The KILWORTH CHALLENGE 2012: Thanks a Million!! We made the million!! The 2012 Kilworth Challenge raised £56,896 and when the generous support from Kilworth House Hotel & Theatre and `gift aid` is taken into account, this will rise above £70,000 which makes the grand total raised over the life of the Challenge to in excess of an amazing £1,020,000. The 2012 Kilworth Challenge was won by `3 Teachers and a Shelf Stacker` led by previous winner John

Fish whose family lives in North Kilworth. With John were Matt Soulsby, Mark O`Dea and Steve Dean.

Second was a team from the Lutterworth area called `Don’t Look Back` with Tony Brown, Mark

English, Kieth Richmond and Simon Jones. Third was `the Bosworth Boys` from Husbands Bosworth

supporting the Charity HomeStart with Jack Johnston, Patrick O`Neill, Sam Caves and Steve Harwood.

The winning female team `4Shes to the Wind` comprised of Catherine Weston, Lucy Dunkley, Sara

Young and Caroline Du Plessis,who was also the fastest female yomper. The fastest male runner was

Michael Burke from North Kilworth `Lads and Dads`. Mixed team winners were `The Crown Joules`

from Market Harborough with Tom Joule, Simon Dowling, Paul Price and Emma Davies. The over 40s

category was won by a long standing team in the competition, `The Kilworth Lions`, comprising Adam

Herring, John Linnell, Stefan Green and Neil Foster.

The team raising the greatest amount of sponsorship was again `Running on Carling` with Simon

Jones, Stuart Conopo, Ben Hurst and Jason Wright, all from North Kilworth. Their efforts spread

almost over the whole year raised a fantastic £4171.

Special recognition was made in memory of Claire Squires and Andrew Emery, both from North

Kilworth. Claire`s favourite colour was red, so this was chosen for the 2012 shirts, and the female

trophy was named as the `Claire Squires Trophy`. The `over 40s` trophy was named as the `Andrew

Emery Trophy`. Very fitting tributes to two fine individuals who always competed in the best

traditions of the Challenge.

35 teams tackled 35 challenges in the wet, windy and muddy countryside, walking and running over

30 miles in atrocious conditions.. As in previous years the challenges required physical strength,

mental agility and team work – some were tough while others were just plain fun. They featured the

obstacle course swinging through the trees, racing in the mud, a scary roundabout and some word and

number puzzles, plus sprinting over a cross country course. The biggest challenge of course was to see

how much funding they could raise.

This bulk of this year`s sponsorship will go to Dukes Barn in Derbyshire, the Leics. Club for Young

People, and Over the Wall, three Midland based charities that help disadvantaged and handicapped

children. The remainder will go to local charities and good causes.

We would like to express their appreciation for everyone that helped, especially the Sports Club,

landowners and the Kilworth House Hotel and Theatre. As ever special thanks goes to the marshals

and the competitors themselves who kept smiling through the wet, wind and the rain.

Once again …………….Thanks a Million!!!

Colin Clark, Paul Whitehead, Mike Lawrence, Bruce Phillips, Nick Otter, Duncan Moss, Mick Faulkner,

Chris Mitchell and Manfred Morris

PS : Don’t forget the Family Challenge set for Saturday 1st September 2012.

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July 2012

IInn tthhiiss iissssuuee::

The Kilworth Challenge

Village Power at the Palace

The Diamond Jubilee Party

Speed Indicator Device

Say Hello to

St Andrew’s Primary

Editorial

Memory Corner

Heartbeat update

Your letters

Neighbourhood watch

Church ‘matters’

Things to do in July

Millenium Green Barbecue

Village Hall Report

Broadband

Notes from the Parish

Council

NORTH KILWORTH MILLIONAIRES

NORTH KILWORTH MILLIONAIRES!

THE

WINNERS

2012 Three

Teachers & a

Shelf Stacker

A message for residents in the area who have 4x4 vehicles. There has been a spate of thefts from 4x4 vehicles when

the catalytic converters have been cut off and stolen! In the last few days we have had 4 victims of this type of crime. Please bear in mind when you park your 4x4 keep it in an area where you can see it and is obvious to others. if you have CCTV on your home please if possible have a camera overlooking your vehicle. On average a catalytic converter can be anything from £300 - £2000 depending on the type of vehicle so it can be a large hole in the victims wallet. These items are very expensive to replace and are being targeted by Police are being proactive by patrolling in late night looking for suspicious vehicles and conducting stop checks. If you see a suspicous vehcile please ring 101. Operations targeting the elderly. Older people and carers have been told to beware of scam retail or investment operations targeting the Elderly

The Insolvency Service said that in the three years to March it closed 78 rogue firms in England and Wales, which had scammed £28m from nearly 2,000 victims. Firms had aggressively cold-called or door-stepped older people and then overcharged them or failed to deliver. The Insolvency Service is a statutory body that deals with financial failure and misconduct associated with it. Scammers targeted "the most susceptible members of society", most of whom never made good their loss, a spokesman said. The worst aspect is the callousness with which the fraudsters go about their business; ignoring the obvious fact that that because of their age, most victims will never be able to make good their loss," head of investigation and enforcement Robert Burns said.If you feel under pressure to commit, then just step away because any reputable company will allow you time to think an offer over” "If you are cold-called, don't be afraid to say 'no thank you'. If in doubt, you should take time to research the company and get some independent advice."It said 49 of the 78 rogue companies sold land for "building" that either did not exist or was on protected land. Others ripped off their victims over fine wines, fire alarms or worthless plots of land. All targeted older people, pressure-selling over the phone or with a foot in the door. One pensioner lost tens of thousands of pounds from being tricked into parting with historic gold coins, the service said. The Insolvency Service said many more scams have not been stopped and warned people to be on their guard and to ask for help. It said often the same rogues would move on and set up multiple operations, seeking out vulnerable members of the public. Michelle Mitchell, from Age UK, said that "the sad fact is that if something sounds too good to be true then it probably is". "If you feel under pressure to commit, then just step away because any reputable company will allow you time to think an offer over." She said Age UK had produced two guides to advise older people on how to protect themselves from scams. The Alzheimers Society said that it was campaigning against the financial abuse of dementia sufferers who it said could already be "struggling financially due to the huge cost of care. Everyone from banks to the general public needs to work together to stop these scams and help protect those who need it most," chief executive Jeremy Hughes said. The warnings come on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

The Summer 2012 edition of the Harborough District Neighbourhood Watch Newsletter can be found on www.northkilworth.com

Page 2 Neighbourhood Watch

Page 2 Neighbourhood Watch/Crime Reports The Local Beat Team

Sgt 2908 Steve Bunn PC 500 Andy Smalley WPC 4640 Vicki Barge RURAL Countryside Liaison Officer PC 1010 Chris Hill

PCSO 6636 Ray Wells PCSO 6569 Peter Willson PCSO PCSO 6573 Steve Adams Voicemail Service: 0116 2485675

There has been an amazing response to the proposal that North Kilworth should have its own Public Access Defibrillator. This device can be used by anyone and is to treat someone experiencing sudden cardiac arrest or heart attack. Enough money has now been donated and pledged for the first one to be purchased. In preparation for the defibrillator arriving in North Kilworth and to raise awareness a Familiarisation drop-in session has been arranged. This will be held in the North Kilworth Sports Club hall on Tuesday 10

th July from 7.30pm onwards. This will take only a

few minutes of your time during which you can find out more about the device, where it is, and how you could use it confidently in an emergency. Everyone, please come along and find out how you could help to save someone’s life. You will also be invited to sign up to a Resuscitation Training session, the first of which will be held at the North Kilworth Sports Club on Saturday 28

th July starting at 9.15am, ending at midday. Up to twelve persons can attend at a time.

