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Welcome Welcome to our first Summer issue – perfect for reading in a deckchair in the garden. Read the latest news from Ibstock Surgery & Ashby Museum, top tips from local Health & Fitness expert Mark at MP Personal Training or try your hand at the puzzles. If you’re feeling more energetic and looking for ideas on places to go and things to do see our What’s On pages, the latest update from The Palace and this month’s Walk in the Forest. Don’t forget at the end of this month Heather Scarecrow Festival returns – a great day out for all the family and in July’s competition you could WIN two weekend camping tickets to the upcoming Back to the COPY 80s & 90s Festival at Cattows Farm.

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Contents Heather Scarecrow Festival

Competition - WIN Festival Tickets 14 The 1620’s House & Garden

Community Board

In Your Garden

Spotlight On …..

What’s On

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56 Ibstock & Barleston Surgery News 50 Quiz

Health & Fitness Advice

Swannington Heritage Trust

A Walk in the Forest

Recipe of the Month

Ashby Museum News

What’s On at the Palace

Book Reviews

Puzzle Solutions

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SCARECROW FESTIVAL

Heather Scarecrow Festival The hugely popular Heather Scarecrow Festival returns this year and will be running from 11 am on Sunday 30th July until 6pm on Sunday 6th August. For anybody who has not heard of the festival before, this is no ordinary scarecrow trail. Throughout the village of Heather the gardens are filled with scarecrows - some of celebrities, some of them topical, many of them cheerfully daft, and all competing for the votes of the people who come from miles around to see them. Having attended the festival last year I can highly recommend it as a great day out which the little ones will absolutely love. Grab your guide and make your way round spotting scarecrow after scarecrow – no two are the same and you don’t have to walk far to spot the next one. Don’t forget to vote for your favourite once you’ve seen them all. There will be ample free parking at Heather St John’s Football Club (LE67 2QJ). Admission is free and guides are available for £2 to help visitors find all the Scarecrows and vote for their favourite. More details can be found on their website www.heatherscarecrowfestival.com as well as on Facebook and Twitter. All money raised through the sale of Scarecrow Guides goes straight back into the village or donated to groups in, or associated with Heather. From the proceeds of last year’s festival donations were made to village groups such as the School & Pre-school, St John the Baptist Church and Heather St John’s Football Club for ongoing projects and equipment.

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THE 1620’S HOUSE AND GARDEN

Music, theatre and garden fun this month at the 1620s House and Garden Summer is here and there is no better time to visit! The period gardens are in full bloom and the 1620s team is waiting to welcome you to explore the house and get hands on with its contents. The site is open Thursday to Sunday 10.30am – 4.30pm. The activities this month include: Saturday 1st July 11am – 4pm the Friends Jacobean Craft Group will meet, as they do every first Saturday of the month, to work on current sewing and embroidery projects. Usual house entry applies. Sunday 16th July 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. Usual house entry applies. Sunday 23rd July 7-10pm Heartbreak Productions present a rollicking 1920s adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Taming of The Shrew in the gardens. Ticketed event.

Wednesday 26th July 7.30pm As part of the Festival of Archaeology, Peter Liddle will give a talk on The Medieval Manor Houses of Leicestershire (including Donington) in the barn. Ticketed event. If you go down to the site on Thursday 27th July 12 – 3pm you’re in for a big surprise, unless you are expecting a teddy bear’s picnic! Bring teddy and a picnic and along to enjoy an afternoon of fun and games in the gardens. Usual house entry applies. Sunday 30th July 2.30pm Christina Smee will give a talk on Herblore in barn tea rooms. Usual house entry applies. Visit www.doningtonleheath.org.uk for more details and ticket prices.

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Slippery decks–no more! Natural wood is a beautiful material, but using it outside for a deck or a pathway is something I never suggest to clients. This is because timber decking is high maintenance, and usually becomes extremely slippery and hazardous, especially in icy conditions. There are thankfully many superb alternatives to wood in the form of composite materials. These products can be mistaken for real timber, and look fabulous. They are relatively maintenance free too. I recently designed a walkway and deck around a pond using composite boards, and chose a plank style which was heavily grained and appeared to be roughly sawn. The effect was of an old rustic board – without the warping! Often around ponds and areas of natural planting, the deep grain and dark colours can be in keeping with a rural location. There are colours available ranging from nearly black to a variety of browns and greys. The grain can be smooth, giving a modern and minimal effect, or alternatively an enhanced and deeper grain can appear quite traditional. To make these lookalike products realistic, actual real timbers are used to create the moulds for

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Heather Juniors Football Academy

Each month we turn the spotlight on a local charity and tell you more about the valuable work they do within our community. This month we take a closer look at Heather Junior Football Academy who are a registered charity providing local boys and girls aged between 4 and 9 years old with the opportunity to regularly meet and spend time together, keep fit and develop team skills.

