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WELCOME...to the latest edition of theAshby-de-la-Zouch Community Voice!

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† HOLY TRINITY’S SPIRE †Comparing the drawing, which formed the frontispiece of MessrsHextall’s 1852 History of Ashby, with the photograph of HolyTrinity Church, shows a major difference in the building: the noblespire has gone. When the church was first built, in 1840, there wasno money for a spire. Thanks to the generosity of a local solicitor,Edward Mortimer Green, “with some contributions from friends”,it was added soon afterwards.

William Scott has an interesting paragraph on Green in his The Story of Ashby-de-la-Zouch

(1907). Apparently, the substantial property at the top end of Market Street on the north

side was built by the lawyer (second on right in illustration). It later housed the first Girls’

Grammar School (1889-1902) and is still a striking three-storey building with an imposing

portico. Green was one of several lawyers in the town, all seemingly well-to-do. However,

it is related that he appropriated various sums of money, amounting in all to £100,000

(£12,239,175 today!), belonging to his clients. He escaped to Spain with his hoard due to

there being no extradition treaty in force with England. Two of his acquaintances, Mr.

Leith of Ashby Manor House and Mr. Henry Smith of Norris Hill, when spending a holiday

in Madrid, saw him in church there and learned that he had adopted the name of Count

de Mornington. He died in Spain, but his body was taken secretly to England and buried

at midnight in Normanton-le-Heath churchyard, where his brother was incumbent.

In August 1899, a preliminary examination of the spire deemed it to be unsafe. A more detailed survey – by the splendidly named Messrs.

Everard & Pick – resulted in a letter to the then vicar, Rev. St. John. “We hardly think that this church is of sufficient interest (ouch!) to justify the

outlay (£650) to rebuild the spire…[we] are rather glad that the spire is not to be rebuilt, as the architecture of the church is so poor…and

architecturally the work (i.e. the steeple) is of bad date and very poor in design.” Thus, in 1900, the spire was taken down and many of the stones

were bought to form a rockery in a Kilwardby Street garden. Solicitor Green, aka the Count de Mornington, might well turn in his secluded

spot in Normanton, but one feels some sort of Divine Justice may have been at work.Kenneth Hillier (Ashby Museum)

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as the Ford Fiesta and VW Golf. Intended to be marketed as a 'shoppers car', motoring journalists

quickly spotted it's sporting potential. With a wheel at each corner it came with unrivelled

cornering and handling and 'souped up' versions were soon appearing in races and rallies .

This led BMC to introduce its famous Mini Cooper and Mini Cooper 'S' which went on to win the Monte Carlo Rally in 1964 ( driven by Paddy

Hopkirk and co driver Harry Lidon). The Mini also went on to have several derivitives such as a pick up, van , mini clubman and estate not to

mention the famous Mini Moke. My mini is a 1994 model Mayfair with a 1275cc petrol injected engine. I purchased this three years ago from

a young lady in Whitwick who's father , an engineer at Anderson Commercials had maintained it in tip top condition. All I have done is add a

set of 'Italian Job' spotlights to the front and the car continues to be a delight to drive. It is a particular hit with my grandkids who say they feel

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Purchasing the Mini was actually a trip down memory lane for me as it was a brand new Teal Blue Mini 1000, registration LFP 286L that my

dear wife and I purchased when we were first married in 1972. We just thought it was wonderful and I have so many happy memories of that

car. It transported four adults and all their luggage down to Teignmouth and back on more than one occasion. Ah happy days!

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Ivanhoe College sign off forthe summerWho would have thought that back in March when we closed early, for

what we thought would be an extended Easter break, that we would reach the end of the school year withthe country still not back to normal?

But Ivanhoe weren't going to let the lockdown get in the way of ensuring that the Year 6 students coming up to Ivanhoe didn't get the welcome and

the transition time they deserved. Working with teams across the school, with support from the feeder primary schools, and with lots of technology,

Ivanhoe set about creating a virtual transition that has been praised by new parents and students. On the website they set up a fantastic new area full

of videos and resources to help new students. Staff and key worker children took them on tours of the building and talked them through day to day

life at school. Online questionnaires were quickly responded to with FAQ's answering any common questions.

Weekly countdown transition activities were available to help them prepare for high school, including lots of opportunities for them to share information

about themselves with Ivanhoe staff too. In addition the 'knowledge organisers' gave students and their parents a focus; to remind themselves of the

knowledge and skills they should be leaving primary school with, across all subjects, to help them make the best start at high school. With limits on

the numbers allowed for public gatherings, the Leadership Team also took the welcome evenings online, with opportunities for students to hear from

their Heads of Houses and Form Tutors too. Parents have praised the school,“It has been fantastic to work through this week by week with my

child and they are now less nervous about starting high school.I have already had one child in Ivanhoe, but the online welcome has been so

helpful as you often forget things when you leave the meeting. This way we can check back and revisit things” The Leadership Team has been

so pleased with the feedback that they are even looking to incorporate some of this virtual element next year. But it hasn't just been the new students

that Ivanhoe staff have been supporting. The school has been open non stop through the pandemic (including school holidays), with around 50 key

worker and vulnerable children accessing onsite education, with most staff on rotas and in school supporting these families. Again, online resources

through our virtual learning network have ensured that students have been able to access quality lessons and resources, students have even kept up

to date with their assemblies, and students and parents have been able to contact staff directly throughout the closure. And we're sure no students

will ever forget the first ever Ivanhoe virtual sports day! The Headteacher Alison Allford said, “I would like to extend a huge thank you to the

