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Flyer columnist and author, Stewart Bint, joined the throng of thousands lining the route of King Richard lll’s final journey on Sunday March 22. A hearse carrying the coffin was preceded by a team of police motorcycle outriders, with a helicopter hovering overhead. And while the actual time of the cortege being so close to me in my home village of Desford, was fleeting, it was still an incredible, spine-tingling moment when the Earthly remains of Richard lll, England’s last Plantagenet King, passed by just a couple of yards from me. There’d been an expectant buzz in the air all week, as many villagers prepared special works of art, banners, and a swathe of white roses. And on the day itself it seemed as if the whole population had turned out – young and old alike filled the pavements, all ready to be part of this historic event.

A Final Farewell

Photo by Nicola Mays

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In some ways it was hard to imagine that the body once supported by the bones inside that coffin had been slain 530 years ago. Contro-versy and myth have always surrounded Richard lll, but I sensed that all of us out on the road as the hearse drove slowly past, were all united in the unbelievable experience of being part of this historic event while the rest of the world watched on television.

Love Richard or loathe him, no-one can deny that his death at the Battle of Bosworth on 22 August 1485 at the age of 32, changed the face of the British monarchy, and the course of British history. Who knows what the face of England would be like today had he defeated Henry Tudor’s rebellion against him? Richard led an army on that fateful day. And it was a veritable army of people who turned out to witness his final journey. I’m so pleased that I was one of them.

A Final Farewell

Photos by Nicola Mays

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Desford

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Desford

Photo by Stewart Bint

Photo by Stewart Bint

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Good Neighbours Celebrate First Anniversary

Desford Good Neighbours recently held a tea party to celebrate the first anniver-sary of the Scheme which was launched in January 2014. The event was held at Bosworth Academy as an initial joint-venture with the Academy and its stu-dents. The whole community was invited for teatime refreshments and a chance to meet the volunteers, find out more about the Scheme and learn how they might be able to make use of the Scheme themselves. Desford Good Neighbours are a group of local volunteers who aim to offer short term help to the whole community, typically around the house and garden, along with assistance with transport and shopping. They also aim to promote friendship and neighbourliness within the local community. The Academy had made available the hall and students were on hand to guide visi-tors. Students had also prepared a range of sandwiches, savouries and cakes for their guests along with tea and coffee. After a welcome from Scheme Chair, Kathy Hamil-ton, David Claricoates from the Academy explained how the Academy was aiming to become more integrated with the village and local community, outlining a number of projects which they were planning. After the welcome around 40 guests were

entertained by the students with a selection of vocal and guitar pieces. After the entertainments Desford Good Neighbour Scheme held its first AGM. The current Chair, Kathy Hamilton, advised the meeting that, as there had been no other nominations, all of the principal officers would continue to serve for a further year. All of the committee members present were introduced to the meeting. Kathy continued to provide an overview of the Scheme’s progress in its first year with approaching 200 tasks completed. Treasurer, Mary Carr, provided details of the work of the tele-phone co-ordinators in allocating tasks re-quested and a summary of the Scheme’s finances. The meeting was then opened to a lively discussion on Scheme experience to date. Kathy also invited guests to com-plete a questionnaire provided to suggest other activities where the Scheme might be able to help such as shopping trips. The meeting closed with Kathy proposing a vote of thanks to the Academy for hosting the event, providing refreshments and en-tertainment. The dedicated Scheme contact telephone number is 07443 640611 and further infor-mation can be found on the Scheme web-site www.desfordgns.org.uk

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Have Your Say On Recycling Changes

Have your say on proposed changes to recycling and household waste sites and recycling credits.

Leicestershire County Council announced that it was facing its biggest ever financial challenge. This means they need to save £120 million by 2018/2019 and

are transforming their services in order to achieve this.

A consultation has launched for residents and organisations to have their say on proposed changes to recycling and house-hold waste sites and recycling credits paid to charities and other groups in Leicestershire.

To find out more information visit www.leics.gov.uk/futurewastemanagement

Desford and Peckleton Art Club will be holding their 22nd Annual Spring Exhibition at Peckleton Village Hall on Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th April from 10 am to 4 pm.

With over a hundred original artworks on display in a fine array of different mediums this

year’s exhibition, as always, promises to be a good show - not to be missed!

Most of the pictures on show will be for sale at very reasona-

ble prices. Pop along and see this year’s big picture whilst sampling some of the delicious cakes with a tea or coffee.

Admission, as always, is free.

