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The DialogueDiseworth’s Village Magazine
Issue No 243February 2019
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Parish CouncilThe role of your Parish Council includes safeguarding the amenities of the village, including highways, lighting, drainage, road signs and planning matters. Current planning matters are available for inspection by arrangement with the Parish Clerk: Samantha Lockwood, 38 Barroon, Castle Donington, DE74 2PE. Telephone: 07934 874739 [email protected] longwhattonanddiseworth.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/If you wish to discuss any matters of concern, please contact your Parish Councillors:Chair: Sue Roberts, Chapel Farm, Hall Gate, Diseworth DE74 2QJ 01332 810813 Vice Chair: Mary Hobbs 24 Main Street, Long Whatton LE12 5DG 01509 842486Councillors:David Bamford, 43 The Woodcroft, Diseworth DE74 2QT 07802 817691Stuart Perkins 24 Lady Gate, Diseworth, DE74 2QF 01332 817622Peter Gillatt Gables Farm, Main Street, Long Whatton, LE12 5DF 07934 392929Robert Ellis 4 Main Street, Long Whatton. LE12 5DG 07958 214716Mitzi Steven 49 The Woodcroft, Diseworth, DE74 2QT 07703 464564
Parish Council meetings are held at 7.30pm on the first Thursday of each month, alternately at Diseworth and Long Whatton. Please see the Notice Boards or ask the Parish Clerk for current information or to make general enquiries about the Parish Council.
Neighbourhood Watch ContactsCo-ordinators:
Sandie Moores, contact for Lady Gate 01332 812629 [email protected]
Diseworth Village Community Facebook Group facebook.com/groups/diseworth
Diseworth Heritage Centre diseworthcentre.orgCentre Bookings and Enquiries 01332 850631 [email protected]
Diseworth Village Hall facebook.com/diseworthvillagehall [email protected] Hall Bookings 0300 800 5000 Event Bookings 0300 800 6000 General Issues 0300 800 7000
Village DirectoryOrganisation Contact Telephone EmailArt and Craft Club Shirley Briggs 07796 868494 [email protected] Zen [email protected] Guides Adele Jarrom 01509 842556 [email protected] of Diseworth School Tim Ramsdale, 07875456762 [email protected] History Society Pat Guy 01332 811119 [email protected] Whatton Rainbows Susie Ashcroft [email protected] Meadow Pat Guy 01332 811119 [email protected] ValleyTwinning Association Sheila Hawksworth 01509 568793 [email protected] W.I.N.G.S. Jim Snee 01332 812345 [email protected]’s Discussion Group Liz Jarrom 01332 810358 [email protected]
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Castle Donington Surgeryp: 01332 856050w: castledoningtonsurgery.co.uk
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London Road Community Hospitalp: 01332 265500w: www.derbyhospitals.nhs.uk
Loughborough Urgent Care Centre (A&E)p: 01509 568800a: Hospital Way, Loughborough, LE11 5JY (Off Epinal Way)w: westleicestershireccg.nhs.uk/
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EnvironmentEnvironment Incident Hotlinep: 0800 807060
Leicestershire CouncillorNicholas Rushtonp: 0116 305 6111m: 07943 585 859e: [email protected]
Leicestershire County Councilp: 0116 232 3232w: leicestershire.gov.uk
North West Leicestershire District Councilp: 01530 454545w: nwleics.gov.uk
National Gas Helpline (Gas Emergency)p: 0800 111999
Severn Trent Water (Water Emergency)w: stwater.co.ukp: 0800 7834444
Western Power Distribution (Electricity Emergency)p: 0800 0568090
Floodlinep: 0345 9881188w: environment-agency.gov.uk
TravelEast Midlands Airportp: 0800 0838759w: eastmidlandsairport.com
Kinchbusp: 01509 815637w: kinchbus.co.uk
SkyLinkp: 01773 712265w: trentbarton.co.uk
EntertainmentNottingham Playhousep: 0115 941 9419w: nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall Nottinghamp: 0115 989 5555w: trch.co.uk
Derby Theatrep: 01332 593939w: www.derbytheatre.co.uk
Cineworld Loughboroughw: cineworld.co.uk/cinemas/loughboroughp: 0871 2002000
Directory of Useful Numberse = Email | p = Phone | w = Website | o = Opening Times | a = Address
ODEON Loughboroughp: 0333 0144501w: odeon.co.uk/cinemas/loughborough/183/
BBC East Midlands Todayp. 0115 902 1930/1e: [email protected]: www.bbc.co.uk/pro-grammes/b007tj48
BBC Radio Derbyp: 01332 361111w: bbc.co.uk/radioderby
Other Useful Numbers
Long Whatton Village Shopp: 01509 646857
Castle Donington Post Officep: 01332 810515w: www.postoffice.co.uk
Castle Donington Collegep: 01332 810528e: [email protected]: castledonington.leics.sch.uk
Diseworth C of E Primary Schoolp: 01332 810208e: [email protected]
Mobile Library (Mobile C - Route 12)P: 0116 305 3565w: leicestershire.gov.uk/mobile-library-routes
PolicePolice Non-Emergencyp: 101PC Jason Underwood (ID 1760)PC Louise Gravenall (ID 4118)w: leics.police.uk/ local-policing/valley
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Every Wednesday Bridge for Beginners, Heritage Centre 2.30 - 4.30 pm.Every Thursday Coffee, Cakes & Computers, Heritage Centre 10am – 12 noonEvery Monday Angelspace in Church, term time - 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Diseworth Diary
FEBRUARY Saturday 2nd Retreat Morning at The Heritage Centre. 9am - 1pmSunday 3rd Thanksgiving Service for the completion of the Tower Restoration. 7pm in churchMonday 4th Women’s Afternoon Discussion Group. 2pm, 7a Lady GateSaturday 9th Money Talks Valentines Party at Diseworth Village HallWednesday 13th Coffee Bar at the Heritage Centre. 10am - 12 noonThursday 21st Dialogue Stapling and Committee Meeting. 7.30pm at The Heritage CentreSaturday 23rd Gift Day and Open Day in Church.Saturday 23rd Coffee Morning in Church. 10am - 12 noonSaturday 23rd Quiz Night at the Village HallMARCHMonday 4th Women’s Afternoon Discussion Group. 2pm, 9 The WoodcroftWednesday 13th Coffee Bar at the Heritage Centre. 10am - 12 noonSaturday 16th St Patricks Day Celeidh at the Village HallThursday 21st Dialogue Stapling and Committee Meeting. 7.30pm at the invitation of KathSaturday 23rd Spring Fair in Church. 10am - 12 noonSaturday 23rd Incognosis gig at Derby Rugby ClubAPRILWednesday 10th Coffee Bar at the Heritage Centre. 10am - 12 noonSaturday 20th Easter Even Service at The Heritage Centre 7pm - 7.30pmThursday 25th Dialogue Stapling and Committee Meeting. 