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THE EAST GOSCOTE COMMUNITY MAGAZINE Spring has sprung ? May 2010 1 2 EDITORIAL Welcome . .to the spring issue. I think spring is here, LONG FURROW is published by the editorial but we are still getting early morning frosts as I write panel made up of residents of East Goscote and this editorial ! is printed by Clipper Print, The Warren, East This issue has quite a bit from the parish council and Goscote. councillors, since the AGM was held a few weeks ago. We had the biggest audience turn out that I can EDITORIAL PANEL remember. We had to bring out extra chairs. Well Dennis Bishop (editor) done, keep it up. As you are probably aware, most of 212 Broome Lane the official stuff is towards the back of the magazine, East Goscote and clubs, societies etc are nearer the front of the Leics. LE7 3WQ magazine, and articles about village affairs are in 0116 2607410 shaded boxes. Do take time to read the council Ian Clarke (treasurer) reports towards the back of the magazine. It is worth knowing what is being done for us by so many people. 205 Long Furrow This is all very positive, but as you will read from PC East Goscote Porter’s report (p.11), and St Hilda’s report (p.22), 0116 2604426 and the Parish Council Chairman’s report (p.24), we are still plagued by vandalism. There seems to be a John Malpus 2609789 reluctance to report, or intervene against anti-social Sue Round 2607774 behaviour. At times it seems that there is almost a Dave Cannon, 2606773 desire to defend anti-social behaviour. If we don’t Betty Allen 2601541 face up to our responsibilities, then in the end we all suffer from having to live in damaged surroundings. It is our village, let’s keep it a pleasant place to live in. Congratulations to those involved in the scarecrow exhibitions (p.7) It was a good opportunity to walk July 1st 2010 around the village, and have a laugh at the sights. It Oct 23rd 2010 took me several weeks to get rid of the scarecrows February 1st 2011 and excess straw which my family had used to build May1st 2011 them. Congratulations also to Andy Houghton (p.4), Jennie Angell (p.8) and Maureen Loseby (p.20) . .see the relevant pages to find out why! Mid July 2010 Speaking of getting rid of extra straw, the Sileby tip Mid November 2010 will be closing in the next few months, so it will be a Mid February 2011 longer journey to Mountsorrel in the future. So, we are thinking of better ways to dispose of our rubbish, Mid May 2011 particularly from the garden. Composting obviously makes sense (p.13), and we have had several articles PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS now on creating a Greener Goscote. The village is THAT APPEAR IN LONG FURROW ARE COPYRIGHT AND CANNOT BE USED WITHOUT THE OWNER’S maturing and, hopefully becoming a better place to PERMISSION. live in. Our shops are the envy of many, and there are so many amenities that people come from surrounding villages for them. Until further notice, we will charge £8 for our smallest Not just amenities, but activities as well ! There are a ad (one eighth of a page) . The cost of other size variety of activities for youngsters over the summer. adverts are: £15 per 1/4 page, £30 per 1/2 page and Sublime science(p.6), Petting Zoo (p.12), the £55 per full page. If you pay for 4 issues in Summer fete (p.8), Midsummer Madness etc (p.15), advance, a 10% discount will be given. Ian Clarke on to mention a few. 0116 2604426 will be able to provide further So . .I hope you enjoy your reading . .and can get information on advertising in LONG FURROW. involved in some way1 Circulation of the magazine is currently 1200 copies Dennis Bishop delivered free to all business and residential addresses in East Goscote. As usual, we are publishing a list of advertisers who Long Furrow retains the right to edit or refuse articles if it is deemed necessary. Anonymous items will not be support LONG FURROW; please give them your published unless details of the writer are made known support. When using these businesses, please tell them confidentially to the editor of Long Furrow. that you have seen their ads in the magazine. Some The views expressed in Long Furrow are those of the advertisers have expressed satisfaction at the support contributors and do not necessarily represent those of given to them by our readers, thank you! the editorial panel. 3 East Goscote, Leicester Pruning Telephone: 0116 260 3411 Tree Planting Hedges Mobile: 07752 887782 Crown Reduction Fully Insured - Certified Arboculturist Free Quotations Chipping Barry Agger Forestry Tree Felling etc & Tree Care Specialist in Domestic & Commercial Surgery Goscote resident takes charge at Syston squadron Pilot Officer Andy Houghton has been appointed as the new Officer Commanding of 1181 (Syston) Squadron after Flight CHARITY TABLE TOP SALE Lieutenant Mat Faulkner’s move to 643 Voluntary Gliding Squadron at RAF Syerston as a Staff member. Mat has been with the squadron for over 6 years ON having moved from Loughborough to Syston on an initial temporary secondment. SATURDAY 19TH JUNE Andy joined South & East Midlands wing in 11:00 – 2:00 September 2007 initially as a Civilian Instructor [CI] AT having taken 7 years out from the corps in order to pursue his career as a Police Officer with EAST GOSCOTE VILLAGE HALL Leicestershire Constabulary. Having been with the cadets from the age of 13 with No. 277 [Blackwood] Squadron, No. 1 Welsh Wing where he was also a CI – Andy decided to take on a bigger role with Syston and ADMISSION: 50P ADULTS was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in 2008. Having ACCOMPANIED CHILDREN FREE completed his initial officer’s course in July 2009 he has been operating as the Squadrons Adjutant and Duke of Edinburgh Award officer. TO HELP RAISE FUNDS FOR THE ` EAST MIDLANDS DOG RESCUE’ 4 Wreake Valley District We are looking for volunteers to help with Guide and Rainbow units both in East Goscote and Queniborough. Can you spare a few hours a month to help? Making a difference to girls' lives and helping them achieve their potential is hugely rewarding, but there are lots of benefits for you too. A role in Girlguiding can certainly give your CV a boost! As a volunteer you will develop a whole range of skills such as communication and organisational skills, teamwork and leadership. If you become a Leader there are lots of other training opportunities locally and nationally. Perhaps you've always wanted to become qualified in First Aid or learn about event management. Volunteering with Girlguiding can provide you with the opportunity. You'll have lots of fun! The guiding programme is packed with activities and challenges, and you'll have a chance to experience them along with the girls. Volunteers can be either male or female, aged 18-65. Helpers are vital to Guiding and you can help make a difference. 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As you are all aware the reason for the event was to help KYLE DAISLEY raise funds for Diabetes U.K. and to do this he was going to run the LONDON MARATHON. Well he did and he came home in a very respectable time of 4 hours. Well Done Kyle you did us proud. On the day we managed to raise £357 far more than we had dared hope. We have been asked to make the Scarecrow Walk an Annual Event we would like to know your views. Some folk have already told us they would like to take part so we have decided we will if enough folk are interested. We are hoping to have a collage of pictures in one of the Village Notice Boards in the not to distant future. So keep watching for your scarecrow so many of you were so inventive we could not believe it. Young Miss Georgia Lunn came into the church centre and told us she had found 81 of the 88 that was the most we were told so WELL DONE GEORGIA no prize this year but perhaps next year, but your scarecrow was good. Gil Morton & Tricia Marsland The Girlguiding centenary celebrations continue in earnest. East Goscote girls joined Rainbows from across Leicestershire for a Centenary Princess party at De Montfort University in April. They all dressed in their best princess outfits and enjoyed a brilliant afternoon of fun that included a puppet show and lots of princess crafts.