SOUTH KILWORTH NEWS JUNE 2015 No

SOUTH KILWORTH NEWS JUNE 2015 No. 457 DIARY

Wed 3rd 18.30 – 20.30 Youth Club, Village Hall Fri 4th 14.00 Art Club, Village Hall Sun 7th 09.30 1st Sunday after Trinity, Stanford on Avon Tu e 9th 19.45 Parish Council, Village Hall Wed 10th 09.00 Said Holy Communion, St Nicholas’ Church Mobile Library (School 12.00, Leys Crescent 12.30, North Road 18.30 – 20.30 Youth12.50) Club, Village Hall Fri 12th 14.00 Art Club, Village Hall 19.30 Pig, Jig & Wig, Village Hall Sat 13th 13.00 Westerby Bassets Open Day, Walcote Road Sun 14th 09.30 2nd Sunday after Trinity, Family Service, St Nicholas’ Church Wed 17th 09.00 Said Holy Communion, St Nicholas’ Church 18.30 – 20.30 Youth Club, Village Hall Fri 19th 14.00 Art Club, Village Hall Sun 21st 09.30 3rd Sunday after Trinity, Joint Holy Communion at North Kilworth Wed 24th 09.00 Said Holy Communion, St Nicholas’ Church Mobile Library (School 12.00, Leys Crescent 12.30, North Road 18.30 – 20.30 Youth12.50) Club, Village Hall Sun 28th 10.30 Avon Swift Group Service, Holy Communion, St Nicholas’ Church

The South Kilworth News is edited by Ann Saunders Please send copy for the July edition by 19th June to Ann Saunders, Smithy House, Welford Road Tel: 575 332 Email: [email protected]

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Printed by Partridges Mark and Alison Partridge, Yew Tree House, North Road. www.partridgesuk.com CLERGY LETTER AN OLD IDEA WITH A MODERN RELEVANCE

I have just returned from visiting old friends in the West Country, including staying with a former curate of mine, Barbara Stanton. She is looking after five country parishes near Yeovil in Somerset. On Sunday 10th May I took part in a Rogationtide service in one of her churches. Rogation services I guess are rare events these days. But taking part in this service made me realise that for several reasons we should consider re-introducing them in our churches.

Rogationtide was originally about asking (Latin - rogare - to ask) God to bless the crops. The first thing about such a service is that traditionally it involves moving out of the church buildings. Years ago I remember taking part in such a service in rural Hampshire. The congregation climbed onto trailers pulled by tractors and we visited several farms.

In the service Barbara organised we first walked out into the church yard (the weather was fortunately very kind to us!), and stood by a stream running nearby, blessing God for the gift of water. Then we walked to another part of the churchyard looking across the fields, to ask God’s blessing on ‘beasts and cattle’.

The third station was at the other end of the churchyard, which was fairly wild and uncultivated - asking God to bless ‘the wild, free places of the planet.’ Moving out of the churchyard, we walked down the village street into a cottage garden - to ask God’s blessing on all our ‘digging, sowing, planting’. We then walked down the street to stand outside the last working farm in the parish, to ask God’s blessing on our farms, and all who work on the land. Walking back to the church we stopped at another cottage and asked God’s blessing ‘on the simple, honest and clean things of life, the security of a home to come back to...’.

Finally we returned to the church and stood outside the porch, remembering all those who had gone before us: we benefit from the labours of our ancestors, as others we hope will benefit from our labours when we have gone.

So two reasons, at least, for organising such a service: our services are usually too static. It is good to move outside our church buildings. And such a service is good for all ages - the children especially will love it. In Barbara’s service we had about twenty five people (out of a population of 200), including two youngsters. Keeping on the move keeps our attention from wandering, and the message can come across much more effectively. Secondly and most importantly we are celebrating God’s wonderful creation. We remind ourselves of how much we depend on the crops in the fields for our food, as well as remembering so many other blessings.

But we also remind ourselves of the crisis we are facing today: the damage we have done and are doing to our environment. We are stewards of God’s creation - he has placed it in our hands. We’re using up the earth’s natural resources as if there were no tomorrow. What sort of world will our grandchildren inherit? Will it be habitable? The population of the world continues to increase alarmingly; how will we feed everyone? The threat to biodiversity, with so many species of wildlife now facing extinction, partly caused through over-intensive farming, with the excessive use of artificial fertilisers and pesticides. The destruction of the rainforests - so vital for the health of the planet. And over and above everything is the threat of global warming leading to climate change, already causing drought and famine, in some areas of the world, and flooding in others.