7.30pm at the invitation of Nicky Saturday 27th Coffee Morning in Church. 10am - 12 noonMAYWednesday 8th Coffee Bar at the Heritage Centre. 10am - 12 noonFriday 17th Gin Tasting with Burleigh’s Gin. Diseworth ChurchThursday 23rd Dialogue Stapling and Committee Meeting. 7.30pm at The ChurchSaturday 25th Coffee Morning in Church. 10am - 12 noonJUNESunday 9th Diseworth Baptist Anniversary Praise at the Heritage Centre 6pm - 7pmWednesday 12th Coffee Bar at the Heritage Centre. 10am - 12 noonThursday 20th Dialogue AGM and Stapling and Committee Meeting. 7.30pm at The Village HallAUGUSTSaturday 10th Diseworth Prayer. Heritage Centre 6pm - 7pmSEPTEMBERThursday 26th Dialogue Stapling and Committee Meeting. 7.30pm at invitation of KathOCTOBERSunday 13th Diseworth Communion. Heritage Centre 5.30pm - 6.30pmThursday 24th Dialogue Stapling and Committee Meeting. 7.30pm at the invitation of LizNOVEMBERSunday 8th Christmas Praise. Heritage Centre. 5.30pm - 6.30pm Thursday 21st Dialogue Stapling and Committee Meeting. 7.30pm at the invitation of Nicky
Welcome to the February issue of The DialogueAs memories of Christmas recede and we begin to look forward to Spring it was not such a bad winter surely. Thinking of all the events being reported there was no rain, wind or snow to cause any hold-ups. The Remembrance Day service, the Over 60s Christmas lunch and the Fun Run all took place in fair seasonal weather. Our British weather is possibly the most discussed subject when we meet people. It often defines optimists and pessimists! And anyone who is considering complaining about our versatile weather should read Jim Snee’s article with its heart rending poem.
To be positive consider the generosity of Diseworth people. During the last months of the year two appeals are made. Firstly, the envelope collection for the continued production of the Dialogue; The results show how much the magazine is appreciat-ed and how much residents are prepared to continue making contributions. Then in November it is the Poppy Appeal. The weather is colder then but the kindly volunteers go round the village and the response is excellent. Barry Smith’s article makes good reading. Congratulations to the collectors, in particular Rosie Smith who received a 60 years Award for her work selling the poppies. Diseworth certainly remembered 11th November. The poppies went up around the village, some made by residents to complement others. And how moving to read of the efforts of our school for Remembrance Day. The decorations made by the young people show their participation and understanding of the importance of the annual event.
The Dialogue links people not just from the village but beyond. Some read it on-line, others have the magazine sent to them. Residents from years past look forward to reading about their former home and often come to the village to look up friends or visit the church or Heritage Centre. At the Village Show in September two sisters asked about their ancestors and were so pleased to speak to someone who remembered them. The magazine is a continuous wealth of information about people and current and future happenings. Articles appear which are informative and interesting. Liz
Jarrom has written continuously from the very first issue. ‘Coun-try Matters’ has been a regular feature, not easy for ten months of the year to find a relevant and illustrated article to catch in-terest. All items produced are transformed into an order by the editorial team and then fitted on to the many pages with great efficiency by Ruth Smith. A well worthwhile production.
And so to resolutions! Dry January, slim February, planting March etc. Or perhaps just dreaming of the summer holidays. Lauretta, our rector talks in her letter about changing the ritual, finding something different to distract us from the routine. It can be demanding and exciting but worthwhile. Try something new and surprise yourself. Ask the Bridge group. A year ago some did not know a knave for a king! By December they had trans-formed into a formidable bunch, ready to take anybody on. Happy New Year Nikki Hening, guest editor
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Diseworth Heritage CentreExhibition:
“Forward Sisters: Local Women in Politics” / Talk on The
Suffragist MovementThis exhibition, compiled by the Record Office for Leicestershire and Rutland, was on loan to the Heritage Centre from the middle of November as an accompaniment to a talk on the History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement given by Nick Marshall on November 14th. It was augmented by a collection of Posters relating to women’s issues of the time, and details of the parishioners of Diseworth and Long Whatton
who were entitled to vote in General Elections after 1918, when the vote was at last given to some, but not all women – they had to wait until 1928 for that. In 1918 a woman had to be aged 30 or more and meet a property qualifi-cation. Most women qualified by virtue of their husband’s qualification. These Electoral Registers can be seen at the Heritage Centre on application. The exhibition features Leicestershire women who played an important role in the gradual expansion of women into public and political areas, where at the time it was gen-erally considered that they had no place, no experience, and, no competence. Few men in the mid-19th century were in favour of votes for women, let alone positions in the public sphere. Cartoonists had a field day. The East Midlands was a heavily indus-trialised area by the early 19th century, with the hosiery trades employing large numbers of women. It was also a key area for religious non-conformism, the combination producing a high level of social awareness. Many of the first active women were the wives of the local industrialists, and also Unitarians or Quakers, later supporting the Socialist and Union movements. One of the earliest involvements of local
women at a national level was that of Elizabeth Heyrick, her sister Mary Ann Coltman and their friend, Susannah Watts in the campaign for the abolition of slavery in the British Colonies in the ear-ly 1800’s. The Act, emancipating slaves, was passed in 1833, shortly after Mrs Heyrick’s death.