During this session you will be shown how to perform the latest resuscitation techniques, to practise on a life-size dummy head and torso, and be assessed on your knowledge and ability.

On completion you will be given a book and a certificate. The cost is £8.50per person. .

NK HEARTBEAT UPDATE

N.K.R.G. The next meeting of the North Kilworth Reading Group is on Thursday, 26th July 8.00 pm, venue Ivy House. The book under discussion will be “State of Wonder”

by Anne Pratchett. “This modern – day Heart of Darkness investigates the activities of pharmaceutical companies in the Amazon rainforest. New members

always welcome.

49'ers club. Congratulations to the latest winners.Alan and Rita

Mercer-Jones,Nick and Sue Otter,Chris Mitchell,Brian Cook,Jane Begley,Chris Hewes.We have a couple of numbers available if you would like to join the Village Hall fund-raising lottery .To join costs £1 a week and each week £35 is paid out to the lucky winners who have the winning National Lottery bonus number.Contact Sue Winstanley 881798 or e-mail sue.yoga@btinternet.com

The public are being invited to share

their views on future development in an

area to the north-west of Market

Harborough. H D C’s Core Strategy

identifies Market Harborough as the

principal town within the district and for

the main focus for additional development.

The principal means of accommodating

housing and employment growth will be in the form of a Strategic Development

Area (SDA) to the north-west of the

town. Key to delivering the SDA is the preparation of an overall Masterplan. The

first stage of the Masterplan process is to

identify the preferred development option in terms of scale and development – key

issues of where development will go,

where open space will be protected and where access into and through the area

could be taken. A series of public

consultation events will start on Monday June 25th until Monday 16th July. There

will then be further consultation in the

autumn on more of the detailed planning of the area

A whole raft of recommendations have

been put forward by the district council

as it moves into the next phase of an

efficiency drive.As part of its Transformation programme, Harborough

District Council is now working up

business cases around more than 80 efficiency recommendations, approved

by Full Council in April.Harborough

District Council’s Transformation programme aims to save nearly £1million

over the next year and between £3million

and £5.7million over the next five years. It will revitalise the organisation,

strengthen the accountability of officers

and councillors, and ensure a more efficient council for the future.

It aims for tangible benefits – including

cash savings, improved service quality, improved speed, and sustainability for the

future.

The recommendations include:

Adapt to the needs of the customer

via a ‘channel shift’ strategy – ie. improved use of the council’s

website, online payments,

supporting rural broadband,

promotion of paperless working, modernisation of services (eg. smart

phone capability), faster and more

flexible access to services.

Prepare a business case around a

possible shared telephony service with Charnwood Borough Council,

while retaining a face-to-face

customer point in the reception of the Adam & Eve Street council

offices.

More payments to be taken online, with online facilities provided in the

council reception and cash payments redirected to post offices

and PayZone outlets.

More opportunity for partnership working with the voluntary sector

and other organisations to provide

council services.

Implement an improved three-bin

collection service, with plastics recycling from the kerbside, in

response to community feedback.

Increased efficiencies around enforcement, to avoid duplication

of work, with a full review of regulatory services (eg. licensing)

and the possibility of sharing the

service with other councils or agencies explored.

Creating more responsive services suited to the needs of the customer

by using ICT more effectively, and

streamlining administrative processes.

Exploring the potential of shared

financial services and shared human resources with other councils or

agencies.

Continuing to maximise the use of the indoor market and a complete

refurbishment of the council offices

to create a retail hub to generate

income for the future.

Create posts that ensure resources are focused on the right services for

customers.

Sports clubs are being urged to apply for

a new pot of Sport England funding to

help boost the district's sporting legacy. The funding will aim to engage 14-25

year olds in their chosen sport. £170,000 has been allocated to Leicestershire,

Leicester and Rutland for 2012-13 to

provide a wide variety of activities and

opportunities for young people in sport

and physical activity. The funding is for

6-8 week sport and physical activity projects that engage new participants and

funding is available for coaching costs,

equipment and marketing. All projects have to be delivered before the end of

March 2013. The deadline for

applications is July 30th 2012. In order to apply for the funding and for more

information sports clubs and

organisations should contact Marianne Boyle, Sport & health Development

Officer at Harborough District Council

on 01858 828282 or email m.boyle@harborough.gov.uk As part of its ongoing Transformation

programme, Harborough District

Council is now implementing

recommendations made by Full

Council on 30th April 2012. The Transformation programme aims to save

nearly £1million over the next year and between £3million and £5.7million over

the next five years. It will revitalise the

organisation, strengthen the accountability of officers and councillors,

and ensure a more efficient council for

the future. Following on from a restructuring of senior management in

April 2012 when a more streamlined

management team was created, the council is now looking at the next stage –

‘service redesign’.This will look at the

way we work, further restructuring or sharing of posts and possible outsourcing,

across the whole council. As a result of

this, some redundancies may be inevitable. A month-long consultation

with staff will begin on 13th June 2012

and council employees, Unison and the media will be kept up-to-date during this

process and more information will be

provided when available.

Press Releases and Letters Page 3 Page 5

YOUR LETTERS

THANK-YOU from THE MUD BUNNIES

A big thank you to all my friends and family for

supporting the Mud Bunnies & the Kilworth Challenge.

As a team and with your help we raised over £2,800.

The event raised in excess of £50,000 taking the

organisers over the £1M mark for the 23 yrs the event

has been running. In time there will be photos and

videos on http://thekilworthchallenge.org/

The Mud Bunnies, finished 31 from 35 teams, one of

only 6 all girl teams. I had a great time and am now

recovering with help of ibruprofen, cake and tea.

I hope you all had a good jubilee weekend.

Andie (on behalf of all the Mud Bunnies)

Reply to Tilly Goodman

In last month’s edition of Tilly Goodman, aged 8, wrote

to The News regarding an overgrown hedge between

Millennium Close and Rosedale which was causing her

family to walk dangerously close to the main road on

their journey to school.

