Weekly Events. Rector s Letter. Presence. Medbourne Tiddlywinks Parent, baby and toddler group

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2 The Parish of the Six Saints circa Holt The Reverend Stephen Bishop The Rectory, Rectory Lane, Medbourne, LE16 8DZ Tel: Mobile: Parish Office Revd Richard Barribal, Associate Priest Mr Roy Cashmore Reader Secretary Ann Baile 8 Windmill Way Lyddington LE15 9LY Treasurer Miles Ingram Teal Cottage, 5 Holt View Great Easton LE16 8TN BRINGHURST CUM GREAT EASTON & DRAYTON Wardens GREAT EASTON Tom Theakston Mary Henniker-Major 4 Banbury Lane Linden House Great Easton LE16 8SF Great Easton LE16 8SJ BRINGHURST Michael Mallock Manor Lodge, Main Street Margaret Stamp 1 Banbury Lane Julia Bowder( Deputy) Rosebrook Cottage Little London Great Easton LE16 8SU DRAYTON Tim Fletcher

3 Monday Weekly Events Medbourne Tiddlywinks Parent, baby and toddler group Medbourne Village Hall Line Dancing Great Easton Village Hall 10am - 12noon pm Rector s Letter Presence To attempt to talk about God s presence is very different from any attempt to express something about our own presence.. there is an old joke which touches on the problem: What s the difference between God and Revd X? God is everywhere, Revd X is everywhere except in his parish. The issue is that, given that God is not an object and is therefore beyond concepts, great care is needed. Tuesday Medbourne Pre-school 9.15 to with lunch session to 1.15 Medbourne Village Hall Art Club Great Easton Village Hall Bell Ringing Practice St Andrew s Great Easton Get Fit Get Happy Dance Class Medbourne Village Hall Zumba 10am pm pm pm 8-9pm Wednesday Tai Chi am Great Easton Village Hall Thursday Medbourne Pre-school 9.15 to with lunch session to 1.15 and an afternoon session 1.15 to 3.15 Great Easton Mum, Baby and Toddler Group Great Easton Village Hall 10am - 12noon Medbourne Pre-school 9.15 to with lunch session to 1.15 Youth Group years Meets every Thursday in the Village Hall Alternating weekly between Medbourne and Great Easton EVERYONE IS WELCOME For further information please contact: Cathy Moran Medbourne Tennis Club Mon am Adult coaching Wed am Mix-in Thurs 7.00pm onwards Club Night Sat 9.00am onwards Junior coaching Sun 8.30am onwards Junior coaching Sydney Carter wrote a song that warns against us trying to capture God within our limited notions: Catch the Bird of Heaven Lock Him in a cage of gold Look again tomorrow And He will be gone Lock Him in religion Gold and frankincense and myrrh Carry to His prison But He will be gone All the things that man has made Cannot hold Him anymore Still the bird is flying as before Temple made of marble Beak and feather made of gold Bell and book and candle Cannot hold Him anymore Still the bird is flying As before The Christian doctrine of the Incarnation is an attempt to express something about God, who is unknowable in his essence, being in some sense revealed to us in material things. Holy Communion is understood by Christian as being one of those ways. There are of course others, one of the most significant being in other people, particularly in the poor and the oppressed, in those on the margins of our society. In 1923 at a Conference of the Anglo-Catholic movement, the Bishop of Zanzibar, Frank Weston delivered a stirring final address. While some of the imagery may not have stood the test of time its basic message about presence remains as relevant today as it was then. the one great thing that England needs to learn is that Christ is found in and amid matter Spirit through matter God in flesh, God in the Sacrament. But I say to you, and I say it to you with all the earnestness that I have, that if you are prepared to fight for the right of adoring Jesus in his Blessed Sacrament, then you have got to come out from before your Tabernacle and walk, with Christ mystically present in you, out into the streets of this country, and find the same Jesus in the people of your cities and your villages. You cannot claim to worship Jesus in the Tabernacle, if you do not pity Jesus in the slum..you have got your Mass, you have got your Altar, you have begun to get your Tabernacle. Now go out into the highways and hedges where not even the Bishops will try to hinder you. Go out and look for Jesus in the ragged, in the naked, in the oppressed and sweated, in those who have lost hope, in those who are struggling to make good. Look for Jesus. And when you see him, gird yourselves with his towel and try to wash their feet. Stephen Bishop, Rector 30 3