Members of the staunchly Quaker Ellis family of Belgrave Hall are also featured. Of the 7 sisters, Charlotte was elected as a Poor Law Guardian for a Leicester ward in 1892. The Leicestershire Women’s Liberal Association was founded at the Hall in 1891. One of the most notable characters was Emily Comber Fortey whose father was a Cambridge mathematician. She convert-ed to Catholicism in 1884 aged 18, graduated from Bristol University with a science degree in 1895, came to Leicester as a teacher in 1909, was elected a Poor Law Guardian in 1911, spent 1916 to 1921 in Le Havre as a nurse and was only the second woman to be elected to Leicester City Council, in 1923. Among many other achievements, she successfully pushed for the appoint-ment of the first female police officer in Leicester in 1929. The Presentation by Nick Marshall was very well attend-ed and most enjoyable, mixing unexpected facts with a good deal of humour. What I think few of us had realised was just how far back the agitation for female suffrage stretched. Also rather mind-numbing was the consid-erable, and confusing, number of societies for its promotion that were formed. I soon lost count - they all seemed to have the same initials in an endless variety of combinations. The talk con-centrated on the Suffrage movement rather than the, often illegal, antics of the more militant Suffragettes, though some of their more notorious activities were mentioned. Their treatment at the hands of the authorities, especially the force-feeding, was often barbaric, and permanently damaged some women’s health. Some of the comments, on both the Suffragists and women
1918
Dear Friends,
In her book ‘Christmas Days’, Jeanette Winterson says, ‘Ritual is a way of altering time. I mean a way of pausing the endless intrusion of busy life.’ An invitation for each of us to examine what part ritual might play for us in this unfolding year…. At New Year many of us will have celebrated with ritual of firework and resolution, a fun way to pause and make room for a fuller life. In February many observe rituals in regard to Valentine’s Day – an opportunity to pause the endless intrusion of busy life and make space for romantic love. Candlemas, at the beginning of February, is a helpful ritual in the church calendar that marks the transition from looking back at the birth of Christ at Christmas, to looking forward to the passion of Christ at Easter…. keeping us mindful of the bigger picture of God’s love in the midst of our busy lives. Perhaps you already have an everyday ritual to pause ‘the endless intrusion’? A cup of tea in a favourite chair? A regular time set aside to read the paper and pray? Lighting a candle as you sink into a warm bath? A well worn path to walk or run? If you don’t then this could be the ideal time to create your own ritual! Not for the sake of it. Not because you have to. Not to keep doing the same old same old. Not to preserve the past but perhaps to remind ourselves that we can always pause to find that fuller life that God invites us to discover…. With every blessing, Lauretta
St Michael and All Angels Parish ChurchRevd Lauretta Wilson, Team Rector. The Rectory, 24, Nottingham Road, Kegworth,Derby DE74 2FH 01509 678966 [email protected]’s day off is Friday
Revd Louise Corke, Team Vicar. The Vicarage, Belton, LE12 9UN 01530 [email protected]
Mr David Bird, Churchwarden 01332 810381Mrs Muriel Howe Churchwarden 01332 850338
Sue Hack, Benefice Administrator 01509 678966 [email protected] Sue is available on Tuesday & Thursday mornings from 10am - 1pm. All enquiries for baptisms and weddings and all items for the Notice Sheet should be directed to her.
in general, by public figures (male) at the time, brought gasps of outrage from the audi-ence. However, it has to be conceded that not all women were in favour of ‘Votes for Women’. Quite ‘why’ is hard to fathom at this distance in time. The only Leices-ter-born Suffragette featured in the exhibition was Elizabeth Frisby who was imprisoned in Holloway in 1911. However, she more than redeemed her reputation during and after WW1. She won the Knighton seat on the City Council in 1927, held official posts at the Infirmary, University and Newarke Girls School, was appointed the City’s first female High Bailiff in 1937 and the first female Lord Mayor in 1941, and, was awarded an MBE for all her good works. In fact, the vital work that so many women performed as part of their contribution to the war effort in WW1 helped their cause enormously and
helped to convince politicians and the general public that they did deserve to be entrusted with a vote. As a rather appalling illustration of the official view of women in the middle of WW1, consider the message conveyed in the poster featured here. We have all come across the prac-tice of distributing white feathers to young men encountered on the street, or posted through their doors, regardless of whether they have already served and been injured or are otherwise known to the authorities to be ineligi-ble, but this, decidedly unsubtle, blackmail via their sweethearts and even their sisters, is some-thing I had not come across before. Pat Guy
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St Michael and All Angels Parish Church St Michael and All Angels Parish ChurchServices & Locations for February 2019
Time Service Location
February 3rd 8.00am BCP Communion Hathern 9.30am Cafè Church Diseworth 10.30am Family Service Hathern & Kegworth All Age Ecumenical Long Whatton 11.00am All Age Communion Belton 3.00pm Family Communion Osgathorpe 5.30pm Evensong Kegworth 6.15pm Evensong Belton 7.00pm Thanksgiving Service for Tower Restoration Diseworth
February 10th 9.00am BCP Communion Osgathorpe 9.30am CW Holy Communion Diseworth 10.30am CW Holy Communion Hathern, Kegworth & Long Whatton 11.00am CW Holy Communion Belton 5.30pm Evensong Kegworth
February 17th 9.30am CW Holy Communion Diseworth 10.30am Café Church Hathern CW Holy Communion Long Whatton Family Communion Kegworth 11.00am Cafè Church Belton 3.00pm Songs for the Soul Osgathorpe 5.30pm Evensong Kegworth 6.15pm Evensong Belton Holy Communion Hathern
February 24th 9.00am BCP Holy Communion Osgathorpe 9.30am CW Holy Communion Diseworth 10.30am CW Holy Communion Hathern & Kegworth 11.00am CW Holy Communion Belton 5.30pm Evensong Kegworth 6.15pm Evensong Belton & Hathern
February 27th 7.30pm Benefice Praise Evening Hathern
Regular Weekly ServicesMonday 3.30-4.30pm Angelspace, Diseworth (term-time only)Wednesday 9.30am BCP Holy Communion, KegworthThursday 8.30-9.00am Morning Prayer, Diseworth
Lessons and Readers for February 2019
Time Reader Sidesman February 3rd 1st Reading: Malachi 3.1-5 9.30am M Howe Candlemas 2nd Reading: Hebrews 2.14-end Gospel: Luke 2.22-40 February 10th 1st Reading: Isaiah 6.1-8 9.30am D Cherry M Brymer4th Sunday 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 15.1-11 T Walkerbefore Lent Gospel: Luke 5.1-11 S Bird February 17th 1st Reading: Jeremiah 17.5-10 9.30am A Stone G Stone3rd Sunday 2nd Reading: 1 Corinthians 15.12-20 S Bromptonbefore Lent Gospel: Luke 6.17-26 M Gidlow February 24th 1st Reading: 9.30am 2nd Sunday Genesis 2.4b-9,15-end S Bird M Heningbefore Lent 2nd Reading: Revelations 4.1-end D Blenkinsopp Gospel: Luke 8.22-25 M Howe
If you are unable to read on the date shown please arrange for someone else to do so.
