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Barrow Jane Tindle 01509 414201 jane@tindle01.fsnet.co.uk
TOUR OF BARROW’S BRITISH GYPSUM WILDLIFE AREAS. On Wed June 14th, British Gypsum has agreed to show a small party around the wildlife areas of the Barrow site.
This includes the pond, the wonderful road banks, the wildflower meadow and the newly constructed sand martin cliff. This will be followed by a tour of the works themselves.
The tour is restricted to 12 people. Meet in the station car park at 7pm.
Please book yourself in, including giving your SHOE SIZE, by emailing clerk@ barrowpc.org.uk or phoning 416016.Don’t delay!!
BISHOP BEVERIDGE CLUB NEWS. The outing to see Gypsy at the Town Hall is on Saturday, 6 May. Contact Val on 01509 413227.
The trip to Boundary Mill and a Newark River trip is on Monday, 8 May. There are still spaces. Please contact Joyce on 01509 414519.
Our May Fayre is on Saturday, 13 May. If you can help at the fayre or with the setting up on the Friday please contact Joyce – 01509 414519 or put your name on the list in the club.
Donations for stalls and the raffle will be gratefully received, especially cakes.
The next film is A Street Cat Named Bob and is on Monday, 15 May at the club. Starting at 2pm the cost is £4 for members and £4.50 for non members and includes tea/coffee and cake.
All are welcome. The next bingo session is on Wednesday, 17 May.
Money is now due for the Beaumanor Hall tour. The list is now full. Everyone is welcome to join us at our weekly coffee morning on Thursdays from 9.45 until 11am. Tea/coffee is 50p and Cappaccinos, lattes and hot chocolate only 80p. Come along and meet new friends and learn about club activities.
SATURDAY STORIES. Saturday Stories, is held weekly at Barrow library between 10:30am - 11am for children 7 and under £1 donation suggested. Refreshments available.
MOTHERS’ UNION. On
Wednesday, 3 May, The Mothers Union is meeting at 2:30pm in the Trinity rooms. Rose Marie Manning will be speaking on the subject of Santiago to Compostello.
BEETLE DRIVE. On Friday, 5 May come along for some family fun at our Beetle Drive in Barrow Community Library £2 per adult, £1 per child. Tickets available from the library. Starts at 7pm. Raffle & refreshments available.
MINIMARKET AND COFFEE MORNING. The Methodist church is having a minimarket, on Saturday, May 6 from 10 am – 11 am. Everyone is very welcome.
BEAN DAY will be on Saturday, 6 May from 10am until 11am at the Methodist Church – all children are invited to come along and collect a pack and start growing their bean! SOPHIA DADY CONCERT.
Sophia Dady, singer/ songwriter, who lives in Barrow, is hosting a concert on Friday, May 5, 7.30pm at Holy Trinity Church, doors open at 7pm.
She has recently appeared on a number of radio stations, including Radio Leicester, promoting her latest release “Reach You”. The fabulous Sophia will be performing, playing a selection of her compositions including “Reach You” along with other numbers from her most recent EP.
Sophia writes and composes her own words and music, she has the most amazing voice. You really shouldn’t miss this opportunity to see her for an absolute bargain price of just £6 per ticket, including a glass of wine.
There will be supporting acts and a chance to see the video of “Reach You” starring another local celebrity.
Tickets available from Barrow Post Office and via Paypal on Sophia’s website www.sophiadady.com A financial contribution from the proceeds of this event will go towards an improved sound system at Barrow Holy Trinity Church.
NEWARK RIVER TRIP. There are still spaces on our trip to Boundary Mill and the Newark river trip on Monday, 8 May. Boundary Mill is the ultimate shopping experience and offers great value for money with discounts on big brands in fashion and home wares.
There is a coffee shop and a
restaurant. After time for shopping and lunch we leave the centre for the 3 o’clock sailing on the Edwardian river cruiser MV Sonning . We cruise along the river for 90 minutes and then make our way home.
The cost is just £18 for members and £20 for non members. We leave Sileby at 9.45am. Please contact Joyce on 01509 414519. CRAFT AFTERNOON. Come along to our craft afternoon at the Methodist church on Wednesday, 10 May from 2pm – 4pm. Everyone is very welcome.
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE. On Wednesday, 10 May Barrow W I have their resolutions and nibbles in the function room at the Conservative club from 7:30pm.
LUNCHEON CLUB. The Baptist Church is having their luncheon club at 12:30pm on Friday, 12 May.
MONDAY MOVIE. The next film is on Monday, 15 May at the Bishop Beveridge club and is A Street Cat Named Bob. The story is about a recovering drug addict whose life is turned around when he meets a stray cat.
It starts at 2pm prompt and the cost which includes tea or coffee and cake is £4 for members and £4.50 for non-members. All are welcome.
BUSCA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. BUSCA will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, 16 May in Barrow library. The meeting starts at 7.30pm. Anyone is welcome to attend although only members may vote.
This is your opportunity to find out what BUSCA has been doing during 2016…. and believe me, the various subgroups have been enormously busy, producing Barrow Voice, running events, digging up Barrow’s past, managing the library, producing pantos and junior musicals, researching where to build a village hall, celebrating 20 years of Twinning with Marans and running the village websites.
We would welcome your support. You can join BUSCA or renew your membership by going to www.busca.org.uk and finding the Paypal button from Join Us.
It only costs £2.50 (under 18s are £1) annually. In order to have your membership recorded, we also need you to download the application form or renewal form from the same webpage, get it filled in, saved and emailed to the email address given.
