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MEDBOURNE PRE-SCHOOL

Tues, Wed & Thurs 9.15 - 3.15

Held at Medbourne Village Hall.

Term time only

For ages 2 ½ - 5.

Limited places for 2 year olds

Flexible packages available. Funded places.

Contact Sara 01536 771368

PATRICK FISHER CARPENTER

& JOINER

New and restoration work Purpose made joinery

For a friendly and reliable service Phone:

Tel: 01858 565117 Mob: 07805 495958

PHILIP J. HAMMOND & SONS SOLICITORS

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The Parish of the Six Saints circa Holt The Reverend Stephen Bishop

The Rectory, Rectory Lane, Medbourne, LE16 8DZ Tel: 01858 565933 Mobile: 07590 829902

email rector@sixsaintscircaholt.org Revd Richard Barribal: Associate Priest

Mr Roy Cashmore: Reader Parish Office: 01536 660568

Open: Wednesday and Thursday 9.00 am to 1.00 pm Secretary: Julia Unna E. secretary@sixsaintscircaholt.org PCC Secretary Ann Baile Treasurer Miles Ingram Vice-Chair Neville F Hackett

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BRINGHURST DRAYTON Margaret Stamp David Hill-Brookes 1 Banbury Lane 1 Medbourne Road

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Stockerston Louise Bromwich 01572 821910 Blaston Wilfred Coon 01858 555630

Secretaries Bringhurst etc Ann Baile 01858 466647 Medbourne Jenny Sandars 01858 565245 Stockerston Wendy Bromwich 01572 823110 Blaston Della Stones 01858 555688

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Great Easton Village Hall

To Hire:

T: 01536 772562 or E.

enquiries@greateastonvillagehall.co.uk

Parish of the Six Saints circa Holt

July 2016 Services

3 July St Thomas (Red) 8am Eucharist at Great Easton

9am 1662 Eucharist at Drayton

10.45am Eucharist at Medbourne

10 July The Seventh Sunday after Trinity (Green)

9am 1662 Eucharist at Blaston

10.45am Pet Service at Great Easton

Visiting Minister: The Revd. Julie Ann Heath

6.00pm Evening Service at Medbourne

17 July The Eight Sunday after Trinity (Green)

9am 1662 Eucharist at Bringhurst

10.45am Eucharist at Medbourne

6.00pm Evening Prayer at Great Easton

24 July The Ninth Sunday after Trinity (Green)

8am 1662 Eucharist at Medbourne

9am 1662 Eucharist at Stockerston

10.45am Eucharist at Great Easton

31 July The Ninth Sunday after Trinity (Green)

10.45am United Eucharist at Bringhurst

Wednesday Morning Eucharist Services

St Andrews Church, Great Easton

6 July 10.30am

13 July 10.30am

20 July 10.30am

27 July 10.30am

All Welcome

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The Rector’s Letter

The Blessed Virgin Mary

August 2016

August 16th is celebrated by many Christian traditions as the Feast of the Assumption of

the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Revised Common Lectionary, perhaps rather timidly, swerves

away from awarding feast its full title, instead favouring the plainer nomenclature ‘The

Blessed Virgin Mary’. One might mischievously contend that the latter, more direct name

for the Feast , actually betrays an Hispanic baroque tendency: in Spain and Latin America

this is ‘Lady Day’ or the ‘Immacolada’.

From as early on as the fourth century the Christian church had established the teaching

that Mary did not suffer corruption. Rather she was assumed into heaven at her life’s end.

The 2005 ARCIC ecumenical agreement states:

‘We affirm together the teaching that God has taken the Blessed Virgin Mary in the fullness

of her person into his glory as consonant with Scripture, and only to be understood in the

light of Scripture.’

The assumption is plainly not a biblical event. For this reason, some Christians are less than

comfortable with it. However, what is also clear is that there are biblical precedents to this

kind of thinking. In The Old Testament there are the stories of Enoch and Elijah who were

believed to be so close to God in their earthly lives that the stories developed that they

were taken up into heaven: in 2 Kings chapter 2, there is the spectacular image of Elijah

heading heavenward in a flaming chariot. The story of Enoch in Genesis 5 lacks the Cecil B

de Mille flourishes but the point is fundamentally the same. Enoch, was understood to have

lived in such faithful proximity to the Divine ‘that he was no more, God took him’.