4 Parish Office The Parish Office in the village hall, Great Easton, is normally open Tuesday & Thursday mornings from 9.30 to 1, and also sometimes on Monday morning. When the office is open, signs are displayed on the gate. addresses: Please note that the Rector s address is rector@sixsaintscircaholt.org Magazine related s should all be sent to secretary@sixsaintscircaholt.org ST. ANDREW S CHURCH ROTA OF SIDESPEOPLE June 2014 Sunday: 8 th June 11 a.m Margaret Gadd & Maureen Black Sunday:22 nd June 11a.m. Eric Craven & Flick Craven If any of these dates are inconvenient, please arrange to swap with someone, or if you have a problem contact Julia Bowder on Parish of the Six Saints circa Holt 1 June Seventh Sunday of Easter 8am Eucharist at Great Easton 9am 1662 Eucharist at Drayton 11am Eucharist at Medbourne 8 June Pentecost 9am 1662 Eucharist at Blaston 11am Eucharist at Great Easton 15 June Trinity Sunday 9am 1662 Eucharist at Bringhurst - 11am Eucharist at Medbourne St Andrew s Great Easton Wednesday Eucharist On most Wednesdays throughout the year there is a Eucharist service in Great Easton at 10.30am. All are welcome so please join us. April and May 2014 Weddings: 10 May Abigail Whitmore-Forbes & Alexander Davis Medbourne Baptisms: 25 May Thomas Le Mesurier Medbourne 19 June Day of Thanksgiving for Holy Communion (Corpus Christi) 7pm Eucharist at Medbourne 22 June First Sunday after Trinity 8am 1662 Eucharist at Medbourne 9am 1662 Eucharist at Stockerston 11am Eucharist at Great Easton 29 June Peter and Paul 11am United Eucharist at Stockerston Funerals: 29 April Jack Simpson Great Easton 7 May Freda Andrews Medbourne 4 29

5 Gardeners Corner June 2014 By Alistair Peak PGS The verges are full of this plant, that indicates the fact that we are heading towards summer. It has very lacy flowers, a strong aroma and has many names from Keck, Queen Anne s Lace, Anthriscus Sylvestris and is commonly called Cow Parsley. Do enjoy it while it s out as many say this is a good tradition of the English countryside. You can t but notice that summer is here and for me, the hard work over the last 12 months will be coming to its full show, particularly in the flower borders. Do find the time to have a sit in your garden whether during the day or over the evening with the warmth of the sun (hopefully) and look at the colours or the wonderful scents we have from the plants. The evening light show plants off with a different light, sometimes they can take on a slightly unusual colour. Take time to wander around in the evening and see what light factors throw on your plants. Strawberries came in abundance last year, with the cold winter and spring, then followed by a wonderful warm summer. Keeping our fingers crossed that we will get a good crop this summer. Keeping the plants weed free along a good ground cover ie straw placed under them, will prevent the soil splashing up on the fruit. It is important to cover the strawberries to protect from birds, children and (even adults) pinching them! If we go through a hot dry period remember they will require watering but do not over water. Of course if they are being grown in pots or containers you will need to water and feed on a regular basis with a high potash feed eg Tomorite. Water features come in many different shapes, sizes and sounds and can provide wonderful interest to your gardens. If you do not have one and are thinking of adding some form to your garden, why not have a good look around the many garden centres to see what they have to offer. I would recommend that you listen to your chosen feature before you purchase as they all have different sounds from soft to harder sounds. If you already have a water feature remember to keep it topped up as both the sun and wind will empty it and put a strain on the pump. Alistair s Tip: The season for Open Gardens is upon us. It is always good to see what other people are doing in their gardens. Mow your lawns regularly and importantly keep them edged as this sets the borders off. 28 5