You will subsequently receive your unique membership number by email.
GARDENING CLUB. To deadhead or not to deadhead - that is the question. Why is my plant going yellow? What’s this pretty fungus? Why is this mystery plant taking over my garden? Why does my climbing rose flower poorly?
John Schofield plans to answer all of our gardening questions at his talk for the Gardening Club on Wednesday, May 17 at 7.30pm in the Gap at the back of the Barrow upon Soar Baptist Church in Beveridge Street.
He has called his talk “We’re in the garden together” and plans to help us all with common garden problems and conundrums.
He visited the club last year with a practical talk on hanging baskets so many will remember that John eats, drinks, sleeps and lives for gardening - so his talk will be lively and informative.
John is bringing along some of his own plants for sale and this proved very popular last time as his plants were very healthy and reflect his passion. Also, for something a bit different, the club hopes to hold a plant swap. Do you really need 18 tomato plants?
This is a fantastic opportunity for you to bring along a plant from your own garden and swap it with another. It is a great way to get a different plant for absolutely nothing and chat with the person who donated it. I think this will be a different kind of evening and will be great fun.
Everybody is very welcome, guests and visitors on the night just £3.
METHODIST CHURCH CRAFT FAIR. On the 20th May, Barrow upon Soar Methodist Church will be hosting a Craft Fair.
Everything at the event has been hand created by very talented people, please put this date in your diary and come along and support them. There will be many items on sale such as that individual piece of jewellery, children’s knitted items, hand you crafted cards and glitter items for the children and much more. Come along for that extra special gift for that special friend, or even as a treat for yourself.
There will also be a plant stall for all avid gardeners, home-made cakes and preserves and refreshments will also be available. The event opens at 10am and closes at 2pm so there is plenty of time for you to browse and have a pleasant time.
BARROW UPON SOAR OPEN GARDENS. This year Barrow open gardens will take place on the weekend of Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th June 2017 from 11am to 5pm.
Discover the hidden world of gardens and growing in this much-visited open garden weekend. As we prepare for another Barrow Open Gardens (BOG) in aid of Rainbows Children’s Hospice who knows what will be in store? Will there be more builders yard planting and recycled shower cubicle greenhouses?
We can guarantee immaculate and classic village gardens, quirky havens and much loved vegetable plots. Head to any garden with the Open Garden sign to purchase your weekend ticket.
With such a wide variety on show, every garden in our village has a story to tell. Visitors old and new can be sure of a very warm welcome in Barrow-upon-Soar gardens.
For £4 you get a two day programme that acts as a Garden Passport allowing you to view gardens at any point during 11am and 5pm on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th June 2016. Accompanied under 14s are free.
To buy a programme purchase from any participating shop or open garden.
Venues for plant sales, refreshments and additional parking will be indicated on the larger, clearer map in the revamped programme alongside any other attractions.
For further information please search online; facebook for Barrow upon Soar Open Gardens or BUSCA community website / gardening / open gardens
Costock
VILLAGE HALL REPORT. Costock village hall chairman John Collins reported progress on the objectives for last year, and said the flat roof to the rear of the building had been replaced and the rear side of the sloping roof over the chair store had been refelted.
He said both the projects and seen the work all completed to a good specification and guaranteed for 20 years. The fascia boards and guttering to these areas were replaced using UPVC materials.
Extra sockets and a spur for the water boiler was installed in the kitchen. The emergency exit sign was moved to over the small hall door as the existing door is too narrow for some wheelchairs.
Extra lighting has been installed in the car park to ensure the safety of pedestrians when in this area in the dark. The bar area has been redecorated.
The chairman said one community fund raising event was held during the year, a qQuiz which again was sold out and raised £483.
Many thanks to Sue Smith who organised the event.
The Tea and Bytes afternoon continued through the year with a small break over the summer and Christmas periods. This event is held every third Tuesday of the month, to provide villagers the opportunity to meet and have a cup of tea and some cake and generally have a social afternoon. In addition anybody that is having a problem or needs advice on computers can talk to some enthusiasts.
Mr Collins thanked all who had helped to make these events so successful.
The Chairman reported that the past 12 months had been a very successful year and that the hall remained in good order.
Financially there was a surplus for the year of £793.27.
The chairman said the main objectives for the coming year would be to en sure the hall is to be maintained in good order. And to organise and oversee the replacement of the main Hall lighting with dimmable LED units.
This will provide a small saving in energy, require significantly less maintenance and provide lighting suitable for various events, particularly those that require lower levels of light.
Another project will be to organise and oversee the construction of a new sloping floor to the east exit of the main hall.
The existing slope is of a temporary construction and has a small step down. The new step will provide improved disabled egress as well as plans to install a cinema system , subject to funding, to have films shows suitable for all sections of the community.
It will also provide an opportunity to run events that include the younger generation.
Normanton on Soar Heather Herrington 01509 646240 heather.herrington@live.com
ST JAMES’ CHURCH There will be a service of Morning Prayer on Sunday, May 7 starting at 9.30am. Everyone is welcome to the service.
HEARING AID CLINICS Do you wear hearing aids? Come along to our free walk-in hearing aid clinic for new batteries, new ear mould tubing, advice on equipment, advice on how to use and clean your hearing aids and information about hearing loss and all the services that can help you. The clinic is held at Normanton on Soar Village Hall on the second Tuesday of the month between 2pm - 3pm.
The service is provided by the Ear Foundation and is supported by fund-raising. The next clinic is on May 9.