Church Flowers & Brasses Rota Flowers BrassesFebruary 10th/17th Mrs P CottonFebruary 24th/March 3rd Mrs L Gaymer
Christmas Fair & Christmas HamperMany thanks to everyone who attended and helped with the Christmas Fair – we were especially pleased to welcome an
early visit by Father Christmas!
The fair raised £492 for church funds.
The Guess the Square competition for the Christmas Hamper was won by June Hipkin with square number 13 (June is a niece of
Muriel Howe) and raised £80 for church funds.
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Coffee MorningsThe next Coffee Morning will take
place on Saturday
23rd February from 10am until 12 noon.
All welcome to enjoy refreshments, raffle,
bric-a-brac, books and good company.
St Michael and All Angels Parish Church
Food BanksThank you for your continued generosity to the Food Bank in
the church, which is all donated to the Food Bank at Shepshed. This is a vital lifeline for local people in need. Tins
of meat and fish are particularly welcome. The box
is situated on the floor at the back of the church next to the
table.
Gift Day 2019St Michael & All Angels Church
will be having their annual Gift Day on Saturday 23rd February,
when the church will be open for the Coffee Morning from 10am until 12 noon,
and then open for light refreshments until 4pm.
The PCC are extremely grateful for all the support given during 2018 which enabled so much work to be carried out for the tower restoration. But due to the age of the building restoration and maintenance is ongoing, as well as the costs of keeping the church open such as insurance, elec-tricity, clergy costs, water etc.
Further details will be circulated later in the month, but your continued support is very much appreciated.
St Michael & All Angels Church Diseworth
The Churchwardens and PCC
have much pleasure in inviting
you all to a
Thanksgiving Service
for the completion of the Tower Restoration
on
Sunday, 3rd February 2019
at
7.00pm
Light refreshments will be served after the service
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Saturday 23rd February 2019
Maximum 6 per team
£2.50 per person
BYO Drinks
Nibbles provided
7:30pm start (doors open 7:00pm)
To book a place contact Jane Cunningham
E-mail: [email protected] TEL: 0300 800 6000
Diseworth Village Hall Presents
Village Hall ReportAs this is our first report of 2019, I’d like to wish you all a Happy New Year on behalf of the extremely hardworking Committee and friends of Diseworth Village Hall.
It is this group that put on the varied programme of entertainment for you and we all thank you for your continued sup-port. As you are aware these events are required to pay for running costs, repairs and improvements to our community owned building.
Our traditional village hall is a spacious and fully equipped venue on your doorstep, it is available for hire so that you can hold a party, celebration or an event of your own. Full details are available on our new website - www.diseworthhall.com – where you will find an up-to-date bookings diary, the necessary paperwork and contact details necessary to make a booking.
Last year ended with a flourish of events squeezed between the double edition of the Dialogue going to press and the Christmas break; As well as offering us the opportunity to get some last-minute gifts Anna’s Christmas Shopping Evening helped other village organisations raise some important funds, Incognosis put on their usual epic show for a sell-out crowd and, in addition to paying their booking fee for the Hall, made an additional do-nation to the Hall funds from their bar takings (a big thank you goes to the whole Incognosis team for that) and last but no means least was Emily’s Christmas Craft Evening where a range of hand-made seasonal craft items were produced as a result of Emily’s detailed preparation and the skilled handiwork of all that were fortunate enough to get a ticket.
January saw the 4th Annual Scalextric Challenge where attendees were able to experience various examples of the
popular slot-car racing track. Thanks must go to Dave and Matt for allowing their sets to be used again and to Sean for bringing his own set along this time.
Competition for the ‘Challenge’ laps was fierce as usual with over fifty entries to see who Diseworth’s 2019 Champions would be. The junior race had a familiar ring to it again with Kiera Frost victorious for the fourth year running but, unlike previous years, she was pushed very hard by a group of younger talented up-and-com-ing stars. The senior trophy was eventually decided in favour of Richard Hill from the Quorn Slot Car Club who was pushed hard by the usual crowd from the within village - our Champions are pictured.
You will see from the ‘What’s On’ below more of your usual favourites are already scheduled for 2019 with some new events being planned. Please make a point of checking this page every month and book your tickets early – this really helps us to prepare the various events properly.
Finally, and as previously reported, Shirley Briggs is now the Bookings Secretary so please direct any enquiries to book the Hall to Shirley through the ‘Bookings’ e-mail address or telephone number giv-en below the ‘What’s On’ table. Enquiries for any of the events listed in the ‘What’s On’ should be made to the ‘Events’ con-tact address/number also listed there. David Bamford
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Village Hall Report
What’s On at the Village Hall Art & Craft Club Tuesdays fortnightly 10am ‘till 12noon
Tea or Coffee and good company. Tuesdays
29th January 12th & 26th February
On Broadway Dance & Fitness Class for Women Do you LOVE to DANCE? Various price options.
Tuesdays 7-8pm Details: Rosie McSwiney
07957 499256
Formula 4 Fitness 09:45-11:30 Pilates @ £5.00.
Thursday mornings Details: Una Lacey
07979 188997
The Money Talks Valentines Party Tickets available
Saturday 9th February see poster for details
Quiz Night Doors open: 7:00pm for a 7:30pm Start
Bring your own drinks
Saturday 23rd February Tickets £2:50 per
person
St. Patrick’s Day Ceilidh Details to follow
Saturday 16th March
Bingo Night with a Fish & Chip Supper (or Sausage & Chips)
Game card £1.50 for 6 games, BYO Drinks, Doors open 7:00pm
Saturday 27th April £7.00 per Person.
includes the Supper
Village Hall Annual General Meeting (AGM) All welcome
Wednesday 1st May 7:30pm
Father’s Day Breakfast Barbecue Fathers, Non-Fathers and Families welcome
Food served between 9:30 to 11:30 am
Sunday 16th June Price details to follow
Diseworth Village Show Planning started
Saturday 7th September
Please remember that we have Table Tennis equipment available to hire at £8.00 per hour. You can get more information by contacting the Village Hall Committee on our new e-mail address; [email protected] or by telephone on: -
Hall Bookings: Tel: 0300 800 5000 Event Bookings: Tel: 0300 800 6000 General Issues: Tel: 0300 800 7000
You can also visit us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/diseworthvillagehall
Please remember that we have Table Tennis equipment available to hire at £8.00 per hour.
