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5000 Distribution Issue 6 January 2016 Ibstock & surrounding areas Ibstock • Ellistown • Heather • Swepstone • Newton Burgoland • Donington-Le-Heath Battram • Ravenstone • Hugglescote • Bagworth • Packington • Snarestone PLUS FEATURES ON: Win a Free Ski or Snowboard Grand Opening at St Denys Infant School Lesson for a family Why is Ibstock known as ‘Nobby’? of four! Plus two toboggan Christmas Festival at The Palace rides and 30 minutes sno-tubing! Spotlight on a local business See page 5 Halls of Ibstock Ltd COALVILLE 10 -16 High Street INDOOR MARKET Ibstock LE67 6LG Open Tuesday 8am to 2pm TELEPHONE: Friday & Saturday 8am to 4pm 01530 260460 Coalville Market Traders coalvilleindoormarket Front cover photograph by Nick Linnett Photography • www.nicklinnettphotography.co.uk WELCOME... to the latest edition of Community Voice! Front cover: Spot The Local Landmark... Let’s see if you can spot this local landmark. It may be interesting to see how many people regularly pass by this structure without noticing it. James Hayles HND. RRM Fully insured and NPTC qualified If you think you know the answer please send your entry to Graham Tyers at The Voice, Tree Surgery, Spraying Specialist c/o 57 High Street, Ibstock, or email him at: [email protected] & Ground Maintenance The winner (drawn first out of the hat of all correct entries) will receive a “Full English” including Mowing, Fencing, Hedgecutting, Turfing etc. for two at The Old School Tearooms, High Street, Ibstock. Happy spotting.... and LOGS SPLIT & DELIVERED £105 Large Load we’d also like to wish all our readers a Happy New Year! 01530 271186 (home) • 07970 950129 (mobile) Shackerstone Fields, Snarestone, Swadlincote, Derbyshire DE12 7DE MITCH SHAW GENERAL BUILDER All building work undertaken EXTENSIONS ALTERATIONS PLASTERING FREE ESTIMATES Tel: 01530 260169 or 07969 535284 Last Month’s answer.... The Community Voice is a On the face of it – this was an easy one as most people are familiar with the round house fast-growing community based and lock up located in Packington. magazine distributed to 5000 local However, the second part of the question was not so easy when we asked for at least homes and businesses. Get your four others in Leicestershire and surrounding counties. message across by giving us a call on There are in fact five others; at Breedon-on-the-Hill, Smisby, Ticknall, Worthington and 01530 267300 Barrow-on-Soar. These were correctly identified by Sophie Paul of Swepstone Rd, or alternatively, pop in to see us at Heather, who wins a Full English Breakfast for Two at the Old School Tearooms, Ibstock. 57 High Street, Ibstock. The draw (pictured above) was made by tearoom regular Steve ‘Whacker’ Ball assisted by Hannah from the Community Voice (note the Christmas sweater!). NOW ALSO AVAILABLE Next month’s draw for the January competition will also take place at The Old School ONLINE - see page 5 Tearooms on Friday 22nd January 2016. Jeff Fowkes Wheels ltd Jeff Fowkes Wheels ltd Laser Alignment only settle for top of the range equipment and Alloy Wheels standards. Our equipment Accessories includes a 4 Wheel 3-D Laser Aligner and top Suspension of the range Hoffman balancers. Servicing We have been in business Exhausts for over 20 years and this Brakes knowledge sets us aside from many others. Tyres We can cater for most vehicles in our workshop facility and have an Opening Hours extensive showroom Mon-Fri: 8.30am-5.30pm of alloy wheels and Saturday: 8.30am-1pm accessories. Sunday: CLOSED Jeff Fowkes Wheels ltd station road • ibstock • leicester • LE67 6JJ Tel: 01530 263111 • Fax: 01530 262584 page 3 the voice HALLS OF IBSTOCK Here at the Co-operative Win a Free Ski or Snowboard LTD Travel Ibstock we Lesson for a family of four! have over 100 years of experience between us. Plus two toboggan rides and Why don’t you challenge 30 minute sno-tubing! Super Savings on Top Brands us to find you your As regular readers will know we have featured articles about the dream holiday? We have bell tower of Ibstock St Denys Church which is in dire need of amazing rates on Travel repair. In conjunction with Swadlincote Ski Centre we are now pleased to announce that we intend to hold a raffle, the proceeds Money, Travel Insurance. of which will go towards the renovations of the tower. and Holiday Extras. The prize will be a private ski or snowboard lesson at the centre for a family of four followed by two toboggan rides plus thirty minutes sno-tubing. Tickets for this great offer can be purchased from the following outlets: Come and see us on Ashby Road Ibstock (next to the Ibstock Business Centre – 57 High St, Ibstock Co-operative Food Store) where we have free parking and Halls Electrical – 10-16 High St, Ibstock are open 7 days a week, or phone us on 0116 2962755. Built In Single Electric Oven Megans – 80 High St, Ibstock Model No: B44S43N3GB • Exclusive Exclusive Voice deal of £50 off any booking when quoting “TRAVEL50” We