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Langtons’ and District Newsletter
Welcome to Spring!
East Langton Cricket Club Gritter, B6047 Church Langton
Snow drifts at the Community Hall car park Church Langton
Stop Press
The Langton Arms is aiming for public opening on 17th/18th March. They will keep people updated on their Facebook page and website. The weather hasn’t been on their side this week.
Spring Edition
2018
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Glooston WI Glooston Village Hall LE16 7ST Second Thursday each month @2.pm Visitors are very welcome and including the obligatory scrumptious cake!
Next meeting—April 12th Russell Attwood “The Pumpkin Man”. Russell Attwood is the secretary of Kettering Allotments Society and is a very keen pumpkin grower on his allotment.
Stonton Wyville Christmas Coffee Morning The coffee morning, in aid St. Denys church, raised £430. Our thanks to all who came for their support. Barbara Jennings, Church Warden
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Community Hall gets a new fresher look and website
The interior of the Community Hall has been completely redecorated to give it a new fresher look.
Many thanks to Market Harborough Table Tennis Club who have installed new LED strip lights which give a brighter light and save on running costs.
The lower sections of the wall in the main hall have been painted light blue, which will improve the visibility of the white table tennis balls.
The Community Hall also has a new website www.langtoncommunityhall.org. The website will be actively manged and includes a daily calendar as well as advertising for future events such as the Phoenix Community Cinema.
Langton Community Hall
Phoenix Community Cinema Presents
“Victoria & Abdul” (PG)
Langton Community Hall, Church Langton 7.30pm Friday 13th April £5 on the door
Featuring Judy Dench & Ali Fazal An Indian clerk named Abdul Karim (Ali Fazal) travels to London to present Queen Victoria (Judi Dench) with a ceremonial coin for her Golden Jubilee. The pair form an unexpected bond upon meeting, but the lifelong friendship that develops is threatened by the disapproval of Victoria's inner circle. As the Queen contemplates what her life of service has meant and the restrictions it has placed on her, Abdul brings her joy as he indulges her fascination with the country she rules over from half a world away.
Large screen, quality sound and refreshments Roz 01858 545160 [email protected]
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CHURCH, EAST & WEST LANGTON OPEN GARDENS 2019
Just another way of raising vital funds for our church. The church is a big attraction to our village so to support the replacement of the aisle roofs could you be involved in the above? Your garden doesn't have to be big, pristine, neat and tidy. Perhaps you could bake a cake, host the Ice Cream Stall or organise a children's competition? Are you arty or own a business? You could use it as an opportunity to sell/promote you wares. Never been to a village Open Garden event? Every year mainly in June/July, the villages of Leicestershire/Northampton and Britain open their gardens to people. Choose one to visit this year to see how popular these events are. It's not just about gardening, it's about coming together for village community life. INTERESTED? WANT TO KNOW MORE? Email [email protected] Phone Sue 01858 545427, Sorry don't do face book!!! Let's get this blooming thing started!
Defibrillator Awareness Session Ben Ryrie (East Midlands Ambulance Service) has offered the above session for residents of East Langton Parish and users of the Community Hall on 13th May at 14.00 at the Community Hall. East Langton Parish Council are in the process of siting 2 defibrillators in both Church and East Langton. If you are interested in attending the session please contact Alison Gibson, Clerk to the Council.
Tur Langton Parish Council News Clerk – Mrs Alison Gibson Contact details: [email protected] / 07437 569934
New Website www.turlangton-pc.org.uk
Parish Council Meetings - Meetings are held in Tur Langton Village Hall and are open to the public. Dates of upcoming meetings are: Tuesday 8th May 2018 Annual Parish Meeting - 7.00 p.m. Annual Parish Council Meeting – 7.30 p.m.
Palm Sunday Glooston 10.00am Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey and the people cried “Hosanna!” and waved palm branches. John12:12-15
A donkey will be present in Glooston at the cross roads at
10.00am to process to the church. All welcome, bring the children.
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March 4th Lent
March 11th Lent
Mothering Sunday
March 18th Lent
March 25th Palm Sunday
March 30th Good
Friday
9.00 a.m.
Welham H C
Canon MacKenzie
Tur Langton H C
Rev’d Diane Johnson.
