Sheepy Group Gazette - Market Bosworth Benefice
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Sheepy Group Gazette - Market Bosworth Benefice
May 2015 Volume 17: Issue 4 Sheepy Group Gazette Covering: Orton Ratcliffe Sheepy Shenton Sibson Twycross Within the Benefice of Bosworth & Sheepy with Nailstone, Carlton & Shackerstone www.marketbosworthbenefice.co.uk or search Sheepy Group of Churches KING RICHARD III’S REINTERMENT A VERY SPECIAL DAY FOR OUR BENEFICE Sheepy Historical Society was privileged to have tickets to the event at Bosworth Battlefield. Clockwise from above: Revd Julia with Canon Stephen Foster, Leicester University Chaplain; the Bishop of Leicester with the coffin; and part of the 21-gun salute from mediaeval-type cannon. (Pictures by Maurice Percival). Above, Revd Julia processing at the battlefield, with the Men at Arms leading the way. The cartoon, right, is courtesy of the Church Times! Distributed free to around 900 households in all six parishes ten times a year May 2015 Sheepy Group Gazette CHURCH SERVICES—May 2015 Also weekly Communion services 9am Weds Market Bosworth, 9am Thursday Sheepy Magna. (All service details are also on the Benefice website – www.marketbosworthbenefice.co.uk) CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 2015 SHEEPY GROUP OF CHURCHES With your Gazette this month, we have included a Christian Aid Envelope. We ask that you please help towards this charity and deliver your envelope back to your local church congregation: Through the Church building… Through Sheepy CofE Primary school… Through Twycross House School…. Through the Church Wardens… Whichever way is possible, please help us to work together for the common good of all. Thank you for making a contribution to Christian Aid Week in your area. With your support, last year £11 million (€14 million) was raised from an incredible 20,000 churches across the UK and Ireland. Your contribution reaches far beyond your own community to those who need your support the most. 2 'I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy' Psalm 140:12 Sheepy Group Gazette A View from a Sibson Pew A sombre reflection from Roger Moreton My planned offering for May's Gazette has been overtaken by the events in Kenya on 2 April. On the day before Good Friday when we commemorate Christ's sacrifice on the cross, Christian students at the Kenyan university died as they confessed their faith, as Muslim jihadists dispassionately selected them for instant execution as Christians. God willing they will inherit the eternal life promised in the Creed after the brief if terrifying confrontation with their deaths. How many modern-day Christians would have the moral courage so to accept certain death for their faith or would resort to the denial of the disciples those 2000 years ago? Faced with the choice of Life with its challenges or the imponderables of Death, requiring faith, few would accept Death, embracing it in the sure and certainty of resurrection to eternal life, doubting Christ's promise. We all must die, either with suddenness of trauma or in a drawn-out ordeal of terminal but seemingly interminable illness. None of us has yet faced the moment but our Christian faith should be a great comfort at the end. On consecutive days in January, I attended the funerals of my closest surviving friend from school and my cherished sister, my only sibling and three years younger than me. With advancing years, I am losing friends, relatives and acquaintances with disturbing frequency. It tests one's faith and I found myself clinically depressed as a manifestation of grief. Christian faith without doubt is a challenge in itself but it is all that we have to cling to. The promise of the scriptures confers hope and is the reward we crave and should not doubt as we pray for a peaceful and wellmourned end. Roger Moreton May 2015 Dates For Your Diary All the regular group meetings, see village pages, plus lots more going on: 2 May: Twycross Plant Swap p15 4 May: Afternoon Tea at Sheepy Church p9 9 May: Orton Plant Sale/Coffee Morning p5 12 May Joint Sheepy/Twycross History Societies meeting p15 16 May: Ratcliffe Churchyard Tidy p7 17 May: Rogation Walk, Orton p5 19 May: Sibson Village Hall meeting p13 28 May: Samosas at Sheepy WI p9 2 June: Sibson Neighbourhood Plan p13 6 June: HMS Pinafore, Attleborough p11 12 June: Sheepy Schl PTA Summer Ball p16 13/14 June: Sibson Flower Festival p13 19 June: Ratcliffe Quiz, p7 The Lent Group, who met for six weeks over Lent, this was taken at our last meeting, when unfortunately five regulars were absent. Thanks to all who travelled the 'Pilgrim' way with me this Lent. Revd Julia 20 June: Charity Solstice Walk p11 3 May 2015 Sheepy Group Gazette View from the Pulpit SERMON BY THE BISHOP OF LEICESTER: at the Service of reinterment of the remains of King Richard III Thursday 26 March 2015 [Edited Version] I attended this service representing the Parishes of Bosworth & Sheepy, and wished to share our Bishop’s words with you all…Revd Julia [Full version may be read on the Diocese web site www.leicester.anglican.org] “Search: Find: Honour.” The triple mandate given to the Looking for Richard Project four years ago has broken open not just a car park but a nation’s story. King Richard has stepped from the pages of history into the fullest glare of the world’s attention. The search has laid to rest half a millennium of mystery surrounding his burial place and revealed that Richard belongs not just to the archaeologists, the chroniclers and the