October 2011 Parish of the Six Saints Circa Holt October 2011 God Has Made the Earth and All That It Contains for All to Share

GREAT EASTON Advertising space POST OFFICE AND STORES Contact “Here to serve you” Janet Gillanders Tel: 01536 770309 01858 565933 Email: [email protected] B&B accommodation available: Tues\Thurs contact details as above 9.30-1

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EM DORMAN Salsborough Kennels FUNERAL DIRECTOR And Cattery A family concern, giving 24-hour personal service to all areas. A home from home for your beloved pets Golden Charter pre-paid plans available Small and Medium dog grooming now re-instated. (help and advice without obligation) Oaktree Lodge, PRIVATE CHAPEL OF REST Horninghold Road, Tel: 01572 823976 Stockerston A member of Society of Allied and Independent Funeral directors Tel: 01572 822270

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Tel: 01858 410040 49a High Street Fax: 01858 432772 Market Harborough Martyn Jones & Associates Leics. LE16 7AF The Reading Room, 33 Main Street Specialising in all private client matters Medbourne, Leicestershire Home visits for the elderly or infirm. Please contact: LE16 8DT JANICE HEFFORD or SARAH HEFFORD Tel: 01858 565567 The Parish of the Six Saints circa Holt The Reverend Stephen Bishop H.Snow & Son The Rectory, Rectory Lane, Medbourne, LE16 8DZ Great Easton Tel: 01858 565933 Mobile: 07590 829902 Builders and Contractors email [email protected] Established nearly 100 years Stonework-Groundwork-Roofing-Decorating Secretary Ann Baile Treasurer Darryl Brunt Listed Buildings a Speciality The Paddocks, High Street 2 Mulberry Court Tel: 01536 770257 or 07594 935958 Great Easton LE16 8ST Drayton LE16 8SD 01536 770095 01858 565300

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Wardens BRINGHURST DRAYTON Foot Health Practitioner RENOVATION: Michael Mallock Tim Fletcher Specialist Foot Care Treatment MAINTENANCE: Manor Lodge, Main Street 1 The Green in the comfort of your own home Bringhurst LE16 8RJ Drayton LE16 8RQ Vicarage Cottage Graham Clark Main Street, Loddington 01536 772044 01858 565895 JOSEPH SAC(dip), CFHP (pract) Leicestershire LE7 9XE

WARBURTON Carpentry & Building Home Tel: 01572 717302 GREAT EASTON For an appointment call Mobile Tel: 0774 04 2 6889 Tom Theakston Mary Henniker-Major 01536 772118 Services 4 Banbury Lane Linden House Great Easton LE16 8SF Great Easton LE16 8SJ 01536 770929 01536 770320 THE Book-keeping COMPLETE Accounts MEDBOURNE CUM HOLT, STOCKERSTON & BLASTON FUNERAL & VAT returns Wardens MEDBOURNE CUM HOLT MEMORIAL Sage User SERVICE David Tyler Margaret Tuffs 8 Springbank Brookfield House, 41 Main Street Traditional values from an independent family business trusted to serve the local community for over three generations Lynn Bradley Medbourne LE16 8EB Medbourne LE16 8DT ‘THE CHESTNUTS’15 KETTERING ROAD MARKET HARBOROUGH LEICS. LE16 8AN Book Keeping Services 01858 565242 01858 565911 Email: [email protected] www.jstampandsons.co.uk Telephone: 01858 434850 Mobile: 0779 064 5449 STOCKERSTON Telephone: (01858) 462524 Mary Patston Apple Cottage, Medbourne Road Stockerston LE15 9JF 01572 823396 STEPHEN SANDERSON LTD BLASTON UK & EUROPEAN TRANSPORT

Wilfred Coon Robin Murray-Philipson Riverside Industrial Estate Market Harborough Hallcroft, Medbourne Road Garden House Leics LE16 7PT Hallaton LE16 8UH Blaston LE16 8DE 01858 555630 01858 555233 Telephone: c01858 410117/466499 Fax: 01858 465121 E-mail: [email protected] Treasurers Bringhurst etc David Gibley 01536 772159 East Norton www.sandersontransport.com Medbourne Rachel Glover 01858 565876 Stockerston Mary Patston 01572 823396 Debi Varley (BHSAI) Blaston Lindsay Blaaberg 01858 01858 555795 Secretaries Bringhurst etc Ann Baile 01536 770095 07904 287742 GARRY HYDE Medbourne etc Jenny Sandars 01858 565245 Stockerston Wendy Bromwich 01572 823110 Liveries Interior and Exterior Blaston Della Stones 01858 555688 Lessons Painting and Decorating Hacks We are always pleased to welcome new residents to our parish Pony Days Glazing so please do make yourself known to one of the above-named. Clinics Riding Holidays TEL: 01858 565215 Supported by Great Easton and Medbourne Parish Councils, Bringhurst & Drayton Parish Meeting, Bed and Breakfast MOB: 07795 096109 the village of Stockerston and other local groups and organisations. Printed by Clipperprint, East Goscote, LE7 3XA

Rector’s Letter October 2011 Parish of the Six Saints circa Holt October 2011 God has made the earth and all that it contains for all to share.

The creation story in Genesis reminds us that God created a world of 2 October Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity 8am Eucharist at Great Easton abundance and generosity. He made man and woman in the divine image 9am 1662 Eucharist at Drayton to be stewards of the world, to cherish and nurture its resources and to 11am Medbourne Family Harvest Festival uphold his intention for the created order. followed by Harvest Lunch Wherever there is injustice, the balance of this created order is upset. God 9 October Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity intended that everyone should share in the goods of creation, so when a 11am Harvest Festival Eucharist at Great Easton minority of people in the world has too much and the vast majority has too followed by Harvest Lunch little, our stewardship of the earth has gone seriously wrong. 6pm Harvest Evensong at Blaston The Christian celebration of the Harvest should call us to think again. It 16 October Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity St Luke should remind us of our partnership with God to ensure that justice is 9am 1662 Eucharist at Bringhurst upheld and of our responsibility to each other to ensure fair play. Whenever with prayers for healing we are motivated by greed and forget the needs of our neighbour we violate 10.30am Eucharist at Medbourne the image of God. Restoration happens when the earth’s goods are shared 3pm Stockerston Harvest Festival fairly between all God’s people and right relationships are re-established. (Archdeacon to preach) What do I do to ensure a fairer distribution of the world’s resources? 23 October Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity What more could I do? Bible Sunday 8am 1662 Eucharist at Medbourne 9am 1662 Eucharist at Stockerston 10.30am Eucharist at Great Easton Prayer God, our creator and redeemer, 30 October All Saints' Day restore in us your vision of a world made whole, 10.30am United Eucharist at Drayton that we may learn to share the earth’s gifts and become your partners in creation.

Weekly Events Prayer Group Prayer Group will be meeting at 8.00pm as follows: Monday Medbourne Tiddlywinks Parent, baby and toddler group 17th October at Swan House, Lyddington Medbourne Village Hall 10am - 12noon

21st November at Brookside Bungalow, Great Easton Line Dancing Great Easton Village Hall 1.30 - 3pm

Tuesday Art Club St Andrew’s Great Easton Great Easton Village Hall 10am - 12.30pm

Wednesday Eucharist Bell Ringing Practice St Andrew’s Great Easton 7.30 - 9pm

Tues, Wed Medbourne Playgroup On most Wednesdays throughout the year & Thurs Medbourne Village Hall 9.15am - 12.15pm there is a Eucharist service in Great Easton at 10.30am. Wednesday Tai Chi 9.30-10.30am Great Easton Village Hall All are welcome so please join us. Thursday Great Easton Mum, Baby and Toddler Group Great Easton Village Hall 10am - 12noon

Junior Tennis Club at Medbourne ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH – ROTA OF SIDESPEOPLE May to August 4.30pm Beginners Sundays: 9 th October 11.00 a.m Margaret Stamp & Margaret Gadd 5.15pm Intermediate NO COFFEE – HARVEST LUNCH 6pm More advanced (those who can rally) 23 rd October 10.30 a.m. Maureen Black & Kathy Gibb Classes free to Tennis Club members

Mon/Thurs Youth Group 11-18 years If any of these dates are inconvenient, please arrange to swap with someone, or if Meets every Thursday in the Village Hall you have a problem contact Tom Theakston on 01536 770929. Alternating weekly between Medbourne and Great Easton EVERYONE IS WELCOME For further information please contact: Cathy Moran 01536 771175 New email addresses:

Parish Magazine Policy Please note that the Rector’s email address At a meeting of the magazine sub-committee on 6 November 2006, the following policy is now [email protected] was agreed for all articles to be printed in the magazine: • Articles should be no longer than one side of A5 paper (one magazine page), Magazine related enquiries should be addressed to allowing space for the artwork. • The deadline for submission of articles is the 5th of the preceding month. [email protected] • Wherever possible articles should be submitted by email to [email protected] OAKLEIGH BEAUTY

of Medbourne RJM Plasterers ALL ASPECTS OF Harvest Festivals 2011 Helen Collins PLASTERING “Beauty treatments to relax and rejuvenate” UNDERTAKEN Home: 01858 565458/Mobile: 0791 989 0918 Medbourne Harvest Festival Contract & Private followed by Harvest Lunch 2 October 11am Bespoke Joinery Over 30 years experience Timber windows, doors and For your free estimate from conservatories, Made to order and fitted. your local plasterer call Great Easton Harvest Festival 01536 205005 Contact: Kevin Thompson followed by Harvest Lunch Tel: 01858 565398 Mobile: 07944 529956 07712 335 963 9 October 11am

Harvest Evensong at Blaston 9 October 6pm

Stockerston Harvest Festival Archdeacon to preach 16 October 3pm

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Marjorie and family would like to thank everyone for the support and kindness, together with all the letters and cards of condolence following the sad passing of John . Thank you also to all the many people who attended the funeral. Rutland Plumbing ABC’s Services Tidy Gardens

Offering a full range of services for Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 19 th October PLUMBING & HEATING garden maintenance and landscaping. Tel: 01572 813067 7.30 pm in the Village Hall. Mob: 07710 605092 A large team of male & female workers to tackle everything in the garden, but more importantly NOT to let you down. A Floral Demonstration using Autumn Colour C Davies Digger Hire We are regularly in your area. For a Drives - Ditching - Footings winter makeover, tree work, hedges, by Fencing - Landscaping fencing (all types), clearance etc, Ann Wallis Cliff Davies Broadview, Stockerston Road, call Alister on Great Easton, LE16 8DG Competition - Daisy family Tel: 01858 555253 07815 889992 Mob: 07860 242658

New members and visitors always welcome.

We look forward to Ann’s demonstration for we know that we will be given lots TIDDLIWINKS of new ideas on the use of colour and it is always a pleasure to watch Ann at PARENT AND TODDLER GROUP work making it all look so easy. MONDAYS 10-12PM MEDBOURNE VILLAGE HALL TOYS, GAMES, IN/OUTDOOR FUN COFFEE, TEA & CHAT FOR ADULTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ DRINKS & SNACK FOR CHILDREN Matthew Castle Woodworking Come and join the fun! All welcome! On the 17 th August, the sun made a much hoped for appearance for our Specialist Traditional Rural Carpenter, Cheese & Wine evening which Margaret and Brian so kindly hosted in their Architectural Joiner, Designer & Cabinet Maker lovely garden. Twenty-three members and friends attended and enjoyed the food, the wine and the friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Most stayed until dusk Call us today for a friendly, informal chat before wandering merrily home. Workshop Tel: 01536 772123 Great Easton Mobile: 07730 286 085 Village Hall For more information, photographs and testimonials To Hire Please feel free to browse our website contact: 01536 770350 www.matthewcastlewoodworking.com

Wayside Garden Services Mowing. Weeding. Spraying. Digging. Turfing. Planting. Hedge cutting. Pruning. Instead of our usual meeting on Thursday 6 October, we will be going by coach to Fencing. Stonework Downtown, leaving The Sun at 9.30am and arriving back in Great Easton hopefully at around 5pm. All aspects of garden maintenance and improvements

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You can find relaxation and enjoyment in the garden all through the year. We have just said good bye to the long summer evenings with soft colours and • evening scents and now embrace the earthy smells of harvesting and the vibrant Dog walking colours of autumn, be that the last flowers of the year or the changing foliage. • ome & e ing • mall e iing an eeing If you can have a fire without upsetting the neighbours now • ore & ony care is the time to get rid of the herbaceous and woody material from • cutting back. Some herbaceous plants produce wonderful seed hee, goa, oulry heads and give great structure in the winter with frost and snow in them, so not all require cutting down eg.- Phlomis – russeliana. Public liabiliy inure & olice checke All abilities Reliable, comeen an ruworhy Beginners welcome Plants such as Buddleias are best left until the spring to cut down. Not only Contact Kay Carpenter do they provide seeds for the birds they’re also great for small insects to winter in Call elen on 07736 522449 eg Lady birds – who need all the help they can get. They are also an architectural Email ouanabou[email protected] 01858 464216 plant with winter interest.

If you are looking for a plant with all year round interest you can look in Nurseries, Garden Centres, Parks and even neighbourhood and friends’ gardens. One that I like comes from the Malus family (Crabapple). Malus Red Sentiment – GREAT EASTON AND VILLAGES WELCOMES From early spring blossom to colourful foliage and finally to the wonderful red fruit WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TRAINED HAIR STYLIST which will stay on the tree past leaf fall and on into mid winter. If the sun just AND catches the fruit, it makes it shine like a Christmas Tree (if you haven’t picked them for crabapple jelly!) Did I just say Christmas? BEAUTY THERAPIST

The planting of bulbs can still be done this month, try and complete before Philippa-Lee the soil becomes too wet. The rule of planting is two and a half times the depth of the bulb. Bulbs produce flowers of all different sizes from low aconites to tall Cut and Styling from £28 narcissi and tulips. Try to remember the site where they are to be placed and avoid Colouring/foils from £65 includes cut and styling windy places as the wind rips the fragile petals very quickly. Perming/Straightening from £65 includes cut and styling Styling tips and Hair Care advice complimentary. Gardener’s Tip:

If you plant up tubs, troughs or hanging baskets this month do Luxury Manicure/Pedicure including massage £28 remember to water them in and to keep them watered throughout the winter. Move Express Manicure/Pedicure £25 containers close to sheltered places to give them protection from bad weather. Eyebrow/Facial and Body Waxing from £24 Make-up/Lessons £30/40

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For ages 2½ - 5 9.15am to 12 15pm Held Held at Medbourne Village Hall Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday Medbourne PlaygroupMedbourne Contact:Celia Pocock: 01536 770421 or Sara Robbins: 01536 771368

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Friday 7th October and battle of the divas! ~ Minima’s take on 10am to 7pm Why not pop in after work? College Farm, Main Street,

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Or Lesley on 01858 565656 or 07813 982665 Tickets: £15 ALL WELCOME, bring your friends and family and together we can online from www.operaminima.org raise money for people affected by cancer. in person from Oakham Castle (cash or cheque to OPERA MINIMA) or The Old Corset Factory , Great Easton Half-price tickets for students from Old Corset Factory Info phone 01536 770298

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Thursday 10th November 9.30 – 1.00 pm Our Harvest Weekend this year is on Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th October and Medbourne Village Hall we hope you will be able to join us at St Peters. Our Harvest Sale on the Saturday will run from 2 - 4pm and includes a fabulous raffle, tombola, bric-a-brac, cake and produce stalls, games and refreshments. In addition, you may like to bring along Stalls include Books, Cards, Giftwrap, Jewellery, your canine friends and join in our novelty dog show. This is always great fun and Garden Gifts and a great raffle, plus much more. well worth entering. We are delighted that the Archdeacon of Leicester is going to Everyone Welcome preach at our Harvest Service on the Sunday and look forward to welcoming you to our beautiful church at 3pm. Please come and support us, have a browse, a cup of coffee and

perhaps buy a few early Christmas presents. We thank Anita Bray who will prepare the church for us this month and all the ladies Tell your friends and neighbours too! from Stockerston for their fabulous decorations.