We can happily report that the hedge has now been cut

and hopefully Tilly feels a lot safer now.

Well done Tilly for pointing this out and achieving a

positive result. We look forward to further letters

from you or indeed any younger members of our

community. (Or older ones for that matter!)

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BELGRAVE VILLAGE HALL REPORT FOR 2011 TO THE PARISH

ASSEMBLY

2011was a relatively quiet year with no major renovations taking place.A Biffaward for interior refurbishment was successfully applied for and the refurbishment will take place during the summer of 2012.It was with great sadness that our architect ,Andrew Emery,died during 2011.He had been involved with the redevelopment of the hall from its inception and had been a very positive influence in overseeing the range of renovations which had taken place. Our regular fundraising events, Lunch Alfresco and a Christmas Quiz ,were successful both financially and socially.. The Royal Wedding in May highlighted the benefit to the community of the Village Hall and the Millennium Green being able to work easily together on an occasion such as this. The trustees were very appreciative of the installation of solar panels as part of The Jubilee Peoples Lottery grant successfully bid for by the Community Interest Company as part of their plan to help make the village more energy efficient.Thanks to the Parish Council,Reading Group and the 49ers for their continual financial support. .Peter Morgan ,Chair BELGRAVE VILLAGE HALL DIAMOND JUBILEE PARTY Our thanks to Tracy and her team for organising such a successful Diamond Jubilee event for the community. As is inevitable after such events odd glasses, trays, plates etc. are left gathering dust in the Village Hall.If you believe that you have left something behind items will be available for collection between 6 and 8 o-clock at the hall on Tuesday July 10th which is the next meeting of the Trustees .Anything not collected will be disposed of either to a charity shop or the bin! The hall will be closed for refurbishment from the 23rdJuly until the 26th August. The next Village Hall event is Lunch Alfresco on Sunday 2nd September. Tickets are now available at £12.50 for what has always been a very enjoyable and successful event. Finally our thanks to the Millennium Green Trustees who cleared up the rubbish so efficiently.

MILLENNIUM GREEN BBQ Thank You to Everyone Involved from The

Trustees In the end it all worked out and a great evening was had by all who braved the weather. Numbers were never going to break records and half the usual numbers bought tickets, but we think the final total for funds raised towards the upkeep of the Green will be about £750 – an excellent result given all the circumstances. Thank you to everyone involved; especially the Challenge team who put up the tents and Gazebos in extremely gusty wind using Bruce Phillip’s old Fergie tractor to anchor two of them! Also to the Happy Jazz Quartet who played their New Orleans and Dixie style live music. Special thanks also to Andy Wall who lit the BBQs and master minded the music when the band was not playing. The WI provided salads and the bar was expertly run by John Havercroft, Carolyn Sanders, Chris Knight and others. The BBQ was a good village event with many coming to join in later in the evening to gather round the warmth of the blazing BBQ’s, probably into the wee small hours….but by then we had all gone to bed. Francis Mordant RAFFLE RESULTS: RUNNING on CARLING The draw took place at the sports club on Tues 5th June. All money raised went towards the challenge. Prizewinners were: 1st .....40 inch TV , winner Jez Wilkinson 2nd .... I phone4 , Tim Robinson 3rd .... His & Hers Bikes , Rosemary from PSD 4th ... 4 Tickets to Alton Towers , Mick Faulkner

5th ... mountain bike , Amy Tottman

Notes from Parish Council Meeting held on 18th June 2012 Page 5 Page 5

Present: Councillors Lawrence, Green, Knight, Sandercock and Hardwick,Councillor Lawrence took the Chair.Also present Brian Smith, Parish Clerk and Ward Member Bosworth Ward, 4 members of the public and 2 members of Welford Action Group.

1. MINUTES OF THE LAST MEETING Proposed by Cllr Hardwick and seconded by Cllr Green that minutes of the Meeting held on 25th April 2012

be signed as a true record.

2. QUESTION TIME FOR PARISHIONERS Colin Horner from the Welford Action Group outlined the problems that are experienced in Welford regarding heavy traffic passing through the village. He sought the Parish Council's support in their attempts to persuade Northants County Council to introduce an Amenity Weight Restriction Order to alleviate the problems. Mr Horner handed photo copies of the supporting documents to members of the Parish Council. The Clerk agreed to circulate them with a comment list so that the matter could be discussed at the next Parish Council meeting.

3. BROADBAND ENHANCEMENT Sue Otter updated the Council on the latest information. She indicated that DEFRA had announced a £20,000,000 fund available for the hard to reach areas of the country. This was in addition to the County Council's scheme. There were considerable hurdles and conditions that had to be met in order to qualify for the grant. One difficulty was that Parish Councils were at the bottom end of the eligibility requirements and that it would be more preferable for a Community Interest Company to make and administer any monies available. Mrs otter indicated that she was prepared to knock on doors to carry out a survey of demand but the timescale, deadline of 6 July, meant that it would be difficult to meet. After some discussion it was agreed not to support a bid for the DEFRA money but to support the efforts of Mrs Otter in her attempts to survey the village as to the requirements of residents. This information would be used to augment the village bid for broadband improvement. The Chairman again thanked Sue Otter for her efforts in trying to improve this important facility for the community.

4. PLANNING MATTERS 12/00086/FUL,Proposal: Erection of detached dwelling and associated access (resubmission of 11/01261/FUL),3 High Street North Kilworth The Parish Council offered the following comments on the above application:Given that access from the proposed site is into High Street at its narrowest point the Council is concerned that the additional traffic emanating from the site will present a hazard to the existing usage of the highway. They are also concerned that there is inadequate off-street parking provision within the application even though the size of the proposal has been reduced from the previous application.The Parish Council are also aware that in the recently adopted Core Strategy Policy CS17 North Kilworth is not a considered to be Rural Centre and as such should not be the subject of what could be considered to be garden development. Given the above the Parish Council are unable to support this application.12/00716/CON Proposal: Remove 2m section of wall and relocate 2m further back to improve parkingLocation: Maddison Cottage 2 High Street North Kilworth The Parish Council offered the following comments on the above application:The Parish Council have no objections in principle to the proposal since it will improve the already congested on-street parking in High Street. However concern is raised regarding the legal status of the area in question. Whilst the legal status is not a planning matter they feel there is a need for the Residents Association and the applicant to agree what can be constructed this may involve a solicitor.12/00700/VACProposal: Variation of condition 2 of 07/01688/FUL to allow the continued siting of the 60m high temporary anemometer mast for a further 12 months Location: Sparrow Lodge Pincet Lane North Kilworth The Parish Council offered the following comments on the above application: The Parish Council cannot understand why there is a need to acquire additional wind data when the application has been refused by the District Council. It views the application as a means of bypassing the lawful decision of the District Council.Given the above the Parish Council feel that the application for a variation of condition should be resisted.12/00713/TCA Proposal: Works to trees - fell 4 conifers Location: Bushloe Barn 9 High Street North KilworthThe Parish Council offered no comments on the application.12/00559/FUL Proposal: Erection of a 27m high wind turbine| Location: Land opposite Kilworth Sticks Farm Kilworth Road North Kilworth The Parish Council offered the following comments on the above application:The proposal, by virtue of the size, siting, design and prominence of the turbine, would appear as a dominant and visually intrusive feature in the landscape, and would affect the character of the local landscape. It would appear to the Parish Council that proposed development would be contrary to Policies CS9 and CS17 of the Harborough District Core Strategy.Given the above the Parish Council are unable to support this application.