Find out more about their art club by going to:

www.dandpartclub.co.uk

Desford And Peckleton Art Annual Spring Exhibition

More Leicestershire homes and businesses are gearing up to reach the high-speed broadband fast lane.

A £9.2 million contract to ex-pand high-speed broadband to even more rural communities across Leicestershire was signed on 13th March 2015.

The partnership between Leicestershire County Council and BT will see more than 10,000 extra homes and busi-nesses get access to fibre

broadband technology as part of the Government’s Superfast Extension Programme.

A revised interactive map is now available on the Superfast Leicestershire website that shows the full expected cover-age across the county. The first properties to benefit from this

latest phase are expected to go live towards the end of 2016.

More than 25,000 premises already have access to super-fast broadband thanks to the first Superfast Leicestershire contract signed between Leices-tershire County Council and BT in 2013.

For more information on the Superfast Leicestershire con-tract you can visit www.superfastleicestershire.org.uk

More Leicestershire Homes And Businesses

To Reach High-Speed Broadband

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Recipe Book Will Have Slimmer’s Asking

‘Please, Can I Have Some More?’

Traditionally losing weight is associated with hunger and depriva-tion, but now a new recipe book from Slimming World which takes its name from the musical Oliver is turning that notion on its head. Sandy, who runs a Slimming World group in Earl Shilton, says Food Glorious Food will show people in Hinckley Area how to eat healthily without compromising on flavour or satisfaction. She says: “Before embarking on a weight-loss plan lots of people will have what they call their ‘last supper’ and indulge in all their favourite foods, because they ex-pect they’ll only be able to eat boring and bland things while they’re slimming. With Slimming World they soon realise that’s not the case. “In fact, when they first join Slimming World most people are really amazed to find out that they can still eat their favour-ite foods and tuck into the meals they love – even chips! Our members learn that by making small changes to the way they prepare and cook food, they can eat really delicious meals that are healthy and will enable them to lose weight. It’s not about going ‘on a diet’; it’s about discovering a new way of eating for life. Food Glorious Food is full of those recipes that people won’t believe they can still enjoy while losing weight and keeping it off for life.”

Food Glorious Food features more than 50 lighter versions of traditional dishes from across the UK and Ireland, including English classics like cottage pie and fish and chips to Welsh onion cake, Scottish soup Cock-a-leekie, Irish stews and more, so there’s something for everyone. Every dish has been developed in line with Slimming World’s Food Optimising healthy eating plan, so as well as tasting great they’re good for the waistline too. The recipes themselves are easy to fol-low, even for novice cooks, and each is accompanied by a photo so budding chefs can eat with their eyes and know how the finished product should look. Still not convinced? Keep a look out in the next edition of The Flyer and Put Food Glorious Food and Slimming World to the test by trying the delicious recipe for Cot-tage Pie from the new book. For more delicious recipes and to find out more about how you can lose weight and eat well with Slimming World, visit www.slimmingworld.com or join the Earl Shilton Slimming World group, which is held every Thursday at 9.30am,5pm & 7pm at St Peter & St Pauls Church Hall, Melton Street Earl Shilton LE9 7FP.

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Police Urge Motorists To Beware Of Catalytic Converter Thieves

An increase in thefts through-out February have urged the police to remind motorists to protect their catalytic convert-ers.

From September 2014 to Janu-ary 2015 the number of thefts in Leicestershire ranged between seven and twelve per month but in February had increased to twenty-eight.

Hinckley, Barwell and Earl Shil-ton had a total of five catalytic

converters stolen throughout February. Vehicles that are being targeted are Peugeot 307’s, Ford Rangers and Kia Sportages.

The police are now urging mo-torists to protect their catalytic converters by having them etched which will deter thieves who know that marked property is difficult to sell but motorists could also consider cages and alarms.

It is also worth keeping your vehicle in a garage or leaving your car parked in a well-lit area.

Police are also urging the public to report any suspicious activity immediately.

Anyone with any information is urged to call Leicestershire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers, which is free and anonymous on 0800 555 111.

National White Collar Boxing Event

On Saturday 21st March, National White Collar Boxing held its first charity event at Club Republic in Leicester. Doors opened at 3pm for VIP guests and 4pm for standard ticket guests. The excitement was building up not only for the spectators but for the thirty fighters inside who had all took place in an eight week free training camp at Rendell Munroe’s boxing gym. Our very own local man Stuart Foster (NitroStu) from Barwell was the first fight of the evening with a fantastic opening perfor-mance. Stuart’s opponent Jas-pel put up a great fight both landing punch after punch and after three epic rounds of boxing

NitroStu’s hand was lifted by the referee as the winner. Stuart commented “This was an amazing experience and I feel the fittest I’ve been in a long time. I’m now looking forward to continuing with the training and performing in another event.”

