Village news
Barrow Jane Tindle 01509 414201 Jane.Tindle@outlook.com
BISHOP BEVERIDGE CLUB NEWS. We were proud to have Bert Perkins assist with the laying of our wreath at the War Memorial on Remembrance Day.
Bert is the last remaining veteran in the village who served in WW2. Today, Wednesday, 22 November we will be having a workshop to make peg doll Angels to decorate our Christmas Tree for the Holy Trinity Tree Festival.
Please come and help us, tea and cakes free afternoon. Starts to 2.30pm, all materials supplied. You do not need to book.
Call either Joyce on 414519 or Ginnie on 413996.
This coming Saturday, 25 November 25, the Co-op will be presenting cheques to the three chosen Charities in Barrow and we are one of them! This takes place at 11am, so please come and say a big ‘that you’.
Our AGM is on Monday, November 27, the form for nominations to the committee is now on the notice board.This starts at 2.30pm.
On Wednesday, 29 November we are having a ‘Beetle Drive’. Members £2, visitors £2.50, tea and cakes included as well as prizes and a raffle. See notice board.
The next Bingo session will be on Wednesday, December 6, at 2.30pm. Our annual carol concert is being held on Wednesday, December 13 starting at 2.30pm. Tea and mincepies will be served.
We still have a few places on the coach for our visit to York and the Christmas Street Market will be on Monday, 11 December. The booking list is in the club now. Cost to members is (coach only) £15, non-members £17.
We will leave Sileby at 8am and Barrow pickups shortly afterwards. All very welcome, you do not have to be a member or live in Barrow. We will have a comfort stop both ways. Call Joyce 01509 414519.
The full list of coach outings for 2018 are in the latest newsletter and on the notice board outside the club. The quarterly Newsletter is also in the Library.
GET CRAFTY. On Friday, November 24, come along and Get Crafty at Barrow Community Library from 1:30pm – 3pm.
A weekly group for knitters, stitchers, crocheteers and other crafters of all ability levels. £1 donation suggested towards library funds. Refreshments available.
RHYME TIME. On Friday, November 24, at Barrow Community Library, come along to Rhyme Time for 3s and under. 10:30am - 11am. £1 donation suggested.
WREATH MAKING AT THE LIBRARY. On Monday, November 27, at Barrow Community Library join in our fun, festive, floral event!
Our local Barrow florist will be demonstrating the making of a wreath which will be auctioned off in aid of Library funds.
Doors open at 7pm, with the demonstration starting at 7.30pm. Refreshments available. This event is free to attend.
SATURDAY STORIES.
Barrow community library have Saturday stories weekly at 10:30am - 11am for children 7 and under. £1 donation suggested. Refreshments available.
VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED FOR FRIDAY LUNCH CLUB. The Bishop Beveridge Club are looking for volunteers to help with our Friday Lunch Club.
Our present teams of cooks are getting to close to retirement and in order to continue this valuable facility once a month on the third Friday, we would appreciate offers of help. It only works out at twice a year and for no more than 30 people.
Please contact Sylvia Steane on 01509 413565 who can give you more details.
BOOK CLUB. On Monday, 27 November, Barrow book club is meeting at The Hunting Lodge at 7pm. New members are always welcome.
WHIST CLUB. The Whist Club held each Thursday afternoon at the Bishop Beveridge Club between 2pm - 4pm is looking for new members due to dwindling numbers.
This is separate from the Bishop Beveridge club, and run by a number of individuals. No membership is required, just a keen interest. Just turn up, telephone (01509) 414519, for information. This club has been running for many years. TRUTH AND TRUFFLES.
Truth and Truffles (and Chocolate!). This next Centre Stage on Friday, December 1, is described as a celebration of Life as a ‘Grown Up’: the ups and downs, the regrets and rewards, the hopes and dreams. It’s about finding humour in the way we live now, and savouring the special moments. It’s got stories, comedy songs and musings about being a grown up, and the little indulgencies that make life worth living – that is - chocolate.
To get you in the chocolate mood you can even treat yourself with our deluxe hot chocolate “Indulgence” served from the bar.
Tickets can be bought from the Paper Shop or the library in Barrow or by Paypal from www.busca.org.uk (you don’t need a Paypal account; just use your card).
Bought in advance of the show they cost £10, £9 (concessions) and £5 (children under 16).
Get your Christmas started with a chocolatey bang!
CHRISTMAS TREE FESTIVAL NOVEMBER 30 TO DECEMBER 3. Begin your festive fun at Holy Trinity Church on Thursday, November 30, at the Grand Opening; buffet, wine and entertainment for £6.50, starting at 7.30pm.
