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PHILIP J. HAMMOND & SONS SOLICITORS
Commissioners for Oaths
47 FRIAR LANE, LEICESTER, LE1 5QX
TELEPHONE: (0116) 251 7171 FAX NO: (0116) 253 7370
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Visit our website: www.eyebrookwildbirdfeeds.co.uk Rectory Farm, right of Church, Great Easton
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BILLESDON SELF STORAGE
NICKY’S IRONING SERVICE
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Offering a local village service, based in Sutton Bassett.
Fast and reliable, in a smoke free environment.
I also stitch on loose buttons and carry out small repairs.
Please call 07801 682284.
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 Parish Office 01536 660568.
email [email protected] Revd Richard Barribal, Associate Priest
Mr Roy Cashmore Reader
Secretary Ann Baile Treasurer Miles Ingram 8 Windmill Way Teal Cottage, 5 Holt View Lyddington LE15 9LY Great Easton LE16 8TN 01572 821202 01536 772571 BRINGHURST CUM GREAT EASTON & DRAYTON Wardens GREAT EASTON Tom Theakston Mary Henniker-Major Julia Bowder( Deputy) 4 Banbury Lane Linden House Rosebrook Cottage Great Easton LE16 8SF Great Easton LE16 8SJ Little London 01536 770929 01536 770320 Great Easton LE16 8SU 01536 771539 BRINGHURST DRAYTON Michael Mallock Margaret Stamp Tim Fletcher Manor Lodge, Main Street 1 Banbury Lane 1 The Green Bringhurst LE16 8RJ Great Easton LE16 8SF Drayton LE16 8RQ 01536 772044 01536 770605 01858 565895 MEDBOURNE CUM HOLT, STOCKERSTON & BLASTON Wardens MEDBOURNE CUM HOLT Margaret Tuffs Mr Martin van Oppen Brookfield House, 41 Main Street Manor Farm Medbourne LE16 8DT Medbourne LE16 8DR 01858 565911 01858 565332 STOCKERSTON Mary Patston Catherine Nicholson Apple Cottage, Medbourne Road Stockerston Hall Stockerston LE15 9JF Stockerston LE15 9JD 01572 823396 01572 823204 BLASTON Wilfred Coon Robin Murray-Philipson Hallcroft, Medbourne Road Garden House Hallaton LE16 8UH Blaston LE16 8DE 01858 555630 01858 555233 Treasurers Bringhurst etc David Gibley 01536 772159 Medbourne Rachel Glover 01858 565876 Stockerston Louise Bromwich 01572 821910 Blaston Wilfred Coon 01858 555630 Secretaries Bringhurst etc Ann Baile 01858 466647 Medbourne etc Jenny Sandars 01858 565245 Stockerston Wendy Bromwich 01572 823110 Blaston Della Stones 01858 555688
We are always pleased to welcome new residents to our parish so please do make yourself known to one of the above-named.
Supported by Great Easton and Medbourne Parish Councils,
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Weekly Events
Monday Medbourne Tiddlywinks Parent, baby and toddler group Medbourne Village Hall 10am - 12noon Line Dancing Great Easton Village Hall 2 - 3.30pm Tuesday Medbourne Pre-school 9.15 to 12.15 with lunch session 12.15 to 1.15 Medbourne Village Hall Art Club Great Easton Village Hall 10am - 12.30pm Bell Ringing Practice St Andrew’s Great Easton 7.30 - 9pm Get Fit Get Happy Dance Class 6.45-7.45pm Medbourne Village Hall Zumba 8-9pm Wednesday Tai Chi 9.15-10.15am Great Easton Village Hall Medbourne Pre-school 9.15 to 12.15 with lunch session 12.15 to 1.15 and an afternoon session 1.15 to 3.15 Thursday Great Easton Mum, Baby and Toddler Group Great Easton Village Hall 10am - 12noon Medbourne Pre-school 9.15 to 12.15 with lunch session 12.15 to 1.15 Youth Group 11-18 years Meets every Thursday in the Village Hall Alternating weekly between Medbourne and Great Easton EVERYONE IS WELCOME For further information please contact: Cathy Moran 01536 771175 Medbourne Tennis Club Mon 9.00 - 10.30am Adult coaching
Wed 9.00 - 11.00am Mix-in Thurs 7.00pm onwards Club Night Sat 9.00am onwards Junior coaching Sun 8.30am onwards Junior coaching
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Rector’s Letter
Get a ‘round tuit’ this Lent
I wonder if you remember an ornament which was called a ‘round tuit’? It was intended as the perfect gift for those of us who find procrastination all too easy. As I write, I am conscious of other tasks I should have done today. Indeed, it may be the case that your reading this article is a way of a leaving undone that which ought to be done.