You can get more information by contacting the Village Hall Committee on our new e-mail address; [email protected] or by telephone on: -
Hall Bookings: Tel: 0300 800 5000Event Bookings: Tel: 0300 800 6000General Issues: Tel: 0300 800 7000
You can also visit us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/diseworthvillagehall
Armistice Service at Westminster Abbey
An invitation to attend the Armistice Service at Westminster Abbey was made in recognition of the work on World War One to the Heritage Centre. It followed an Award back in 2014 by Heritage Lottery. The research resulted in tracing the stories and backgrounds of the names on the War Memorial in Diseworth and Long Whatton. A Schools Pack was produced, ban-ners created naming the fallen and where they lived in the villages and a drama performance over one week-end in three villages. On 11th November the weather was mild and the visit to the Abbey (after much security check-ing) was a special occasion. We were fortunate in being placed in the transept where we could watch as the Royals came and took their
seats along with members of the Government. A moving part was seeing the Queen and the President of the Federal Republic of Germany together laying wreaths at the tomb of the Unknown Warrior. Beautiful music, readings by well known actors, as well as the Prime Minister and the Prince of Wales and prayers led by the Arch-bishop of Canterbury were among the main part of the Service. We sat among visitors from other countries and thoughts were shared of the work that had been achieved. We were each given a beautiful book on the history of the Armistice and WW1 as a memento of a memorable event.
Nikki Hening
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Diseworth Worship Programme for The Heritage Centre 2019
Meetings to be held at Diseworth Heritage Centre, Ladygate, Diseworth, Derby DE74 2QF
Saturday 2nd February Retreat Morning (a led time of quiet prayer and contemplation) 9am - 1pm
Saturday 20th April Easter Even Service (a contemplative service thinking about the events of Easter) 7pm - 7.30pm
Sunday 9th June Diseworth Baptist Anniversary Praise (a service of praise and celebration) 6pm - 7pm
Saturday 10th August Diseworth Prayer (a time of prayer for Dise worth) 6pm - 7pm
Sunday 13th October Diseworth Communion (a celebration of the Lords Supper) 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Sunday 8th December Christmas Praise (a celebration of the Nativity of Jesus) 5.30pm - 6.30pm
You are all welcome to
DISEWORTH’S COFFEE BAR
Drop in at the Heritage Centre for coffee/tea + cake£2.50 with free refills
Meet up with old friends, chat to new friendsEveryone welcome!
We’ll be open after 10am -12noon on the 2nd Wednesday morning of each month
Please come and join us, we can’t do it without you!
Donations of cakes most welcome as all proceeds go towards a new notice board.
Open-February 13th, March 13th, April 10th,
May 8th, June 12th
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by Liz Jarrom
COUNTRYMATTERS
TWO PALS FOR HENRIETTA’S BABYA decade ago, Will decided that he would start breeding a small herd of Limousin cattle, a chestnut coloured breed, that are highly muscled, and hail from the Limousin and Marche regions of Central France.
He started going to pedigree Limousin cattle sales, and first purchased a succession of Limousin bulls. This went well, so he bought two pedigree cows, Bonny and her calf Granville, also Tanya and her calf Henrietta. A decade later, at the end of 2018, Bonny and Gran-ville are long gone, but Tanya and her daughter Henrietta are still in residence. Sadly, Henrietta started looking unwell, very thin, despite eating like a horse, and had a very mucky backend indicating diarrhea. The vet arrived and the diagnosis was bad, she had johne’s disease, a form of chronic enteritis caused by a mycobacterium. The intestine is damaged permanently and there is no effective treatment, also the disease can spread to other animals. So, the only option was to have her disposed of as soon as possible for her own welfare, and the health of the rest of the herd.
She was dispatched swiftly, but that left us with another problem, she had a young four-month-old male calf at foot. He had also been giving us cause for concern, as he
was underweight from lack of milk, due to his mother’s poor condition. Will decided that the best thing to do was to get him in and pen him up under cover, so he could be fed properly with calf pellets and hay.
First though, he would need some pen mates for company. All the rest of the calves in the field had good strong mothers who were feeding them well, and were fine outside. The only option was to buy in a couple of calves from the market to put with Henrietta’s baby. It was Melton Mowbray cattle market the next day, so Will travelled there with trailer hitched on to try his luck. He returned at lunchtime with a couple of good calves, of similar size to Henrietta’s one. By the middle of the afternoon, they were settled into a hastily built pen in the new shed in the home field.
By now, the light was against us, so we would have to catch Henrietta’s calf the following day. Next morning, as the twenty or so re-maining cattle were milling about in the top yard, waiting to be fed. Will saw his opportunity, and closed the gate to keep them all in. Once they had breakfasted, Will maneuvered Henrietta’s calf into an old bull pen, shut him in, and fetched the little tractor with calf crate attached. Youngster was loaded in,
protesting, and a pallet was lashed across the top to stop him jumping out. As tractor, with calf in the crate headed off, I realized in horror that one of the woods across the base of the crate was rotten, and one of the calf’s feet was starting to break through as Will was maneuvering slowly down the track. I flew after him, shouting at the top of my voice. Fortunately, he heard me straight away and stopped. The calf was unhurt, and we did a quick repair, removing the rotten piece of wood, and replacing it with some more pallet. Soon, he was safely delivered to the new shed, and joined his new pen mates. It wasn’t long before he was pulling at some sweet hay, and tucking into some high protein calf pellets.
Compared to his new mates he
looked quite weedy, with not much flesh on his bones. Happily, within a week, he had filled out, and was gaining weight well. Now in the New Year, he looks like the other two for size. In the spring, his pen mates will go back to market to be sold as young store cattle, and have the summer out at grass on another farm. We don’t have space to keep extras here now. They will have served the purpose of keeping Henrietta’s baby company all winter, and should leave a good bit of mon-ey behind when they go.
Henrietta’s baby will rejoin our small herd of cows and calves again once spring is here, and enjoy many months out at grass in the warm sunshine we hope, none the worse for having being an orphan.
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The Incognosis Gig “The Colostomy Tour” for Royal Derby Hospital is back on againA good number of you will have seen the post done on our vil-lage facebook page about this event but for those not on the site, here’s where we are. There was a piece in the Dialogue Christmas edition by way of an update and I’m now able to
confirm arrangements for the closing gig of the bands “tour”.
The gig will played at Derby Rugby Club on 23rd March. Doors will open at 6pm and the Rugby Club aim to do a BBQ to
finish at about 8pm. The show will start at 8.30pm.
