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1 Great Easton B & B "Comfortable accommodation, open all year round" , High Street, Great Easton Leicestershire LE16 8ST davidjhankey@gmail.com Salsborough Kennels And Cattery A home from home for your beloved pets 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 EM DORMAN FUNERAL DIRECTOR 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 PATRICK FISHER CARPENTER & JOINER New and restoration work Purpose made joinery For a friendly and reliable service Phone: Tel: Mob: MEDBOURNE PRE-SCHOOL 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. Contact Sara PJH & SONS PHILIP J. HAMMOND & SONS SOLICITORS Commissioners for Oaths 47 FRIAR LANE, LEICESTER, LE1 5QX TELEPHONE: (0116) FAX NO: (0116) enquiries@pjhammond.com Website 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: CONSTRUCTION: RENOVATION: MAINTENANCE: JOSEPH WARBURTON Carpentry & Building Services Vicarage Cottage Main Street, Loddington Leicestershire LE7 9XE Home Tel: Mobile Tel: Parish Office: During office hours only Please note that there is no answer phone facility Office Hours: Tuesday and Wednesday 9.00 am to 1.00 pm secretary@sixsaintscircaholt.org Please note any parish office revised opening days will appear within in monthly magazine STOP PRESS See the latest news on the opening of St Nicholas Church on page 4 of the magazine. 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 31

3 Parish of the Six Saints circa Holt October 2018 Services 7 October Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity 8am Eucharist at Great Easton 9am 1662 Eucharist at Drayton 11.00am Harvest Eucharist at Medbourne followed by lunch 14 October Twentieth Sunday after Trinity 11.00am Harvest Eucharist at Great Easton followed by lunch 6pm Harvest Eucharist at Blaston Service to be held at the Garden house, Blaston By kind permission of Robin and Nini Murray-Philipson 21 October Twenty First Sunday after Trinity 9am 1662 Eucharist for Bringhurst at Drayton 10.45am Eucharist with Baptism at Medbourne 3.00pm Stockerston Harvest Festival 28 October Simon and Jude 8am 1662 Eucharist at Medbourne 9am 1662 Eucharist at Stockerston 10.45am Eucharist with Baptism at Great Easton Wednesday Morning Eucharist Services St Andrews Church, Great Easton 3 October 10.30am 10 October 10.30am 17 October 10.30am 24 October 10.30am 31 October 10.30am ALL WELCOME The Rector s Letter - October 2018 Tribalism Writing in the New York Magazine, Andrew Sullivan writes about a spirit of tribalism which has led to an increasingly dangerous dysfunction. While his context is the US, we only have to look at British politics to see that this would seem to also be true here. Sullivan writes about a compounding combination of differences into two coherent tribes, eerily balanced in political power, fighting not just to advance their own side but to provoke, condemn, and defeat the other. Sullivan argues that tribalism is beguiling because it does not require much thought, rather one needs to know nothing more than any given subject which side you re on A tribal leader calls the shots, and everything slips into place. After a while, your immersion in tribal loyalty makes the activities of another tribe not just alien but close to incomprehensible. Sullivan then cites George Orwell s dictum that There is no crime, absolutely none, that cannot be condoned when our side commits it. Sullivan then reaches his own conclusion that tribalism results in us against them thinking. To counter this kind of thinking, Sullivan appeals to the words of Pope Francis delivered on his visit to Colombia, where a fragile peace agreement was under constant threat. Pope Francis urged, All of us are necessary to create and form a society. This isn t just done with the pure-blooded ones, but rather with everyone. And here is where the greatness of the country lies, in that there is room for all and all are important. The Pope s words encourage us to move from a Them against Us way of thinking to an Us and Them way of looking at the world, the lesson we first learned when we were encouraged to play together nicely in the sand tray at play school. However I am led to question whether this Us and Them is sufficient. As a person of faith seeking to live in accordance with the values of God s Kingdom is there not more? The Jesus of the Gospel instructs all who would follow him: If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. Jesus counters the Us against Them of the modern age with an Us for Them view of the world which may be lived out in both words and actions. The story of the Good Samaritan is about serving others without looking for reciprocity - Us living for Them - a way out of the destructive tribalism of our age. The Revd. Stephen Bishop Rector 30 3

