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NOV/DEC 2012 No. 97www.birstallpost.co.uk
THE ROTHLEY POSTY O U R F R E E C O M M U N I T Y N E W S P A P E R
A NEW footpath connectingThurcaston to Anstey hasbeen created by a group ofvolunteers.
The 1.2km path off Cropston Roadand along Anstey Lane was a jointproject of Thurcaston and CropstonParish Council and Anstey Parish Coun-cil.
“All the comments I’ve had from thepeople I’ve seen using it have been posi-tive” said Richard Younie, Chairman ofThurcaston and Cropston Parish Council.
The scheme was supported with a£9311 grant from Leicestershire CountyCouncil’s Big Society grant scheme, witheach Parish Council also contributing£1000.
The path now provides a safe walkingroute between the two villages.
Blake Pain, the County Council’s leadmember for the Big Society, said: “Thisis another outstanding example of theBig Society grant aiding local communi-ties to take responsibility for a localissue, while also helping to demonstratereal community action.”
The County Council has this yearallocated a total of £340,000 for its BigSociety fund. For details and applicationforms visit: www.leics.gov.uk/bigsociety
A DECISION on two majorproposals for developmentin Rothley is expected inDecember.
Charnwood Borough Council willconsider plans for:
• 250 dwellings, a new primaryschool and a medical centre off Mount-sorrel Lane, with a relief road. The de-veloper is William Davis.
• 180 dwellings and a primary schoolat Brookfield Farm. The developer isCharles Church.
An action group, the Rothley-Mount-sorrel Green Belt Preservation Group,has been formed to campaign againstthe William Davis plans.
Its members are concerned about theloss of separation between Rothley andMountsorrel, building on open country-side on land that floods and road safety.
Rothley Parish Council and Rothley’s
Pathconnectsvillages
Pics: volunteers working on the pathand (top) the Chairman of Thurcaston &Cropston Parish Council Richard Youniedriving a roller
Developers’plans forRothley
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County Councillor Peter Osborne areobjecting to William Davis’s plans.
The Parish Council is also objectingto the Brookfield Farm plans. It says theplanned school is too far from the cen-tre of the village. The proposed car parkis inadequate and the local roads haveinsufficient capacity to cope with theextra traffic.
The Council also objects to 59 hous-es planned for the current allotment siteas it is development on greenfield landwhich forms an area of separation be-tween Rothley and Birstall.
and a new school is needed urgently.Head Teacher Fiona Parr said in her letter supporting the
application: “I fully approve of the proposed school new site andthe layout is excellent. The school offers exciting opportunities tofully involve the whole community including developing a muchmore inclusive school, better parent opportunities, after schooland wrap around care and a nursery. We would aim to be anoutstanding Academy school thus being able to work with otherschools in our area as a sponsor using the excellent new buildfor training opportunities for other schools with accommodationissues.”
Rothley and Mountsorrel ParishCouncil are preparing a NeighbourhoodPlan which will set out the areas forgrowth within the Parish and identifywhat new facilities and infrastructure areneeded. Once this is prepared it will beput out for public consultation and onceadopted will shape future developmentin the area.
• the Government’s new Growth andInfrastructure Bill is currently passingthrough Parliament and is expected tobecome law in 2013.
It is intended to stimulate economicgrowth but has been criticised for un-dermining the Localism agenda thataimed to put planning decisions in thehands of local communities.
Shaun Spiers, Chief Executive of theCPRE, said: The bill is a depressingattack on the protection of the country-side. It is also a centralising measure, aserious departure from the Government’swelcome commitment to localism.”
The Bill allows for applications fordevelopment to be made directly to theSecretary of State, bypassing local plan-ning authorities. Decisions will be madeby the Planning Inspectorate with noappeal against the decision.
The bill also relaxes roles on theprovision of ‘affordable homes’ withinnew housing developments.
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Rothley school’s governors are sup-porting the Brookfield Farm proposalsas the current school site is too smallfor any further expansion, is alreadyhaving a negative impact on education
Pic: the proposed development off Mountsorrel Lane
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Pic: (left) the red boundary marks the location ofthe Brookfield Farm proposals (above)
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In September Charnwood BoroughCouncil’s cabinet agreed to include thesite in its Local Plan Core Strategy. Thiswill set out the areas for development inthe Borough that are required to meetGovernment targets for housing andemployment. The detailed plan will notbe ready until March 2013 when it willbe considered by the cabinet.
The development will occupy theformer Bentleys Roses site.
Charnwood’s report into the propos-als, prepared by the Strategic Director ofHousing, Planning and Regeneration CllrMatthew Blain, states that:
• the site will be highly attractive toinvestors due to direct access to thestrategic road network
• it provides an opportunity to locatenew jobs with new homes
• the A46 is likely to be a majorbarrier to integration with Birstall [thesite is in the Parish of Wanlip]
• the development will have a “mod-erate” impact on the settlement separa-tion of Birstall, Rothley and Wanlip thatcan be “mitigated through master plan-ning”.
• potential for some impact on thewider road network which may be diffi-
A ROTHLEY student reached the summit of Mount Kiliman-jaro, part of a team from Aberystwyth University climbingthe highest mountain in Africa for charity.
AT A recent Girl Guide meeting at Richard Hill Primary School, Thurcaston, RevDavid McDonough re-dedicated the Guides’ flag, 40 years after its originaldedication.
David was also able to present the ‘Guide of the Year’ cup to Rebekah Johnsonand runner-up cup to Amy Johnson. Also pictured in our photograph are AbigailCrisswell, Chloe Fitzsimons and Lauren Furniss.
PLANS TO build 2000 homes and an employment site onland north of Birstall have moved a step closer.
Local plan nowincludes 2000 homes
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Holly Whittaker (20) and herteam began the final ascent at11.50pm . She said: “The longclimb in the dark was reallyhard as we were still tired fromthe day’s trek and the extremeattitude made physical exertionand breathing difficult. Wecouldn’t even drink and walk atthe same time and quickly gotcold if we stayed still for morethan a few minutes at a time.
“I’ll never forget the sunriseover the clouds – it was a trulymagical moment.”
The climb raised a total of£36,000 for Children Interna-tional and Holly and her teamspent a day at a Tanzanian school supported by
the charity beforeembarking on theirclimb.
Holly said: “Iwould like to thankeveryone who sup-ported me in thischallenge event anddonated money toimprove the lives ofchildren in Tanza-nia. It was the expe-rience of alifetime”.
Students scale summitfor children’s charity
Pics: Holly with schoolchildren and on the summit
Guide flag re-dedicated
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VISITORS TO a local exhibi-tion saw how Rothley haschanged over the last 230years.
The Changing Face of Rothley 1780to 2012 was the title of an exhibitionheld in the Rothley Centre in October.John Brooks, Terry Sheppard and KateCroden were the brains behind theevent, organised by Rothley History Soci-ety.
