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The Five Parishes News
Serving the villages of Catthorpe, Misterton/Walcote, Shawell,
Stanford-on-Avon, and Swinford
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I’M HUNGRY!
Easter is here! Open up the chocolate eggs – prepare the feast!
As we’re all doubtless wolfing our chocolate now, I hesitate to raise this – but I recently read an article about los-
ing weight (SORRY!!) It said that feeling hungry was good. So it is, if you think about it. Feeling hungry as we
head for the table makes our meals taste better! But we don’t feel really hungry much in our lucky country.
There’s always something to eat – plenty of snacks about as well as full meals, so we never really experience ach-
ing hunger until we’re on a hard diet. And then it’s worse because we’re not used to it.
There’s not enough contrast in our lives. We seek and find a steady level of comfort and pleasure - which makes it
harder to manage life when difficult things happen. It also means that when a great celebration comes round we
don’t experience it in full, which is sad.
From Easter Day, Sunday 5th April, we are in the greatest season of the Christian year – greater than Christmas!
We celebrate the great miracle of the resurrection with feasting, which many of us have prepared for during Lent
by some degree of abstinence.
But there’s another level of hunger and feasting that I’d like to think about here: that is the hunger for the King-
dom of God. There is a permanent sadness in me because we seem so far from reaching that Kingdom – although
we have a steady taste of it in the small kindnesses and acts of generosity we see from day to day. It’s as if we in
the West are experiencing the Kingdom as a series of snacks that keep us from a consciousness of deep hunger.
That’s great on one level - we have a constant foretaste of what it will be like. But it is not so great on another
level - we are kept from a full awareness of what life is like without it.
There are very many people around the world today who have no literal feast ready for Easter. They are hungry,
oppressed – some even by their own leaders, by whom religion is often used as an excuse for inexcusable behav-
iour. They are all God’s people, just like us, and even in their
hard circumstances, many of them find hope and comfort in
their faith, in each other, in the generosity of their own com-
munities.
And even without the chocolate eggs, they will be feeling the
joy of the Easter Season, sharing the hope it offers, symbol-
ised in whatever small extras they can share. Keep them in
mind and in your prayers as we feast, and remember to keep
some of that hunger for the Kingdom in your heart. That way,
we may open the door to its coming just a little more...
Christ is risen! He is risen indeed. Thanks be to God.
Jane Kennedy
What’s On - April
3rd Good Friday
7th Swinford Parish Council
25th Swinford Soup and Pud Lunch
27th St Leonards Annual Parochial
Church Meeting
5th Easter Sunday
12th Spring Concert, Shawell
9th Swinford WI
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MISTERTON WITH WALCOTE PARISH COUNCIL
DEFIBRILLATOR & VILLAGE EMERGENCY
TELEPHONE SCHEME (VETS)
VOLUNTEERS WANTED!
We are looking for volunteers to help establish a Village Emer-
gency Telephone System (VETS) in Misterton and Walcote.
A third of 999 calls are made from lone rescuers, so getting help
to them quickly is important - VETS is a community run system
which enables up to 10 neighbours to assist pending the arrival of
the emergency services.
The key role of a volunteer is to provide an additional pair of
hands in an emergency until the emergency services arrive. This
could involve going to get the defibrillator for someone who is
alone with a person suspected of being in cardiac arrest, helping
with resuscitation or just being on hand to assist if required. Vol-
unteers are not expected to have any first aid or medical experi-
ence.
We need 10 volunteers to operate the scheme and can only im-
plement the scheme with your support. So please speak to one of
the Parish Councillors or contact our Clerk, Cathy Walsh at
[email protected] / 07840 453493 if you think
you may be willing to help or want to discuss what’s involved.
Cathy Walsh
07840 453493
Clerk to Misterton with Walcote Parish Council
M1 JUNCTION 19 IMPROVEMENT SCHEME
UPDATE
Major site activities.
