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22nd Birthday Issue
No 225
April 2017
£1.50
© David Fenney
The DialogueDiseworth’s Village Magazine
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Spring Lunch Wednesday 3rd May for all Diseworth’s Diseworth Village HallOver 60s £4
Please come and join us at 12.30pm for a welcome drink and chat. Lunch served at 1pm
All residents of Diseworth aged 60 and over are very welcome.If you’ve been before, please come again. If you haven’t been
before, please come, you will be made very welcome! Please reserve your place with
Kath Taylor: [email protected] or 01332 850631
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A warm welcome to your Spring-loaded April issue of the Dialogue2017 is a special anniversary for Diseworth and myself, because we have been together for 30 years. Julie and I moved from Loughborough into Shakespear Close in May 1987. We had stumbled upon what was to become our house in Diseworth by accident. We had passed through on previous occasions and thought Diseworth a charming, timeless place, but had never actually walked around it. When we did, we felt that this sleepy little village somehow embraced us.
Yes, I used the word sleepy. Little did I know, thirty years ago, how much goes on beneath that façade.
Our village never stands still. Its enthusiastic residents are constantly dreaming up new things for us to get involved in. When I think of my Diseworth anniversary, I feel a long list of memories coming on. Take a deep breath for a paragraph with only one full stop …Our new neighbours in Shakespear Close popping around to welcome us, Diseworth mums launching the playgroup, the village effort to get the playground built, birth of the Dialogue (and winning the national ‘Best Village Magazine’ competition), ‘Diseworth By The Sea’, Diseworth School Fete (and the legendary FODS barbecues in the evening at the Village Hall), the Golden Jubilee street party along Hall Gate (with marching band), Galloping Gourmet nights, the creation of the Heritage Centre, Diseworth Show, winning the Leicestershire Best Village competition, the scarecrow festivals, open gardens, the Village Hall hosting folk & comedy nights, a talent show to raise funds for Jackie’s kitchen, music gigs, pantomimes, plays, oompah band nights, arts & crafts, coffee mornings, Over 60s’ Christmas lunches, bingo, Scalextric competitions, quizzes and murder mysteries, parading along the A453 to protest about the second runway proposal, Brownies, Guides, the Sealed Knot Civil War re-enactment, Incognosis, Money Talks, bonfire nights in the Village Hall field, opening of the Millennium Meadow, WWII ‘Blitz’ night in the Bull & Swan, afternoon tea with brass band at Old Hall Farm, Farmers’ Market at the church (two of so many varied events in aid of the church), World War One commemoration, Disewired, Christmas Shopping Evenings, Boxing Day Fun Runs, Beer Festival, and, just last month, Diseworth’s first pop-up Indian Restaurant. You can take a breath again now. That list could have been much longer, but I only have one page!
How could I have ever used the words ‘sleepy’ and ‘Diseworth’ in the same sentence?
Every one of these things only happened because somebody in Diseworth decided to make them happen. I extend a heartfelt ‘THANK YOU’ to everybody in our village who has ever been involved in organising something for the benefit of other residents. You are Diseworth’s unsung heroes!
Please enjoy browsing through this issue and discover even more stuff that Diseworth residents continue to do for each other.
Mike Doyle, guest editor.
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Every Thursday Coffee, Cakes & Computers, Heritage Centre 10am – 12 noonEvery Thursday Angelspace in Church 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Diseworth Diary
MARCHSaturday 25th Spring Fair and Coffee Morning in church. 10am - 12 noonSaturday 25th Pop Up Indian Restaurant at the Village Hall. 7pmMonday 27th Exhibition - 100 Years of Leicestershire Policing, 7pm, Heritage Centre
APRILSaturday 1st Litter Pick, meet at 10.30am at Diseworth SchoolMonday 3rd Women’s Afternoon Discussion Group. 2pm at 31 Hall GateWednesday 12th Village Hall ‘Drop In’ Coffee and Cake Morning, 10am - 12 noon with guest speaker - ‘Making a Will Won’t Kill You’Saturday 15th Performance of Crucifixion at All Saints Church Long Whatton, 7pmSaturday 22nd Coffee Morning in church. 10am - 12 noonSaturday 22nd 50:50 Sale at Diseworth Heritage CentreThursday 27th The Dialogue Stapling and Committee Meeting, 7.30pm, 2 Shakespeare Close
MAYMonday 1st Women’s Afternoon Discussion Group. 2pm at 7a Lady GateWednesday 3rd Over 60s Spring Lunch at the Village HallSaturday 6th Cheese and Wine Fundraiser for the Air Ambulance. 8pm Village HallWednesday 10th Village Hall ‘Drop In’ Coffee and Cake Morning, 10am - 12 noonSaturday 13th Ceilidh Dance Night at the Village HallSaturday 20th Pudding Evening in Church. 7.30pmThursday 25th The Dialogue Stapling and Committee Meeting, 7.30pm, 7a Lady GateSaturday 27th Incognosis Fundraising Event for Royal Derby Hospital Intensive Care Unit
JUNESaturday 3rd Oompah Evening at the Village HallWednesday 14th Village Hall ‘Drop In’ Coffee and Cake Morning, 10am - 12 noonThursday 22nd The Dialogue AGM, Stapling and Committee Meeting, 7.30pm, Village HallWednesday 28th The Story of Ann Hely, Heritage Centre. 7pm
JULYSaturday 1st Wedding Weekend at Diseworth Church Sunday 2nd Wedding Weekend at Diseworth ChurchWednesday 12th Village Hall ‘Drop In’ Coffee Morning, 10am - 12 noon AUGUSTThursday 24th The Dialogue Stapling and Committee Meeting. 7.30pm Wartoft GrangeSEPTEMBERSaturday 9th Diseworth Village ShowThursday 21st The Dialogue Stapling and Committee Meeting, 7.30pm, 12 Clements GateOCTOBERSaturday 7th Comedy Night at the Village HallThursday 26th The Dialogue Stapling and Committee Meeting, 7.30pm, Ladygate Farm NOVEMBERSunday 5th Firework Display at the Village HallThursday 23rd The Dialogue Stapling and Committee Meeting 7.30pm, 2 Shakespeare Close
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A New Look For The Dialogue!Whilst house hunting last year, my husband and I came across the lovely village of Diseworth. We had been looking for our new home for over 18 months so were over the moon to find our ideal home in the village. But before making an offer on the property, my husband insisted we checked out the local pub, which could have been a deal breaker. The Plough did not disappoint, as it was everything a village pub should be – moreover it had his favourite beer on draft!
It was with a nice cold glass of wine in hand that I first spotted a copy of the Dialogue. I took the magazine away with me (shamefully without paying!) to peruse at my leisure. I was really impressed with this gem of a publication and was not surprised how well both local people and businesses alike receive it. Not only is it full of interesting articles, it is also a great directory of services for residents and newcomers to the village. When we eventually moved to the area last year, I contacted the magazine to offer my help (too much Christmas sherry on my part, I suspect!).
We are delighted that this month’s Dialogue has been improved to include colour adverts at the front and back of the magazine and hope that you enjoy this new format. Please let us know what you think by emailing [email protected] your feedback is important as it helps us to grow and improve what is already a great award winning publication.
Sharon Crosby-Browne
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TEAM RECTOR Revd Lauretta WilsonThe Rectory24, Nottingham Road, Kegworth,Derby DE74 2FH 01509-678966 email [email protected]
CHURCHWARDENSMr David Bird 01332 810381Mrs Muriel Howe 01332 850338READERSMrs Nadine Hawkins 01509 646957
Sue Hack, our Benefice Administrator, will be
available on Tuesday & Thursday mornings between
10.00am & 1.00pm. All enquiries for Baptisms &
Weddings & all items for the Notice Sheet should be directed
to her at [email protected],
or telephone 01509 678966.