curators, but to all of us. The crowds who lined the processional route were captivated by an astonishing discovery, a brilliant forensic investigation and an intense public drama. They have come here in their tens of thousands from around the world, to this ancient place of prayer, not to judge, condemn or praise, but to stand in silent, humble and reverent attentiveness at the meeting place of time and eternity. “From car park to Cathedral”, the story has challenged the inventiveness of the world’s headline writers, reporters and story tellers. Whether we are Ricardians or Shakespeareans, whether we see through the eyes of Olivier, McKellen or Cumberbatch, whether we recognise a warrior or a scholarly pious thinker, today we come to accord this King, this child of God, and these mortal remains, the dignity and honour denied them in death. From the ancient Hebrew Scriptures comes to us the story of the bones of Joseph, the patriarch of his people held in slavery for more than four centuries, and eventually carried to their resting place in the Promised Land. Their removal and reburial signified the people’s faith in God’s future and their determination never to return to bondage. Here in Leicester, five hundred years after Bosworth Field, the cityscape of friaries, abbeys and castles from which Richard rode to battle is now embellished by mosques, temples and gurdwaras. This city which will be home to Richard’s grave now strives to build harmony in place of conflict: to offer to a war torn world a beacon of mutual respect and honour across language, culture and belief. At the approach of a General Election, these essential, unifying symbols of our common story point us to the values which unite us, to our responsibility for one another, to the “we” society rather than the “me” society. Five hundred years after the Wars of the Roses we still face the risk of damaging tribal behaviours, of the destructive instincts which can so quickly turn neighbours into strangers and corrode our sense of the Common Good. King Richard’s grave stands in the space between that symbol of kingship and the High Altar, where in Christian belief new life is made available to all who seek it in bread and wine. Around this table we learn to die to self and to realise that death is the inexplicable and inevitable path we must take to the nearer presence of God. In these two places we are reminded that God’s power is not like that of Kings, Presidents or Prime Ministers. God is not an infinitely magnified mirror of human control. We may no longer believe in the divine right of Kings, but we still have some way to go before we recognise the God whose power is most fully seen in weakness. Yet this is where we choose to lay the remains of King Richard—between the symbols of Christ’s kingship and the table of his intimate presence with us. They are the two beats of the heart of all who have been called to leadership and service—engagement with the world for the sake of a more just society, and withdrawal in search of God’s nourishment of our souls. We dare to pray for Richard today and for all who have gone before us in the sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life because it is in God alone that we can trust. To Him be the power and the glory for all time and for eternity. Amen. 4 Sheepy Group Gazette May 2015 Orton News RICHARD III To commemorate the reinterment of King Richard III, a half muffled Quarter Peal was rung at Orton on the evening of 26 March. The team was conducted by Orton’s Tower Captain, Graham Titley and consisted of Graham & Janet Titley (Orton), Mick Allsopp (Austrey), Ruth Brothwell (Witherley), Keith Whitehouse (Mancetter) and Dave Blick (Polesworth). This was the first time Graham had conducted a successful Quarter Peal—well done! As you can see from the above we rely on ringers from all around to make up the numbers on our six bells. Not everyone wants to ring QPs but new ringers for services are always needed so, if you fancy giving it a try, please contact Graham on 01827 880169. He is an excellent teacher and will give one-to-one lessons to start. ROGATION WALK—SUNDAY 17 MAY 3PM An invitation to take a stroll around the village mile and give thanks for the beautiful countryside around us. Starting outside church and finishing back at church for refreshments at the invitation of the Children's Club. Well behaved dogs welcome! ALL SMILES A group of smiling faces, see below, at the Sheepy Group PCC Meting on 19 April,which was this time held at Orton Church . (Looks like it was a bit nippy though, judging by the coats! Ed) PLANT SALE & COFFEE MORNING SATURDAY 9 MAY 10AM–12:30 When you are planting or pricking out your seedlings this year, how about putting a few extra in a tray for our Plant Sale? Spare strawberry runners, raspberry canes or rhubarb would be good, as well as all veg plants and flowers. If you need pots or trays I have loads in the shed so give me a ring—Margaret 01827 880308. PLANT SALE & COFFEE MORNING SATURDAY 9 MAY 10–12:30 IN CHURCH. Lots of flower and vegetable plants on sale as well as a produce table, tombola and delicious home made cakes. Come and join us for a coffee and bag a bargain for your garden—see box above. Margaret McKay 5 May 2015 Sheepy Group Gazette Mrs C A Parkes MCSP SRP Chartered Physiotherapist Member of Health Professions Council Orton House Physiotherapy Orton House Farm Orton on the Hill CV9 3NR Mobile: 0789 996 6214 Telephone: 01827 880238 Member of the Organisation of Chartered Physiotherapists in Private