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The www.LeightonNews.com eighton ews L July 2018 NNumber 326 POWYS LAND CLUB COLLECTIONS THE SEAL OF THE POWYS LAND CLUB INSTITUTED MDCCCLXVII See pages 8 & 9. This mon th’s issue is kindly sponsored by: HALLS E STATE AGENTS See back c over for further information - 2 - CHURCH SERVICES JULY& AUGUST 2018 JULY Leighton Trelystan 4.00pm 9.30am Sunday 1st July Family Service Holy Communion No service @ Leighton 3.00pm Sunday 8th July Holy Communion Note 7.30pm Summer Concert at & Holy Baptism Middleton Church 11.00am Sunday 15th July Family Service 11.00am Sunday 22nd July Holy Communion 6.00pm at Chirbury Sunday 29th July Group Praise Service Preacher Val Smith Morning Prayer at Holy Trinity Leighton every Friday at 10.30am Leighton Church Rotas – July 2018 Sidesmen Altar Flowers & Brass Carol Alexander & Christine Walton Sylvia Helliwell & Teresa Jenkins AUGUST Leighton Trelystan Sunday 5th August 9.30am Holy Communion 3.00pm Sunday 12th August No service @ Leighton Holy Communion Sunday 19th August 11.00am Family Service 11.00am Sunday 26th August Holy Communion Morning Prayer at Holy Trinity, Leighton every Friday at 10.30am Leighton Church Rotas – August 2018 Sidesmen Altar Flowers John & Ann Markwick Christine Walton - 3 - TRELYSTAN SUMMER FETE Saturday 21st July 2:30 pm in the church grounds FUN FOR ALL — TRELYSTAN FETE FREE ADMISSION! Stalls, Refreshments, Sideshows Children’s Races Any offer of help on the day or donations of cakes, bottles, plants or bric-a-brac for the stalls or prizes will be gratefully accepted. Butterflies created by Freepik Harvest Festival at Holy Trinity Church is pencilled in for We’ve got a lot of space in church! So my thinking is to Sunday 21st October this year. That may seem a very make some of that space available for displays long way away, but I mention it because this year, representing different crafts, hobbies, activities, for a alongside the traditional festival service and the display of talents that I hope will be of interest not traditional church decorations, I’m thinking we might do only to parishioners here but more widely too, and to something extra, what I’d call a “Harvest of Talents”. make all of that part of our Harvest theme this year, so that we can celebrate the skills and crafts and interests Most people have something they enjoy doing, or and hobbies we have among us in our parish church. are good at - a hobby, a pastime, a skill. Some folk draw or paint pictures, some make pots. Others If you’d like to take part, please let me know - 01938 enjoy walking, wildlife, gardening, working with 552064 or [email protected] - so that we can animals, researching history, taking photographs, start to plan and get an idea of just how much space knitting, arranging flowers, or taking part in some we need to set aside! type of sport. The range of things people do is With good wishes - Bill Rowell enormous, and maybe Harvest would be a good PS - the ever popular Trelystan Harvest, followed by time to share some of this, via displays in church supper and auction, is just one month earlier, on alongside the fruit and veg. Friday 21st September. - 4 - A Ruddy Lion Ramping in Gold Thinking of a SUMMER PARTY?…..but haven’t The Seal of Sir Edward de Cherleton, Lord of Powys, appended to a got enough emergency chairs? Then ring up charter dated 6th July 1418, is and find out just how reasonable the charges adopted as the Seal of the Powys- are to hire the LEIGHTON VILLAGE HALL. Land Club. This is the description in the 19th century volumes of the Powysland Club Collections. The club name is printed in various places in the documents with and without a space or hyphen (so not our typos). The centre shield is the red lion of Powys supported on Movie Matinee: The Shape of each side by ‘wild men’ who were associated with the Water Wednesday 29th Green Man myths in the June issue. Aug 2018 1:30PM The club collections refer not only to printed archives Tickets £3 but also archaeological finds and other artefacts. This month’s cover story just focuses on the library at Triangle House. WHAT DO WE WANT? MORE MEMORY! With a seal originally used in the reign of Henry V, from Tel: 0785 410 3058 the outset to the present day, articles in the published or email: volumes record a wide range of Montgomery-shire [email protected] history. Volume 106 due in 2018 will include articles on events ranging from 1295 to 1979. On current club publications the grandiose club seal has now been replaced by a less elaborate shield with the red dragon (see page 8). However, it’s the