Welham H C
Canon Norwood
10.00 Glooston
H C Canon
Norwood
10.30 am
Church Langton
H C Rev’d Faulks
Church Langton
Morning Service Maxine Johnson
Church Langton
H C Rev’d Alison
Booker
Church Langton
H C Rev’d
M. Hathway
10.45 am
Stonton Wyville H C
Canon Norwood
4.00 pm
Cranoe Christening
Canon Norwood
6.00 pm
Shangton Evensong
Maxine Johnson
6.30 pm
Thorpe Langton
H C Rev’d Wixon
Thorpe Langton Evening Service
G. Marshall
7.30 Thorpe Langton Canon
Norwood
The Langtons and Welham Benefices Service Pattern
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Cream Teas
Cream Teas will be held in St. Peter’s, Church Langton from 3.00-5.00pm from 29th April, until 9th September. This valuable community activity is
only made possible by the time given by volun-teers.
If you are able to spare just two hours on one Sunday afternoon to help, PLEASE contact 01858 545160.
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April 1st
Easter Sunday
April 8th
April 15th
April 22nd
April 29th
9.00 a.m.
Tur Langton
H.C. Rev’d Alison
Booker
Welham
HC Canon
Norwood
Glooston
HC Canon
Norwood
10.30 am
Church Langton
HC Rev’d N. McGinty
————- Welham
HC Archdeacon of Leicester
Church Langton Morning Service Maxine Johnson
————— 10.45
Stonton HC
Canon Norwood
Church Langton
HC Rev’d Diane
Johnson
Church Langton
HC Rev’d M
Hathaway
Cranoe BENEFICE SERVICE Canon P. Norwood
6.00 pm
Shangton H.C.
Canon B. Davis
6.30 pm
Thorpe Langton
HC Canon
Norwood
Thorpe Langton
ES George
Marshall
Thorpe Langton
BENEFICE SERVICE Canon P. Norwood
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May 6th
May 13th
May 20th Pentecost
May 27th
Thursday May 10th Ascension
Day
June 3rd
9.00 a.m.
Welham HC
Tur Langton
HC Rev J Wixon
Welham HC
Glooston HC
10.30 am
Church Langton
HC Rev Hatha-
way
Church Langton Morning Service Maxine Johnson ——— 10.45
Stonton HC
Church Langton
HC Rev A. Pyke
Church Langton
HC Rev Hatha-
way
Langtons
TBA
Church Langton
HC Rev Hatha-
way
6.00 pm
Shangton ES
Maxine Johnson
6.30 pm
Thorpe Langton
ES Maxine Johnson
Thorpe Langton
HC Rev J. Wixon
Thorpe Langton
HC Canon
Norwood
The Langtons and Welham Benefices Service Pattern May 2018
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St Peter’s Church Update on the Roof.
We are in the process of applying to the Heritage Lottery Fund for a large grant to-wards the replacement of stolen lead to the north and south aisle roofs with terne coated stainless steel. As part of the first stage to-ward applying for the grant, we have sub-mitted to HLF a Project Enquiry form; this,
we learnt recently was positively received. This means that they will look favourably at our project providing we meet all the criteria laid down by them once we have submitted our application. This is a very lengthy process which has required the need to approach local people from the three villages that St. Peter’s serves, East and West Langton as well as Church Langton to help us; this has been enthusiastically received, the team came together and met in January to discuss how they can help. HLF will only give grants that benefit the Heritage of the Community, they do not exist for repairing buildings! If we should be successful in receiving the total grant for which we have applied, this will leave a shortfall which we can hopefully achieve by apply-ing for smaller grants and fund raising. To this end, two groups from that initial meeting have been formed to get the ball rolling! The Churchyard group have met, listed ideas for Activities and planned curriculum ideas for the school. This is currently being drafted on the HLF Project Plan Template. The Church interpretation group have met and formed ideas. The length of time until the Capital Project work can begin has been extended as we are waiting for the Bat Trust to get back to us for a survey. However, it is likely we will need a full scoping survey which cannot be undertaken until the bats are active in May, then we would have to apply and wait for a Bat Licence. Fundraising ideas are being put forward and two events are planned already. On Saturday 21st April in the Langton Community Hall, there will be a talk entitled ‘Canapés and Concorde’, a presentation about Concorde by former Chief Pilot John Hutchinson. On Saturday 5th May there will be a concert in the Church. The PCC welcomes ideas and contributions to our project, so please email us if you wish to find out more. Email address [email protected] If you feel that this is something you can support financially, please send your donation to Brook House, Stonton Road, Church Langton, LE16 7SZ. (Cheques made payable to ‘Church Langton PCC’ to ‘Saving St Peter’s’) Donation envelopes are also available inside church which is open during daylight hours. Maxine Johnson
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REMEMBRANCE 2018 EXHIBITION