Yes - I recommend re-introducing a Rogationtide service into our churches, as I will be doing myself in the churches I am responsible for. Canon Brian Davis MID-WEEK WORSHIP ACROSS THE AVON SWIFT BENEFICE.

There are now a number of opportunities for people to gather for midweek prayer in different churches and at different times across the benefice.

Tuesdays at 12 noon… Midday Prayer in St. Andrew’s, North Kilworth 20 minutes of quiet prayer

Wednesdays at 9 am… Holy Communion at St. Nicholas’, South Kilworth Half an hour quiet said service with short reflection

Thursdays at 5 pm… Evening Prayer at All Saints’, Gilmorton 20 minutes of quiet prayer

“ROCK OR SAND? FIRM FOUNDATIONS FOR BRITAIN’S FUTURE”

Chris writes: Around the time of our recent General Election, I finished reading this remarkable book, edited by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York: a series of essays by a number of key players in contemporary British society. These include Lord Adonis, who has had several ministerial briefs in national government; Kersten England, Chief Executive of York; Ruth Fox, Director of the Hansard Society; Julia Unwin, Chief executive of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation; Andrew “On Sentance, Senior Economic Adviser to Pricewaterhouse Coopers; Justin Welby and John Sentamu and others.

Whatever your political persuasion, you might enjoy these thoughtful essays as they explore how key Christian values engage with the vision of the common good for our nation at a time of immense change.

There is a waiting-list to borrow my copy…either add your name, or buy it yourself and pass it on!… it’s an SPCK paperback. ISBN 978-0-281-07174-6

From time to time I’ll flag up a book some of you may enjoy…so watch this space!

SOUTH KILWORTH BOWLS CLUB

The bowls season runs from April to September.

Established in 1934, we are keen to enrol new members from South Kilworth and there is a practice roll up each Wednesday from 5 to 7pm. All are welcome to come along when a loan of bowls and advice shall be given. Our aim is to enjoy a game in friendly atmosphere. Home matches are supplied with bar facilities. This is an inexpensive way to enjoy the summer evenings.

For further information, please call Gerry Byrne on 575080 or email: [email protected]

FREE HOUSE A Proper pub What’s on the bar

Ringwood best bitter 3.8% Thatchers Gold 4.8% NEW. Kronenberg 5.o% Stella Artois 4, 4.0% Becks Vier 4.0% Guinness 4.1%

Guest Ales Continuously changing guest ales. Beers this month Woodfordes, Royal Norfolks, 4.5% Frog Island, Amber Daze, 4.3% Elliswood, Conny Quaffer, 4.1% Langton,Welland Sunrise, 4.5%

Why not try our meal deal: Two flame grilled steaks and a bottle of wine for £21.00 Rump steak – Chicken breast – Gammon steak Char grilled and served with chips or jacket potato, peas or salad

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SWINFORD ROAD ALLOTMENTS

Plot available, annual fee £35. Contact Alison Perkins 01858 575282 [email protected]

SK NEWS UPDATE

Pleased with the positive comments on new format of the SK News but we have been rather variable recently on the issue date of the SK News. This has been due to Bank Holidays and the extra time required for the printing in the new format.

We have decided that in order to try to get the SK News issued at the end of the month / beginning of the next month we need to bring forward the copy date to allow the SK news to be finalised at least a week before the end of the month. For this reason please note the June copy date of 19th June – on the front of the SK News as usual.

Thank you for the offers of help, in response to my request last month, to deliver the SK News. Have been told of some holiday dates already so will be in touch soon. Ann Saunders

VILLAGE PHOTOGRAPHS

Seasonal photographs are requested of village scenes for use as banners on the front of future issues. Please email your photographs in a landscape format to [email protected] including your name, date and caption.

SOUTH KILWORTH W.I.

At May’s meeting we discussed the WI resolutions and voted on these.