6 Bear Grylls a supporter of RIDE+STRIDE Market Harborough Corby & Rutland There will be no meeting of the Garden Society in the Village Hall this month as members and friends will be attending the Home Instead Senior Care Companionship, housekeeping, personal care Strawberry & Cream Supper at Margaret & Brian s house on Wednesday 18th June from 6.30 pm. On Sunday 22nd June Afternoon Teas will be served at Medbourne Village Hall from pm by committee members and helpers and there will also be a Plant Stall. We hope to welcome lots of visitors and, should anyone have any surplus plants they wish to donate to our stall we will be very pleased to receive them. On Wednesday 30 Contact Alexandra on Organisers of the annual sponsored RIDE+STRIDE event which raises money to support repair costs for historic churches, chapels and meeting houses are delighted that adventurer, writer and television presenter Bear Grylls is backing the event. In July 2009 Bear was appointed the youngest-ever Chief Scout at the age of 35, a position he still proudly holds. The event celebrates its 25th anniversary in Leicestershire this year and raises over 1million nationally. Bear says of RIDE+STRIDE, Many historic churches are battling to survive. Roofs leak, ancient timbers rot and medieval stonework crumbles. Now you can help by joining the RIDE+STRIDE adventure, a sponsored bike ride and walk discovering beautiful churches, which also raises money for their repair and preservation. th July members and friends are visiting the Sandringham Flower Show and the coach will be leaving from outside The Sun in Great Easton at 9 am. With thousands to choose from, there is no shortage of fantastic churches, chapels and meeting houses to explore. Wherever you go, your RIDE+STRIDE journey will help ensure that historic churches remain at the heart of our national heritage and the soul of local communities for generations to come. MICHELLE ONGLEY Garden Flowers MACHT Natural Therapies For hand tied gifts and events Visit the cutting garden to plan next year s wedding! Details for the Leicestershire event can be found on or by calling the County Co-ordinator, David Knowles on Reflexology Maternity Reflexology Massage Aromatherapy Massage Natural Nutrition Colon Hydrotherapy gladysplum@btinternet.com / Gladys Plum and Her Amazing Flower Orchestra 6 27

7 ANTIQUES ROADSHOW Thursday 19 th June at 7:30pm Medbourne Village Hall Committee are pleased to announce that GILDINGS AUCTIONEERS of Market Harborough are presenting a brief talk on the world of antique buying and selling. Items of interest will be shown and discussed. One to one valuation consultations will be available. Tickets 5 to include a glass of wine or Pimms Valuation appointments up to two items 3.00 Tickets from Karl or Carolyn Business Consultancy in Medbourne New Business Start-up Mentor Finance and Accountancy Services ERP Software Review or Replacement Michael@Hedgecott.co.uk Expert Business Analysis & Reporting Excel Business Report Design Part-time Finance Director

8 Come and visit the Quintessential Village, come and see us at: Great Easton Party in the Park Lots of stalls, Alpaca s, food stands, Joules Second s, face painting and hopefully a Fun dog show and a Survival stand for kids. Bring family and friends and join in the fun and games. Where: When: Clarke s Piece 5 th July Time: hr 18:00 Tickets 10 for a family Tickets 3 per person 8 25

9 13! unlucky for some they say but that was the number who enjoyed our April walk. Led by Margaret and Brian on a bright sunny day with Spring very much in evidence we set off from Braybrooke and headed South West, eventually reaching Brampton Valley Way. We then travelled North on this for approx one mile before turning right on to another foot path taking us back to the start. A really lovely walk enjoyed by all. Our June walk will be on Wednesday 18th. Meet at Great Easton Village Hall at All welcome but participants must be responsible for their own safety. GREAT EASTON PARISH COUNCIL Annual risk assessment inspection of the village Monday 16th June. We intend to make our annual walkabout of the village on the evening of Monday 16th June. The purpose of this event is to make a general risk assessment of the village streets, paths, greens etc., and to see if there is anything which needs attention that hasn t otherwise been noticed. If anybody has anything of this nature that they would like to bring to our attention, please do let us know, either by mentioning it to any of the members of the parish council, or the clerk, David Gibley. Flowers outside the Sun Inn. For many years the flower tubs outside the Sun have been tended by Ann Wallis and that splash of colour there in season has delighted us we pass. She has now retired from this role and we would wish to thank her for her long service to the pleasure and amenity of the village. Dawn, our popular landlady at the Sun, has very kindly offered to take over this duty and at her own expense. We are very grateful to her for the public spirited gesture, as we are to her and Neil for the way in which the Inn has been rejuvenated by them and become such an asset to village life. 24 9

