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Volume 22: Issue 2 March 2020

Covering: Orton, Ratcliffe, Sheepy, Shenton, Sibson and Twycross www.sheepybenefice.org or (Sheepy Group of Churches)

Distributed free to around 900 households in all six parishes ten times a year

Get Well Soon!Reverend Julia is not well. She has been advised to rest and so she is not on duty. She has our

best wishes for a safe return to her busy self. Meanwhile all the usual services are being covered by clergy from other parishes and the cathedral. We are grateful for their support.

Please contact the Benefice Administrator or talk to a churchwarden if you need help. All the contact details are in the Gaze e. We would appreciate it if you feel able to include Rev. Julia

in your prayers.

Sheepy Benefice Gazette March 2020

Church Services - March 2020 All service details are also on the Benefice website ‐ www.sheepybenefice.org

There is also a Communion service at 9 am every Thursday at All Saints Sheepy Magna

Notes from the Editor We have a new adver ser on page 16 this month. A pet si ng service offered by Sue’s Pet Care Services.

News and good quality photos for the April edi on should be with your village correspondent (named on page 19) by 12 March please.

We’re happy to consider ar cles of local interest for publica on but reserve the right, as editors, to publish or not, and to shorten or edit as required. Good quality pictures of events around the Benefice are almost always in short supply so do consider submi ng yours for publica on.

For the avoidance of doubt, we do not have the resources to vet all adver sers, so please exercise the usual cau on.

We have a few spaces available for new adver sers. If you would consider placing an advert for your business, please contact the Editor, Helen Anderton via [email protected] ‐ we may be able to help, should you need it, with design and layout.

CONTENTSCHURCH NEWS

Church Services 2

View from the Pulpit 3

View From a Pew 4

Diocesan News 4

Profile of Bishop Guli 5

VILLAGE NEWS

Orton News 7

Ratcliffe News 9

Sheepy News 10/11/ 13Sibson News 15

Twycross News 17


View From the Pulpit


View From a Sibson Pew The ‘View from the Pew’ in Sibson this month is absolutely glorious. The grounds are covered with beau ful snowdrops, their heads bowed as if in reverence to their surroundings gently swaying from side to side.

Snowdrops (Galanthus nivalis) earned their name from the combina on of two Greek and La n words. Galanthus, from the ancient Greek means milk white flower, while the La n word ‘nivalis’ means resembling snow. Carl Linnaeus classified the flower in 1753.

Snowdrops are one of the few flowers to only come in one colour – white. This is probably why the snowdrop symbolises purity, the tradi onal ‘colour meaning’ of white flowers.

The snowdrop flower has enjoyed a rich and varied history that includes several legends about how the flower came to be. My favourite one is this:

Garden of Eden: According to legend, Eve was distraught a er God cast her out of the Garden of Eden. God sent forth con nuous snow and the

earth was cold and barren. As Eve sat weeping, an angel appeared to comfort her. The angel caught a snowflake and breathed upon it. The snowflake flu ered to the earth and gave birth to the snowdrop. This delicate bloom came to symbolise hope and rebirth.

Despite their delicate appearance Snowdrops also have important medicinal proper es. They contain Galanthamine, a drug which is currently used for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. It is also being studied for its effec veness in the treatment of HIV and disorders of the central nervous system .

Snowdrops, also known as ‘Candlemas bells’, have

historically been used in religious ceremonies. In the 15th Century, monks planted snowdrops in the monastery gardens and on Candlemas, February 2nd, the picture of Virgin Mary was removed and snowdrop petals were displayed instead.

Back here in Sibson, despite the best efforts of storms Ciara and Dennis we have the best display of snowdrops for some considerable me. They are well worth a detour through the church grounds if you’re passing. I may be very slightly biased but having recently visited Calke Abbey I think ours are even be er and much closer to home. Come and see for yourself.

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Profile - Bishop Guli Sheepy Benefice Gazette March 2020

Bishop Guli became the first Bishop of Loughborough, suffragan in the Diocese of Leicester, in late 2017. She moved to Leicestershire from Peterborough Diocese where she had been Curate Training Officer and also Adviser for Women’s Ministry.

