Great Easton B & B PATRICK FISHER CARPENTER & JOINER EM DORMAN FUNERAL DIRECTOR. Salsborough Kennels

Transcription

1 Salsborough Kennels Great Easton B & B And Cattery "Comfortable accommodation, open all year round" A home from home for your beloved pets , High Street, Great Easton Leicestershire LE16 8ST greateastonpo2@hotmail.com Small and Medium dog grooming now re-instated. Oaktree Lodge, Horninghold Road, Stockerston Tel: Eyebrook Wild Bird Feeds Quality mixes and straights at farm gate prices, mixed on our farm near the Eyebrook Reservoir Visit our website: Rectory Farm, right of Church, Great Easton Tel: Open Friday & Saturday 9am - 5pm Sunday 9am 12 noon You are welcome to collect at any other time, but please telephone first MEDBOURNE PRE-SCHOOL EM DORMAN FUNERAL DIRECTOR Tues, Wed & Thurs Held at Medbourne Village Hall. Term time only For ages 2 ½ - 5. Limited places for 2 year olds Flexible packages available. Funded places. A family concern, giving 24-hour personal service to all areas. Golden Charter pre-paid plans available (help and advice without obligation) PRIVATE CHAPEL OF REST Tel: A member of Society of Allied and Independent Funeral directors Contact Sara PATRICK FISHER CARPENTER & JOINER PJH & SONS PHILIP J. HAMMOND & SONS SOLICITORS New and restoration work Purpose made joinery Commissioners for Oaths 47 FRIAR LANE, LEICESTER, LE1 5QX TELEPHONE: (0116) FAX NO: (0116) enquiries@pjhammond.com Website For a friendly and reliable service Phone: Tel: Mob: Contact Richard Hammond Home visits possible CAR PARK AVAILABLE WHILST VISITING THE OFFICE 32

2 The Parish of the Six Saints circa Holt The Reverend Stephen Bishop The Rectory, Rectory Lane, Medbourne, LE16 8DZ Tel: Mobile: Revd Richard Barribal: Associate Priest Mr Roy Cashmore: Reader Parish Office: Open: Tuesday and Wednesday 9.00 am to 1.00 pm Secretary: Julia Unna E. * Please note parish office revised opening days. PCC Secretary Ann Baile Treasurer Miles Ingram Vice-Chair Neville F Hackett Teal Cottage, 5 Holt View 17 Old Holt Road Great Easton LE16 8TN Medbourne LE16 8DY BRINGHURST CUM GREAT EASTON & DRAYTON Wardens GREAT EASTON Mary Henniker-Major Julia Bowder (Deputy) David Gibb (Deputy) Linden House Rosebrook Cottage Brook House Great Easton Little London Deepdale LE16 8SJ Great Easton LE16 8SU Great Easton LE16 8SS BRINGHURST DRAYTON Margaret Stamp David Hill-Brookes 1 Banbury Lane 1 Medbourne Road Great Easton Drayton Leicestershire LE16 8SF Leicestershire LE16 8SE MEDBOURNE CUM HOLT, STOCKERSTON & BLASTON Wardens MEDBOURNE CUM HOLT Mr Martin van Oppen Manor Farm Medbourne LE16 8DR STOCKERSTON Mary Patston Apple Cottage, Medbourne Road Stockerston LE15 9JF BLASTON Wilfred Coon Robin Murray-Philipson Hallcroft, Medbourne Road Garden House Hallaton LE16 8UH Blaston LE16 8DE Treasurers Bringhurst etc David Gibley Medbourne Howard Unna Stockerston Louise Bromwich Blaston Wilfred Coon Secretaries Bringhurst etc Ann Baile Medbourne Jenny Sandars Stockerston Wendy Bromwich Blaston Della Stones We are always pleased to welcome new residents to our parish so please do make yourself known to one of the above-named. Supported by Great Easton and Medbourne Parish Councils, and other local groups and organisations. Printed by Quantum Print Services Ltd, Earlstrees Industrial Estate, Corby, NN17 4AR 2 Foot Health Practitioner Specialist Foot Care Treatment in the comfort of your own home Graham Clark SAC(dip), CFHP (pract) For an appointment call JOSEPH WARBURTON Carpentry & Building Services CONSTRUCTION: RENOVATION: MAINTENANCE: Vicarage Cottage Main Street, Loddington Leicestershire LE7 9XE Home Tel: Mobile Tel: To Hire: T: or E. enquiries@greateastonvillagehall.co.uk GARRY HYDE Interior and Exterior Painting and Decorating Glazing TEL: MOB:

