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Protecting your pets in the garden If you’re enjoying the warmer weather this springtime, and spending more time in the garden with your pet, here are a few tips to keep both cats and dogs safe and well, and avoid any urgent visits to the vet.

Seasonal plants Some spring bulbs and plants can be poisonous to dogs and cats. Daffodils, in particular, cause problems if ingested, but other plants such as tulips, hyacinths, crocuses and clematis are also toxic.

Symptoms include diarrhoea, vomiting, and lethargy, potentially leading to dehydration and convulsions.

In cases where the most poisonous plants have been consumed, the after-effects may be seen within 15 minutes.

Chocolate Easter eggs Chocolate contains theobromine, which is highly toxic to your dog or cat. Although dark chocolate contains the most theobromine, the levels in milk chocolate are also sufficient to cause serious health problems.

It’s advisable to consult your vet as a matter of urgency if you know that your pet has consumed chocolate – symptoms include rapid breathing, hyperactivity, seizures, vomiting and diarrhoea.

Slug and snail pellets As spring is ‘slug season’, you may be tempted to use slug pellets to control this problem in your garden.

Dogs and cats tend to find slug pellets tasty, however, and as many brands contain a poisonous substance called metaldehyde, your pet’s health is at serious and immediate risk after ingestion.

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Add the zest of 1 lemon to the cream mixture for an extra citrus kick.

To make white chocolate curls, run a swivel-bladed vegetable peeler along the side of a bar of good quality white chocolate.

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Juice of 2 large lemons 50g caster sugar l 250g tub mascarpone cheese

200ml double cream 10 sponge fingers l 2 tbsp white chocolate curls, to decorate

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remaining lemon and sugar mixture then arrange in the base of four glass serving dishes, breaking to fit if necessary. Spoon half the mascarpone cream mixture on top.

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