Members then listened to a talk by Sally Henshaw who spoke on “The Greyfriars Dig”. Sally is a member of the Richard III Society and gave us an insight into the discovery of his remains. Sally told us how Phillipa Langley instigated the dig and how the bones came to be identified. It was a fascinating talk by a speaker who is very knowledgeable about her subject. Joanna Wilson

MEETINGS FOR 2014 / 2015

16th June Sandy Leong “Hey Diddle Diddle – the History and meaning of Nursery Rhymes” 21st July Elizabeth Robinson “Fun and Games” 18th August Outing to be arranged 15th September Speaker to be arranged 20th October Maggie Dexter “Canapes for Christmas” 17th November A.G.M. 8th December Christmas Outing THROUGH TRAFFIC

Until recently, I have been out of the house from early morning, until early evening. As a result of my being based at home for the last few weeks, the change in the volume & type of traffic passing through the village, has been particularly noticeable. As I am sure any residents that walk, run, cycle or horse ride locally will confirm.

As a consequence, before attempting to raise this matter with the relevant authorities, I thought that it was important to try and quantify the scale of the problem. I have therefore counted the number of vehicle movements along the Welford Road, during various 15 minute periods throughout the day and then extrapolated these to give a figure for the number of vehicles per hour. Where possible, I have excluded farm vehicles, royal mail etc. Outside of the peak periods, there are approximately 120 vehicles movements per hour, but this rises towards lunchtime and again from about 16.00 to over 230 vehicles per hour. At peak times, given the volume, it has not always possible to get a complete picture. But during the 15 minutes from 8.00 today (14/05/2015) there were 100 vehicles, or the equivalent of 400 vehicles per hour.

I appreciate that the above is a crude method of looking at the problem, but clearly our roads are not designed to take such levels of traffic, with the area of Welford Road (Dog Lane to North Road) and Walcote Road in the village having specific issues with both visibility and width. I am sure that many of us have experienced issues with drivers approaching these areas too quickly (although not necessarily speeding) or with an attitude of surprised indignation that others road users should be coming in the opposite direction etc. I am concerned that it is only a matter of time before there is a significant acci- dent in the village.

The type of traffic has also changed, as I have seen a number of articulated lorries, quarry trucks, large touring coaches etc. All of which cause even greater issues in the areas mentioned above.

I do not think that many residents will be surprised that the number of people cutting through the village has increased (although the scale might), given the roadworks in and around the Catthorpe interchange. With these expected to continue until at least late 2016, it is not unrealistic to expect that we have at least this length of time to endure the current issues.

Given all of the above, I presented my information and concerns to the Parish Council at their meeting on the 12th of May. Although this is an issue that falls outside of their area of control, they are willing to take the matter up with Leicestershire County Council. However, their position is strengthened, if they have letters and/or emails from residents about the problem. I would therefore encourage any other residents or visitors to the village, whose life style (particularly walkers, cyclists, runners, horse riders that no longer feel safe using local roads) or safety (near misses or incidents or road rage) has been ad- versely impacted by the issue. The best email address to use is [email protected]

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The Westerby Bassets welcome followers of all ages. They are the only pack of English Bassets in the country, and cover an area centered between Lutterworth and Market Harborough, extending north to parts of Rutland and south into Northamptonshire.

They meet every Saturday and Wednesday afternoon from October through to March and follow trails laid in compliance with the Hunting Act. You can walk or run as much or as little as you like, or just stand on a hill with good company and watch.

One sunny afternoon in a Leicestershire Village.

No previous experience is required; all you need are a pair of wellies and a waterproof jacket. A small donation is collected at the meet before hounds move off and teas are provided at the end of the afternoon.

Finishing the last day of the season.

The hounds are exercised 3 mornings a week throughout the summer on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday mornings at around 8.30am. These are walks around the local villages such as Stanford, at a comfortable walking pace, lasting between 30mins and an hour. We welcome anyone who would like to walk out with the hounds in the summer, the more the merrier! Hound exercise in the summer through Stanford.

The Westerby also has a varied programme of social events throughout the year, from Hunt Suppers, Open Days, Terrier and Family Dog Show, a Barn Dance, a Bridge Drive and many more.

If you would like any more information, please contact the Secretary, Mrs Sarah West on 07801 635081 or [email protected] or contact Mark Luxton at The Kennels on 01455 559453.