3 Parish of the Six Saints circa Holt November 2017 Services 5 November All Saints (am) All Souls (pm) 8am Eucharist at Great Easton 9am 1662 Eucharist at Drayton 10.45am All Saints Eucharist in Medbourne 6.00pm All Souls Service in Great Easton With Guest Preacher - The Revd. Peter Mackenzie 12 November Remembrance Sunday / 3rd Sunday before Advent 9.00am 1662 Eucharist in Medbourne 10.15am Remembrance Service in Medbourne To be followed by Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial 19 November The Second Sunday before Advent 9am 1662 Eucharist at Bringhurst 10.45am Eucharist at Medbourne 6pm Evening Prayer in Great Easton 26 November Christ the King (Sunday next before Advent) 8am 1662 Eucharist at Medbourne 9am 1662 Eucharist at Stockerston 10.45am Eucharist at Great Easton With Guest Preacher - The Revd. Julie Ann Heath Wednesday Morning Eucharist Services St Andrews Church, Great Easton 1 November 10.30am 8 November 10.30am 15 November 10.30am 22 November 10.30am 29 November 10.30am The Rector s Letter - November 2017 From For the fallen : Laurence Binyon ( ) They went with songs to the battle, they were young, Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted; They fell with their faces to the foe. They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. Plaque unveiled in 2003 at Polzeath to commemorate the place where For the Fallen is believed to have been composed. On Remembrance Sunday, 12 th November, we will gather together to remember those who gave their lives in the service of their country and in the cause of peace. I am sure that I am not alone in finding the reading of the names of those from our villages intensely moving. For some of course, the experience is more personal. For some in our community, there remain the names and faces of family members and friends to recall. Alongside our poignant and bittersweet recollection, Remembrance Sunday is also time for the expression of a heartfelt hope, of a high aspiration. The daily reality of war, conflict and the threat of terrorism which faces us in the media and which faces many in our world at much closer and more shocking quarters, may make the hope that war and conflict may end seem like a hopeless dream. But peace - shalom - the wholeness of God (so much more than the absence of war) is the hope at the heart of the Judaeo - Christian tradition. The prophetic hope is one of universal peace. In God s reign, they shall beat the swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Awaiting the coming of the reign of God and working to see God s Kingdom of peace and justice established on earth is the church s Advent theme. To keep Advent faithfully is to keep alive the hope that the horrors, scars and weeping of war will one day belong to the past. In Revelation, this is described evocatively, God will wipe every tear away. For death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away. May we pray, live and work seeking the coming of God s Kingdom. The Revd. Stephen Bishop Rector 30 3

4 BLASTON NEWS Harvest Festival on 8 October was a very well attended communion service in a beautifully decorated church, with robust singing. Afterwards, there were jovial refreshments with almost the whole village there. Many thanks for the generous gifts of flowers, produce and tasty refreshments and for time devoted to decorating. Next day, the edible items 6 full boxes were taken to The Willows in Market Harborough where they were well received. Blaston welcomes six new arrivals to the village Dan and Jane with little Joey and Cloe in Orchard House and Steve and Emily in Clock Tower Flat. We wish them a happy time among us and it was a good start to greet them all at harvest festival. The church is now in the hands of the contractors for floor restoration and re-decorating. Family on Duty Reminder: November: No service due to work in church December: Kennedy family with help from all for Christmas decorating. January: Blaaberg family STOCKERSTON NEWS Many thanks to all of you who baked, preserved, brought things for the tombola, raffle, bric-a-brac and generally helped at our harvest sale. We raised a brilliant 670 (or thereabouts)! Thank you to all of you who attended both our harvest service and our normal monthly service. For November Louise Bromwich will prepare our church. Please look out for details of our Christmas services - we look forward to seeing you then, if not before! Stop Press: Due to works being carried out in Blaston Church, the Christmas Carol Service planned for Wednesday 20 th December will now take place at St Peter s Church, Stockerston. All are very welcome. Georgina Halliday Monday Medbourne Tiddlywinks Parent, baby and toddler group Medbourne Village Hall Weekly Events 10am to 12 noon Line Dancing 2pm to 3.30pm Tuesday Parish Office, 9am to 1pm Medbourne Pre-school with lunch session and an afternoon session Medbourne Village Hall Art Club Bell Ringing Practice St Andrew s Great Easton 9.15am to 12.15pm 12.15pm to 1.15pm 1.15pm to 3.15pm 10am to 12 noon 7.30pm to 9pm Ladies Choir 8pm to 9.30pm Wednesday Parish Office, 9am to 1pm Tai Chi 9.15am to 10.15am Medbourne Pre-school 9.15am to 12.15pm with lunch session 12.15pm to 1.15pm and an afternoon session 1.15pm to 3.15pm Medbourne Village Hall Thursday Clubbercise 9.30am to 10.15am Medbourne Pre-school with lunch session and an afternoon session Medbourne Village Hall 1st Welland Valley Scouts Medbourne Village Hall Beavers (6-8 years) Cubs (8-10years) and Scouts (10-14 years) 9.15am to 12.15pm 12.15pm to 1.15pm 1.15pm to 3.15pm 6pm to 7pm From 7pm Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Racheleyoga 6.30pm to 7.30pm Friday Singing Sally 2pm to 2.45pm Medbourne Tennis Club Mon 9.00am am Adult coaching with James Muir Wed 9.00am am Club Morning All Welcome Wed 4.00am pm Jnr coaching with James Muir ( ) Thurs 7.00pm onwards Sun Club night 10.00am Noon Jnr coaching with Paul Hutchinson (contact for session standards) Lessons (Group or individual) are available with James, Paul and Mike Rickman By arrangement 4 29