St Michael and All Angels Parish Church
Kegworth Methodist Church High St. KegworthSunday Services Morning Worship - 10.30amPraise Worship – 6.15pm (First Sunday each month) Minister – Rev. Diane Grice. 01509 672479
Kegworth Baptist Church High St. KegworthSunday Services Morning Worship & Sunday School – 10.30amLead Deacon: Paul Phillips 01509-551464www.kegworthbaptist.org.uk
Catholic Church of the Risen Lord.Hillside, Castle DoningtonMass every Sunday 9am
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St Michael and All Angels Parish ChurchDear friends,
I wonder if you have started watching the new series of Gardeners World? Monty Don has this amazing garden which is his own but I suspect the workplace of many willing helpers, and the soil is quite incredible. You know how average soil is a bit lump and bumpy, his soil is lump free, it has a beautiful open texture, full of air. You can see it will be the perfect environment for new roots to grow down into, unhindered by clumps of dry earth or the remains of a building site which seem to lurk in many soils.
The human spirit is much like a garden… if growth is to happen, it too must be made ready. The human spirit must be opened up if God’s goodness is to grow there. We need open minds and open hearts so that we can receive the abundant life that God constantly offers.
This kind of opening up is at the centre of the joyful news of Easter day. It begins with a wide open tomb. Beside it stands a messenger of God asking compassionate women to open their inner selves, encouraging them to not be afraid… ‘He is not here, he is risen’ . As their hearts and minds struggle to accept this enormous surprise they are like gardens being readied for watering. The women open their hearts to the message, receive the word of God like thirsty soil and hurry away to share the good news with others.
Sometimes we find it hard to accept surprising things, we prefer to know where we are, but the story of Easter is essentially a story of change and transformation. Easter people are open to being watered by the surprising grace of God. This takes trust to open ourselves and be open to God and his Easter moments of watering, nourishment, and refreshment.
We may long for rain and sunshine to make our gardens flourish this Easter. How much more precious to receive God’s rainfall of transforming love… let us hear God coaxing us to be open this Easter, open to his bringing new life and resurrection into even the lumpiest, stoniest corners of our life that the lime green new shoots of his divine love might spring up in our lives.
Happy Easter! Lauretta
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St Michael and All Angels Parish ChurchServices & Locations for April 2017
Time Service Location
April 2nd 8.00am BCP Holy Communion Hathern 9.30am Café Church Diseworth 10.30am Family Service Hathern & Kegworth 10.30am All Age Worship Long Whatton 11.00am All Age Worship Belton 3.00pm Family Communion Osgathorpe 6.15pm Evensong Belton & Kegworth April 9th 9.00am BCP Holy Communion OsgathorpePalm Sunday 9.30am CW Holy Communion Diseworth 10.30am CW Holy Communion Hathern, Kegworth & L. Whatton 11.00am CW Holy Communion Belton 6.15pm Evensong Kegworth
April 11th 7.30pm CW Holy Communion Diseworth
April 12th 7.30pm Stations of the Cross Belton
April 14th 2.00pm Good Friday Service Long Whatton
April 16th 9.30am CW Holy Communion Diseworth Easter Day 10.30am Café Church Communion Hathern Holy Communion Long Whatton Family Communion Kegworth 11.00am Café Church Communion Belton 6.15pm BCP Evensong Belton & Kegworth
April 23rd 9.00am BCP Holy Communion Osgathorpe 9.30am CW Holy Communion Diseworth 10.30am CW Holy Communion Hathern & Kegworth 11.00am CW Holy Communion Belton 6.15pm BCP Evesong Belton, Hathern & Kegworth
April 27th 7.30pm United Praise Service Hathern
April 30th 10.30am Benefice Service Belton 6.15pm Evensong Belton & Kegworth
Regular Weekly ServicesTuesday 12.30pm CW Holy Communion, BeltonWednesday 9.30am BCP Holy Communion, KegworthThursday 8.30-9.00am Morning Prayer, Diseworth 3.30-4.30pm Angelspace, Diseworth
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St Michael and All Angels Parish ChurchLessons and Readers for April 2017
Time Reader Sidesman April 2nd 1st Reading: Ezekiel 37.1-14 9.30am Lent 5 2nd Reading: Romans 8.6-11 Gospel: John 11.1-45 April 9th 1st Reading: Isaiah 50.4-9a 9.30am D Cherry S Brompton Palm 2nd Reading: Philippians 2.5-11 T WalkerSunday Gospel: Matthew 21.1-11 M Howe April 16th 1st Reading: Acts 10.34-43 9.30am S Bird G StoneEaster 2nd Reading: Colossians 3.1-4 M HeningSunday Gospel: Matthew 28.1-10 M Gidlow April 23rd 1st Reading: Acts 2.14a, 22-32 9.30am S Brompton T Griffin Easter 2 2nd Reading: 1 Peter 1.3-9 D Griffin Gospel: John 29.19-31 A Stone
April 30th 1st Reading: Acts 2.14a, 36-41 10.30am 2nd Reading: 1 Peter.17-23 Gospel: Luke 24.13-35
If you are unable to read on the date shown please arrange for someone else to do so.
Church Flowers and Brasses Flowers BrassesApril 16th/23rd Mrs A Brookes Mrs R SmithApril 30th/May 7th Mrs R Harris Mrs R Harris
Food Banks
Food banks have now been estab-lished in each of the churches of the Benefice to
collect tinned and packaged goods
for distribution to local food banks.
The food bank is particularly
asking for boxes of cereals. There is a named box at the
back of the church for all contribu-
tions. Thank you for your continued
donations.
The Lent Course “Food for Thought” continues
This is a time for reflection and discussion, suitable for everyone. Each week focuses on an aspect of food to guide us through the season of Lent. You are welcome to attend one or all of these groups.
Tuesday, 28th March at St. Michael & All Angels, Diseworth “Factions around food – even today?”
Tuesday, 4th April at St Peter & St Paul, Hathern “Fairtrade: always a good thing?”
Tuesday, 11th April at St Mary the Virgin, Osgathorpe. “Fellowship – the Eucharist”
All the above at 12noon, with a ‘Bring & Share’ lunch afterwards.Alternatively, the same programme, but a day earlier, will be held at Hathern Church on Mondays at 7.30pm.
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Coffee MorningCoffee Mornings take
place each month, usually on the 4th Saturday.
There are refreshments, books,
bric-a-brac and raffle.
The next Coffee Morning
will be on 22nd April
St Michael and All Angels Parish Church
Wedding WeekendSaturday, 1st July and Sunday, 2nd July
On Saturday, 1st July and Sunday, 2nd July we are organising a Wedding Weekend in church. The church will have displays of wedding flowers, photos and wedding dresses. On the Sunday there will be a Wedding Lunch in the Village Hall, and in the afternoon a service for everyone, but especially for those who have been married in Diseworth Church. We would like your help with the following please:• Does anyone have any ‘dressmaker’s dummies’ or mannequins that we could borrow to display the wedding dresses on?• Would anyone like to sponsor a flower arrangement in the church?• If you have been married in Diseworth church, could you loan your wedding dress for display? (We will be limited for space so may not be able to display all the dresses if we get a huge response).• We are trying to contact all those couples who have been married in Diseworth, so if you know anyone who was married here but no longer lives in the village please could you ask them to contact Sue Bird ([email protected]) with their contact details.Please contact Sue Bird (810381) or Muriel Howe (850338) if you can help with any of the above. Many thanks.
Puddings Evening
We are having a Puddings Evening
in church on Saturday,
20th May at 7.30pm.
Come along and indulge in a vari-ety of puddings or cheese and biscuits for those without
a sweet tooth!
Admission is £10.
