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Rearsby Scene December 2012
A Christmas Miscellany
Love came down at ChristmasLove all lovely, love divine.Love was born at ChristmasStar and angels gave the sign.
Love shall be our tokenLove shall be yours and mineLove to God and all menLove for plea and gift and sign.Christina Rossetti – Love Came Down At Christmas
The bull seed William and took after him, horns aground, begad…..then he recalled to mind how he’d seen the cattle kneel o’ Christmas Eve in the dead o’ night….. he broke into the ‘Tivity Hymn, just as at Christmas carol singing; when lo and behold, down went the bull on bended knee.Thomas Hardy – Tess Of The D’Urbevilles
St Agnes Eve, ah bitter chill it was;The owl for all his feathers was a cold. The hare limped trembling through the frozen grassAnd silent was the flock in woolly fold. John Keats – St Agnes Eve
We should invade North Vietnam. We could pave the lot and still be home for Christmas.Ronald Reagan
The minstrels played their Christmas tuneTonight beneath my cottage evesWhile, smitten by a lofty moon,The encircling laurels, thick with leavesGave back a rich and dazzling sheenThat overpowered their natural green.William Wordsworth – The Minstrels’ Song To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy is to have the real spirit of Christmas.Calvin Coolidge
Well, that is that. Now we must dismantle the tree,Putting the decorations back into their cardboard boxes.Some have got broken – carrying them up to the attic.The holly and the mistletoe must be taken down and burntAnd the children got ready for school.
W. H. Auden – A Christmas Oratorio
In this prison cell I overhear the confession of the murderer to the murdered. Murdered, near death, received the confession of the murderer. Both men died that night. It was a Christmas Eve. It was a Christmas Eve during which Jesus was born in the heart of a Communist murderer.Pastor Richard Wurmbrand – Christmas Eve in the Gulag
The Christ – child lay on Mary’s lapHis hair was like a lightA(O weary, weary was the worldBut here is all alright.)
The Christ – child lay on Mary’s breast His hair was like a star(O stern and cunning are the kingsBut here the true hearts are.)G. K. Chesterton – A Christmas Carol
Christmas carols always brought tears to my eyes. I also cry at weddings. I should have cried at a couple of my own.Ethel Merman
It was Christmas Eve on a FridayThe shops was full of cheerWith tinsel in the windowsAnd presents twice as dear.A thousand Father ChristmasesSat in their little huts,And folks was buying crackersAnd folks was buying nuts.Pam Eyres – Goodwill To Men – Give Us Your Money
Moving between the legs of tables and of chairs, rising or falling, grasping at kisses and toys, advancing boldly, sudden to take alarm, retreating to the corner of arm and knee, eager to be reassured, taking pleasure in the fragrant brilliance of the Christmas tree.T. S. Elliot
That starry night when Christ was bornThe shepherds watched by Dead Man’s ThornThey shared their supper with the dogsAnd watched the sparks flick from the logsWhere the coppings from the holly burned.Then the dogs growled and faces turnedTo horsemen coming from the hill.John Masefield – The Starry Night
Christmas is a season for kindling the fire for hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart.
Washington Irving Jottings December 2012
I hope you enjoyed the Christmas selection on the previous page, compiled by Maggi Lichfield.
This is a time both of looking forward and looking back. At Christmas we are in touch with old friends and catching up with family news and probably remembering past festivities. We are also looking forward to the new year ahead.
I would like to thank so many of you who have helped us this past year – without your contributions this would be a very meagre magazine. A special thank you goes to Alan Barnes, Cathie Ledger and Ken Whiting.
Our next issue is February 2013 when our distributors (whose help is gratefully acknowledged) will be knocking on your door and asking for your yearly subscription.
Thank you all for your encouragement over the years. We wish you a very happy Christmas and a healthy new year.
Mary Beskeen
Notes of the Parish Council meeting 1st November 2012Progress on repairs and essential maintenance
Councillor French had cut back the overhanging trees near the bus stop on the Melton Road
There had been a successful litter pick in October A few villagers had commented how overgrown the copse at the corner of
Grange Avenue and Melton Road was becoming. Difficult to deal with as not sure who does own it.