• Beam installation for the new M6-M1 southbound viaduct
was completed 15th February. Bridge deck construction has
now commenced.
• Works on the two remaining piers of the A14 to M1 north link
are progressing ahead of installing the bridge deck steelwork
after Easter.
• The bridge deck for the northbound section of the structure,
which will carry the M1 motorway over the new M6-A14
link, was cast on 27th February. Excavation to the east of the
completed southbound half of this structure has commenced
as part of works to create the new A14-M6 mainline link.
• The temporary A14 eastbound carriageway was successfully
opened to traffic five hours earlier than the planned 36 hour
closure between 13th and 15th March. The westbound car-
riageway will be realigned during a night closure on the 31st
March to facilitate works on the new M6-A14 link.
M1 Junction 19 in the community.
• Skanska’s Open Doors Weekend on 6th and 7th March was a
huge success and we welcomed 82 visitors to the scheme on
five dedicated tours. The feedback from those who attended
was overwhelmingly positive. Our visit certainly delivered the
objectives of giving members of the public a greater under-
standing of what we do and to encourage students and others
to consider the exciting opportunities that a career in construc-
tion can offer. Please note that there will be other opportuni-
SPRING CONCERT at
All Saints Church, Shawell
on Sunday 12th April
at 7.00pm
by Tim Taylorson (Flute)
and three friends on violin, viola &
'cello.
Tim is a professional flautist who lives in
Shawell and is well-known to many in the
village. We are delighted that he has offered to
arrange this concert, with all the proceeds
going to church funds.
An hour of music followed by
light refreshments with a glass of wine
Tickets: £10.00
Phone or email Mary Galbraith
(01788) 860035
Nettie Jacobs would like to thank the many people
who sent her cards and flowers on the occasion of her
90th birthday in February - all greatly
appreciated.
Thank you.
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ties for those who missed out to visit site later in the year.
• Representatives from the project team have volunteered as
Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) ambas-
sadors, with the intention of using their enthusiasm and com-
mitment to encourage young people to enjoy STEM subjects.
They have visited designated STEM events at schools
throughout the UK with the objective of inspiring young peo-
ple. By talking about their own experiences in the construc-
tion industry they hope to open the doors to a world of oppor-
tunities which come from pursuing STEM subjects and ca-
reers.
• The project was audited for the second time on 5th February
by the Considerate Constructors Scheme. We received a score
of 45/50 which was a significant improvement on Audit 1
(41/50). It has been confirmed that the project will be awarded
a National Award in April 2015. We were deemed to be per-
forming at an Exceptional (9/10) standard in each category
(Health & Safety, Environment, Workforce, Appearance,
Community). This means that the site was considered to be at
the forefront of industry best practice and demonstrating the
very highest level of achievement far above the minimum
standards required by the Scheme’s Code. Nonetheless, there
is still plenty of room for improvement and your valued feed-
back will help us to improve our performance in the future.
Environmental Commitments.
• 95% of skip waste produced on the project during February
2015 was diverted from landfill. The cumulative percentage of
waste diverted from landfill is 99.9%.
• A major environmental challenge at present is the unsustain-
able use of virgin natural materials (aggregates, timber etc.).
Skanska aim to minimise the demand on virgin aggregates by
recycling and reprocessing site won materials such as road
planings and concrete arisings. We also aim to source greater
quantities of secondary (recycled) aggregates procured di-
rectly from our suppliers. In addition, the project team has
obtained Environmental Agency approval for the use of a ma-
terial called Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) as backfill to the
structures on site. IBA is the material that is left over after
municipal waste is burnt in an incinerator. The benefits of us-
ing this material include the conservation of natural resources
by reducing the requirement for virgin material extraction, as
well as reductions in the amount of IBA sent to landfill, and
material costs incurred by the project.
Planned Road Closures.
Please note, this schedule is subject to occasional changes de-
pending upon the weather and other factors. If you require more
regular updates please email [email protected].
