SOUTH KILWORTH NEWS

February 2013 No. 429

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ADVANCE NOTICE Wednesday 6

th March SK News AGM Croft Acre, The Belt

Friday 19th

April Fish Supper Village Hall

Friday 26th

April Edward Garnier Surgery Village Hall

The South Kilworth News is edited by Ann Saunders

Please send copy for the March edition by 23rd

February to

Ann Saunders Smithy House, Welford Road Tel: 575 338 Email: am.saunders@virgin.net

The South Kilworth News is printed by Colin Olle. Advertising enquiries to

Colin Olle Croft Acre, The Belt Tel: 575 791 Email: colin.olle@tiscali.co.uk

VILLAGE HALL BOOKINGS Contact Michael Murphy on 01788 861877 or 0777 6065385

SK NEWS SMALL ADS FREE Little Tykes climbing frame with two small slides and a tunnel. Ideal for young toddler.

Call Chris or Jo Barratt on 01858 575780

Sun 3rd

09.30 Candlemas, Holy Communion, Stanford on Avon

Mon 4th

19.30 Parish Council Meeting, Village Hall

Tue 5th

10.00 Boogie Bods at Ma-Mites, Village Hall

Wed 6th

Mobile Library (School 12.00, Leys Crescent 12.30, North Road 12.50)

Thur 7th

Luncheon Club, Village Hall

19.00 Art Club, Village Hall

Sun 10th

09.45 Family Service, St Nicholas Church

Tue 12th

09.30 Weekday Holy Communion, St Nicholas Church

Wed 13th

19.30 Ash Wednesday, Holy Communion, North Kilworth

Thur 14th

19.00 Art Club, Village Hall

Sun 17th

09.45 1st Sunday of Lent, Holy Communion St Nicholas Church

Tue 19th

19.30 “Dougie and his Drums” W.I. Village Hall

Wed 20th

Mobile Library (School 12.00, Leys Crescent 12.30, North Road 12.50)

Thur 21st 19.00 Art Club, Village Hall

Sun 24th

10.30 2nd

Sunday of Lent, Avon Swift Holy Communion, North Kilworth

Thur 28th

19.00 Art Club, Village Hall

CLERGY NEWSLETTER Give us a break... As you probably know, I have been off since 5

th December with a fractured patella. No fun! However,

I’ve had such kindness shown me that it almost compensates for the sorrow of missing all the Christmas

services. Thank you, sincerely.

I intend to try to get more physical exercise this year - my standard New Year Resolution! But I can’t

yet: at the time of writing, I still have the plaster cast on. So I’ve been doing mental exercises instead:

crosswords and easy reading first, then on to some more demanding stuff. And I’ve been looking at the

Bible.

On Desert Island Discs, the castaway was always given the Bible and Shakespeare. Today people might

make different choices, but in fact those two books are brilliant resources for reflection, and are as full of

relevance to us today as they were to our ancestors. We have dozens of quotes from them in our everyday

language – like ‘No peace for the wicked,’ (Isaiah 57 v21) and ‘Too much of a good thing,’ (As You Like

It Act 4 sc 1). Just opening the Bible at random can produce results if we reflect on what we read both in

its own context and in ours.

I am often asked what relevance this ancient text has in our post-modern society – there, you see, I said

I’d been exercising my mind! My answer is that it holds the big story of the human relationship with God

from ancient times to two millennia ago. Importantly, it’s also a signpost to the future, telling us about

that movable time called ‘now’. The Old Testament people were as rebellious, fractious and selfish as we

are – and as godly, generous and brave too. So were the New Testament people. Their story helps us

understand ourselves because they were just like us. Crucially, it helps us understand how to relate to God

and to each other in peace.

Dipping randomly into the Bible, then, I landed on this text from Paul’s first letter to Timothy:

‘Train yourself in godliness, for while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in

every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.’ How apt! We don’t need to fret about joining a gym – but we do need to work to keep our good Christian

spirit in peak condition. That means reflecting on our own actions and thoughts, and those of others,

measuring them against our Bible values. The kindness and care shown to me during my recovery are a

good place for me to start.

My prayer for us all, then, is this: Lord, help us to give ourselves time to be open to you in our lives.

Strengthen us to give ourselves a break from our relationship with ourselves, and to make a lasting

one with you. Amen.