Transport to and from the venue will be available for those requesting via a private hired bus(es) as per the opening event at Pride Park in Derby. Pick up/drop off points will follow the route - Long Whatton – Diseworth – Castle Donington and reverse. For newbies to Diseworth and by way of a refresher, have a visit to the Incognosis web site incognosis.com to see what the fund raising is all about and how to purchase gig and bus tickets.
Event/bus tickets already allocated and paid for remain valid (but will be replaced by an update). The venue holds 199 and to date 155 tickets have been spoken for so don’t wait too long as the remainder will sell quickly. For anyone that has pur-chased a ticket and can’t make the date a full refund is readily available.
Merv Johnson
Incognosis Christmas Party
December 8th 2018
Fun Run Fun
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Over 60s Christmas Lunch
Five pm and time to sit with feet up after a hectic but enjoyable day! We catered for 50 dinners this year
which was our biggest number to date. We've had posi-tive feedback so we must be doing it right!
The initial planning, shopping and preparation is done by
the committee of three (Paul, Norma and Kath) but the suc-cessful deliverance of the event depends hugely on the army of
volunteers. Our thanks on behalf of everyone goes to them.
Thanks go to Ian and Sheila D. who donated the potatoes, to Nicky M. who donated and cooked the pigs in blankets at home, to Liz J. and to Sharon who
cooked the roast potatoes at home, and to Helen who cooked and carved some
turkey crowns.
Thanks also go to the airport for donating £100 and to one of the guests who donated
£20 as well as paying for his meal. This meant that we
broke even financially at the end of the day. We donated £10 to the Village Hall to
say thank you for the use of facilities.
Grace was said this year by John Sims, Methodist Minister from Kegworth. The raffle raised
£108 which was donated to the charity “Children First Derby” and Diseworth Primary School children
came to sing for us which delighted us all.
Kath Taylor
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The FoDC Wine Tasting Evening held in the Village Hall on November 23rd was
a great success.
As well as an enjoyable social
occasion over £500 was raised towards future
church restoration and preservation work.
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The Royal British legion (Diseworth Branch)
The 2018 poppy appeal raised £1456.57 from Diseworth.
Rosie Smith, the poppy appeal organiser, would like to thank
everyone for their donations and support.
The Remembrance service was well attended with about 150 at the memorial and about 100 attended the church service. This was conducted by the Reverend Martin Charles. Miss Erica Morris read
out the names of the fallen of WW1 from the parish of Diseworth and 4 children from the school read out the names of those who returned.
To commemorate the centenary of the end of WW1, the children of the school
created a wonderful display of poppies outside the school, bunting was erected at The Cross and a silent soldier was placed at the memorial.
On 10th of December there was a presentation at The Plough Inn to the poppy appeal collectors of Diseworth for their efforts.
Mrs Rosie Smith, 60 year award, Mrs Suzanne Yeomans, 40 year award, Mrs. Margret Morris, Miss Heidi Morris and Miss Victoria Linthwaite 10 year awards. The awards were presented by Mr. Barry Smith as president of the North West Leicestershire group.
Barry Smith (Honorary Branch Secretary)
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Share your stories, news and announcements
with the villageIf you have items for the March issue of
The Dialogue please give to a committee member or email to ruth@
airnig.co.uk and/or [email protected]
There is NO CHARGE to put items into the magazine
(except the advertising pages).
Our deadline for the March 2019 issue is 7th Febuary 2019.
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The Plough Inn, Diseworth
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ 1st WEDNESDAY of the month.
6th February & 6th March 2019Entry £1 each person,
maximum of four in a team. Entry to the quiz includes a snack.MOBILE LIBRARY DAYS
AND TIMES
The Mobile Library visits Diseworth on the
third Thursday of every month.It will visit
The Bowley from 11.45am until 12.05pm Clements Gate from
12.10pm until 13.10pmThe next visits will be on
21st February and 21st MarchThe contact number for the
mobile library is 0116 3053565
Women’s Afternoon Discussion Group
Monday 4th February 2pm First date.
7a Ladygate
Monday 4th March 2pmEvolution of language.
9 The Woodcroft
Everyone welcome
The Air Ambulance Service
Did you know that the Air Ambulance has a retail
base in Kegworth? Donate and drop off your
unwanted items with them. Donations are always needed
... everything accepted including items for ebay.
Parking is right by the drop off. Pop by or give them a call: 01509 670989 and find out
how you can help or to find out more
about what they do.
5 Side Ley, Kegworth. DE74 2FJ
If you use a Dialogue advertiser please let them
know that they were spotted in the magazine!
Thank you.
Save your stamps for Canine Partners
Putthemthroughtheletterboxat9TheBowley.Thankyou!
Kegworth Post Office
Kegworth Service Station (BP fuel station)70 Derby Road
Kegworth DE74 2EN
OpenMonday Friday 9am – 5pmSaturday 8.30am – 11.30am
Very friendly staff and free parking right outside!
Long Whatton Village Shop
New phone number: 01509 646857
Opening hours:Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
7.30am - 5pmWednesday - 7.30am - 2pm
Saturday and Sunday 8am - 12 noon
Criminal Damage to a Listed Building
During the night of 24/25th December 2018
an awful 4 letter word was graffitied onto the outer wall of Lilly’s Cottage.
The incident has been reported to the Police.
Many thanks to our concerned neighbours and friends who gave their time on Christmas morning to
help clean this off.
Beverley & Jonathan Aust
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HEALTH PAGE
LOVE POTIONS!It’s Valentine’s Day this month, a day of love and romance. Some individuals think that love is a bit soppy, but love is in fact very important for our health, but not quite in the way you may imagine.
Firstly, picture a couple that you know to be madly in love, either presently, or in the past. Real or fictitious. Notice that they seem to be very happy, full of energy and glowing with health. This seems to apply to older couples newly in love as well as younger ones, with maybe the older ones being a bit less soppy and with not quite so much energy. There is a very good reason for this, and it is down to body chemistry.
These lovers are fueled by love potions made internally by their bodies. We have all heard about cell biologists, scientists that study cells, but we are all in fact self-biologists. Our mind perceives the world around us, and our brain then produces the appropriate biochemistry. The reason people madly in love seem to be so happy is that they are on a rollercoaster of “love potion” neurochemicals.
