ISSUE 19
May 2006
Parish Council News:
Parish Council News: The next meeting is on Monday May 15th at 7.30 pm in
the Village Hall, followed by the annual Council Meeting at 8.30pm.
Please come along to witness our discussions and raise your own points if you wish.
Notes from the previous meeting:
Ashby Magna Open Space (AMOS).
Quotations for grass cutting have been received and it was agreed to proceed with
DTM once the additional area around the pond has been quoted for.
The boundary issue was to be pursued with three councillors in favour and two
against.
The gift from the Ancient Order of Foresters for a shelter could now proceed.
A Shire grant towards the development of AMOS has been requested.
A sub committee was formed to recommend necessary action
Planning
Five planning matters were discussed
Other
M1 resurfacing, the Clerk was to confirm if the area adjacent to Ashby Magna will be
done.
Future Dates
The following dates were set for the Council meetings for 2006:
10th July
11th September
All at 8.00pm in the Village Hall
13th November
The famous, world renowned, revered throughout the
solar system, yes let’s hear it for:
The Ashby Magna Street
Fair
Friday, 8th September
6 p.m - 9 p.m
New attractions for 2006
Synchronised underwater Sudoku
Over 50s inter-village leapfrog
Call Warren or Valerie on 202591.
Quiz night Thursday 15 June
Do YOU know the answers to the following?
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What is 8.00pm on the 24hr clock?
Thursday is named after which Norse God?
In a leap year how many days are there between New Years day and 15th June?
On which road in the village is the Village Hall?
Can you follow the clues?
Are you the BRAIN OF ASHBY MAGNA!
Why not come along and find out
Quiz entry is £1.00 per person (teams welcome!)
Winners prize (25% of entry fees)
Free bar available - subject to suitable donation or bring your own!
Proceeds to Village Hall and Church.
St Mary’s Church, Ashby Magna
Church Wardens:
Team Vicar:
Mrs Frances Attfield - 01455 209 742
Mrs Janet Withers - 01455 209 858
Revd Jane Curtis - 01455 552 119
Buggy Service
Sunday Services
(at All Saints’ Church, Gilmorton)
Songs of Praise
on Thursday afternoons
th
Sunday 11 June - at 11.30am
at 2.30 – 3.15pm
at the Car Boot Field
- marking the end of the Ashby Magna
Horse and Dog Show
on
11 and 25 th May
8th and 22 nd June
6th July
th
Holy Communion
Sunday 9th July - at 6pm
for pre-school children and their mums,
dads, grandparents, carers…
at St Mary’s Church
a short, fun service,
followed by refreshments
Holy Communion
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Sunday 30 July - at 9.30am
at St Mary’s Church
Holy Communion
Sunday 13th August - at 9.45am
at St Mary’s Church
For details of other church services in neighbouring
parishes please see Church notice board or contact
the Revd Jane Curtis on 552 119
From the Parish Registers
Baptisms: We welcome new members into our church family…
Joel Carter Sharman
28th May 2006
Funerals: We say farewell and commit to Almighty God…
Charlie Johnson
9th May 2006
This Farming Life.
Reviewed by Ian Cartlidge
A full house at the village hall was treated to an evening of live music and film
on the 24th March as Tom and Barbara Brown brought their unique show to
Ashby Magna.
The synchronising of archive film with words and music was a wonderful way
to evoke memories of times gone by.
Touring as part of Centre Stage, Leicestershire and Rutland’s Rural and
Community Touring Scheme and drawing on the resources of the South West
Film and TV Archive, This Farming Life presented a wide ranging show of
traditional and modern folk song, prose and archive film.
The result was a fine evening of entertainment enjoyed by all as film depicting
farming scenes were mixed with music to provide poignant and sometimes
humorous views of farming life from the early 1900’s to the 1970’s. My
favourite film was about the cider makers who gathered in “Will’s Surgery” by
night to sample (in vast quantity) the end product. The dangers of doing so
were brought home by the story of the man who went home one night and got
into bed with his pig by mistake. Further testament to the volatility of the cider
was provided when, thinking he was in bed with his wife, he exclaimed that he
never realised she had so many buttons on her nightie!
Fred Abel and his One Man Circus
Ashby Magna Horse & Dog
Show
Saturday 10 June 2006
Did you know?
The Horse and Dog Show is the biggest contributor to the upkeep of both the
village hall and St Mary’s Church.
Work started on this year’s show, the day after last year’s show!!
YOU (yes YOU) can help
So let us not ask what the village can do for you, just for one day let your
question be ….
WHAT CAN I DO FOR THE VILLAGE?
To make it very easy for you, just tick one (or more) of the boxes below
During the week before the show
Put notices up
Sort out equipment
Set up show rings (Tues/Fri evening
On show day or the day after
Help serve drinks
Help serve food
Make/supply cakes or biscuits
Help Stewarding
Help with vehicle parking
Help clear up on Sunday (10am start)
For those helping on Sunday, a barbecue is being provided.
A Church service (11.30 am) will be held in the show field on Sunday – All
Welcome!
Remember
As much as you need the village on 10 June, your village needs you.
Name …………………………….. Tel No …………….
Please return the completed form (with as many ticks as you can) to:
Frances at Manor Farm 01455 209742.
ASHBY MAGNA ALLOTMENT
SOCIETY
Wanted
Show Secretary for 2005’s show
which takes place on 12 August
For Details Contact
Alf Measures or Julie Gamble
209963/209758
BTCV In Action
The BTCV are again due to visit Ashby Magna Open
Space on Thursday 22nd June. They will be continuing the
ongoing work on the village land, with the focus on
working on the site paths.
For those of you who wish to know more about the work of
the BTCV please visit their website at
http://www2.btcv.org.uk/display/btcv_home
Fred
Abel
and
his
One
Man
Circus
NEXT CHIROPODY CLINIC
To be held on
TUESDAY 27 JUNE
ASHBY MAGNA VILLAGE HALL
For an appointment with our visiting Chiropodist, David
Attewell, please ring
Julie 209758.
If anyone is interested in taking over the coordination of the Chiropody
Clinic
(for a FREE APPOINTMENT each time)
please let me know – Julie 209758
A NOTE FROM ALWYNNE
Many thanks to friends, family and neighbours for their
kindness and support during my recent illness.
Please can we have any items for the next issue by
01 July 2006
Hard copy to either
Mark Thompson 9 Gilmorton Road, Ashby Magna 01455 209222 or
email mmthomo@aol.com or
Ken Gamble 26 Gilmorton Road, Ashby Magna 01455 209758 or
email jkgamble@ashma54freeserve.co.uk