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The Festival of ArchaeologyOn 14th July Mike Southall and Sophy Newton will present a two part history of Shawell to be held atCotesbach Educational Trust from 1-3pm. Admission is £5 with proceeds going to the Trust. Limitedplaces, book at hello@cotesbachschool.org.uk

July 21st sees three presentations at the Methodist Church. At 10.30am we have Dr. Susan Tebby givingthe history of wind and water mills at Lutterworth together with display material and memorabilia.

At 2pm Dr. Pam Fisher presents ‘An unholy conflict’, how Rector Henry Meriton’s efforts to repair hisdamaged Church exposed his heartless treatment of Lutterworth’s growing non-conformist congregation.

At 3pm Dr. Andrew Watkins talks about ‘Lutterworth, a successful Medieval Town’ and how recentresearch has revealed the importance of Medieval Lutterworth.

Various children’s activities and café available on the day. Admission is £4 for one session or £6 for thewhole day.

On 28th July Dr. Graham Morgan will be talking about the history of Walton to be held at Walton ChapelSchoolroom at 10.30am. Booking essential. Call Mike on 01455 554124. Entrance £3. Proceeds to StrokeAssociation.

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and will take place at Lutterworth College playing fieldat 2pm on 7th July, LE17 4EW. To start the fun,runners are encouraged to bring their own picnic andregistration is from 12.30pm. Refreshments will beavailable and a fun warm up will start at 1.30pm.Jogging and walking is OK too.The colours are natural coloured powders, safe,

non toxic, non staining and washable withoutchemicals. Race entrants should wear old clothes,funky shades, colour glasses or protective eyewear.All will be provided with a white t-shirt.The event is to raise funds for the Lutterworth

College ‘Canopy Gardens’ project to provide anoutside sheltered space for students to relax andunwind at break and lunchtime. It will also be availableto clubs and societies who use the school’s sportingfacilities in the evenings and weekends.Entry fees are: £10 for 18 years and under (under

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Ramble On Lutterworth RamblersWe walk most Sundays meeting at the TownHall car park (LE17 4AT). If you fancyexploring the countryside, getting closer tonature, making new friends and gaining somehealthy exercise why not try us out? All our details including the current

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Do you remember when...?I recently enjoyed a great afternoon with a friendremembering ‘way back when’ which all startedbecause of an old song we both recognisedplaying on the radio. For him the song triggeredhappy memories of a particular incident in a pub;whilst for me it invoked lots of schooldaysmemories.The song (slightly modified) is also sung at

football grounds around the country because itturned into a sort of anthem, which triggered furtherdiscussion around games we had seen, greatplayers, great managers.Very recently I read an interview with Roy

Lancaster, a well known and highly regardedgardener, plant hunter and broadcaster. Asked aboutwhat got him into gardening he said, “I stillremember going to the Bolton ChrysanthemumShow in the town hall with my dad and the smell ofthose chrysanthemums hitting me as we went in”.He also talked about discovering a particular plantby following the scent ‘like the Bisto kids’ (you haveto definitely be of a certain age to remember them!).The recent royal wedding prompted

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“Can Lutterworth become a dementiafriendly community?” This was the questionposed by Jackie Parkes at a Share & CareGroup networking event held on the 18thMay. The timing of this event was significantbeing the start of National Dementia ActionWeek and in front of invited guests from avariety of organisations from in and aroundLutterworth, Jackie presented her vision ofjust how Lutterworth can become arecognised dementia friendly community.

As a trained mentalhealth nurse and nowa Professor of AppliedMental Health at the University ofNorthampton, Jackiespoke of her personalcommitment tocompassionate care

and it was this commitment that led to herfounding the Lutterworth Share & Care Groupin 2015, with the objective of providing aperson-centred approach to supportingpeople living with dementia and their carers.This community based group is supported bya number of local organisations including theMethodist Church, St Mary’s Church, theWycliffe Medical Practice, Age ConcernLutterworth, the Wycliffe Lutterworth RotaryGroup and Leicester County Council. Thegroup now has some 40 members andcontinues to expand demonstrating the realneed for such an organisation in Lutterworthand the surrounding villages. The event finished with a video showing the

scope and variety of the group’s activitiesfollowed by a buffet lunch and, the realpurpose of the event, attendees discussingbetween themselves the issues raised duringthe presentation.The Lutterworth Share & Care Group is a

Social Support Group supporting members ofthe local community who have a diagnosis ofDementia and their Carers.Support is offered through a variety of

specially devised activities, entertainment andsocial interactive sessions. For moreinformation of the planned programme ofactivities, please visit our websitewww.lutterworthshareandcare.org, e-mailinfo@lutterworthshareandcare.org or phoneSophie Styles on 07801 735242 or ValWilliams on 07753 133019.