Firstly, it’s testosterone and oestrogen that fuels the first stirrings of desire and passion. The lovesick phase is driven by lots of dopamine, that motivates the pursuit of pleasure. The “you’re the one love of my life” phase has the brain producing a mix of the bonding chemicals vasopressin, oxytocin and serotonin. If you can safely navigate your way into the calm sea of Happily Ever After, and avoid the sand traps of divorce or miserable relationship, the brain adjusts the mix, and ups the amount of the cuddle chemical oxytocin.
So, what has all this love stuff got to do with health? All the aforementioned chemicals are excellent for keeping the body in a state of growth and balance known as homeostasis. In this state, the body works very efficiently, and can much more easily fend off disease. It is like a harmonious community where everyone has meaningful work, everyone has food and
all the communities needs and requirements are met. The flip side to this is when love is replaced by chronic fear and stress, even if the fear and stress is very low level, and may hardly be noticed. These states start to tip the balance of chemicals that the brain makes, as the body goes into protection mode. Now the chemicals flowing into the bloodstream are more likely to be cortisol which lowers immunity, decreases bone density and suppresses thyroid function. This is closely followed by adrenaline which raises heart rate and blood pressure. Into the mix flow cytokines and histamine which are involved with pain and inflammation responses in the body.
This is part of the flight and fight response that is designed to help us run away or fight in perilous situations. In short bursts, this response is fine, and may save our lives. For as the blood leaves the organs and the forebrain and flows to the muscles and bones, we can better fight off an intruder, or even lift a car superman style if a loved one, especially a child is trapped underneath. Once the danger is passed, the body usually returns to normal, and the blood flows back into the organs. Digestion starts up again, old and dead cells are disposed of safely and new ones produced to replace them. Blood pressure normalizes and high levels of immunity are restored, ready to seek out viruses, bacteria and other dangerous pathogens. But if this stress response remains for long periods of time, the body becomes more vulnerable to disease.
Obviously, it’s more complicated than that, with diet, exercise and other lifestyle factors being important too. Also, congenital and genetic disorders are another issue, and I have not found any scientific research that shows how people affected by these challenges respond to changes in body chemistry. This positive love effect is not just confined to lovers, a passion or love for anything fuels these feel good and wellness chemicals to be released into the bloodstream. So, things such as feeling love for a pet, enjoying a favorite hobby, carrying out a passion for dancing, singing, sewing, reading, gardening, travelling, walking, socializing or any other pastime or occupation that you love can bring enormous health benefits.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
Liz Jarrom
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Think Twice of Paradise
Jim Snee
In these dull, grey, cold days when winter seems to last forever we often long for sum-mer and think enviously about the balmy sun kissed climates enjoyed by those living in various of many a tropical paradise - the West Indies, Thailand, Mauritius, Florida, Brazil or other exotic sounding corners of the globe. Sometimes we might even think that we'd like to vote with our feet, sell up and go and live in one or other of these idyllic spots. But be careful what you wish for, it may not be all you hope. Here's a little an-ecdote that might make you think twice about actually living your fantasy.
At the outbreak of the Second World war my father was a young man and teaching at a school in Jamaica - along with a bunch of other ex-pat colleagues. When hostilities were declared said bunch of patriotic chaps all volunteered to enlist in one or other of the armed services. The Jamaican Governor however, had other ideas [Jamaica was in those days a British colony]. Qualified teachers were in short supply on the island and so he decreed that only one of this mob could enlist, the rest would be required to continue to 'serve' as teachers for the duration. Thus my father, and his fellow colleagues came to spend their war in paradise. I dare say there are worse prisons than Jamaica but neither my father, nor his teacher friends, were pleased with the Governor.
Anyway, one of these marooned teachers [who were all to remain lifelong friends] wrote a poem that I came across a few years ago when I was clearing out my father's papers. I reproduce it below:-
Here and ThereOne tires of the Tropics,
And longs for spreading fields;One tires of their brilliance,
And longs for rolling wealds.
Hard edged sun heat, day in, day out, for years,Searing through your eyelids, throbbing in your ears,
Gaudy, dazzling nature, bougainvillea bright,Jasmine scented breezes at the falling of the night.
You long for cloudy England,And cricket's doubtful days,
Will they play - or maybe not?"See what the papers say".
Spear headed sugar canes, blowing in the breeze;Brown barked mahoganies, sentinels at ease;
Flapping green banana leaves, fruited in green shade;Poinciana's blazing fire, blatantly displayed.
You sigh for quiet sunshine,And for quiet flowers, too;
And long, disordered hedgerows,And skies just vaguely blue.
It may be fine to sunbathe,On palm imprinted shores;
But Lord; One yearns for London,Where Piccadilly roars.
Waterfalls cascading, like crystal fire bright,From tangled skeins of undergrowth, impenetrable to light,Down sleepy, green clad headlands, leading to the shore,
To Caribbean waters, with a willing, thrilling roar.
From sharp-ridged, mist enshrouded mountains,Plantations spread like fountains,
Deep green on emerald far below,Dark amongst young cane fields show.
And yet - the Lord knows why - You know,You long to see a fall of snow.
You'd gladly change this richness gay,To wander through a blanket grey,Of good old Northern English fog,
[On nights not fit for man nor dog],Or sit beside the fire again,
And hear the rain slash on the window pane.
Or see the spring, new-born appear,With blossoms gay, when May time's here:
Play cricket on the village green,Where Robin Hood's men once had been.
Where hay carts pass, with yellowing loads,And lime trees overhang the road;
Where boundaries are bracken made,And ancient inns do thirsty trade.
Yes, you'd tire of the tropics,And dazzling outward show,You'd ache to be in England,With the life you really know.
At any rate I'm aching,And I know I have to go,
Where the Channel's roughly breaking, To the only land I know.
J.R. Bunting. 1942
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Plastic – Good or EvilI have been aware of plastic as a pollutant for some time but have never really done much about my use of it, or how to slow down my use of this material.
I dive in the oceans and have seen some results of plastic debris. I have walked on beaches where plastic litter pollutes the sands. I walk in the coun-tryside and seen plastic litter in hedges and fields. I have watched in horror a TV programme that showed tons of plastic waste that was no longer being exported to China being sent to Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand - countries ill prepared to receive and deal with it. Poland is a much closer to home des-tination too. What can I – little me – do to help rid the worlds of this hideous pollutant?