One can see how the same kind of thinking would come later on to be applied to Mary,

who was viewed by the church as the mother of Jesus, the ‘theotokos’ – the God-bearer

and co-worker with God the Father in the incarnation, and so was taken by the church to

be unparalleled in her closeness to God.

Above all the Assumption is a joyous mystery to be celebrated in the Church’s liturgy. It is

not the theological equivalent of a complex equation which is to be solved by means of a

curious combination of science and divinity. There is nothing to be gained by tying

ourselves up in unhelpful knots in vain attempts to comprehend the technicalities of what

reasonably might have occurred or not and by what means. Not least, this is the case

because modern cosmology and contemporary thinking will not square with the language of

‘up’ and ‘down’ in relation to heaven.

We are in the poetic realm here. I am reminded of John Dominic Crossan’s understanding

that ‘theology is -- no more and no less -- the poetry of transcendence’.

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The Rector’s Letter continued...

In the Eastern Church the first belief to emerge around Mary was that she had died and

that, reflecting the Gospel accounts of Christ, on the third day she rose from the dead and

was assumed into heaven. St John of Damascus wrote ‘as with the Son, so with the

Mother’. The early church developed the thinking that Mary’s life might be understood as a

mirror of Christ. The Assumption celebrates the very dynamics of the incarnation.

Another way of thinking about this, perhaps more accessible to a contemporary mindset, is

to see the Assumption as being a celebration of living in loving relationship. At its heart are

the relationships between a mother and her son, between Mary and the Ultimate.

The Song of Songs, Hebrew love poetry, gave to the Church a language and an imagery –

that of the Lover and the Beloved - which might be used, falteringly and in all humility at

the limits of our language, to reach after a description of the relationship between us and

God. Perhaps it was the spiritual writer Bernard of Clairvaux who best understood and

grasped the centrality of relationship. For him, God is the one who is Love and who creat-

ed us out of Love to share Love itself. He wrote: ‘he loves us first, out of his great tender-

ness, and we are bound to repay him.’ On the Feast of Assumption, the church celebrates

Mary’s faithful and radically obedient and above all loving response to God’s love, and

acknowledges its calling to express love of God through relationship which includes love of

neighbour.

We look forward to welcoming Father Felix Smith to preach at our service on Sunday

14th August at St Andrew’s Church, Great Easton, to mark this feast.

The Revd Stephen Bishop Rector of the Parish of Six Saints circa Holt

MOSAIC CONCERT AT BRINGHURST

On the evening of 4th June a packed church was entertained to a programme of music

delivered by the group, Mosaic. To say that their performance was enjoyed by all is an

understatement! This was an outstanding evening!

In a programme ranging from a Shakespearean sonnet set to music to Beatles songs,

Spirituals, Folk Songs and modern Classics, this talented group of beautiful voices

created something for everyone.

The money raised, £951.00, will be put towards refurbishing the lighting system in the

church. Thank you Mosaic!

In addition, we would like to thank numerous people who helped in any way, including

the cleaning group who set to and spruced up the church during the previous weekend.

The list also includes those who prepared and served delicious refreshments (including

the Mallock grandchildren), those who decorated the church with beautiful natural

creations and those who did an enormous amount of fetching and carrying! We could

not have managed without you all!