The Victory Show Dinner Dance ticketsfor Friday 31st August are still available at £45 per head;to include a 3 course meal plus coffee, entertainment anddancing! Come and join us and sample the delights of ourwonderful 1940’s evening, dance the night away with ouramazing swing band and soak up the incredibleatmosphere of what will be one of the best nights out thisyear! For further details or booking form please emaildinnerdance@thevictoryshow.co.uk #thevictoryshow

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Lut terworth Townswomens’ Gui ldAt the June meeting John Noble’s talk was called ‘History of a letter’. John originally fromOban in Scotland, now from Leicester has been a postman for 42 years. John told how years agoa post office was always built close to a train station for that was how mail was moved aroundthe country. Now when we post a letter locally it is taken to Leicester to be loaded onto a redRoyal Mail lorry to be taken to the huge sorting hub at Northampton. In fact, apart fromactually posting a letter through your door everything is done by sophisticated machinery. Themachine’s eye can detect and reject parcels or letters that have incorrect postage paid on themor are the incorrect size or weight. John’s enthusiasm and commitment to his job after 42 years is commendable and he regaled

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Broughton Astley WIThe vote was unanimous at our May meetingto support the proposed WI resolution for2018 ‘Mental Health Matters’ for mentalhealth to be treated on parity with physicalhealth. This will be discussed and voted onnationally at the Annual Council meeting inCardiff and if successful plans will be put inplace to urge the Government to followthrough with necessary actions.A group recently enjoyed a table skittles

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Rotary ObituaryWith sadness we reportthe sudden death ofPeter Lloyd Morris on24th April, aged 80, athis home in France.Peter was a keen andactive Rotarian andeven though he left theClub 10 years ago hecontinued to supportthe disabled games and stroke club.As a holder of an HGV licence, the

Volunteer Centre used Peter to assess new minibus drivers who like him supported the disabledgames at Coventry and Rugby. As well as driving a mini bus for the stroke club, Peter wasthe co-ordinator of the driver roster, a functionhe continued after he left Rotary. He alsocontinued to collect and return the PastPresident’s board after each update.Peter had the bearing and deep voice which

matched his national service in the Life Guardsand driver of an armoured personnel carrier.Well known in the farming community, Peter

was a sales representative for Bibby’s AnimalFeeds. Using his HGV licence he was anoccasional lorry driver for fellow RotarianMalcolm Clarke.A party of 10 Rotarians attended the Service

of Thanksgiving in Cosby on Friday 25th May.He will be missed by all who knew him.

St Peter’s Church Claybrooke ParvaThe annual fête / strawberry cream teas were most successful raising £1,962.65 for the Churchfunds. The social committee thank Britvic, Sharnford Agricultural, Happy Feet, Ullesthorpe CourtHotel, Maine Hairdressers, The Pig in Muck, Ullesthorpe Farm Shop, Coltman Bros, ClaybrookeMill, Marcus Stevens Butcher, Claybrooke Animal Feeds, The Barn Restaurant & Brewery, TheChequers Inn and Ullesthorpe PO & Stores for their contributions towards raffle prizes. There are two more teas in Church this summer: July 1st and August 5th. These will be held

between 2.30-4.30pm and there will be a stall of new/nearly new items available. On July 1st there willalso be talks given about the Church and an opportunity to walk within the parish looking at it froman historical perspective.On Saturday 24th November there will be ‘A Night of Magic’ suitable for all the family held in the

Memorial Hall in Ullesthorpe at 7.30pm. Tickets are limited, £15 adults - £10 for under 15s to includea 2 course meal. Bring own drinks/glasses. Tickets available from 01455 209066 ortregiffion@btinternet.com

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Leicestershire County Comps for both theladies and men. With both the rinks andtriples down to the semis Blaby are notrepresented in any. However in the Top Club our men beat

Thringstone and now meet Shepshed whowe have already defeated in the ClubChampionship. The only other success was agood home win versus Knighton Vics in theUnbadged. On the league front our men’sWednesday Leicester league are 15 pointsclear of Birstall where we went for the lastgame and we came away with a 12-4 victory. Both Blaby A and C in the Monday

Hinckley Triples League are in the top 3, butstill early days!