“Visitors to the exhibition were unan-imous in their praise and amazed at thedetailed work” said the Society’s secre-tary Ursula Greaves. “This had involvedhours of painstaking research followed
by the digitalmounting ofthe materialson display.”
Some ofthe pupilsfrom RothleySchool visit-ed the Cen-tre on theFridayafternoon
and then the rest of the school and theirparents had the chance to see the dis-play during parents’ evenings the follow-ing week.
The Mayor of Charnwood, DianeWise, was welcomed to the exhibition onSaturday morning. She was introducedto the research team and also presentedprizes to the four children who had
been selected in the children’s artcompetition.
For those who were unable toattend the event or who would liketheir own record of these 230 years,the information and images from the
Pics: the Mayor of Charnwwod Diane Wise with-Esme Hutchin (top) & Lucy Welch; Rohan Hathi &Miles Eynon’s drawing of the Saxon Cross
exhibition are available in a book, alsoentitled The Changing Face of Rothley.
Copies are available through theRothley History Society which meets inthe Rothley Centre at 7.30pm on thethird Wednesday of the month. Visitorsare welcome.
It is called Safe Space CounsellingService, and will be a place wherepeople can make an appointment tosee a trained counsellor and talk in aplace that is safe, secure and com-pletely confidential.
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The councillors are trained to listenand support the clients as they workthrough their problems, or anxiety.
The service will open in Novemberand the tel.no. is 07938779477. Thereis also an email address:[email protected] and awebsite:
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A SECTION of new cyclepath thatconnects Watermead Country Parkand Cossington has been complet-ed.
It marks the final stage of the Con-nect 2 lottery funded project that hasseen paths, bridges and access pointsimproved in the park.
The new section runs beside theriver starting from the Hope and An-chor pub on Wanlip Road headingnorth to Cossington.
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Pic: Terry Sheppard (left) and John Brookes
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A FULL meeting of Rothley ParishCouncil was held on August 20.
Retiring Parish Council secretary AnnHarmer was presented with a bouquet offlowers, garden vouchers and thankedfor her 32 years of service.
Residents reported their concernsabout plans for 250 homes and a schooloff Mountsorrel Lane. They are con-cerned about traffic to and from theschool and the effect on property values.
The Fowke Street drains are notworking properly. It was reported thatthe County Council are aware of theproblem and are seeking funding to dealwith it.
It was reported that Charnwood’sEngineering Manager had visited thebalancing pond off Hallfields Lane andhe is satisfied that it is operating asrequired, balancing the flow of waterfrom the site into Rothley Brook. Intimes of extreme weather a balancingpond will not stop flooding as there areother sources of water feeding into thebrook.
The Council considered an update onthe preparation of its joint Neighbour-hood Plan with Mountsorrel. A furtherpublic consultation exercise is plannedfor the autumn.
Rothley Heritage Trust wish to com-memorate the burial of paupers fromsurrounding workhouses in Rothleycemetery by erecting a statue near thesite in the graveyard. The Parish Councilagreed to give permission.
A full meeting of Rothley ParishCouncil was held on September 17.
Local residents attended to ascertainthe Parish Council’s position in respectof development proposals in the village.It was explained that the approach todevelopment would be set out in theNeighbourhood plan that is currentlybeing prepared jointly with MountsorrelParish Council. The response to specificplanning applications would be given asapplications are submitted. Parish Coun-cils are not planning authorities, theyare statutory consultees and their viewsare of an advisory nature.
The Council agreed to object to theBrookfield Farm development on thegrounds that the school is in the wrongplace and that additional homes areplanned for the current allotment sitewhich is on greenfield land forming anarea of separation between Rothley andBirstall.
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A full meeting of Rothley ParishCouncil was held on October 15.
County Councillor Peter Osbornereported that he had objected to theplanning application for 250 dwellingsoff Mountsorrel Lane.
Borough Councillor Diane Wise saidthat land north of Birstall was not asensible site for development, theMountsorrel Lane development woulderode the separation between villagesand that the Brookfield Farm schoolproposal presented traffic issues.
A resident representing a local actiongroup said its members felt “over-whelmed and angry that our village isbeing targeted for development” andsought the Parish Council’s support.
Chairman Percy Hartshorn said theParish Council had obtained more timeto prepare its objections but it could
only object on planning grounds. Hesaid: “We don’t want anyone buildingbut unfortunately we cannot stop it asthe Borough’s core strategy is not inplace and Charnwood does not have afive year supply of housing sites.”
Cllr Hartshorn said the Parish Coun-cil’s planning consultant had drawn upplans to extend the existing school on tothe tennis courts but that the County’sviews was that it preferred a new schoolas the existing one is deemed not fit forpurpose.
Over 60 children enjoyed a funpacked week held at St Bartholomew’sPrimary School, Quorn, and Highcliffeprimary school, Birstall. The week con-sisted of dance, drama and art with aperformance to family and friends at theend of the week.
Jody Chesterton, Proprietor of FacesArts, said: “Some of the children thatattend summer school have never doneanything like this before but the childrenreally get stuck in and enjoy the week.The children are very busy makingcrafts, painting scenery and learningdance routines. Children are given char-acter roles and scripts for drama whichgives them a real sense of achievement.The children meet new friends and havea fun packed week. Each year we have agreat time and well done to all the chil-dren involved!”
Faces Arts’ Saturday Theatre School isheld on Saturday mornings at HighcliffePrimary School in Birstall. “Youngsters
from all over the county travel to partici-pate in classes of dance, drama andsinging, all under the instruction of ateam of highly talented and experiencedtutors, to help develop the talent andconfidence of the pupils” said Jody.
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Parish Council notes
A FULL meeting of Thurcaston & Crop-ston Parish Council was held on June21.
It was agreed to purchase four treesand one engraved brass plaque to markthe Queen’s Jubilee. The cost is £430.
A parishioner reported that carsowned by people visiting the MemorialHall were blocking driveways along AnsteyLane. It was agreed that the terms andconditions of hiring the hall be amended,reminding hirers to be considerate.
An extraordinary meeting of the Coun-cil was held on July 23. It was agreed tospend £4214 on an access control lock-ing system for the Memorial Hall. Thisenables automated access to the hall forhirers.
A full meeting of Thurcaston & Crop-ston Parish Council was held on August16.
It was reported that councillors hadmet with a Highways engineer on StationRoad, Cropston about the installation ofvehicle activated speed signs. It wasagreed to approve the next step and toconsult with residents living nearby to theproposed sites for the signs.
A full meeting of Thurcaston & Crop-ston Parish Council was held on Septem-ber 20.
It was reported that some dog foulingnotices on lamp posts had became fadedand it was agreed that Charnwood Bor-ough Council be asked to replace them.Additional anti-dog fouling posters will beput up by the Parish Council.