10 MEDBOURNE PARISH COUNCIL RECTORY FARM IN TIMES PAST Visit to Rectory Farm, Great Easton, on Saturday 21st June Please meet in the farm yard (entrance via top end of Lount's Crescent) at 2.30 p.m. The first part of our visit will comprise a visual presentation of Rectory Farm's history by farmer Phil Johnson, and this will be followed by a guided walk across the fields to appreciate the development of the landscape and its diverse wildlife. The tour will conclude back at the farm with refreshments kindly provided by Mrs Sue Johnson. The meeting held on Monday 12th May 2014 was the Annual Statutory Meeting, at which Cllr Paul Polito was confirmed as Chair of Medbourne Parish Council and Cllr Louise Pilkington confirmed as Vice Chair, continuing their roles for the coming year. Cllr Cory is now the Planning Representative and Cllr Gidley Wright taking on the responsibility of Village Hall Representative. The following items of interest to the village were discussed: Neighbourhood Plans: Medbourne Parish Council discussed the potential of a Neighbourhood Plan for the village. At this stage it was agreed that much more information was needed on the process and what the benefits would be. Councillors are to look in to this and pass on their thoughts to Cllr Cory who is the new Planning Representative. Any member of the public who has any views or thoughts on this are encouraged to the Parish Clerk, Dan Ray with their views (pcmedbourne@gmail.com) and these shall be passed on to Cllr Cory. Accounts: The annual accounts for 2013/14 were approved by councillors. The Notice of Appointment of Date for the Exercise of Electors Rights is now displayed on the Parish Council notice board, advertising the annual audit of the Parish Council accounts. On Thursday 5th June our speaker will be Katherine Murphy who is editor of the John Lewis (Leicester ) in house weekly magazine which sets out to inform the partners (people working in the store ) about events, alterations, promotions etc. within the store. As many people do not even know of the existence of the Chronicle this should be a most interesting meeting so come along to find out all about what goes on behind the scenes in such a large store. Broadband Update: It has been confirmed that Medbourne is going to receive high speed broadband, with the rollout expected before the next Parish Council Meeting in June. It was noted that whilst this would be beneficial to many in Medbourne, with the exchange in the village centre, it is likely that the further away from the exchange, the slower the broadband speeds. Villages such as Ashley are likely to receive lower speeds, which relies on Medbourne s exchange, due to the distance from the exchange. DATE & TIME OF NEXT MEETING: The next meeting will be held on Monday 2nd June in the Village Hall at 7.45pm. Refreshments will be provided by J. Harvey and C, Lupton. Post Office and Village Stores Open Monday to Friday 8am to 5.30pm Saturday 8am to 4pm Sunday 8am to 1pm MARLOW S Painting and Decorating Perfect Effect Ltd For free friendly advice phone: GEORGE WRIGHT POST OFFICE, FRESH BREAD & PASTRIES, DRY CLEANING, NEWSPAPERS, GROCERIES, FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLES, DELICATESSEN, COTTAGE DELIGHT PRODUCTS, SANDWICHES, CHILLED DRINKS, GREETINGS CARDS. We offer: Quality home cleaning, a first class service with attention to detail; tailor made to your needs. Frequency to suit your needs and budget. Furniture waxed, silver and brass polished. All domestic cleaning at a competitive price. Any chore we won t ignore. Visit our web site at Springbank. MEDBOURNE, Leicestershire, LE16 8EB Telephone: Or give us a call for your free no obligation quote on

11 ABC s Tidy Gardens Offering a full range of services for garden maintenance and landscaping. Thank you from Bringhurst Primary School! A large team of male & female workers to tackle everything in the garden, but more importantly NOT to let you down. We are regularly in your area. For a winter makeover, tree work, hedges, fencing (all types), clearance etc, 2014 ANOTHER SAFARI SUPPER YEAR St. Andrew s Church, Gt. Easton, will be hosting another Safari Supper this summer. Please keep the date in your diary: Saturday, August 9th Cost of tickets: 25 per person call Alister on Our recent May Plant Fair raised over for our school PTA fund which is much needed and appreciated by our village school. Many thanks to you for the many donations and varieties of plants, sculptures, beautifully made cakes and the delicious soups. Finally a huge thank you to the many helpers on the day and to those of you that came along to buy plants and enjoy a spot of lunch Available from: Margaret Theakston on or Mary Henniker-Major on Book-keeping Accounts VAT returns Sage User Lynn Bradley Book Keeping Services Telephone: Mobile: NICKY S IRONING SERVICE Find ironing a chore, then why not let me do it for you? Offering a local village service, based in Sutton Bassett. Fast and reliable, in a smoke free environment. I also stitch on loose buttons and carry out small repairs. Please call DSG Auto Services For mobile servicing, repairs and MOT failure work for all cars and bikes carried out Reliable and friendly service at competitive prices Dean: / deano-tvr@hotmail.co.uk 22 11