Margaret Stamp - Warden

Weekly Events

Monday Medbourne Tiddlywinks

Parent, baby and toddler group

Medbourne Village Hall 10am to 12 noon

Line Dancing Great Easton Village Hall 2pm to 3.30pm

Tuesday Parish Office, Great Easton Village Hall 9am to 1pm

Medbourne Pre-school 9.15am to 12.15pm

with lunch session 12.15pm to 1.15pm

and an afternoon session 1.15pm to 3.15pm

Medbourne Village Hall

Art Club

Great Easton Village Hall 10am to 12 noon

Bell Ringing Practice

St Andrew’s Great Easton 7.30pm to 9pm

Ladies’ Choir Great Easton Village Hall 8pm to 9.30pm

Wednesday Tai Chi 9.15am to 10.15am

Great Easton Village Hall

Medbourne Pre-school 9.15am to 12.15pm

with lunch session 12.15pm to 1.15pm

and an afternoon session 1.15pm to 3.15pm

Medbourne Village Hall

Thursday Parish Office, Great Easton Village Hall 9am to 1pm

Medbourne Pre-school 9.15am to 12.15pm

with lunch session 12.15pm to 1.15pm

and an afternoon session 1.15pm to 3.15pm

Medbourne Village Hall

1st Welland Valley Scouts

Medbourne Village Hall

Beavers (6-8 years) 6pm to 7pm

Cubs (8-10years) and Scouts (10-14 years) From 7pm

Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Racheleyoga

Great Easton Village Hall 6.30pm to 7.30pm

Friday Singing Sally 2pm to 2.45pm

Great Easton Village Hall

Medbourne Tennis Club

Mon 9.00am - 10.30am Adult coaching

Tues 3.45pm - 4.30pm Jnr coaching Free (Members children only)*

4.30pm—5.30pm Jnr coaching Free (Members children only)*

Wed 9.00am - 11.00am Mix-in

Thurs 7.00pm onwards Club Night

Sun 10.00am - 11.00am Jnr coaching*

Sun 11.00am - 12.00am Jnr coaching*

Note * dependant on playing standard.

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Gardeners’ Corner

July August 2016

By Alistair Peak PGS

Don’t blink but we are half way through the year and most gardens have peaked

but bursts of colour are still to be seen. Enjoy your gardens.

Hedges add great structure to your garden whether small or large they are

wonderful for diffusing the wind, driving rain, keeping areas warmer in the winter and of

course for privacy. They come in many different colours and shades of green, purples,

yellows and variegated varieties. Importantly they provide a home and larder for wildlife. To

keep hedges looking sharp you need to keep on top of hedge cutting, now is the perfect

time to do this. Fagus (Beech), Taxus (Yew), Crataegus (Hawthorn) and Ligustrum (Privet)

can all be done at this time. Sorry to throw Health and Safety at you but this is the time to

make sure that care is taken whether you use petrol or electric trimmers. Make sure you

have a RCD unit for electric cables as cutting through would be life threatening, as always

take care with petrol. Protect your eyes with goggles and your ears with muffs. Take care

when using ladders.

If you are away for your holidays, don’t forget to ask a neighbour to check and

water your pots and hanging baskets, move pots into the shade to help make their job

easier. Have a good holiday.

There is plenty of fruit and vegetables that are ready for harvesting. Keep picking

and enjoy your fresh produce Pick early in the day as the fruit and vegetables are more

flavoursome. Of course there are exceptions to this – strawberries. They are best picked

when the sun has warmed them, which raises the sugar and gives extra flavour. If you are

away don’t forget to let the kind person who is doing the watering, help themselves to your

produce. It’s not too late to sow more salad crops, go for the cut and come varieties and

radishes as these will see you well into autumn.

This month can see many of your early summer flowers finish flowering,

particularly with herbaceous plant, remove all spent flower shoots and if you have nepeta

(cat mint) cut this back to within 6”/15cm of the ground and it will re-shoot fresh growth

and flower in September. Many of the Rubeckias are of autumnal shades and add late

summer/early autumn colour and if you would like a strong red why not go for Lychnis

chalcedonica, it grows 3’/1mtr. tall and is great for mid/back boarder placements.

Gardeners Tip:

If you find any gaps in your garden why not visit your local nursery/garden centre

for some ideas of what is around at this time of year. Remember to wait for favourable

conditions to plant.