This year, we acknowledge the centenary of cessation of hostilities of the Great War, to become known as The First World War, on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. This year, Remembrance Day falls on a Sunday, a day when the nation reflects on the horrors of this dreadful war and the colossal lost of life and injury. Gone are the days, when the whole country stopped for two minutes at one of THE most significant moments in the history of the nation, whatever day it was. Factories stopped, machineries turned off (I remember that from my first job) vehicles pulled to the side, school stopped lessons, housewives stopped what they were doing. To mark the centenary, there will be an exhibition in St. Peter’s Church to commemorate and honour those who served as well as those who fell in the Great War. As a Langtonian, whether recently moved to these villages or a long standing resident, you are invited to participate in this display with information about your descendant(s) who served - lost their lives or survived. The exhibition will take place at the time of the centenary. If you feel that this is something you would like to do, please contact [email protected]
St. Peter’s Spring Events 11th March Mothering Sunday 10.30am St. Peter’s
30th March Easter weekend – Good Friday / Easter Sunday – services – see 1st April ‘Services’
21st April Concorde and Canapés – Illustrated talk - 7.30pm Community Hall £15 The fantastic photographs of Concorde accompanied by the Red Arrows and QE2 recalls the style and romance of Concorde. Complete this evening with a plate of canapes and glass of wine.
5th May Concert featuring Janette Munro and Il Destino – 7.30pm St. Peter’s £15
6th May International Dawn Chorus Day – walk then bacon butties at St. Peter’s. Meet 6.00am @ St. Peter’s, Church Langton Butties @ 7.30 non- walkers welcome to eat. Email or ring editor to book food. £5
29 Apr – 9th Sep – Cream Teas – Every Sunday 3-5pm St. Peter’s
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Thorpe Langton News Although Christmas 2017 is a long and distant memory, Santa at the Barn was as popular as ever. The snow prevented his arrival one Sunday but a terrific £1450 was raised by his presence. Spirits were lifted with all the volunteers when the High Sheriff of Leicestershire- Tim Maxted, kindly came to visit Santa and those who make it all possible. One young man named Oliver Wright, aged 8 and from Great Bowden, had heard of the High Sheriff's visit. He dressed in his own cape and sword and was delighted to meet a real Sheriff. Over the month
of December, hundreds of children visit Santa at Grange Farm and we are assured that Santa will of course come again this year, to the beautiful barn where Christmas begins for many! The Thorpe Langton Annual Christmas Party took place as usual in the Bakers Arms. Although it's a good excuse for a get together, it also gives a chance to show off some festive cooking skills. To date there has been best Christmas cake, Christmas pud, mince pie etc., this year was best sausage roll. Nine people entered and the clear winner was Irene Ward who made her own flaky pastry (some others of us used it from the packet!). A good feast followed and 3 charities all benefitted from £100 each from the proceeds of the taste testing and raffle. Thorpe Langton villagers are renowned for some enthusiastic quizzers, so in
late January, they were given another oppor-tunity to pit their wits against one another at a Village Quiz Night. The venue this time was the swimming pool room at Top House. It was packed to capacity with 80 people who dined on fish and chips whilst competing. Not meant as a big fundraiser, as very respecta-ble £329 was raised and helped a brain injury charity as well as the local church. Sue Lambert
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A DAY AT THE LANGTON BREWERY We’ve now been producing beer for 18 years, first in an old building behind The Bell Inn at East Langton, and then at our present location at Grange Farm, Thorpe Langton, and yet we still meet people who give us the same line, “What, a brewery in the Langtons? I’ve lived around here for 30 years and I didn’t know beer was produced locally”. So what does actually go on in the brewery? A day in the life of a brewer starts at the crack of dawn. The first job of the day is mixing malted barley with hot water in a large tank called a ‘mash tun’. This mixture is left to soak for over an hour so now is a good chance to do some of the countless
other jobs that need doing: cleaning barrels, loading vans for the day’s deliveries or just making the first of the day’s cup of coffee. Once enough time has passed, the hot water in the mash tun has caused the grains to release their sugar. This sugary syrup (‘wort’) is pumped into a second tank known as the ‘copper’ - a large tank with heating elements used to heat the wort until boiling. During this transfer, the grain is washed (‘sparged’) with more water to maximise sugar extraction. Once boiling, hops are added, giving the beer its characteristic bitterness, flavour and aroma. An hour later the wort is quickly cooled through a heat exchanger and transferred to another tank (‘fermenting tank’) where the yeast is added. Over the next few days the yeast will turn the sugar from the wort into alcohol, producing the beer we know and love. Brewing usually takes place on a Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday with two brews quite often happening on one day. Most of our beer is put into casks. These are made of stainless steel and contain 9 gallons or 72 pints. We produce up to 18 casks of beer on any one brew, being able to make over 100 casks, or 7,200 pints, of beer in any one week. The