With best wishes, Jane Kennedy: Associate Priest

All enquiries regarding Church matters should be directed to:-

Revd Canon Chris Oxley, The Rectory, Kilworth Road, Swinford, Telephone: 01788 860445

Email: oxleycr@btopenworl.com

Revd Emma Davies, The Vicarage, 5 Church Lane, Gilmorton, Telephone: 01455 556573

Email: emma.davies1@sky.com

Revd Jane Kennedy, 17 Cromwell Close, Walcote, Lutterworth, Telephone: 01455 554065

jane@kennedy47.orangehome.co.uk

For Misterton:

The Revd Canon Brian Davis, Telephone: 01858 431843; email Revbdavis@aol.com

LENT COURSE IN WALTON

Walton Baptist Chapel will again host this year’s 5-week York course for Lent entitled

“Glimpses of God: Hope for Today’s World”. This ecumenical discussion course will be led jointly

by leaders from the Baptist Chapel and members of the Avon Swift Clergy team. Sessions are as

follows:

12th

February – The God who hears our cry

26th

February – The Shepherd who guides and guards his people

5th

March – The Son who is the Way, Truth and Life

12th

March – The God who shares our pain

19th

March – The God who calms our fears Each session begins with coffee at 10am and will end at 11am. Each topic is introduced on CD by Dr

David Hope (former Archbishop of York) and other leading Christian thinkers, and then there is time

for general discussion.

More information from: Gordon Herbert on 01858 880492 or Emma Davies on 01455 556573

ALL WELCOME

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT?

Reflections for Lent 2013 at Swinford Rectory, exploring the Apostles’ Creed.

Mondays 18 & 25 Feb; 4, 11, 18 March from 1.30 to 2.30 pm

Following the Hunger Lunch in aid of Kiteto diocese

(from 12.15 to 1.30…bread and soup)

18 Feb: “…God the Father Almighty…”

25 Feb: “…Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord…”

4 March: “…the Holy Ghost…”

11 March: “…The holy Catholick Church, the Communion of Saints”

18 March: “…The Forgiveness of Sins, the Resurrection of the body, And the life everlasting.”

You are welcome to the Hunger Lunch and/or to the Lenten reflection…come and go as you can!

More details from Canon Chris Oxley on 01788 860445 or via oxleycr@btopenworld.com

SOUTH KILWORTH BOWLS CLUB For details about how to join the bowls club, or any general information, please contact the Secretary,

Keith Rickhuss on 01858 575792. Email: keith.rickhuss@which.net

TOTE NEWS

January 2013 Winners – Drawn on Monday 7th

January

£50 Mike Howkins No. 64

£40 Liz Moore No. 97

£30 Pat Schofield No. 91

£20 Julie & Richard Watson No. 27

The February Tote Draw will be on Monday 4th

February 2013 - 1pm at the Kilworth Springs Golf Club.

Tote members, bowlers, partners and friends are, as usual, welcome to attend.

The cost to join the Tote is £1 per week and new members are needed as there are still several numbers

available.

For more details, please contact Maggy Roberts - 01858 571238 email: magsroberts@yahoo.co.uk

Thank you for your continuing support.

Maggy Roberts

WAITROSE TOKENS FOR BOWLS CLUB

Hi Everyone Great News!

I have just heard from Waitrose that they will be including us in their Community Matters Scheme for

February.

To those that have not used Waitrose, this is their way of giving funds to the local community. Every

month they split £1000 between three local clubs or charities. The way they decide on who gets what

depends on the number of tokens placed in the relevant bin in the Lutterworth store.

So please visit Waitrose as many times as you can and place the token you are given at the check-out in

the South Kilworth Bowls Club bin, the more tokens the more money we get!! It doesn't matter how

much you spend, £2 or £200 still gets one token.

Even if you don't use Waitrose for your main grocery shop please call in and buy a newspaper or have a

coffee as often as you can during February and pop your token in our bin.

Keith Rickhuss

MA-MITES TODDLER GROUP LATEST Following on from last month's update, we are pleased to report that we have managed to arrange a

monthly Ma-Mites session, most of which will include a Boogie Bods music event.

For anyone who doesn't know, Ma-Mites is a baby/toddler/pre-school group held in South Kilworth

village hall on Tuesdays, 10-11.30am. Until recently it was held weekly, but declining numbers have led

us to reduce this to monthly. It will now be held on the FIRST Tuesday of the month (with the exception

of April when there will be no Ma-Mites, due to clashing with Easter school holidays).