All of the coaches at the academy are fully FA qualified and experienced in delivering enjoyable, structured sessions for children of this age group. They are part of Premier Sports which is the UK’s largest coaching company supporting both teachers and parents in helping kids to get active.

Sessions take place on the grass pitches of the football club and offer excellent facilities for children and parents with toilets and refreshments available. They provide a fantastic introduction to football and are a great confidence builder where children have the opportunity to make new friends outside of school.

Another parent James comments; “The Heather St. John’s F.C. junior football academy is an excellent way to introduce children to football. Both of my children have attended the academy and thoroughly enjoyed the high standard of coaching in a fun and positive environment. The academy is a perfect transition between an introduction to football and starting structured play in the Heather St. John’s Junior teams, a route both my children have taken.”

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Saturday 1st July Wildflower ID for Beginners

Head down to beautiful Thornton Reservoir and spend the day learning to identify common summer wildflowers. This course will run from 10am to 3pm and be entirely outdoors whatever the weather. Wheelchair accessible includes 2.5km minimum distance. Cost: £30 / £20 to Stepping Stones area residents. Email Clive Forty at c.forty@tcv.org.uk for details.

Sunday 2nd July Market Bosworth Country Show

A popular, one day, agricultural event run to provide a fun day out for all the family and raise money for charity. Thrilling helicopter rides, Falconry, Country Crafts, Vintage Tractors, Flower Show, Cattle Parade and more... Cow Pastures Farm, The Park, Market Bosworth, CV13 0DP. 9am to 5pm cost £4 to £20. For more info and to book tickets see www.marketbosworthshow.co.uk

Sunday 9th July Swannington Open Gardens

12 gardens covering a range of garden types, shapes and sizes are taking part in this charity event. A

variety of refreshments available throughout the village. Plus, an Art Exhibition, a Brass Band, Classic Cars and Mini Golf. Charities to benefit are LOROS, MSA Trust, Edgars Gift and Swannington Village. Passport adult entry £4.00 available at all participating gardens and venues. Children under 16 free. Visit: Facebook Swannington Open Gardens for other information & route map or call Barbara 07900 128962 or email swanningtonnews@gmail.com

Sunday 9th July Summer Fete

In association with Box Motor Club, the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation will be hosting its annual summer fete, car show, craft fair, dog show and family fun day at Ulverscroft Manor, Priory Lane, Ulverscroft, LE67 9PH from 10am to 4pm. Browse a pop up charity shop, enter the fun dog show and delight in some delicious refreshments. Entry is £5 per person, with under 16’s free! For more details please contact Helen Baxter on 01530 244 914.

Sunday 9th July The Big Summer Sing!

Celebrating wood and water, Roots Community Singers will lead you in a raft of songs celebrating our local and national heritage.

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Free entry at Moira Furnace from 12noon onwards. Bring your chairs, picnics and voices for an afternoon of rollicking good entertainment. For more details call Ruth on 07753 149 959.

Friday 14th July Beauty and the Beast (PG)

Catch this hugely successful adaptation of the fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love. Emma Watson and Dan Stevens lead an all-star cast which also includes Ewan McGregor, Ian McKellan & Emma Thompson. Century Theatre, Coalville, 7.30pm. Cost £3.50 pay on the door. See www.centurytheatre.co.uk

Fri 14th & Sat 15th July Cats: The Musical

Performing Stars Academy present their production of ‘CATS’ at 7.30pm on Friday and 6:30pm on Saturday at Brewhouse Arts Centre, Burton on Trent. Tickets cost£12 (£10 under 16’s) Call 01283 508 100 or visit www.performingstars.co.uk/

Sunday 16th July Lute Music in the Great Chamber

Nick Gravestock will be playing a replica 1583 lute and a renaissance guitar dressed in costume of the

late Elizabethan period. 1.30pm to 3.30pm. This is included in the price of admission to the 1620s House & Garden. Visit: www. doningtonleheath.org.uk/events/ lute-music-in-the-great-chamber/ for details.

Battlefield, which is one of the many events taking place during The Festival of British Archaeology (15th to 30th July). Tickets cost £6.Pre booking is recommended by calling 01455 290429 or online at www.bosworthbattlefield.org.uk

Wednesday 19th July Dementia Friends Information Session

Friday 21st July Lego: Batman Movie (U)

Timms are proud to be part of the Alzheimer Society‘s Dementia Friends initiative. They will be running sessions at their Ashby office at 2.30pm and would love you to get involved. If you have not encountered Dementia Friends before it’s a completely free presentation given by a Dementia Friends Champion which lasts 45/60 minutes. The sessions are free but booking is essential. Please contact Amy Quinn on 01530 564 498 or at a.quinn@timms-law. com or visit www.timms-law. com/timms-solicitors-alzheimerssociety-dementia-friends