5 BRINGHURST NEWS GORGEOUS T-TOWEL ORIGINAL DESIGN BY LOCAL ARTIST ONLY 5 EACH AVAILABLE FROM GREAT EASTON STORES, MEDBOURNE SHOP AND FROM PRESCHOOL LOVELY CHRISTMAS GIFT! THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR YOUR LOCAL PRESCHOOL A village reminder that there will be no monthly Parish Eucharist Service in November. The next service will be the Advent Carol Service with the Great Easton Ladies Choir Sunday 3 rd December at 6 pm. All Welcome Margaret Stamp DRAYTON NEWS A village reminder that there will be two services in Drayton Church this month: Sunday 5 th November at 9.00am - Eucharist Service All Welcome David Hill - Brookes (Churchwarden) The Parish of Six Saints circa Holt Remembrance Sunday Services Sunday 12 th November 9.00 am Eucharist at St Giles Church, Medbourne am Remembrance Service at St Giles Church, Medbourne To be followed by the Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial ALL WELCOME ST ANDREW S CHURCH ROTA OF SIDESPEOPLE NOVEMBER Sunday 12 th November am REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY MEDBOURNE Sunday 26 th November am David Gibley and Irene Gibley If this date is inconvenient, please arrange to swap with someone, or if you have a problem - contact Julia Bowder on T The Parish Magazine To advertise or to place an article in the magazine please secretary@sixsaintscircaholt.org The deadline date for receipt of any article or advert is the 5 th day of the preceding month. We cannot guarantee to included articles received after this date. Please note that all Items for the December/January Edition must be received by 9 November for guaranteed inclusion. (Please note later date) 28 5