The signs for Kayes nursery need to be removed.Progress on response to Rearsby Roses developmentThe appeal for the 74 houses had been withdrawn. The application for 60 houses had been refused by Charnwood Borough CouncilProgress on development of plans for refurbishment of children's play areaThe group had been working hard at fund raising including a wine tasting and running a half marathon.The group made a request for the Parish Council to underwrite the cost of a Christmas tree to be placed next to the willow tree. This was agreed up to a cost of £250.00. It was hoped that some sort of fundraising activities could be developed around this. Progress on part street lighting schemeThere did not appear to have been any further progress on this.Progress on new code of conductAll of the forms had been returned to Charnwood Borough Council's monitoring officer.Progress on rural broadband schemeCouncillor Chenery was to produce an article for Rearsby Scene that outlined how villagers could help to put pressure on BT to upgrade the exchange.Police report
There had been no reported crime in Rearsby during October. In November 3 alloy wheels had been stolen from a vehicle in Brookside. Concern had been expressed at parents doing u turns at the junction of
Brookside and Melton Road when dropping children off. On 24th November an event was being held in East Goscote to encourage
motorists to use replacement screws on their number plates to prevent them being stolen.
Borough Councillor report Free winter flu jabs are available for all over 65's Charnwood Neighbourhood Housing is now back 'in house' and there should
be £500,000 to reinvest in housing stock renewal The emerging Local Plan has now been approved by the Cabinet and it is
looking like most of the housing will be north of Loughborough and a sustainable urban extension to Hamilton.
There is charity collection of toys for disadvantaged children at Southfields. There is a Pride of Charnwood scheme to recognise 11-19 year olds who
have made an outstanding contribution to their community.
Heritage Warden reportAll the planters had been planted with bulbs, pansies and wallflowers.Tree Warden reportConcern was expressed about the proposals to remove several old established trees on Gaddesby Lane.It is hoped to plant the Jubilee tree sometime in November in the convent field.Planning applicationsThe Council objected to the design of the proposed new dwelling on 2, Mill Road, The Old Hall.
Planning Applications
Fri, 05 Oct 2012P/12/2040/2
Erection of 1 dwelling
Land adj. The Old Hall 2 Mill Road Rearsby Leicestershire LE7 4YN
Mr Robert Burns
Mon, 15 Oct 2012P/12/2164/2
Felling of 1 wellingtonia and 1 oak trees (Tree Preservation Order).
13 & 15 Gaddesby Lane Rearsby Leicestershire LE7 4YJ
OCA UK Ltd
Fri, 21 Sep 2012
P/12/1954/2
Erection of dwelling to include photo-voltaic array on land to north
Land Adj. The Retreat 3 Church Lane Rearsby Leicestershire LE7 4YE
Mr Martin Zalesny
Thu, 25 Oct 2012P/12/2201/2
Substitution of plot 28 of approved scheme to provide double garage.
27 Mill Road, Rearsby, Leicestershire, LE7 4YN
J S Bloor East Midlands Ltd
Not Protectively Marked - Police Matters
We wish to advise residents of a reported theft of a set of alloy wheels from a front garden in Brookside between 22/10/12 to 29/10/12. We wish to remind you of the importance of keeping your property secure and out of sight of the opportunist thief.
Pcso Geeson visited the village school 29/10/12 and was very impressed with
so many happy and bright children who listened his every word!
We continue to keeps observations for suspicious people who visit the village and pay regular patrols in Gaddesby Lane regarding reports of drugs offences.
We wish to remind residents not leave vehicles unattended when defrosting during the predicted cold snap. People across the county have done this and had their vehicle stolen by an opportunist thief.
Many people will be going out during the Christmas season and we hope they remember to lock all door and windows and set the house alarm if fitted. Leave a light, TV or radio on to give the impression that the home is occupied.
Leicestershire Police are keen to hear your views about Policing in your area. Please take a moment to visit www.leics.police.uk/haveyoursay and complete our on-line survey.
Please remember to contact Police 101 to report crime & 999 in an emergency.
Thank you.