A member of the public commentedon the untidiness of both villages –dumped rubbish in ditches, overgrownhedges, weeds in pavements and damagedroad signs. It was agreed to report theseissues to the County Council and to con-tact County Cllr David Snartt.
PCSO Alex Bierne reported that plainclothes officers were patrolling the parishas part of a concentrated effort to combatburglary.
It was agreed to pay an architect£1032 to carry out a feasibility study, sitesurvey and plans for building work to thehall, parish office and exterior areas.
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ALTHOUGH THERE have been nomonthly meetings, during July &August, Rothley History Societyhave not been entirely idle.
Several members joined with members ofRothley Heritage Trust to research and pre-pare the exhibition ‘The Changing Face ofRothley’, held in October.
Regular meetings resumed from Septem-ber when members and visitors were enter-tained by members from the ‘Original AnsteyMorrismen’.
On Wednesday October 19, the well-known local historian Ned Newitt was thespeaker, talking about The Slums of Leicester.
Wednesday November 21 will be the AGMwhen a report of the past year and a shortpreview of the year ahead will be given andthe committee for the coming year will beelected.
Meetings are held at The Rothley Centre,Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley at 7.30pm.
Visitors £3, members £2. Visitors arealways welcome.
From Linda Poole, Rothley HistorySociety
POOR WEATHER and ram-paging pheasants haven’tstopped a Rothley couplewinning awards with theirlocally produced wine.
Liz and Matthew Robson of WestfieldLane have a vineyard at the bottom oftheir garden and make the wine in theirkitchen, helped by friends and neigh-bours.
This au-tumn theyentered winefrom their‘KingfishersPool’ vine-yard in theMercianVineyardswine chal-lenge, withwine madefrom grapes harvested in 2011.
Liz said: “The frost of May 2011 haddestroyed every single green shoot andgraped buds, and we had to rely onsecondary shoots and a very meagresupply of grapes for a very late harvestin the pouring rain.
“Then pheasants from a nearby farmflew over for pudding and feasted on thegrapes just as they were ripening! Wenamed our dry white ‘Pheasants Choice’to mark the event.”
To make enough wine from the har-vest to be eligible for the competition,Liz and Matthew had to press and re-press the debris. “It broke all the rulesof good winemaking but we just man-aged to achieve the 50 bottles neces-sary” said Liz.
On the awards night the senior judgesaid she admired the resilience of Eng-lish winemakers in such appallingweather conditions and that only three
gold medals across sixclasses were awardedthis year.
Liz said: “I thoughtI had misheard whenthe scores for the DryWhite were read out –Kingfishers Pool,Pheasants Choice,bronze medal. I was sostunned I did not hearthe results for the
Medium Dryuntil some-one slappedme on theback andsaid welldone – wehad got an-other bronzemedal.”
The couplewon a thirdaward for
Innovation bydevising atrellissystem tolayer vinesto root insoil whilealso crop-ping grapes.
Despitethis year’srain the har-vest this au-tumn hasproduced agood crop.One Saturdayin late Octoberthe Oriongrapes werepicked and1000kg was gathered.They were then collected by Clive Vick-
ers of Halfpenny Green Vine-yard to be made into wine athis premises.
“Having achieved twobronze medals in a row withour kitchen set-up, we won-dered what our grapes couldachieve in expert hands in amodern winery” said Liz.
“Clive said our grapeswere some of the healthiesthe has seen this year andthat many would be enviousof our crop.”
The wine will be readyin September 2013 and ifit is of good enough quality
it will be sold to the public at DavidNorth’s shop on Station Road.
FOR OUR first indoor meeting ofthe autumn we welcomed AlisonCoates, in the guise of WidowJenny Grooby, to tell us aboutlife in the Tudor period.
Widow Grooby was not merely in a Tudorcostume but her outfit was meticulously re-searched to be appropriate for a widow ofher particular age and station in the year1555. Thus her dress was dyed “poor black”because she was not wealthy enough to affordtrue black cloth, which required multipleapplications of blue and brown dyes toachieve. On the other hand, a velvet trimperhaps indicated an aspiration to marryagain. She wore a rosary, which was accept-able in the reign of Catholic Queen Mary butnot under the Protestant monarchs immedi-ately before or afterwards. Like all respecta-ble persons of the period, her hair wasmodestly covered.
Widow Grooby brought an impressivecollection of implements and utensils thatwould have been available 450 years ago.For example, both leather bottles and woodenbuckets were lined with pitch to make themwatertight. Drinking vessels were usually ofpewter or pottery as glass had to be importedfrom Italy. Visitors would bring their ownknife to a meal and the use of forks for eat-ing was still uncommon. Most cooking wasdone in cast iron pots over an open fire butWidow Grooby was skilled at making fancysauces for the gentry with the use of a brassor copper saucepan on a small charcoalstove.
Undaunted by 21st century projectiontechnology, Widow Grooby also showed usphotographs of the re-enactments that regu-larly take place at Kentwell Hall in Suffolk.Hundreds of participants remain in characterand live as closely as possible to a Tudorlifestyle over a period of days or weeks inorder to develop a deeper understanding ofthe world of our forebears. Members of thepublic can visit and it sounds a fascinatingexperience.
Our next meeting will be in the HarrisonRoom adjoining All Saints’ Church, Thurcas-ton at 7.30pm on November 20. Following ashort AGM, our member Brenda Hooper willtell us about people from our two villageswhose stories made it into the newspapers.Contact Peter Smith on (0116) 236 7365 formore information.
From Thurcaston & Cropston Local History Society
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Pics: (top)Matthew & Liz Robson,(left) crushing the grapes in the kitchen
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Hazel and I would like to thank eve-ryone who has helped us over the yearswith our Shoe Box Appeal.
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Christmas FairSaturday December 8at Rothley Centre, 10am – 12noonAdmission 50pRt Hon Stephen Dorrell will beattendingRaffle, tombola, books, producestalls, games, Santa’s grotto,bric-a-brac etc
Phase Arts Theatre SchoolA special performance celebrating
The Magic ofDisneySunday December 2 at 6pmThe Palmer-Tomkinson Theatre,Longslade College, BirstallTickets £5 adult; £4 children (dis-counts available for children/yp’sgroups)Box Office: Tel/Text07974333890E: [email protected] you would like to know moreabout our group or register for afree trial class, please contact usas above or visitwww.phasearts.co.uk
Belgrave Ladies Bowling ClubThurcaston Road, next to RugbyClub
Autumn FayreSaturday November 17, from10am to 12noonHomemade cakes, garden pro-duce, books, jigsaws, nearly newclothes (inc bowling gear), tom-bola, raffle, and moreTea/CoffeeEntrance 25pAll welcome
FilmPresentationsFrom Thurcaston & CropstonParish Council ‘War Horse’ Friday November 9(146 mins)Michael Morpurgo’s moving storyhas been played on stage for overfour years being set amid thebackdrop of the First World War.Steven Spielberg’s film centres onthe close connection between ayoung boy and his horse, Joey.Tom Middleton plays a debonaircavalry officer who buys Joey toride him into battle. There ishope, courage and perseverancesurrounding this one horse.‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’Friday December 14 (124 mins)There are tears and laughter inthis hilarious but touching dramaabout growing old disgracefully.Evelyn, played by Judi Dench, de-termines to start a new life inJaipur and meets other retireeswho are also aiming for this luxu-rious retirement home but disap-pointment awaits. The teemingstreets of Rajistan burst with col-our and vitality, a fitting settingfor our film, amid our prepara-tions for Christmas.Thurcaston & Cropston ParishCouncil will be showing thesefilms at Thurcaston Memorial Hall.Starting at 7.30pm, tickets cost£4.50 and concessions are £4.The price includes refreshmentsand a lucky prize draw.Advance tickets can be purchasedvia the parish office, 01162367626 or at the door.