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ST ANDREW’S CHURCH

ROTA OF SIDESPEOPLE

July & August 2016

Sunday 10th July 10:45 am David Gibley & Irene Gibley

Sunday 24th July 10:45 am Margaret Stamp & Margaret Theakston

Sunday 14th August 10.45 am Eric Craven & Flick Craven

Sunday 28th August 10.45 am Anne Wallis & Maureen Black

If this date is inconvenient, please arrange to swap with someone, or if you have a

problem contact Julia Bowder on 01536 771539.

STOCKERSTON NEWS

Many thanks to all who baked, made, helped and bought at the annual cake stall - we

actually made £742.85 - again Huge Thanks to everyone who baked, helped and bought

on the day.

Many thanks also to all those who have been to our monthly services and will be coming

to both July and August services. Our church will be prepared by Wendy Bromwich in

July and Mary Patston in August, many thanks to you both.

Many thanks must also go to Mary Patston, our Church Warden for the gifts of The

Servant Queen book for each house in the village. It was such a nice gesture.

A NOTE OF THANKS FROM THE RECTOR

Mike Mallock

We are immensely grateful to Mike Mallock for his faithful service as churchwarden in

Bringhurst. Mike has brought to the role his considerable enthusiasm and expertise. He

has done much to see not just the building restored to its former glory (though that in

itself is no mean feat): he has also encouraged the people who worship there. He has

been a great supporter of the wider Parish and of me as it's Rector.

Stephen Bishop

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BLASTON NEWS

Our City Outing

On Sunday 5th June, Ann and Wilf with Phyllis from Medbourne and Georgina from

Stockerston went to Leicester Cathedral as invited members of Gartree deanery. The occa-

sion was very memorable. The cathedral clergy welcomed us, with some forty other guests

representing other parishes in the deanery. The overall plans of the cathedral for the future

were explained by the Precentor, Rev Johannes Arens, the Chancellor, Rev Rosy Fairhurst and

Pete Hobson, director of the project “Leicester Cathedral Revealed”. The topics covered

were liturgy, heritage & history, Christian learning & education, hospitality and tourism. We

gained a lot from their presentations and several of the audience said that rural parishes might

enjoy more visits by cathedral clergy at regular services.

The central part of our visit was Choral Evensong led by the Dean, the Very Revd. David

Monteith, attended by other Leicester people. It was traditional, beautifully rendered and

evocative, with outstanding music by the choir and organist. Someone said, “She felt she had

been to church”.

During the visit, we had an explanation of King Richard III’s tomb and its’ meaning.

Nearby, we admired the two beautiful stained glass windows by Thomas Denny, only

recently made. We also saw the magnificent pall made for the king’s coffin, surmounted

by a crown.

Returning to the countryside from the city visit, we were all happy and thoughtful.

Family on Duty Reminders

July: West Family

August: Murray-Philipson family

WJBC

The Parish Magazine

To advertise or to place an article in the magazine please email:

secretary@sixsaintscircaholt.org

The deadline date for receipt of any article or advert is the

5th day of the preceding month.

We cannot guarantee to included articles received after this date.

Please note that all Items for the September Magazine must be

received by 5th August for guaranteed inclusion.

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Post Office and Village Stores

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Saturday 08.00 - 14.00 Sunday 08.00 - 13.00

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FURTHER NEWS FROM DRAYTON

Tim and Penny Fletcher

This month sees Tim and Penny Fletcher leaving Drayton to be closer to family. Our

thoughts, prayers and very best wishes are with them as they go. We are immensely

grateful for all that they have done for the church, the wider parish and for the community

and to Tim for his service as churchwarden.

Stephen Bishop

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DRAYTON NEWS

David Hill-Brookes

I am grateful to David Hill - Brookes who has taken in the role of churchwarden in Drayton.

David was sworn in as churchwarden by the Archdeacon of Leicester, The Venerable Dr. Tim

Stratford at the Great Easton service marking the Queen's 90th Birthday.