PC 914 Thomas Longden [email protected]
Pcso 6507 Brian Geeson [email protected]
Forthcoming Events Dec '12 Jan 13
Friends of Rearsby Church
On Saturday 1st December, 7 for 7.30pm at St Michael & All Angels' Church, Rearsby, Ratcliffe Chorale will be performing their Christmas programme for us. We look forward to welcoming you to our Village Church to begin the festive season. Tickets are £7 to include a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. Tickets are available from Ann Bassett or Kathy Ledger
Thrussington Market
On Saturday 1st December 2012 at the Village Hall10.00am - 12.00 noonA variety of stalls, Coffee and mince pies,Also a visit from SantaProceeds to Holy Trinity ChurchAny enquiries to Reg or Stephanie Morgan
Children's Christmas Workshop
On Saturday December 15th in church from 10 - 12noon. For children aged 4+. Booking forms will be sent home from the school or call in and collect one from Rita at 17, Brookside, Rearsby. There will be lots of Christmas activities to take part in. Families are invited to attend the Family Christmas Communion service the following day which is planned around them and where they can show off their work from the previous day.
Fitness Classes At Rearsby Village HallZumba Fitness Classes continue: £4 per sessionFirst class free to all new comers!Wednesdays 6.15pm – 7.15pmInstructor: Susie
And starting next year:The Susie & Sharon Workout: £ 4 per sessionFirst class free to Rearsby Scene readers.Fridays 1.45 – 2.30 begins 11th January 2013Two exercise teachers with 30yrs. experienceSusie or Sharon
Film NightsThe Village Hall Committee will be starting a Film Night on the third Thursday of each month commencing the 17th January 2013. The hall will open at 7.00 and the film will start promptly at 7.15. We will be showing ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel’ which has a 12 rating
We look forward to welcoming everyone to what should be an enjoyable evening and the first of many film nights. Bring your own refreshments. Tea and coffee will be available Rearsby History SocietyThe next History Society meeting is on Thursday 24th January 2013 at 7.30pm in the village hall. We are pleased to welcome David Bell. His talk is entitled “Leicester in the 40’s and 50’s”. New members and visitors are most welcome.
WEA spring term‘Powerful Women in History’ is our subject for the new term which begins on Monday January 7th 2013 and we are fortunate to have Aubrey Newman as our tutor. Venue as usual is Rearsby Village Hall 10.30am – Noon. Cost for the 10 week term is £52.50, or £47.25 if you have already booked another course for the same term. Looking forward to seeing you on the 7th.
Jeannette Buswell
The Changing Face of RearsbyLast month’s Rearsby Scene article on Mill Road was too long, so there was not enough room for the photograph. The text at the top of page 25, which had been altered because the photograph had to be omitted, should have read:
The Mill Road thatched cottage in the background shows the butcher’s shop to the left where the roof changes from thatch to tiled. The thatched cottage to the left of the butcher’s shop was known as the Beehive due to its circular frontage with the farm drive between these cottages, which is now the road into the Bloor development.
Brook Street, Brookside, Church Lane and Melton Road were also a hive of trade and industry. During the nineteen hundreds there were more trades in Rearsby as Brook Street and Melton Road became the main artery for shop traders in the
village. As Mill Road declined Brook Street extended. While the post office, a fish and chip shop and Cook’s boot and shoe shop were well established, there were now also two amenity/greengrocers and a butchers. The records say:
In the 1900’s there were even more changes in the village. Early in the 1900’s there were greengrocers, butchers, and a cobbler’s. A Mrs Dawson ran a haberdashery on Brookside. Boots and shoes were sold on Brook Street until it caught fire one Saturday morning.
The cobblers shop was thatched but after the fire the roof was replaced with slate tiles possibly from Swithland. The haberdashery shop was still open for business during the 1950’s –1960’s, the shop was close to the play park opposite the Brookside metal bridge.
I remember running errands there for Mrs Turner on Mill Road. She must have enjoyed sewing or mending, as I seemed to visit the haberdashery shop regularly.
There is so much more about this corner of the village, the people who worked tirelessly serving the community while making a living. I will return to this part of
the village, especially Brook Street, and delve a little deeper into its history, the people and their trades.