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Charity Whist Drivesorganised by Derek Farrwill be held at 7.30pm on Thurs-days, November 1, December 6 &January 3at the Rothley Centre, MountsorrelLane, RothleyAdmission £2All players welcome
Book SaleGrab a bargain at Birstall librarySat Nov 3 to Sat Nov 10The library is selling off olderstock to make way for new, bothadult and children’s stock will beavailable at bargain pricesDrop in during normal libraryopening hours and see if there isanything for you
Highcliffe Amateur TheatricalSociety presents
RapunzelA pantomime by Philippa Smith atHighcliffe School, Greengate Lane,BirstallThursday & Friday Nov 29 & 30 &Saturday Dec 1 at 7.15pm,also on Saturday Dec 1 at 2.30pmTickets are £6 (£5 concs) andmay be obtained from the boxofficeTel: 2676049 or 07757854719 orby email [email protected]
Beetle Drive and
Patient InformationDayThe Leicester Stoma Care Nursesinvite you to a combined BeetleDrive and Patient Information DayOpen to anyone who has a stoma(guest included)Thursday Nov 29, 10.30 start –12.30 approxRefreshments availableRegency Hotel, 360 London RoadStoneygate LE2 2PLRing 0116 2585184 to book aplace on this unique social event(places limited)
Birstall Birdwatching Clubpresents
75 years atRectory Farmby Phil JohnsonRothley is losing its farmland atan alarming rate, with Birstall al-ready decimated, so it is easy tothink that no-one cares aboutfarms and the part they play inthe preservation of our wildlife.Rectory Farm, on the edge of Eye-brook Reservoir, is proof of a suc-cessful farm and habitat creationfor all kinds of wildlife. With all ofthis, the birds also benefit andPhil will tell us how his workingfarm has been managed to includehedgehogs and bees. Peanuts andseed on sale.Tuesday November 13Christmas DIY with Christmas
Cheerby Our MembersEveryone welcome to this informalmeeting when members bringtheir photographic or conversa-tional talents which are intermin-gled with cheese straws, mincepies and other surprises broughtalong by our members and visi-tors. Just come and see what ourmembers have been doing thispast year in their pursuit of wild-life.Tuesday December 11Both evenings at 7.30pmat The Rothley Centre, Mountsor-rel Lane, RothleyVisitors welcome £2Contact Ken Goodrich 01162674813
Christmas Festivalat St Leonard’s Church, SwithlandSaturday December 8 from 10amto 5pmRefreshments all day
St Theresa’s
Christmas BazaarSat December 1511am till 3pmin St Theresa’s Church HallFront StreetStalls to include cake stall, bottletombola, raffle, preserves & manymore to delight youTea, coffee & hot soup will beavailableAll proceeds to St Theresa’sChurch funds
Coffee ShopRothley Methodist, Howe LaneEvery Tuesday morning, 10-11.30amCome rain or shine
Now open : Book exchangeEveryone welcomeTea, coffee, biscuits, toasted teacakeProceeds for the Methodist Church
The Latimer Playersare performing
‘Mother Goose’a traditional family pantomime,suitable for all agesFollow Mother Goose, her familyand village friends and see howshe turns from, rags to riches withthe help of Candy, the goose wholays golden eggs. You are invitedto join in with the boos and hissesand all the songsNovember 22,23 & 24 at 7.30pmand Saturday matinee at 2.30pmin the Memorial Hall, Anstey Lane,Thurcaston LE7 7JATickets available from Anna Lacey,121 Leicester Road, ThurcastonLE7 7JLAll seats £6.50 each
Netmumsmeets upAt Birstall MethodistChurch, Wanlip Lane,BirstallLow key meet ups to providefriendship and chat forparents & carersChildren welcome10am-12noon,last Tues each monthexcept Aug & DecNext date:November 27Hope to see you there! Feel freeto get in touch in advanceJacqui & [email protected]
Oh Whistle….Supernatural tales by M R James,master of the English ghost storyThe Nunkie Theatre CompanySunday Nov 25 at 7pmHumphrey Perkins CommunityCentre, Cotes Road, Barrow£8, £7 (con)Box Office: [email protected]• • •
Alice inWonderlandBarrow Youth TheatreA junior musicalFriday Nov 16: 7.30pmSaturday Nov 17: 2pm & 7.30pmHumphrey Perkins CommunityCentre, Cotes Road, Barrow£7 & £5 (concess)A fresh & colourful productionwith a talented young castBox Office: [email protected]
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ChristmasGift FairatSyston Methodist Church HallNov 17, 1.30-5pm50p entry (u12 free)over 30 stalls of unique giftskids’ face paintingplus coffee shopwith homemade cakes on saleCome along and getstocked up for ChristmasWin a ChristmasHamperin the raffle
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Rothley ChristmasPamper EveningNov 23, 7-9.30pmat The Rothley Centre, Rothleyover 40 stalls, of unique gifts andpamperingTickets £4 in advance, £5 on thedoor inc complementary drinkChance to win a Christmas Hamperin the raffleTickets: 07951656941 or07875979058
Choice UnlimitedInformation, ideas, innovation,services, products, education &employment for young people,parents, carers and professionalsChoice Unlimited welcomes allyoung people, their parents, car-ers, teachers as well as serviceprovidersWe offer a special welcome to dis-abled young people and youngpeople with additional needswhich many of the exhibitors willcater forLeicester Tigers Stadium, Ayle-stone Rd, Leicester LE2 7TRWednesday Nov 21
10am to 6pmFree entry – please register yourinterestThere will be a huge choice of ex-hibitors who will be covering• accommodation• education & training• employment• health & wellbeing• lifestyle & leisure• support & advice• transport & motability• volunteeringTo register your interest and tofind out more tel: 0116 2859440; SMS:07910 864 594;Email:[email protected]; Web-site: www.lcil.org.uk;Twitter:@ChoiceUnLtdVisit us on Facebook
RothleyChristmasLights switch-on& late night shoppingThursday Nov 29Lights switch-on at 6pmFunfair, stallsSeasonal refreshments
Music from Rothley Church choirand handbell ringersHave your photo taken with anOlympic torch
Ladies CircleNov 20, Freda Penteloe: Flowersfor ChristmasDec 18, Anne Hughes: 12 days ofChristmas (music)All held at the Methodist Hall,Howe Lane, RothleyTuesdays at 2.30pmVisitors £2, everyone welcome
The Baldwin TrustA local charity that runs narrowboats for the disabled, specialneeds, elderly and communitygroupsis looking for a SecretaryThis is a voluntary position andwould suit a retired person, withgood communication and compu-ter skillsCould you be the person we arelooking for?Contact: Glenda Townsend 011162301731If you have any queries please donot hesitate to give me a call
ClairvoyantEveningAn evening ofMediumshipwith Clairvoyant/MediumSean RoperFri December 147.30pm, bar open from 7pm witha break at 9pm the evening finish-es around 10.30pmThe Rothley Centre, 12 Mountsor-rel Lane, Rothley, Leicestershire,LE7 7PRTickets: £10 each - 50% of allproceeds go to Alex's Wish charity- to help fight Duchenne MuscularDystrophy (visitwww.alexswish.co.uk for moredetails)Format of the evening: theatrestyle (up to 150 people)Raffle tickets available on thenight. 100% of all proceeds go toAlex's Wish (for details visitwww.alexswish.co.uk).Please [email protected] or callEmma Hallam on 07903 349475to purchase your ticket.