A PIG, A WIG AND A JIG!

Friday June 12th, 7.30pm, South Kilworth Village Hall

Exactly what it says on the tin! An evening for the whole community to enjoy.

‘The Pig’ - a pig roast with salads and all the trimmings ‘The Jig’ - live music from Dead Reckoning ‘The Wig’ - Up to you... but there will be a prize for the most creative wig wearer of the evening!

Tickets were designed by students at the school in a competition organised by FOSKS. The winning design is this one by Alfie in year 4.

Tickets are £10 per person and are available from the school (just pop in during the working week) or from Victoria Storey at 2 Church Mews. Come along and support your local school and the Village Hall in one event. FOSKS

UPDATE FROM THE VILLAGE HALL COMMITTEE

The new Village Hall committee has been in place a number of months now and although we may not have been highly visible we’ve been working away behind the scenes to maintain the high standards set by the Ray and Michael, and also looking at what new things we can do to keep the Village Hall at the heart of South Kilworth life and improve the facilities we provide.

We’ve reviewed all of the charges and as you can see from the list below we’ve kept them as low as possible. We’ve overseen a number of great events at the Hall such as Burns Night, the Safari Supper and the Fish and Chip Thank You Supper, and supported FOSKS in running an extremely successful Sid East Tournament in March. Football remains central to the weekend activities and Lee Tebbatt has thrown himself into his role as contact point for the football fixtures and Saturday training.

For those who haven’t been up to the hall recently you may not know that the decking by the bowls club has been replaced - and thanks must go to Gerry Byrne and the Bowls Club for sorting that one out - so you can now enjoy the full benefits of our English summer and the South Kilworth Bowls Club from the comfort of the new decking!

We’re looking at a number of future initiatives such as Superfast Broadband for the Village Hall, now that it’s finally arrived in South Kilworth, and an on-line booking system. More to come on these in future months as we make progress.

Finally we’d love to hear from you about how we can improve our Village Hall and make it more welcoming - whether it’s settees in the corner for coffee and wi-fi or paving the area outside so that we can put table and chairs out - all ideas will be gratefully received. SOUTH KILWORTH VILLAGE HALL SCHEDULE OF CHARGES APRIL 2015 SK VILLAGE RESIDENTS NON-RESIDENTS Note:- All charges include minimum hall opening charge £10.00 £15.00 DAYTIME CHARGES (UP TO 6PM) SMALL ROOM ONLY - UP TO 2 HRS £10.00 £15.00 SMALL ROOM ONLY - 2-4 HRS £15.00 £20.00 MAIN HALL - UP TO 2 HRS £20.00 £30.00 MAIN HALL - 2-4 HRS £25.00 £35.00 MAIN HALL - 4-8 HRS £40.00 £55.00 MAIN HALL - FULL DAY & EVENING SPECIAL £75.00 £100.00

EVENING CHARGES (6PM-12PM) MAIN HALL - UP TO 6 HRS £40.00 £55.00

EXTRA FACILITIES Note:- Additional to above rates PROVISION OF LICENSED BAR £15.00 £20.00 PROVISION OF KITCHEN FACILITIES £10.00 £15.00

DAY + EVENING CHARGES All-in rate including facilities MAIN HALL LARGE PARTY - FULL DAY & EVENING £100.00 £135.00 MAIN HALL SPECIAL FUNCTIONS - FULL DAY & EVENING AND PRIOR ACCESS FOR PREPARATION £150.00 £200.00 SPECIAL CLEANING POST LARGE PARTIES & FUNCTIONS POA POA SPECIAL FUNCTIONS EQUIPMENT HIRE (China,Glassware etc) £40.00 £40.00 CHARITY FUNCTIONS POA POA

EXTRA SERVICES Note:- Additional to above rates CORKAGE - PER BOTTLE £5.00 £5.00 BOUNCY CASTLE - PER UNIT £25.00 £25.00 PITCH FLOODLIGHTS - PER HOUR £5.00 £5.00 CARAVAN CLUB - MAIN HALL & FACILITIES - HIRE PER DAY £70.00 - PITCH PER UNIT PER NIGHT £5.00

VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS

Contact Eileen Burd 01858 575514 or 07803 598606 E mail: [email protected]

SUMMER HOLIDAY DANCE CAMPS

It is planned to hold two summer dance camps at South Kilworth village hall. Week commencing Mon 3rd of August-Friday 7th August. Week commencing Mon 17th of August-Friday 21st August.

