Langtons’ and District Newsletter Spring Edition Welcome to Spring! 2018 East Langton Cricket Club Gritter, B6047 Church Langton Snow drifts at the Community Hall car park Church Langton Stop Press The Langton Arms is aiming for public opening on 17th/18th March. They will keep people updated on their Facebook page and website. The weather hasn’t been on their side this week. 1 Glooston WI Glooston Village Hall LE16 7ST Second Thursday each month @2.pm Visitors are very welcome and including the obligatory scrumptious cake! Next meeting—April 12th Russell Attwood “The Pumpkin Man”. Russell Attwood is the secretary of Kettering Allotments Society and is a very keen pumpkin grower on his allotment. Stonton Wyville Christmas Coffee Morning The coffee morning, in aid St. Denys church, raised £430. Our thanks to all who came for their support. Barbara Jennings, Church Warden 2 Langton Community Hall Community Hall gets a new fresher look and website The interior of the Community Hall has been completely redecorated to give it a new fresher look. Many thanks to Market Harborough Table Tennis Club who have installed new LED strip lights which give a brighter light and save on running costs. The lower sections of the wall in the main hall have been painted light blue, which will improve the visibility of the white table tennis balls. The Community Hall also has a new website www.langtoncommunityhall.org. The website will be actively manged and includes a daily calendar as well as advertising for future events such as the Phoenix Community Cinema. Phoenix Community Cinema Presents “Victoria & Abdul” (PG) Langton Community Hall, Church Langton 7.30pm Friday 13th April £5 on the door Featuring Judy Dench & Ali Fazal An Indian clerk named Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal) travels to London to present Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) with a ceremonial coin for her Golden Jubilee. The pair form an unexpected bond upon meeting, but the lifelong friendship that develops is threatened by the disapproval of Victoria's inner circle. As the Queen contemplates what her life of service has meant and the restrictions it has placed on her, Abdul brings her joy as he indulges her fascination with the country she rules over from half a world away. Large screen, quality sound and refreshments Roz 01858 545160 [email protected] 3 4 CHURCH, EAST & WEST LANGTON OPEN GARDENS 2019 Just another way of raising vital funds for our church. The church is a big attraction to our village so to support the replacement of the aisle roofs could you be involved in the above? Your garden doesn't have to be big, pristine, neat and tidy. Perhaps you could bake a cake, host the Ice Cream Stall or organise a children's competition? Are you arty or own a business? You could use it as an opportunity to sell/promote you wares. Never been to a village Open Garden event? Every year mainly in June/July, the villages of Leicestershire/Northampton and Britain open their gardens to people. Choose one to visit this year to see how popular these events are. It's not just about gardening, it's about coming together for village community life. INTERESTED? WANT TO KNOW MORE? Email [email protected] Phone Sue 01858 545427, Sorry don't do face book!!! Let's get this blooming thing started! Defibrillator Awareness Session Ben Ryrie (East Midlands Ambulance Service) has offered the above session for residents of East Langton Parish and users of the Community Hall on 13th May at 14.00 at the Community Hall. East Langton Parish Council are in the process of siting 2 defibrillators in both Church and East Langton. If you are interested in attending the session please contact Alison Gibson, Clerk to the Council. Tur Langton Parish Council News Clerk – Mrs Alison Gibson Contact details: [email protected] / 07437 569934 New Website www.turlangton-pc.org.uk Parish Council Meetings - Meetings are held in Tur Langton Village Hall and are open to the public. Dates of upcoming meetings are: Tuesday 8th May 2018 Annual Parish Meeting - 7.00 p.m. Annual Parish Council Meeting – 7.30 p.m. Palm Sunday Glooston 10.00am Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and the people cried “Hosanna!” and waved palm branches. John12:12-15 A donkey will be present in Glooston at the cross roads at 10.00am to process to the church. All welcome, bring the children. 