YOUR NEIGHBOURHOOD Policingteam covers the villages ofCropston, Rothley, Swithland,Thurcaston, Newtown LinfordWoodhouse, Woodhouse Eavesand Quorn.
The team is made up of police officers,police community support officers and specialconstables.
How to contact your neighbourhood polic-ing team and who they are:Neighbourhood SergeantSgt Nigel Burnham (77)
I joined LeicestershirePolice in 1997 and haveheld a variety of posts onthe County and City. I amlooking forward to working with myteam to solve the issues that matter tolocal people.
I will continue to work with local Partnersto reduce incidents of crime and anti-socialbehaviour in the communityPC Ed Stephenson(2029)
I work as part of theCharnwood West neighbour-hood team and I primarilycover the Rothley and thesurrounding area. I havepreviously worked as a neigh-bourhood officer in Thurmaston and I lookforward to working in and around Rothley. Ifyou see me out and about feel free to stopand have a chat.PC Matt Orton (1969)
I have been a police offic-er with Leicestershire Policesince June 2003 during whichI have had various roles,mostly working within theCharnwood area. I am origi-nally from the area and I enjoy working withthe communities as well as partner agenciesto address issues that matter to the people ofthese areas within the beat area. I have par-ticular responsibility for Quorn, Woodhouse,Wooodhouse Eaves and Ulverscroft .PCSO Chris Kendall(6524)
I joined LeicestershirePolice in 2003 and haveworked as a Police Communi-ty Support Officer (PCSO)since the introduction of therole. Throughout this time I have had thepleasure of being the neighbourhood PCSOfor Quorn and the neighbouring villages ofWoodhouse, Woodhouse Eaves and Ulver-scroft. I have endeavoured to provide a pointof contact within the community and a visiblepresence in the villages that the beat covers."
Send an email to your neighbourhoodteamPCSO Laura Grimbley(6197)
I have been a Police Com-munity Support Officer sinceFebruary 2009. I was thePCSO for the East Goscoteand Queniborough beat, and have now movedto Rothley and I am looking forward to work-ing with the community to tackle the mattersthat are causing concern.How to contact your neighbourhoodteam
To contact an officer, telephone 101 -follow the instructions and when prompted,enter their identification number (shown inbrackets) and leave a message.
Email via the website www.leics.police.uk(click on Neighbourhood Policing)
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SOAR VALLEY artists held their annual exhibition inthe Rothley Centre in October. Our pictures showwork by artists (clockwise from top) Janet Foster,Jenny Cowdroy, Alec Aldrich and John Kennedy. Pic-tured centre is demonstrator John Clarke painting alandscape
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Winter seems to have arrived quicklyat Brookfield Farm, with some of theearly autumn jobs still unfinished.
The wet weather has delayed drillingthe seed for next year’s crops, as insome cases the ground has been toowaterlogged to allow the tractors to geton to the field. However some of thecrops have been drilled and the wheatand rape plants are now visible aboveground. Unfortunately the damp weatherhas been ideal for slugs and at this timeof year it is a battle to keep one stepahead of them.
The cows and calves have beenbrought into the buildings for winter,with the older calves being separatedfrom their mothers. Bill and I had arather disturbed night as the cows andcalves call to each other for the first fewhours. By morning, however, they all
seemed to have settled into their newroutine, and only bellow when they hearthe tractor which is bringing their food.Each cow, calf and bull has to have twoear tags which must correspond with itsown passport. In one ear it has to havea small metal tag and a larger plasticyellow tag in the other ear. Sometimesthe plastic tags are lost in the field andhave to be replaced. DEFRA closely reg-ulates the ear tags and we have to applyfor the correct number to replace themissing tag. Retagging lively animals canbe a challenging job, particularly as thistime Angus the bull needs to have hisreplaced.
With the imminent closure of Brook-field Farm due to the new housing de-velopment, the cows are to be sold aswe do not have sufficient room for them
at the farm in Saxelbye[near Melton Mowbray].Before they can be soldthey have to be tested forTuberculosis and thenhave to be sold within 2months of this hopefullynegative test. It will be asad day when the last cowleaves as Bill’s Father,Jack, began farming atBrookfield with 6 cows 59years ago, and there hasalways been a herd on thefarm since that time.
As we approach a lessbusy time of year on the
farm we have to consider moving thebuildings from Rothley to Saxelbye. Overthe next few months all the staff will beinvolved in dismantling many of thebuildings and preparing to rebuild themagain in their new location.
Many of the liveries have now foundnew places to keep their horses andonly a few remain. Our herd of Falabellahorses will stay here at Rothley until wemove ourselves and they have nowgrown very woolly winter coats in prepa-ration for the bad weather.
We are beginning to remove some ofthe fencing and this has reminded Bill ofan incident which happened on the farmsome years ago. The farm had recentlypurchased a new quad bike and Bill’slate Father Jack, who was then about 70decided he was going to try out the newpurchase. He whizzed around the fieldsat speed, but as he began to drive downinto Bates’ Hollow, well known by manyRothley residents as an excellent sledg-ing hill, he lost control and crashedthrough barbed wire, electric and somewooden fencing. He ended up in hospi-tal as his hands and arms needed stitch-ing. The hospital doctor told him thathe was far too old to be driving a quadbike, but this did not deter him in thefuture, although he did drive a littlemore slowly.