According to Microsoft researcher, on average we waste some sixty-nine minutes a day avoiding jobs that need to be done. There is a high price for our procrastination: it may consume up to three years of our lives. The research indicates that women are better at procrastinating than men, and that young people are similarly more gifted at this art than those of greater years. The research also more out the obvious human tendency to delay unpleasant tasks more than pleasant ones.
One of the research psychologists involved in the UK based study noted that: “People often avoid ‘doing’ things which may lead to important results. Yet ticking things off your ‘to do’ list helps you to better focus on your goals. It may be that Britons like to spend time mulling things over before actually doing them – perhaps too much so.” If, as Christians, we regard time as a precious God-given gift, then its misuse and the consequent creation of energy-sapping blockages in our lives should be a concern to us. What unpleasant task do we need to engage with this Lent in order to be liberated to move on and enjoy life in all its fullness?
But there is an important need for perspective here. Oscar Romero’s prayer which follows would encourage us to reflect on the essential nature of any of our endeavours:
The Prayer of Oscar Romero It helps, now and then, to step back and take the long view. The Kingdom is not only beyond our efforts, It is even beyond our vision. We accomplish in our lifetime only a tiny fraction of the magnificent enterprise that is God’s work. Nothing we do is complete, Which is another way of saying that The Kingdom always lies beyond us. No statement says all that should be said. No prayer fully expressed our faith. No confession brings perfection. No pastoral visit brings wholeness. No program accomplishes the church’s mission. No set of goals and objectives includes everything. This is what we are about. We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, Knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produced effects far beyond our capabilities. We cannot do everything, And there is a sense of liberation in realizing that.
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ST. ANDREW’S CHURCH – ROTA OF SIDESPEOPLE
APRIL 2014
If any of these dates are inconvenient, please arrange to swap with someone, or if you have a problem contact Julia Bowder on 01536 771539.
Sunday:20th April 10.30am Kathy Gibb & Heather Ingram
St Andrew’s Great Easton Wednesday Eucharist
On most Wednesdays throughout the year there is a Eucharist service in Great Easton at 10.30am.
All are welcome so please join us.
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The Old Forge Yard, Rockingham *Horticultural Repairs/Supplies, *Fabrication,
*Hydraulic Hoses *Oil Supplies etc Tel: 01536 770966
Fax: 01536 771696
This enables us to do something, and to do it very well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, A step along the way, An opportunity for the Lord’s grace to enter and do the rest. We may never see the end results, But that is the difference Between the master builder and the worker. We are workers, not master builders, Ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future that is not our own. Amen.