6 Parish Office Opening Hours in November 2017 Just a brief note to confirm that the Parish Office will be open on Thursday and Friday mornings 9am - 1pm in November rather than the usual Tuesday and Wednesday. The office will therefore be open on the following dates: Thursday 9 th and Friday 10 th November Thursday 16 th and Friday 17 th November Thursday 23 rd and Friday 24 th November Thursday 30 th and Friday 1 st December Please note that the office will be open as normal on Tuesday 31 st October and Wednesday 1 st November. Please accept sincere apologies for any inconvenience this change might cause. December is back to normal with the frenzy and joy of Christmas. The Parish Office Great Easton Art Club invite you to come & see our work and perhaps buy on Saturday 4 th November 2pm to 4.30pm Coffee, tea & cake for sale Holly Wreaths For Sale WE ARE NOW TAKING ORDERS FOR CHRITMAS HOLLY WREATHS 8.00 EACH EACH EACH PLEASE RING ELAINE ON Gardeners Corner November 2017 By Alistair Peak PGS November in the garden may feel like an odd time as we move towards winter, though there is still plenty to do, it s a case of donning some extra layers of clothing and finding the most appropriate job to do for the weather conditions. Many of us think that it is best to leave all the jobs until the spring, however spring will be here before we know it! If we have had a lot of rain keep off the borders or if you do need to work on or around the border put down some boards to spread the weight. Keep the paths and lawns clear of leaves, this will keep the areas looking good, prevent the area from becoming unsightly, prevent the lawns dying from lack of light and more importantly making the paths safe to walk on as they will become very slippery. Leaves make wonderful leaf mould to add to your soil, it will improve the structure of the soil making it more friable, encouraging worms which are an asset to the garden. Leaf mould does not add nutrients but if applied heavily each year, will make your soil more acidic. If you haven t done it yet, moving tender plants must be a high priority this month. If you cannot bring them indoors move them closer to the house, ideally on the south side. Remember to lift the pots off the ground with some form of Feet or even wood to allow the water to drain away as it s more often than not the wet that kills plants rather than the cold. We are moving into a great time for pruning, which is close to my heart. For now it s important to reduce down roses, which are in the floribunda, Hybrid T or shrub group. The main reason is to prevent wind rock. If you leave them tall they will sway about and leave a hole at the base of the plant, which can cause water to sit there and freeze and rot the roots. In your fruit and vegetable plots as the areas become vacant clear leaves, weeds and any spare crops to harvest. Continue to dig over and leave for the winter weather to help break down. Rhubarb is a wonderful plant being great to eat in many forms along with great architectural leaves, however like all plants they do require keeping in check. Now is a perfect time to lift and divide them. They will take a little work to lift but once you have lifted reduce down the clumps discarding the centre of the old plant and replanting the outer part do ensure it has an Eye which is where the plant will shoot from next year. When replanting do replenish the soil with plenty of organic matter as Rhubarb is an extremely hungry plant. Avoid picking the stems in the first year. Alistair Tip: Keep putting out the feed for our feathered friends and replenish water containers with fresh water particularly if frozen. OR ENQUIRE AT GREAT EASTON VILLAGE SHOP 6 27

7 THE AFTERNOON TEA GROUP ABC s Tidy Gardens Invites you to a talk on Offering a full range of services for garden maintenance and landscaping. EIGHTY YEARS AT RECTORY FARM A large team of male & female workers to tackle everything in the garden, but more importantly NOT to let you down. kindly given by PHIL JOHNSON We are regularly in your area. For a winter makeover, tree work, hedges, fencing (all types), clearance etc, followed by afternoon tea on call Alister on Thursday, 23rd November 2017 at 2.30 pm at Great Easton village hall payable at the door. All proceeds in aid of St Andrew s Church. 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. The Great Easton Ladies' Choir Presents Please call AN INFORMAL CONCERT AND BUFFET SUPPER 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 18th November, 7.30pm Tickets 5 will be on sale in the village shop in November. Food will be provided by the choir but please bring your own drinks. Dean: / deano-tvr@hotmail.co.uk Simon Gladstone Heating and Plumbing Domestic, Commercial, Industrial The Parish of Six Saints circa Holt: Medbourne: Gas/Heating Engineer 6 Lounts Crescent, Great Easton Market Harborough, Leicestershire Tel: Mobile: Parish Website Information Great Easton : Take a look at the websites above which all have lots of useful information

8 The Parish of Six Saints circa Holt Post Office and Village Stores Open Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday Services for All Saints/All Souls Day Service All Saints Service POST OFFICE, FRESH BREAD & PASTRIES, DRY CLEANING, NEWSPAPERS, GROCERIES, FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLES, DELICATESSEN, COTTAGE DELIGHT PRODUCTS, SANDWICHES, CHILLED DRINKS, GREETINGS CARDS. Sunday 5th November St Giles Church, Medbourne am Springbank. Medbourne, Leicestershire, LE16 8EB Telephone: Guest Preacher : The Revd. Dr. Stephen Heygate All Souls Day Service Sunday 5th November St Andrew s Church, Great Easton 6.00 pm Guest Preacher : The Revd. Canon Peter Mackenzie Connect Electrical Domestic & Commercial List of services: Rewires New Consumer Units Test & Inspection/Landlord Certificates Extra Lighting & Power Outdoor Power Security Lighting PAT Testing Fully insured' and 'Part P Approved WEDNESDAY CRAFTERNOON! Bring along your craft project to and get busy in convivial company. Every second Wednesday of the month next session is on: Wednesday 8th November pm 2 per session to include tea/coffee and biscuits All proceeds to Village Hall Funds. For more info: contact Alice Murdock - aliz28a@hotmail.com ALL WELCOME 8 For a free friendly quotation please contact Tom. connectelec@yahoo.co.uk Office: Mob: Advertising in the Parish Magazine To advertise in the Parish Magazine please contact the parish office either via secretary@sixsaintscircaholt.org OR T (Tuesday / Wednesday 9am - 1pm) 25