AT OUR September meeting Mrs AlisonBriggs gave an inspirational talk on thecharity Mercy Ships.
It was set up by a Canadian couple,Don and Deyon Stephens, who came upwith the idea of raising funds to fit out asuitable ship as a hospital. This wouldthen serve some of the world’s poorestcommunities along the coast of West Afri-ca.
Mercy Ships now operates the world’slargest charity hospital ship, providing freehealth care to these communities.
The ship is run by 450 dedicated vol-unteers from around the world. Theservices given include an eye care pro-gramme, reconstructive surgery, orthopae-dic surgery, oral care programme, amental health programme and palliativecare. Agricultural training is also given.
The present ship, “The African Mercy”,holds six operating theatres and eightwards, which are all equipped with thevery latest technology.
This talk was both thought provokingand humbling. It made us all appreciatehow lucky we are to live in this countrywith the benefit of the National HealthService.
At our October meeting Mr MalcolmBritain gave a talk entitled “The Story ofBrooksby”. Mr Britain, a lecturer atBrooksby College, is also the warden at StMichael’s and All Angels, the church lo-cated within the college grounds.
We were told that Brooksby was aViking settlement and had a population inexcess of one thousand people by the endof the 11th Century. Over the years thehall and church were built and the hall’sprimary use was for fox hunting.
Two very prominent families have re-sided there during its long history. Themost influential, the Villiers, came overduring the Norman Conquest and livedthere from 1235 until 1711. Several primeministers are descended from them: Pittthe elder and younger, Winston Churchill,Anthony Eden, Sir Alec Douglas Home andDavid Cameron. Members of the currentRoyal Family can also trace their originsback to Brooksby Hall. These include:the Spencers (Princess Diana), the Bowes-Lyons (The Queen Mother), as well asThe Queen and Princes William and Har-ry.
Its other distinguished occupant wasAdmiral Sir David Beatty, famous for hisrole in the battle of Jutland, and also theyoungest Admiral since Nelson.
This was a highly entertaining andinformative talk and was enjoyed by us all.
From Thurcaston & Cropston W.I.
Life on the farmLiving & working at BrookfieldAS YOU drive down Hallfields Lane in Rothley many people hard-ly notice the farm gate which leads to Brookfield Farm.
There has been a farm on this site for many years, long before many of the hous-es which now make up the village of Rothley.
Today Bill and Sarah Wright live at Brookfield Farm on Hallfields Lane. In thisand future issues of the Rothley Post, Sarah will be writing about life on the farm:
A TALK on Modern Germanycovered the rise and fall ofHitler, post war rebuildingand Germany’s current posi-tion on the world stage.
Organised by the Charnwood Con-servatives, it was presented by DrMichael Lynch, a retired history lec-turer, at the Rothley Centre.
The next talk will be presented onTuesday November 20 by LeonadosHadjinikolaou, a consultant cardio-vascular surgeon at Glenfield Hospital,on ‘The British – a Genetic History’.
Tickets are £5 available from Nor-man Pratt on 0116 2375254.
LOUGHBOROUGH LEISURECentre is halfway through a£2.1million refurbishment.
The facility, owned by CharnwoodBorough Council and run by thecharity, Fusion Lifestyle, has had anew gym, a new cycling studio and anew soft play area for children.
The final phase of the improve-ments will see the launch of a newmain exercise studio, disabled chang-ing areas, new toilets and a refur-bished sports hall.
The centre has a 25m swimmingpool.
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THE BRADGATE ParkTrust has appointed anew Land Agent and Sur-veyor.
Peter Tyldesley is a CharteredSurveyor with many years’ experi-ence in the management of a widerange of properties with high con-servation value and historic interestand was formerly Director of Coun-tryside & Land Management at theBrecon Beacons National Park Au-thority where he was responsiblefor developing the Authority’s VisitorServices and Tourism work as wellas the management of a 16,000hectare landholding.
Peter said: “Having been born inLeicester and with strong familyconnections in the local area, I amvery excited to be taking on the manage-ment of somewhere as iconic and well-loved as Bradgate Park. I am keen totake the views those who use the Parkinto account as we plan for the futureand we will be surveying and canvassingthe opinions of local residents and visi-tors in a variety of ways over the comingmonths.”
Chairman of the Bradgate Park Trust,County Councillor David Snartt, com-mented:
“On behalf of the Trustees I extend awarm welcome to Peter and I am de-lighted that the Trust has secured such a
talented manager to carry on the excel-lent work that has been done over manyyears.”
Peter replaces Michael Harrison whohas retired after over 50 years service.
Pic: (l-r) Alice Briggs (Asst Ranger), Cllr David Snartt (Chairman of Bradgate ParkTrust), Cllr Paul Newcomber (Trustee), Peter Tyldesley (Land Agent & Surveyor) andPeter Freeman (Head Ranger)
A ROTHLEY resident has been presented with a Rotarianaward.
At a surprise ceremony in October,Rotary District Governor Chris Chewpresented on behalf of the Soar ValleyClub, the prestigious Paul Harris Fellow-ship award to two former Presidents ofthe Club, Rotarians Norman Ellis ofRothley and Ivan Brookes of Loughbor-ough.
Introducing the awards, Club Presi-dent Graham Martin said of the recipi-ents who had both coincidentally joinedthe Club in 1989 and served as Presi-dent: “Norman has carried out a numberof roles for the club with success, nota-bly in 2010 as President, leading theclub through a key time in its develop-ment, getting members more involved,shaping the type of club we wished to be
and setting clear goals which includedbecoming a “dual-gender” club. As Pres-ident, Norman organised events to sup-port the Peter Le Marchant Trust, a localcharity providing boat trips for the disa-bled, and continues his support for thisworthwhile cause.
“Ivan has held a number of roles inthe club including organising our Char-ter Dinner and maintaining ourarchives/regalia. He actively supports ourfund raising. He was appointed a Rain-bows Ambassador in 2010 and is dili-gent in promoting this excellentorganization. All clubs need an IvanBrookes but few are blessed to have onewho so epitomises our core value of‘service above self’”.
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John was nominated byLowden-based Sailing club,Trent Offshore Group, for hisoutstanding club service asits Expeditions Manager. Heis one of 30 national semi-finalists selected from themany entries nationwide.
The new annual awardsscheme was launched in Juneby Old Pulteney Single MaltScotch Whisky to reward theoutstanding passion, commit-ment and achievements dem-onstrated within Britain’smaritime communities, atboth a local and nationallevel. To launch the scheme,Old Pulteney contacted UK Sailing Clubsasking them to nominate any membersthey felt deserved recognition within oneof the following three categories: ClubService, Bravery or Sailing Achievement.