Practice Main Road, Ratcliffe Culey 01827 715701 Cosy, warm country pub serving real ales, fine wines and freshly prepared, home cooked cuisine. Bank Holiday Mondays: 4th and 25th May Food being served 12-2pm, 6-9pm View our menus online at: www.gate-ratcliffe.co.uk SPACE HOLISTIC THERAPIES Life too busy at the moment? Why not treat yourself to some time out: *Reiki *Emotrance *EFT *Indian Head Massage *Hot Stones Massage Open Monday 5-10pm Tues–Fri 12–2:30pm & 5–11pm Saturday 12 noon–11pm Sunday 12 noon–8pm Call JILLY on 01827 898571 Or 07971 488690 Lunch: Tues-Fri 12–2, Sat 12–3 Reiki Master and Teacher (Professional membership, fully insured) Traditional Sunday Lunch 12–3 Evening meals Weds–Sat 6–9 THE ATHERSTONE SURGERY www.atherstonesurgery.co.uk 01827 713664 WELCOMES YOU FOR ALL YOUR HEALTH NEEDS WORRIED ABOUT THE SIGNS OF AGEING? Get free advice & information on techniques to temporarily reduce crows feet/frown lines. BOTOX-trained doctors run regular clinics. SPECIALIST CLINICS and TRIALS As well as all the usual GP services, we offer Occupational Health Services and Yellow Fever Vaccination Service. We also run clinical trials in a number of areas which may interest you—these are listed on our website (see above). ATHERSTONE IN-PRACTICE PHARMACY Pharmacy open Monday to Saturday 7am to 10pm & Sunday 10am to 8pm. Qualified pharmacists can advise you on minor illness, help to stop smoking and healthy lifestyles. Prescriptions and over the counter medications. Home delivery service available to ALL patients, not just the housebound. Call the pharmacy on 01827 721313 for information. 6 For further information on any service, call the surgery on 01827 713664 and ask for the right department. Sheepy Group Gazette May 2015 Ratcliffe News (see also page 8) SOLAR FARM The church room will be made available on Wednesday 6 May from 5:30pm to 8pm to enable a company called Light Source Renewable Energy Ltd ( www.lightsource-re.co.uk ) to put on an exhibition of information, relating to “Green Energy” generated by large arrays of solar panels. The presentation is designed to inform visitors who may be interested in investing in such projects and no recommendation is implied on behalf of the church. No other information is available at the moment. GENERAL ELECTION The church room will be in use as a Polling Station for this election on Thursday 7 May. Polling booths will be delivered on 6 May and collected on 11 May. CHURCHYARD WORKING PARTY We would welcome anyone who can spend an hour or so to help tidy up the churchyard on Saturday 16 May from 10 am onwards. We hope to get into awkward places where mowers can’t reach so shears or strimmers would be good if you have them. Also spades and rakes are always useful. We hope for better weather than last year! PAST EVENTS Coffee Morning This was held on Wednesday 8 April. The bright, sunny morning ensured a good attendance and an excellent total of £152.86 was raised. Thanks to everyone who helped at this event and to all those who attended and gave generously. Elsewhere in this issue, Helen reports on the successful collection of 49 bras in the “Bra Bank” to support Breast Cancer Campaign. FUTURE EVENTS Midsummer Quiz Night This will be held on Friday 19 June at 7:30pm in the Church Room. As previously, £2.50 per contestant, maximum of 4 per team, refreshments are included. Please bring your own drinks. We have had good turnouts at previous quizzes so come and have a go. If you don’t have a team you can join in with others. Prizes for the winning team. Great Bake-Off This is planned for a Saturday in July. Full details in the June Gazette. Per Una Sale It is hoped that this can be arranged for a Friday night in August at 7.00 p.m.in the church room. More details later. WHAT A PONG! A Ratcliffe resident reports finding difficulty sleeping with windows open during the warmer weather, as someone seems to be burning plastic during the night, causing an offensive smell. If you think your bonfire could be the culprit, please be considerate of your neighbours and remember that burning plastic can create toxic fumes and may even be illegal. NEXT SERVICE Sunday 26 April—Holy Communion at 10am. Sunday 24th May, Holy Communion at 10.00 a.m Richard Jones ANNUAL LANE SETTING It was standing room only at The Gate on Thursday 9 April for the Annual Lane Setting, a tradition going back to 1766. Keith Parsley of Shortland Parsley conducted the auction (left) with bids coming in fast and furious. Winning bids ranged from tens to hundreds of pounds for seven Lots from Gravel Hole, through the village to the A444. Winners were: 1. Martin Wyles; 2. Elliott Young; 3. Ben WardLewis; 4. Thomas Cowley; 5. Brian Conway; 6. David and Vicky Garland; 7. Justin Hadley. After the auction, Richard Trivett led the assembled company in a rousing sing-song of traditional favourites. A brief history of the event, and a copy of the original minutes of 1880, can be seen on page 8. 