We have a large hall, with lots of toys for all ages, and tea/coffee/biscuits for adults.

Boogie Bods provide music and movement for young children, involving plenty of dancing around and

singing.

The dates are as follows:-

Feb 5th Ma-Mites 10-11.30am

March 5th Ma-Mites 10am, Boogie Bods 11-11.45am

May 7th Ma-Mites 10am, Boogie Bods 11-11.45am

June 4th Ma-Mites 10am, Boogie Bods 11-11.45am

July 2nd Ma-Mites 10am, Boogie Bods 11-11.45am

The cost of these sessions is £2 per child. Do come along, it'll be great fun and we'd love to see some

new faces!

For further information please contact Rachel 07710 381533 or Sue 07770 748608.

LUNCHEON CLUB The January luncheon club meeting was postponed because of the bad weather to Thursday 7

th February.

Hoping that everyone will be able to make this date and that the conditions have improved.

Rita Hallam

NEWS FROM THE SCHOOL We have started the new term by welcoming Miss Ferrara to Year 5/6.

All children in the school now have a log in to "mathletics", an online maths learning system which

children can log in to at home and school. It allows the children to compete against other children across

the globe. Last week Miss Warwick's class were 35th in the UK!

We all enjoyed an assembly delivered by " Mad Science" last week and have now arranged for an after

school science club run by them. We are really pleased about this as currently the school is working

towards the "Primary Science Quality Mark" in recognition of the science work that we already do. If any

one knows of a "scientist " who would be willing to talk to the children about aspects of their work please

contact the school on 01858575307.

Angela Dewes

FROM THE CHAIR OF GOVERNORS, SOUTH KILWORTH

PRIMARY SCHOOL It has been a challenging time for the school with the snowy weather, which forced an early closure on

the first day of snowfall. The decision to close or remain open is an individual choice for each school to

make and the safety of the children and staff is the first and foremost priority. Closing the school causes

near chaos for many parents who have to make sudden, unplanned alternative arrangements in bad

weather, as witnessed on the news by the outrage of many parents across the country after a weekend of

heavy snow. All schools will endeavour to remain open whenever possible and South Kilworth was one

of a few local schools who achieved this.

Some parents and parishioners will remember actively supporting the school and Parish Council several

years ago in campaigning to get the Walcote Road gritted. Prior to this, the hill outside the school was

often impassable for several days. Since being gritted, Walcote Road has been much safer for all drivers

and has enabled staff to arrive in the morning and the school to remain open more readily.

I would like to take this opportunity to give a huge thanks to the teachers and staff of South Kilworth

Primary School, all of whom have made it in to work every day and were determined that the snow would

cause as little disruption as possible to the children's normal school day. I am very reassured by your

efforts and the pupils are extremely fortunate to have a team of such determined and dedicated teachers

and staff.

Thank you,

Melanie Aram.

EVER THOUGHT ABOUT BECOMING A PARISH COUNCILLOR? We have a vacancy on the Parish Council, and we’d really like to hear from anyone who might be

interested in getting involved.

Being part of the Parish Council initially involves one evening a month with the odd email or

conversation between meetings. It can remain at that, or if you want to get more involved beyond that

commitment there is plenty of opportunity to pick up greater responsibility once you’ve gained a little

experience.

If you might be interested and would like to understand more about what being a Parish Councillor entails

then please get in touch with us via southkilworthpc@hotmail.co.uk

SK NEWS AGM The South Kilworth News annual general meeting will be held on Wednesday 6

th March at Croft Acre,

The Belt at 7.30pm.

SOUTH KILWORTH W.I. At our first meeting of the year members were taught by Sheila Jones to make “Favour Boxes”.

Everybody thoroughly enjoyed the challenge and the results were quite professional! Kirstie Allsop eat

your heart out!

Sheila is joining us again in December and we look forward to another challenge!

Following last year’s successful meeting, this February we are once again welcoming the session

drummer Dougie Wright.

This is, once again, an open meeting. Entrance is free with refreshments provided. Come along and listen

to Dougie and his drums! Everyone is very welcome.