beer is then put into the casks on the following Monday and Tuesday. Sometimes the beer is put into bottles instead of going into casks. We used to bottle all of our beer here at the brewery but, due to volume, most of it now goes away to be bottled. We pump 1000 litres of beer into a big plastic tank and this is then taken to the bottler’s and returns all neatly bottled, labelled and pack-aged a couple of weeks later. From our humble beginnings behind the Bell, the brewery has expanded over the years, now selling over 3,500 casks and 70,000 bottles, every year. Alistair and David are still very much hands on with the day to day running of the business and are ably assisted by Lawrence and Pete, the other two full time employees. We supply a great many of the pubs, restaurants and shops in the area, run brewery trips throughout the year, support many local events and charities and run our very popular brewery festi-val every summer. Have a look at the web site for more information, give us a ring or if the door’s open when you’re passing drop in and have a look at what we’re doing. You may just be surprised at what’s going on right on your doorstep. Alistair Chapman
DATE FOR THE DIARY:
This years Beer Festival 13th, 14th, 15th July
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The Party by Elizabeth Day
This is a gripping and satisfying read with a great plot, well conceived characters and some brilliant writing. The story revolves around the toxic friendship between Scholarship boy Martin and his much posher, upper class pal Ben. The two meet at school where Martin, who is self conscious and awkward, quickly falls under the spell of charming, confident, handsome Ben. Their friendship continues through university into adulthood and Ben uses
and exploits Martin mercilessly.
We know from the beginning that there is a secret at the heart of the book and on the night of 'The Party' which is being held by Ben and his wife in their country house, matters come to a head when Martin realises the true reason why Ben has continued their friendship. Although The Party is a work of fiction it feels as if a light is being shone on the real lives of people who are born into utter privilege and who often hold a great deal of power in British society. Jane Lawton
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East Langton Parish Council Parish Councillors—Roz Folwell, Chair; Gary Kirk and Martine Browne (Church Langton); John Loney and Heather Munro, Vice Chair (East Langton) Clerk—Alison Gibson, 07763177707 [email protected]
Parish Council Meetings - Meetings take place at the Langton Community Hall and are open to the public. Agendas and minutes are available on the Parish website, Parish Noticeboards or from the clerk. Future meetings are: The first Wednesday of every month, alternating Full Parish Council Meetings with Planning Application Meetings (if required).
The Parish Meeting will be held on Wednesday 2nd May 2018 at 7.00pm followed by a full Parish Council Meeting. The Par ish Meeting is held annually and is an opportunity for all electors to raise issues, make comment and offer praise on all aspects of the Parish. We welcome all to attend and look forward to your involvement.
Neighbourhood Plan— A good turn out of 40 people attended the Parish Council’s meeting to consider the Examiner’s Report. The Report will now go the Parish Council and Harborough District Council for decisions to accept it. Following the acceptances it will then be put forward for a vote (referendum) by the residents of East Langton Parish which is likely to be Thursday 21st June. Polling cards will be sent out by Harborough District Council in the same way as with General/Local Elections. All residents are encouraged to vote. The full report and amended Neighbourhood Plan can be seen on the Parish Council website and hard copies will be made available in all public buildings in the Parish up to the referendum . Roz Folwell
Examiner’s Report East Langton Neighbourhood Plan The Examiner has made relatively few amendments to the draft Neighbourhood Plan and has confirmed restrictions on the development of employment activities; prioritised affordable housing for local people; established an area of separation between East and Church Langton and with West Langton; agreed design criteria for new housing; supported a housing mix that meets the needs of older people and young families; Accepted the need for development to be restricted where it leads to a severe traffic impact; accepted the need for additional protection for the heritage aspects we sought to be listed; safeguarded the community facilities in the Parish and introduced a range of environmental protections including ones for ridge and furrow, trees and hedgerows and bio-diversity generally. The Examiner has also agreed that the Coronation Garden and Cricket ground in
East Langton are to be designated as Local Green Space (LGS), along with the Village
Green in Church Langton. The Examiner did not, however, accept the designation as
Local Green Space either for the allotments or the Thorpe Path. He commented that
both already had a degree of statutory protection. The Examiner was also minded to
delete the policy on views, considering them not to be sufficiently special.