Stephen Bishop

A Note of thanks for the Queens Birthday

Commemorative Service

Thank you to all who helped in making the services on Sunday June 12th marking the

Queen's 90th birthday such a success. I am grateful to the archdeacon of Leicester; to our

Churchwardens; to Revd. Fr. Richard Barribal and Roy Cashmore, Reader; to our parish

chairs and councillors who attended; to all who read at the services. I am also grateful to

the children of Bringhurst School and to Mrs Angela Watson, Headteacher, whose

participation was much appreciated. Thank you also to our Beavers, Cubs and Scouts and

their leaders who attended in Medbourne. I am also indebted to Ivan Linford, our

organist for both Medbourne's and Great Easton's services; to all who sang in the choir at

Great Easton and to Caroline Trutz, soprano, whose 'Rule Britannia' raised the roof in

Medbourne. Thank you to our bell ringers in Medbourne and Great Easton. Thanks are also

due to all who cleaned, decorated and gardened, and especially to the Beavers who came

to Medbourne to clean for the Queen! Thank you also to all those who arranged flowers

for the services. It was a tremendous community effort and a fitting way to mark a very

special day.

Stephen Bishop

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THE AFTERNOON TEA GROUP

invites you to a talk on

THE RUTLAND WATER OSPREY PROJECT

to be given by Margaret Stamp

followed by

A STRAWBERRY CREAM TEA

On

Thursday 18th August 2016 at 2.30 p.m.

at the village hall

£5 payable at the door.

Proceeds in aid of St. Andrew’s Church, Great Easton.

DRAYTON SUMMER BARBAQUE

Saturday 23rd July

5.30 pm - 9.30pm In the charming setting of Manor Farmhouse, Drayton.

Bar, raffle, good food, marquee,

live music, courtesy of local musician

Dick Booth & his band Swedish Delight.

Serving meat kindly supplied by Ashley Farm Shop with ales from

Langton Brewery.

Deadline for discounted tickets by Friday 15th July, or price on the door or the week before, £8 adults, £4 under 12’s, including food.

In aid of the hall rebuild project, donations and raffle prizes welcomed and

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Tickets from: louise.newton1@gmail.com or T. 07760 176760 or 01858 565490.

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MEDBOURNE TENNIS CLUB

With the season well under way all the teams are performing reasonably well and although

the weather has not been that kind, we have managed -in the main- to fulfil all the fixtures.

Open Day

On the 7th May we held an Open Day with encouragement for all to come along and try

their hand at tennis. We were blessed with some sunshine and resulted in new memberships

from the people who attended. We are always looking for new players and regardless of any

standard from beginner to team, all are welcome.

Coaching

Sundays with Paul from 10-12 are continuing and if interested in joining in please contact Mike

for details 01858 565377. The free coaching for members children is an ideal way for

them to start their enjoyment of the sport and there are two sessions. 3.45pm to 4.30pm for

the younger children and 4.30 to 5.30 for those a little more advanced. These are run by

Mike, and again please do contact him for advice as to which session your child would be suit-

ed to. Individual lessons are available by arrangement.

Club Play

There are two general sessions for joining in. Wednesday morning and Thursday evening, all

three courts are booked for general play with both being very well attended. Wednesday

from 9.30am and Thursday from 7pm onwards. General a member of the committee will be

present to organise fours, and we are looking for some volunteers to join the rota. If you

would be interested in helping to run the club play please let Mike know and he will add you

to the list.

Samaritan's Purse Shoe Box Service

Note of thanks…

Many thanks to everyone who came to the special Shoe Box service on Fathers Day.

Special thanks go to Hazel Wallace from Medbourne WI who spoke about her dealings with

Samaritan's Purse prior to dispatching the boxes and to Adam Tankard, Samaritan's Purse

Area Co-ordinator, speaking about his visit to Rowanda and how the children reacted to

their shoe boxes. According to Adam, Stephen's service was so well put together, with all of

the readings and hymns blending perfectly with the actual work being carried out!

Many thanks also go to Welland Valley Scouts and Beaver Groups who have made a start and

finished their boxes already! Wonderful! Anyone needing details of what to include please

ask , either myself or Stephen Bishop when he returns from study leave after 14th July.

Please, please think about the Shoe Box scheme - one covered shoe box, including items,

with a £3.00 donation for postage could make all the difference to a child in need this

Christmas. We will be holding another service later in the year, please watch out for details.