7 May 2015 Sheepy Group Gazette Lawn Care Tree Pruning Rubbish Removal Cleaning Paths & Paving Hedge Trimming Weeding Contact Clive on: Garden Maintenance Tel 01827 713379 Mob 07971 646107 Your Local Electrical Installation & Property Maintenance Services A box this size is just £5.50 per issue. Contact the Editor: Helen Anderton [email protected] 01827 714855 BOB’S CHIMNEY SWEEP Tel: Dave 07443 418487 Email: [email protected] David Wilkins, 5 Main Rd, Ratcliffe Culey, Atherstone, CV9 3NY 01827 711963 or 07535 456180 Evenings/Weekends No Problem Insurance Cert Supplied Fully Insured Lab Cote Windows Member of Institute of Chimney Sweeps 157 Main Road, Baxterley No Job Too Small No Obligation Quotes Upvc windows, Doors, Conservatories, Fascias, Soffits Guttering Deal direct with the Company owner. We do not use sales reps and we prepare written quotes for your consideration. Established over 35 years. Energy saving A-Rated Windows as standard. Triple glazing also available. We offer free no obligation advice to prevent expensive mistakes. CERTASS approved (to issue Document L Building Control Certificates.) Please ask for our free Company Checklist to help you make your decision, we will be happy to send you a copy without obligation. Contact us to see if we can help, you will be glad you did! Tel 01827 881531 Mobile 07932 996745 www.labcotewindows.co.uk E mail labcotewindows @aol.com LANE SETTING: 1 APRIL 1880 MINUTES At a Meeting of Ratepayers of Ratcliffe Culey held this day for the purpose of setting the lanes It was resolved That the lanes be grazed from sunrise to sunset and that the purchaser shall provide a Tenter with all stock turned on the lanes and they shall be grazed only with sheep or beasts and that no ass, Bull, Tup or pig shall be grazed thereon. In default of stock being grazed without a Tenter the purchaser shall at his own expense defend any action at law that may be brought against them or the Overseers for unlawfully grazing such lanes. And also the purchaser shall pay all the parochial rates, and further it was resolved that the purchaser shall pay the whole amount of the purchase money immediately on the fall of the Hammer or give approved joint security for the payment of the same to the waywarden within 3 days from the date of sale and the scrapings be sold on the several lots. Horses to be allowed to be grazed providing they are under control. Samuel Bacon [“Tenter” is a dialect word for a person who watches Chairman (tends) sheep or cattle so they don’t stray or cause damage - Ed] 8 This box could be advertising your business OAKEY & MILLER GARDENING SERVICES Lawn mowing/laying, Weeding, Hedge cutting, Sla b laying, Fencing No job too small Call ROBERT on 07814 586013 or STUART on 0747834952 for a free quote A Brief History of The Setting of the Lanes of Ratcliffe Culey in the Parish of Witherley and Shire of Leicester In 1766 an Act of Parliament made provision for the Enclosure of Ratcliffe Culey. It provided for Commissioners to maintain the roads and for the annual Setting of the Lanes to raise monies for the maintenance of the roads. The earliest record of the Setting of the Lanes in Ratcliffe Culey is made by John Eaton and formed part of the accounts he gave up to the Constable and Overseer of the Highways in 1786, a score years after Ratcliffe Culey was enclosed. The Lane Rents for 1786, totalling £8, were: Mr Lythal for Les Lane £1-0s-0d Mr Buck for Broad Lane £6-0s-0d Mr Choyce for Far Fields 9s-0d William Cooper for Gravel Pits 10s-0d Mr Dauchan for Pinfolds 1s-0d With the passage of time some of the Lanes have had their names changed, but Brad Lane, Gravel Pits and Pinfold Lane remain. Les Lane is now Leicester Lane. The first mention of the Lanes being set from Easter to Easter was in 1801-1802, although Easter Monday was the date laid down in the Act of Enclosure for the Setting. Between 1801 and 1867 the Lane Setting was changed from Easter Monday to The First Thursday after Easter (as it is now). Over the years some Lanes were included then excluded. Pinfold Lane is no longer included; Hinckley Lane, now called Ratcliffe House Lane, was first mentioned in 1825; Ormes Lane in 1874, when just the scrapings were included— there were no offers for these! In 1824 the Lanes were let for £15-4s-6d Sheepy Group Gazette May 2015 Sheepy News (also p10) MOTHERS UNION SHEEPY MAGNA LADIES’ GROUP Monday 11 May. We will be joining with the “Open House” group for an outing to Sutton Cheney Wharf. FREE SUBS FOR ALL MEMBERS!! Have you ever thought about joining a group, but are put off by high subscriptions before you have even given it a try? Well this year Sheepy Ladies Group is offering free subscriptions for a year to all current members. So, come along, give us a try and see what you think. We offer a wide range of different speakers, trips out and delicious suppers. Our next meeting will be on Wednesday 15th April, when our own Pat Flegg will be talking about the history of marriage. We meet on the third Wednesday of each month, at 7:30pm, in Sheepy Memorial Hall. New members and visitors are always welcome. For more information about forthcoming events or the group in general, call Sue on 01827 880517 or Pat on 01827 880627. We will leave the lay-by in Sheepy at 11am so that we will have lunch and then be back early afternoon. OPEN HOUSE Monday 11 May. We are joining with Mothers’ Union for our annual outing at 11am. See details above. TUESDAY CHURCH Tuesday Church is an informal service with music, a story and a craft activity. It is held on the second Tuesday of the month, at 1:30pm in Sheepy Church. Reception children from Sheepy Primary School attend, but this service is open to all pre-school children and their carers. The next service is on Tuesday 12 May. If you care for a young child, why not come along and see what we do? SHEEPY FRIENDSHIP CLUB Planned lunches: May – The Lord Nelson Inn, Birmingham Road, Ansley, Nuneaton, CV10 9PQ, Warwickshire. Contact Lilian & Barry Spittle on 01827 880632 or Margaret Haddon on 01827 880720. SHEEPY WI May hones our cookery skills in the art of Indian