LEICESTERSHIRE SPEAKERSJune Meeting

The evening’s programme was wonderfullyentertaining. Marion Broomhead imparted someinteresting facts about the moon. Her speech wasinspired by the moon hanging in Leicester Cathedral.Hiten Vyas gave some wonderful advice and words ofcaution regarding the ownership of a dog. We wereall very amused and somewhat perplexed at the anticsof his dog Quentin.

Mark Snow is to be congratulated on the structure ofhis topics session. We were invited to imagine thatwhilst we are walking through the woods we see a greenglowing object. Human nature being what it is, we pickit up to later discover it left the holder with magic

powers. A slip of paper informed the speaker of theirspecial power, the first speaker was given three minutesthinking time and in turn the next speaker could opentheir slip of paper and so it went on until all hadspoken. The results were hilarious, one speakerdescribed how her power made those around her freezein time allowing her to take full advantage of queues,etc. Anne Jones delivered the education slot explainingthe importance and usefulness of the training manual(our blue book) and how to take full advantage of it.

Leicestershire Speakers welcome anyone who wouldlike to learn the art of speaking in public. We meet at7.30pm on the second Wednesday of each month atBlaby Drop in Centre. For more information ring AnneJones on 0116 277 2295 or visit www.leicspeakers.co.uk

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LUTTERWORTHMUSEUM

at the One Stop Shop, Gilmorton RoadOpen Tue/Wed/Thur/Fri/Sat 10am - 1pm.

Out of hours visits can be arranged by contacting Geoff Smith Lutterworth & District

Museum Trustee Chairpersonemail: smith888@talktalk.net

or call: 07906 303643FREE parking & FREE entry

Lutterworth Dog GroomingYOUR DOG’S HOME FROM HOMEFor all your dog grooming needsgive Jackie a call on 01455 553370 or 07894 866993

Lutterworth ArtsFestival

LUTTERWORTH ART & CRAFTSEXHIBITION

At the United Reformed Church, George St.(LE17 4EF), Thursday 16th to Saturday 18thAugust, open daily 10am - 5pm.

Last year 100+ paintings and 16 differentcrafts of a very high standard made excellentviewing for the 400+ visitors to the exhibition.Many new artists and crafts people were able totake advantage of the event and display theirhigh quality items at very reasonable prices.£1,000 was raised by donations, raffle,refreshments and commission on the sale ofitems. This was shared by the Marie CurieFundraising Group and the United ReformedChurch (who make no charge for the use of

their premises). Our charity this year isLutterworth Share & Care Group - supportingpeople living with dementia and their carers.Free entry, refreshments & raffle.

LUTTERWORTH STITCHERS‘SCINTILLATING STITCHES’

EXHIBITION Annual exhibition of creative textiles,Tuesday 14th to Saturday 18th August atWycliffe Memorial Methodist Church,Bitteswell Road, LE17 4EZ, from 10am to4pm, with a late night viewing on Friday 17th,6-9pm.

The Stitchers warmly invite you to visit theirexhibition, to enjoy the new work created bytheir members, to see demonstrations and spoilyourself with homemade cakes and to maketime for a little retail therapy from their salestable. Free entry, refreshments.

LUTTERWORTH PHOTOGRAPHICSOCIETY CO-OP’S EXHIBITION

At Wycliffe Methodist Church Hall, CoventryRd entrance, Friday 17th August from 6-9pm& Saturday 18th August from 10am-4pm.

Both colour and monochrome prints will beon display plus a presentation of projectedimages. An invited judge will select hisfavourite pictures and for a bit of fun, membersof the public are invited to vote for theLutterworth print they like best. The societymember who gets the most votes can bask inthe knowledge that they were the most popularwith the general public even if they didn’t findfavour with the official judge. Prints from otherlocal photographic societies will also be ondisplay and Lutterworth Society’s President willaward his Trophy to his favourite panel.

For more information please visitwww.lutterworthpsc.co.uk or go along to theirexhibition, entry is free.

Don’t miss this year’s events. You will beamazed!!

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LUTTERWORTHMUSEUM EVENTS

Saturday 7th July - Launch andPreviews 1940’s Event at Back in Time

for Tea Café, at 10am - 2pm. Tickets will be on sale for our

1940s dance.

Sunday 8th July - Picnic in The Park.Please support our two stalls the

Museum has at this event. For further details please contact

Stuart on 07712 349758.