Georgina Halliday

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MEDBOURNE BOWLS CLUB

Medbourne Bowls Club played their first competition of the season.....The Ted Hall Cup

recently. The winners were Isabel Wright, Georgie Regney, David Potter and "Skip "Dave

Chadwick. They narrowly defeated Stella Hinks,Adrian Hewitt, Peter Oppenheimer and

"Skip" Rob Almond in a very keenly contested 16 end match.

There have been great improvements made to the 'green' this year and if anyone is

interested in becoming a member of our very sociable club, they would be made most

welcome. Contact our secretaries, Isabel and Jim Wright or treasurer Joyce Green.

Medbourne cum Holt WI

For our meeting on Wednesday 13th July 2016 we will be hoping for a warm and

sunny evening to enjoy the lovely garden of one of our members at

Rosslyn House, Slawston.

We always welcome new members and look forward to meeting anyone who would like

to come along to find out more about our active and friendly group.

Jenny Sandars

Member of the Medbourne cum Holt WI

A further note of thanks from the Rector…

Margaret Tuffs

I am indebted to Margaret Tuffs who service as Churchwarden in Medbourne has gone

beyond the call of duty. Margaret has brought to the role an extraordinary work ethic; a

tremendous attention to detail; a wonderfully naturally welcome approach and above all a

great care for people. Margaret has been a great supporter of my ministry here and I am

personally very grateful for all that she has achieved as churchwarden.

Stephen Bishop

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PIANO TUITION ELEMENTARY TO VIRTUOSO

Learn to play-love to play-achieve your ambition

MACBETH ON THE VILLAGE

GREEN

Bring a picnic….

Tickets can be obtained now :

from The White Hart, Lyddington

by e-mail at jdtyers@hotmail.co.uk

by text on 07717 457555

or call in to 11 Church Lane, Lyddington.

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THANK YOU

QUIZ & CHEESE EVENING

SATURDAY 7TH MAY

Thank you to all who supported the Quiz, we raised £780.00 which will be donated to

Orchid Cancer, through Just Giving, taking the total raised by

Ross Connon & Andy Joyner to

£4,300.00

Thank you to the following;

Alice & Andy Murdock – excellent Quiz

Great Easton Shop – selling tickets

Raffle Prizes – Farndon Fields Farm Shop, Langton Brewery, Allison Hinch,

The Cakery in Market Harborough, Rockingham Castle,

Carole & Andrew Turner & Fiona Barber

GREAT EASTON & DISTRICT

GARDEN SOCIETY

On Wednesday 20th July members and friends will be visiting Belvoir Castle.

Anyone wishing to join the coach party is most welcome.

The cost of the day trip is £27 per person and includes coach journey,

guided tour of the castle and open access to the formal gardens.

Please contact Sue Smith on 01858 565893.

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Great Easton & District WI

Have you ever wondered about the origin of various companies and their products?

Brian Johnson gave us a very interesting presentation about goods which had their

beginnings in Leicester.

Imperial Typewriters, St. Margaret's underwear, Fox's Glacier Mints, the Squeezy Bottle,

Tiny Tears, Daleks, Action Man and Walker's crisps were among some of the products

which started out in Leicester.

He also showed us slides of the early shops which started out in Leicester to become

household names today. These included Dunelm, Wilkinson's, Halford's and Curry's among

the most well known.

In July we are visiting the Richard III Centre in Leicester, whilst in August we are planning

an I - Spy Walk around our village, followed by a bring and share supper.

Anyone wishing to join us on Wednesday 3rd August will be most welcome.

We meet at the Village Hall at 7.30pm.

Parish News

Our thoughts and prayers go to all the families and friends concerned.

Weddings taken place n 2016...

Philippa and Robert Tiffin in Blaston Church on 19th March 2016

Connie and Tom Barton in Stockerston Church on 21st May 2016

Tina and Richard Matthews in Medbourne Church on 11th June 2016

Emily and Peter Woolston in Great Easton Church on 18th June 2016

Baptisms taken place in 2016...

