The Lutterworth & District Journal The FREE paper for the community, about the community September 2010 - Issue No. 165 For Advertisements or Editorial please call or fax (0116) 275 1037 • Email: [email protected] You can visit us at www.lutterworthanddistrictjournal.co.uk THIS MONTH’S CONTENTS: Lutterworth Wine Fair . Page 6 Award for Lutterworth Calling all Teddy Bears . Page 3 Sound & Vision . Page 15 Waitrose £5 Voucher . Page 7 Hollywood Ball . Page 5 Little Shop Of Horrors . Page 17 Are You Looking For a New Hobby? . Page 9 Lutterworth Town Council Feature . Page 18 Rotary International Pakistan Flood Appeal . Page 10 Welcome to Lutterworth . Page 19 Wistow Maze & Colouring Carboot Wordsearch Competition Winners . Page 10 & 24 Competition . Page 22 The Story of Wishbone Lutterworth Carnival . Page 24 & ‘Oh Lovely’ . Page 13 Ullesthorpe Windmill Nosh and Splosh . Page 14 Open Day . Page 26 Invitation GILMORTON OPEN MORNING Wedding Saturday 25th Sept GARAGE 10am -12:30pm Fair Tyres - Exhausts - Batteries th Sunday 26 September All Servicing & General Repairs 11am – 4pm Leicester Special SEPT OFFER Marriott Hotel 10% OFF Smith Way, Grove Park, any full service Enderby, Leicester, LE19 1SW Hall Lane, Bitteswell, Nr Lutterworth, We will beat any quote! Leicestershire, LE17 4LN (Junction 21 of the M1) For an efficient, personal In its latest Ofsted inspection, Bitteswell Montessori achieved an outstanding education rating. Parents service, give us a try! (and prospective parents!) are welcome to come and We even collect & return view the newly extended facilities at our beautiful your vehicle free! nursery set in rural parkland. As a result of this expansion we are now welcoming Fully insured new registrations in all age groups. For FREE entry & the chance Unit N, Gilmorton Lodge Farm LE17 5NA Telephone 01455 556050 to find out more and to win great prizes: request our Parent Information Pack. Tel: 01455 209 209 silverlinings.co.uk/marriottle [email protected] Caring for children aged 6 weeks to 13 years Leire Pre-School Is your child aged between 2 and 5 years? Are you currently on a waiting list for a pre-school place? Will your child attend schools in www.lutterworthanddistrictjournal.co.uk Broughton Astley, Ullesthorpe, Bitteswell, [email protected] Gilmorton, Claybrooke Parva, Lutterworth or Dunton Bassett? 19 Elmtree Road, Cosby, Leicester LE9 1SR If the answer is “YES” to the above, please Helen Akroyd-King come and visit our local Pre-School. Places now EDITOR available, session times are Mon – Fri 9.15am – 12.15pm, term time only. Trish Akroyd The Leire Pre-School is based in Leire Village ADVERTISEMENT MANAGER Hall, Main Street (next to The White Horse Pub). We have been established since 1989 and have a Telephone/Fax: 0116 275 1037 wealth of experience with children aged 2 to 5 years, with government funding available for Mobiles: 07702 246464 (Trish) children aged 3 & 4 years. In a recent OFSTED or 07768 218 932 (Helen) inspection we were awarded a ‘GOOD’. Copies of this report are available on request. Croft Sunday Deadlines for October 2010 Our aim is to provide high quality care for ADVERTS: children from 2 years to school age in our local CAR BOOT community and work closely with parents and Everyone 13 September 2010 carers to aid and enhance each child’s natural Broughton Rd, Welcome EDITORIAL: process of development. Stoney Stanton, LE9 4JA 16 September 2010 Our friendly Pre-School offers children their Open March first insight to school life through the process of Publication/Distribution: ‘learning through play’. to October 30 September 2010 We offer all children: A tailored curriculum Gates open from 6.30am onwards guided by The Early Years Foundation Stage 24hr Information Hotline: • Individual care and attention made possible by 07540 293058 high ratios of adults to children • Fun and friendship for all • Optional French lessons • Fun 07540 293096 HILL VIEW days, walks, outings • Role play, cooking, www.croftboot.com painting, stories, singing & much more! NURSERIES The Pre-School is a non profit making GARDEN CENTRE & FLORIST registered charity governed by OFSTED and the Need extra space? Croft Road • Thurlaston • (01455) 888393 Pre-School Learning Alliance. For more information, please contact Caroline We have a solution Open: Mon-Sat 7.30am-6pm Sun 8am-5pm O’Connell on 01455 289335 or 07719 600179. For all your Garden Requirements: Local, secure, self storage • Bedding & Basket Plants EXTENSIONS & ALTERATIONS for home or business • Hanging Baskets • Herbaceous Plants CARPENTRY & JOINERY • PLUMBING • Wallflower Seedlings • Trees • Shrubs ROOFING & GUTTERING Just 5 mins drive from Lutterworth town centre • Perennials • Compost • Seeds • Pots UPVC FASCIAS & SOFFITS Ring to discuss your needs PLASTERING • CONSERVATORIES Gravels Tools & Garden Accessories De-clutter before selling your property. Additional stock • • LANDSCAPE GARDENING room space. Storage of seasonal items. 