Joanna Wilson

SPEAKERS FOR 2013

DATE SPEAKER SUBJECT

19th

February Dougie Wright “Dougie and his Drums”

19th

March Dorethy Howie Life in Jeddah

16th

April Sue Dewick Work of the RSPCA

21st May TBA

18th

June Linda Lonsdale “Colours”

16th

July Julie Wood “Who’s buried in Leicestershire”

17th

September Mr Chandler “Hip replacement”

15th

October David Clarke Sparkenhoe Cheeses

19th

November Elizabeth Robinson “Poems for Christmas”

17th

December Sheila Jones Christmas Crafts

WIND FARM COMMUNITY FUND UPDATE I expect the jungle drums have been rumbling and that some readers already know of the news about the

wind farm grant.

Well, I can confirm that Michael Murphy and I (as Chair and Vice Chair of the Community Interest

Company) signed the Grant Funding Agreement with the wind farm developer, Messrs Vattenfall , on the

16th

January 2013.

We await the return of our copy of the contract, signed by Messrs Vattenfall, which will confirm the

contract is formally in existence.

The CIC has also successfully opened its bank Current Account at the Nat West in Lutterworth – so we

have somewhere for the £44,000 to go (rather than under Michael’s mattress..........!)

I will be forwarding grant application forms in the next day or so to those who expressed an interest in

receiving a form, at the fund launch meeting last year.

Also, the Parish Council at its February meeting will be looking at the constitution of the sub group to

review grant allocations and make recommendations to the Council.

Ernie Roberts

(ED update: Grant application forms have been issued since receiving this notice. Suggest anyone who

requires one but has not received it contacts Ernie Roberts or the Parish Council.)

KILWORTH KORKS – PLANNED EVENTS FOR 2013

Month Date Event Organisers Feb Wednesday 27

th February Theatre trip - Birds of a

Feather

Stacey & Amanda

March Provisional date:

Thursday 14th

March

Aroma Evening Debby & Sally

April Provisional date:

Thursday 18th

April

Strip Bingo! Joules & Sue

May Tbc Line Dancing Claire & Hannah

June Provisional date:

Thursday 20th

June

Pub Walk Nat T & Vic

July Tbc Driving Big Things! Amanda, Emma & Liz

August Tbc Rounders Eileen

Sept Tbc Cocktail Making Katie & Jo

Oct Tbc Ghost Walk Maxine R & Amy

Nov Tbc Cookery Evening Weed & Tina

Dec Provisional Date:

Friday 6th

Dec

DIY Christmas Party! Stacey & Jo

Jan 2014 Tbc Planning meeting for 2014 Claire

If any more ladies would like to join the Kilworth Korks please e-mail Claire Hubbard (Email to

chris_hubbard8@yahoo.com) or phone 571156, so that you can be included in future Kilworth Kork

communications. E-mail addresses will only be shared amongst other Kilworth Kork members.

SOUTH KILWORTH BIRDS Birding on Foot It never ceases to amaze me just how many bird species are on our doorstep. On three occasions during

January I have completed the same circuit taking me down The Belt, across the golf club and back up

through North Kilworth to see how many bird species I could clock up.

There were some noticeable absences from the list (probably caused by the change in the weather as all

three walks were done post the snow arriving). I did however manage to clock up a respectable 40

species. The highlights for me were:

• A small flock of tree sparrows frequenting the trees and gardens at the end of the Belt.

• A peregrine hunting over the golf club.

• A snipe on several on all occasions in the ditches on the 11th

and 14th

holes.

• A barn owl hunting along North Road (in daylight).

Other Reports this Month

I have had a few messages / conversations

about birds in the village this month – thanks

to all who have taken the time to tell me about

their sightings. These records include reed

bunting, barn owl, jay (possibly the same birds

seen in seen in several places), 15 blackbirds

in one garden at the same time and an over

wintering blackcap.

Chris Hubbard

WASoSK’s UPDATE Apologies to all those parishioners who have missed our regular contributions, unfortunately the timing

of the WASoSK meetings does not fit conveniently with the copy date for the SK News.

Fear not however we have been meeting regularly, on 30th

November we were finely entertained by Tim

Holmes where we were treated to our first seasonal offering of turkey. At our “Christmas come early”

meeting we were treated to whisky from the Glenlivet stable and also Blair Athol ( see tasting notes

below)

More importantly we discussed the wider needs of the village and in particular concerns were raised

about the new recycling initiative of Harborough district council. We lamented the relegation of our old

friend the “green bin” who robbed of its cardboard will now only see occasional and seasonal use. The

new usurper raised certain health and safety questions particularly the sense of mixing so many items and

chancing the breakage of glass bottles dropped from such a height.