4 BLASTON NEWS We are still waiting for approval from the diocese for our faculty for getting on with the floor repairs and so with regret Blaston St Giles is still not open to the public. Meanwhile, we continue to be very grateful to Nini and Robin Murray-Philipson for inviting us to The Garden House for celebrate our regular Blaston services. These services are always well attended and the atmosphere is serene. On behalf of Wilfred Coon (Churchwarden) BRINGHURST NEWS Due to required building work, St Nicholas Church will be closed for the time being. The next monthly service scheduled to take place at Bringhurst will take place at St James Church, Drayton and will be held on: Sunday 21 st October We are very grateful to Drayton Church for hosting this service. STOP PRESS We are delighted to report that St Nicholas Church may be open for worship in time to celebrate the Advent Carol Service on Sunday 2 nd December at 6 pm. Please do come along for this very special service which begins the period of Advent in the parish. ALL VERY WELCOME Margaret Stamp (Churchwarden) DRAYTON NEWS A village reminder that the next village Eucharist Service will be held at Drayton Church on: Sunday 7 th October ALL WELCOME David Hill - Brookes (Churchwarden) UPDATE As you may know, our application to the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a substantial grant to renovate the Village Hall was not successful. We have now had a meeting with HLF and have been given some excellent advice on how to improve our application to increase our chances of success at our next attempt. The good news is we were advised that the case for the renovation and repair of the main building was well made. We were told that we should definitely submit another application once the issues raised have been addressed. The HLF grant system is currently being radically changed and it is therefore likely that we will be unable to submit a new application until March At least this gives us plenty of time to rework the application and rectify the shortcomings of the first. -ooooo- The Village Hall Committee would like to thank Colin Lawson for many years of lawn mowing and hedge trimming. Colin has had to step down for health reasons and the Committee wish him well for the future. Ben Brindle ably stepped in to Colin s shoes during the school holidays and the Committee thank him for his efforts and his conscientious approach to the job. We now have a team of several young people all teenagers at school who are prepared to turn out and offer assistance at events for the Village Hall. In an age where the younger generation are often heavily criticised we are grateful that we have such a great bunch in the Village. Unfortunately, the Hall continues to deteriorate, resulting in higher costs and we struggle to cover the ongoing day to day costs. Reluctantly, the Committee have decided to increase the hire fees for the first time since From 1 st September 2018 one off hire charges will increase from 25 to 30 for local users and from 30 to 35 for others. Regular user groups will be advised directly of any changes made to their rates. Further details as well as the Minutes of our Meetings can be found on the Village Hall website. Medbourne Village Hall Committee 4 29

5 Weekly Events Monday Medbourne Tiddlywinks Parent, baby and toddler group Medbourne Village Hall 10am to 12 noon Line Dancing 2pm to 3.30pm Tuesday Parish Office, 9am to 1pm 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 Art Club Bell Ringing Practice St Andrew s Great Easton 28 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 WI (Second Weds of each month) - contact Meriel Godfrey Medbourne Village Hall 7.30pm 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 1 st 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 / Individual) are available with James, Paul and Mike Rickman (by arrangement) ST ANDREW S CHURCH ROTA OF SIDESPEOPLE October 2018 Sunday 14 th October am Harvest Festival No sides person required Sunday 28 th October am David 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 STOCKERSTON NEWS Thank you to all who came to our monthly service. For October Anita Bray will prepare the church, many thanks as always. Would all window dressers please decorate in time for our sale on 20 th October. Thanks to you all for your kind help, as always. Please don't forget that we have our Harvest Sale on 20 th October with our Harvest service being held on 21 st at 3 pm. We will look forward to seeing you then. We look forward to seeing you at these events. Georgina Halliday Front Cover Acknowledgment: The changing seasons Photo taken at the Lost Gardens of Heligan in Cornwall September