5 The Langtons and Welham Benefices Service Pattern 2018 March 4th March 11th March 18th March 25th March 30th Lent Lent Lent Palm Sunday Good Mothering Friday Sunday 9.00 Welham Tur Langton Welham 10.00 a.m. H C H C H C Glooston Canon Rev’d Diane Canon H C MacKenzie Johnson. Norwood Canon Norwood 10.30 Church Church Church Church am Langton Langton Langton Langton H C Morning Service H C H C Rev’d Maxine Johnson Rev’d Alison Rev’d Faulks Booker M. Hathway 10.45 Stonton Wyville am H C Canon Norwood 4.00 Cranoe pm Christening Canon Norwood 6.00 Shangton pm Evensong Maxine Johnson 6.30 Thorpe Thorpe 7.30 pm Langton Langton Thorpe H C Evening Langton Rev’d Service Canon Wixon G. Marshall Norwood Cream Teas Cream Teas will be held in St. Peter’s, Church Langton from 3.00-5.00pm from 29th April, until 9th September. This valuable community activity is only made possible by the time given by volun- teers. If you are able to spare just two hours on one Sunday afternoon to help, PLEASE contact 01858 545160. 6 April April April April April 1st 8th 15th 22nd 29th Easter Sunday 9.00 Tur a.m. Langton Welham Glooston H.C. HC HC Rev’d Alison Canon Canon Booker Norwood Norwood 10.30 Church Church Church Church Cranoe am Langton Langton Langton Langton BENEFICE HC Morning HC HC SERVICE Rev’d N. Service Rev’d Diane Rev’d M Canon P. McGinty Maxine Johnson Hathaway Norwood ————- Johnson Welham ————— HC 10.45 Archdeacon Stonton of Leicester HC Canon Norwood 6.00 Shangton pm H.C. Canon B. Davis 6.30 Thorpe Thorpe Thorpe pm Langton Langton Langton HC ES BENEFICE Canon George SERVICE Norwood Marshall Canon P. Norwood 7 The Langtons and Welham Benefices Service Pattern May 2018 Thursday May 6th May 10th May 13th May 20th May 27th June 3rd Ascension Pentecost Day 9.00 Welham Tur Welham Glooston a.m. HC Langton HC HC HC Rev J Wixon 10.30 Church Church Church Church Church am Langton Langtons Langton Langton Langton Langton HC Morning HC HC HC Rev Hatha- TBA Service Rev A. Rev Hatha- Rev Hatha- way Maxine Pyke way way Johnson ——— 10.45 Stonton HC 6.00 Shangton pm ES Maxine Johnson 6.30 Thorpe Thorpe Thorpe pm Langton Langton Langton ES HC HC Maxine Rev J. Canon Johnson Wixon Norwood 8 St Peter’s Church Update on the Roof. We are in the process of applying to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a large grant to- wards the replacement of stolen lead to the north and south aisle roofs with terne coated stainless steel. As part of the first stage to- ward applying for the grant, we have sub- mitted to HLF a Project Enquiry form; this, we learnt recently was positively received. This means that they will look favourably at our project providing we meet all the criteria laid down by them once we have submitted our application. This is a very lengthy process which has required the need to approach local people from the three villages that St. Peter’s serves, East and West Langton as well as Church Langton to help us; this has been enthusiastically received, the team came together and met in January to discuss how they can help. HLF will only give grants that benefit the Heritage of the Community, they do not exist for repairing buildings! If we should be successful in receiving the total grant for which we have applied, this will leave a shortfall which we can hopefully achieve by apply- ing for smaller grants and fund raising. To this end, two groups from that initial meeting have been formed to get the ball rolling! The Churchyard group have met, listed ideas for Activities and planned curriculum ideas for the school. This is currently being drafted on the HLF Project Plan Template. The Church interpretation group have met and formed ideas. The length of time until the Capital Project work can begin has been extended as we are waiting for the Bat Trust to get back to us for a survey. However, it is likely we will need a full scoping survey which cannot be undertaken until the bats are active in May, then we would have to apply and wait for a Bat Licence. Fundraising ideas are being put forward and two events are planned already. On Saturday 21st April in the Langton Community Hall, there will be a talk entitled ‘Canapés and Concorde’, a presentation about Concorde by former Chief Pilot John Hutchinson. On Saturday 5th May there will be a concert in the Church. The PCC welcomes ideas and contributions to our project, so please email us if you wish to find out more. Email address [email protected] If you feel that this is something you can support financially, please send your donation to Brook House, Stonton Road, Church Langton, LE16 7SZ. (Cheques made payable to ‘Church Langton PCC’ to ‘Saving St Peter’s’) Donation envelopes are also available inside church which is open during daylight hours.