As Suffragan, Bishop Guli assists the Bishop of Leicester in his work in all geographical areas right across the Diocese of Leicester, and also has several specific areas of responsibility. She oversees the work we are doing in the diocese to help enable people of diverse cultural backgrounds and heritage to fully par cipate and take up leadership and ministry roles within our churches and fresh expressions. Efforts con nue in this area, boosted by the recent award of a significant SDF grant to develop Intercultural Worshipping Communi es in the diocese and help all our churches, fresh expressions of Church, schools and chaplaincies to extend and deepen their work.

Bishop Guli is also Sponsoring Bishop, overseeing and suppor ng the voca ons of those called to ordained and lay ministries.

She leads in the area of wellbeing, including chairing the People and Wellbeing Group which seeks to ensure that our diocesan structures and processes are best place to enable the flourishing of all people.

Bishop Guli is also Chair of Trustees of Launde Abbey retreat house Launde Abbey, which has recently began marking its 900th year as a house of prayer.

In spring 2019, along with the Bishops of Bradford and Durham, Bishop Guli led a service to launch the first bilingual Persian language version of the Church of England’s Common Worship Holy Communion liturgy. Hundreds of Iranians from churches around England a ended the launch at Wakefield Cathedral.

Bishop Guli is currently Vice‐President of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), a five year post which includes a close working rela onship with the Churches Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME). In March she hosted a visit to Leicester of the CEC presidency on what was originally expected to be BREXIT day, 29 March 2019.

Recently, Bishop Guli began contribu ng to Radio 4’s Thought for the Day.

In spring 2020, Bishop Guli will lead a Lent pilgrimage: Salt of the Earth when she will visit church and community social ac on projects across the diocese. She is keen to learn and join in ac vi es expressing everyday faith in ac on, and praying with and for those communi es. This will be a spiritual journey for her personally but also, as stories emerge, she hopes we will together be able to offer to the wider diocese inspira on and joyous encouragement.

BIOGRAPHYPrior to her arrival in our diocese a er her consecra on at Canterbury Cathedral in 2017, Bishop Guli had led Curate Training in the Diocese of Peterborough. She was also Adviser for Women’s Ministry, an Honorary Canon of Peterborough Cathedral, and a member of the Church of England’s governing body, General Synod.

Born in Iran, Bishop Guli’s family was forced to leave the country in the wake of the Iranian Revolu on in 1980 when she was 14 years old. She a ended No ngham and Bristol Universi es and was ordained in 1998, serving in Southwark Diocese. Among other posi ons, Bishop Guli has been Chaplain to the Royal Academy of Music in London for two years.

She is married to Lee, also a priest, and they have three children. Canon Lee Francis‐Dehqani is Interim Team Rector for the Fosse Team ‐ a group of seven parishes with eight churches lying north of the city of Leicester and to the east of the ancient Roman road the Fosse Way.


Sheepy Good Neighbour Scheme

LETS TALK ABOUT…… FUNERALS Wednesday 3rd June 2020 at 12 – 2pm Sheepy Memorial Hall The Sheepy Good Neighbour Scheme Group will be invi ng representa ves from several funeral companies to a end to answer any ques ons that you may have. There are many different funeral arrangements on offer and we hope to have a broad selec on of what is available. Hot food and drinks will be available. Disabled access. Open to all. A ernoon Tea and Chat Mondays at The Black Horse in Sheepy 3 l 5pm Hot Brunch Wednesdays at Sheepy Memorial Hall 10.30 l 12 noon Everyone Welcome Julie Dixon

SHEEPY BONFIRE SOCIETY & NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCHBonfire SocietyEaster Egg Hunt ‐ 12th April 2020 12.30pm un l 1.00pm Mee ng at Sheepy Magna School car park and finishing at the Church. Registra on is now open for our FREE Easter Egg Hunt, for Parish Children. All children who live or go to school within the parish are welcome to take part, this is fully funded by us. To register please search Eventbrite and then search Sheepy to see this year’s events. Fill in the relevant required informa on, if your child has any food allergies also email [email protected] Please note ‐ You must register to secure your child a place ‐ No ‘on the day’ registra ons will be accepted due to the organising and catering involved in planning this event. We look forward to seeing you there! Scarecrow Compe on – Will take place on 4th, 5th & 6thSept 2020. This year the entry to our Scarecrow compe on is FREE of charge to enter. Start planning now to win a great prize!

NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCHFollowing the recent recovery of two caravans stolen locally, if you have a caravan, you are advised by Rural

Watch to consider addi onal security. Remember you can report suspicious ac vity as well as crime online on Leicestershire Police Website or by calling 101. Please contact [email protected] or our ‘Whats App’ groups a er repor ng.

SHEEPY HISTORY SOCIETY February’s mee ng included Dorrien Moody’s memories of 2 major incidents that happened in Sheepy, i.e. September 1941 when 2 bombs dropped on the field opposite Elms Farm in Ratcliffe Lane, and November 1969 when there was an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. There was also a demonstra on of the capabili es of a digital microscope which the Society has purchased to assist with iden fying archaeological finds and transcrip on of old documents. On display: 1694 Will of Lord of the Manor, Thomas Levinge; 1906 Dedica on of Memorial Window, 1911 Dedica on of Reredos & 1923 Dedica on of East Window in church; 1937 & 1981 Parish Magazines; 1947 plan & 1979 sales details/photos of 18 Ratcliffe Lane; 1970s newspaper ar cles; Book “Plight of Leicestershire’s Framework Kni ers in the 1840s” ; 1982 photos of Church House & path around Sheepy Lake etc...

The next mee ng is on Tuesday, 10th March at 7.30pm at Sheepy Memorial Hall. Admission by dona on. Everyone welcome.

The next cataloguing/research session is on Monday 30th March from 10am to 12 noon in the first floor Heritage Room at the Memorial Hall.

Contact details: Lynne Percival on 01827 880721 or email: sheepyhistory@b nternet.com

……. are a new singing group formed to promote good health, fun and companionship. The friendly, informal group meets on Tuesdays 7:00pm ‐9:00pm in All Saints Church, Sheepy Magna, CV9 3RA Everyone, yes, everyone welcome, Only £2 per week For more informa on Contact: ‐ Rachel Yorke — 07835781476

Community Matters


Advance Dates for Your Diary: “What the Butler Saw” Monday 27 April

7:30pm in Church William comes highly recommended and gives a cap va ng and amusing insight into serving the Queen and her family, life onboard the Royal Yacht Britannia and his rela onship with the stars. Doors open 7pm for 7.30 performance. Entrance by advance cket only, £10 p.p. available from Carol Graham on 01827 80265.

Orton DCC MeetingThe annual mee ng of the Orton District Church Council will take place at 7pm on Wednesday 18th March at Sheepy Church ‐ anyone interested in what's going on at our church please come along.

Village Quiz Monday 3 February 7.30pm at The Unicorn

A good night was had by all, raising £230 towards the upkeep of your church. Special thanks must go to Josie for organising it, Colin and Jane for hos ng it at The Unicorn and not forge ng the excellent quizmaster, Tony and of course everyone who came and made the evening such a success.

“60 Minute Church Makeover” Saturday 21 March 10 – 11am

Its that me of the year again – yes spring cleaning! Volunteers needed to give the church and churchyard a good dy up. Its amazing what can be done in one hour so please everyone come along with your buckets, spades, secateurs, dusters, polish etc – whatever you feel you’re best at using.

RNIBA big thank you to all the anonymous people who leave used stamps in church. They just appear in the box in church or some mes even in packets or bags in the church porch and are very much appreciated by the Royal Ins tute for the Blind. I’ve just sent off another two big parcels a er Christmas so please keep them coming and thank you again!

Bank Holiday Plant Sale 8/9/10 MayAll your vegetable and flower plants plus perennial surprises! Please make a note of the date and think of us when dying or thinning your beds – what you consign to the compost might just be what someone else is looking for.