Enjoy the Variety Concert on Friday, December 1 with mulled wine and shortbread for £7 (children £3), starting at 7.30pm. The evening includes a variety of musical entertainment, sketches and songs.
Public viewing from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd, Adults £2/ Children free! Hot and cold refreshments, raffle and tombolas too. For information and tickets please contact Vicky on 07734 217329 or WHSmith in Barrow.
BARROW’S CHRISTMAS STREET MARKET AND BIG SWITCH ON. On Saturday, 2 December, we return to the usual location of High Street, between 2.30pm – 5.30pm,
with Christmas lights switch on at 5pm by Nicky Morgan, our MP.
What to expect: Lots of stalls including Christmas presents, cakes, jams, crafts, light wands, food stalls; games including lucky dip, bottle stalls, tombola, roundabout, hook a duck; entertainment stage with Hall Orchard Choir and recorders, Co-op Band and vocal and instrumental soloists; Santa’s Grotto; Town Crier; free drop-in for mince pies and hot drinks and lots more.
The Christmas Tree Festival will be happening in the church while the street nine market is going on. If you would like a stall, email judithrodgers155@gmail.com BARROW UPON SOAR TWINNING ASSOCIATION.
Have you ever wondered what locally produced wine would taste like? For example, King Richard which has a flavour of soft, ripe grapefruit and melon with a hint of ginger and a touch of honey.
Or, Fearless which has a hint of fennel and elderflower. Also, King Henry which has a deep dark red colour with a flavour of plum and black cherry with a hint of black pepper.
What could be better than sampling these wines and others such as Spirit of Freedom and Noble Purpose? The Twinning Association are holding such event on Friday, December 8 at the Bishop Beveridge Club, starting at 7.30pm.
The wines will be presented by Rothley Vineyard and it sounds like fun will be had by all.
The tickets are just £12 which includes a selection of wine and accompaniments and a Lucky Draw Prize Ticket. Further information and tickets from Jim Fuller on 01509 415226.
YORK COACH TRIP. There are a few places left on the Coach trip to York. The Bishop Beveridge Club day visit is on Monday, 11 December when the Christmas Street Market will be in full swing.
If you wish to go, the booking list is in the Club now. Cost to members is (coach only) £15, nonmembers £17.
We will be leaving Sileby at 8am and Barrow pickups shortly afterwards.
All very welcome, you do not have to be a member or live in Barrow. We will have a comfort stop both ways. Call Joyce 01509 414519 if you cannot get to the club to book.
West Leake
CHRISTMAS CONCERT. The Christmas feeling will come early in West Leake when Hathern Brass Band stage a concert in St Helena’s parish church on Friday December 8.
Hathern Brass Band will be in concert at St Helena’s on Friday December 8, delivering a variety of songs and carols with audience participation. The programme will begin at 8pm. Refreshments will be served and the event promises to be a fun evening.
Tickets will cost £5 and can be purchased from: Shiela Jackson (01509 820124) and Henrietta Barton (01509 856025).
NO CRIME. October was a crime free month in West Leake, reports local police officer Pc Kelly Warwick.
Quorn Joan Bloodworth 01509 620481 joan99@talktalk.net
ST BARTHOLOMEW’S. Services this Sunday at St Bartholomew’s Church are; 8am Holy Communion with Rev D Bowler, 10.30am Family Service with Baptism incorporating our Annual Service for the Baptised with Rev D Bowler and Wendy Walker. There is no evening service this week.
WOMEN’S INSTITUTE. The November meeting was the Annual General Meeting.
The year has been a busy and successful one. The lunch club, walking group, the two book clubs and the craft group continue to meet on a regular basis and are always enjoyed.
The craft club usually meets five times a year, but this year two extra meetings have been arranged, one for glass fusion and another in December to make Christmas wreaths.
The darts team continue to practise regularly and are hoping to have more success next year in their matches.
Several outings were arranged to nearby venues, thereby extending our local knowledge.
The speakers have been particularly good this year and the Summer meeting had entertainment by “Our Flossie” and refreshments of strawberries, scones, jam and cream. Five ladies from Greetham WI attended, and a reciprocal visit was made to their WI in October.
We have had a long and happy association with the Church Rooms but due to a large increase in membership and the lack of parking facilities, the institute will be meeting at the Village Hall in future.
The Christmas meeting and the Christmas meal at Beaumanor are being looked forward to and as the President, Secretary and committee have agreed to serve for another year, all is set fair for another rewarding year for the institute.
ABBEYFIELD QUORN. You are cordially invited to a Christmas Fair at Holloway House, 35, Sutton Close, Quorn LE12 8GA
On Saturday 9th December 9, from 2.30pm – 4.30pm. Tours of the house will happily be given.