9 Ambassador Oil Heating Services Ltd Boiler installations Servicing Breakdown repair Tank installations Aga/Rayburn servicing and repair Power flushing General plumbing

10 GREAT EASTON & DISTRICT GARDEN SOCIETY Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 15th November 7.30 pm in the Village Hall. By Stephen Gibson THE 1960 s IN GREAT EASTON continued In 1964 when I came to Great Easton, Mr Johnson was the vicar. He lived in the Old Vicarage now the home of the Snow family. The parish was just Great Easton, Bringhurst and Drayton; we joined with Medbourne in Services were attended with a good choir of men, women and children. Dick Stanger played the organ. Luther Wright (Jim s father) was verger. He looked after the church and also dug graves and cut the grass, for many years with a hand mower. He was paid 20 a year. Sunday School was held in the church room a wooden building at the end of Lounts Crescent. It had been a navvies hut when the railway was built in the 1850s. After harvest festival a sale of produce was held there on the Monday evening. Most people grew their own fruit and vegetables in those days and the church would be decorated with produce. The Methodist Chapel had a service every Sunday usually taken by a lay preacher as we had no resident minister. They also had a harvest festival and sale of produce, which was auctioned by Eric Shorley, one of the lay preachers. The church fete was held at the Manor, then the home of Mr Marcus Kimball MP later Lord Kimball. The Fernie Hunt met there every year. Competition A Pot Plant New members and visitors always welcome. Visitors 2 including refreshments Great Easton Good Companions Instead of meeting in the village hall on Thursday 5 th November members and friends will go by coach to Waterside Garden Centre, Baston, Lincolnshire which will be decorated for Christmas. The school was just for pupils from Great Easton, Bringhurst and Drayton and had only two classrooms. Mrs Cartwright was the headmistress and Mrs Love taught the infants. At the end of the 1960s Mrs Cartwright retired and Mr Needham became headmaster. Mrs Love took the children blackberry picking and made jam. She showed them how to shake cream in a jar and make butter. They each had a biscuit with their morning milk, with the butter and blackberry jam. She told them about her mother s butter churn, on display in Oakham Museum. On Pancake Day she made pancakes, with the children bringing eggs, milk and flour from home. Local Historical Information Prepared by Anne Wallis Waterside also sells a wide variety of goods including gifts, clothes, games and puzzles as well as the usual indoor and outdoor garden plants and equipment. The Oasis restaurant has an extensive menu offering a good selection of food and drink. The coach will leave from The Sun at 9.30 am and depart for home at 2.00 pm leaving plenty of time for serious retail therapy, so do not forget your shopping bags. Meetings are usually held in the Village Hall on the first Thursday of the month at 2.30 pm and visitors are always welcome

11 GREAT EASTON & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Wednesday, 22 nd November 7.30 pm Village Hall Harborough Movie Makers are showing two of their popular films: TRESHAM S HOUSES and MEMORIES OF A LAND GIRL Visitors are always warmly welcome only 2 (including refreshments) Great Easton History Society's popular publications are on sale at our village shop Good News Trust Rutland team Update Unfortunately the team are having to close the Rutland Van this Summer due to insufficient younger people coming forward to help run the work. When the van closes the team shall be offering the books to anyone who would like some for themselves, family or friends, also to anyone who would like to set up a Christian Book Library in a public space such as a Church or Village Hall. Please contact: Joan Fletcher for more details T

12 Great Easton & District WI Barbara Everest's demonstration on traditional methods of making homemade pasta was most interesting. This basic artisan pasta uses only Italian Pasta Flour and free-range eggs, but can be flavoured with spinach, beetroot, tomatoes and several other natural ingredients. We were able to purchase bags of pasta to enjoy at home in our own recipes. Our Annual Meeting is on Wednesday 1st November at 7.30pm when, hopefully, members will be invited to join the committee for the following year. This will be followed by one of our members leading us through some gentle (and some not so gentle) exercises. The evening will be rounded off with refreshments, including wine and nibbles! Our meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month at 7.30pm in Do come along and join us - visitors are always welcome. For more information ring Premier AUDIO VISUAL INSTALLATIONS Bespoke Home Audio & Video System Sonos Music System Home Cinema Rooms Nuvo Systems Bespoke TV Installations HD Distribution Specialist Gigaclear Have you got your super fast broadband installed in your home? Let Premier Audio distribute this around your house and garden so that you can have super fast broad band anywhere not just where your routers are? Maureen Black You are invited to a Christmas Coffee Morning Saturday 9 th December 2017 from 10.30am until 12 noon in Cakes and produce, Christmas decorations, bulbs, raffle, gifts, cards, etc.. Entrance 2.00 to include tea/coffee and mince pies/homemade biscuits SKY Installations IT Networking Installations Insurance Work - Meter Testing Digital and FM DAB Aerials IRS Installations - CCTV Multi Pointing Everyone welcome Proceeds in aid of Church funds 12 Contact: Wayne Dignum Telephone: Wayne@premieraudioleicester.co.uk 45 Glebe Road, Queniborough, Leicester, LE7 3FH 21