Cuisine with a samosa demonstration, why not join the fun on Tuesday 28 May 2015 and enter the homemade chutney competition. Do you have a creative side? We are currently preparing for the Ashby Show and any crafty enthusiasts welcomed. The summer brings a great variety of social events: Sherlock Holmes interactive dinner party, Singing in the Rain at Kilworth House & a Tea & Tents camping weekend. We’d love you to come & join us: we meet at Sheepy Memorial Hall on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm. The next meeting is on 28 May; if you need any more details call Jean on 07776 298602 or see www.sheepywi.moonfruit.com BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY MAY 4th 2015 Afternoon tea will be served in church at Sheepy between 2pm and 4pm. There will be an exhibition of local history and a few stalls to browse. For several years this date has been busy with the Village Sale so don’t feel as if nothing is going on COME AND JOIN US IN CHURCH SHEEPY LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY See next page. 9 May 2015 Sheepy Group Gazette Satellite, Aerial & Telephone Problems Solved Aerials installed from £50.00 Extra TV Points from £40.00 Telephone Points from £70.00 Some repairs only £20.00! MAGIC EYES for Sky, BT Vision & Virgin (w atch i n another room and change channel from ther e) Plasma & LCD TVs fixed to walls Hiding cables our speciality. Call Peter Stockton on 01827 830391 or 07973 364478 T Harding Electrical Services FOR ALL YOUR ELECTRICAL WORK Telephone Tim Harding: 01827 880473 Mobile: 07977 012940 Rose Cottage, 3 Orton Lane, Sheepy Magna, Warwickshire CV9 3NJ MG EVANS & SONS LTD FUNERAL DIRECTORS & MONUMENTAL MASONS Holmville House, Long Street, Atherstone CV9 1AX Telephone: 01827-713240 – 24 hours 20 Albert Rd, Tamworth B79 7JN Telephone: 01827-310035 – 24 hours www.mgevansandsons.co.uk Rolls Royce Hearse Horse Drawn Hearse SHEEPY LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY April’s meeting included illustrated reports from members who attended Richard III re-internment events at Fenn Lane Farm, Dadlington village, Bosworth Battlefield, Market Bosworth & Leicester Cathedral. There was also a discussion on the information contained in the recently acquired conveyance of Sheepy Mill, Mill Pool & Manor House in 1849 to Charles Lowe, premises which he purchased from the Lord of the Manor of Little Sheepy for £2,600 after renting them for several years. On display: Order of Service of Richard III commemorations from Sutton Cheney & Bosworth Battlefield; 1989 Parish Magazines; 1957 Newspaper articles; early 1900s image of James Emery; 1860 sales details of Bank Farm, Ratcliffe Culey; 1841 Will of Richard Inge of Benn Hill; 1850 Trade directory entry for Merevale/Pinwall; several articles & images associated with Sheepy Mill dating from 1890 to 1990s etc. PLEASE NOTE: the next meeting is at Twycross Village Hall, Burton Road, CV9 3PR on Tuesday 12 May at 7:30pm when there will be members of Twycross History Society present, who are providing a display from their archives. Everyone welcome. Further details from: Lynne Percival on 01827 880721 or email: [email protected] 10 FOR POST AND RAIL FENCING THAT LOOKS "THE PART" DESIGNED AND BUILT TO "DO THE JOB" AND LAST Feather edge, post & rail, picket fencing; panels supplied/fitted Post repair specialist Rose arches, raised beds, planters, screens Garden gates made to order Garden woodworking solutions No job too small All jobs surveyed free first Written estimate within 7 days Es tablished 1969 – Over 45 years in business GOLDEN CHARTER FUNERAL PLANS Jaguar Limousines FENCE MAN JOHN Stoke Golding Call John on 01455 212984 or Mob 07890 070681 www.fencemanjohn.co.uk Sheepy Group Gazette May 2015 Community News &Events THE ATHERSTONE CHORALE Present a Concert Version of GILBERT & SULLIVAN’S HMS PINAFORE WITH ORCHESTRA AND SOLOISTS On 6 JUNE 2015 7.30PM START at ATTLEBOROUGH LIBERAL CLUB Bull Street, Attleborough, Nuneaton, CV11 4JX Licensed bar available Tickets £8.00, children free available on the door or from Chorale members Or contact Gillian Greenwood 01827 880647 BRA COLLECTION FOR BREAST CANCER CAMPAIGN The campaign is gathering momentum—Sheepy WI donated 32 bras, Ratcliffe Coffee Morning generated a further 49, so with the 19 I already had, that’s a running total of no less than 100 bras! A “Bra Bank” will be located at the start of the 7th Merevale Walk, which takes place just after publication of this edition, so I will report on that next time. If anyone else has bras to donate, you can drop them off any time at my house (there is a large plastic box outside the front door which is used for oversized post and parcels, if we are out): 11 Ormes Lane, Ratcliffe Culey, CV9 3PB So ladies, bring along any unwanted bras—those ones that have stretched or shrunk, or those you hid at the back of the drawer for whatever reason, and help support this worthy cause! Many thanks, Helen Anderton (Ed) SOLSTICE WALK - IN AID OF ST GILES HOSPICE (where our PCC Treasurer Dr Katie Hebbes works) On Saturday 20 June be a part of St Giles Hospice’s biggest fundraising event of the year! It’s a ladies only walk around the wonderful city of Lichfield. A chance to have fun, dress up like a fairy for a magical night and raise vital funds for the local hospice. The walk starts and ends at the Friary Grange Leisure Centre, Lichfield. You can choose between the full 9 mile walk (2 laps of 4.5 miles) or just do one lap—it’s up to you! The walk starts when the sun sets (10 pm) and we will welcome you back with a lovely hot drink and snack when you are done. You can book online by visiting: www.stgileshospice.com/solstice walk or by calling the Fundraising Office on 01543 432538. You must be over 16 years of age to take part. 11 May 2015 Sheepy Group Gazette PRIME BEEF & LAMB LOCALLY PRODUCED Licensed to deal in game BATES OF ATHERSTONE LTD 6 Market Street, Atherstone Telephone: 01827 713175 Seasoned Quality LOGS For Sale Delivered Michael—07779 306251 Softleys in the Square Market Bosworth Telephone: 01455 290464 All menus available to view online or telephone us Accommodation available from £69.00 Tuesdays & Thursdays: ‘Gourmet Evening’–3 courses from £26 A La Carte and Set Menu available Lunch & Dinner Afternoon Tea available every Saturday from £16 email: [email protected] www.softleys.com Riversmeet Veterinary Centre SMITHS GARAGE LTD PINWALL, ATHERSTONE CV9 3NB NEW & USED CAR SALES SERVICE & MOT TESTING ACCIDENT REPAIRS FORD PARTS SALES OPENING HOURS: Mon to Fri 8:00am to 5:30pm Saturday 8:00am to 5:00pm TELEPHONE 01827-712156 12 Comprehensive care for all your pets Extensive range of clinical facilities 24 hour local emergency service Client parking at both surgeries Home visit service TAMWORTH 27 Lichfield Street Tel: 01827 63841 ATHERSTONE Station House, Long Street Tel: 01827 720720 MKS Décor PROFESSIONAL PAINTER & DECORATOR FULLY QUALIFIED & HIGHLY RECOMMENDED WITH 14 YEARS’ EXPERIENCE INTERIOR & EXTERIOR WORK UNDERTAKEN For a FREE quotation contact Matthew on: 07816 428929 email: [email protected] High class Interior & Exterior Painting & Decorating M D Matthews 28 Choyce Close Atherstone, Warks, CV9 3AY Telephone: 01827-718974 Mobile: 07946-731649 Email: [email protected] JAMIE EDWARDS FINE PAINTER & DECORATOR Tel: 01827 881098 Mobile: 07900 908007 Sibson ODDJOB (DIY & DECOR) for DIY jobs including interior and exterior decorating References available Telephone Mick on 01827 880668 Sheepy Group Gazette May 2015 Sibson News ST BOTOLPH’S CHURCH SIBSON ‘TIME’ FLOWER FESTIVAL 12 & 13 JUNE 2015 11AM – 4PM REFRESHMENTS SONGS OF PRAISE SUNDAY 14 JUNE 6:30PM EVERYONE WELCOME SHEEPY PARISH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN SHAPING OUR FUTURE If you want a say in how Sibson will look in the future come along to an Information Evening at Sibson Village Hall on Tuesday 2 June 7:00–7:30pm Sheepy Parish Council (which represents the villages of Sheepy Magna, Sheepy Parva, Sibson, Wellsborough, Upton, Pinwall and Cross Hands) has agreed to start the process of developing a Neighbourhood Plan. This means that we will be able to have a more effective say in how our parish develops: where new homes should be located, shops and offices built, what they should look like, what services they need, which areas should be protected, and more. Developing a successful plan for Sheepy Parish will rely on the involvement and support of the local community, including those that live, work or do business in the area. Without you we can’t succeed so please come along and find out more. A Neighbourhood Plan when adopted becomes statutory and so gives the community a powerful voice in setting the planning policies and priorities for the local area. If you aren’t able to attend but would like to know more please email [email protected] or visit www.sheepyparish.com ST BOTOLPH’S CHURCH SIBSON FESTIVAL OF FLOWERS & LOCAL HISTORY SAT 13 & SUN 14 JUNE 11AM–4PM Bottle Tombola Cakes Plants Children’s Competition: Picture of ‘My Favourite time’, under 8 and under 13. Cakes - If anyone would like to make a cake or help provide refreshments for an hour or two ring Joan Moreton 01827 880586 or Sally Blood 01827 880782 who would be pleased to hear from you. LADIES THAT LUNCH Thursday 14 May —The Royal Red Gate (A444/A5 junction) at 12.30pm EVERYONE VERY WELCOME 13 May 2015 Sheepy Group Gazette Twycross Tree Services We are a professional, family-run business with over 20 years experience in arboriculture All work carried out to British Standard No job too big or small – fully insured We are the area’s leading stockists of accessories and components: Please call Mike for a free, no obligation quote on: 01827 881117 or 07794 499437 01827 716111 Smile The best cure for sea sickness, is to sit under a tree. Spike Milligan 14 Sheepy Group Gazette May 2015 Twycross News TWYCROSS WOMEN’S INSTITUTE We had an enjoyable meeting in March with a talk from David Mears on “Dogs for the Disabled”. He brought his son’s dog Vern with him and showed us some of the things Vern could do to help David’s disabled son. Our meeting on Monday 18 May is our “Resolutions Meeting” but when that business is completed we have an excellent speaker: Julie Ede talking about “Wonderful, Wicked, Willy Wallis” (Wallis Simpson). I am sure if you came along you would really enjoy the evening, both the speaker and the homemade refreshments. The meeting is at the village hall, starting at 7:00pm with a cost of £2 for visitors. For more details phone Carol Goodridge 01827 720896 VILLAGE HALL The schedule for Bingo is as follows, on Saturday evenings, eyes down at 7.30pm: 16 May, and 30 May. Any queries, phone Margaret on 01827 880095. TO THE RESIDENTS OF TWYCROSS AND ORTON ON THE HILL—TWYCROSS PARISH COUNCIL NEEDS YOU! 1ST TWYCROSS FREE PLANT SWAP Hello to all the fabulous gardeners out there! Looking for something to do for the Early May Bank holiday? We are organising a free plant swap. Simply turn up with a plant and take one away with you. Bring mature seedlings or something that's outgrown your garden. Where: St James Church, Twycross When: Sat 2 May, 10:30-12:30 Light refreshments on sale in aid of church funds. 