Charlotte Cook
Rearsby WI Report November 2012 A very busy night for business was the theme for our November meeting, which included our AGM. We celebrated our 88th Anniversary with an excellent meal at ‘Slate’ at Mountsorrel and a few days later 11 ladies went to The Little Theatre to see ‘This Happy Breed’ by Noël Coward. Darts and Skittles teams are being planned for 2013 and decorations are being put together to dress a tree for the Melton St Mary’s 10th Tree Festival at the end of this month. The WI is known for its crafting and jam making, but did you know we have now made the Guinness Book of Records? When I attended the AGM at the Royal Albert Hall this year, we were all handed knitting needles and wool to knit simultaneously for 15 minutes. 3,083 of us passed the test producing different coloured oblong strips. It was the idea of the Crafts Council and the UK Hand Knitting Association to commemorate the Craft Club initiative. Our knitted pieces were sewn together to make anchor chain and used for a display at the Old Naval College in Greenwich, along with a giant blue and white papier maché anchor made by school children as part of the ‘Start Imagining’ campaign for the Queens Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Our AGM was full of detail; our new Treasurer produced a very user friendly and healthy Financial Report. The Annual Report took us through a very busy year of activities in which members were congratulated for taking on board the new email system and our President expressed having mixed emotions taking the helm but was pleased to have completed a very successful year partly due to a very hard working committee but also a large part was down to the great spirit we have in this WI. Barbara concluded that she was very pleased to welcome two new members who have been frequent visitors during the year.
Our programme for 2013 is in the process of being printed and we start our December meeting with a talk entitled ‘Behind the Scenes’. In January our guest will talk about ‘Local Community Policing’ so bring your questions. Look forward to seeing you. Janet Wood Secretary
Recipe Corner
This month’s recipes are from WI member, Lin Button.
Brie & Grilled Vegetable Quiche
Serves 8
100g/4oz butter, cut into small pieces225g/8oz plain flour, sifted1 red onion, cut into wedges1 yellow and 1 red pepper, seeded, and cut into thick slices1 courgette, cut into chunks1 tbsp olive oil250g/9oz brie cheese, cut into chunks3 eggs beaten1 quantity béchamel sauce (recipe after this)2 tbsp chopped fresh herbs (dried can be used but 2 tsps)
Rub butter into flour until mix resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in two to three tbsps of cold water and mix to a firm dough. Knead briefly then roll pastry out on lightly floured surface and use to line a 23cm/9in deep, loose bottomed flan tin. Prick with a fork and chill for 30mins. Preheat oven op 200C/400F/Gas Mark 6. Bake the pastry blind for 15mins.
Reduce the oven temp to 190C/375F/Gas Mark 5. Place the onion, peppers and courgette on foiled lined pan, drizzle with oil and cook under hot grill until softened and lightly charred.
Arrange the veg and cheese into prepared flan case. Beat the eggs into the béchamel sauce and stir in the herbs. Pour into the flan case and bake for 35 mins until pale golden brown. Serve warm
Basic Béchamel Sauce
Makes 300ml/1/2 pint
300ml/1/2 pint semi skimmed milk½ sm onion1 bay leaf6 peppercorns15g/1/2oz butter15g/1/2oz plain flour
Seasoning
Pour the milk into a pan. Add the onion, bay leaf and peppercorns. Bring to the boil. Remove from the heat, cover and leave to infuse for 10mins; strain.
Melt the butter in a pan. Stir in the flour and cook for 1 min. Remove from the heat and gradually pour on the warm milk, whisking constantly; season.
Return to the heat and bring to the boil, whisking constantly until the sauce is thickened and smooth. Simmer for 2mins, stirring.
CARROT CAKE
9oz(250g) plain flour12 oz light brown sugar3 x med eggs6fl oz(175ml)sunflower oil2fl oz(55ml)milk2tsp pure vanilla essenceApprox 1tsp grated nutmeg2 level tsp cinnamon1 tsp bicarbonate soda11oz grated carrots3oz(75g)desiccated coconut
For the topping8oz(220g)full fat soft cheese2oz(50g)unsalted butter2oz(50g)sifted icing sugarJuice of ½ lemon
Pre heat oven to gas mark 2, 300deg F(150 deg C)You will need one 12”long x 9”wide x 2”deep tin (lined with greaseproof paper) and two mixing bowls.
In the first mixing bowl you place the eggs, oil, vanilla essence and milk, then sieve the sugars into it as well (to avoid lumps). Into the other bowl you sift the flour, nutmeg, cinnamon and soda.
Now beat the wet ingredients and the sugars together, then fold in the dry ingredients followed by the carrots and coconut. Mix well to distribute everything evenly, then spoon into the cake tin and bake on the centre shelf for 1 to 1 ½ hrs. Test with a skewer, if it comes out clean it's cooked.
When the cake is cool mix the topping ingredients together and spread thickly over the top.
