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Langtons' and District Newsletter Langtons’ and District Newsletter Spring So What Happened to Edition the Christmas Edition 2019 of the Newsletter? Well, I was just finishing laying up the edition when I slipped and fell in the garden resulting in a three and a half hour operation to put a rod in my B6047 Tur Langton right tibia leaving the fibia to find its own way back from the twist fractures I had sustained. I have to thank the surgeon’s and staff at the Royal Infirmary for the excellent care I received during my ten day stay and to all those who sent best wishes for my recovery. I’d also like to thank Sue Lambert for her help delivering the Newsletter in Thorpe Langton after she took over from Irene Ward, and for the news items she sent me over the years. We wish her well in her new home. Talking about new homes, I’d like to welcome, on behalf of the Langton Community Hall Committee, all the new residents that have just moved into Church Langton. We have had quite a number of families move into the village and we hope they settle in well and join in the community activities. Being ’out of commission’ showed how the magazine really needs help in the process of contacting advertisers and contributors, writing up articles and laying up etc. We also need someone to deliver the Newsletter in Thorpe Langton. If you think you can spare a little time every three months please let me know. And when you have an event you’re planning and have held, don’t forget to advertise and take photos to let us know what’s happening in the district. If you know of events wider afield that you think might be of interest please send them to me. As you can tell my interests are in history and community and it would be good to have items on sport and science etc. Over to you. Christmas Edition— if you’d like to see the Harvest and Remembrance Day photos and articles etc. go to the ‘Home’ page on the Langton Community Hall website at:- https://www.langtoncommunityhall.org Roz Folwell 1 2 To advertise here contact Roz Folwell on 01858 545160 or email [email protected] B&W half page - £10 B&W full page - £20 Colour half page - £13 Colour full page - £26 Discount 25% for advance payment for 4 editions 3 People Of A Village by Danny McAllistair The Village of the title is Thorpe Langton which Danny McAllister portrays through the eyes of various imaginary villagers. Beginning with a destitute dying woman who has lost her entire family to the Plague, the book moves steadily through time to the present day. He also conveys how villages evolve and change through the years and how essential such change is to their survival. This is a book of social history which presents village life in a realistic, often bleak way using some well-drawn compelling characters. Danny McAllister conveys well how life in the past was often uncompromising and cruel. There is little nostalgia here; it is not a cosy chocolate-box village idyll. But that makes for an interesting and thought-provoking book which is well worth a read. JL 4 5 NEW ROOF FITTED ON CHURCH BEATS WEATHER AND THIEVES TO SAVE HERITAGE The roof of one of Leicestershire’s most iconic churches has now been replaced with stainless steel after callous thieves stripped the lead off it three times. The replacement steel roof now installed on St Peter’s, Church Langton, is not worth as much to scrap metal thieves compared with lead so deters further crime. The repairs were made possible by a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant of £97,000 plus funds raised locally by villagers determined not to let thieves destroy the heritage of an historic church. And the repair work uncovered another piece of history. A lead plaque, dated 1822, (pictured) was found on the chancel roof by workers. The name on the plaque is a plumber Thomas Scott, from Market Harborough, who fitted the previous lead nearly 200 years ago. Roz Folwell, Project leader and spokesperson for Saving St Peter’s, who lives in Church Langton, said: “Weather conditions over the winter have helped the work on the aisle roofs to go smoothly. The state of the main beams, after 153 years, is perfect, no sign of rot or infestation. Thankfully the new roof was completed well before the recent Storm Freya. We are very pleased that National Lottery players have made these essential works possible, and that we have been able to use a proportion of the grant to reroof the chancel as well due to costs saved elsewhere. It has been leaking, patched and repaired for years. However, this additional work