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Ratcliffe Culey News Sheepy Benefice Gazette March 2020

Reverend JuliaPlease see the item on the front cover regarding

the state of Rev Julia’s health. Our thoughts and prayers are with Rev Julia at this very difficult time for her. For the time being other clergy will be covering for her at our normal 4th Sunday services and at the baptism which follows the next service.

Ratcliffe Friendship ClubThe AGM will be held on Wednesday 4 March at 7.30 pm at 11 Main Rd. Surprisingly quickly it is time for our AGM again. Our meetings are interesting and informal and you are most welcome to join us as a member a visitor. If you think you might be interested you are welcome to come to our AGM or speak to Juliet on 713766.

Future Events

Coffee Morning This will be held on Wednesday 11th March, 10 30 am to 12 .30 pm. There will be a Bring and Buy stall. Let’s hope for some Spring weather.

Electoral RollForms to apply for inclusion on the revised roll are available. Anyone wishing to join the roll should request an application form from Richard Jones (713766) and complete it between 26 February and 9 March.

Annual Church MeetingFollowing on from the new scheme introduced last year, all of the 6 churches in the Benefice will hold their meetings in different time slots on one of two dates, either 18 or 19 March, Ratcliffe’s allocated time is 7.00 to 7.45 pm on Thursday 19 March at Sheepy Church. Everyone is welcome to attend, the accounts and church reports will be presented and wardens and committee members elected as normal.

Next Services

Sunday 22 March, Holy Communion at 10 am. Sunday 22 March, Baptism at 1.00 pm.

DRAFT Minutes of the Parish Council Mee ng held on Thursday 13th February 2020, 7.30 p.m.

At the Parish Room, Witherley.

(Extract of items specifically relevant to Ratcliffe Culey)

20/024: CRIME REPORT: Cllr Robinson circulated his report prior to the mee ng: Burglary at Sheepy Road Pinwall, cut locks off shed doors to steal a trailer. The Millers at Sibson, thieves cut open rear doors of a van to steal tools. Red Gate at Fenny Drayton, a gas bo le was stolen from caravan parked on driveway. Fenn Lanes at Fenny Drayton, padlocks were cut from field gates to gain entry to hare course. Pinwall Garage, Pinwall, workshop broken into to steal items.

Ratcliffe Culey: The Clerk has not yet costed the addi onal grasscrete system to be laid between the play equipment, however it is not a budget item for 2020/21 but could be for the year a er. Ratcliffe Culey: Cllr Trive reported a road sign had been damaged during the recent storms. Clerk to report to Highways to reinstate.

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Saturday Brunch ‘PLUS’ @ All Saints Church Sheepy Magna

Why not join us at Sheepy Church for our monthly ‘Saturday Brunch’. As well as great food and wonderful fellowship, you can also get to sample our ‘Posh Coffee’. The next one is on Saturday 14th March 2020 at 9.30am but if you can’t make this one, we look forward to seeing you at a future event during the year. Are you concerned about the future of our beau ful world? Want to do your bit but not sure what or how? One way is to make an effort to cut back even more on our plas c consump on. Secondly, using be er ‘green’ products for cleaning our homes, clothes and ourselves benefits our water system. The PLUS part is that All Saints, Sheepy Magna are delighted to announce that NextGen will be at our Brunch on Saturday 14th March. You can bring along your own containers to be refilled, purchase products (in glass containers) or just come and see what it is all about. You don’t need to stay for breakfast but, of course, we will be delighted if you do. NextGen was set up in June 2019 to promote an awareness of trying to make a difference. Up to now they have refilled 900+ plas c bo les! They stock most cleaning products for kitchen and bathroom, laundry

liquids/powders, liquids soaps and shower gels. Their stock is sourced from Suma eco leaf and BioD and new products are added all the me. Why not join us for Brunch and get your eco Products on the same journey…

Sheepy Magna Ladies Group

Sheepy Ladies Group is a small group of ladies who meet monthly to share speakers, suppers and trips out. We have a theatre trip planned to the Concordia Theatre this spring. We try to draw on local talent for our speakers and so we keep our annual subs to £15pa, which includes refreshments. As we are independent, we have wri en our own cons tu on and are not restricted by pe y rules. Our next mee ng will be on Wednesday 18th March and is our AGM. Subs will be due on this evening.