• Local Link Road from Catthorpe to Swinford: The eastbound
carriageway of the local link road will be closed between the
Swinford Road junction and the western dumbbell roundabout
All Saints Swinford
Our next Soup And Pud lunch will take place on
Saturday 25th April. The homemade soups and puddings
will be served from noon until 2pm in the village hall in
Swinford. The cost is £5 per person payable on the door.
Come along and meet your friends and neighbours.
Proceeds are towards our church tower and bell fund.
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until Saturday 2nd April 2015.
• Tuesday 31st March (21:00-06:00) A14 westbound.
The A14 westbound carriageway will be closed westbound
from Junction 2 to Catthorpe Dumbbells.
• Monday 30th March, Tuesday 31st March, Wednesday 1st
April, Tuesday 7th April, Wednesday 8th April (21:00-06:00)
A14 to M6 westbound. The A14 to M6 westbound carriage-
way will be closed between the western roundabout and the
M6 on slip at M1 junction 19.
• Saturday 11th April, Tuesday 14th April, Saturday 18th April,
Friday 24th April, Tuesday 28th April (20:00-08:00) M1
northbound and M1 southbound. The M1 northbound car-
riageway will be closed between the junction 19 off slip to the
M6, and junction 19 on slip from the A14. At the same time
the M1 southbound carriageway will be closed between the
M1 to A14 off slip, and the M6 on slip at junction 19.
Remember, if you wish to be added to our distribution list or
would like an electronic copy of one of our aerial photographs,
your email address will remain confidential and will only be used
to provide information on the M1J19 Improvement Scheme. If
you have any questions about the construction work as it pro-
gresses, please do not hesitate to contact the project team:
Environmental & Communities Advisor
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 07826665211
M1 Junction 19 Improvement Project Team
Email: [email protected]
SWINFORD WI
A great time was had by all who joined Theddingworth WI for an
evening of fun and cocktails. Swinford was represented by Hazel
Gardner, Ann Edwards and Linda O'Reardon and apart from the
delicious cocktails, both alcoholic and non-alcoholic, we were
given lots of information and advice on the history and how to
make cocktails. The Cocktail Shaker Boys from Market Harbor-
ough are for hire for events, weddings, etc. and their terrific ban-
ter (which seemed to get better as the evening progressed or it
may just have been the effect of the cocktail samples!!) made for
a most enjoyable evening. We were lucky to have one of the full
size cocktails to share - a Grasshopper, it was both deceivingly
intoxicating and smoothly delicious. Poor Hazel had to miss out
on this one as she was our nominated driver. A very good night
out.
On 12th March we held our meeting in the Village Hall. Chris
Paul and Linda O'Reardon were Hostesses for the evening. This
entails getting the room ready, providing milk and biscuits, also
flowers for the top tables and raffle prizes. The Hostess is also
responsible for giving a vote of thanks to the speaker.
The meeting was taken by Mary McCullouch assisted by Hazel
Gardner. They ran through various WI events coming up includ-
ing Flower Pounding on 16th May at WI House and the Resolu-
tion Conference on 20th August. The chosen resolution is Inte-
grated Care for the Elderly. A team was organised for the Rose
Bowl Quiz at South Kilworth on 15th April and it was announced
that the £200 Bursary could be shared by up to 4 people for a
learning activity. Our speaker was Ben Forren from Swinford
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who is a Fireman with Rugby Fire Service. He spoke to us on
Fire Safety in the Home. Ben provided books to everyone and
explained the importance of having an action plan. He spoke
knowledgeably and with warmth, explaining how important it is
to close doors, fit smoke alarms, throw away any square plug
socket extensions and invest in carbon monoxide alarms. Inter-
estingly he also recommended that various fire safety equipment
for the home should not be used - extinguishers, blankets, etc. He
told some amusing and scary anecdotes and encouragingly in-
formed us that over the last 5 years - through education - the
number of calls had fallen from 4000 to 800 per year. Ben also
said that if anyone would like a visit to their home please just
call.