12 The Royal Wedding Cake A Talk by its maker Fiona Cairns at Great Easton WI on Wednesday June 4 th in Great Easton Village Hall Guests 3.50, including a glass of wine and strawberries. Do come along! 12 As usual, May is our Resolutions meeting - this year being held in Medbourne with visitors from both Glooston and Hallaton WI's, about 40 of us in total. The Resolution this year, a bit of a forgone conclusion, was to make more people agree to organ donation and let their relatives know of their decisions. Apparently, every day, 3 people in this country die because they are on the organ transplantation register and they can't get an organ in time to save their life. One donor can give life to 9 people or, at least change their lives for the better. To date, the oldest recipient of retina donations was 104, even more surprising, it worked! One very important thing that came out of the meeting was the fact that you need to do more than just write your wishes in your Will - this after all is normally read after your funeral. If you are a donor, your decision needs to be known prior to your death so that your organs can be "kept fresh" for transplantation. Let all of your relatives know your wishes, let your doctor know your decision and even more importantly, register as a donor. Again, if you let your relatives know what you intend to do, try and get them to register as well! The refreshments that were provided were delicious and looked beautiful so, many, many thanks to all who provided something for the evening. More importantly, special thanks to all who helped in the kitchen and worked so tirelessly to make the evening such a special event. We next meet on June 11th with Kate Preacher talking to us about "A Stitch in Time - past, present and future" - the competition being a handicraft item. We meet as usual at 7.30 with visitors and new members being most welcome. Are you pressed for time? Did you know, the average load of ironing costs less than a takeaway or a night out!! Call, the IRON lady without delay Collection & delivery.!!book the IRON lady for 4 or more regular services and receive a free gift!! hour turnaround, Monday - Friday only, weekends by prior arrangement. Adults clothing, Childrens clothing, 0-20 items, 1.10 per item. New born - 3 years, 0-40 items, 50p per item items, 1.00 per item. 4 years - 7 years, 0-40 items, 60p per item. Shirts, blouses, skirts, dresses 8 years - 11 years, 0-40 items, & trousers, extra 50p per item. 70p per item. 12 years and above, classed as adults. Bedding, Household items, Single Small tablecloth Double Medium tablecloth Kingsize Large tablecloth Pillowcases 60p each. Napkins 40p each. Tea towels 40p each. Any items you wish to be returned on a hanger, please advise at time of collection. Minimum order Satisfaction guaranteed, friendly & reliable service. PATRICK FISHER CARPENTER & JOINER New and restoration work Purpose made joinery For a friendly and reliable service Phone: Tel: Mob:

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14 Blaston and District Agricultural Show Society Date for your diary - Blaston Show 2014 Plans for the 57 th Blaston Show being held on Sunday 29 th June 2014 are well underway. The Show s main ring displays will also include heavy horse displays, terrier racing, classic and vintage tractors and show jumping. There will be many equine events including gymkhanas, Equifest and BSPA qualifiers for hunters, cobs, riding, coloured horses and ponies, and mountain and moorland ponies, dressage and driven ponies. Judging will take place for a full range of cattle showing classes and the usual sheep showing will also be present. New attractions for 2014 includes a dancing diggers display and a side saddle display. The many other attractions will include children's fair rides, trade stands, rural crafts, a licensed bar and food outlets, a modern farming display, dog showing and a hound show. In line with the Society s objectives to continue to develop the show, a new flower arranging demonstration will be held in the craft tent and in the main ring there will be an opportunity to watch the terrier racing and the tug of war competition. Visitors will also be entertained by the Harborough band once more! The 57 th Show will be held once again on the Blaston Road showground which is located between the villages of Blaston and Slawston in Leicestershire. All money raised from the Show will be donated to a variety of local charities, including our main recipient for this year, the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance. The hugely entertaining pre-show party will take place on Friday 27th June Bookings for all classes are now taking place. For full information about class bookings or any general queries, please contact the relevant section head by visiting