If you would like an evening out why not come along and see what you think of us? New members and visitors are always welcome. We are a friendly group who meet on the third Wednesday of each month, in Sheepy Memorial Hall at 7:30pm, unless otherwise adver sed. New members and visitors are always welcome.

For more informa on ring Sue on 880517 or Pat on 880627.

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Mothers’ Union. 5th March 2.00pm in Church. Mrs. Gillian Greenwood will be giving a talk on her holiday to Orkney and Shetland plus our normal Bring and Buy Stall.

6th March 7.30 pm in Church World Day of Prayer. Everyone welcome. Open House. The next mee ng will on 16th March 1.00pm in Church. Please note earlier me as we have our Soup and Bread Lunch. £4.00 per head. All money raised go to Tear Fund Thank you, Jean Negus.

‘Open the Book’ Open the Book is a series of Bible stories presented weekly by small teams to the children of Sheepy Primary School. There are eight volunteers who take part at the moment, but we are in the process of recrui ng new members, which means that we are only commi ed to two or three mes each half term. The team is very flexible and even if you could only join us for one session a term, we would be pleased to welcome you. We usually meet on a Monday morning in Sheepy Church to rehearse, and then “perform” in school on Wednesday morning. Each session takes about half an hour. If you would like to be involved in this rewarding experience, please contact Rev’d Julia Hargreaves or Sue Houghton on 01827 880517. All volunteers are fully DBS checked. Sue Houghton

Tuesday ChurchIf you care for a preschool child, why not come along to Tuesday Church? This is a lively, informal service a ended by Recep on children from Sheepy Primary School, but is

open to all pre‐schoolers and their carers. We have music, a story and a cra ac vity. It is held on the second Tuesday of the month, at 1:30pm in Sheepy Church. The next service is on Tuesday 10th March. If you care for a young child why not come along and have some fun? All helpers are fully DBS checked. Sue Houghton

Touching Heaven ‐ A new Praise and Worship event

A new and exci ng venture for the benefice begins this year, with a monthly service of worship & praise, and warmly invite all those who like Contemporary worship.

Next Service is at All Saints Sheepy Magna on Sunday 29th March, 6pm

Touching Heaven is an informal evening of praise and worship. Don't worry if you don't know the songs, they are very simple and easy to pick up. Come and give it a try, we'd love to see you there.

Lenten Reflec on 2020 All Saints Church Sheepy

The Benefice will meet at All Saints Sheepy, on Wednesdays during March and April. If you have a Bible please bring this along, in addi on you will be given a copy of the par cipants booklet for the five‐week course. The course recognises the fact that evangelism isn’t simply a set of things we do but rather a whole life of witness. It’s about living as witnesses for Jesus in every part of our daily lives, born out of holy habits of personal prayer and Bible reading, and a life that’s lived in gra tude to God for all that he’s done for us.

The course also acknowledges the importance of rela onships and of church—we learn best as Chris ans when we learn together, and the church is God’s gi to us to enable us to encourage, share, challenge and help each other in our own faith journeys.

The Courses will be on Wednesday March 4th, 11th, 25thand April 1st and April 8th star ng at 7.30pm


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Sheepy News (cont from p11) Sheepy Benefice Gazette March 2020

Sheepy History Society

February’s mee ng included Dorrien Moody’s memories of 2 major incidents that happened in Sheepy, i.e. September 1941 when 2 bombs dropped on the field opposite Elms Farm in Ratcliffe Lane, and November 1969 when there was an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. There was also a demonstra on of the capabili es of a digital microscope which the Society has purchased to assist with iden fying archaeological finds and transcrip on of old documents.