6 GREAT EASTON & DISTRICT LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Wednesday, 24 th October 7.30 pm This year marks the 100 th anniversary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which enabled some women over the age of 30 to vote for the first time, and also marks 100 years since the first general election in which women voted in the UK. Dr JOHN SUTTON historian and past chairman of the Leicestershire & Rutland Western Front Association gives a presentation on THE SUFFRAGETTE MOVEMENT: VOTES FOR WOMEN Visitors and guests are always warmly welcome only 3 (including refreshments) Parish Office Opening Hours in October 2018 Just a brief note to confirm that the Parish Office will be open on Tuesday 2 nd and Wednesday 3 rd October Tuesday 9 th and Wednesday 10 th October Wednesday 17 th Tuesday 23 rd, Wednesday 24 th and 25 th October (in place of Tuesday 16 th October) Tuesday 30 th and Wednesday 31 st October The office is open between 9am and 1pm T The Parish Office E. secretary@sixsaintscircaholt.org Gardeners Corner October 2018 By Alistair Peak PGS The hot summery weather may seem a distant memory, although October can still bring us lovely days even if the start and end of days are a little cooler, this should not stop you from enjoying your time out in the garden. Tender plants that you have had outside throughout the summer should be brought into the house for more protection eg Half Hardy Fuchsias and Pelargoniums, these will give you more colour next year if kept indoors, not too warm the cooler the better but not freezing temperatures. Should you have any other plants in pots and tubs it would be wise to move these closer to the house to give some protection from the worst of the winter weather, ideally on a south facing site so they get the winter sunshine but any wall will give some protection along with possibly wrapping them up with fleece, do secure this tightly as you don t want this flapping about over the winter! Water is a great joy in gardens adding sound, interest and a wonderful haven for wildlife, though if you have a water feature now is the time to think about either draining it down or covering it, so that the leaves do not get into it and block up the filter systems. Pruning is still busy on your list of jobs to do this autumn, especially if you have buddleias, lavateras or even hybrid roses require reducing down by approx. half to prevent wind rock this is where the plant moves about a lot in the soil and causes water to sit there and freeze and in turn may rot off the plant stem, so by reducing the size of the plant you make the plant smaller so it does not act like a sail! Leaves are so interesting to look at from curly, flat, red, purple, yellow green variegated, blue, orange (as Joseph and The Amazing Colour Coat says) the list goes on and on adding so much to your garden giving the opportunity to show off other plants or even to stand alone for themselves. This Autumn will be interesting to see what happens with the Fall as the colours are normally effected by the coolness of the weather for the change of colour. The Fall has already started due to the dryness of the summer however do collect them up and add them to your compost heap or make a separate Leaf heap/leaf Bin, Then use in twelve months as leaf mould is an excellent conditioner for your soil but low in nutrients. The soil is still warm at present so if you have not tidied up your borders and you still need to divide your herbaceous plants now is a good time to do so. These would ideally be done every three or four years, as the centre part of the plant tends to die off. When you divide always replant in odd numbers the norm is three or five, but you can go as many as you have space for. Apply plenty of garden compost and a handful of bone Meal underneath as this helps with root establishment. Alistairs Tip: Carry on mowing your lawn, give a good rake if still struggling to come back after the summer heat wave. Mow on a higher setting though. 6 27