Archbishop Oscar Romero
Stephen Bishop, Rector
Parish of the Six Saints circa Holt Services
6 April Fifth Sunday of Lent 8am Eucharist at Great Easton 9am 1662 Eucharist at Drayton 10.30am Eucharist at Medbourne 13 April Palm Sunday 10.30am United Eucharist at Medbourne 17 April Maundy Thursday 7.30pm United Eucharist at Drayton 18 April Good Friday 9.45am Children meet at church 10.30am Morning Service at Great Easton followed by Walk with the Cross 2pm The Last Hour at Medbourne 7.30pm Evensong at Blaston 20 April Easter Day 8am 1662 Eucharist at Medbourne 9am Eucharist at Stockerston 10.30am Eucharist at Great Easton
27 April Second Sunday of Easter 10.30am United Eucharist at Medbourne
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Please note that the Rector’s email address is [email protected]
Magazine related emails should all be sent to [email protected]
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Gardeners’ Corner April 2014
by
Alistair Peak PGS
“Oh what a beautiful morning, Oh what a beautiful day” These are the words that
we hear as spring should be with us now. With everywhere greening up and the blossoms in full flow, the snowdrops over, Spring is surely here. The flowering
cherries (Prunus family) will be at their best along with many Primroses, Tulips,
Ribes and Forsythia.
With Easter later this year, it is often the time for many people to start in earnest in their gardens. Gardening is very much weather related, so if you haven’t started
up your lawnmower you need to be thinking about getting it going. Give the lawn a good rake to remove twigs and moss and if possible roll, leaving it to re-grow
before you give it it’s first cut. Remember to adjust the mower to a high setting for
the first few cuts so as not to scalp the turf.
Many of your herbaceous plants will be starting to grow. They are wonderful plants, laying dormant in the ground over winter and now they will be making daily
progress in the warmth of the spring sunshine. You need to think about staking up
before they spread everywhere. Staking early only looks unsightly for a short period of time and the plants look more natural as they grow rather than leaving it
too late and having to hoick them up exposing the stems and, if they have over-hung the lawn, dead grass. I cannot over emphasise how important the staking of
plants is. Many plants if they don’t grow more than 60cm/2ft should be fine - anything above this should be staked.
What do you use? There are a number of ways from ‘pea sticks’ ie Hazel branches,
Buddleia, Dogwoods, the coloured bark varieties of anything that has lots of twigs off a main stem. Canes and string work well for more robust plants, be careful of
sharp canes - watch your eyes. Then finally there are the metal or coated metal supports, which can be purchased from the Garden Centres. They can be
inter-linked to make them whatever size you need. These are more expensive but
if you clean them up and store them in the dry after each season they should last for years.
Alistairs’ Tip: Whenever you have a few moments, hoeing the beds will keep the weeds at bay. If you have bulbs in tubs keep them well watered to prevent drying out.
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Lent Lunches
The last two Lent lunches are as follows: 4 April Mary and John Henniker-Major, Great Easton 11 April David Ross, Nevill Holt Hall The lunches will start at 12 noon.
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Dates for your Diary
The Great Easton Garden Fete Saturday, June 7th
in the garden of David and Kathy Gibb, Brook House, Deepdale, Great Easton.
Any ideas of new stalls, games etc please get in touch with Kathy
Gibb at 01536-770223 or e-mail [email protected]
& Saturday 5 July 2014
2-4pm St Giles’ Medbourne
Church Fete
February and March 2014 Weddings: 22 February Kerry Thomas & Sidney Browne Great Easton Baptisms: 23 March Henry John Gerald Pinkerton Great Easton 23 March William Charles Pinkerton Great Easton Funerals: 17 March Brian Streather Great Easton
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Medbourne Playground
A big thank you to everyone who has volunteered to mow the Medbourne Playground this year. Your help is much appreciated
SPORTS CLUB EXTENSION UPDATE *********************************
Those that have been inside the clubhouse can now see that the seemingly impossible has become possible. Through a massive effort from both contractors and some volunteers alike, the finishing line for the completion of the first 3 phases can be seen. Of course the fundraising continues as we have a 4th phase to be done and to this end there are a few events planned. Later in the year we will be holding a Bingo Night, Gardener’s Question time on Leicester radio and other events. Watch the notice boards for details. The 4th phase entails converting the garage area into 2 more changing rooms and constructing a new garage away from the main building so that all the machinery is separate from the main clubhouse. We have applied for a grant for this phase but have yet to hear whether we have been successful or not. The success of all the fundraising activities rely totally on support and as all the members of the sections of the Sports Club will benefit greatly from the improvements to the facilities, please support the efforts of the fundraising committee. We should be rightly proud of the exceptional club that we enjoy in Medbourne and I know that visitors to the club are always astounded by the setting we sometimes are guilty of taking for granted. When- not if- the fourth phase is completed, we will have a multi-sports club that has facilities that will be the envy of other clubs in Leicestershire. It has now been nearly 10 years since a very small group of people took on the task of raising the necessary funds to provide a clubhouse that would last for the foreseeable future and in that time they have worked tirelessly to see that task become possible. I cannot adequately convey my thanks to them for sticking to the task so doggedly. Mention should also go to Martyn Jones who has been there every step of the way, also to Patrick Christiansen, Ian Clarke, Steve Hubbard, Peter Hales, Charlie Jefferson and John Burrows whose help has been immeasurable.