GUIDE DOGS. Raffle tickets at a £1 each are on sale at Quorndon Formal Hire in aid of the Guide Dogs occasion .
We are raising money to sponsor a guide dog in memory of Anna Hayes.
First prize is £300 cash, with many more prizes .
Draw to take place at the Quorn Food & Craft Trail on December 3.
Castle Donington Mike Elliott 0115 937 6506 elliottnews@btconnect.com
FAMILY FUND-RAISER. The Friends of the School Association at Castle Donington St Edwards school staged a family fund-raiser to raise money for the Chromebooks project.
The event was held at the Sailors & Soldiers Club in the village and local family band The Lost Boys, with St Edward’s very own rock star Alfie Wood, entertained on the night.
There was also a disco inbetween sets and a FSA stall selling sweets, inflatable guitars and glow sticks.
The FSA exists to raise funds to support the school in enhancing the education of pupils.
Basketmaking and Willow Growing in the First World War. A weekend event Basketmaking and Willow Growing in the First World War in Castle Donington at Orchard Community Primary School, Grange Drive on Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th November, from 10am – 3.30pm each day.
The event is presented by Basketry Then and Now, a project exploring the history and legacy of basketmaking and willow growing during the First World War.
A programme of walks to explore the willow growing and basketmaking history of Castle Donington, demonstrations of basket making, displays about the willow history of the area, screenings of films produced by the project and drop in workshops where you will be able to try your hand at making something in willow.
Basketry Then and Now has four key areas of research: the importance of basketmaking in the military effort, the significance of basketmaking in everyday life during the period 1914–19, the therapeutic use of basketmaking during and after the conflict, and the value of willow as a sustainable material. The research team consists of basketmakers and those interested in the history of basketmaking from across England, Scotland and Wales. The project also has practical elements, with basketmakers using their skills to recreate baskets from the First World War period, and also to express issues of legacy, emotion and memory through basketry. The project will culminate in a set of downloadable resources, five short films, and a series of pop-up events across the country.
Basketry Then and Now is run by the Everyday Lives in War First World War engagement centre at the University of Hertfordshire.
Further information about Basketry Then and Now: everydaylivesinwar.herts.ac.
Wysall
OBJECTION REJECTED. Wysall and Thorpe parish council’s objection to erection of a permanent agricultural workers dwelling at Kingston Brook Farm on Wymeswold Road has been backed by Rushcliffe Borough Council who have rejected the application by Mr and Mrs Nick and Julie Hibbitt.
The Borough said it had not been clearly demonstrated that the farming enterprise presents a functional need for a full time agricultural worker to live at the site.
They said new dwellings will not be permitted outside settlements unless they are necessary for the purpose of agriculture of other activities appropriate to the countryside.
Hoton
HOTON PARISH COUNCIL NEWS.
Speed Survey. The speed of traffic travelling through Hoton has long been a concern of residents, and therefore, of the parish council.
Whilst this is the responsibility of Leicestershire County Council, their funds are allocated to higher priority areas, so the parish council continues to take what action it can to address this issue.
Earlier in the year, the parish council commissioned a speed survey to be conducted on the three main entrances and exits to Hoton; Loughborough Road, Rempstone Road and Wymeswold Road.
This survey captured the speeds of vehicles travelling in both directions at these locations over a period of a week and has produced some interesting and useful data.
The Parish Council can use this data as a baseline for the speed of traffic as well as to identify priority areas. A graphic showing the headline figures can be found on our website at: www.hotonparishcouncil.org.uk/hoton-speedsurvey-2017.html Planning Application: Construction of two free range egg laying units and a worker’s dwelling The Parish Council has been notified of a planning application for two free range egg laying units and a worker’s dwelling on land to the West side of Rempstone Road; planning application number P/17/2070/2. The application can be found on Charnwood Borough Council’s website, where you can also make your comments, until 6th December 2017. The owners of Sunrise Poultry came to the November Parish Council meeting to explain the detail of their planning application and to answer the Parish Council’s questions. The Parish Council will be making a site visit to a similar unit before meeting again on 27 November, to agree its comments on this application. The Parish Council are interested to hear your views on the application, please email hotonparishcouncil@gmail.com or speak to any of the Parish Councillors. Police Report. There was one reported crime in Hoton in September; a cyber offence reported on Vinetree Terrace. There were no reported crimes in Hoton in October. Next Parish Council Meeting. The next ordinary meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Monday 8th January 2017 at 8pm at Hoton Village Hall. Website
The parish council’s website can be found at www.hotonparishcouncil.org.uk and contains meeting agendas and minutes, current planning applications in Hoton, local news, playing field information and information on events at the Village Hall. You can also sign up to the parish council email mailing list to receive items of news.