The camps are five days but children may pick and choose which days to attend, it is not compulsory to attend the whole camp.

The cost will remain at £10 per day or £45 for the week. There will be a sibling discount.

The camps will run dependant on numbers so if anyone would like to reserve a place or express an interest please contact me on 07792023277 or [email protected].

Please feel free to pass details on, thanks for your support. Molly Burd

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PARISH OF SOUTH KILWORTH CASUAL VACANCY Notice is hereby given that due to the resignation of Councillor Mr Ernest Roberts a vacancy exists in the office of Parish Councilor for the Parish of South Kilworth.

The vacancy will be filled by election if any ten Local governmental Electors for the said electoral area submit a written request to that effect in the manner prescribed below and if no such request is made the vacancy will be filled by the Parish Council.

Any request for an election to be held to fill the vacancy must be in writing and must reach the Returning Officer, Harborough District Council, Council Offices, Adam & Eve Street, Market Harborough LE16 7AG no later than ???????????? Sophie Wetton Parish Clerk

WOULD BE PARISH COUNCILLOR

Anyone wishing to apply for the casual vacancy of parish councillor should contact Sophie Wetton [email protected] or one of the parish councillors.

SUPERFAST / SUPERSLOW BROADBAND FOR SOUTH KILWORTH

So it’s here at last. Hear that quite a few people are connected and enjoying faster broadband speeds. Indeed, I understand the topic dominated discussions at the latest WASoSK’s meeting.

Unfortunately I cannot report a total success in our household. The broadband speed is incredibly variable and has not yet achieved the speeds promised. Have had several conversations with BT on the subject already. Maybe by next month all will be satisfactory ? Ann Saunders

KILWORTH KORKS If any more ladies would like to join the Kilworth Korks please e-mail Claire Hubbard (Email to [email protected]) or phone 571156 so that you can be included in future Kilworth Kork communications. E-mail addresses will only be shared amongst other Kilworth Kork members

Month Date Event Organisers June Wednesday 17th Lutterworth Archery Club (£8) followed by drinks @ The Camis Lounge in Lutterworth Nat K July Thursday 30th BBQ & Chinese Horoscopes @ Little Acorns Claire & Joules August Wednesday 26th Chipping & Putting Games followed by a meal at The Attic (Kilworth Golf Club) Amanda & Claire September Tuesday 15th Legally Blond @ Kilworth House – places booked and paid Sally October Provisional 29th Meals in Heels! Kate P & Vic November Friday 13th Quiz at the Village Hall – partners, friends & family all welcome. Teams of 4. Tina December Provisional 3rd Xmas Meal @ The Attic Liz Jan 2016 TBC Korks Planning meeting for 2016 Claire & Eileen SOUTH KILWORTH BIRDS  MAY 2015

It’s offi cial – Spring has defi nitely arrived (from a bird perspective at least)! All of the normal migrants are now in and the reservoir is alive with bird song. In addition the garden has delivered a number of interesting birds including our fi rst nesting chaffi nch, a pair of oystercatcher often heard and seen over the garden (they have almost certainly taken up residence on one of the golf course islands) and regular blackcaps. Th e fi rst spotted fl ycatcher of the year has taken up residence along North Road and swallows and house martins have all arrived in good numbers.

STANFORD RESERVOIR Over the past 2-3 weeks I have seen and heard at least 2 cuckoos on the Leicestershire side of the reservoir on most visits. Always great to hear and to see these summer visitors that are sadly in massive decline.

Th e normal migrant warblers are in now including reed, willow and sedge warbler, whitethroat, lesser whitethroat, chiff chaff and blackcaps (by the bucket load).

Th e reservoir has also been brightened up by the arrival of a pair of garganey in the middle of the month. Th ey have been showing well on most days either on the Garganey settling pond or the main water. Th e garganey is a scarce and secretive breeding duck in the UK. It is smaller than a mallard and slightly bigger than a teal. Th e male is most easily recognised with a broad white stripe over the eye. Th ese birds are passing through the county but still a welcome addition, albeit for a short time.

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