Hugo de Lisle

George Beaty

Ava Mai Hill

Patrick Smith

Jasper Evans

James Garner

Sebastian Le Mesurier

Noah Sinclair

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Parish Office

Opening Times

Wednesday and Thursday mornings

9.00 am - 1.00 pm

For any enquiries please contact :

E. secretary@sixsaintscircaholt.org

T. 01536 660568

REMINDER NOTE:

In order to meet the printing deadline and allow

sufficient preparation time the deadline for all

magazine advertising and editorials is the 5th of

the preceding month. Thank you.

TENNIS TOWER FOR HIRE

Professional tennis coaching machine with

variable speed/elevation/spin for hire on

monthly/weekly basis with

some balls included.

Needs to be added to own insurance

(usually no extra charge).

£60 per week, £200 per month or

£375 for two months.

Please call Hilary on 07875 089991

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Medbourne Defibrillator Update

June 2016

We are pleased to announce that we have now purchased two defibrillators for

Medbourne. One is installed in the outside toilet at the Sports Club, which will be

available 24/7. One is temporarily installed inside the Village Hall; this machine will be

permanently located on the outside of the Village Hall once planning permission and

listed buildings consent have been obtained. We have purchased a separate set of pads

for each machine enabling them to also be used for small children.

The Sports Club and the Village Hall are now responsible for registering the machines

which will ensure that the emergency services are aware of them both and of

their locations.

In the event of needing to use the machines the first step is to ring 999 and the

emergency services will give guidance on the use of the machine – including giving the

caller the combination code to access each machine.

Over the next few weeks we will be putting some posters around the village to alert

both villagers and others to the exact location of the machines.

The fundraising efforts of the village have also enabled two First Aid courses - covering

adult, baby and child life support and AED (automatic external defibrillation) - to take

place ensuring that over 20 people in and around the village are now trained.

There will be another First Aid course held in the Autumn and anyone wishing to attend

should contact David Tyler.

Once again, many thanks to everyone for their support for this potentially life-saving

project.

David and Val Tyler (565242)

(and Jo Milligan and Rebekah Budenberg, committee members)

June 2016

MEDBOURNE NEW WEBSITE INFORMATION

The new web site for Medbourne is now live at: http://www.medbourne.org.uk

The new site combines three superseded sites - the Village, the Parish Council and the

Village Hall web sites. All three of these have a presence on the new site as a

recognisable site within a site. Please take a tour of the new site. Comments and

additional content are welcome; Comments please send to admin@medbourne.org.uk.

MICHELLE ONGLEY MACHT

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Great Easton Garden Fete a note of thanks...

Many thanks to anyone who helped to make the garden fete in Great Easton on 4th

June such a great success. The weather was in our favour and thanks to the hard work

of our hosts, Ela and Mike Yates, the garden looked delightful. Many people admired

the garden whilst having tea and listening to the music played by the Kettering Silver

Band.

The total raised for Church Funds was around £1,650 and this was due to all the

people who baked cakes, grew plants, served teas, washed up, manned the games and

various stalls, set up the tables and helped to clear up at the end of the afternoon.

A very big thank you for your contribution, no matter how big or small, which helped

the event to run so smoothly.

Kathy and Maureen

Good Companions

On Thursday 7th July the speaker will be Tom French, our local community Police

Officer who will tell us about his day to day work and also give us tips on personal and

home safety.

At this meeting the money for the August outing will be collected and there will also

be the usual raffle and book exchange.

The meeting on Thursday 4th August will not be in the village hall as we will be going

by car or public transport to the Falcon Hotel, Uppingham, where afternoon tea has

been arranged for 3.30pm. The members going by public transport need to catch the

bus leaving the village just after 3.00pm. Please let Maureen or Anne know if you are

going by car.

When using the village Hall we meet on the first Thursday of the month at 2.30pm.

Visitors are always made most welcome.

Thank you

Anne Lang

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CHURCH FETE

SATURDAY 2ND JULY

2PM – 4.30PM

AT THE VILLAGE HALL

DELICIOUS TEAS & HOMEMADE CAKES

A GREAT VARIETY OF STALLS INCLUDING

RAFFLE & TOMBOLA

NAME THE CHICKEN & GUESS THE WEIGHT OF THE TORTOISE!