John was selected by the Old Pulteneyjudging panel for his tireless work inorganising all his club’s yacht charters, avital role as the Trent Offshore Grouprelies solely on charters to provide itsmembers with sailing experience.Throughout 2011 not only did Johnarrange for 53 members to sail in fivedifferent events, he also more recentlytook his role to a new level by investi-gating trip travel options, advising onpacking and yacht provisions and devel-oping an online booking system.
John took up sailing nine years agofollowing his retirement, taking trainingcourses at Rawlins College. He has nowsailed 2300 nautical miles at sea aroundthe UK and Ireland.
He said: “It was a very pleasant sur-prise to learn of my nomination for this
award for club service and a delight towin the regional final. It is difficult tofeel worthy of this as an individual be-cause so many in the group give uptheir time and energy for the benefit ofall including, but not limited to, theskippers, our magazine editor Ian Cal-derwood, past training master MarkDavis, our Presiding Master Neil Macfar-lane, and other council members pastand present.”
To reward John’s enthusiasm anddedication, Old Pulteney has presentedhim with a Maritime Heroes Awardscertificate and bottle of its award-win-ning 12 Year Old Single Malt. John willnow be one of the 30 shortlisted sailingstars going through to the competitionfinals in December. If successful he willwin £2,000 a commemorative trophyand a bottle of Old Pulteney 21 Year OldSingle Malt.
JOHN BRYANT, a 69 year old sailing enthusiast from Roth-ley has been hailed a Maritime Hero in a new nationwideinitiative – The Old Pulteney Maritime Heroes Awards.
VISITORS TO Bradgate Sewing Circle’s open morning at theRothley Centre enjoyed displays of handcrafted work bymembers and joined them for a cup of coffee.
interested visitors enjoyed the amazingdisplay of work and were then able tosit alongside those members who contin-ued to sew and make craft items andgenerally enjoy a coffee and chat withthem while they worked.
“This was our first ‘Open Morning’ assuch and it has proved to be a resound-ing success. Judging by the buzz in theroom that Tuesday morning it just maybe that this is not to be the last one! Thecommittee wish to thank all the mem-bers for such a splendid effort andbringing their works of art to the atten-tion of everyone. The committee andmembers would also like to thank every-one who came for their encouragementand for supporting us which helped usraise £162”.
Spokeswoman Maureen Bulmer said:“All our members came in loaded withwonderful examples of hand craftedwork, including framed and non-frameditems of embroidery, cross stitch andtapestry. There was a marvellous displayof miniature dolls house equipment, allhand made and including examples ofhand knitted miniature birds, Christmasstockings, Advent calendars and wallhangings – along with what can only bedescribed as a profusion of colour fromthe huge collection of handmade patchquilts of all sizes, from tiny ones forpremature babies to double bed quilts.”
The Sewing Circle’s charity for 2012is the DLR Air Ambulance and the eventraised £162.
Maureen said: “The doors were openfrom around 10am to 11.30am and
ROTHLEY PARISH Church isholding a Christmas Marketon Saturday December 1.
This year, the Christmas Marketwill take on a festive theme with aChristmas tree display in the church.There will be a prize for the bestdecorated tree and people in thecommunity are invited to enter a treeeither as an individual, as a group or
as an organisation.The venue and
time are differentfrom past years, theevent being held inRothley ParishChurch and in theOld School Rooms,School Street, Roth-ley. Different activi-
ties will take place in each. Themarket will be held between 3 and5.30pm. People will be able to walkbetween the two venues and enjoy thedisplay of colourful trees, children’sactivities and stalls. There will be aspecial performance of carols bythe school choir andmusic by theHandbell Ringers.
There will befamiliar favouritestalls - gifts, toys& games, cakesetc as well as araffle. Refresh-ments will be served, includingmulled wine, mince pies, hot dogs,tea & coffee.
The children will have their ownactivities - crafts and face-painting.
A spokesman said: “The proceedswill be donated to Rainbows andRothley Church.
“However, the main focus is onthe church and the community com-ing together as we prepare for Christ-mas.”
THE ROTHLEY based charitythe Baldwin Trust has beennominated as one of twolocal organisations that willbe supported by the Mayorof Charnwood during heryear of office.
The Mayor, Cllr Diane Wise, has alsochosen the Our Space Appeal, whichaims to transform the children andyoung people’s cancer unit at LeicesterRoyal Infirmary
The Baldwin Trust was founded in1988 and organises day trips on adaptednarrow boats for the disabled, elderlyand those with special needs.
Cllr Wise, who lives in Rothley, said:“I am pleased to offer my support tothese groups as they both benefit thelocal community. I am sure the residentsof Charnwood will support the fundrais-ing effort during my term of office.”
By tradition, the annual Mayor’s ap-peal is always well supported by peoplein the Borough and money raised hascome from a variety of events includinga sale of recycled textiles, raffles, churchcollections, donations and the Mayor’sown charity events.
THE GARDENS at BabingtonCourt have come second in agardening competition.
Babington Court, a sheltered housingcomplex on Woodgate, was awardedsecond prize in Charnwood Neighbour-hood Housing’s Annual Garden Competi-tion.
Resident Dorothy Webster assisted byTony Church have created the garden.Dorothy said: “I’m trying to make acottage garden with poppies, lilies, rosesand sweet peas, but after all the badweather I wasn’t very hopeful, so it wasa real surprise to come second.”
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All these events start 7.45pm at the Memorial Hall,Thurcaston.
The club welcomes visitorsand new members. If any ofthese final events of the yearappeal to you, then come
along and give it a try. The fee isonly £3.00 per meeting.
From Thurcaston and CropstonGardening Club
Annual Produce and Craft ShowIt was with some trepidation that we
faced our 29th Annual Produce and CraftShow on September 1. After all, everyonehad been saying for weeks, “what a terri-ble year it’s been for growing fruit, vegeta-bles and flowers and they would be verylucky to have anything at all to exhibit.”
We had no need to worry, club mem-bers and non members alike provided uswith a splendid array ofproduce and togetherwith the baking classes,and arts and crafts. Itwas a highly successfulshow.
Cllr David Snartt verygenerously donated anew trophy, the DiamondJubilee Challenge Cup.This was awarded to theClub member with thehighest number ofpoints, and was won forthe first time by Mr PhilDews.
Best Exhibit in showwas a magnificent orchid entered in ourExotic Plant Class by Mrs Ann Stringer
Well done to the novice trophy winnerMr William Bromley, who entered fourclasses in the baking section and wonthem all.
The Arts Club from Rich-ard Hill Prima-ry Schoolentered ourchildren’s class-es and providedus with a verycolourful displayof ‘DecoratedBookmarks’ and‘Painted Stones’;our gratefulthanks for theschool’s contin-ued support.