Probus Club of LutterworthAt their regular monthly meeting at Ullesthorpe Court they were educated and entertained by oneof their members who talked about his thirty four years’ experience in the prison service and inparticular crime and punishment and prisons through the ages and how they have changeddramatically from the days of Robert Peel and the first ‘Bobbies’.Members took a coach trip to IWM Duxford to view the vast array of aircraft on display. This was

one of those occasions where some members had the opportunity to bring their wives along withthem. It was an interesting and informative day with the highlight being a World War II Spitfiretaking off and landing for the benefit and delight of the members.As we progress through the year our monthly speakers cover a variety of subjects from Marconi,

Tales of Cumbria and Submarine Patrols as we lead up to the autumn for the ladies lunch where wives,partners and widows of past members join members for a superb three course luncheon and a chanceto meet up with old friends.Any retired professional or business men interested in the Probus Club of Lutterworth should

contact Secretary Philip Frost on 01455 202322.

Lutterworth Town BandSunday 5th August, Jaguar Owners Rally,

Woburn Abbey (Please check website for times)

Saturday 11th August, Evington Village Fête1pm - 3.30pm

Saturday 25th August, Ilston on the Hill Fête1pm - 3.30pm

Details can be found atwww.lutterworthtownband.com

email lutterworthtownband@gmail.com orring Gordon Paul, Engagements Secretary

on 01788 860240.

Lutterworth Speakers Club lost one of its most entertaining speakers inApril when Steve Wagstaff died. He was a preacher, writer and humorist and found in theclub a great outlet for his thoughts.

An abridged extract of his notes on the theme of “Is the Female of the Species Deadlier thanthe Male?” shows his great sense of humour: “In some species, spiders for example, the solepurpose of the male is to fertilise the female egg. Once they have completed their task their livesbecome meaningless. Yes, it is true that the female then kills the male but this is an act of mercy.If the female did not take pity on the male and end its miserable life after mating then the poormale would have to spend the rest of his days in a totally meaningless parody of life, his earscontinually bombarded by the constant whining of the female with no point to his continuedexistence. You see, rather than being cold and deadly killers, the females of the species are inreality, warm and generous and compassionate. To say otherwise is to misunderstand theirmotivation”. Steve will be much missed.

We meet again on 3rd September, 7.30pm at Karter’s Café, 20, Church Street Lutterworth.For more information about our club see our website LutterworthSpeakersClub.com

BITS ‘N’ BOBS Advertise your Bits 'N'Bobs FREE of charge under £100! Write your name,address, telephone number & your item details (max20 words). Items over £100 please send a cheque for£7.00, (cheques payable to The Lutterworth & DistrictJournal) & post to:The Lutterworth & DistrictJournal, 19 Elmtree Road, Cosby, Leicester LE9 1SR.

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The Wistow MazeTo mark the 70th anniversary of the NHS, theaward-winning Wistow Maze has beendesigned in the shape of an ambulance with afirst aid themed quiz trail.

A giant 8 acre maize maze with a fun quiz trailhidden amongst 3 miles of paths with high levelbridges and towers. Includes an activity funyardwith mini mazes and games for all the family. Seewordsearch competition on page 8 to win FREEentry tickets.

Wistow Maze is a winner of Leicestershire’s‘Best Visitor Attraction’ and attracts over 20,000visitors each year. Across the road is WistowRural Centre with its café, garden centre, artgallery, model village and numerous shops,making it a great day out for all ages.

Opens Friday 20th July - Sunday 2ndSeptember (daily), then weekends only untilSunday 23rd September. More information onwww.wistow.com or 07884 403889.

Sulby Gardens third openingunder the National Garden Scheme!Thursday 2nd August 2-5pm featuringponds, wildlife and butterfly garden, entry £4per head, children free, homemade teasavailable, also plants and conserves in season.

Copies of our booklet The Story of SulbyGardens also on sale including the history ofSulby Hall, Husbands Bosworth WartimeAerodrome and the Sulby Polish ResettlementCamp. Stout footwear recommended.

Sulby Gardens, Sulby, Northants NN6 6EZ,CPRE award winner in 2017.

Calendar Girls the new musicalversion by Gary Barlow is coming toBirmingham Hippodrome in 2019! LocalMusical Theatre Group has 3 seats left for theSaturday Matinée on 1st June 2019, best stallseats and coach travel from local pick up points.For further details telephone 0116 247 8531.

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