Our next meeting will be on 9th April in Swinford Village Hall at
7.30pm when Roy Wood will talk to us about The Secrets of the
Rich. Why not join us, we would love to see you.
Linda O'Reardon
MISTERTON ANNUAL PAROCHIAL CHURCH
MEETING
St Leonard’s Annual Parochial Church Meeting will be held on
27th April in the Walcote Memorial Hall.
The Vestry Meeting for the election of churchwardens will begin
at 7.45pm. Nomination forms for Churchwarden can be obtained
from Keith Wilding ([email protected] or 01455
554067) or can be downloaded from the Diocesan website
(leicester.anglican.org/resources/forms). The Annual Parochial
Meeting itself will begin at 8.00pm.
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Avon-Swift Group Services
Wednesday 1st April
9.00 am South Kilworth a simple half-hour service
Thursday 2nd April Maundy Thursday
11.00 am at the cathedral. Chrism Mass with Bishop Tim
followed by free lunch at Saint Martins House
This will be Bishop Tim’s last Holy Week with us..come and share in this beautiful service!
7.30 pm Ashby Magna Holy Communion (CW) with Vigil The team
Friday 3rd April Good Friday
12 noon Gilmorton All-age service The Rev’d Emma Davies
2.00 pm Kimcote Service of readings and meditations The Rev’d Emma Davies
2.00 pm North Kilworth The Last Hour on the Cross Canon Chris Oxley
Sunday 5th April Easter Day [White]
Acts 10: 34-43; 1 Cor. 15: 1-11; John 20: 1-18
6.30 am Ashby Magna (Holly Farm) Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Emma Davies
followed by breakfast The Rev’d Jane Kennedy
9.00 am Kimcote Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Jane Kennedy
9.30 am North Kilworth Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Emma Davies
9.30 am Stanford on Avon Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Paula Oxley
9.45 am South Kilworth Holy Communion (CW)
an Easter celebration with children participating Canon Chris Oxley
10.30 am Peatling Parva Holy Communion (BCP) The Rev’d Jane Kennedy
11.00 am Misterton Holy Communion (CW) Canon Chris Oxley
11.00 am Gilmorton All-age Communion (CW) The Rev’d Emma Davies
11.15 am Catthorpe Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Paula Oxley
6.00 pm Swinford Holy Communion (CW) Canon Chris Oxley
Wednesday 8th April
9.00 am South Kilworth Holy Communion Order One—a simple half-hour service
Sunday 12th April 2nd Sunday of Easter [White]
Acts 4: 32-35; 1 John 1:1 – 2:2; John 20: 19-end
9.45 am South Kilworth Holy Baptism Canon John Randall
10.30 am North Kilworth All-age Holy Communion
for the whole benefice Canon Chris Oxley
4.00 pm Misterton All-age worship Canon Brian Davis
Wednesday 15th April
9.00 am South Kilworth Holy Communion Order One—a simple half-hour service
Sunday 19th April 3rd Sunday of Easter [White]
Acts 3: 12-19; 1 John 3: 1-7; Luke 24: 36b-48
8.30 am Gilmorton Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Emma Davies
9.30 am North Kilworth Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Mick Vincent
9.30 am Ashby Magna All-Age Service The Rev’d Emma Davies
9.45 am South Kilworth Holy Communion (BCP) The Rev’d Jane Kennedy
11.00 am Peatling Parva Holy Communion (BCP) The Rev’d Emma Davies
4.00 pm Shawell Songs of Praise Canon Brian Davis
6.00 pm Swinford Evensong Keith Wilding
Tuesday 21st April
12 noon North Kilworth Midday Prayer (20 mins) and then weekly
Wednesday 22nd April
9.00 am South Kilworth Holy Communion Order One (half hour) and then weekly
Thursday 23rd April
5.00 pm. Gilmorton Evening Prayer (20 mins) and then weekly
Friday 24th April
9.20 am Gilmorton school service in church…all welcome
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Sunday 26 April 4th Sunday of Easter White]
Acts 4: 5-12; 1 John 3: 16-end; John 10: 11-18
10.30 am Peatling Parva Avon Swift Group Service Team
Holy Communion (CW) Special Guest Preacher:
The Rev’d Canon Alison Adams. As the Diocese and Cathedral Social Responsibility
Enabler, Alison has been responsible for the publication of the Bishop’s Commission on
Poverty, which we will be looking at across the benefice some time soon.