7 ABC s Tidy Gardens GREAT EASTON GOOD COMPANIONS On Thursday 4th October members will be off to the Sondes Arms in Rockingham for a lunch time meal at the earlier time of Noon There will we time after arrival for drinks to be purchased before the meal is served. Offering a full range of services for garden maintenance and landscaping. A large team of male & female workers to tackle everything in the garden, but more importantly NOT to let you down. Last time we were at the Sondes the meal was most enjoyable so we are looking forward to a repeat performance. Please check with your driver as to your time of departure We are regularly in your area. For a winter makeover, tree work, hedges, fencing (all types), clearance etc, call Alister on The Parish Magazine To advertise or to place an article in the magazine please secretary@sixsaintscircaholt.org 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 In order to help with the distribution of the magazine the deadline date for receipt of any article or advert has been agreed as the 5 th day of the preceding month. Dean: / deano-tvr@hotmail.co.uk Please note that all Items for the November Issue We cannot guarantee to included articles received after this date. must be received by 9th October for guaranteed inclusion. Simon Gladstone Heating and Plumbing WEDNESDAY CRAFTERNOON Domestic, Commercial, Industrial Bring along your craft project to and get busy in convivial company. Gas/Heating Engineer 6 Lounts Crescent, Great Easton Market Harborough, Leicestershire Tel: Mobile: Every second Wednesday of the month. Some advance dates for your diary! 5344 Wednesday 10th October, 14th November & 12th December pm 2 per session to include tea/coffee and biscuits To Hire: Please contact: All proceeds to Village Hall Funds. For more info: contact Alice Murdock E. aliz28a@hotmail.com ALL WELCOME or enquiries@greateastonvillagehall.co.uk 26 7

8 Post Office and Village Stores Open Monday - Friday Saturday Sunday GREAT EASTON PARISH COUNCIL We would like to remind people that the birds have finished nesting so now is the time to cut back hedges and vegetation to improve access to footpaths and lanes. POST OFFICE, FRESH BREAD & PASTRIES, DRY CLEANING, NEWSPAPERS, GROCERIES, FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLES, DELICATESSEN, COTTAGE DELIGHT PRODUCTS, SANDWICHES, CHILLED DRINKS, GREETINGS CARDS. We would like to thank all those who have maintained the flower beds around the church, church bank and the pub etc.. during the summer months. This year is the centenary of the end of the great war and Great Easton will be joining with the rest of the country in commemorating and celebrating this important occasion. It is Great Easton's turn to host the memorial service at our war memorial. There will be events across the weekend and opportunities to join in so watch out for details during October and early November. Springbank. Medbourne, Leicestershire, LE16 8EB Telephone: Phil Long To Advertise in the Magazine 8 To advertise in this Parish Magazine please contact the parish office either via secretary@sixsaintscircaholt.org OR T (Tuesday / Wednesday 9am - 1pm) 25

9 LOCAL SCOUT GROUP NEED Our local Scouts (1st Welland Valley) need adults for a variety of roles but particularly leaders for the Cub Pack (8-10 years) meeting on Tuesdays Medbourne. Give our young people the skills they need to succeed in life and discover how being part of the Scouting family can be as rewarding for you as it is for them. See the Volunteering Poster online. If you want to help or get more information please call Debbie on or 1stwv@harboroughscouts.org.uk. Great Easton & District WI Last month Ian Addis from Market Harborough took members down memory lane when he told them of the history of Wicksteed Park in Kettering. The benefactor, Charles Wicksteed gave the park to the people of Kettering for their leisure. The park opened in 1928 and the little train arrived in With swings and slides and roundabouts and the water slide it was a paradise for children and parents. Crowds from all the area thronged to enjoy the pleasures of the park. Anne Peet thanked him on behalf of the meeting. Next month on 3 rd October, Dougie and his Drums will entertain. The meeting starts at 7.30 pm and visitors are very welcome. An outing to Waddesdon Manor on 21 st November 2018 to visit the Christmas decorated House and Gardens and Christmas Market is well in hand. For further details please speak to Kay or a member of the committee. Ambassador Oil Heating Services Ltd Boiler installations Servicing Breakdown repair Tank installations Aga/Rayburn servicing and repair Power flushing General plumbing Visitors are always welcome to the meeting on the first Wednesday of the month at 7.30 pm. Parish Website Information The Parish of Six Saints circa Holt: Medbourne: Great Easton : greateaston.org Take a look at the websites above which all have lots of useful information. 24 9