For Your Eyes OnlyDavid Hughes was born in Cheltenham just before the family moved to Caerphilly in South Wales which, as he says, was fortunate for him since it enabled him to support
both England and Leicester at rugby! When he was 10 the family moved to Herefordshire and David won an academic scholarship to Hereford Cathedral School. He received £1 13shillings and 4d (old pence) per term for going to school which made him a wealthy young man! David travelled from Ross-on-Wye every day by steam train until Dr Beeching closed the line. From 1968 to 1971 he read Ophthalmic Optics at the University of Manchester where he met his future wife Jill who did the same course.The couple worked for Lancaster and Thorpe opticians whilst living in Derby. David decided he wanted a partnership so they moved to Rearsby to enable Jill to work in Leicester and David to take up an initial 6 month partnership with Mr Murray Smith in Syston which lasted 17 years! David cycled to and from work and also home and back for lunch. He reckons he’s cycled twice round the world and cites this as the cause of his bad knees. He retired in 2010 and wishes to thank all his patients over 34 years.In 1997 David became part-time ophthalmic adviser to Leicestershire Health Authority, continuing through the reorganisations to retire from NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland this year. He continues to advise NHS Northamptonshire and Milton Keynes. In this role he detected cases of inappropriate claiming and helped in gathering evidence of fraud for prosecution. He assisted with patients’ complaints and with the development of a direct referral scheme for patients with cataracts. He initiated a scheme to encourage parents to take children to an optometrist at an early age. David was a member of VISTA’s UK Vision Strategy Group which is working to achieve the aims of improving eye health and eliminating avoidable sight loss by 2020. David and Jill have two children. Rachel is a pharmacist who lives in Sydney with her New Zealand born husband and their two sons Elijah and Isaac. Adam read International Management at Manchester. He now works in films and was Production Assistant on the new film Frankenweenie. David and Jill went to see it and cheered out loud when Adam’s name appeared on the credits!In his semi-retirement David is hoping to finish the novel he began writing 12 years ago. It was to be about his search for his great grandfather who is represented by a dash on his grandfather’s birth certificate. This then spawned a novel within a novel about America in the 1970s. David has spent considerable time researching military aviation and managed to get a ride in an Auster locally. Supporting this interest, Jill bought him a radio–controlled glider to make from balsa wood. After several years work, David took the glider to Burrough-on-the-Hill accompanied by Adam to film the maiden flight for posterity. He asked an experienced person to control it after he had launched it. In the fifteenth minute of successful flying Adam caught on film a mid-air collision with a metal glider which sliced through the balsa. Although David had the satisfaction of seeing it flying properly he did not have the heart to undertake repairs so the pieces reside in his attic to this day! Maggi Litchfield
Successful Village Events
Craft Fair Thank you to everyone who supported the Craft Fair held in the Village Hall in November. A grand total of £752.00 p was raised.
Rita Meade
Roosters ReturnThanks to all who supported the Roosters Return at Rearsby village hall on the 10th Nov - a most enjoyable and tasty way to raise £1081.00 for 'The Friends of Rearsby Church.' See you all next year when the Roosters Return!
Nigel Dakin
Christmas Wishes - The Rearsby Jubilee Play Park Committee
Will all of your Christmas Wishes come true?Christmas is just around the corner and to spread the festive spirit, The Rearsby Play Park Committee invite you to join in with the Village Christmas Wish Campaign.
We will be distributing around the village and at the school a Christmas Wish card for you and your family to write a Christmas Wish on. Once returned to the committee, the card will then be tied to the Village tree that is normally used for Christmas lights or attached to the fence in front of the play area for all villagers to admire - just in time for all of the Christmas festivities! Unfortunately this year it will not be feasible to have a real tree but it is something that will be looked at for the future.
Minimum donations will be £3 per card with all proceeds going to fundraising for new equipment for the play park. We are holding a number of events and campaigns to help raise money for this worthwhile cause, so please support us if you can!