Collection point for Lutterworth Foodbank
Tuesday 28th April
2.30 pm North Kilworth Holy Communion (CW) with the school. All welcome
Sunday 3rd May 5th Sunday of Easter [White]
Acts 8: 26-end; 1 John 4: 7-end; John 15: 1-8
8.30 am North Kilworth Holy Communion (BCP) The Rev’d Jane Kennedy
9.30 am Kimcote Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Emma Davies
9.30 am Stanford on Avon Holy Communion (CW) Canon Chris Oxley
11.00 am Misterton Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Jane Kennedy
11.00 am Gilmorton Family Service The Rev’d Emma Davies
6.00 pm Swinford Holy Communion (CW) Canon Chris Oxley
BCP = Book of Common Prayer (1662) - traditional language
CW = Common Worship (2000) - contemporary language
All enquiries regarding Church matters should be directed to:-
The Revd Canon Chris Oxley, The Rectory, Kilworth Road, Swinford.
Telephone: 01788 860445; email [email protected]
The Revd Emma Davies, The Vicarage, 5 Church Lane, Gilmorton.
Telephone: 01455 556573; [email protected]
The Revd Jane Kennedy, 17 Cromwell Close, Walcote.
Telephone: 01455 554065; [email protected]
For Misterton and Shawell:
The Revd Canon Brian Davis, Telephone: 01858 431843; email [email protected]
From the Parish Registers
Funerals - we say farewell and commit to Almighty God:
Sonia Fox 89 years Kimcote 6th March
Barry Guilfoyle 78years North Kilworth 10th March
Trevor Lemmon 72 years Gilmorton 20th March
Eileen Ward 86 years Gilmorton 27th March
Mid-week Worship across the Avon Swift benefice.
There is now a number of opportunities for people to gather for midweek prayer in different churches and at different times across the
benefice.
Tuesdays at 12 noon. Midday Prayer in St. Andrew’s, North Kilworth.
20 minutes of quiet prayer
Begins Tuesday 21st April and then weekly.
Wednesdays at 9 am. Holy Communion at St. Nicholas’, South Kilworth
Half an hour quiet said service with short reflection
Already happening!
Thursdays at 5 pm. Evening Prayer at All Saints’, Gilmorton
20 minutes of quiet prayer
Begins Thursday 23rd April and then weekly
Everyone is welcome to drop in and join others for a short time of prayer.
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CATTHORPE FARM SHOP
We are still here!
Throughout the changes taking place at the Catthorpe Inter-
change we will remain open as usual (7 days a week).....with sev-
eral of the roads closed sporadically it could get confusing as to
how best to get to us....but you will always be able to reach us
via the A5. We hope you think that we are worth the extra few
minutes added on to your journey! The same applies to the
Cherry Tree and Catthorpe Manor who are still very much open! Free Children's Arts & Crafts Workshops
Our free workshops for children of all ages still run every Thurs-
day morning (10.30-12.30). With different activities each week
the children love it (as do the parents!). There is no need to
book - just turn up. Spring Lambs
We have had a busy few weeks here at Manor Farm. We have
lots of new lambs to see in the barn alongside all our other ani-
mals - come and say hello Caroline England
Manor Farm Shop
01788 869002
SWINFORD SKIRTS
On 12th February The Swinford Skirts hired the cafe at Cotes-
bach Educational Trust. Our own lovely Gillian Farren
(registered Dietician) cooked us a most superb meal which used
healthy ingredients and was calorie controlled. We enjoyed a
healthy starter which was then followed by Gillian's own Irish
bread, Irish Stew and a curry option as well. To finalise we en-
joyed a most delicious low calorie chocolate cake with the secret
ingredient of kidney beans! Not forgetting the wonderful berry
homemade cream. Many thanks Gillian for all your hard work in
preparing all the food for 23 people. It was really appreciated by
everyone. You are a great cook and you offered us some really
interesting healthy eating tips as well.