13 Harborough Singers Christmas in Words & Music RJM Plasterers ALL ASPECTS OF PLASTERING UNDERTAKEN Contract & Private Book-keeping Accounts VAT returns Sage User Over 30 Years Experience including Lime Mortar For your free estimate from your local plasterer call Lynn Bradley Book Keeping Services Telephone: Mobile: In aid of the Parish Project An evening of Words & Music with the Harborough Singers in the beautiful surroundings of St Giles Church, Medbourne Conductor: David Beavan Accompanist: Andrew King Tickets: Sunday 10th December pm See website for further details: 13

14 Medbourne cum Holt WI At our meeting on Wednesday 11 th October, members were given an interesting account by Alan Gray who entertained the group with his Tales of a Wimbledon Umpire. The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 8 th November This meeting will be followed by a meal provided by the committee. Jenny Sandars Medbourne cum Holt WI ON WEDNESDAYS 14 19

15 GREAT EASTON PARISH COUNCIL The defibrillator has now been ordered and will be installed as soon as the planning application is finalised due to the listed status of the phone box. An event will be held to explain how the defibrillator will be accessed and used. Geoffrey Gilfillan from the Welland Project addressed the parish council meeting to ask for local community assistance in planting trees along and around the river to improve wild life and habitat. This welcome initiative follows a generous bequest from the family in memory of David Douche who was the Parish clerk for many years and a well liked and respected member of our community. Some 200 trees are expected to be available for the project and some landowners are already involved in the scheme. The PC is looking for volunteers to form a working party to tackle odd-jobs around the village. Anyone interested in putting themselves forward to help maintain our lovely village environment please let the clerk, David Gibley have your details either by phone or david@webleicester.co.uk NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Due to a legal challenge regarding the process following the deletion of the footpath commitment HDC is conducting a second Consultation. The Village Referendum will now likely be in January 2018 and full details will be announced once the date is confirmed. Phil Long, Chair of Great Easton Parish Council Bringhurst Primary School Do you know of any children due to start school next year? Bringhurst Primary has so much to offer young children and has been rated good again at its recent Ofsted Inspection with many positives highlighted in the report. We also have had some of the best results in Leicestershire in the last 3 years. Yet not everyone seems to know where we are and we still have places in our current Reception and in other school years. Situated between the villages of Great Easton and Bringhurst, from which we take our name, is our wonderful village school set in the beautiful Leicestershire countryside. The school is a member of the David Ross Education Trust which brings a wealth of enrichment opportunities in sports, music, drama and the arts. So come and see us on our Open Day on 17 th November at 9.30am, 1.30 pm and 6.30pm; please phone the office on to book a visit. Applications for first time admissions need to be made to the local authority by 15 th January We would also like to invite members of the community to join us at our Christmas Fair on Friday 8th December 3pm - 5pm and to our Christmas Service in Great Easton Church on Tuesday 19th December at 2pm. We would also like to thank anyone who supported our recent MacMillan Coffee morning where we raised an amazing 470! 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: MICHELLE ONGLEY MACHT Natural Therapies Reflexology Maternity Reflexology Massage Aromatherapy Massage Natural Nutrition Colon Hydrotherapy / Charming Self Catering Cottage in Drayton Available for holiday lets or long weekends For further information contact: Susan Hill Brookes susanhillbrookes@live.co.uk

16 A note of thanks... Thank you for your continued support of the Food Bank - Just a reminder that EVERYTHING DONATED MUST STILL BE IN DATE AND HAVE AT LEAST 3 MONTHS OF SHELF LIFE LEFT. (Out of date items cannot be distributed and have to be disposed of.) Thank you once again for your support