old WHEN DO WE WANT IT?WANT WHAT? beautifully bound Victorian volumes that are now Star Readers who have generously sent most accessible thanks to university libraries in North a donation to the newsletter are: America and thanks to scanning technology which * Kath Roberts has converted page images into searchable text. * Sue & Nigel Andrews Go to www.archive.org and search for If you would like to contribute to our running Montgomeryshire Collections — the cover images costs, cheques to “Leighton Newsletter” can be launch flipbooks but scroll down for options to sent to our treasurer, Tanya Allison at download as plain text, pdfs, ePub or for Kindle Oak Villa, Leighton, Welshpool SY21 8HL readers. Kindle versions are probably fastest but you can search any version for names and stories about your ancestors or places like Leighton or Trelystan. Leighton Playgroup would like to thank everyone who made cakes, donated raffle prizes and attended the recent Coffee morning, we raised a fantastic £280. Steve Patricia REMEMBER THE STORM? The Allison family and most of Opera Gala Concert - Friends Of MWO Leighton village were startled Sunday 22nd Jul 2018 6:00PM by the lightning bolt striking the chimney of Oak Villa Held at The Music Room, Gregynog Hall, Near Newtown Join the Friends early on Sunday 27th May. of Mid Wales Opera for their annual fundraising summer’s evening of Fortunately no one was opera in the magnificent Music Room under the falling bricks but at Gregynog Hall. Tickets £16 electricity sockets in the house were burnt out and power was off for a few days - 5 - QUEEN’S VISIT On Saturday the 9th June at the Royal Coffee Morning Her Royal Highness the Queen was our Q surprise guest to present the 100 Club winning cheques! Seen here with HRH is David Williams (Chair of Leighton Village Hall Management Committee), along with Ann Markwick (right) who had the winning £30 cheque and Lynne Harris who had the £20 cheque. How HRH managed to get there as well as being at the Trooping of the Colour to celebrate her birthday is a small miracle but we are very grateful that she did. If anyone would like to join the slightly flaky team tha t runs the Village Hall in Leighton you would be made most welcome. They meet around every 2 months and have a couple of exciting projects coming up so if you want to get involved in village life this is the time to do it so give us a ring. (Tel: 01938 554149 evenings). The CORNSTORE Leighton Connection Wedding Bells ring out... Most of you know that the popular Cornstore restaurant in Welshpool is also owned by someone who lives in Leighton, but for those of you new to the village it is co- owned by our very own Sian Hinkins (nee Cadwallader). The Cornstore has been run for several decades with great success by the very talented chef Becky Chapman and Becky has been so generous in her support of events in Leighton we consider her a Leightonite too. To book a table at the Cornstore Tel: 01938 554614. So you are Most of you know that the popular Cornstore restaurant in spoilt for choice for super restaurants owned by your Welshpool is also owned by someone who lives in Congratulations to Jamie and Liz Williams who were neighbours so take your pick, or better still visit both! Leighton, but for those of you new to the village it is co- married in Leighton Church on Saturday 2nd June. owned by our very own Sian Hinkins (née Cadwallader). Here we see Jamie and Liz enjoying a quiet moment together oblivious of the huge confetti ambush being The Cornstore has been run for several decades with great planned by their guests a few steps ahead! Making success by the very talented chef Becky Chapman and the day even more memorable the couple celebrated Becky has been so generous in her support of events in the christening of their two little sons Osian and Leighton we consider her a Leightonite too. To book a Haydon in the same service. The family live in table at the Cornstore Tel: 01938 554 614. Berriew and Jamie is the grandson of Kath Turn the page to see how you are now spoilt for choice Humphreys (formerly of Malt House, Trelystan) who with two super restaurants owned by your neighbours. looked very glamorous at the service). - 6 - Mark Rowles The beautifully refurbished Raven Inn in Welshpool also has a strong Leighton connection. Firstly it is owned by our very own Leighton resident Glen Rowles who along Neighbours I recently heard a radio broadcast about how people behave in their neighbourhood and it reminded me of mine and my sister’s with his brother Mark has owned it for several decades upbringing in Leighton.