Our March meeting was a friendly game of skittles at the Che-
quers. We split into two groups and had a game of ‘Killer’. The
winners of each group had a play off : Kate Green VS. Catherine
Morrow. Congratulations to the eventual winner Catherine who
was presented with a little winners trophy! Many thanks also for
the delicious supper of Lasagne and garlic bread served by Brian
at the Chequers.
Next month skirts are travelling to Dublin for the weekend. We
are planning on going to the World Famous Guinness factory
tour. I'm sure that there will be the opportunity to visit some Irish
shops and pubs too!
Confirmed Dates for your Diary: Friday 8th May Gin Tasting at
Warner Edwards at Harrington.
Thursday 3rd September ‘Legally Blonde’ at Kilworth House
Theatre.
Finally good Luck to Emma Drake who will be competing in the
London Marathon on 26th April. Its been great to support you
with the skirts calendar and your other fundraising events. We are
all behind you and are so proud.
Julie Morris
07765 148335
NEWS FROM SWINFORD SCHOOL
The term is nearly over and we have been very busy with work,
sport, and play. The little flurry of snow at the end of January
was enjoyed to the maximum, and we are having fun watching
the progress of our outdoor classroom which is being constructed
on the top field.
Congratulations to our basketballers (Lily Adams, Elizabeth
Boyes, Sam Childerhouse, Archie Combellack, Megan Howes,
Kenzie Mee, Ollie Parker, Harry Robbins, Daniel Taylor and
Finlay Thomas) for winning the LASA (Lutterworth Area
Schools Association) Basketball Tournament. They also won the
Lutterworth Area Section of the South Leicestershire Sainsbury’s
School Games Competition and they narrowly missed winning
this despite some amazing play. It came down to just one score
against Badgerbrook School (which has 90 children in Year 6
alone!). They made us all very proud. Thank you to Mr Nichol-
son, our PE teacher, for preparing the children so well – they
were certainly well organised and fiercely competitive!
We had a fantastic themed day celebrating (in advance) the Chi-
Ladies Do you like to sing? Why not come and join our small
singing group? Phone Angela 01788 565084
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nese New Year, The Year of the Sheep, which began on Thursday
19th February. We started with a special assembly and through-
out the day each class participated in Chinese dance, cookery and
various activities including Chinese character writing using au-
thentic tools as well as making Chinese dragons, a terracotta
army and lanterns to display in the classrooms.
The children in years 3, 4, 5 & 6 enjoyed an educational trip to
Leicester visiting both the Jewry Wall Museum and the King
Richard III exhibition. At the museum some of the children took
part in a quiz discovering interesting facts about the Romans,
worked on a mosaic and dressed up as a Roman. The visit to the
King Richard III visitor centre gave the children an insight into
the excavation of his remains and information about his life and
time.
Our annual trip to Lambcote Farm proved to be, as always, an
enjoyable and educational experience for our children and staff.
The children were able to witness lambs being born and learn all
about caring for lambs, sheep, cows and calves. Some of the chil-
dren even got to hold and feed the lambs and one of our pupils,
Will Bundock, had a sheep named after him because it was his
birthday! Thank you to the Morris family for inviting all of our
children and staff to their farm during what is a very busy time
for them – hopefully they are all managing to catch up on their
sleep now that the lambs are out in the fields.