24 hr CCTV Calor Gas Logs Coal Paraffin • • • • FREE QUOTATIONS ~ OVER 25 YEARS EXPERIENCE • H.T.A. Gift Vouchers • Farm Shop Tel: 0116 283 3517 07971 846928 • Large Selection of Vegetable Plants 01455 550445 Funeral Tributes made to order Mob: 07804 748 668 • 263 Wigston Lane, Aylestone, Leicester LE2 8DL www.valleyselfstorage.co.uk Fresh Flower Displays Delivered Locally/Nationwide All Major Credit Cards Accepted • OVERLAP • PALING FREE • FEATHER EDGE • FENCING local delivery • MORTICED POSTS • TRELLIS • STAKES Hillside Tearooms Specialist • CLOSE BOARD PANELS manufacturermanufacturer ofof • POST & RAIL FENCING Well worth a visit fencingfencing && timbertimber • PLANTERS • ARCHES Open Daily Monday - Saturday products. • DECKING 9am - 5pm Sunday 10am - 4pm Tel: 01455 202128 Buy direct from your Selection of Hot & Cold Food local sawmill Served all day Holt House Farm Lutterworth Road, Cosby. Follow A426 Sunday Carvery - 2 Course £6.50 1 mile from Dunton Bassett crossroads Groups welcome by arrangement ASTLEY FENCING SAWMILLS 2 - The Lutterworth & District Journal Tel/Fax: 0116 275 1037 Calling all Intrepid FORDS DISCOUNT STORE Teddy Bears! Your local Aladdins cave! St Mary’s Churchyard Lutterworth on 1 Market St, Lutterworth T: 01455 553624 Saturday 4th September from 10am – 2.30pm will be the place for all ‘dare-devil teddy bears’! Teddy bears of all shapes and sizes will be able to abseil from the top of the Church tower to the ground and will even get a ‘dare-devil’ 4 Night Cruise to Cork certificate to mark their achievement! Youngsters (and not so youngsters) are on the Independence encouraged to bring along their teddy bears for of the Seas just £2 per teddy and a certificate will be presented to the owner of the brave teddy, see Departing 30 April 2011 them ‘fly through the air with the greatest of From only £349pp ease’. With plenty of time to enjoy all the onboard innovations Refreshments will be on sale inside the on the Independence of the Seas, you are guaranteed Church and all proceeds will be divided a spectacular short break on a 4 night break to between St Mary’s Churchyard Project and the captivating city of Cork Lutterworth Town Mayor’s chosen charities, The Royal British Legion, LOROS and The Ocean View Cabins from £399pp Salvation Army. Balcony Cabins from £429pp There is no need to book just turn up on the Prices include all meals and entertainment & day to what will be a fun event for children and FREE return transport to Southampton adults. Remember you are never too old to Gratuities £26.50 per person extra have a teddy! For more information call Christian Aid Collection Broughton Astley collection for Christian Aid raised £3198. The organisers Hazel, 9 Weston Court, George St, Lutterworth Hilda and Pam wish to thank all our Call us on 01455 559803 brilliant volunteer collectors and the or visit www.holidaylounge.co.uk generosity of everyone who donated to The price is per person based on two adults sharing a cabin. make it such an excellent result for 2010. Prices may change without prior notice September KITCHEN DESIGN • APPLIANCES • INSTALLATION Golf Days • FREE DESIGN Available throughout September 2010 SERVICE Coffee on Arrival • KITCHENS 18 Holes of Golf • BEDROOMS Chef’s Dish of • BATHROOMS the Day • BUILDING £25 per person ALTERATIONS Golf Days are available Monday to Friday • FULL and are subject to availability PROJECT Other Golf Day Packages are available including Restaurant Rounds & Full Golf Days, MANAGEMENT please enquire for further details Open: To make a booking call 01455 209023 Mon to Fri 9am - 5pm Sat 9am - 2pm Pro Shop ~ Buggy Hire ~ Club & Shoe Hire Please ensure all players are aware of the standards of dress & etiquette. In consideration of other golfers, visitors are reminded that players should be knowledgeable in the rules and etiquette of golf. Signalmans Cottage, Station Road, Narborough, Leicester LE19 2HR The average golf round should take 4 hours. Slow players are requested to allow other golfers through Tel: 0116 284 8489 / 07745 224900 www.interiormode.uk.com to ensure that speed of play is maintained at all times. Best Western Ullesthorpe Court Hotel & Golf Club Frolesworth Road, Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire, LE17 5BZ Tel: 01455 209023 www.bw-ullesthorpecourt.co.uk Email: [email protected] The Lutterworth & District Journal - 3 BONES & FEET Finding The GROANS The Lutterworth and District Branch of Leukaemia & Frozen Shoulder Right Shoe For You Lymphoma Research had its AGM and handed over a The wrong shoes can cause or aggravate foot whopping cheque for £70,000. Frozen shoulder is also known as ailments. The right shoes can often prevent They have raised this impressive sum this year by the ‘Adhesive Capsulitis’ referring to the capsule (fibrous but cannot correct problems. So wearing the continuing hard work from all the volunteers and staff, moving to larger premises and with the loyal patronage of the public bag) that surrounds the joint. right shoes is vital to foot health.