5. FINANCIAL MATTERS The Clerk informed the meeting that as a result of an enquiry from Zürich Municipal he had been able to effect a three-year lock in period at a considerably reduced premium saving the Council some £300 per year over the next three years. The Clerk informed the meeting that as of close of business on 8 June 2012 the current account stood at £10433.50 of which £3929.37 was available for funding heritage based projects. At the close of business on 30

th December 2011 the reserve account stood at £6467.76.

6. VILLAGE STRUCTURE/LOCAL ISSUES Provision of a defibrillator for the village. Mr Evans reported that there had been no further developments in respect of the delivery date for the defibrillator. He was pursuing the familiarisation and training aspect and hoped to finalise arrangements within the next few days. The grant of £1000 from the Big Society bid would not be paid until completion. The £1000 promised by the Kilworth Challenge was also still to be received. Mr Evans passed a cheque and monies to the value of £50 to the Clerk for banking. Councillor Hardwick read out a letter from the North Kilworth Newsletter requesting that the hedge between Millennium Close and Rosedale should be trimmed. It was reported that the work had already been completed. It was pointed out that this particular hedge is the subject of constant requests for trimming. The Clerk was requested to write to Rodney Sandercock to request him to ensure that the hedge was kept in a reasonable trimmed condition. Councillor Hardwick also requested the Clerk to establish what was required to effect the listing of the White Lion. The Chairman indicated that there was a blocked side entry gully on the corner of Dag Lane and Back Street adjacent to electricity pole 2 as a result of work undertaken by Central Network. The Clerk was requested to notify the County Council of the defect. It was noted that the hedge from South Kilworth Road to the Play Area in Dag Lane on the school side was overgrown. It was agreed that Garden Wall will be notified of the problem.

7. ITEMS HELD OVER FROM MEETING HELD ON 23TH

APRIL 2012 -Visibility improvements at the junction of High Street and Station Road.The Clerk reported that he had not been able to follow this item up with the County Council but agreed to ensure that a reply was available for the next meeting. -Repairs to the Dag Lane Play Area The Clerk was requested to contact Julie Fish to ascertain the latest position with the repairs needed to the play area. He reminded the Council that there was still some Section 106 money available from the development in Knighton Yard. The Clerk was requested to place the item on the next agenda. -Village Hall Car Park Councillor Knight indicated that he had passed the information from the County Council regarding the creation of a footpath from -Church Street to Millennium Green to Peter Jones acting as Vice Chair of the Millennium Trustees. Although the matter is one for the Village Hall Committee and the Millennium Green Trustees it was requested to keep this item on the agenda for the next meeting. 8 AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVISION The meeting which was to have been held on 14

th June had been postponed until 29 June. Until then there is no further information available.

9.ITEMS RAISED AT THE ANNUAL ASSEMBLY A parishioner submitted the following motions for consideration by the Parish Council: 1 The Parish Assembly be held in March before an ordinary Parish Council meeting: 2 The Annual General Meeting of the Parish Council be followed by reports from village organisations: 3 The Parish Plan review be held in September before an ordinary meeting of the Parish Council. In respect of 1 it was pointed out that the Parish Assembly had to be held in May and therefore could not be altered. The Parish Council therefore agreed to take no action on this item. In respect of 2 it was pointed out that this already happens and therefore no action needs to be taken. The Parish Council therefore agreed to take no action on this item. In respect of 3 the Parish Council agreed to place an agenda item for consideration at the Council's meeting in September. The parishioner was requested to submit for consideration at the next meeting of the Parish Council a list of the items that she felt had not been included.

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10 SWINFORD WINDFARM COMMUNITY FUND The Chairman indicated that there were on-going meetings with the representatives of Vattenfall regarding distribution of the Community Fund. 11 PARISH PLAN/NORTH KILWORTH NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN The Chairman reported that revision meetings were still continuing with the aim being to complete the revision by Christmas 2012. A suggestion was made that it would be appropriate to use the remaining Heritage Money to finance the printing of the revised document. It was agreed that an item be placed on the agenda for the September meeting at which an opportunity would be given to update the progress made on the revision of the existing Parish Plan and to give parishioners a chance to ask questions on the progress of the revisions incorporated. A request was made that any questions which a parishioner required an answer to should be submitted at least seven days before the meeting. The Chairman indicated that the subcommittee was made up of people who undertook the work voluntarily and that the meetings were open ones that anyone could attend if they so wished The Clerk was requested to forward the expression of interest form for neighbourhood plan to Stephen Pointer at Harborough District Council as soon as possible. 12 FLOODLIT SPORTS AREA SUB COMMITTEE The Clerk reported that he had banked £829.00 which had been received from Julie Fish. No report had been received. At the close of business on 16

th May 2012 there was £7641.74in the Current Account and £19794.93in the Reserve Account on 30

th March 2012

13 DATE OF NEXT MEETING It was agreed that the next meeting of the Parish Council would be held at 7:45 PM on Wed 25th of July 2012 in the Parish Rooms, Back Street. It was also agreed that there would be no meeting in August with the next meeting of the Parish Council to be held on Monday, 17 September 2012 in the Village Hall at 7:45 PM.

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Engine steaming, Tues 24th Lego Day, Do Something Amazing, Give Blood- Monday 16th July, Sun 8th

July- Hooray for Hollywood, Wed 11th: The Spirit Tour- Thomas Buckmaster : www.snibston.com

Bosworth; Guided Walks – Suns 1st,8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th: Sat 7th, Thurs 19th, Mon 30th- Daytime

Owl Encounter: Sat 14th, Sun 15th- Meet the Knighta Templar,: Tues 17th, Thurs 19th, Tues 24th,

Tues 26th- Bosworth Battlefield rediscovered; Tues 17th, 24th, 31st- Meet the Birds: Thurs 19th,

Mon 30th- Evening Hawk Experience: Wed 25th- Costumed Walk for Children: Wed 25th- Owl

Night: Sat 28th- Falconry 4 Kidz www.bosworthbattlefield.com:

Harborough Museum : Tues 17th Celtic Coin Day:Wed 18th – Everything you wanted to ask about the

Hallaton Treasure but were afraid to ask: Sat 14- Sat 28th- Archaology Antics www.leics.gov.uk/HarboroughMuseum

Donnington-le-Herath Manor House: Sat 7th-Summer early Music with Galliarda: Sun 15th-

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holiday activity: Thurs 26th- Meet the Anglo-saxons: Fri 27th- Macbeth: Sun 29th- Dark Age

Donnington 01509 842188

Records Office, Wigston: Sport through the ages - ongoing.