Good Friday Angelspace
A special ‘Angelspace’ is being held in St Michael & All Angels Church on Good
Friday from 10.30am to 12 noon. This is for children
aged 0 – 10 years with their parents or carers. There
will be Easter activities and refreshments.
All children welcome.
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Diseworth School News
Diseworth School’s Class 3 trip to Magna in SheffieldClass 3 had a fantastic day exploring Magna. We visited all the elements including Fire, Water, Earth and Air. Each area allowed the children to take part in many hands on science activities, along with learning many new facts and ideas. It really was one big science adventure playground!
We were super excited to have Emma Wiggs, Gold Medal Winner at the Paralympics, come into school to visit us! Emma brought in lots of things from her time in Rio and the children got to ask lots of questions about Emma's experiences at the Paralympics. The children were very attentive and interested, asking many fantastic questions. Thank you Emma, we had a fantastic morning where you inspired us all! We really appreciate you taking the time to come and visit us!
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Class 1 and 2’s trip to Warwick CastleClass 1 and 2 went on our class trip to visit Warwick Castle to further our understanding of our topic about castles. We had learnt some of the names for the different parts of a castle before we visited and why castles were built and what they were used for.
The children were all excited on the coach, wanting to know how much longer until we got there! As the coach turned into Warwick Castle, some very excited children were looking for a glimpse of the castle…... when they saw it they were amazed by the sheer size of it. All the
children spent the day fascinated as they walked up the towers and along the battlements. They asked many interesting questions throughout the day. Every child came back excited and tired from all the walking and climbing steps, they all had a thoroughly enjoyable day. The children are going to use this experience to write a recount of their visit during literacy.
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by Liz Jarrom
COUNTRYMATTERS
Most of our cows these days are beef type animals and they produce just enough milk to rear their own calf, but we still have one or two cows that have dairy blood in them. One of these cows calved late January, and it was obvious that she had far too much milk in her for just one calf. In fact, Will decid-ed that she would probably have enough for two extra calves, so a trip to Melton Mowbray was planned to attend the cattle market. We were up at 5.30am so as to complete all the jobs and have breakfast before heading off at 7.30. Melton is a lovely place to visit, but it takes a while down meandering roads across country, especially if you are loaded with 3 fat cattle in the trailer, which we were. On arrival, it was a bit like chaos as the whole of the cattle market is being rebuilt, a rarity these days as many cattle markets are in danger of closing rather than revamping, but we were soon unloaded. Melton Mowbray cattle market is fortunate as it sits right in the middle of the town and attracts many farming and non farming visitors on market days, bringing revenue into the town. The whole town is a buzz with activity; farmers and buyers gathering in the cattle market to do business, along with eager shoppers bustling about in the flea market
that nestles within the cattle market and out into the town itself. All are looking for good deals and enjoying a pleasant day out. I headed off down into the town to buy lovely fresh fruit and vegetables as well as checking out the wide array of other wares displayed on the many stalls. My shopping completed, I returned to the cattle market to meet Will in The Tavern hostelry for a big mug of tea. He had had a successful morning and bought two calves, one a strong Angus and the other a slimline red and white dairy calf. Tea drunk, we headed off to load up, Will to fetch the truck and trailer, me to the calf sales shed to find our calves. Armed with a printout detailing the numbers of the calves we had bought, I wandered up and down the pens holding all the baby calves that had been sold that day. Scanning the temporary numbers glued to the calves’ backs I soon located the Angus, and just across the way was the red and white calf, very distinctive with his spotted back. To be sure I had the right calves; I had to lean over the top of the pens to be close enough to read their 12 digit eartag number. This is easier said than done as some times the eartag will twist round so that the number is partly hidden inside the calf’s ear. Or the calf is lying behind
TO MARKET, TO MARKET TO BUY A YOUNG CALF - OR TWO!
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other calves and the number is hidden by one of their heads. This time it was easy to read the numbers, and they agreed with the ones on my paperwork. Will arrived, backed up the trailer, found some clean straw for the baby calves to lie on, and we were ready to load. Gates were closed, and the Angus was separated from his temporary pen mates, who were still awaiting their new owners, and was soon joined by the Red and White Holstein. He was a bit lively and didn’t like the look of his larger travel companion, the Angus, and headed towards me. I waved my arms at him as he tried to get by me, and fortunately he turned round and skittered up the backboard to join the Angus who was nestling in the
warm straw. With the back door of the trailer safely closed, we headed home. Back at the farm, the calves were unloaded and penned up in a warm shed and given water. The next day they were introduced to their foster mother and her own calf. The cow was presented with a bucket of corn while Will encouraged the new calves to join their new foster brother in a milky breakfast. The cow’s teats were pouring out milk, and within a few minutes all three were suckling away nicely. Now they are growing well, and the cow is firmly convinced that she has triplets! So they will be a nice little group to turn out once the grass starts growing.
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DISEWORTH HERITAGE CENTRE
Wednesday 28th June 2017 7pm
The story of Ann Hely, a Crimean War Nurse
A Presentation, Video account and ExhibitionBy Dr Wendy Freer, author and local historian.
Wendy’s book on Ann Hely will be available for purchase
Ann Ayre Hely was born in the early 19th
century in Ravenstone, Leicestershire. After the death of her husband,
she volunteered to become a nurse in Turkey during the
Crimean War.
This is her story but will also be of interest
to anyone interested in the Crimean war and
the history of medicine and hospitals.
Adults £5 Children FreeDr. Freer is Chair of Pudding Bag Productions which produces
local history short films, Videos, Trails and books
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Do you know
who the people are? W
hat year was the photo taken? It looks like the retaining w
all was set further back than it is now.
Does anyone know
if the lagoon was natural or w
as the brook damm
ed to create the lagoon? Please share your knowledge and stories
about the sheep dip with The D
ialogue. Dave Adcock
The Sheep Dip on The B
owley
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Jane’s Bee Jokes1. What's the best part of a bee?2. Where did Noah keep his bees?3. What kind of bees hum and drop things?4. What did one bee say to the other?5. What's black, yellow and covered in blackberries?6. Where do bees go on holiday?7. What's a bee's favourite novel?8. How do bees get to school?
Turn to page 29 for the answers
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Share your stories, news and announcements with the village
If you have items for the May issue of
The Dialogue please give to a committee member or email to [email protected]
and/or [email protected]
and/or [email protected]
There is NO CHARGE to put items into the magazine (except the advertising pages).
Our deadline for the May issue is7th April 2017.
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MOBILE LIBRARY DAYS
AND TIMES
The Mobile Library visits Diseworth on the third
Thursday of every month.
It will visit The Bowley from
11.45am until 12.05pm Clements Gate from
12.10pm until 13.10pmThe next visit will be on
20th April 2017
The contact number for the mobile library is
0116 3053565
Save your stamps for Canine Partners
Put them through the letterbox
at 9 The Bowley.Thank you!
LAUNDRY TIP
To get those whites whiter than white, ignore the sprays and potions in the supermarket aisles. Just add half a cup of white vinegar (not brown malt),
to the washing drum at the start of the wash, add powder or liquid as usual and wash. You will be amazed at the
results.
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Women’s Afternoon Discussion Group
Monday April 3rd 2pmIs the New Year’s honours list still
appropriate? 31 Hall Gate
at the invitation of Kerryn
Monday May 1st 2pmCosmetic surgery, the pros and cons
7a Lady Gateat the invitation of Kath
The Plough Inn, Diseworth GENERAL
KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 1st WEDNESDAY of the
month. 5th April3rd May
Entry £1 each person, maximum of four in a team.
Entry to the quiz includes a snack.