Cards will be available from Claire Black, Ann Dawkins, Jo Offer, Janette Jones, Julie Tanner, Maria FrenchIf you don't see us at the school or around the village, Email us on [email protected] to get your Christmas Wish
Rearsby Jubilee Play Park Committee
Curious Coinage by Sir Frank Rearsby
Lady Margaret says that some of my best friends are dogs. I think she means that I prefer the company of dogs to humans. This is true: I know the names of all the dogs in Rearsby, but couldn’t tell you who the owners are. She calls it the ‘dog culture’ (well, so much for Serenissima’s opinion that Rearsby is sans culture). I saw a Leonburger the other day. It’s huge – no wonder people report seeing wild animals in the countryside! It’s quite tame though and nearly licked Angelfish to death. Of course, owners are like their dogs…………..: I couldn’t get through the passage that cuts onto Mill Lane until they’d exited first. The Parish Council might think about putting up traffic lights there.A favourite pastime of mine is leaving Rearsby: I get on my souped-up Lance Armstrong bike and head for the hills of High Leicestershire. However, you don’t feel safe until you’ve left Queniborough and reached the relative sanctuary of Ridgemere Lane halfway along Barkby Road. I say ‘relative’ advisedly as this lane is narrow and there’s always the annoyance of an automated vehicle coming the other way. Now that I’ve reached 60, I don’t dive for the gutter as I used to do in these situations but drive straight at the vehicle in question, like James Bond did in Quantum of Solace (or was it The Dark Knight Rises? Can’t remember). Anyway, as you may infer, this has so far worked. If it doesn’t, Lady Margaret says she will be happy to continue this column in the future.
Christmas seems to be getting more and more crowded at Eden Lodge. Last year we had 600 turn up. This cost me £4,500 at Clarke’s as I had to buy 60 organic turkeys. I thought that this was a bit much, so late on I got Serenissima to go round with bills and our card machine to recoup some of the outlay. This worked amazingly well: people were so sozzled they didn’t realise they weren’t in a restaurant and happily paid up – some even gave large tips. I’m thinking of inviting the whole village this year.In the old days we all used to go to Midnight Mass. It’d be packed, and there’d be shrieking kids and a few drunks. I knew someone who did the collections (only to get out of putting anything in himself. He used to buy his Xmas presents from the lost property office at Victoria Station). Anyway, it was also his job to usher the drunks out and tell the mothers to shut their children up. It’s all changed now: the Church is quite happy to have drunks and crying brats just to make the numbers up. What was it the Master said? – ‘Go out into the highways and byways and bring anyone you can find.’ Well, there’s a strategy going forward.Keep the faith!
Diamond Jubilee TreeA new tree was planted recently to commemorate the occasion of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee 2012.
The tree is a Liquidambar (liquidambar styraciflua) and it is to be found adjacent to the footpath which passes through the Convent field. The tree was sponsored by Stepping Stones and Leicestershire County Council in co-operation with Rearsby parish Council.A commemorative plaque will be sited next to the tree.
Rearsby Parish Council are grateful to the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace for allowing the tree to be planted in the Convent grounds. RPC would also like to thank Trevor Drury and Mick Cole for their efforts to make this happen.
Peter French (Chairman – Rearsby Parish Council)
SISTER MARY AND SISTER BRIDGETTA PLANT THE JUBILEE TREE
The County PracticeDr. Hurwood and PartnersPatient Participation Group
The County Practice Patient Participation Group (PPG) is the ‘Patient’s Voice’. It is an important link between the practice and its patients and, via an annual survey, is the means for you to make positive suggestions about your own healthcare and facilities provided.The PPG meets monthly to discuss and make recommendations based on the results of this survey. Changes made as a result of last year’s survey include; easier access throughout the surgery, a clock in the waiting area, extended practice hours and an extra receptionist is now available during busy times. The PPG want to maintain and improve ‘The County Practice’ and welcome views from patients to assist them in agreeing an action plan for the way forward. To have your say, copies of the survey are available at the surgery or an electronic version can be printed off from the practice website http://www.countypracticesyston.nhs.uk/. All responses will be treated in the strictest confidence. Look out for the survey and have your say!If you are interested in becoming a member of the PPG you can contribute your views by either attending the monthly meetings or by being a ‘Virtual Member’ of a Patient Reference Group (PRG), where you contribute to the discussions of the PPG via the internet. If you are interested in being either a member of the PPG or PRG you can contact either the practice reception or the PPG on [email protected] Thank you,