would like to take this opportunity to thank Swadlincote Ski Centre • 67 Litres Capacity, With Slide & Hide Feature • Multifunction Oven with Electronic Clock for their kind donation and assistance in making this offer. • Dimensions: H59.5xW59.5XxD55cm Terms and conditions apply. Applicable for bookings made between the 4 January - 29 February, minimum spend £1500 per booking. This offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Was £479.99 Save £30 Please ask a staff member for more information. £449.99 Halls of Ibstock Ltd 10-16 High Street , Ibstock, LE67 6LG ON THE BEAT Tel: 01530 260460 *T&C’s apply. Selected models only. Sold as an agent for Euronics Limited. All rights reserved. All offers are subject to availability while stocks last. Delivery & Installation charges may apply. Prices correct at time of print but can be subject to change. See in store for full details. Copyright Euronics 2015. On arrival at Coalville police station he was placed in the cells When responding to an to await a Magistrate’s decision to remand him in custody to advert please mention you Leicester prison. Fifty years ago, there was a local resident saw it in “The Voice”! in Ibstock who was well known to the police, He appeared in Coalville Magistrates Court on several occasions in fact he was known as quite a “Jack the and each time was remanded back into custody at Leicester lad.” He would only show respect for the prison. On his last appearance at Coalville, before his trial at KATS ANTIQUE VINTAGE police, if he was shown respect himself. The one thing the Crown Court, he was placed in police station cells to await R.K.D. Plumbing & Heating Ltd & COLLECTABLES CENTRE a policeman couldn’t do was to go and knock on his transport. While in the cells he took exception to the fact that 2 floors of antique, vintage and collectables front door. To do that was to risk the contents of a I took his cigarettes and matches away from him (smoking in the BOILERS • BATHROOMS • TILING including quality gold and silver jewellery, chamber pot being emptied over him from an upstairs cells was not allowed). His parting words to me were “I’ll sort coins, clocks, hand painted furniture, stamps, windows. you out when I get out of prison”. pictures, militaria, china, glass, furniture, BOB DICKENS kitchenalia, giftware and much more. So it was somewhat surprising when our local resident found Several years later, after I had retired from the police, I was in Phone: 01530 263322 ALSO WANTED himself a lady friend. This friendship produced a baby and our charge of security at the Glenfield Co-op superstore when I saw All gold and silver including antique and local man seemed to have settled down. However, the union a motor-cyclist stop outside the store. The rider disgarded his Mobile: 07703 023009 (24 Hr Call) modern jewellery also scrap and broken items costume jewellery all coins single didn’t last too long, and the lady left, taking the baby with her. crash-helmet and walked up the entrance ramp. I then recognised or collections British or foreign militaria She went to live with her parents in Barlestone. This rather angered the man who had, years earlier, threatened me. When he saw me and medals single or groups British or our local resident and he set off by bus to seek his revenge armed he said, “Hello Jim, what are you doing here?.” We had quite a world stamps, watches, silver plate and all with a shot-gun (which he was forbidden by law from possessing). friendly chat and then he left. That was the last time I saw of him, interesting antiques, colletables & furniture. We pay the highest prices in the area. On his arrival at his destination he walked into the building were as is no longer with us. Breakfast, Lunch & Afternoon Tea Free valuations – Over 40 years experience he shot both parents of his estranged lady friend. While reloading James Clarke Freshly made sandwiches, paninis, his shot-gun, his lady friend ran upstairs in order to protect the More salads and assorted cakes 50 High Street, Coalville, Leics LE67 3EE Open every day inc bank holidays child. Our would-be assassin then calmly walked outside where he Former Sgt. 451b from James Delivery available 10.00am - 4.00pm - home visits available sat on a bench and waited for the police to come and arrest him. in next OPENING TIMES Find us on Facebook month’s Monday to Friday: 10am - 4pm issue! Saturday: 8.30am - 2.30pm CALL 07792 974309 57 HIGH STREET, IBSTOCK LE67 6LH Public car park to rear of shop Tel: 01530 267310 Free parking every Sunday the voice page 4 page 5 the voice Community Voice now available online! The team at Community Voice HQ thought it about time we make our magazine also available online as a pdf file that you can either view on screen, or download and print off yourself Importantly, this electronic version is to complement, not replace, City Tax Shop the printed version - which we will continue to produce and deliver to 5000 homes and businesses in our local area as usual.