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Now reaching 8,000 OCTOBER 2018 homes and businesses Issue 39 Ibstock • Market Bosworth • Ellistown • Heather • Swepstone • Newton Burgoland • Bagworth Battram • Nailstone • Ravenstone • Packington • Snarestone • Hugglescote • Donington-Le-Heath . Do you know this local landmark? See page 3 for details and how to win a prize! . Hermitage FM & The Voice join forces The Rededication of St Denys Bells Swepstone Church Christmas Stars The Coal Mining Healer 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 much more than your average magazine! SILVAN JamesENTERPRISES Hayles HND. RRM LTD ... Fully insured and NPTC qualified Tree Surgery, Spraying Specialist & Ground Maintenance including Mowing, Fencing, Hedgecutting, Turfing(mobile) etc. • 07970 950129 WELCOME (home) LOGS SPLIT & DELIVERED £110 Large Load 01530 610507 to the latest edition of Community Voice! Email: [email protected] Ibstock & surrounding areas Ibstock • Ellistown • Heather • Swepstone • Newton Burgoland • Donington-Le-Heath Front Cover Quiz: Spot The Local Landmark... Battram • Ravenstone • Hugglescote • Bagworth • Packington • Snarestone How many of you can spot the landmark from our surrounding area featured WHERE’S IBBIE? on this month’s issue front cover? If you think you know the answer please send Ibbie ‘spotters’ were busy again last month! your entry to The Community Voice, c/o 57 High Street, Ibstock, or email us at: He was spotted by many, hiding behind [email protected] the advert for ‘Kats Antique, Vintage and Collectables Centre’, on page 27. The winner (drawn first out of the hat of all correct entries) will receive a £10 One4All The first correct answer drawn out of the voucher. Good Luck! ‘Community Voice hat’ was sent in by FABCO INTERIORS Sharon Parker of Ibstock, who will receive a flooring | beds | furniture | lighting | home furnishings Last month’s quiz answer... and winner! £10 GIFT VOUCHER! ▼ Many of you correctly identified our But where is he this month? If you spot him, mystery local landmark as the War send us your details, and which advert he is hiding behind, using the contact details listed below Memorial in the churchyard at St Michael and All Angels, the Parish Church of Ravenstone. A Weldon stone floriated cross surmounting an octagonal shaft. CONTACT THE COMMUNITY VOICE It bears WW1 Swithland slate tablets, Post: 57 High Tel:Street, 01530 Ibstock, 267344 Leics LE67 6LH above a two tiered base with WW2 slate Email: [email protected] tablets on the top step. It was unveiled October 1920. www.ourcommunityvoice.co.uk This month’s prize has been won by Christine Turner of Ibstock and our picture shows the prize draw being performed by Steve and Diana of Second Look photography (see their advert on page 15). Let’s see how well you do with our next landmark! IS YOUR VEHICLE (opt 3) READY FOR WINTER? Phone us on 01530 262743 for your FREE* Winter Check • Class MOTs from £25.00 • Car & Van MOTs 6 days a week at times to suit you • Motorbike & camper van MOTs carried out Flooring, Amtico WE AREHGV RECRUITING! 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LE65 1JS 01530 564 864 fabcoltd.co.uk pageOpen 2 7 days (closed Bank Holidays) the voice Up, Up and Away.... with Candor StairliftS Scarecrow success! Not only were local stairlift company, Candor Care, thrilled to be among the winners with their ingenious entry in the Heather Scarecrow festival, but the company were also delighted to be able to make two winners with their own competition for a free, fully installed, stairlift! ...a lift when you need it most They were overwhelmed by all of the heartfelt stories If you're at that point in your life where that they received and really struggled to pick a winner. your mobility needs that extra lift, then However, a decision was now is the perfect time to consider a finally made, and they are able to announce that they stairlift. Ensure your comfort and safety will be providing stairlifts to is looked after as we approach the colder the families of Lee Rastall, to months when aches and pains can start support a return from rehab for Lee’s father and to Emm to develop and limit your movement See, to help her 90-year- around your home. old uncle, who needs some help managing his