So – what do we know about plastic? In little more than a century, plastic has gone from being hailed as a scientific wonder to being reviled as an environmental scourge. It was in 1907 that the first modern plastic, Bakelite, was invented. It pointed the way to a whole family of products based on syn-thetic polymers - that is, compounds of large molecules made up of simple repeated units. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, improvements in manu-facturing processes brought the cost of making plastics down dramatically, paving the way for cheap mass production.
It's lightweight; it's tough, transparent, waterproof. It’s here to stay and it's not too much of a stretch to say that plastic made the modern world possible.Many things that we take for granted today depend on it. Milk, for instance, no longer has to be delivered in glass bottles, making it safer and less cum-bersome to transport. Plastic has also allowed supermarkets to offer a wider range of fresher produce in a variety of portion sizes. For example, grapes sold in sealed trays rather than loose bunches have reduced waste in stores by more than 20%, retail analysts say.
Modern medicine has also greatly benefited from the disposable plastic syringe, invented in 1955. According to the British Plastics Federation, studies have also shown that if plastic packaging had to be replaced by other ma-terials, it would lead to a rise in consumption of packaging, in terms of mass, energy and greenhouse gas emissions. In fact, it says, alternative materials to plastic would result in 2.7 times more greenhouse gas emissions over their lifetime.
For all these reasons, few environmental campaigners seriously talk of turn-ing back the clock to a pre-plastic age. The challenge is rather to mitigate the worst effects of its proliferation and find ways of reducing the pollution it causes. For Dame Ellen MacArthur, whose self-named foundation runs an
initiative called the New Plastics Economy, the whole product cycle needs to be redesigned. She told the BBC that 78 million tonnes of plastic packaging were produced in the world every year, of which 40% went straight to landfill."32% of it leaks into the environment, 14% is incinerated and only 14% is col-lected for recycling," she said. "Of that, only 2% gets recycled into the same quality of plastic. That is wonderful, but 2% of 78 million tonnes is tiny."These are terrifying figures. Dame Ellen said that 50% of plastic could be re-designed to be effectively recycled. All too often, products were made that were not recyclable, because recyclable and non-recyclable plastic parts were combined and could not easily be separated.
Ultimately, the solution is in consumers' hands, say the ‘experts’. As they point out, people who object to plastic can often choose to buy products pack-aged in glass bottles or tin cans instead. And other forms of plastic are being developed. However, they are likely to cost more and might end up giving us less attractive packaging.
The question is: are consumers prepared to accept compromises to reduce plastic pollution? And do we – more specifically me – make one jot of dif-ference in our efforts to reduce our consumption of plastic? I have made some changes as to how I shop – fresh fruit and vegetables from the market using my own cotton shopping bags. Going to the butchers and buying unwrapped meat and taking my own reusable containers – it’s a start – BUT – what do I do with the plastic that I can’t help but buy? Shampoo and shower gel, hand cream and pump soap, pasta and cordials – the list is endless. One use plastic is very hard to not use despite the supposed option of being able to buy items in glass bottles or tins.
What really bought all this over use of plastic home to me, and my decision to do something about it, was Christmas.
One use plastic - toys that were overwrapped and boxed in plastic. Wrap-ping paper that can’t be recycled because it has plastic in it, the sheer vol-ume was overwhelming. So I collected all this rubbish, put it in a bag (plastic of course!) and after the festivities had ceased I weighed it. In the course of less than one week 6 of us had consumed, not literally, nearly 2Kg of plastic!! If that is just one household in a village of 200 houses – do the sums. On aver-age that is 400Kg of plastic waste produced by Diseworth alone. Multiply that by all the villages, hamlets, towns, cities in the UK and you have a massive waste problem.
But there is something we can do so that all this waste does not end up in land fill or being sent abroad to poorly equipped countries.
ECOBRICK!!!!
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What? I hear you ask. What is that?An Ecobrick is a plastic bottle packed to a set density with used, clean and dry plastic to achieve a building block that can be used over and over again. Any type of flexible plastic waste such as snack wrappers and plastic bags Ecobricks can also be packed with other non-biological un-recyclables that, uncontained, are toxic to the environment (i.e. Styrofoam, wires, small batteries, etc.).Ecobricks are used to make modular furniture, garden spac-es, walls and even full-scale buildings. Ecobricks are an exciting way that individuals, communities, and companies can start their immediate transition from plastic towards ever greener harmony with the Earth’s cycles. https://www.ecobricks.org
So how do you get started?First you will need to collect bottles that are of the same size. It doesn’t matter whether they are 5ooml, 1L or more. Consistency is good. Wash and dry them well. Start collecting your plastic waste.
Ecobricks are made with clean and dry plastic. Start by segregating your ecobrickable plastic from all other materials. If there is any food, oil or dirt on your plastic, be sure to wash then dry. Dirty plastic inside an ecobrick will lead to microbiological growth and methane forming inside your ecobrick. Since ecobricks are often used to make home furniture, using clean plastic is thus important. Dirty plastic can lead to unsightly ecobricks, bloated bottles and in rare cases, caps popping off!
Cut your plastic up into small pieces. The smaller they are the denser the bottle will be.
What you don’t put in your ecobrick is just as important as what you do. Remember that you are putting plastic inside and ecobrick because it is toxic to the environment. Metal, paper, cardboard, glass and biodegradables will not poison the biosphere– so there is no need to put them into a bottle. Be especially careful not to pack sharp metal or glass into an ecobrick– they can rupture the sides and pose a danger for handling. There are other solutions for these materials:
• Paper and cardboard can be safely burnt.• Biodegradables can be composted.• Metal and glass can be recycled.
You will also need a ‘magic’ stick. This has to be strong and long! Obviously it must be able to fit inside the bottle. It is used for pushing the material down so that it is tightly packed and leaves no airspaces. Weigh your bottle every now and again to check how you are getting on. I was amazed at how much plastic you could ram in and then some.
Once your brick is made what do you do with it?
Fortunately there is a very close drop off point at:-Belton Convenience Store,
4 Long Street, Belton,
Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 9TP
What I would like to propose is that we, as a village, could make a go of this and produce quantities of ecobricks. We could have a meeting once a month in the village hall and ecobrick together. All you need do is save your clean waste and bottles and bring it along with your magic stick and scissors, and we can chat, have a cuppa and do something worthwhile. Groups like the Guides and Brownies could join in or start up their own ecobrick making parties.
If you think this is a useful and valuable project please contact me. 01332810813, [email protected] or drop in – 11 Hall Gate to discuss it, or even drop off your plastic if you can’t ecobrick yourself.
One little step at a time.
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