Fourteen other fights took place throughout the night and with a twist in events Rendell Munroe pro boxer stepped in to take part in one of the fights as one of the fighters could not fight on the night due to medical rea-sons. This was an unexpected yet an amazing twist on the night for the spectators and his opponent who had no idea he would be fighting a world cham-pion boxer. The proceeds from this event will be donated to Edgars Gift and The Children’s Heart Ward at Glenfield Hospital. If you would like to take part in the next event you can contact National White Collar Boxing on Facebook or contact Jarrod Baxter on 07896957170

Stuart Foster (NitroStu)


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NHS chiefs are facing new pressure for accident and emergency and maternity services to be based in Hinckley.

Hinckley's County Councillor, Michael Mullaney, has written to Health ministers and launched a petition in support of the plan.

Councillor Mullaney has told Ministers that, "We have a growing population around Hinckley that needs such services. People in Hinckley, Burbage, Barwell, Earl Shilton

and the nearby villages deserve to have both accident and emer-

gency and maternity services provided more locally." He says that these facilities could be based at an expanded Ashby Road Community Hospital.

The Lib Dem Councillor has launched a petition for local residents to support the cam-paign and is asking local GPs for their views.

The petition can signed at www.bosworthlibdems.org.uk and paper copies can be ob-tained by calling 01455 699801.

New Bid For Accident & Emergency Services In Hinckley

An off duty police officer, an AA patrol officer and a dog walker have all came forward in witnessing two flying orbs that are now being investigat-ed by a UFO network.

The first person to come for-ward about the strange lights was a 41 year old woman from Earl Shilton. She was awoken through the night at about 4.50am where she managed to capture video footage on her mobile phone of the unidentified flying objects.

Joanne Kavanagh, who is inves-

tigating the incident on behalf of Lufion (the Leicestershire UFO Investigation Network), said investigators had ruled out the possibilities of the strange light objects being air ambulance, police helicopters, or any low flying aircrafts. It was reported that there was no sound coming from the sphere light objects, they just seemed to hover in the sky for a few moments and then shoot off in another direction.

Since the incident happened other witnesses have come forward saying they also

witnessed strange sphere light balls hovering in the skies at around the same time.

As part of the investigation the network are now asking other people to come forward if they had seen anything in connection with this incident.

For more information or to re-port any suspected UFO sight-ings visit www.lufoinregister.angelfire.com/home or email [email protected] or call Hinck-ley after 6pm on 01455 614013.

Have You Witnessed Strange Lights

From The Skies Above?

Simply e-mail: [email protected] with the page number the CHICK is located on, along

with your name, address and a Contact no. (optional) or post to 80 Kirkby Rd, Barwell. Closing Date: 5th April

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I saw an amazing show this week. It was Cirque Beserk and involves amazing acts of acrobatics, tum-bling, contortion, and even more dangerous activities such as knife-throwing and the “Globe of death” in which 4 motorcyclists ride around inside a mesh globe while a woman stands inside! Even the clown was an incredibly skilled equilibrist – balancing amazingly while performing juggling and other tricks. The whole show was incredi-ble and very entertaining.

Behind the entertainment though was a highly profession troupe of people with a set of skills which we could all benefit from developing. These are skills beyond the technical skills need-ed for each act, and are:

Confidence – without this they would be unable to do their job, their act, properly. Each act requires utmost confidence to perform safely and in a way that is amazing to see. Doubt causes people to hesitate and stum-ble, and there was certainly no room for that in these acts.

Trust – each act required the utmost trust. Trust in the other performers

and trust in the equipment used. Also, trust in their own abilities.

Commitment – even the most amaz-ing acts looked as if they were per-formed with ease. This is simply because there are thousands of hours of practice behind each one. Commitment to excellence has led these performers to be as good as they are.

Co-operation – each person in each act needs to work in harmony with all other members of the act. Whatever kind of day they’ve had, whatever disagreements might exist, all has to be forgotten when performing as, quite literally in some cases, lives depend upon working co-operatively.

Watching this incredible show really highlighted to me the importance of these qualities and attitudes. They really are core elements to success in any aspect of life. Luckily, they are also things we can learn to develop in order to achieve that success for our-selves - even if the nearest to a circus skill we ever come to is juggling our time and commitments and balancing our home finances!