steep Candor Stairlifts is a local, well-established staircase. stairlift company with offices in Ashby de Adhering to the theme of ‘A Night at the Movies’, Candor la Zouch and a newly opened showroom in Care’s ‘all action’ scarecrow Coalville. We offer a range of both straight was based on ‘Up’ and featured a character from and curved stairlifts from leading the film demonstrating manufacturers, and always ensure that each Trusted Aftercare and Service the benefits of their stair one is made to measure for perfect No matter what time of day, we are committed to offering lift installations. The entry 24/7 support and have engineers on call 365 days a year. achieved 8th position suitability for every customer. We even use GPS technology to locate and assign an overall, in a very strong field of 89 contenders! It was engineer to a breakdown within hours. Our aftercare also a personal favourite of FREE stairlift assessment packages including flexible yet comprehensive warranty The Community Voice. We pride ourselves in offering a free stairlift assessment, and service options for that added reassurance. carried out in the comfort of your own home. Alternatively, you are more than welcome to visit our showroom in Coalville for a free demonstration of any of I’ve got the freedom of my home back... our stairlifts on display. “I felt so frustrated at not being able to use the upstairs rooms in my home and unhappy that I had We’re independent in the true sense of the word, and do to have my bed in my front room, instead of not align ourselves with any one manufacturer. This gives sleeping in my own bedroom, but I no longer felt us great flexibility to be able to offer a range of options to safe using the stairs. My stairs are quite steep and suit individual client requirements, even in the most narrow and I was doubtful if a stair lift could be challenging of complex situations within a home. Along Our boutique offers a fitted, but they came and measured up and personally handpicked collection with our wide range of stairlifts, we also provide a range everything was dealt with and fitted in no time at of designer wedding gowns for of associated products to help with varying disabilities, you to choose the dress of your all! Everyone was extremely helpful, polite and dreams, including Blue by such as arthritis, including home lifts, ceiling track hoists, and . pleasant to have in my home and the results could Enzoani LadyBird bridal rise & recliner chairs, bath lifts and cushions and mobility We believe in offering an not be better. I would certainly recommend Candor intimate personal service for scooters. to anyone considering a stair lift.’’ you and your wedding party, so you can enjoy one of the most special experiences of Mrs M, Hugglescote your whole wedding – choosing the dream dress in our beautiful and comfortable exclusive dressing room. Add the finishing sparkle with our own range of handmade jewellery and tiaras plus specially selected designer items. All of our alterations are done by our in-house seamstress giving you a fabulous personal Visit • www.candorstairlifts.co.uk to arrange a FREE stairlift service and great flexibility to QUALITY KITCHENS, BATHROOMS make sure you get exactly AND BEDROOMS assessment or call us on 0330 100 4564 what you want, on time and with the minimum of stress. DESIGNED, SUPPLIED AND FITTED All our installations are carried out by our own expert Scotlands Industrial Estate • London Road • Coalville • Leicestershire LE67 3JJ. www.bridesofashby.co.uk including plastering and tiling Tel: 01530 417516 [email protected] • www.candorstairlifts.co.uk Email: [email protected] PHONE 01530 264 399 FAX 01530 264 399 E-MAIL [email protected] We are delighted to have recently been awarded the Which? Trusted Follow us on Facebook Trader accreditation and Instagram too! Call us to make an appointment Ibstock Kitchens, 67 Leicester Road, Ibstock, Leics LE67 6HN the voice page 4 page 5 the voice FOR ALL THOSE SMALL JOBS NATIONAL HOME SECURITY MONTH AROUND THE HOME October 2018 sees the return of the National Home Security Month Contact MIKE COOPER, fully (NHSM) for its 6th year. They help to raise awareness and urge us qualified and time served for: to consider the way you secure your family, home and possessions.