Village Hall 200 Club
April 2017Prize Number Name Amount1st 67 D Thomas £402nd 201 M Slevin £303rd 172 M Orchard £204th 9 S Lockett £10Bonus Draw 1 92 J Billington £30Bonus Draw 2 49 M Steven £25
Thank you!A big thank you to everybody who
generously gave to my forthcoming trip to Kenya. Thank you to The Plough for letting me sell raffle tickets. The draw
will take place on the 3rd March at 7pm. A list of the winners will be available
at The Plough. Georgia Gartside
The Air Ambulance ServiceDid you know that the Air Ambulance has a retail base
in Kegworth? Donate and drop off your unwanted items with them. Donations
are always needed ... everything accepted
including items for ebay. Parking is right by the drop off. Pop by or give them a
call: 01509 670989 and find out how you can help or to find out more
about what they do. 5 Side Ley, Kegworth. DE74 2FJ
The Air Ambulance Service does not receive any government funding. Our life saving missions are
fuelled by your donations.
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HEALTH PAGE TELOMERES - PART 2STRESS AND EXERCISE Stress we are told is bad for us and yes, that is true up to point, but years of research have revealed that it’s not necessarily the amount of stress a person is exposed to, but the way they respond to it that matters. It’s obvious to think that work pressures, traffic queues and annoying people are the cause of all our stress, but in fact it is the way we react to these stressful situations that can cause the damage to our telomeres. When we feel stressed, the body goes on high alert, producing lots of stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline. The heart beats faster, blood pressure increases and breathing becomes shallower. If this stress response is prolonged and becomes chronic, the body stays in a low but constant state of physiological alertness. This constant state of stress has a detrimental effect on our immune system and especially our T cells which are crucial for the control of infections and illnesses in the body. These stress responses also accelerate the biological aging process, and result in the shortening of the telomeres. To test some of the effects of stress on telomeres, researchers chose to study a group of people who are subjected to constant stress, namely parents who care for their chronically ill children. The day in day out caring with broken nights and no respite can leave these carers feeling worn out, unappreciated and unsupported. Many of these par-ents had shortened telomeres, which was not surprising to the researchers, as did many in a control group of parents who were caring for healthy children, but that was not the end of the story. Some of the parents in each group actually had no damage to their telomeres despite being under similar pressures to the other parents. During the study it became clear that these parents had a different attitude to their challenges and duties, with an acceptance of what was happening to them and their family and an embracing of it all as a positive experience. They turned towards their stress and saw it as a challenge, not as something to run away from. Athletes have the same kind of attitude towards their training, turning the stress they have, physically and mentally into a positive that helps them towards their goal. Athletes with this kind of attitude win more often and are not put off by challenges that stand in the way of their goals. The parents with the longer telomeres had the same kind of attitude. They turned the stress on its head and found benefits in it. It seems that telomeres are responding to how we are feeling and thinking. We can respond in one of two ways to a stressful event; by seeing it as a threat or an exciting challenge. Other benefits also accrue as those who rise to a stressful challenge often have a more youthful brain and a reduced risk of developing dementia. Taking regular exercise is also a good way of maintaining the length of the telomeres. It’s not necessary to run marathons, just three 30 minute sessions of brisk walking, light jogging or yoga a week can be enough to maintain the length of the telomeres. Stress can shorten them and exercise
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helps to protect them. Even moderate gardening helps. Astonishingly, it was also found that people who anticipate imaginary troubles that haven’t even occurred yet or who worry a lot about future events also have shorter telomeres. Brooding on past hurts and going over old arguments in the head also damages telomeres. Some of us have brains that are just wired like this, but the good news is that we can retrain ourselves to respond better to stress. More on this next time but as a taster try this simple one minute meditation. Next time you feel stressed take a minute to yourself, even if you have to do this in the bathroom. Close your eyes and focus on the sensation of breathing in your body without controlling it. After a few breaths switch your attention to the thoughts whizzing round your head. See if you can just watch them like clouds in the sky without judging them or yourself. Notice how they tend to come, go and fade away. Finally check in with your body and notice where you feel tense. Take a deep breath, open eyes and repeat as necessary.
More on mindfulness next time. Liz Jarrom
LITTER PICKDiseworth C of E Primary School
are hosting a litter pickPlease come and join us
We Need YOUR HELP!
When: 1st April 2017
Time: 10.30am
At: Diseworth C of E Primary School
All equipment will be provided.
Thank you for your support.
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Cars, Schools, Planes and Diseworth's
ShameDiseworth is my family home, a social, friendly and intelligent community that I have known and loved for over 20 years. Last night that all changed. A stroll around the village with my 70+ year old father before supper turned sour and potentially violent in moments.
Even though I don't live in the village any more, I'm very well aware that airport and school parking has rankled residents. I can see how a car parked for 3 weeks on a village road is beyond the pale. I have seen polite notes and less polite ones left on cars. I have heard excuses given: "I did not mean to park badly, I'm only picking up my children/my father, my ..... " to a resident who has had the same inconvenience every hour for the last 4 days. I have seen cars scratched, windscreen wipers broken, wing mirrors ripped off and number plates removed.
I have long since learnt not to park my car on the road - it is not known here and I'm still not known by everyone. I should not have to be worrying about where I park on a public road, but Diseworth has car vandals. They feel they have been pushed past normal and reasonable behaviour, justified in their actions as they are defending their road and their parking! They have their favoured spots and their favourite times to hit. To the long term Disewortheain none of this is new or unknown.
So imagine my horror tonight when I warned a youngish couple that they had chosen a risky place to park. I and my father, rather than being thanked, were verbally abused and physically threatened; we were accused of leaving notes on their car and damaging others. It saddens me that we not only have small-minded people who will vandalise property, but also have those living in our midst who are so personally limited that they are not able to recog-nise a neighbourly action. It leads me to worry about the future of Diseworth when people can not recognise a kindness and others indulge in petty vandalism.
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PLEASE BE KIND TO THE GHOSTIt was at this time of year, the snow drops were blooming in the overgrown garden and the first signs of spring were in the air. The straw was still in the byres, as if the cows had walked out yesterday instead of a year or so ago. Pinned to the tall back barn doors were the faded remains of prize certificates and once brightly coloured rosettes. Hanging from the beams was old harness, the once shiny brass fixings now dull and green with verdigris. Then, there on the wall written in green paint I first saw those words – ‘please be kind to the ghost!’
The year was 1970, and we were just about to move in to Isley Farm, 10 Lady Gate. I called Dave to show him my find, and we both laughed about it, wondering who had left the moving inscription on the wall.
The Farm, as many of the older residents will know had operated a milk round in the village, and Billy Adkin was very proud of his prize winning milking stock. It must have been a sad day when the herd was disbanded and the farm sold. An old sale notice was lying in the barn, and the date read 10th March, 1969.
We duly moved in and forgot about the ‘ghost’. My parents came to stay one weekend sometime later, and the following morning my Mother asked did we have a ghost? ‘Not one that I have seen’ I replied, ‘but go and look in the barn – we have instructions to be kind to it’. We all laughed and forgot about the incident, though my Mother remained positive that the figure at the bedroom door was not a figment of her imagination.
Sometime later, when we had relocated the kitchen to the front of the house, I saw a figure pass the kitchen window. I waited for the knock at the door ….. and waited … the dog didn’t bark, and no one knocked. I shrugged my shoulders thinking it was a trick of the light. The same incident happened again, this time I was aware of a figure walking past the window. His back was to me, and he was slightly stooping. He was wearing what appeared to be a high collared great coat of the type worn by soldiers during the First World War. He disappeared past the window of the house and went towards what would
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have been the orchard, but is now Brookside. The experience wasn’t frightening, just intriguing. I quickly forgot about it, until one day whilst baking bread with Eileen who helped with my business, suddenly broke off and opened the back door. ‘That’s funny’, she said ‘I am sure someone just walked past the window’. What did he look like?’ I asked, un prompted she replied, ‘well, I would say it was a man in a great coat, khaki coloured, and stooping, just as if he had returned from the war’.