Thank you toall the exhibitorsfor their splendidefforts in growing, cutting, baking andsewing; to the visitors who enjoyed theshow, and the officials and judges for mak-ing it such an exciting event.
We look forward to welcoming you allback to the Annual Show next year.
The club welcomesvisitors and new members.If any of these final eventsof the year appeal to you,then come along and giveit a try. The fee is only£3 per meeting (with‘special offers’ if youwish to join for the restof the year!!).
The Club’s Octobermeeting was ‘ArableMargin Flora’ (or theWonder of Weeds).This was presented byRichard Penson, whohas worked as a botanist for 20years. Richard started his talk with aquote “weeds ... have much in commonwith criminals. When not engaged in theirnefarious activities, both have admirablequalities.”
With the help of some fabulous photo-graphs of many rare and unusual weedsand wild flowers, Richard ‘told the story’of weeds in the UK.
In medieval times weeds were muchmore abundant. In those times people hadno idea how plants propagated and spread.If farmers had weeds in their corn fields,
they considered it to be a punishment fromGod or the work of the devil. As a result,weeds were not pulled out and destroyed.Some weeds that were damaging to cropsand people, and abundant at that time,were referred to in the plays and scripts ofShakespeare and Chaucer.
Many of the weeds Richard talked aboutare native to the Country and some are‘alien’ and brought in by many strange
means. For example, weeds have beenintroduced by chance on the mattressescarrying troops from the Napoleonic wars.
Weeds were also spread by unusualmeans. For example, one particular weed‘Oxford Ragwort’ came
from Scilly andwas carried andspread as therailways weredeveloped andgradually spreadall over thecountry.
Now, manyweeds and wildflowers are inserious declineand some areonly found in acouple of plac-es in the coun-try. This is
due to modern farming techniques and thewidespread use of pesticides and fungi-cides. Some plants have developed a toler-ance to salty conditions and now thrive bythe sea. Others do well on the verges ofroads and motorways (sometimes thanksto the salt and grit spread for winter driv-
ing conditions).Weed or
wild flower?As a botanistRichard’s viewis ‘there is nodifference’.However, Isuspect thatwith some ofthe photosshown, everygardening clubmember wouldconsider themto be weedssuch as Japanese
knot weed, giant hogweed, and rosebaywillow herb. On the other hand, therewere many photos of what most wouldconsider a wild flower such as poppies,evening primrose, and orchids.
The Club’s remaining meetings of theyear are:
• Wednesday 14 November – Gardener’sAlmanac – Stuart Phillips
• Wednesday 12 December – AnEvening with Howard Drury – please con-tact Dave Haddon for tickets for this event.
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Pics: (top) Ann Stringer withher Best in Show exhibit &(right) David Snartt presents atrophy to Phil Dews (right)
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IN SEPTEMBER, members attendedthe meeting with a variety of objects,fruit, vegetables, cakes, pies, varioustinned soups, books and costumejewellery towards our Harvest Bringand Buy in support of our Charity forthis year, the NSPCC.
All items were nominally priced andachieved a generous sum of £46.
At tea-time one of our members Mrs. JeanPayne read a very amusing article she hadread in the “Womans Weekly” entitled “Funand Games – slipping in before the Paralym-pics, The Domestic Chores Olympiad is uponus”.
At our October meeting, the consensus ofopinion expressed by the Membership andthe Speaker, Mr, Derek Holloway, was thatthe “Life and Works of Clarice Cliff” wasworthy of being made into a film. Claricewas possibly the most important and prolificArt Deco ceramics designer in the 20th Cen-tury. She suffered a very lowly childhoodhaving been born on January 20, 1899 inTunstall in Stoke on Trent in the heart of thepottery industry. The phrase “dark satanicMills” was very apt.
She was acknowledged in 1971 as majorArt Deco Designer by the Minneapolis Insti-tute of Arts and many of her pre-war workswere included in an exhibition renewinginterest in her work.
A beautifully presented talk by Mr. Hollo-way aided by a slide-showing of several prod-ucts illustrating the diverse shapes andpatterns created during Clarice’s lifetime.
We will be beginning the Christmas cele-brations on November 12, with an unusualtopic “And now for something different!” Youare most welcome to come along to find outmore! Including the mince pies and softdrinks.
Our Christmas luncheon will take place atthe Birstall Golf Club on December 10. 12pm for 12.30pm. priced at £13.50 including,musical entertainment. Relatives and friendswill be most welcome.
Enquires concerning the above two meet-ings, please ring me on 0116 2363467.
From Ann Farndon, The Monday Club,Anstey, Cropston ,Thurcaston & Rothley
The event takes place at the Blue BellInn, Rothley where the club meets everyMonday from 7.30pm. The night includ-ed presentations for the conclusion ofthe Summer League with the results:
Rifle Summer League: 1st Andrew
Chesterton; 2nd Steve Prime; 3rd MickBubb
Pistol Summer League: 1st Bernard
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Top junior was awarded to MitchellBeattie and the ‘booby prize’ to DaveBourgaultPic: (r-l) Dave Bourgault Andrew Chesterton,Bernard Harris, Mitchell Beattie, Steve Prime
SEPTEMBER SAW the start of the Redhill Bell Target Winterleague where shooters will compete in two leagues onefor pistol and one for rifle.
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ROTHLEY & Soar Valley Lions, LeicesterCharnwood Lions and Thurnby Lions Clubsjoined together for their annual, fundrais-ing event at Beedles Lake Golf Course inEast Goscote on Thursday September 6.
76 golfers, in 19 teams of four, took partin the golf competition, and there were over100 attendees at the evening prize-presenta-tion dinner. The event raised over £8,000through sponsorship, donations and an auc-tion at the dinner, proceeds of which will beshared between Hope Against Cancer andDiabetes Care, the charities chosen as recipi-ents this year.
This year’s winning team were SatnamNanuwa, Inderjit Mahal, Paramjit Takhar andBill Loyal.
THE ROTARY Club of the Soar Valley willonce again be accompanying Santa on histour of local villages from December 7-23.
Santa will be touring Birstall on Wed Dec19 and Thurs Dec 20, Mountsorrel on FriDec 7 and Mon Dec 10 and Rothley on MonDec 10 and Fri Dec 21.
He will also be making stops at Birstall’sCo-op supermarket on Dec 16 and Budgens,Mountsorrel on Dec 22 & 23.
CRIME REPORT:Rothley Aug 1 – Sep 30
Burglary 3 (The Ridings, HallfieldsLane, Town Green St), theft frommotor vehicle 6, burglary non-dwell-ing 3, damage 3.
Five thefts from motor vehiclesoccurred all on one night in the What-ton Oaks area but thanks to help fromthe public a person has been arrestedon suspicion of all of them.
We have a new PCSO on the beat,Laura Grimbley (6197). PCSO AlexBierne has moved on to Birstall.
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