Beacon Hill: Sun 8th July- Conservation Volunteer day: 19th July- Guided Walk of Beacon Hill:

Sun 22nd- Love parks week demonstration day.

For more information see Leicestershire Events Guide or go to www.leics.gov.uk/EVEN

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SWINFORD WIND ENERGY PROJECT

Gearing up for turbine deliveries

It is all go on site ahead of the turbine deliveries starting on June 18th, and we are on schedule. Our contractors Jones Bros are now finalising their works onsite, including :regrading of the access tracks - some of which softened by the rain throughout May.finishing the crane pads and "blade fingers" adjacent to the crane pads, where the blades will be laid prior to lifting The crane pads and blade fingers will to be tested with the use of a plate bearing test - to ensure that they are structurally sound and can hold the weight of the cranes and turbine components. A similar test was completed following the turbine excavations on the layer of stone that was put into place at the base of the foundation. If you have not already read it, you can read more of the technical detail of the process in this entry. Since the Easter break we have also been installing cables to each turbine location. Narrow trenches were dug out along the edge of the access tracks, the cables were laid before backfilling the trenches. The weather wasn't kind to us during this time, but we managed to keep to schedule. The completion of this work now means that the wind farm will be ready for connection to the National Grid once the turbines are in place. Here are some pictures of the cabling taking place.

Road closure signs If you have travelled past the wind farm site over the last couple of days you will have

noticed some road closure signs. The signs have been put in place by Leicestershire County

Council informing motorists about the upcoming turbine deliveries. The deliveries will begin on 18th June and will continue for 9 weeks.

Here is what you can expect during the turbine deliveries: All abnormal loads will travel down the M1 to Misterton Depot, before crossing

Wood Farm to Swinford Road. From here, each convoy of up to three lorries will travel the small stretch of

Swinford Road to the site entrance with an escort vehicle, which we expect to take around

5–10 minutes. Traffic heading towards Lutterworth along Swinford Road will be temporarily

diverted during delivery times. Vehicles travelling in the same direction as the lorries will be permitted to follow

the convoys. The police have requested that all turbine deliveries within the county boundary

occur during daylight hours, in the interest of road user safety, avoiding busy periods,

particularly rush hour. Deliveries will take place during weekdays only.

A newsletter has been sent to all local homes detailing this process. Local radio stations will

be notified and updates will be displayed on the blog. Should you have any queries please contact Ian.

[mailto:emily.faull=vattenfall.com@mail126.us2.mcsv.net]

The latest news...

A newsletter was sent to all local

homes this week, informing local

residents of: - The upcoming turbine delivery

and installation schedule - The community fund open

events next week and how you

can have your say - Progress on site to date

- Information points during the

turbine installation phase If you did not receive a copy

please contact Emily ordownload

a copy here. Posters and flyers have also been

distributed within the area around

the site, but you can also

download a copy

North Kilworth WI July's WI meeting on 21st was a show and tell by Gaynor Sandercock

on the amazing and intricate Quilts she has made over the years. She

has taught many other people this age old skill and has made many

friends around the world, just wonderful, thank you Gaynor . Next

month's meeting is on the 19th July at 7.30pm and it is a bit of a "who

done it" by a criminal psychologist, all visitors welcome, I can't wait.

Gaye Duncombe secretary

Young people are being encouraged to Speak Out and share their take on the world around them in a variety of

creative ways.

The Speak Out 2012 competition, organised for

the second year by H D and the Rural Youth

Voice Project, is asking young people to express

their views on the things that affect them,

positive or negative, local, national or global.

Entries can be short films, cartoons, stories,

poems, pictures, models, original songs and

music or other creative avenues.

Topics can be anything that young people want

to have their say about, for example a film about

their local youth club, a collage representing

their thoughts on climate change, or a song

about bullying. ….the sky’s the limit!

An awards ceremony will take place for the

finalists on 2nd November. At last year’s

ceremony, over 70 people came to support the

finalists, along with MPs Alan Duncan, Andrew

Robotham. The Speak Out 2011 award winner

was Amy Sharpe, from Lutterworth College for

her poem “It’s Just a Game” which highlighted

her concerns about violent video games.

Entries can be group, individual, or class

entries. All entries need to be accompanied by

a completed entry form.

For more details

visit www.harborough.gov.uk/speakout or

contact Stella Renwick , HDC Children’s Rights

Co-ordinator by

email s.renwick@harborough.gov.uk or by

calling 01858 828282.

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Page 8 Message from the Rev’d Emma Davies Page 8 All God’s Children

‘And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.’ (Mark 10.16)

The words above describe Jesus’ reaction to little children being brought to him. His disciples, in

line with the cultural understanding of the day that children were insignificant members of

society, had shooed them away. Jesus goes out of his way not only to acknowledge them but to

pick them up in his arms and to bless them. In so doing he demonstrates something of the wide

inclusivity and generosity of God’s love.

July brings with it the end of another year in the life of our schools. It is a time for children,

teachers and parents to reflect on what has been achieved and to look forward to what comes

next. For those children in year 6 in our primary schools this July marks the beginning of a big

change as they move into the new world of secondary education. There are all sorts of ways in

which this change will be marked including the popular autographing of school shirts on the last

day! At end of term services in our churches we shall mark the transition too using prayers of

blessing. In some of them we shall use a reciprocal blessing where the children leaving stand at

the front and are blessed by the whole school, and then the leavers themselves say words of

blessing for the rest of the school. It is a moving act, not least for me this year as my younger

child moves on from primary school, but moving because the children themselves ask for God’s

blessing on their peers. They are very much part of God’s family.

The Church of England has been in the headlines recently as many will be aware, giving a

response to the Government’s consultation on ‘Equal Civil Marriage’. In July the General Synod

meets again and there will almost certainly be media coverage of decisions taken or not taken in

the whole debate about women bishops. The ‘soundbite’ culture in which we live seeks to

summarise complex debates such as these in simple phrases, which means that much of the

nuance of argument can be lost. The danger of this simplification is not only that the full

complexity is never understood by anyone outside the debating chamber but that people in

certain groups or with certain views can feel judged, shut out and unwelcome in church life. No

one should feel excluded from our church families because as Christians, first and foremost, we

are cherished children of God. It may help us, whatever the headlines say this month, to

remember the image of Jesus taking up children in his arms and blessing them, to know ourselves

and those around us held in the arms and the gaze of God, and to act boldly in offering our

blessings in God’s name to all, just as those children in our schools will do for each other before

they continue their journeys into the future.