Pam JonesChair, Patient Participation Group
Sponsored Swim Isobel Barnes (9) of Brook Street, Rearsby, has decided that she wants to raise some money for “Children in Need”. She has come up with the idea of swimming64 lengths, which is 1 mile, in her pyjamas and has arranged to do this on Sunday, 18th November, at South Charnwood Swimming Pool, Syston. She has managed to get quite a lot of sponsors and will let them know how much they have helped her to raise, later. In MemoriamDecemberRalph Enos Hampson 4th March 1907 - 1st Dec 1993Norah Kathleen Mary Dance 12th July 1924 - 4th Dec 1978Kenneth Allen Ward 15th Aug 1914 - 6th Dec 1982Christine Mary Smith 4th Aug 1965 - 8th Dec 1966Marjorie Ethel Lloyd 28th Feb 1912 - 10th Dec 1995Edith Alice Turner 29th Dec 1896 - 12th Dec 1979Hector G P Friendship 17th Jan 1908 - 15th Dec 1954Albert Ernest Riley 2nd Feb 1923 - 16th Dec 1995Doreen Grace Sherriff 26th March 1927 - 16th Dec 2008Agnes Julia Deadman 13th Sept 1887 - 17th Dec 1968
Winifred Beatrice Woodcock 2nd April 1910 - 19th Dec 1974Ann Weston 9th Aug 1952 - 21st Dec 2007Stanley Frederick Drage 26th Aug 1917 – 27th Dec 2003
JanuaryEdgar William McDowell 3rd Sept 1911 - 1st Jan 1990Andrew Bryce Morgan 13th April 1953 - 1st Jan 2003Neil George Cavner 20th Dec 1935 - 2nd Jan 2007Elsie Marion McDowell 9th Sept 1909 - 3rd Jan 1992Beatrice Mary Weston 7th Dec 1919 - 6th Jan 2006George Douglas Gamble 18th Dec 1920 - 8th Jan 2002 Florence Maud Mary Hampson 23rd May 1881 - 9th Jan 1953Barry William Sherriff 2nd Oct 1936 - 9th Jan 2003Constance Maud Wood 23rd Oct 1892 - 10th Jan 1975Patrick Marriott 7th July 1924 - 10th Jan 2006Tellson George James 11th Jan 1933 - 13th Jan 2005Sandra Kay Brown 18th Jan 1938 - 14th Jan 2000Irene Ada Gray 7th Sept 1911 - 17th Jan 1999 Anthony Reginald Mason 10th Oct 1934 - 22nd Jan 1993Agnes Dobbie Toone 25th Jan 1909 - 25th Jan 1994Peter Ernest Kirk 14th March 1927 - 29th Jan 2002 Patricia Anne Boulton 13th Jan 1945 - 30th Jan 2008
Note: The above names are only taken from entries in the ‘In Memoriam’ book on display in Church. To register an entry in this book, contact Rita Meade 424 696.
Church Cleaning RotaDecember 9 L. Loveday - R. Loveday “ 23 G. Clarke - J Tipton 2013January 6 R. Meade - J. Tipton “ 20 S. Metcalf - A. Bassett
Money can't buy you...
One of my many bad habits is to have the radio on and then only half listen to it. So I only half heard an item on the morning news in mid-November - about happiness.
But the gist of it was that someone somewhere has been carrying out some long-term research into what makes people happy. And long-term in this case meant decades, rather than just a couple of years.
And the result of their findings? Well, one discovery was that they were looking at the wrong thing. Happiness as such was more about being lucky. What was more important was life fulfillment. It was joy, not happiness.
And what made to difference to life fulfillment was relationships: the warmth of our relationships as children, and our ability to give, as well as receive, as adults.
So despite what the advertisers tell us, it's nothing to do with money or possessions at all. In the end all the buying power in the world can't buy us friendships, affection, happiness - nor the ability to make and keep loving and giving relationships.
Of course, I'd like to take it one step further, and say that life fulfillment isn't only about our relationships with other people. It's also about our relationship with God. The God who, in Jesus, says: 'I have come that you might have life, abundant life, life in all its fullness' He comes to give, not to take. You can read it in John's gospel, chapter 10, verse 10. Read it for yourself. Better still, the whole chapter!
In Jesus we can see what God is like. Through Jesus we can be reconciled with God. With Jesus we can start to discover and experience for ourselves more of what 'life in all its fullness' means.
What better Christmas present could you give yourself than that?
At Christmas we celebrate Jesus' arrival on earth. No wonder we sing: Joy to the world!
Have a joy-filled Christmas.Love Lorna