Ivanhoe families that have diligently supported their children with home learning. We know that it has been a very challenging time and that

many parents have also been juggling home learning with working from home. We want to say congratulations to our students that have

demonstrated time and again their amazing attitude to learning and their resilience to change. Finally I would like to thank my staff team,

both teaching and support staff that have helped keep the school open and our students learning. We are sure there will still be many

challenges to come from COVID-19, but we cannot wait to have our students back in school again”.

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ASHBY DE LA ZOUCH ANDCOALVILLE LIONSAshby and Coalville Lions Club is a local community serviceorganisation, but part of the largest global service organisation – LionsClubs International (LCI). Because we are local, we know and servethe unique needs of our local community; as part of LCI we can alsoaddress community challenges wherever they occur.

Our “Lions Year” ended in June, during lockdown. Despite a very different and challenging

end to our “year”, we managed to provide financial help to over 15 local charities/projects,

ranging from helping local guides and scouts to go on character building international camps;

help lease a replacement vehicle for local First Responders, providing a public use defibrillator,

to entertaining (free of charge) over 500 children with special needs at Ashby Statutes Fair;

plus 2 Lions International charitable projects related to provision of clean drinking water and

eye camps (where cataract operations restore peoples’ ability to work). We also helped

national charities, including Marie Curie and the Royal British Legion, by manning fundraising

collections on their behalf.

One positive thing that has come to the fore in the Covid Crisis is the tremendous response from ordinary people in our community volunteering to

help vulnerable people with their shopping, prescriptions, etc. As we start to “unlock” why not give the Lions a “try” and help us as we start our

“New” year– we are ordinary people but together we achieve amazing things.

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HOW HYPNOTHERAPY CAN HELP WITH PANIC AND ANXIETYBy Hollie Jordan, Clinical Hypnotherapist and Psychotherapist

What Is Hypnotherapy?

Hypnotherapy is a relaxation technique used when a person is in an

altered state of consciousness, known as a trance. While in a hypnotic

state, a person is deeply relaxed, focused, and more open to suggestion.

Hypnotherapy is used to help manage a variety of health issues, including

stress, skin conditions, weight loss, sleep disorders, and smoking cessation.

What happens during a typical hypnotherapy session?

During the first half of the session the therapist will talk to the client using

a variety of techniques used to guide the brain into the left prefrontal

cortex. This area of the brain becomes active when a person is happy.

Thus, one of the main aims of this therapy is to stimulate this area of

the brain to retrain your brain to become more positively focused and

happier! When you are operating from this area of the brain you are

more able to come up with solutions to problems and it compliments

trance perfectly. Some may say the first half of the session effectively

primes your brain for hypnosis!

During the second half of the session, the therapist then guides the client

into a relaxed state. Once the client is feeling calm, yet alert, the therapist

brings their attention to behaviours they would like to change. The

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and positive suggestions, such as “You no longer feel stressed” or “You

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Symptoms?

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Hypnotherapy can help a person with anxiety improve self-esteem,

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conditions, including depression, headaches and migraines, post-

traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), agoraphobia and irritable bowel

syndrome (IBS).

Getting Treated With Hypnotherapy

The overall hypnotherapy experience can vary from person to person.

You can read Happy Head Hypnotherapy’s 5 star reviews on Google and

Facebook to see what local people are saying about their experiences.

Many people are sceptical and perhaps have reservations about

hypnotherapy, fearing that they will lose control of their thoughts and

actions. This is not surprising considering how hypnosis is portrayed in the

media and on stage in popular seaside resorts!! People are often showed

behaving in wild and silly ways. Despite these negative connotations,

hypnotherapy cannot make you do anything you do not want to do nor

can it make you do anything that goes against your moral and ethical

code. Rather, hypnotherapy helps build self-awareness, resilience,

confidence and helps a person to overcome unwanted behaviours.

Happy Head Hypnotherapy are your local team of hypnotherapists,

based in Ravenstone, Coalville and Hamilton, Leicester. We offer a FREE

initial consultation where we talk a little more about how the brain

works, how hypnotherapy helps and how you can get back on top of

things. It will also give you an opportunity to talk and ask any questions.

You will never be pressured to book any further sessions during the

consultation and our therapists prefer that you go away and have a think

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Tech Talk with Alex Mackenzie While we’re being encouraged to stay inside as much as possible, computers and the internet are

becoming more critical than ever before for entertainment and connection to the outside world.

So, in this month’s Tech Talk, I’m going to give some tips on how you can make sure you’re staying

secure and safe while using your computer and the internet.

Make sure you keep your device up to date/enable automatic updates.

Whether we’re talking about smartphones, tablets or computers, please make sure as soon as updates are available for your device you install them.