10 GREAT EASTON POPPY FEST As part of the weekend of celebration to commemorate the end of WWI (Nov 10 th /11 th 2018) it would be lovely if residents could create their own poppies for displaying either in a window, front of house or garden. Poppies can be big or small, in multiple groups or just a single one - let your imagination flow and design your own original poppy tribute to those who fought so bravely for our freedom. Alice Murdock THE AFTERNOON TEA GROUP invites you to a talk on A family at war 100 years on Kindly given by John Cook Followed by afternoon tea on Thursday, 22 nd November 2018 at 2.30 pm at 10 23

11 GARRY HYDE Interior and Exterior Painting and Decorating Glazing TEL: MOB: 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

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13 Winter Ball in aid of Pancreatic Cancer The diagnosis of any type of cancer is the news that everyone dreads hearing and there are very few families that this disease has not touched in one form or another. Even more recently I found out a statistic about Pancreatic Cancer that shocked me completely! Forty years ago few children survived childhood leukaemia. Now the survival rate is 80% Forty years ago only 46% of women diagnosed with breast cancer survived five years or more. Now that figure is also 80%. Forty years ago only 3% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer survived 5 years. That figure is still 3%! To that end, this explains why we have decided to organise a Ball in aid of the Pancreatic Cancer Action charity, in order to raise as much as possible to fight this disease, which takes no prisoners and is so silent. It has even more resonance since my brother and uncle were both victims of pancreatic and father lung cancer. The generosity of people knows no bounds and we have received some tremendous support and sponsorship already. It is on the 10 th November at Ashley Barn. The tickets are going well so if you would like to attend please do let me know and I will send you the menu choices. Also we will need some help on the night, or on Sunday morning to clear up, if anyone can spare the time. It would be much appreciated. If so please again contact me on the number below. Details of the Ball are on page 20 of this magazine. Thank you. Michael Rickman equestrian@talktalk.net 20 13

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16 Book-keeping Accounts VAT returns Sage User Lynn Bradley Book Keeping Services Telephone: Mobile: 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 / MEMORIES OF HARVEST AND HARVEST FESTIVALS IN GREAT EASTON by Jim Wright It is almost impossible to realise the changes that have taken place in harvesting crops in my lifetime. One of my earliest memories of Harvest is in the early days of the war, , and although still at school some of the older children were given time to help bring in the harvest. One job I remember was following the man with a scythe round the headlands of the cornfield and tying the sheaves. This enabled the binder to have a clear track around the crop. The binder was a machine that cut the corn and tied it into sheaves. The sheaves were then made into stooks of about eight which enabled the corn to dry out. Eventually, weather permitting, the corn was carried by horse and wagon to the farmyard where it was stacked. The stacks were later thatched to make them weatherproof; and later in the year when the thrashing tackle was available the corn would be separated from the straw. The resulting crop would then be sold or used for animal feed. All of this work was labour intensive, time consuming and very hard work, and the yield was totally dependent on the weather being good or bad. As the war progressed and bigger yields were being demanded by the Government, the modernisation of farming started to creep in. By the end of the war the combine harvesters (albeit primitive) had started to put in an appearance on some of the bigger farms. This modernisation still goes on to the present day when we now have giant combine harvesters with a foot cut doing the whole job in two to three hours depending on the size of the field. All these changes in my lifetime. The end of Harvest was celebrated with a Harvest Festival or Thanksgiving which was held in both the Parish Church and the Methodist Chapel. This service is still held in the church today, but it was a much bigger event years ago. The church would be full of flowers and garden produce; pride of place usually went to Mr Cocks's giant chrysanthemums on the altar table. A large congregation (over two hundred attended one year) and choir sang the hymns and anthems lustily, and everyone thanked God that all was safely gathered in. On the Monday following all the produce was carried to the church room, which stood near the cemetery gates in Lounts Crescent. There the produce was auctioned off with much hilarity and good humour to raise money for the church. This festival also took place at the Methodist Chapel, usually a week earlier again with a packed congregation and sale on the Monday. Church and Chapel always combined these special occasions. Thank God that this special service still exists today, and long may it continue