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St Giles’ Church, Medbourne An exciting proposal to put a new stained glass window in St Giles’ Church is currently under discussion by the Diocese of Leicester. The baptism themed window, which will be placed near the font, is being funded largely by private donations, but there will be an opportunity for those who wish to do so, to offer donations and thereby feel part of the project. More details will follow once approval has been received from the Diocese.
GREAT EASTON CHURCHYARD WORKING PARTY AND CHURCH SPRING CLEANING
Please everyone come and help
Churchyard working party: Saturday, April 5th from 10.00 am
Church spring cleaning: Saturday, April 12th from
10.00 am
Passover
8 April 2014
Great Easton Village Hall
Full details on enclosed flyer
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It has been difficult to find walks that avoid mud in this, the wettest of winters, but Margaret managed to do this for our February walk. Starting from the village of Gumley and keeping to tracks and lanes we did a semi-circular walk to the South of the village. The rain kept off and we were able to enjoy the lovely scenery that this area offers. Our next walk will be on Wednesday 16th April. Meet at Great Easton Village Hall at 9.30. All welcome but participants must be responsi-ble for their own safety.
GREAT EASTON ‘VILLAGE VOICES’
With the assistance of the Big Lottery fund local independent radio station HFM102.3 came to Great Easton on Thursday 27th March to hear about life in your community.
Your programme will be broadcast on Thursday 24th April between 5pm and 6pm with a repeat on Sunday 27th April between 10pm and 11pm Set your radio dial to 102.3FM or listen online to your 24 hour station by logging onto www.harboroughfm.co.uk and click onto ’listen live’.
Thank you so much to all the people who joined in or came to listen to what your neighbours do for you. ‘Village Voices’ has proved just how much hard work and dedication is put into small communities by the people who live there and volunteer to make your village a progressive and enjoyable place to live.
If you wish to promote a community event in Great Easton in the future you can telephone HFM on (01858) 464666 and speak to the reception desk about our Community Folder so it can be broadcast free to an audience of up to 22,000. You can also E mail your information to [email protected]
Apart from advertising for local businesses HFM runs an educational evening class called ‘Introduction to Radio’ which will explain in simple terms how a radio station works and give you a chance to speak on air. Interested ? Then give us a call.
The Great Easton programme is the final one in this `Village Voices’ series. If you wish you can go to Harborough FM’s website and listen to previous broadcasts With very best wishes from the committee, presenters and volunteers at HFM to Great Easton and all the communities that took part in this series
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1970s DISCO & FANCY DRESS PARTY
SATURDAY 17TH MAY 2014
8.00pm > 1.00am
MEDBOURNE VILLAGE HALL
TICKETS £15 EACH AVAILABLE NOW (incl. free cocktail and party food)
AS NUMBERS ARE LIMITED, DON’T MISS OUT!