CAKES & HOME PRODUCE

PLANTS

AND

DECORATE A CAKE FOR THE QUEEN COMPETITION

Plus much more for everyone to enjoy

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GREAT EASTON PARISH COUNCIL

The Queen's birthday beacon was well attended on a chilly evening but a substantial bonfire

helped keep everybody warm during the singing of the National Anthem and, of course, Happy

Birthday! Thanks to Ivor Luscombe for his experience in producing such a spectacular result

and also to Bob Mitchell and Paul Brittain for helping to build it. Thanks also to Phil Johnson for

hosting the event at the Rectory Farm.

HEDGE CUTTING

Every year at this time we ask residents who own trees and hedges next to the foot ways and

pavements to keep an eye on their hedges so that they don’t intrude on to the foot way and

make it difficult for people to get by. This is especially important for parents with children in

push chairs etc., and for those people who have some difficulty walking. Everyone has always

responded well to this request and there never seem to be any problems or complaints, or

indeed accidents. We hope very much that this high standard will be kept up again this year

ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual May meeting returned Phil Long as chairman. Paul Brittain was elected vice chair,

Alice Murdock continues as tree warden, Nora Clarke continues with police,

community and heritage matters. Paul Brittain also leads on planning matters for the PC while

Lucy Walsh is bringing the PC up to date with communications including a new web site which

will be implemented by September 2016. This also helps to maintain the

important issue of transparency of all PC business. Greta Vizma continues to look after street

lighting and general matters.

The village 'poors' charity is now nearing completion of it's merger with the Valentines

Goodmans charity operated across our neighbouring villages and will help to manage our small

charity more effectively.

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN

The Neighbourhood Plan is now reaching the final draft stage and a copy is available for all to

read on the Parish Council website under Neighbourhood Planning. This important plan, after

confirmation by the Parish Council, will then go to the final six week

consultation period which will include stakeholders, HDC and, following a final Village Infor-

mation event and an external examiner evaluation, to all households before being

formally adopted.

Phil Long, Chairman of Great Easton Parish Council

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Great Bowden Music Fest 2016

CLASSICAL/MUSIC THEATRE/JAZZ

Now in its third year, the Great Bowden Music Fest 2016 presents a varied

concert series continuing its tradition of top quality music featuring local

musicians, international guests, community groups and young talent. The festival

which takes place from the 7th -10th July in St. Peter and St. Paul Parish

Church offers something for all music lovers with classical works, choral music,

music theatre and the Jazz and Big Band Extravaganza. Refreshments will be

available at all concerts and throughout the Saturday Jazz evening.

The Fest's commitment to showcasing young talent continues with the Vivaldi

Four Seasons performed by four up and coming violinists from the Midlands, a

young piano trio from the Royal Northern College of Music playing another

version of the "Seasons" by Piazzolla and the Leicester Grammar School Big Band.

Classical concerts will feature music by Dvorak and Vivaldi, with the Harborough

Singers joining forces with the Festival Orchestra in the Gala Finale which also

includes Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante with soloists, Christopher White

(violinist and Artistic Director) and Swiss violist Johannes Gurth.

"Music of the Night" will present favourites from many of the greatest musicals,

welcoming the Harborough Choral Society and local soloists,

Tracey Holderness, Louise Oakley, Beth Hodgson and Jacob Leeson.

A free "Coffee and Chamber Music" concert on Saturday 9th July at 11:30 is an

addition to the line up of concerts and there is once again an exhibition from the

Great Bowden Visual Arts Group displaying their "People's Choice" winners,

on sale at concerts.

Tickets:

£10/£8 Concessions (School Students and OAPs),

Fest Ticket (4 concerts in 1) £30/£25 Under 10's Free

Available from:

Welton's in Great Bowden,

Moins Chemists, Coventry Road, Market Harborough

E. greatbowdenmusicfest@gmail.com

T. 01858 469109 (James Shakespeare)

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