Vicki and Guy have both seen him, and he often walks past the window when I am alone in the kitchen. Always the same, I never see his face, only his stooped shoulders and collar pulled up.
Was he on his way home from the war and stopped off to scrump some apples from the orchard? Was he a prisoner of war who had escaped, or returned to the village to visit someone? Does he have a name? Let me know. But rest assured, as instructed we are being kind to him, and the sign is still on the wall! Sandie Moores
Answers to Jane’s Bee Jokes from Page 21
1. It's knees2. In archives3. A fumble bee4. None of your buzzness5. A bramble bee6. Stingapore7. The Great Gats-bee8. By school buzz
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Incognosis Needs Your Help and Support Again As many of you know, Merv has been rather ill over the last 12 months and, towards the end of last year, had a fairly significant series of operations to remove a cancer growth. Just before Christmas, things did not go quite to plan and he ended up having an extended stay in the Intensive Care Unit at the Royal Derby Hospital. Many of us who went to see him in the ICU came away slightly overwhelmed and somewhat humbled by the depth of the care that the staff in the ICU were providing. They were obviously extremely skilled, responding to beeps and alerts from the machinery and equipment, maintaining IVs and sensors, administering drugs, and doing all of the medical stuff that medical people do. However, the thing that we didn’t expect in the clinical and sterile ICU environment was that they really cared about Merv – and it showed. Big time. Amidst all of the technical equipment, monitor screens, pipes, pumps and wires, there was an overwhelming feeling of – and I don’t use this word lightly – compassion. These people, who we had never met and didn’t know, had our friend’s back. Therefore... we need to recognise and help these good people. Everyone associated with Incognosis has stepped in and we have been planning and organising a range of fundraising events and activities. We have already raised some cash from corporate sponsorship (more needed) and private donations (hint hint) and will shortly be launching a fundraising website. As we are Incognosis, we are not doing things by half and the first event will be a huge party in the Toyota Suite at the Pride Park Football Stadium in Derby on Saturday May 27th. Set in the spectacular surroundings of Pride Park, the extended band is determined to make this the best gig that we have done and have new songs, a new extended lineup, videos and the full Incognosis lightshow. All we need is your support. We need as many Diseworthians and Incognosenti to be there as possible – we have capacity for approximately 350 people and can lay on transport from Diseworth and the surrounding area. We are hoping to have some media coverage and to use this as a launch-pad event for further activities. The aim is to make £5,000 from the gig itself and a similar amount throughout the rest of the year from additional activities. So... come and join us on May 27th at Pride Park where we will start our slightly irreverent journey to raise as much cash as possible for The Royal Derby Hospital Trust and have an absolute blast in the process. Tickets are £10 per person.
Contact Mik on 07787 505 505 or email [email protected] to get your tickets.
Visit us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/incognosis) and like and share our page to get the word spread as wide as possible.
Let’s get this one in the bag.
Incognosis – The Colostomy Tour commences….
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GOLDDIGGERS FOR CHARITY ARE HOSTING A
CHEESE AND WINE EVENING in aid of the Air Ambulance
IN Diseworth Village Hall
ON
Saturday 6th May7pm till 10pm
THERE WILL BE A TOMBOLA - RAFFLE - CAKE STALL ETCPSYCHIC ERICA
PAY AT THE DOOR £5.00 TO INCLUDE CHEESE & BISCUITS AND A GLASS OF WINE (bar open at 7pm)
PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT AND COME ALONG
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Diseworth Village Show Saturday 9th September 2017
As you will imagine, fine weather is top of the list of things to organise for this year’s show. Planning is already underway and we hope to put on another good show, given the weather last year maybe we should include Swimming with Dolphins or Deep Sea Diving lessons, seriously though, we will keep you informed of progress and any important information over the following months.
As the title suggests, this year the Village Show will be on 9th September. As usual, and to give you time to prepare your entries, we have published the Schedule of Classes in this edition of the Dialogue. Many classes are fixed from year to year but there are some changes and these are marked with a * next to them. Here are the changed classes: -
• Class 17 – Flower Arrangement on a theme “Red, White and Blue”.As the name suggests this should be a patriotic arrangement to celebrate our country, royalty or anything else we know as represented by those three colours.
• Class 18 – An Arrangement of Foliage only.Again, the name gives it away, part of the skill of flower arranging includes the use of the many forms of foliage to provide contrast and colour – without a flower in sight.
• Class 19 - A Petite Arrangement of your choice.You have free reign to impress the judge here as long as the display is no more than 250mm (9”) in any direction.
• Class 38 – A bottle of Homemade Wine/Spirit or Cordial.Do we need to explain this? Whatever tipple you make yourself – enter it and see what the judge thinks of it.
• Class 39 – A homemade Peg Bag.Those of us that like to ‘peg our washing out’ always need some handy device to keep the clothes pegs where we need them, perhaps you have it solved? Why not design and make a functional and attractive Peg Bag for inspection.
• Class 40 – 6 Chocolate Brownies – Men Only Class.The Ladies on the committee warn that these are notoriously difficult to get right, but then this class is for Men only so sort out your own recipe, step-up and prove the doubters wrong.
• Class 44 – Victoria Sponge.Your favourite classic is back by popular demand - you must make a Victoria Sponge cake to the recipe we provide in the Show Programme.
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• Class 46 – 6 Celebrity Inspired Decorated Cup Cakes.Decorate your Cup Cakes with something associated with your favourite celebrity, let your imagination run-free with your decorations - but make sure they are edible!
• Class 51 – A Jar of Pickled Vegetables.This can be whatever vegetable you choose that you have preserved in vinegar for later use.
• Class 53 - "Black & White".This class gives a wide scope for you to choose from as long as it is presented in Black & White. Max 3 entries per person
• Class 54 - "Generations".This can be anything to illustrate a range of ages, your family, a mode of transport, buildings, anything where they can be inventively shown in a single photograph. Max 3 entries per person • Class 55 - "Fur or Feather".Take a photo of a furry animal or a bird in any situation. Max 3 entries per person
• Class 56 - "Reflections".This is an interpretive class - your photo should feature a reflection of some sort be it using water, a mirror or any other reflective surface. Max 3 entries per person
• Class 59 - New from Old.Create something useful of your choice with re-cycled materials.
• Class 62 – A Home-made Festival Card.Rather than sticking to the usual Christmas or Birthday card this gives you license to produce something to celebrate another festival, it could be a religious festival, or any other event that is commonly called a festival.
• Class 68 – A Painting – My Favourite Hero.Using paints show us your favourite hero, this can be someone real or a character in a book, magazine or even from TV
• Class 70 - A Picture made from Pasta.Arrange some of the wide variety of pasta shapes and colours available to form a picture with texture, choose whatever subject you like.
• Class 73 – A Hand-Printed Animal Picture.With an item or shape you like create a picture of any animal using a printing technique.