Can you help? Open the Book is a well-established three-year
rolling programme of themed and dramatised storytelling by vol-
unteers working in primary schools. Teams of volunteers use
drama, mime, props, costume and even children and staff to pre-
sent Bible stories in lively and informative ways. We would
really like to get this started at Swinford Primary School so if
you (or someone you know) would like to get involved please
contact Edy O’Connor (01788 860404) or Father Chris Oxley
(01788 860445).
For World Book Day this year the children and staff dressed up
as a character from a book. One of our parents, Kat Clarke, also
organised a ‘Sponsored Read and Listen’ and we are thrilled to
have raised over £400 to purchase books from Usbourne Books.
The winners of the dressing up competition were Charlie Treacy
(Reception); Daniel Baum (Year 1); Sophia Rochelle (Year 2);
Toby Jackman (Year 3); Tabitha Fothergill (Year 4); Evan Bown
(Year 5); Megan Howes (Year 6).
On Comic Relief Day, we had children and staff dressed in some
weird and wonderful outfits, with the whole school enjoying
milkshakes at break time served by the school council. The total
currently stands at an amazing £180.00! The funniest costume
winners were Harrison Clarke (Reception); Dylan Mee (Year 1);
Nathan Quesnell (Year 2); Oscar Beighton (Year 3); Aimee Tay-
lor (Year 4); Kenzie Mee (Year 5); and Stuart Broome (Year 6).
To help us to plan ahead, if you know a child who is due to start
at Swinford School over the next few years, please send us their
details (contact information as shown below).
If you would like to come and visit us, we would love to meet
you and show you our school.
Edy O’Connor (Head Teacher)
Tel: 01788 860404
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.swinford.leics.sch.uk
FRIENDS OF SWINFORD SCHOOL
We are already hard at work planning our annual May Fete
which is on the 16th May from 2-5pm. We are hoping that the
weather will be kind to us as it was last year, and that lots of you
will come along to enjoy the activities, food, drinks, shopping,
Maypole dancing and the great atmosphere. We would be really
grateful for any donations for our tombola, raffle, alcohol hamper
or bric-a-brac stall that you may have. Do you know anybody
that would like to have a stall?
The clothing collection that we had recently raised a massive
£215 so thank you if you brought along any bags of unwanted
items. Our next collection will be on June 11th. We are also gen-
erating a good income (£184 so far in just a couple of months)
from collecting used printer ink and toner cartridges for recycling
so please consider donating any used cartridges to us by drop-
ping them in the recycling bin in the school foyer. Thank you.
Louisa Beighton
Chair, Friends of Swinford School
01788 860716 / 07980 629666
CANON OXLEY WRITES:
On 7th March, at the home of Eleanor and Neil Logue and Zoe
Hyde-Thomson, The Rev’d Dr Stuart Burns, from the diocesan
Ministry and Mission Team led us in a Day Together, following
the very successful Day we held last year with The Rev’d Barry
Hill at the same place. Approximately 20 people shared the day
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together, from five of our parishes… with reflection time on
Scripture and on the great Christian theme of Peace. We had an
excellent lunch together, kindly provided by our hosts, and we
concluded with a simple celebration of the Eucharist. Since then,
a number of very positive comments have come back to us, in-
cluding the couple of contributions following this. We are al-
ready beginning to think about next year’s Day Together...it does
so much to provide an opportunity for us to come together from
across our parishes and do some reflection and sharing together
on key areas in our life and mission.
The Meeting held at Stable House 7.3.15. led by Rev'd. Dr. Stuart
Burns was interesting and informative and the text chosen
caused much discussion among those present.