15 Stockerston News We hope you marked the end of Lent in fine style with chocolate being consumed in as many different forms as possible! Our Easter Day service was well attended with so many people from around the parish joining us on such a special day. Many thanks to all who cleaned and decorated the church so beautifully. Grateful thanks also go to Ann Coon for playing the organ for us. Jack Burrows Property Maintenance Carpentry and Joinery Property Renovation and Refurbishment Laminate Floors and Kitchens Interior and Exterior Painting Bespoke Furniture Tel: Ambassador Oil Heating Services Ltd Boiler installations Servicing Breakdown repair Tank installations Aga/Rayburn servicing and repair Power flushing General plumbing St Peters Church AGM was held on 10th April with little change to the previous elections - Thanks go to all who have agreed to stand again. We have several events to look out for in the coming year, details will be given as soon as these are finalized so, please watch this space! Many thanks to Julia Dickson who prepared the church for us in May and Georgina Halliday who will do in June. For June we will have two services on both the fourth and fifth Sundays - we look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at these services

16 Bringhurst Primary School Summer is here and everything on the planet and more seems to be coming to Bringhurst Primary School. Already since the Easter break, which was heralded by our first ever and very successful Easter service in St Andrew s Church, Great Easton, it has been non-stop activity at our school. The Rutland Rouleurs have been visiting to train up our Year 5 and Year 6 pupils on their cycling skills - not just as an environmentally friendly way of getting back and forward to school safely but also to broaden children s horizons as to the joys of cycling. Our Gardening Club has been digging, planting and weeding for England with parent helpers leading the way with our lunchtime gatherings of eager gardeners. There are great plans for developing our outside areas to make them even more appealing and diverse in their opportunity and use. Perhaps we will soon be providing plants to sell at the ever popular PTA Plant Fair which this year took place on Saturday 10 th May and was again a resounding success. There will be an active programme of sports for all the children to participate in throughout the hopefully hot, sunny days ahead. Already our swimmers and tennis players have taken a successful part in their Rutland Primary Schools Partnership events and there is much more to come in the form of cricket, rounders, orienteering and multi-skills as well as our own whole school Sports Day and Mini-Olympics for KS1 children. Our Year 5 children are soon to embark on an Arts-History project based on the Luttrell Psalter which dates back to The project will involve the children learning about this historic document which reveals much about life in medieval times and working with crafts people on calligraphy, paper making, book making, babewyn designs, medieval music and dance. We are hugely grateful to NADFAS and Rutland DFAS for their sponsorship of this exciting project the outcomes of which we hope to exhibit in the local community. In addition to our essential annual appointment with end of year national assessments the children will be able to enjoy trips to places such as The Tower of London, Foxton Locks, Think Tank Birmingham, The National Gallery, London, Twycross Zoo, Rolls Royce JET project for schools and a performance of The Gruffalo at The Curve Theatre, Leicester. Year 5 children have recently returned from their residential break at Condover Hall, Shropshire and our Year 6 children will shortly be following in their footsteps. A great time will be had by all we are sure. So for a small rural primary school we do get around a bit and are not too confined to our quarter of this green and pleasant land. We are very much looking forward to the return visit of our friends from Uplands School in the centre of Leicester. We are sure they will enjoy the green space of our very lovely outdoors. One of the key highlights of the summer term - alongside our Year 4 s performance on their brass instruments at De Montfort Hall in late June, the Year 6 transition visits to UCC, and the plethora of traditional end of school year events will be the arrival of The National Festival Circus to Bringhurst! More details are available on the school website: On Saturday 14 th June, combined with our PTA annual Summer Fete, we are very much welcoming one and all from near and far to come to our school and enjoy the thrills, the spills and the excitement of this unique event so please do not miss this opportunity. And when the summer break arrives and we sit back in our deck chairs with our sunglasses on sipping a glass of something cold we ll wonder what all the fuss was about. Just in time to start the whole cycle of events all over again. Please have a splendid summer whatever you are up to. Keith John Head Teacher, Bringhurst Primary School May IRELAND & LONGHILL Chartered Accountants 10 Station Street, Kibworth Beauchamp, LE8 0LN Tel: for a local personal service specialising in the needs of private individuals and small businesses Established in 1983 Visit our website at or contact: James Ireland Registered to carry on audit work by the institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales DRIVEN PRIVATE HIRE Serving the Welland Valley and surrounding areas, guaranteeing: Great rates. Friendly drivers. Prompt reliable service. Quality Vehicles 24 hour availability. Contracts welcome. Airport transfers service@drivenph.co.uk RJM Plasterers ALL ASPECTS OF PLASTERING UNDERTAKEN Contract & Private Over 30 years experience including Lime Mortar For your free estimate from your local plasterer call Sweet Hedges Farm Allexton Road, Stockerston Tea Rooms Open for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea, all year round (closed Tuesdays). Group parties catered for by appointment. Tel: