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The Community Voice... Delivering More Than a Magazine! F a BCO INTERIOR S F Loor I N G | Beds | Fur N Itu Re | Ligh Tin G | H Ome Fur N Ish I N G S WELCOME Delivered FREE to 6,000 JUNE 2021 homes and businesses Issue 56 Whitwick • Thringstone • Swannington • Coleorton • Coleorton Moor Do you know this local landmark? See page 3 for details and how to win a prize! Local FA Cup Final star A Coleorton beerhouse The legend of Red Comyn Congratulations to The Foxes! Plus all our regular features & lots more! FA Cup Winners 2021 TELEVISION • AERIALS • KITCHEN APPLIANCES • FIRES • RANGE COOKERS • LIGHTING 10-16 High Street, Ibstock LE67 6LG Email: [email protected] Your local electrical store - serving the community since 1937 The Community Voice... delivering more than a magazine! F A BCO INTERIOR S f loor i n g | beds | fur n itu re | ligh tin g | h ome fur n ish i n g s WELCOME... ...to the latest edition of the Whitwick, Thringstone, SILVAN TREE SPECIALISTS LTD James Hayles HND. 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