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Delivered FREE to 6,000 SEPTEMBER 2019 homes and businesses Issue 36 Whitwick • Thringstone • Swannington • Coleorton • Coleorton Moor Do you know this local landmark? See page 3 for details and how to win a prize! Maybe & Baby Maternity open new studio Champions of Leicester - Whitwick Imperial FC Thringstone’s School - teachers of the past Plus all our regular features & lots more! TELEVISION • HOME AUDIO • KITCHEN APPLIANCES • FIRES • COOKERS • LIGHTING Halls of Ibstock Ltd. 10-16 High St, Ibstock LE67 6LG Email: [email protected] Great Prices • Expert Knowledge • Super Service • Professional Installation The Community Voice.... delivering more than a magazine! F A BCO INTERIORS f loor i n g | beds | fur n itu re | ligh tin g | h ome fur n ish i n g s WELCOME ... ...to the latest edition of the Whitwick, Thringstone, SILVAN ENTERPRISES LTD James Hayles HND. RRM Swannington and Coleorton Community Voice! Fully insured and NPTC qualified Tree Surgery, Spraying Specialist Front Cover Quiz... ‘Spot the Local Landmark’ & Ground Maintenance DURES T A - GABRIELLE including Mowing, Fencing, Hedgecutting, Turfing etc. How many of you can spot the landmark from our surrounding area featured on this month’s issue front cover? If you think you know the answer please send your entry to The Community LOGS SPLIT & DELIVERED £120 Large Load Voice, c/o 57 High Street, Ibstock, or email us at: [email protected] 01530 610507 (home) • 07970 950129 (mobile) Email: [email protected] The winner (drawn first out of the hat of all correct entries) will receive a £10 One4All voucher. Good Luck! Front cover photograph by Second Look Photography • www.secondlookphotography.co.uk LOOK OUT FOR WHITTIE! Whittie ‘spotters’ were busy again last month! He was spotted by Last month’s quiz answer... and winner! many, hiding behind the advert FABC O I N TERIORS is p r oud t o be w orkin g i n partn ershi p with famo us British Many of you correctly identified our for Suite Superstore, on page 6. mystery local landmark as Coalville’s Mining The first correct answer drawn manufactu r ers s u c h a s Dur esta, Somnus, Seal y , D a vid Hun t Ligh ting and out of the ‘Community Voice A m tic o t o showcase some o f their best British Designs and cra ftsmanship. Memorial. Erected in 1998, on the High hat’ was sent in by Mia Harrison Street, on the 100th anniversary of the Ele g a n t l y S tylish Dur esta furni t u r e i s mad e b y a w a r d winni n g u p h o l s t e r ers who will receive a Whitwick mining disaster in which 35 men £10 GIFT VOUCHER! u sin g q u a lit y m a t erials wit h a passi o n f o r a qual ity n i s h . Our l a t est D a v i d were killed. The memorial is a bronze statue But where is he this month? If you spot him, send Hun t Ligh t ing c ollection i s hand made t o o r d e r i n the C o t s w o l d s a nd w i l l of a miner digging coal and an inscription us your details, and which advert he is hiding e n hanc e the ambienc e o f y o u r h o m e . M a n y special ist n i s h es a r e a v ailabl e t o c r e a t e that reads, “This memorial is dedicated behind, using the contact details listed below ▼ beau t i f u l lig h ting with y ou i n m i n d . To c o mpl e t e t h e l o o k , o u r A m tic o c o l lecti o n s o e r to all miners of Leicestershire who gave unr i v all e d o oring sol uti o n s f o r y o u r h o me w i t h a g r e a t c h o i c e, o eri n g practicality a n d their lives winning the coal.” This month’s prize has been won by Carol Mansfield of CONTACT THE COMMUNITY VOICE durabilit y , t oge ther with e l eganc e and c h aract e r . Fabc o I n t erio rs o ers y o u e v ery t h i ng Thringstone and our picture shows the prize Post: 57 High Street, Ibstock, Leics LE67 6LH f o r y o u r home, so y ou can ad d styl e , e xpr ession an d in d i v i duality w ith ease! draw being performed by Sophie of Higgott Tel: 01530 267344 (see their advert on page 8). Let’s see how Email: [email protected] well you do with our next landmark www.ourcommunityvoice.co.uk Choice Day Centre Choice Day Centre is a We provide a safe and well-established day Come and make new friendly environmnent centre at St. John Centre, friends while you take with experienced staff Forest Rd., Coalville. part in lots of different and volunteers who We provide fun and activities such are fully DBS and engaging day care for adults as bingo, crafts first-aid trained. with learning disabilities. and cooking. 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