On display: 1694 Will of Lord of the Manor, Thomas Levinge; 1906 Dedica on of Memorial Window, 1911 Dedica on of Reredos & 1923 Dedica on of East Window in church; 1937 & 1981 Parish Magazines; 1947 plan & 1979 sales details/photos of 18 Ratcliffe Lane; 1970s newspaper ar cles; Book “Plight of Leicestershire’s Framework Kni ers in the 1840s” ; 1982 photos of Church House & path around Sheepy Lake etc...

The next mee ng is on Tuesday, 10th March at 7.30pm at Sheepy Memorial Hall. Admission by dona on. Everyone welcome.

The next cataloguing/research session is on Monday 30th March from 10am to 12 noon in the first floor Heritage Room at the Memorial Hall.

Contact details: Lynne Percival on 01827 880721 or email: sheepyhistory@b nternet.com

LOCAL VOCALS

…. are a new singing group formed to promote good health, fun and companionship. The friendly, informal group meets on Tuesdays 7:00pm ‐ 9:00pm in All Saints Church, Sheepy Magna, CV9 3RA Everyone, yes, everyone welcome, Only £2 per week

For more informa on Contact: ‐ Rachel Yorke — 07835781476

Sheepy WI

Sheepy WI's first mee ng of 2020 started with a spring in our step. Roxy Dinsdale gave us a really interes ng talk about her life as a belly dancer, how she saved a Python over 30 year's ago and gave us a few dance moves.

If you like the sound of these sort of events we'd love you to come and join us. We meet at Sheepy Memorial Hall on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm. The next mee ng is 24 March when we will meet Beekeeper 'Dave' and learn alla bout Beekeeping. For more informa on please call Janet on 07932 615233


FRAUD, TRICKS AND SCAMS: GUIDANCE

Almost three quarters of us has been targeted by scammers in the past two years and one in 10 know someone who’s lost money to fraud, according to Citizens Advice. Scams are crimes that can happen to anyone and we don’t need to be embarrassed if we fall victim to them. We’ve identified 10 of the latest and most common scams you need to be aware of. 1. Ticketing scams Ticket scams happen when someone’s sold a ticket that’s fake or doesn’t exist and isn’t refunded. Working out whether an online ticket seller is legitimate can be tricky. Fraudsters create their own bogus ticket retail websites that look genuine. Some even use a name or website address very similar to a legitimate ticket sales website. . 2. Pension scams Cruel scammers have been making the most of pension freedoms and tricking people into handing over their hard-earned retirement savings to false or dodgy investments. Since pension freedoms was introduced in April 2015, Citizens Advice calculates that 8.4 million people have been offered unsolicited pension advice or reviews. Always remember that if someone contacts you out of the blue offering something which sounds too good to be true, it’s probably a scam. 3. Investment scams Investment scams are dangerous because the losses can often be very high. They’re usually initiated with an unsolicited phone call, letter, email or social media message and often offer investments. Once again, remember if someone contacts you out of the blue and it sounds too good to be true – it probably is. 4. Phone, text and email scams All of these scams are fraudsters using emails (phishing), texting (smishing) or phone calls (vishing) to pretend to be from an official source, like the police, a bank or another legitimate organisation such as an internet company. The scammers can use technology so the messages looks legitimate but ultimately trick people into handing over their bank details, calling premium numbers or downloading malicious software. 5. Money mules Students are particularly vulnerable against this scam where someone allows their bank account to be used to launder criminal funds. In return, the victim will get paid a fee. This scam has particularly harsh consequences as the victim is breaking the law so can be prosecuted if caught. 6. Contactless card ‘skimming’ In 2015, Which? was able to easily and cheaply acquire contactless-card technology and use