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DISEWORTH VILLAGE SHOW – SATURDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 2017SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
FLOWERS - Classes 1-9 to be sold at the auction1 Roses - 3 blooms of one kind2 One Perfect Rose3 Vase of 3 Sprays of Chrysanthemums4 Vase of 3 Ball Flowered Dahlias – flowers over 50mm (2”) dia. – small decorative5 Vase of 3 Pompom Dahlias - flowers not more than 50mm (2") dia.6 3 Cacti Dahlias7 3 Decorative Dahlias8 One Perfect Dahlia – any type9 Vase of 3 cut flowers – any variety10 Fuchsia - any variety – 1 plant in a pot, any size11 A Pot of Herbs12 1 Orchid - in flower - in a pot, any size13 Flowering pot plant - pot maximum 200mm (8") dia.14 Flowering pot plant - pot any size over 200mm (8") dia.15 Foliage pot plant - pot maximum 200mm (8") dia.16 Foliage pot plant - pot any size over 200mm (8") dia. FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS - can be sold at the auction if you choose17 An Arrangement on the theme “Red, White & Blue” – any size *18 An Arrangement of Foliage only - any size *19 A Petite Arrangement of your choice – max. 250mm (9”) in any dimension *
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES - all to be sold at the auction20 5 Cooking Apples21 5 Dessert Apples22 5 Kidney Beans (runner beans)23 3 Beetroot24 5 Red Tomatoes25 5 Novelty Tomatoes - yellow, striped, etc.26 Cherry Tomatoes on the vine27 1 Cabbage28 3 Onions from sets, dressed29 3 Onions as grown, not trimmed, roots washed30 1 Marrow31 5 Potatoes32 3 Leeks as grown33 3 carrots, with tops34 Any other vegetable not mentioned above35 Any other fruit not mentioned above36 Novelty Marrow Species - Squash, Gourd, Pumpkin, Courgette, Melon, Cucumber etc37 The Diseworth Allotment Holder & Residents Harvest Basket - 6 different types of fruit or vegetable. Class Restricted to Diseworth Residents & The Diseworth Allotment Holders
SOMETHING DIFFERENT – open to any age - all to be sold at the auction38 A Bottle of Homemade Wine/Spirit/Cordial *39 A Homemade Peg Bag *
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HOME MADE PRODUCE - all to be sold at the auction40 6 Chocolate Brownies - Diseworth Men only class *41 A Homemade Loaf - any type of flour/grains - your own recipe42 A Cake of Your Choice - any flavour, any fruit, iced or not (please label to help the judge)43 Fruit Cake - to a recipe of your own choice44 Victoria Sponge - see recipe in the Show Programme when it is delivered *45 6 Scones for teatime46 6 Celebrity Inspired Decorated Cup Cakes – any flavor/topping *47 A Fruit Crumble - (in a disposable dish)48 Jar of Jam49 Jar of Lemon Curd50 Jar of Chutney51 Jar of Pickled Vegetables *52 6 eggs in a basket
PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION (open to any age) - not to be sold at the auction53 “Black & White” any size – max 3 entries per person *54 “Generations” any size - max 3 entries per person *55 “Fur or Feather” - any size - max 3 entries per person *56 “Reflections” - any size - max 3 entries per person *
ADULTS ART & HANDICRAFTS - not to be sold at the auction57 Art - any medium - eg. oil, water-colour, pastel, pencil, acrylic, pen & ink, paper-based collage58 Textile-based Craft - any medium - embroidery, knitting, crochet, weaving, collage, dress-making59 “New From Old” – made from re-cycled material *60 Knitting or Crochet for Charity – Rainbows (knit anything you like – after the show Norma Chapman will sell them to raise money for the Rainbows Hospice)61 Adult Tallest Sunflower (grown from seed and measured at your home**62 A Home-made Festival Card *
THE DISEWORTH HERITAGE TROPHY - not to be sold at the auction63 A Painting or Drawing of a Scene in Diseworth
CHILDREN’S CLASSES (Any age) - not to be sold at the auction64 The Tallest Sunflower (grown from seed) measured at your home **65 An Egghead in an Egg Cup66 Potato Print picture67 Animal, Dinosaur or Bird – made from a Plastic milk container68 A Painting - "My Favourite Hero" *69 Decorated Wooden Spoon70 A Picture made from Pasta *71 A Home-made Birthday Card72 A Face on a Paper Plate73 A Hand Printed Animal picture *74 A Vegetable Monster
**Classes 61 & 64 – there will be an extra joint prize (no points) for the most perfect Sunflower
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Tidying Up Diseworth
A big thank you must go to the volunteers who turned out to help tidy up Diseworth on Saturday 11th March.
The latest litter pick event arranged by Graham & Sue Roberts collected over 30 bags full of assorted rubbish from
in and around Diseworth.
What a great effort and well done to everyone involved.
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TomorrowTomorrow I will rise at dawnTomorrow I will mow the lawnTomorrow, just by working hardI’ll try to tidy up the yard.Tomorrow I will shear the sheepThen clean out the cattle creepTomorrow I will do the booksPut on my grim and serious looksTomorrow sow the Upper FieldAnd pray it has a better yield.Tomorrow I’ll dehorn the calvesNo use doing things by halvesTomorrow I will lay that hedgeClean out the ditch and mow the sedge.Tomorrow I must turn the hayTomorrow is another day.
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Do You Want to Ban the Sale of Fireworks to the General Public?If you want to allow fireworks only to be sold to organisations this is what you can do:
1. Sign the Petition laid before Parliament. Go to https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/168663 But hurry the petition expires on 10th April 2017 and another 45,000 votes are needed before Parliament will consider it.
2. If fireworks are let off in the village like the incident on Sunday 19 February at 9pm you can complain to the Council by telephoning 01530 454789. If the Council considers a public nuisance has occurred they will take action against the culprits.
So all you animal owners and farmers etc don't just have a moan on Facebook sign the petition and tell everyone you know in the UK to sign it as well and complain to the Council.
Stuart PerkinsLong Whatton & Diseworth Parish Council
Food Gusto runs a series of successful Food and Drink events across the Midlands. The dates for 2017 are listed below: Ashby Food Gusto Festival - 27th & 28th May 2017 Appleby Food Gusto Festival - 26th August 2017 Tamworth Food Gusto Festival - 9th & 10th September 2017 Food Gusto Christmas Fair - Provisional Dates are 25th & 26th Nov or 3rd & 4th Dec
If you would like to find out more information about Food Gusto you can always call either Jaime or Wes on 01530 411337. www.foodgusto.com
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Long Whatton Play Area – Adjacent to the Primary SchoolAs part of its regular safety inspection visits, and following complaints from local families, Long Whatton and Diseworth Parish Council identified a need to improve the play area in the centre of Long Whatton (adjacent to the school). This is the main play area within the village but due to safety concerns it has been necessary to close part of the facility. Exercise is fundamental to improve the health and wellbeing of all young people so it is important that we provide suitable equipment of good quality that can be properly maintained by the Parish Council. We intend to provide a safe place for children to come with their parents, friends or guardians for many years to come.
The project commenced in the summer of 2016 with the required grant funding applied for, designs and prices obtained from three specialist suppliers, all as necessary to provide a new and exciting upgrade to the existing site. The land on which the play area sits is owned by Leicestershire County Council, for which the Parish Council pays rent, and on investigation it came to light that the current lease is up for renewal in August 2017. The cost of the refurbishment is in the region of £35k so to justify spending this money it is essential that this lease be renewed and extended to make it viable, so the necessary request was made. Due to the location of the site several different departments needed to be consulted, including Education who must consider the future needs of the school, so this has taken some time. After detailed discussions with LCC a lease of suitable duration was offered, however, there is a problem with the ‘Heads of Terms’ in that there are clauses that allow the landlord to give notice to terminate after a period of only 6 years.
You will appreciate that for such a small Parish to fund what is a huge investment this relatively short guarantee is not acceptable. We are therefore currently working with LCC to make the 'Heads of Terms' stronger and so make the new asset financially viable and, although progress is being made, the project is taking much longer than anticipated. It is fully appreciated that families are currently having to travel to seek other suitable facilities in the area and so we must apologise for this. In the meantime, please make use of the play areas at Cawdell Drive, Sherwood Court and perhaps behind the Village Hall in Diseworth.
LONG WHATTON & DISEWORTH PARISH COUNCIL NEWS
facebook.com/Long-Whatton-and-Diseworth-Parish-Council
www.lwdpc.org.uk
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The DialogueDiseworth’s village magazine delivered free to every household, subsidised by
advertising, fundraising and voluntary contributions.£1.50 where sold
ContributionsThe deadline is the 7th of the month for the following issue.All contributions will be considered for publication, however any views expressed within the pages of The Dialogue are not necessarily those of the Committee. They should be emailed to [email protected] [email protected] or [email protected] Please include your name although your article can be published anonymously.