With every blessing to you all.

Emma Davies

FROM THE REGISTERS Baptisms

Marie Frances Adams – 3 June – Kimcote Freddie Terence Ford – 3 June – Misterton Isobel Grace Clarke – 10 June – Peatling Parva William James Clarke – 10 June – Peatling Parva Philippa Rose Clarke – 10 June – Peatling Parva Weddings

John Towers and Vicky Jacques – 1 June – North Kilworth Tim Ward and Laura Sherratt – 2 June – North Kilworth Jamie Haines and Lisa McKay – 9 June – Gilmorton Golden Wedding Blessing

Dilys and Roy England – 2 June – Peatling Parva Funeral

Mary Matthews of Gilmorton – 15 June aged 74 years

01.07.12 Mrs B. Poole 22.07.12 Mrs E. Jones

Volunteers to join the Flower Rota are always welcome. Contact Jo Guilfoyle (880574).

ST ANDREW’S FLOWER ROTA

Rugby Road, South Kilworth, LE17 6DN

Traditional Village Pub Serving Home Cooked

food

Fresh wet Grimsby Fish Eat in or Take Away Any Day!

Served in homemade beer batter.

Home Cooked Sunday Roast

Choice of two Meats, fresh Veg and Homemade Yorkshire Pudding!

Bookings Advisable Food Served: Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat

12-2.30pm, and then from 6-9.00pm Sundays 12-4pm only

No food Wednesday

Recommended in CAMRA Good Pub Guide

hhSky Sports & ESPN • All major cards accepted

01858 575416

St Nicholas South Kilworth: Sunday 19 Aug A Choral Evensong (According to 1662 Book

of Common Prayer). All welcome.

Sunday 1st July 4th Sunday after Trinity (Green) Lam. 3: 22-33 2 Cor. 8: 7 -end Mark 5: 21 - end

8.30 am North Kilworth Holy Communion (BCP) The Rev’d Emma Davies

9.30 am Kimcote Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Jane Kennedy

9.30 am Stanford on Avon Holy Communion (CW) Canon Chris Oxley

11.00 am Gilmorton Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Emma Davies

11.15 am Catthorpe Holy Communion (CW) Canon Chris Oxley (Patronal)

11.15 am Misterton Morning Prayer (BCP) Keith Wilding

6.00 pm Swinford Evensong Canon Chris Oxley

Sunday 8th July 5th Sunday after Trinity (Green) Ezek. 2: 1-5 2 Cor. 12: 2-10 Mark 6: 1-13

8.30 am Kimcote Holy Communion (BCP) Canon Chris Oxley

9.30 am Ashby Magna Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Jane Kennedy

9.45 am South Kilworth Family Service Beth Rogers

11.00 am Gilmorton Family Service The Rev’d Emma Davies

11.15 am Misterton Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Peter Brown

6.00 pm Peatling Parva Evensong Canon Chris Oxley

6.00 pm Swinford Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Emma Davies

Tuesday 10th July

9.30 am South Kilworth Holy Communion (BCP) Canon Chris Oxley

Sunday 15th July 6th Sunday after Trinity (Green) Amos 7: 7-15 Ephes. 1: 3-14 Mark 6: 14-29

8.30 am Gilmorton Holy Communion (CW) Canon Chris Oxley

9.30 am North Kilworth Village Communion (CW) The Rev’d Jane Kennedy

9.30 am Kimcote Morning Prayer Canon Chris Oxley

9.45 am South Kilworth Holy Communion (BCP) The Rev’d Paula Oxley

11.00 am Peatling Parva Holy Communion (BCP) The Rev’d Jane Kennedy

11.15 am Shawell Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Alan Stevens

6.00 pm Swinford Evensong Canon Chris Oxley

Sunday 22nd July St. Mary Magdalene (White) Song of Sol. 3: 2 Cor 5: 14-17 John 20: 1-2, 11-18

8.30 am Kimcote Holy Communion (BCP) Canon Chris Oxley

9.30 am South&North Kilworth at North Kilworth Holy Communion (BCP) Canon Chris Oxley

11.00 am Ashby Magna Family Service The Rev’d Jane Kennedy

6.00 pm Gilmorton Evensong Canon Chris Oxley

6.00 pm Swinford Holy Communion (CW) The Rev’d Paula Oxley

Sunday 29th July 8th Sunday after Trinity (Green) 2 Kings 4: 42 – end Ephes. 3: 14 – e John 6: 1-21

10.30 am Catthorpe Avon Swift Group Service

Holy Communion (CW)

The Rev’d Jane Kennedy

Canon Chris Oxley

BCP = Book of Common Prayer (1662) – traditional language CW = Common Worship (2000) – contemporary language

Morning Prayer – Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays at 9am at Swinford Church

Evening Prayer – Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays at 5pm at Gilmorton Church

All enquiries regarding Church matters should be directed to:-

The Revd Canon Chris Oxley, The Rectory, Kilworth Road, Swinford.

Telephone: 01788 860445; email oxleycr@btopenworld.com

The Revd Emma Davies, The Vicarage, 5 Church Lane, Gilmorton.

Telephone 01455 556573: emmadavies@sky.com

Services for July 2012 Page 9 Page 9 Page 9

The Olympic Torch will be with us soon. The Olympic Torch Relay is due to enter Leics on the afternoon of Monday July 2. It will pass through Market Harborough, Lubenham, Foxton, Kibworth Harcourt and Oadby before its overnight stop in

Leicester. On July 3 it will leave Leicester and travel through Quorn, Loughborough, Hoton, Wymeswold, Asfordby, Melton Mowbray, Langham, Oakham, Uppingham and Stamford before leaving our area for Peterborough. You can find further details about the route of the Torch on official London 2012 website. As the torch travels through our communities a rolling road closure will be used and parking restrictions will be in place along the route. A leaflet which has more detailed information in relation to the route has been produced and can be viewed by contact HDCl or checking their website. The relay has been very popular in other parts of the U K and the advice from the police to those who want to go and see it is to plan ahead, check out parking arrangements in advance, park considerately and help keep the event safe and secure for everyone involved. For further information on the torch relay please use the link on Leicestershire Police's website . During the time that the Olympic Torch Relay is with us here in Leicestershire & Rutland, the police will be using our @leicspolice Twitter account to provide any messages using the Hash tag #olympictorch

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What did they get up to on the blind date that followed? We’ll never know, but it must have been good, because Fred

quickly made his debut at the VE Day celebrations in the Sports Club and the happy couple have never looked back.