Wednesday 19th July Dissolution: Monasteries to Mansions Talk

Join Peter Liddle between 7.30pm and 9.00pm for this talk in the Heritage Room at Bosworth

A cooler-than-ever Bruce Wayne must deal with the usual suspects as they plan to rule Gotham City, while discovering that he has accidentally adopted a teenage orphan who wishes to become his sidekick. Century Theatre, Coalville, 2.30pm. Cost £3.50 pay on the door. See www.centurytheatre. co.uk

Sunday 23rd July Short Orienteering walk

This 3 mile walk involves finding 5 locations and writing down the information required. Please bring paper and a pen with you. This is being run by the Coalville Ramblers and they look forward to welcoming everyone. Meet at 10am, Moira Furnace. Free. Visit: www.ramblers.org/coalville for more information email Ruth Middleton on rosekeats@icloud. com or call 0787 243 5477.

Wednesday 23rd July The Taming of the Shrew

Enjoy an open air performance of The Taming of the Shrew in a beautiful setting of the 1620’s House and Garden. See Heartbreak’s humorous and playful production of this unlikely love story as two people come to know each other and understand what magic is needed to create the “perfect” marriage. Recommended age: 8+. 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm. Tickets £12.50 adult, £10 concession, £9 child, available from The Box Office on 01455 290 429 or visit www. doningtonleheath.org.uk/events/ the-taming-of-the-shrew/

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Th his walk is a little further out han usual but well worth the th trrip. Beacon Hill Country Park is a beautiful spot and there is lo ots to see and do on this walk m making it ideal for a family trip o En route you can spot the out. chainsaw carvings, explore the spookyy rhododendron labyrinth and look out fo for the alpacaas, cattle and sheep which graze the hillside. The paths are all good ws make it but be prepared for a bit of a climb - the view well worth the effort though. There is a charge fo or the car park which works on a ticket system with a machine to pay before leaving. It cost me ÂŁ3 for 2 hours parking - the walk takes a little under 90 minutes but you may well want to stay longer. There are plenty of good places to enjoy a picnic.

Beacon Hill Country Park is close to Woodhouse Eaves, just outside Loughborough. Our walk starts from the Upper Car Park (1) which is accessed from Beacon Road. For Sat Nav users, the postcode is LE12 8SP.

Leave the car park via the p the hillside taking you wide hard path that curves up u will soon arrive at a to the right of the beacon (2). You wooden barrier with a carving of a shepherd beside it. Turn left here and then follow the path through a small metal gate onto the hillsside. Leaving the gravel path bear right up the grasss to visit the trig point at the summit of the hill (3) and enjoy the far reaching views. Bear left to re-jo oin the gravel path and then stay on this path as itt takes you around the hillside. You will pass a sig gn telling you about the geology of the area and the en, as you drop back downhill, a wonderful caarving of a face. After a while a secon nd small metaal g gate will take you off the hillside and into a flatter, more woode ed area.

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Lower Car Park is visible ahead of you. Before reaching the car park there is an impressively large sculpture e of an axe man (4) - turn right by this sculpture, following ga green arrow for the labyrinth onto a grassy path uphill. At the top of this path turn left, again following a labyrinth arrow. Stay on this gravel path for a short distance and then, just before reacching the end of the path, turn right to access the labyrinth.

A spooky looking path along a boardwalk takes yo ou into the labyrinth - keep left where the path splits. Carry on around the lab byrinth (5) until you see a sm mall wooden gate through the bushes on your left. Tu urn leftt, go through the gaate and, leaving the labyrinth behind you, turn righ b ht along the gravel path. Thiss path p h curves around the opposite side of th he hill. Stay on o itt until you go th hroug gh a wide gateway in a dry s waall (6) wh herre the path stone enters e a more woo oded area. Immediately I afte er this gateway t turn right onto a narrow track t that leads up a slope with the dry sstone wall on your right. At the ttop of the slo ope you reach the same labyriinth signpost that you passed eaarlier, but from the oppositte direction this time. Turn lleft f (a (away ffrom the h labyrinth) along the hardcore path.

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July Museum News On June 27th we were delighted to welcome Glenfield U3A to the Museum. They were given a town history walk, lunch and a talk on Ashby as a Spa Town. We will be equally pleased to host any Ashby, or surrounding history group, for walks and talks tailored to their interest. More than 30 of our volunteers attended a coffee morning in May, when they were given a short presentation by the chairmen of the Trustees and Friends committee. Some lively discussion ensued and everyone had a great time. Why not come and join this wonderful group – you will be given a very warm welcome. Just come to the museum (Monday or Wednesday morning) or call 01530 560 090. Over the Whitsun Bank Holiday we were pleased to be included in the Ashby Arts Festival – Lesley Hextall’s photographs were highly commended. The 2017 edition of Ashby Past and Present is now available. Contributions this year include Louch’s Commercial School: Rev. W.H. Coleman, botanist,

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From future catastrophes to whole new worlds, this month’s reads are pure escapism. The Night Brother Rosie Garland Two souls – one body. Nineteenth century Manchester is home to Edie by day and Gnome by night. But as both start to resent the other’s presence, an internal war breaks out which threatens to tear them apart. Throw in suffragettes, love affairs and family dynamics, and you have a truly absorbing read. If you enjoyed Erin Morgenstern’s The Night Circus, or anything by Angela Carter, this book is for you.