has left a £12,000 shortfall. This has been mostly found through reclaiming the cost of the lead that was left on the aisle roofs and two very generous donations and we will continue with other fund raising. The response of villages has been fantastic.” http://churchlangton.org.uk/ 6 The Langtons and Welham Benefices Service Pattern March 2019 Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday March 3rd March 10th March 17th March 24th March 31st Mothering Sunday 9.00 Welham Tur Langton Welham Glooston a.m. HC HC HC HC Reverend Canon Canon Canon M. Hathaway Brian Davis P. Norwood P. Norwood 10.30 Church Church Church Church Church am Langton Langton Langton Langton Langton HC Morning Service HC HC Canon Canon Maxine Johnson Rev. Diane Canon V. Ashwin V. Ashwin Johnson Chris Oxley Stonton Wyville Cranoe HC HC Canon Canon P Norwood P. Norwood 4.00 Thorpe Lang. pm Sunday Club 6.00 Shangton pm Evening service Maxine Johnson 6.30 Thorpe Lang. Thorpe pm HC Langton Canon HC V. Ashwin Canon P. Norwood Mothering Sunday Service There will be a Benefice Mothering Sunday Service with Canon Vincent Ashwin on 31st March at St. Peter’s, Church Langton 10.30am. Canon Ashwin is a retired priest from Southwell Minster is the Father of Churchward- en, Claire Charles who lives in Thorpe Langton and organises the Sunday Club at St. Leonards. All welcome. Easter Services Easter Services will begin with the Palm Sunday Service at St. Andrew’s, Tur Langton at 9.00am, led by Canon Brian Davis. At St. Peter’s, Church Langton at 10.30am there will be a Service of Worship and Praise , this will be led by Reader, Maxine Johnson. In the evening, the Revd Jack Wixon will lead the Service at St. Nicholas, Shangton at 6.00pm. 7 The Langtons and Welham Benefices Service Pattern April 2019 Sunday Sunday Friday Sunday Sunday April 7th April 14th April 19th April 21st April 28th Palm Sunday Good Friday Easter Day 9.00 Welham Tur Langton Welham Glooston a.m. HC HC HC HC Canon Canon The Ven. Reverend P. Norwood Brian Davis Richard David Faulks Worsfold Archdeacon of Leicester 10.30 Church Church Church Church am Langton Langton Langton Langton HC Morning Service HC HC Reverend Maxine Johnson Reverend Canon M Hathaway M. Hathaway Chris Oxley Stonton Wyville HC Canon Jeff Hopewell 4.00 Thorpe Lang. pm Sunday Club 6.00 Shangton pm HC Reverend Jack Wixon 6.30 Thorpe Thorpe pm Langton Langton HC HC Canon Canon Brian Davis P. Norwood 7.00 Thorpe Lang. pm Canon P. Norwood On Maundy Thursday18th April, we have been most blessed to secure the Bishop of Leicester, Rt Revd Martyn Snow who will officiate in this Service. This will be held at St. Peter’s, Church Langton 7.30pm. On Good Friday, Canon Philip Norwood will lead a Service of Readings and Reflections at St. Leonard’s, Thorpe Langton 7.00pm. On Easter Day, Revd Martin Hathaway will lead worship at St. Peter’s, Church Langton at 10.30am, in the evening, Canon Philip Norwood will lead worship at St. Leonard’s, Thorpe Langton at 6.30pm. Everyone is welcome to these services. May I take this opportunity to wish you all a Happy Easter. Maxine Johnson 8 The Langtons and Welham Benefices Service Pattern May 2019 Sunday Sunday Sunday Sunday May 5th May 12th May 19th May 26th 9.00 Welham Tur Langton Welham Glooston a.m. HC H.C. HC Canon Canon Canon Service to be Ian Gemmell P. Norwood confirmed 10.30 Church Church Church Church am Langton Langton Langton Langton HC HC HC HC Reverend The Venerable Reverend Canon C. Oxley Alan Pyke Richard Worsfold M. Hathaway Archdeacon of Leicester Stonton Wyville HC Canon Ian Gemmell 4.00 Thorpe Langton pm Sunday Club 6.00 Shangton pm Mrs Hilary Painter Cranoe Evensong Reverend Alison Booker 6.30 Thorpe Lang. Thorpe Lang. pm HC HC Canon Canon Brian Davis P. Norwood * May 26th Welham Feast – 12noon Sunday Club There is a brand new Children's Sunday Club in Thorpe Langton Church at 4pm on the 4th Sunday of every month. All children of any age are welcome to come along for 45 minutes of fun, music, crafts, bible stories and biscuits. Parents are welcome to stay and drink a cup of tea. If you'd like more information, please email Clare Charles at [email protected]. We hope to see you soon! 9 Discover your local heritage with the Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology Saturday 29th June – Sunday 28th July, 2019 This summer, help celebrate the rich and fascinating heritage of our two counties. Explore the archaeology of your local area, watch experts at work and experience the excitement of archaeology with have-a-go events.
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