On the 21st December we were all expecting the world to end! Luckily it didn’t so we were all able to

adjourn to David Burds. A rather lively evening was complimented by some extra special offerings

including a 25yr old whisky from Port Ellen, a distillery now defunct, a 1998 Edradour cask strength and

an old WASoSK favorite the Balvenie Golden Cask. Given our lucky escape from Global melt down, and

perhaps because some of us were breaking up early for Christmas, thoughts turned to the concept of our

take on a whisky Nirvana. For those of us that woke the next morning on a strange sofa there was a

momentary thought that perhaps the world had truly ended! However slowly snippets of late night / early

morning plans for a summer village event resurfaced. More of this later.

Finally much of the societies energies have been taken up with organizing the 2nd

annual SK Burns

supper, which was held on the 25th

January. Once again this event seemed to be enjoyed by all, indeed yet

again the night was over subscribed. It was particularly poignant to see David Burd addressing the Haggis

(and remembering his words this time) and lovely to see people up dancing. It was noted that those that

made the effort to get up and dance appeared to enjoy themselves even more than those standing at the

side.

Tasting Notes The Glenlivet: The Master Distillers Reserve A real festive mix with hints of liquorice, chocolate fudge and orange with tangy marzipan nuts and spice

to finish

Blair Athol 12 yr old Lemon and limes on the nose with a nutty sweetness leading to a salty bitter finish

The Edradour 1998 Natural Cask strength An extremely well balanced smoked honey porridge nose with soft spicey alcohol sweetness on the palate

The Provenance Port Ellen 1983 This increasingly rare offering exhibited a gentle citrus smokiness followed by a sweet gun oil and burnt

smoke

And Finally Another fine year for the WASoSK, who can be rightly proud of hosting another fine village event. This

has led to some exciting proposals that we have started to discuss with other like-minded groups within

the village and are formulating plans for a village event. So to all of you who like fun, games and a bit of

a party keep the August Bank Holiday Weekend free!!!!

Rob Burd

EDITORIAL So sorry WASoSKs that the copy date is inconvenient to your meetings but the end / beginning of the

month seems the best time to issue a monthly newsletter. I understand that WASoSKs cannot move Burns

Night but maybe there could be some fluidity on their other meeting dates ? Enjoyed Burns Night at the

Village Hall and thought fizz (for those that wanted it) instead of whisky was a nice touch for the toast.

Ann Saunders

INVITATION Communities in Partnership are currently working with Leicestershire County Council Adults and Communities Department to look at how best to support Older People to stay in their own homes. You are invited to take part in a small focus group at Lubenham Village Hall, Lubenham Date : Wednesday 6th February 2013 Time : 2pm to 4pm Find out about Assistive Technology and Housing Related Residential Support Services. Say what you think and get information and chat with others.

Have Your Say If you would like to attend, please contact Liz on 0116 233 4243 to find out more and book a free place.

RECENTLY ELECTED POLICE AND CRIME COMMISSIONER’S DRAFT PLAN Police and Crime Commissioner Sir Clive Loader is set to unveil his draft plan for tackling crime and reducing the number of victims in Leicestershire over the next four years. He will be formally presenting his plan to members of the Leicestershire Police and Crime Panel next week (Wed January 30) along with his proposals for the Police budget. The Panel has until 8 February to respond to the budget, and five days to respond to the Plan.

The draft plan will be available on the Commissioner’s website http://www.leics.pcc.police.uk/Planning-and-Money/Police-and-Crime-Plan.aspx where members of the public have until 10 March to send Sir Clive their comments. The feedback from both public and partners will be used to help shape a refined plan due to be issued in September, which will also take account of changes to funding processes, the impact of savings strategies and new commissioning plans.

Sir Clive commented: “This draft Police and Crime Plan reflects my vision for policing Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, and also the hopes and expectations of the people who live in our communities.

“I hope to receive some constructive feedback from the Panel when we meet and, meantime, would very much like to hear from members of the public as to what they think. Development of the plan has consumed both me, and my team, over the last two months and now we feel that it is ready to present to the panel, our partners and most importantly the public for their views.

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