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Rebalance your body to relieve pain and SundaySunday 16th16th OctoberOctober 3.003.00 p.m.p.m. discomfort with McTimoney Luisa JamiesonJamieson----McLeanMcLean Preacher: The Archdeacon of Leicester Chiropractic and Craniosacral Therapy. healing assistant

Free Pre Treatment Assessment heal your life teacher massage therapist For more details call 01572 820515 or visit www.mctimoneychiropractic.org and reiki practitioner We hope you’ll join us for our special weekend 01858 565261 07812 835872 www.upledger.co.uk helping you to help yourself Council information that should be made available to the public. Although the Parish Council had suggested savings could be made by merging this site with the separate Date for your Diary! website for leicestershirevillages.com , also operated by the County Council using a similar data base, this is apparently not feasible as the statutory and legal responsibilities of parish Medbourne councils are not covered by the leicestershirevillages.com website. Diamond Jubilee Party at Village Website: David Tuffs kindly continues to develop the leicestershirevillages.com website and is presently setting up a page to provide information on village history and The Village Hall local transport, including the Taxi Voucher Scheme available to residents of the village Saturday 2 June 2012 without access to a car.

Sports Club: Congratulations to John Burrows on winning the Groundsman of the Year 3pm Children’s Tea Party & Games Award given by Leicestershire & Rutland County Football Association for the pitch in rd 7.30pm Family Hog Roast & Barn Dance best condition for state of play. John also came 3 in the National Award following an inspection of the pitches by two representatives from Manchester City. This is a More details to follow. tremendous achievement and just reward for all the hard work John puts into groundwork If you would like to contribute time or expertise to planning the day, preparation of the football pitches that are extensively used by both Junior and Senior please contact: teams.

Gill Pemberton 565214 Elaine Hall 565305 Water Leak near footbridge by Nevill Arms Car Park: Although the water leak has been repaired there a number of potholes that need attention and this will be reported to the Highways Dept.

MEDBOURNE PARISH COUNCIL Ragwort in Leviathan Wood: The Estates Manager for owners of the wood has been contacted due to growth of ragwort. He will arrange for it’s removal and implement a th three year programme to eradicate this poisonous plant in the spring. At the meeting held on Monday 5 September 2011 the following items of interest to the village were discussed: 30mph Speed Limit signs on Uppingham Road: As the signs appear to have been hit by passing vehicles obscuring the speed limit on this stretch of road this will be reported to Speed Gun: The monthly report from PC Andy Cooper had been received giving the the Highways Dept. outcome of speed monitoring in the vicinity of villages taking part in the scheme, including Medbourne, and the action taken against a number of offending drivers.

Concern was expressed that drivers had only been booked when speeds exceeded 40mph, the remainder being given a warning and in some instances a donation to a charity being requested. This will be taken up with PC Andy Cooper.

Beer Festival: Although the Beer Festival had been a successful event for both the organizers and overall opinion was that it had been good for the village, complaints has Post Office and Village Stores been received regarding the behaviour of a number of those attending, together with the loudness of the music and breakages of glass found both in the immediate village hall Open Monday to Friday 8am to 5.30pm grounds and the immediate vicinity. Saturday 8am to 4pm Sunday 8am to 1pm As a similar arrangement is being considered for next year, the Parish Council has requested that the various issues surrounding the event be addressed and resolved well POST OFFICE, FRESH BREAD & PASTRIES, DRY CLEANING, NEWSPAPERS, GROCERIES, beforehand. FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLES, DELICATESSEN, COTTAGE DELIGHT PRODUCTS, SANDWICHES, CHILLED DRINKS, GREETINGS CARDS. Parish Council Website: Following notification from Leics County Council that an annual charge is to be made for the website specifically for use by Parish Councils, Springbank. MEDBOURNE, Leicestershire, LE16 8EB consideration was given to the nature and extent of information that needs to be placed on Telephone: 01858 565928 the site. It was agreed the internet is the most appropriate way of circulating Parish