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BISHOP BEVERIDGE CLUB NEWS. Our next Natter & Chatter (now Social Afternoon) will be held today 29 January, cost is £1.00 members and £1.20 visitors and includes tea and cake.
Come along to this lovely social afternoon to enjoy the company of others. There are board games available or bring you own and cards. You can just come along to chat.
Suggestions for a new name for this monthly event are being sought, please help us!
Another successful Afternoon Tea was held last week, thanks to all who contributed in any way helping out. The next one will be at Easter on 15 April.
February starts with an extra film ‘Some Like It Hot’ to support Julie Ede’s new presentation, this film is on Monday, 3 February at 2pm, with doors open at 1.30pm.
Usual cost of £4 members and £4.50 visitors. The presentation on the life story of Marilyn Monroe will be taking place on Wednesday, 5 February starting at 2.30pm.
Julie Ede will be coming along on Wednesday, 5 February to show her latest presentation on ‘ The Life and Times of Marilyn Monroe’. Cost for members is £2 and non-members £3.
Please note that this starts at 2.30pm and there is limited seating. The cost includes tea and cake.
Also next month is our second Monday Movie is ‘Downton Abbey’ on 17 February, usual time of 2pm start, doors open at 1.30pm, cost for members £4.00, visitors £4.50.
Tea and cake included in the entry cost. The list for booking the Pancake Day lunch will be on the notice board from next week. This takes place on Tuesday, 25 February with soup and pancakes on the menu. Cost is £3.50.
Our next bingo session will be on Wednesday, 19 February starting 2.30pm. £2 members and £2.50 visitors who are always welcome.
The list of monthly coach trips is in the Newsletter, the first on Monday, March 2 and will be to Woodlands Garden Centre, details on posters and flyers.
There are lots of outlets and a good restaurant. £12.00 for members and £14.00 for non-members.
The booking list is now on the notice board inside the Club, or call Wendy on 413212.
Our quarterly Newsletter is now ready for collection, look out for our program of monthly coach outings, Monday Movies and other news.
Please note that we have cancelled the film due on 20 July ( The Personal History of David Copperfield), but will replace with ‘Military Wives’.
New members are always welcome, contact Joyce on 414519, John of 415058, or Mike on 412204. The annual cost is just £5.00.
FREE TALK – WALK INTO 2020. On Wednesday, 29 January at Barrow Community Library there is a free talk entitled Walk into 2020.
Come along and be inspired to walk locally, in Charnwood and longer distances. Find new paths and maps to put a spring in your step.
Local experts with a wealth of information. Talk starts at 7:30pm doors open 7pm. Refreshments and a raffle available.
GET CRAFTY. Get Crafty at Barrow Community Library on Friday, 31 January from 1.30pm – 3pm.
This is a weekly group for knitters, stitchers, crocheteers and other crafters of all ability levels. £1 donation suggested towards library funds. Refreshments available.
RHYME TIME. Rhyme time for 3’s and under at Barrow Community Library is on Friday, 31 January from 10.30am – 11am. £1 donation suggested. Refreshments available.
TWINNING ASSOCIATION QUIZ NIGHT. The Twinning Association have arranged a Quiz night at the Bishop Beveridge club on Friday, 31 January 2020, 7.15pm for 7.30pm start.
Tickets cost £8 and includes supper, please bring your own drinks and glasses. Teams of 4 can be arranged on the night.
BARROW FOOTPATHS GROUP. Below are details for our next planned task. Please come along to join us if you are free. Tools, bags and gloves will be provided but feel free to bring your own if you would prefer to.
On Thursday, January 30 at 10am, meet up at: Humphrey Perkins School
Snippers: Clear overgrown bramble, branches and Ivy along Footpath I18 Cotes Road to Bridge Street (Cotes Road to Railway Bridge section)
Pickers: Litter pick area around HP School and bridge.
Additional tasks may be carried out if time and/or numbers allow. Please Note: If heavy rain is expected/falling, the task may not go ahead as planned. Please use your own judgment as to whether you wish to attend.
If the weather is warm/ sunny, please remember to bring a drink if needed. If attending a task for the first time please let me know on the day. You will need to read and sign the Risk Assessment before beginning the task.
Dates of future tasks: Wednesday, 12 February, Thursday, 27 February, Thursday, 12 March. Details can be found in the Events pages on the Barrow village website, barrowuponsoar.org. uk
CRAFT AND CROCHET CLUB. On Saturday, 1 February The Craft And Crochet Club is meeting in the Methodist Church coffee lounge from 2pm – 4pm .
MINI-MARKET AND COFFEE MORNING. Barrow upon Soar Methodist Church are holding their monthly Minimarket and Coffee Morning on Saturday, February 1, from 10am – 11am.