The Space Between the Stars Anne Corlett Jamie survives a virus that’s wiped out most of humanity. She’s on a planet far from home, and far from Daniel – the man she once loved. Together with the handful of other survivors she finds, Jamie sets out on the long journey across the stars back to Earth. If you’re not a scifi fan, don’t let that put you off. The Space Between the Stars is much more about human relationships and fragile societies than it is about space ships. This has summer bestseller written all over it.

Menagerie Rachel Vincent A travelling carnival has come to town, complete with its menagerie of fantastical beings. Delilah has always thought herself human, but her reaction at the exhibits’ treatment is anything but, and she is locked away and put on display herself. Delilah befriends her fellow captives, refuses to accept her slavery and forms an uneasy alliance with one of her ‘handlers’. But is escape really an option in a world where she has fewer rights than an animal? An easy, enjoyable read, perfect for the sun lounger.

Naondel Maria Turtschaninoff 19 year old Kariba falls for a powerhungry young man and reveals to him the secrets of her family’s spring: it can foretell the future and bestow health or harm. Once Iskan has harnessed the spring’s power, there is little anyone can do to stop him. He starts collecting women to his harem, treating them as little more than playthings. Naondel is told from the point of view of Kariba and the other women, over the span of several decades. Beautifully written, and at times quite harrowing, this will stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page.

A Wizard of Earthsea Ursula K. Le Guin A boy wizard learning to control his powers, mystical lands, magical battles, dragons – this book has them all. First published in 1968, A Wizard of Earthsea tells the story of Ged – a boy who saves his village from attack and is sent to train to be a wizard. He learns to control his power, but accidently unleashes a shadow creature that nearly destroys him. Like Rowling, Tolkein and numerous other fantasy writers, Le Guin’s work will appeal to older children and adults alike.

The Girl of Ink and Stars Kiran Millwood Hargrave Isabella’s village is under the control of the ruthless Governor Adori, but the surrounding woods are under the control of a force even more dangerous. Isabella dreams of crossing the forest and charting the Forbidden Territories. A girl is found dead, and Isabella’s friend, Lupe, goes missing. With nothing to guide her but an ancient map, her beliefs, and her determination, Isabella sets out to rescue Lupe. This children’s book has gained rave reviews and while it lacks the depth needed to truly appeal to an adult audience, it’ll keep 9-12 year olds enthralled.

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If you fancy a meat-free supper this week then try this delicious filling vegetarian lasagne. Serve with a crisp green salad and crusty bread. YOU WILL NEED l l l l l l l l l l l l

1 butternut squash, peeled and diced 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 1 tsp dried oregano 3 tbsp olive oil 200g baby spinach leaves 250g pack fresh egg lasagne sheets 250g ricotta cheese 300g cottage cheese 150g ready-grated mozzarella cheese 25g pine nuts Green salad, to serve

TOP TIP Instead of the spina ach you could use lightly fried slicess of ak courgette or sliced beefstea tomatoes.

METHOD 1. Preheat the oven to 200C, Fan 180C, Gas Mark 6. Place the diced butternut squash, onion, garlic and oregano in a large roasting tin and drizzle over 2 tbsp of the olive oil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and toss to mix. Roast in the oven for 20-25 minutes until the squash is very tender. Cool for 10 minutes. 2. Transfer everything from the roasting tin (including any pan juices) to a food processor and process until smooth, adding a little hot water if needed to give the mixture a spreadable consistency. 3. Steam the spinach for 1-2 minutes until just wilted. Place the lasagne sheets in a large shallow heatproof dish and cover with boiling water. Leave for 3-4 minutes to soften then lift out of the water

and drain on kitchen n paper. Mix together the rico otta and cottage cheeses in a bowl along with half the mozzarella ccheese. 4. Spread a third of the squash mixture in the base of a square medium-sized ovenproof dish. Top with a layer of wilted spinach followed by a layer of the cheese mixture and a layer of lasagne sheets, cutting them to fit if necessary. 5. Repeat the layers two more times, finishing with lasagne sheets and a thin layer of the remaining cheese mixture. Scatter over the rest of the mozzarella cheese and the pine nuts, and drizzle over the rest of the olive oil. Bake for 25-30 minutes until the cheese topping is golden and bubbling. Serve with green salad.

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