49 CLUB WINNERS Sam Borley, Bill Nally, Joan Mugleston, Lynne Davis and one spare number (It could have been you!). We have 10 spare numbers at the moment. Only £1 The Parish Council depend on local people taking an per week, £25 prize each Saturday. Please call interest in what happens in their community and as a Audrey on 01827 880035 to join this valuable church councillor you would have the opportunity to shape fundraiser. the future of your parish by: HELP WITH DELIVERY OF GAZETTES: Representing local communities. Thanks to S. Sharples for offering to help by Delivering services to meet the needs of local increasing her own existing delivery. It would be so people. good to have more members of the village willing to Striving to improve the quality of life in the contribute in any small way, rather than the same parish. people increasing their own load. Many hands make Influencing planning and development in the light work! Audrey Lington area. TWYCROSS LOCAL HISTORY GROUP Previous experience is not required, just a desire to help your local community and be part of a team of Our group has kindly been invited to contribute to like-minded people. the Sheepy Local History Society meeting at Twycross Village Hall on Tuesday 12 May at 7pm. Becoming a councillor will give you the opportunity to make a difference to your community. If you are At the meeting, we will be giving a short interested, or know someone who might be, then presentation, including a poster display, of our finds please contact: to date on the history of Twycross. Chris Bailey (Parish Clerk) by 14 May 2015 at All are welcome to attend. [email protected] or on 07517 863334 for more information. 15 May 2015 Maths Tuition Available for AS, A Level, GCSE, Key Stages 3 & 2 SATs Call Sue on 01827 712958 Private Tutor since 2004 (all exam boards) A-Level Biology, Chemistry, & Psychology, AS Critical Thinking GCSE Maths & Single Subject Sciences Police checked, qualified and experienced teacher Dr Alan Wood E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 01827 719923 Personal Tutoring Ruth Pickering Biology & Chemistry GCSE, Biology A Level Fully qualified teacher Tel: 07958 291952 Email: [email protected] Sheepy Group Gazette TUCK & PIN Clothing & Household Alterations Free home collection & delivery service. Competitive Prices. Free estimates & advice. CAROL GOODRIDGE 01827 720896 Mob: 07935060393 Experienced and qualified staff. Pre-school grant funding available. Open 8:30am to 3:10pm. Small friendly pre-school with great outdoor play area. St Nicholas Close, Austrey, Atherstone, CV9 3EQ 01827 839461 www.austreypreschool.org.uk Angela’s Attic Here to help you get the look you want Upholstery & Soft Furnishings Call 07837370714 To discuss your requirements 16 Ladies fashions & accessories to suit all ages & sizes up to 26. Mastectomy & larger fitting bras available. We have a range of head-wear for ladies going through chemotherapy or other hair loss. Scarf tying demos. 01827 768194 Country Flowers & 55 Long St Atherstone CV9 1AZ Country Crafts Gallery More than just a florist! Flowers for all occasions. Paintings, gif ts, cards & helium balloons. Incorpora ting Handmade sterling silver jewellery to suit all tastes, a reason to invest in silver! ARE YOU 2½–4 YEARS OLD? THEN COME & JOIN THE FUN! Bee-Bold-Bee-Beautiful At Country Flowers, 26 Main Rd, Sheepy Magna. Telephone: 01827 880529 www.francescasinclair.co.uk Email [email protected] Telephone 07901 547360 Sheepy Group Gazette May 2015 SHEEPY MAGNA COFE PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS It was a busy end to the spring term at Sheepy Primary School for children and staff alike. Sheepy bring home the silver In the final two weeks of spring term Sheepy entered the Measham Football Club school tournaments. Teams were entered into the Year 3 / 4 and Year 5 / 6 age groups. Both teams performed extremely well, competing against some schools much larger than ours. The Year 5 / 6 team was unfortunately knocked out on goal difference and just missed out on a semi -final place. They battled very hard and were led valiantly by captain Fin Stokes. Alex Broughton also played well in goal saving several penalties to win games. The Year 3 / 4 team also represented the school fantastically and went on to win their tournament outright. Important winning goals were scored by Jayden Brandrick and Archie Carter in the semi-final. The final ended in a penalty shootout which Sheepy won sending the team into rapture. The winning penalty was scored by goalkeeper Cameron Stokes. What a result! Read for my School Mrs Keys and Miss Clark introduced a reading challenge to the school this term. The children had to read books online. Many children took up this challenge and read a phenomenal number of books. Mille Suffolk Heath, Carrick Reece, Minnie Ella Seaden and Sam Bailey led the way and proved to be first class reading stars. Year 6 “Open the Book” As part of our school links with All Saints Church, volunteers bring the Bible to life in weekly assemblies called “Open the Book.” In the final week of term, the children in Year 6 were asked to “Open the Book” and act out the Easter story in church for the rest of the school and parents. They made a super job recreating the greatest story ever told and really brought the message of Easter to life. (See more pictures on back