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Simply Find 5 Easter Eggs like this one

Happy Easter kids, Simply find 5 Easter Eggs, as shown below, and you could win £10 CASH! You will find the presents hidden on the pages in this edition

Find all 5 and note the page numbers you found them on

Send your page numbers to:

80 Kirkby Rd, Barwell,

LE9 8FQ, along with your name, age,

address and phone no. or e-mail : [email protected]

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Forgive me for being a little self-indulgent but today, March 27th, is my wedding anniversary.

So, happy anniversary to my somewhat long-suffering wife, Sue.

Sue got 33 years and counting. And all because she laughed at a comment I made about beef-burgers in the hotel dining room where we met while on holiday in Greece. The rest, as they say, is history. We were married around 18 months later.

At that time, 1982, marriage was by no means as sacrosanct as it had been for previous genera-tions, but shacking up together ahead of the vows was still frowned upon in certain sections of “polite society.”

In particular my Mum. When a gingerly intrepid step was taken towards suggesting to Mum that we were considering such a heinous idea, the response was quick and withering: “You can’t do that. What would Bunty say?”

In those days the older generation was still coming to terms with the after-effects of the Hippy movement which had started in America in the 1960s and quickly spread around the world. But the true origins of Hippieism (I’ve just made that word up) can be traced back to the European social movements of the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as the Bohemians, and the influence of Eastern religion and spirituality.

The relentless march of the more unrestricted hippy culture, albeit considerably watered down from those heady flower power and “peace man” times, was slowly ingraining itself into our previous strait-laced society. It became the foundation for the less God-fearing place that modern Britain has become.

Is it a good thing or bad thing fact that the monogamy which marriage implies, is in the minority in many cultures, and certainly no longer valid in this country today?

Who am I to judge? But what I would say is that I certainly don’t share the view of my parents that marriage is an essential pre-cursor to two people having a key to the same front door.

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Earl Shilton Scout Group Need Your Help

Earl Shilton is expanding rapidly as house building continues, most is aimed at young families, consequently the local population is “exploding”, but local ameni-ties are not. They need to address this shortfall now.

Currently the Scout Building, on Alexander Avenue, is providing positive, rewarding and enjoya-ble activities three evenings a week, for boys and girls, from 5 years of age to late teens.

They want to provide a new, purpose built community building for their current users, which will also encourage new, different groups and individuals,

within Earl Shilton. It should be a pleasant, user friendly building for young people and adults to develop new skills and gain new experiences.

They would like to incorporate activities and opportunities new to Earl Shilton. These could include Archery, Climbing Wall and Parkour etc. The Scout Hut could be hired out, at rea-sonable rates, as a local venue for everyone. The location is ideal for this.

They are a small group of local residents currently working through the process of obtaining permissions, plans, quotes and funding BUT THEY CANNOT

DO THIS ALONE!

They need YOUR enthusiasm, skills and knowledge, If you have any practical skills to help them with painting, gardening, sourcing financial support, spon-sorship, ‘adopting’ the Group, organising events, donations or if you can help them in any way....

Please contact Helen (parent) c/o Earl Shilton Community House, Peggs Close, LE9 7BP. You can call in on a Tuesday, leave a note with your name and contact details and they will get back to you as soon as they can or Email: [email protected].

Pop along to Hinckley library’s series of monthly lunchtime talks: ‘Listen While You Lunch’. The talks fall every third Thursday of the month from 12noon until 1pm and tickets very often sell out fast. You are welcome to bring along your lunch for the session and a tea/coffee is included in the price of £3 (for library members) and £4.50 (for non-members).Booking is essen-tial, so please pre-book your ticket from the Help Point at Hinckley library before the talk or by calling them on the

telephone number before the talks by calling the library on: 0116 3052500.

Coming up this Easter is ‘Despicable Minions!’, an event full of crafts and fun based on the popular film ‘Despicable Me’. This will fall on Wednesday 1st April with a choice of either 10.30am-12noon or 2.30-4.00pm. Places cost £2 per child and the event is suitable for ages 5-10 years.

As with all of their children’s events, booking is essential and they would advise doing so

early as events very often sell out fast. Children aged 7 years and under must be accompa-nied by an adult for the dura-tion.

For more information and to book your place call Hinckley library on: 0116 3052500 or email: [email protected]

Lunchtime Talks At Hinckley Library

And Easter Fun Activities

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