When they met they had plenty in common, having unknowingly lived across the road from each other in the same street in

Nottingham (at the time Fred was six years older than Chris, and any serious liaison with a nine year old would have been

frowned on).

Chris has lived in Elmcroft Road for 25 years and has two sons, Steve(n) & Matt(hew) Barker, known to many of you. Fred

has three children; Ian, Heidi & Peter. Along with six grandchildren - Chloe, Luke, Hannah, Gemma, Lucy & Emily - they

are all regular visitors to NK, joining in social events such as the Challenge & family challenge.

Fred was born in Germany, at Haan near Dusseldorf. His Dad was an English Tommy who served in the D Day landings,

and his German Mum worked as a welder, making seats for German tanks! They met when Germany surrendered, and Fred

lived in Germany until he was 7. Then, in 1953 he was told “You’re going to spend some time in England where they have

a new Queen.” He’s been here ever since, except when his work as a lift engineer took him on various one year contracts to

Dubai; the Emirates; Mauritius and Nigeria.

Fred was a keen Dragon Boat racer in Nottingham. In NK he is a member of the Floodlit Sports Association committee, but

his biggest contribution to the village over the past 16 years has been as a committee member of the Kilworth Challenge.

Their working year tends to start in January, with weekly cheese and wine sessions right through to May. When does he get

relief from Colin Clarke?

Chris supports Fred in his Challenge work. She has been involved since it started, and was a member of The Gooseberry

Tarts, the winning ladies team in 1996. Her team-mates were Mandy Mitchell, Dorothy Howie and Tina Morley. Chris was

also a member of the WI team (Liz Ward, Liz Jones & Eve Duncan) that competed in Radio Leicester’s quiz. She enjoys

Sue Winstanley’s yoga (who could miss that?), dining out & entertaining. At work, Chris has worked for 19 years as a

science technician at Lutterworth College, supporting staff and students in science practicals. I can remember when she

started the job with some trepidation. They must think she’s good at it!

Fred and Chris both enjoy supporting village functions, derive considerable pleasure from their family, and are keen to take

holidays. This year they are going to the Alps with family, and going on a cruise to Norway with Avril & Colin Clarke.

The Morris’s are both agreed that North Kilworth is a great place to live. Most of you will know them but, if you don’t,

please say ‘Hello’. DB

Page 10 Say Hello To: Manfred & Chris Morris Page 9

When you say ‘Hello’ to Chris and Manfred you can blame Colin Clarke,

because it was him who brought them together on a blind date about

seventeen years ago. Chris remembers their conversation in 1995 as:

Colin: “You need a man”

Chris: “Find me one then” (presumably there were none in evidence in NK)

Colin: “I only know hairy-assed lift engineers.”

Broadband notes for Parish Council Meeting 24 June 2012: Update on the facts The Rural Community Broadband Fund(RCBF) – DEFRA has announced £20 million available for the hard to reach areas (10% of the country ) – managed

through B.band Delivery UK(BDUK). This will enable some (not all) of the 10% to get superfast BB >24Mbps, the rest will get 2Mb

This is in addition to the County led scheme which I think has an undetermined share of the £530 million available nationally – we should know more

about this in July when the results of the survey are published. Leicestershire is said to be ‘disappointed’ by its result.

At the moment we do not know if North Kilworth will be in the 10% hard to reach, OR if it will be a county priority – the County Council cannot currently

answer the question and one wonders why DEFRA have gone ahead at this stage?

The RCBF will provide up to 50% of total eligible costs to a max of £300 per premise, IF they can establish sufficient demand and IF they can demonstrate

the ability to make this happen at a reasonable cost (mainly capital and establishment not maintenance). I think the estimated cost of BT supplying the

fibre connection would be £182,000 . 50% of this is £91,000. If we assume there are 200 households in NK then we might get a grant of £60,000.

North Kilworth can bid for the money and the Leics CC would support us. To enter a bid however there are some questions to be answered:

Eligible applicants on behalf of a community can be CIC, Community Trusts, Charities, Parish Councils MAY be eligible if they can demonstrate sufficient

community support. The applicant must manage the project.

The bid must comply with State Aid & RDPE rules (6 years mgt and data) & have a value for money assessment

The rest of the cost of the project (ie 50%) must come from private sources – cash, cash in kind, equity loan, commercial ptnrs etc NOT local authority

funds. I assume this means we can’t raise the Parish precept to pay for it.

The bid deadline is 6 July by which time a data book has to be prepared, this requires:

Demographics data - household counts, proportion of rented/owner occupied homes, people/hectare measures

A survey of demand - house to house.

Questions

1. If I go ahead I need to know whether there is support for making a bid, I can write it but who will lead and manage it and where might we be able to

access the money to match the grant?

2. If we/you decide NOT to go ahead then the options are: to wait and see where we stand with the County and District Proposals (July August

probably) in which case it might be useful to do some of the background work required for the bid as the County and District might require a

similar approach to DEFRA. For instance they might also look for a community support approach where the village contracted for the ground work

and BT laid the fibre. They would certainly want some evidence of demand. Sue Otter

All enquiries regarding Church matters should be directed to:-din

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FUTURE EVENTS.

August 16th: WI Valuing the Past

Sept 1st: Family Challenge

Sept 2nd 2012: Al Fresco Lunch

Sept.17th: NKPC- Village Hall

Sept 20th: WI-Jerusalem Jammers

Oct.13th: ‘Boogie with the WI’- Village Hall-

More details later.

Oct.18th: WI- Tales from a Farmer’s wife

Nov. 15th: WI Annual Meeting & Faith Supper

Dec 13th: WI Christmas Party

JULY 2012 Mons: Yoga- 7pm Sports Club

Weds: Stretch & Flex-12.15pm,Yoga 7pm Village Hall

Thursdays-term-time: Tots & Toddlers- 9.30am Village Hall

Weds 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th: Spirituality of the Gospels-

Swinford Rectory

Mon 2nd: Olympic Torch Relay in Leicestershire (Locally)

Wed 4th& Thurs.5th Oliver- St Andrew’s Primary School

Thurs.5th: Mobile Library-Dag Lane-1.30pm

Sun. 8th- Lunch on the Lawn: Honey Cottage

Wed.11th: Mobile Library-White Lion-2.40pm

Thurs 12th; Bingo- Sports Club: Eyes down at 8pm

Thurs 19th- WI – Who Done IT?: Karen Eaton

Thurs.19th-Mobile Library-Dag Lane-1.30pm

Wed.25th: Mobile Library- White Lion-2.40pm

Wed 25th: NK Parish Council, Parish Rooms- 7.45pm

Thurs 26th: Reading Group-8pm- Ivy House

Editorial Comment: Pub Stakes! For the second time, I have been relegated to the back pages from my customary slot and it feels like a humiliation I can tell you.