AdvertisingTo advertise in The Dialogue please email
[email protected] contact Sharon Crosby-Browne on 0300 800 2000 (normal call rates apply)
The deadline is the 7th of the month for the following issue.Prices for one year’s advertising are as follows (10 issues) :
¼ page £40 ½ page £70 whole page £120Part year prices on request
Committee Members Chairman Nicky Miller Vice Chair Liz Jarrom Editorial Team Sue Brompton, Janet Fletcher, Emma Haycraft, Nikki Hening, Meryl Tait.Treasurer Christine Agar Advertising Sharon Crosby-Browne & Kate Henry - 0300 800 2000Design & Production Ruth Smith - 01332 811538 Minutes Secretary Emma HaycraftDelivery Team Leader Linda Gaymer Founding Editor Carly SneeCommittee members: Sue Bird, Jane Cunningham, Kath Taylor Delivery Team: Sue Bird, Norma Chapman, Nancy Cowley, Julie Doyle, Jan Firth, Gill Burrage, Sandie Moores, Pauline Needham, Adam Miller, Julie Werb, John and Sue HurleyArtwork Jackie Q, Steven Allison, Aimee RidlerPrinted by Ashfield Screen Printing Ltd - www.ashfieldsp.co.uk
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Directory of Useful NumbersBBC East Midlands 0115 9021930 [email protected] bbc.co.uk/england/eastmidlandstoday/BBC Radio Derby 01332 361111British Gas - Engineer 0800 111011 britishgas.co.uk Emergency 0800 111999Castle Donington College 01332 810528 castledonington.leics.sch.uk [email protected] Donington Volunteer Bureau 01332 850526 [email protected], Manor Pharmacy, Castle Donington 01332 810213 Derby Playhouse 01332 363275 derbyplayhouse.co.uk Diseworth C of E Primary School 01332 810208 diseworthprimary.co.ukDoctor’s Surgery – Health Centre, Castle Donington 01332 856050 or 0844 477 3092 Orchard Surgery, Kegworth 01509 674919 Manor House Surgery, Belton 01530 222368East Midlands Airport 0871 919 9000 eastmidlandsairport.comEast Midlands Electricity emergencies 0800 056 8090 Environment Agency 08708 506 506 environment-agency.gov.uk Incident hotline 0800 807 060Kinchbus 01509 815637 kinchbus.co.ukLeicestershire County Council 0116 3050001 Flooding concerns - email [email protected] London Road Community Hospital, Derby 01332 265500 derbyhospitals.nhs.ukLoughborough Hospital 01509 611600 Mobile Library 0116 3053565NHS Urgent Care Centre, Hospital Way, 01509 568800Loughborough, LE11 5JYNHS 111 111NHS Direct nhsdirect.nhs.ukLeicestershire Councillor, Nick Rushton 01530412059 or 07837841441 [email protected] West Leicester District Council 01530 454545 nwleics.gov.ukNottingham Playhouse 0115 941 9419 nottinghamplayhouse.co.ukNottingham Royal Centre and Concert Hall 0115 989 5555 royalcentre-nottingham.co.ukPolice - non emergency calls 101 leics.police.uk/local-policing/valleyPost Office - Long Whatton 01509 842264Post Office - Castle Donington 01332 810515Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham 0115 924 9924 nuh.nhs.ukCapital FM East Midlands 0115 8731500 capitalfm.com.eastmids News Room 0115 8731520Odeon Cinema Loughborough 01509 235235Royal Derby Hospital 01332 340131 derbyhospitals.nhs.uk accident and emergency 01332 783111Royal Derby Children’s Hospital 01332 786899 accident and emergency 01332 783277Severn Trent Customer Service 08007 834444Skylink 0115 9506070 skylink.co.ukTraveline - for public transport information 0871 200 22 33 traveline.org.uk
If you have any suggestions for useful numbers to be included in this directory, please let any committee member know.
Our beat officers for Diseworth are PC Jason Underwood (ID No 1760) or PC Louise Gravenall (ID No 4118). To leave a voicemail for them call 101 and follow the
instructions to leave a message for an officer. When prompted, key in their ID No.
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Parish CouncilThe role of your Parish Council includes safeguarding the amenities of the village, including highways, lighting, drainage, road signs and planning matters. Current planning matters are available for inspection by arrangement with the Parish Clerk: Samantha Lockwood, 38 Barroon, Castle Donington, DE74 2PE. Telephone: 07934 874739 [email protected] longwhattonanddiseworth.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/If you wish to discuss any matters of concern, please contact your Parish Councillors:Chair: Andrew Cawdell, 58 The Green, Long Whatton LE12 5DB 01509 843273Vice Chair: Sue Roberts, Chapel Farm, Hall Gate, Diseworth DE74 2QJ 01332 810813David Bamford, 43 The Woodcroft, Diseworth DE74 2QT 07802 817691Derek Wiggins, 6 Clements Gate, Diseworth DE74 2QE 01332 810209Mary Hobbs 24 Main Street, Long Whatton LE12 5DG 01509 842486Stuart Perkins 24 Lady Gate, Diseworth, DE74 2QF 01332 817622Peter Gillatt Gables Farm, Main Street, Long Whatton, LE12 5DF 07934 392929 Parish Council meetings are held at 7.30pm on the first Thursday of each month, alternately at Diseworth and Long Whatton. Please see the Notice Boards or ask the Parish Clerk for current information or to make general enquiries about the Parish Council.
Neighbourhood Watch ContactsCo-ordinators:Noel McGough, 28 Lady Gate, Diseworth 01332 811362 [email protected] Smith, 18 Hall Gate, Diseworth 01332 812600 [email protected] Moores, contact person for Lady Gate 01332 812629 [email protected]
Diseworth Village Community Facebook Group facebook.com/groups/diseworth
Diseworth Heritage Centre diseworthcentre.orgCentre Bookings and Enquiries 01332 850631 [email protected]
Diseworth Village Hall facebook.com/diseworthvillagehall [email protected] Hall Bookings 0300 800 5000 Event Bookings 0300 800 6000 General Issues 0300 800 7000
Village DirectoryOrganisation Contact Telephone EmailArt and Craft Club Shirley Briggs 01332 812350 [email protected], Cubs and Scouts Jenny Laws 01509 842606 [email protected] Sandie Clark 01332 814939 [email protected] of Diseworth School Anna Groves 01332 810014 [email protected] Sandie Clark 01332 814939 [email protected] Centre Martin Hening 01332 853647 [email protected] Society Pat Guy 01332 811119 [email protected] Meadow Pat Guy 01332 811119 [email protected] Watch Noel McGough 01332 811362 [email protected] Sheila Hawksworth 01509 568793 [email protected] W.I.N.G.S. Jim Snee 01332 812345 [email protected]’s Discussion Group Liz Jarrom 01332 810358 [email protected]
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AT YOUR SERVICE
IRONING. Pick up and Delivery to Diseworth
and the surrounding area. Telephone Julie at Scorchers-
01332 853457 or 07973 354695.
DRY CLEANING SERVICEDoor to door service now offered by
‘Scorchers’ your local ironing service.Phone Julie 01332 853457 or mobile 07973 354695
BABYSITTING, IRONING, SEWING, MENDINGIsobel’s Grandma offers her services for
babysitting, ironing, sewing and mending atreasonable rates.
Call Carol on 01332 864910 (Melbourne)
Reliable 17 year old, with First Aid certificate, available for babysitting
most evenings incl. weekends. Please call Isobel Smithies on 01332 853401 or 07930 665541
DISEWORTH DOGGIE WALKERSmall group & socialisation
or individual walk if preferred£10 for an hours walk & play
Call Tania 07976 971162
VILLAGE FARMHall Gate
POTATOES Large & small bags.EGGS
Phone 01332 810858
Dave Taylor – Village Recommended
Handyman Available for general maintenance work.