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The examination is a positive one, although there will be disappointment at the refusal of the LGS on the allotments and 'Thorpe Path' in Church Langton. Their designation as ‘Open Space, Sports and Recreation Sites’ and the protection afforded through this is referenced in the determination. There are minor policy modifications but the NP as it stands:
1. Sets precise criteria for the development of windfall sites, including being of an appropriate scale; meeting an identified housing requirement; address-ing issues of road safety;
2. Supports smaller homes and homes for older people; 3. Requires affordable housing to be prioritised for local people; 4. Allows new business development to occur only where it avoids adverse
Impacts on surrounding residential and community amenity and uses; 5. Supports expansion of agricultural buildings only where the local road system
is capable of accommodating the traffic and parking can be accommodated on-site and there are no significant adverse impacts on neighbours through noise, light or other pollution, increased traffic levels or flood risk;
6. Protects all the community facilities we identified; 7. Affords added protection to all of the additional buildings we identified as
local heritage assets (including the allotment and churchyard wall); 8. Agrees all of the design requirements; 9. Gives added protection to the Local Green Spaces identified - the cricket
ground and Coronation Gardens in East and the Village Green in Church; 10. Agrees to ALL of the 'other environmentally significant sites'; 11. Ensures that biodiversity will be considered in new development; 12. Provides added protection to trees and hedges;
13. Accepts the ridge and furrow policy with slightly softened wording; 14. Maintains the areas of separation as identified; 15. Resists development proposals that result in a severe cumulative impact of
additional traffic (including on narrow roads within the conservation areas).
All in all, this is a good examination outcome, although the main attention will be on the LGS determinations. This should not deflect from the substantial added protections that the Plan offers. The Examiner concludes ‘I commend the Draft NDP for being well written, logical, clear, appropriately concise and intelligible to a reasonably intelligent lay reader with no expertise in town and country planning’. Gary Kirk 26 February 2018
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Church Langton CE (Aided) Primary School Well done to the year five pupils who took part in the celebration concert held at DeMontfort Hall. We were delighted to have been chosen to take part and it was a wonderful afternoon. To celebrate the 70th Anniversary an exciting and ambitious large-scale project, working collaboratively with the Philharmonia Orchestra was commissioned. This gave a unique opportunity to create a legacy for future musicians to enjoy and to give students the chance to show their creative skills by composing and performing their own piece of celebratory music working alongside professional musicians. It also celebrated the rich, cultural diversity of the work both organisations deliver. Legend of the Sky is a composition by Fraser Trainer with a libretto from Hazel Gould, which includes a large orchestral ensemble with steel pans and Indian classical musicians, a massed primary school choir and the LSMS show choir who, alongside members of the Philharmonia Orchestra, perform an epic oratorio reimagining the ancient Leicestershire folk legend, The Griffin of Griffydam. The music narrates the tale of a griffin, a fabulous creature with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion who terrorised the villagers of Griffydam. Thank you to Mrs Edwards and Mrs Hollis for supporting the pupils on the day and to Mr Kirkland for helping to prepare for the big day.
Steve Roddy Headteacher
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And lastly…….
Thorpe Langton Road and natures
amazing patterns.
Jo Lucas
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The Langtons’ and District Newsletter is non-profit making and all proceeds go towards the costs of publication. This publication is delivered to all the Langton Villages, Shangton, Stonton Wyville, Welham, Cranoe and Glooston.
If you are planning events or want to let the community
know what has been going on
the next publication will be at the end of May
for June, July and August.
Contact Roz Folwell on 01858 545160
Organisation
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Bell Ringing, Church Langton Langton Community Hall
After School Club Harborough Table Tennis Club LCH Bookings LCH Chairman LCH Social Committee Pubs Bakers Arms - Thorpe Langton Langton Arms - Church Langton The Crown - Tur Langton The Old Barn - Glooston Church Langton School East Langton Parish Council Tur Langton Parish Council Hanbury Charity Langton Cricket Club
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Contact
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C L School Vaughan Allington Maxine Johnson John Loney Roz Folwell Tim & Kate Guy Mr. Roddy Alison Gibson Alison Gibson Derek Hewitt Mark Ward
Telephone
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