this to remotely ‘steal’ key card details from a contactless card. Industry figures suggest contactless card fraud is low. 7. Fake goods on auction sites Fraudsters post pictures of an item – often at a bargain price – in online marketplaces, then get the victim to transfer money via their bank for something which will never arrive. Whatever you do – never pay via bank transfer. Always use a third-party payment provider, such as Paypal or a credit card, for additional protection. If the item costs more than £100 but less than £30,000 use a credit card so you can get the money back through a Section 75 claim if something goes wrong . Read more: a cautionary tale about online marketplaces. 8. Copycat websites In March, a couple was jailed for 35 years after making £37m selling fake passports and driving licenses through copycat government websites. Copycat websites often charge a fee to process or renew official documents, which you can do free yourself. Six jailed for running £37m ‘copycat website’ that sold fake passports fraud. 9. Employment scams Young people aged between 18-24 are most likely to be targeted by this scam, according to Safer Jobs. People pay for expensive training courses which don’t exist – sometimes jobs which don’t exist – or pay for CV services or security checks with illegitimate companies. If you suspect something isn’t legitimate, make sure you report it. 10. Tech support scams Older people are often targeted by people who tell them there’s a problem with their computer which can be fixed for a fee. Or they’re tricked into downloading malware by clicking on ads or suspect emails which then infect their computer with a virus. Sometimes, the scammer can even trick the person into handing over money either over the phone or through a pop-up or made via money transfers. In severe cases callers steal financial and personal details. Other computer scams involve offering bogus virus protection or warranties. The best defence of all is to keep your security settings locked up by making sure your software is always up to date.


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Women’s Ins tute

We shall be holding our next mee ng on Monday 17th February at the Village Hall. The speaker for the evening will be Janet Wroe performing “Golden Oldies”. The mee ng will begin at 7.15pm and the presenta on will be followed by light refreshments and a raffle. Come and join us for an enjoyable and entertaining evening. Phone Carol Goodridge on 01827 720896 for details.

Twycross Ladies

Twycross Ladies is a very casual, informal group of Twycross residents, ex‐residents or anyone associated with the village, who meet occasionally for a social. A er quite a long break, Twycross Ladies met again in the evening of the 30th January, at Harvey’s Coffee Cabin, and what a great turnout there was! Twenty ladies gathered for a chat and a light supper provided by Beth and Becky, and a lovely me was had by all. It was par cularly pleasing to see a few new faces. Thank you to the ladies at Harvey’s for providing such a congenial venue and a tasty buffet.

We’ll meet again a er Easter so keep a look out on the Twycross Community Facebook page, or contact Jayne on 07887505254 if you would like to be sent a text about the next event.

Twycross House School Chemistry Team Success

Congratula ons to the all‐girl chemistry team who came first in the regional final of the Top of the Bench compe on. This compe on is a na onal chemistry compe on organised by the Royal Society of Chemistry for 14‐16‐year olds. The team will now represent the West Midlands in the Na onal finals on 21st March at the University of East London.

In the Midlands regional compe on there were 12 teams compe ng including all the top independent schools in the area. The judges unreservedly commended the girls for their teamwork during the prac cal challenge, which ul mately gave them the edge in a closely fought compe on.

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Sheepy Benefice Gazette March 2020 Emergency Numbers

If you find yourself housebound and in need, please ring one of

these numbers for help: Sheepy: Good Neighbour Scheme: 07868 005 571 or 01827 881142Ratcliffe: Mrs Pratt 01827 714565 Orton: Mrs McKay 01827 880308

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as outlined in Sheepy Benefice’s Privacy No ce, a copy of which can be found on the Benefice website:

h ps://sheepybenefice.org/privacy‐no ce

All images of children in this publica on have parental permission for their use.

Hall Bookings:Available for par es, family celebra ons and

funerals, etc.Only £11 per hour, or

£8 per hour for long‐term bookings. Telephone or text us on 07583 272624, or look at our

website for more details. Tickets for all events available from Sheepy Memorial

Hall 07443 302 225, or see the website

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Recent works at Sheepy Church

Work has recently taken place on the ceiling in the church and a massive scaffolding was erected to ensure safe working.

To that end, the church was closed to all visitors whilst the work was underway for obvious health and safety reasons.

As the scaffolding was so large it took longer to erect than thought and so the church was scheduled to be closed until

Friday 28 February.

One service was scheduled for our sister church at Ratcliffe Culey

All works should be completed prior to 1 March, when this magazine is due for circulation.

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