The Mission of the Seventy certainly had people thinking and
could be divided into two halves, as the instructions given to the
70 disciples were that they should go in pairs and preach only
where they were welcome and accepted by the people, these
would then receive God's Blessing. Conversely if the 70 were
rebuffed by the communities, these people would be denounced
and condemned. These actions appeared to some as being more
akin to the Old Testament style of religion (Preaching to the Con-
verted?).
The Meeting concluded with each person offering communion to
their immediate neighbour and thanks were given to Rev'd. Dr.
Stuart Burns for a most interesting session, with the hope that
more may follow.
Our study of Luke 10 set me thinking about peace, as something
we could give or receive. I am still meditating on this concept,
still trying to understand what ‘peace' actually means, especially
in the phrase ‘the peace of God which passes all understanding.’
SWINFORD PARISH COUNCIL
Swinford Parish Council met on Tuesday 3rd March.
Neighbourhood Plan - Following the meeting on February 11th,
when between 70/80 residents attended, the Parish Council are to
proceed with a Neighbourhood Plan for Swinford. A Steering
Group has provisionally been formed and will meet for an infor-
mation gathering event on March 11th.
Cemetery - The Parish Council is to proceed with a claim from
106 monies to remove the old railings and undergrowth to the
Rugby Road frontage, install new railings and construction of
driveway, turning area and parking space.
Parish Council has contacted the Highways Dept to see if any-
thing can be done to lower some of the kerbs on the footpaths
around the village to provide better access for wheelchair users.
Elections - Anyone interested in becoming a Parish Councillor
can obtain a nomination pack from the Clerk Payments.
E-On £60.20
Clerks salary and expenses £263.12
Clintplan Ltd (News Sheet) £54.00
The next meeting is on Tuesday April 7th Swinford Village Hall
7.30pm
Jan Throop
Parish Clerk [email protected]
April 2015
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CHURCHYARD REGULATIONS
All Memorials in the Churchyards in the parishes are subject to
regulation by the Diocese of Leicester.
General
1. A new Memorial should not overshadow or outshine or be
flashier or larger than its neighbours.
2. No Memorial may be placed or altered or removed from the
Church yard without permission from the priest in charge.
3. Any Memorial that is placed or altered without permission
may be removed and the cost of doing so may be ordered against
the person or the monumental mason responsible.
4. The priest in charge may allow removal of a Memorial for a
temporary period
Disputes
5. Any dispute between family members or others may be re-
solved by a petition to the Chancellor of the Diocese.
Headstones
6. Upright headstones are to be no less than 750 mm and no more
than 1200mm high (measured from the ground surface). They
must be no less than 500 mm and no more than 900mm wide.
They must be no less than 40mm and no more than 150mm thick.
7. For a child the headstone may be smaller but should be no less
than 600mm high. 375mm wide, and 50mm thick.
8. There are restrictions on the type of headstone that may be
used. For the details ask the verger, a churchwarden or the priest
in charge.
9. All headstones are to be adequately secured into the ground.
10. Materials used should be natural stone, not reconstituted or
synthetic material.
11. Polished marble, granite or unusual stone are not allowed and
nor is a memorial in the form of a boulder or of a cross (except a
wooden cross used as a temporary marker which is permitted for
up to two years after burial).
12. Inscriptions should be simple and consistent with Christian
belief.
13. No advertisement, trademark or commercial information may
be used.
Other Memorials
14. Other forms of memorials, kerbs, chippings, gravel, railings,
chains, photographs/ceramic portraits, model people or animals
or toys or trinkets or symbols are not permitted.
Cremation
15. Cremated remains may be lodged in a space reserved for that
purpose. Ashes may be tipped into the grave or buried in their
casket. The identity of the deceased may be inscribed on a slab or
small individual gravestone.
Flowers
16. Flowers must be removed no later than two months after the
interment. Artificial flowers are not permitted. Vases that are not
structurally part of the Memorial are not allowed.
17. Placing flowers in the church is welcomed.
Keith Wilding
April 2015
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