I know this can be not very pleasant because it can stop you using your device for a short while, but these moments of downtime are vital.

By sending out software updates, companies are making sure their products are secure and not able to be easily hacked. If your device was hacked,

this could compromise your data.

Don’t use third party antivirus software, and if you have some, uninstall it!

This advice may sound absurd, but there’s a method to my madness!

In the modern age of computing, antivirus isn’t necessary.

Antivirus companies such as McAfee, Bitdefender, and Avast use the consumer’s fear of viruses as a way to make money. Companies in the past

have even been guilty of putting bad code in their software to infect your device or make your computer slow. Making their product seem necessary

or appealing. Modern Apple computers and modern Windows computers have antivirus and safety software now built-in so third party software

just isn’t needed.

Use passphrases, not passwords!

Everyone knows the importance of keeping their passwords safe. It’s not easy to come up with suitably complex passwords, so here’s a tip for that...

don’t use a single password but use a memorable passphrase for better security such as ‘Mary Berry makes excellent cakes’. For added security,

you may also want to exchange some letters of the phrase for numbers or symbols. So your password could be ‘M4ryB3rrym*kesexcel%entcake$!’.

For the most security only use one password per online account and never use the same password twice.

I hope these tips help you feel more secure in your daily computing usage. Read next month’s issue of Community Voice for more tips showing you

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Here’s another installment in the exciting new series of stories by local author

and illustrator, Rachel Greaves. Keeping in the Ruffle theme, the new tales follow

a toy Ruffle and the adventures he has each month. Read on to find out more…

As before, each month there will be a word within the text. Just find the underlined,

italic letters in capitals then re-arrange them to create this month’s word.

For more information about Ruffle’s storybooks visit www.ruffletheraildog.co.uk

Now available on YouTube – Ruffle’s walks: a series of short video stories

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Try the Ruffle “Find the word” competition - this month’s word has 8 letters.

The answer is on the inside back cover.

For further information about Ruffle’s story books and other adventures

visit www.ruffletheraildog.co.uk or watch the new series of short films

on YouTube under ‘Ruffle’s Walks’.

Ruffle had been sitting on the bench for

quite a while, lonely now that the children

with the boat had returned home. The

warmth of the sun had almost gone as it

began to grow Darker.

The park keeper had just begun his

inspection of the park before closing and

locking the gates when he cycled past

Ruffle’s bench. The man took a second

look before quickly pulling his brakes and

stopping. He got off his bike and wheeled it

back round to the bench. Reaching over he

picked up Ruffle.

‘Someone left you behind eh fella?’ he

asked kindly. ‘We can’t have that! Let’s take

you home – you’ll be safe and sound then.’

He placed Ruffle carefully in the basket at

the front of his bike. ‘There you go – you’ll

have a fine view from there!’

The man set off again, this time with Ruffle

looking out from the basket. First they

steadily rode Around the large boating

lake, the park keeper checking that the

geese and ducks were settling down calmly

for the night. Next the man steered his

bike towards the now deserted play area.

The swings and Roundabout were still,

exhausted from their day’s excitement. The

bike then meandered along the path that

curved its way through the rest of the park,

the gentle hiss of the Tyres the only sound

in the evening air. Ruffle’s hair blew gently in

the breeze as the bike sped swiftly towards

the large Iron gates that stood proudly at

the entrance to the park. The park keeper

rode through the gates then stopped and

dismounted. He leant his bike against a

hedge whilst he turned back to lock the

gates. Gates secured, he jumped back onto

his bike to begin his short journey home

along a tree-lined avenue.

A few people were out walking, some

with dogs. Was that an Airedale just like

Ruffle?... The bell on the handlebars rattled

as the bike rode across the drop kerb and

onto the man’s drive. He dismounted for

the last time and Opened a wooden gate at

the side of the small house. The man lifted

Ruffle out of the basket and carried him into

the little kitchen where his wife was sitting

at the kitchen table.

‘Mavis, look what I found sitting on one of

the park benches!’ said the man as his wife

greeted him with a smile. She came closer

for a better look.

‘Oh, what a lovely little dog.’ She gently lifted

him from the man’s hands and took Ruffle

over to the light for a better view. ‘Why, he’s

just like our old dog – the Airedale! Do you

remember him Bert? He’s even got a name

tag on his collar! Someone took a lot of time

and love to make you, little one!’

Mavis smoothed Ruffle’s nametag down to

try and read the name. ‘Your nametag is a

bit worn and grubby – I can hardly read it!

Ruffle? I think his name’s Ruffle! You look

like you’ve been on some adventures. Oh,

and you’ve lost an eye! Well I can certainly

sort that out.’

She carried Ruffle over to a small fabric-

covered box on a table. ‘I think I might have

a little black bead similar to the other one.

It won’t be a perfect match but at least

you’ll have two eyes again!’

So that evening Ruffle sat patiently on

the woman’s knee as she replaced the

lost bead. He then sat proudly on top of

the Radiator drying out as Bert and Mavis

spent a relaxing and peaceful evening.

But don’t get too comfortable Ruffle – you

still have a few more Adventures yet to

come!

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