Discussions with my fellow editor took place as to whether I should remain on the front page and the result of that conversation is

in front of you!

Seriously, though, I am delighted to relinquish my spot in favour of The Challenge. The million mark finally arrived and what an

achievement by all involved in some way over the years, but especially the committee. It is a village institution and we all feel rightly

proud to be associated with such a success story. Planning starts soon for the next million!!

Meanwhile, those of you waiting patiently for news of the re-opening of The White Lion need fret no more. I can exclusively reveal

that our local hostelry has been converted into a museum where visitors from near and far can sample how the extinct English pub

used to operate in villages like ours in days gone by. In fact there are cardboard cut outs of notable regulars propping up the bar;

wonder if you can guess who they might be?!

Guided tours will include talks from brewery representatives who will explain that keeping the pub closed for so long was indeed a

cunning marketing ploy designed to ensure that villagers would be so desperate for the renaissance of our local, that they would

devote as much available spare time eating and drinking there so ensuring its future survival.

Yes, ok, I jest. But it is beginning to feel as though we will never have The Lion back in our midst and it may as well be a museum

symbolising past licensed frolics in the village when we used to have fun! Brewery representatives have told The News that the pub

will open again after refurbishment. When? Do we see any signs of labour from within?

Cunning plan or not, the absence of our watering hole is affecting the social fabric of our community and so it was with great relief

that June saw 3 big events that brought the village together like seldom before on such a scale. The Kilworth Challenge, The

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration and The Millennium Green BBQ united us all and showed we haven’t forgotten how to party

despite the very best efforts of our glorious weather to, as in the case of The Challenge, soak us all into submission!

The wet stuff didn’t affect the other two events particularly, though attendees of the MGBBQ could be forgiven for thinking that

organisers had planned the occasion for November rather than June! Close proximity to the fires was a popular socialising point.

July will be quiet by comparison though don’t forget Lunch on the Lawn on the 8th.It’s another chance for a village get together and

an opportunity to raise much needed funds for our church.

It would be nice to think that we will be able to enjoy a steak with our friends in The Lion in the not too distant future, though from

the prolonged inactivity I am not holding my breath. An empty pub benefits no-one so there is much at stake! Over to you Marstons.

Ed

The Olympic torch will be carried through the Harborough district on Monday July 2nd and people are being encouraged to line the streets and “make some

noise” to mark the occasion. Everyone is invited to be part of this once-in-a-lifetime event, supporting the torchbearers as they carry the flame through the district on its way from Greece to London to start the 2012 Olympic Games.

The torch will arrive in Market Harborough on Monday 2 July and make its way through Lubenham, Foxton and Kibworth.

Schools, communities groups, and families will all be encouraged to make this a truly spectacular celebration.

Activities will begin in Market Harborough at 2pm, with Arts Fresco performers entertaining the crowds along the route and in the centre of

town.

The torch will arrive in Rockingham Road , Market Harborough at approximately 3.20pm. For full details of the route see HDC website

The torch relay will be followed by a Community Village event at Symington Recreation Ground in Market Harborough, which will showcase

the numerous sports and activity groups which the district has to offer, as well as providing the opportunity to meet the torchbearer.

Page 12 Village Power CIC at The Queen’s Garden Party, Buckingham Palace./ NK Jubilee Celebrations

After successfully securing £60000 in the Jubilee millions which enabled Village Power CIC to supply solar panels for 3 community

buildings and plant 500 trees in North Kilworth, we were sent two invites to the Queens Garden Party at Buckingham Palace on May 29th.

Fortunately, Stuart and myself had our names pulled out of a hat and had to go!. We met at St Pancras station only to find Peter Jones

there having his lunch. Well it was a train station, so of course he was there.

At the Palace, the stage and stands for the Jubilee concert were nearing completion. There was a buzz of excitement. We walked

through the front entrance into the inner courtyard and up the steps into the Palace. How many dignitaries and monarchs had also walked

up these steps before us. From the terrace overlooking the gardens it was hard to believe that we were in the middle of London.

Thousands of people were already present, we noticed the Yeomen of the guard clearing an area for the Royal Party. Luckily we were

almost at the front so had an excellent view. From this area the Equerries made pathways through the crowds where lines of people who

had been picked out would stand to be introduced to different members of the Royal Family.

The Royal Party was quite large, The Queen & Duke of Edinburgh, Charles & Camilla, Kate, Princess Anne, Edward and Sophie, and the

Duke of Kent. The Royals split up and went down dedicated rows to be introduced to pre-picked guests. We were close to Prince Phillip and

I was impressed how upright he was but how much older he actually looks in person.

We then enjoyed tea, sandwiches & cakes and wandered around the grounds and lake, taking in the arboretum and rose garden. The Royal

party were still being introduced to guests. We managed to get another glimpse of Kate. At this point we needed more tea and a sit down.

We joined a couple from the Congo. The guy had been working for the NHS in a psychiatric department. A journalist for Global Magazine

joined us. This was apt because we believe Village Power is addressing Global issues. The band played the National Anthem and it was time

to leave and reflect on the day, the people, and to have done this in the Diamond Jubilee year. What an Honour! Andy Wall

Village Power CIC

At The Palace

The Sun Shone for the North Kilworth Jubilee Party

The Jubilee committee (Peter Morgan, Liz Brown, Jo O’Neil, Leia Toomey, Jude and Nick Hardwick and I) would like to thank everyone who attended the North Kilworth Jubilee Party on the 4th June and contributed to making it a successful celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Also we would like to thank those villagers who helped with the setting up and the clearing up afterwards (too many names to mention but you know who you are). Whilst the rest of the country had to cancel their Jubilee celebrations due to the rain we at North Kilworth were very lucky that the sun chose to shine for our celebrations. After a very busy weekend supporting the Kilworth Challenge, North Kilworth was ready to PARTY! The Millennium Green and the Village Hall were both decorated with lots of red, white & blue bunting , balloons etc. and there was also a display of flags from around the world on Church Street. The setting for the party was ‘fit for a Queen’. Approximately 250 people attended the party and enjoyed listening and dancing to the music whilst eating, drinking and in general socialising with their friends and neighbours. Maggie Morgan (supported by Peter and Jo Guilfoyle) made hundreds of cupcakes which were displayed in the shape of a diamond and was the centrepiece for our celebrations. We had a competition for the best hat worn by an adult and a child, which were won by Jayne Faulkner and Jo and Barry Guilfoyle’s granddaughter. Matt Holmes and his girlfriend Laurie kindly took photos of the event which we plan to make available on the village web site (www.northkilworth.com). Everyone had a lovely time and I would like to thank all of you that have taken the time to tell the committee and myself what a great time you had. What can we celebrate next?! Tracy Allen

For lots more wonderful photographs of this happy day go to www.northkilworth.com

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