As well as the usual stalls which include cakes, preserves, books, jigsaws, white elephant and toys there will be breakfast Bacon cobs on sale and a special Valentine raffle.
A reminder that any local charity/organisation can have a stall at no charge at this popular event. Please contact barrow.meths@gmail.com to enquire.
NEW HORIZONS. On Monday, 3 February New
Horizons is meeting at 2pm in the Methodist church Coffee Lounge. This is a bereavement support group.
ADDITIONAL FILM SHOW. On Monday, 3 February the Bishop Beveridge Club is showing an extra film ‘Some Like It Hot’, starring Marilyn Monroe. Starts at 2pm, doors open at 1.30pm.
Cost £4.00 for members £4.50 for visitors, cake and tea included.
This is a prelude to the presentation by Julie Ede which takes place on Wednesday, 5 February entitled ‘ The Life and Times of Marilyn Monroe’. This will start at 2.30pm.
Cost to members is £2.00, visitors £3.00. Doors will open at 2pm. We have limited seating. The cost includes tea and cake.
PARISH COUNCIL MEETING. On Tuesday, 4 February Barrow Parish Council is meeting in the parish Council offices at 7pm . Everyone is very welcome to attend.
PSYCHIC EVENING. On the first Friday of every month, Spirit in the Sky offers a psychic evening at the Bishop Beveridge club. So on Friday, 7 February please come along from 7.30pm – 8.30pm, £5 pay on the door, all proceeds are donated to charity. For further information telephone Alana Black on 01509880535.
WEEKLY THURSDAY IT HELP DESK. The Bishop Beveridge Club continues to host the IT help desk each week at the Thursday Coffee Morning, from 9.45am – 11am. Run by volunteers from the Community Library they seek to assist anyone with queries, relating to the internet, with your equipment, tablets, smart phones, laptops with the Club Wi-Fi. This is open to anyone.
DATE OF THE NEXT COMMUNITY LITTER PICKING EVENT: Sunday, 23 February - 09.30am start - meet Opposite Barrow Filling Station approx 09.15am. Post Pick Tea/Coffee and biscuits at Soar Bridge Inn after the event.
COACH OUTING TO WOODLANDS GARDEN CENTRE. The first monthly coach outing by The Bishop Beveridge Club will be on Monday, 2 March and will be to Woodlands Garden Centre, details on posters and flyers.
There are lots of outlets and a good restaurant. £12 for members and £14.00 for non-members. The booking list is now on the notice board inside the Club, or call Wendy on 413212.
1950s AND 60s NIGHT. On Saturday, 7 March 2020 at St Gregory’s Social Centre, Sileby 7.15pm for 7.30pm start till 11pm.
Tickets cost £12 which includes a supper. Tickets can be bought from: Val Gillings - 413227 or Jim Fuller - 415226
THE BEAUTIFUL GAME. Football. Some love it, others loathe it, but we can’t deny that it is somehow present in all of our lives. A family show, this is one for all to enjoy.
The important thing is, you don’t need to be a football fan to appreciate it. The Beautiful
Game is a laugh-out-loud look at Britain’s undying obsession with football, celebrating everything from weird match day rituals to ridiculous arm chair opinionating.
It may even attempt to explain the offside rule. Packed with unforgettable goals, chant-a-long hits and full to the brim with nostalgia, this show will have you casting your mind back to fixtures gone by. Stories are expressed through the medium of physical theatre and are often accompanied by catchy tunes or prerecorded anecdotes from die-hard fans. It is a show for the whole family; the fanatic, the impartial spectator and the football widow.
Even if you don’t like football, The Beautiful Game will persuade you of its charms.
It is performed by Next Door Dance, an all-female company based in Nottingham. They specialise in creating performances that are exciting and relevant to a wide range of audiences - especially those that might believe dance is not for them. This latest show celebrates the everyday; with their tongues firmly in their cheeks the mundane is turned upside down, resulting in witty and thought-provoking theatre which will leave you grinning from ear to ear.
This performance is on Friday, 20 March Tickets will cost £11 (£12 on the door) or £5 for students in full time education (£6 on the door). They can be bought on line from www.busca.org.uk by Paypal or card, from Barrow Flower Shop or on the door.
Enquiries from 07718153117. Parking is excellent, there is good disabled access, there will be a simple bar and above all, this is professional theatre with none of the hassles. The show starts at 7.30pm.
COACH TRIP TO MALVERN FLOWER SHOW. On Friday, 8 May 2020, the coach will leave from the Three Crowns at 9am and return at 6.30pm approx. The cost is £42 which includes entrance and coach fare.
Bookings and more information from E Yates, 11a Nottingham Road, Barrowupon-Soar LE12 8HZ. Telephone 01509 423085. I have to pay for the tickets by Friday, January 25 and need 40 people to make the trip possible.