cover) I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Reverend Julia and her band of willing actors who perform weekly in the ‘Open the Book’ assemblies. The children really enjoy the performances and I think it is a fantastic way to introduce the Bible to our young children. [See PTA Summer Ball notice, opposite page.] Mr Ward 17 May 2015 Sheepy Group Gazette Community News ARTS EVENTS THIS MONTH Sparkenhoe Arts Society: Monday 11 May—The Genius of Robert Adam by Janusz Karczewski-Slowikowski, antique dealer/restorer and researcher into English furniture history. Adam’s neoclassical furniture is examined in the context of the grand houses for which they were intended. For more details see: www.sparkenhoearts.co.uk Atherstone Civic Society: Thursday 14 May—Guided tour of Ansley Church by Dr John Hunt Meet at St Lawrence’s Church at 2pm, tea to be provided. For more information: Pauline Gurney Tel 01827 713976 or [email protected]. Appleby Magna Film Society: For more info contact Sonia Liff on 01530 272327 or email [email protected] SHEEPY MEMORIAL HALL (formerly a chapel for Protestant Dissenters) is 200 YEARS OLD IN 2016 Sheepy Memorial Hall www.sheepymemorialhall.moonfruit.com 07583 272624 Tickets for all events available from Sheepy Memorial Hall 07583 272624, the website (see above), or from Anji on 07837 370714. HALL BOOKINGS: Available for parties, family celebrations and funerals. Only £11 per hour, or £8 per hour for long term bookings. Telephone or text us on 07583 272624, or look at our website for more details. REGULAR ACTIVITIES All the regular activities are listed on the Hall website (see above) and summarised below: History Group: [email protected] 2nd Tuesday monthly Zumba with Bonnie: 9:15am Wednesdays, £4 for one hour, 07973743217 In commemoration, Sheepy Local History Ladies Group: Sue Houghton, 3rd Wed eve monthly Society will be publishing a book detailing the Whist Drive: Turn up on the night, Thurs evenings 7:30 pm history of the building, later this year. (Any profits will be shared between the Bingo: Turn up on the night, 3rd Friday monthly, doors open 6:30, eyes down 7pm Memorial Hall and the History Society) Beadelicious: Just turn up, last Friday monthly. They would like to include a chapter dedicated to people’s personal memories & photos of events, public meetings, groups & societies etc, and invite your contributions, either in writing to the Society at c/o 15 Highfield Close, Sheepy Magna, Atherstone CV9 3RH or in an email to [email protected] or via attendance at one of our monthly 18 Puppy School: Sharron Byard 07977 538 751 email [email protected], website www.puppyschoolatherstone.co.uk Sheepy WI: 4th Tuesday monthly 7:30-9:30pm - Jean Pritchett on 07776 298602 “Insanity Workout”: 6.10pm Wednesdays, contact Ashley to book via the Facebook page: INSANITY At Sheepy & Mancetter Check out the website for new events: meetings (see page 11). For further details www.sheepymemorialhall.moonfruit.com contact Lynne Percival on 01827 880721 Or call 07583 272624 Sheepy Group Gazette May 2015 Emergency Numbers If you find yourself housebound and in need, please ring one of these numbers for help: Sheepy: Mrs Green 01827 880047 or Mrs Negus 01827 880645 Ratcliffe: Mrs Pratt 01827 714565 Orton: Mrs McKay 01827 880308 Twycross: Mrs Senter 01827 880578 CONTENTS VILLAGE NEWS Orton News 5 Ratcliffe News 7/8 Sheepy News 9/10 Sibson News 13 Twycross News 15 OTHER ITEMS Church Services 2 Church/Diocese News 3/4 Community News Sheepy School News 11/18 17 Sheepy Memorial Hall 18 View from a Pew 3 A Word from the Editor My “Bra Bank” campaign is beginning to take off—100 bras so far (see page 11) and the Merevale Walk should produce many more. Please keep them coming! I can collect, or else please leave them in the plastic box in my front porch—11 Ormes Lane, Ratcliffe Culey CV9 3PB. Lots of local events in May and June - see page 3 for a summary One new advertiser this month—don’t throw your laptop/PC at the wall when it goes wrong yet again, contact Stewart Oliver at SWO Computer Services in Sheepy Magna and let him fix it for you (see page 11). NOTE: The June issue will have to go to press a little earlier than usual, so please have all your news for the June issue to your village correspondent by 8 May 2015. Many thanks. HA 19 May 2015 Sheepy Group Gazette OPEN THE BOOK Photos from ‘Open the Book’ Easter story in Sheepy Church, with Year Six acting the story for the whole school. Then each year group was presented with a Real Easter Egg to share back at school. ‘FISHERS OF MEN’ A well-supported children’s Easter workshop at All Saints, Sheepy, ended with an Easter Egg hunt on Good Friday. Right, Gillian Greenwood helping the children create Easter gardens. MAUNDY THURSDAY A long table for a Passover Supper at Sheepy Church. A historic service, including parts of the Jewish tradition with elements of the Last Supper, was followed by a shared meal. ANTIQUE VESSELS Sheepy Church has some very old silver communion vessels and, for only the second time within the last 40 years, they were taken out of the bank to be used at Easter. The photograph shows 2 chalices in front of our Reredos, which itself depicts the Last Supper. The smaller chalice on the left was given to the Church in 1576 and the larger chalice is part of a communion set that includes a flagon and three patens, given to us in 1722. They are now safely locked up again in the bank. 20 Printed by Paul Negus, Graphic Press, Hammond Close, Nuneaton CV11 6RY www.graphicpress.co.uk email: [email protected]