PLEASE CONTACT: 01858 565353 or 01858 565406 or [email protected]
ALL PROCEEDS TO MEDBOURNE PRE-SCHOOL On behalf of the fundraising committee, thank you for your support.
Wednesday 23rd April at 7.30 pm in the Village Hall an illustrated talk on KIRBY HALL, by Bruce Bailey.
Once owned by Sir Christopher Hatton, Lord Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I, Kirby Hall, near Gretton, is a gem of the Elizabethan Renaissance and has a long and fascinating history which will be excitingly brought to life by Bruce Bailey, who is archivist at Drayton House and for the Althorp Estate
On Thursday April 3rd we are looking forward to an illustrated talk given by Adrian Walker from L.O.R.O.S., an organisation which offers residential care and other help to terminally ill people and their families. A collection to help with their work will be taken at the meeting and the proceeds of the March Bring and Buy will also be donated.
Any visitors to this meeting will be warmly welcomed. Refreshments will e provided by M.Matthews and M.Morton
£15 will be collected from those members going on the outing to
Stratford-on-Avon on May 1st.
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Children are invited to an Easter Garden Making Party
18 April 2014
On Good Friday (18 April 2014) children are invited to come and make Easter
Gardens, take part in Easter craft activities, join us for our Good Friday Service and for the first part of our traditional Good Friday walk (the part from Great
Easton to Drayton).
Arrangements for the morning are as follows: 9.45am Children meet at Great Easton Church to make Easter Gardens
10.30am Morning Service at Great Easton followed by Walk with the Cross
(children must be accompanied by a responsible adult) and hot cross buns at Drayton Church.
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Registered to carry on audit work by the institute of
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Sweet Hedges Farm Allexton Road, Stockerston
Tea Rooms
Open for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea, all year round (closed Tuesdays).
Group parties catered for by appointment.
Tel: 01572 717398
John Ford ELECTRICIAN
Domestic and Industrial Rewires Extra Sockets
Showers
Tel: 01536 771952
FREE CALLOUT FREE ESTIMATES Medbourne Playgroup
Held at Medbourne Village Hall Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
9.15 to 12.15, plus lunch session 12.15-1.15 Wednesday pm 1.15-3.15
For ages 2½ - 5 Contact: Celia Pocock: 01536 770421 Or Sara Robbins: 01536 771368
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Our next meeting will be on Wednesday, 16th April
7.30pm in the Village Hall
The Gardens of Coton Manor Past, Present and Future
by Caroline Tate from Northampton
Competition - 3 tulips
New members and visitors always welcome Visitors £2 including refreshments
Garden Flowers For hand tied gifts and events
Visit the cutting garden to plan next year’s
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For formal parties, weddings, receptions, recitals, concerts, local events and more.
A wide variety of repertoire, such as Bach, Debussy, Boccherini, Kodály, Bartok, etc. Requests happily accepted with notice prior to the event.
Please contact on telephone: 01536 771 002 Or email: [email protected]
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Great Easton Village Outing
On Thursday May 1st a coach will be leaving The Sun at 9.30am bound for
Stratford-on-Avon. This outing is organised by the Good Companions but is open to any one at a cost of
£15 per person For further details please contact Cath Lupton 01536 770139 or Anne
Lang 01536 771892
Post Office and Village Stores
Open Monday to Friday 8am to 5.30pm Saturday 8am to 4pm Sunday 8am to 1pm
POST OFFICE, FRESH BREAD & PASTRIES, DRY CLEANING, NEWSPAPERS, GROCER-
IES, FRESH FRUIT & VEGETABLES, DELICATESSEN, COTTAGE DELIGHT PRODUCTS, SANDWICHES, CHILLED
DRINKS, GREETINGS CARDS.
Springbank. MEDBOURNE, Leicestershire, LE16 8EB Telephone: 01858 565928
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We welcome walkers, cyclists & fishermen (and everyone else!)
We’re open for lunch and in the evening for delicious snacks and light meals.
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Great Easton Village Hall
To Hire contact: 01536 772210
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Bringhurst, Drayton and Nevill Holt Parish Meeting
There will be a Parish meeting and AGM in the church at Drayton on 6th May 2014 at 7.30pm prompt.
Any nominations for the position of Chair or Clerk to be submitted in writing to the Parish clerk,
Tim Fletcher, 1 The Green, Drayton, at least seven days before the meeting.
This meeting will be immediately followed by a Drayton Village Hall Meeting.
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Change of Venue Bringhurst Primary School 2014 Plant Sale
Our 2014 plant sale will be held at Bringhurst
School on Saturday 10th May 12pm-2pm
We will have our usual delicious soups, cakes and refreshments available so please make a note of the new venue
We look forward to seeing you there!
Stockerston News
Our Easter service this year is on Easter Sunday at 9.00 a.m. The church will be
beautifully decorated by our wonderful team and we do hope that you will join us.
Our thanks to Georgina Halliday who prepared the church
for us in March and Mary Patston who will do the honours in April.
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GREAT EASTON PARISH COUNCIL
There have been a number of changes in make-up of the parish council during the last two months. RETIREMENT OF THE COUNCIL’S CLERK – DAVID DOUCHE. David has been clerk to the parish council since 1991 and during that time has provided exemplary, good humoured, unflappable and unfussy service to the council and the community on many occasions way beyond the call of duty. He has now decided to retire and we thank him most gratefully on behalf of the village for all he has done and wish him well in the future. He will be replaced as Parish Clerk by David Gibley, well known to all for his excellent work for the village hall and the parish church. We look forward to working with him on behalf of, and in the interests of the village community. RETIREMENT OF PARISH COUNCILLORS Ivor Luscombe and Heather Ingram have both resigned from the council. Ivor has been our tree warden for many years and his advice and expertise has been invaluable, not only to the council but to many residents in looking after and protecting the trees which are such an important part of our environment and our picturesque village. He is succeeded as tree warden by Alice Murdock and anybody requiring advice or seeking to undertake work to trees in the village should contact her. She herself will continue to make use of Ivor’s professional expertise as occasion arises. Heather has been our police liaison and community and heritage officer. She has executed these responsibilities with exemplary care and with her deep and extensive local knowledge will be much missed. TWO NEW COUNCILLORS Ivor and Heather have been replaced on the council by the co-option of two new members – Phil Long and Greta Vizma. It is intended that they will serve initially, until the council is dissolved for the next local government elections in May 2015 PUBLIC TRANSPORT The County Council propose to include the Rural Rider Route 7, Great Easton to Market Harborough service in a Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) programme at some time during 2014. The service will still have the Tuesday and Thursday timetable but people wanting to use the bus will have to ring up and ask for it. The bus will then run that Tuesday or Thursday requested even if only one person asks for it. Surprisingly this does make economic sense because this Rural Rider service costs £100K per year after fares received and, on average, there are two passengers on each journey.
The Great Easton/Leicester route has been withdrawn and this journey may now be made using the Centre Bus hourly return services, Route RF1 between Great Easton and Uppingham and Route 747 between Uppingham and Leicester.
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For queries on all Bus Services, LCC Public Transport Dept. can be contacted on 0116 305 0002 or by email to [email protected] Some copies of the Leicestershire Bus Map and Guide are available from the Great Easton Post Office and Stores or by calling the above number.
WAR MEMORIAL Some years ago we arranged for the refurbishment of the names on the monument of the fallen in the Great War of 1914-18, which had become eroded with time. The time has now come to do the same for the fallen of the 1939-45 war. It is proposed to preserve their names in exactly the same high-standard and enduring material and style as their predecessors’, executed once more by the same craftsman who did such an excellent job. This will not be inexpensive. It will in fact cost £500 but we are confident that no one will object to this expenditure in such a cause, especially perhaps in this centenary year of 2014.
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