Phone: 07398 768371
To advertise here please email
or contact Sharon Crosby-Browne on
0300 800 2000 (normal call rates apply)
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For a quote please call Julie01509 844077or pop into the
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Domestic and Commercial
Quality Time Served Decorator with
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For a Free Estimate Phone 01332 810974
Mobile 07879 818599
27 The Green, Diseworth
We can solve the “what can we eat tonight question?” Manor Organic Farm, Shop,
Butchery, Bakery and Tea Room.
Open Wednesday to Saturday Main Street, Long Whatton
LE12 5DF
Longhorn grass fed beef and lamb from our farm. Pork and poultry from local farms. Wide range of homemade award winning sausages. Freshly baked breads and cakes made in our bakery.
Tel. 01509 646413 [email protected] www.facebook.com/manororganic twitter @manororganic
Our Tea Room is open from
Wednesday to Saturday 9am until 4pm.
Besides delicious drinks we also have a much praised lunch menu
showcasing local and farm produce.
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Plumbing & Heating Requirements& Now Offering a Full Cleaning Service
We have expanded our services to offer a Full Home Cleaning Service:
M&M Properties would like to inform its clientsthat as of January 1 2017 we are able to offer
the following services:
• End of tenancy house deep cleans for 1-5 bedroom houses
• Full residential house deep clean• Full residential spring cleans for all house types• Deep carpet clean for all domestic carpeted areas.• Kitchen appliance cleans including oven, hob and
extractors• Free quotes available.We can do contract work or just a one off. Only experienced staff used.
Qualified plumbers, builders, electricians for any jobs.We are now in a position to offer qualified plumber & heating engineers, builders, electricians and joiners no job too small.We offer the full service under one roof from the architect’s drawings to the finished article, No need to worry about tradesman we can make sure they are there on time and do the job required.We offer a full project management service to take the stress and worry out of the job in hand.If it’s a new build or a bathroom/kitchen installation give us a call for a free no obligation quote.Don’t forget our gas engineer is at the ready to service those boilers, gas fires and cookers. • All building works (no matter how small) – Fully
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For any further information or advice please contact
Mike or Mitzi on 01332 818784/ 07703 464564
BALLET CLASSES FOR YOUNG
CHILDREN AND ADULTS
AT DISEWORTH AND LOCKINGTON
VILLAGE HALLS
Lockington Village Hall: Children's ballet classes on Saturdays from 9.00am. Beginners from 3yrs up to Grade 6 plus pointe work. Small classes to develop confidence & enjoyment through dance. Diseworth Village Hall: Adults from Grade 6 to intermediate and Adult Beginners. Every Wednesday from 7.15.
Website: Claudette Caven Dance.Claudette Caven, AISTD, Advaned Cecchetti Ballet, Modern & Character.01509 672702 - [email protected]
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Open: Tuesday - Friday 9am to 5pm Saturday 9am to 2pm Closed Mondays
Diseworth Village Hall Available to Hire
Main Hall with Stage, Lighting and Sound System Meeting Room
Well Equipped Kitchen
£8 per hour (min charge £20.00) £75 per day for Parties & Wedding Receptions
(Booking Terms Apply)
Contact us for further details:-Email: [email protected]
Bookings: 0300 800 5000 Event bookings: 0300 800 6000
see also our Facebook page
www.facebook.com/diseworthvillagehall
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Julian WeaverTel – 01509 267948
Mob 1 – 07977137597Mob 2 – 07505118789
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Opening Hours
Monday – Thursday 11.30am - 11pm
Friday – Saturday 11.30am – 12pm
Sunday 12 noon – 10.30pm
Food served Monday to Saturday12 noon – 3pm
5pm - 9pm
Traditional Sunday Roast £8.25Served 12 noon – 3pm
We now serve a full menu in the evening as well as in the daytime.
Please visit our website for the most up to date menus
www.theploughdiseworth.com33 Hall Gate, Diseworth, Derbyshire. DE74 2QJ
01332 810333
The Plough InnDiseworth
Sunday night is Takeaway NightOrder your takeaway food to be delivered to
The Plough Inn, and we’ll provide warm plates, cutlery and do all the washing up!
All you have to do is drink, eat and enjoy.
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Long Whatton Post Office & Store Main Street
Tel: 01509 842264Store open:Mon, Tue, Thur, Fri 7.00am to 5:30pmWed 7.00am to 2pmSat 7:00am to 1pmSun 8:00am to 12noonPost Office openMon, Tue, Thur, Fri 9:00am to 5:30pmWed 9:00am to 12.30pmSat 9:00am to 12noon
We sell a large selection of quality local produce including freshly baked bread, cobs
& cakes; free range eggs, milk & cheeses, local preserves, honey & relishes.
We also stock a wide selection of groceries. Freshly filled cobs are available daily.
We now deliver newspapers, magazines & groceries to Diseworth village
1-7 days a week.
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See Facebook page
Call / text Stephen on 07900 492361
Wired WrightAll your Electrical InstallationAnd Repair needs
By Time Served ElectricianMobile:07753 696430Evenings: 01509 674977 Email: [email protected]
James E FletcherFine FurnitureQuality Joinery
Orchard Workshop 18 Clements Gate
DiseworthTelephone Derby 850882 Evenings 811143
Kitchens, Bedrooms, English Oak & Mahogany Furnituremade to order.
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JOHN SMITH (MELBOURNE) LTDApproved Coal & Smokeless Fuel Merchants
We supply a range of fuels for all types of appliances also Logs, Kindling and Coal Bunkers
Prompt deliveries at competitive prices
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DerbysTelephone 01332 862744
Planning an event? Hosting a party? A Celebration? A Conference? An anniversary?
Meeting up with old friends or maybe a more formal reason to need a place to meet?
Then please consider hiring Diseworth’s Heritage Centre
There is a main hall to seat around 40 in a theatre layout, or 20 in a boardroom set up. There is a smaller room to seat 10 around tables, and both rooms have access to the kitchen.
There is a television screen and wi-fi to link with a laptop plus a projector and screen. There is also a computer suite to hire.
We can arrange any form of catering and bookings usually include a welcome hot drink and biscuits.
Please take time to visit our newly re-furbished website which will give you more information and the scale of letting fees.
Multiple bookings attract a very generous discount.
Bookings can be made through the email address given on the website or direct by phoning 07891628292
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Nicholas J. RushtonI am your Leicestershire County and North West Leicestershire District councillor.
I am the Leader of Leicestershire and a cabinet member at North West Leicestershire.
I am here to help if ever you need me, my contact details are as below.
Mobile 07837 841441, office 01530 412059 & home 01530 417227
The best email address to reach me on is
Larry Hill, Dairyman.48 Belton Street
ShepshedLeicestershire01509 502455
www.morningmiracle.co.uk
Daily deliveries to Diseworth and Long Whatton.
Supplier of fresh milk and bread, fresh fruit and veg,
free range eggs, local honey, cheese, potatoes and much
more!
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The Royal Oak,26 The Green, Long Whatton, Leicestershire.
www.theroyaloaklongwhatton.co.uk01509 843694
Open for lunch Monday – Saturday 12.00 – 2.30 & Sunday 12.00 – 4.00
Early Doors menu Monday – Friday 5.30 – 6.30
A la carte menu Monday – Saturday 6.30 – 9.00
Please call to book a table
or a room for visiting family
01509 843694
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Unit 4 Bonington Complex10 Trent Lane
Castle DoningtonDerby
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MOTs from £36 (Class 4,5,7)Servicing from £99Call us on 01332 812922 for more details
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