Page 2 - February 2016 Issue 301

2 THE NEW COUNTESTHORPE HERALD
FEBRUARY 2016
About a dozen villagers regularly help produce the Herald. A further 70 make sure copies go through every letter box. All the helpers are volunteers who give their time to our community completely free.
Advertising Elaine Cooke,
Tel: 2774422 / 2771808
Articles
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Countesthorpe Diary
Committee Andrew Pennington
Elaine Cooke
Martin Smith
Andrew Oughton
Trevor Blood
Marion Szyndler (Typist)
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FEBRUARY
3rd Lent Course Opener (film)
St Andrew’s Church 7pm
5th Blast from the Past
Dance evening at the Village Hall. Active Arts event see page 8
8th W.I. Cookery Demonstration
Village Hall 7.30pm Visitors welcome
10th Herald Committee Meeting
Wednesday 8pm Axe & Square
10th Ash Wednesday Service
St Andrew’s Church 7.30pm
12th Logistics of a Roman Army
David Lamb VA&HS St Christopher’s Church Samworth College 7.15
15-19th Schools & Colleges Half Term 16th Dolls House Club
See last issue - the group forgot to include meeting dates
17th Start of Lent Course
St Andrew’s Church Based on Les Misérables (five Wednesdays) 7.30pm
19th Lloyd Griffith
LOROS event see page 28
20th Messy Church
at St Andrew’s 4 - 6pm
27th Helix Ensemble Concert
St Andrew’s Church See page 8 Active Arts event
29th Leap Year
LIBRARY OPENING TIMES
Monday 2pm - 5pm Wednesday 10am - 12pm Thursday 2pm - 7pm Saturday 10am - 1pm
Glebe Bonfire Guy Fawkes
We want to contact the people who made one of the guys that were put on the Bonfire. The Guy had glitter green trousers and green hair. If they would contact Glebe Garden Centre about their Guy we would be pleased.
Barry Hillyard, Countesthorpe Scout Group
MARCH
4th Woman’s World Day of Prayer
10.30am St Andrew’s Church
5th Comedy with Victor & Albert
Village Hall Active Arts event See page 8
11th What Makes the English Laugh:
A history of English humour, John Florance. VA&HS St Christopher’s Church Samworth College 7.15
11th Ceri Dupree Show
LOROS event see page 26
12-13th Annual Art Exhibition
Countesthrope College. Active Arts event See page 8
14th W.I. You Cannot be Serious
Wimbledon by Alan Gray. Village Hall 7.30pm Visitors welcome
15th Dolls House Club
Meet at Age Concern 51 Paddock St, Wigston LE18 2AN 7-9pm
17th Herald Copy Date 19th Messy Church
at St Andrew’s 4 - 6pm
19th Haggis Supper
Leicester Caledonian Society. Village Hall See page 6
24th Schools & Colleges Close
for Easter holiday
24th Maundy Thursday
Holy Communion with foot washing. St Andrew’s Church 7.30pm
25th Good Friday
The Last Hour by the Cross 2 - 3pm
Meditation - Man of Sorrows 7.30pm St Andrew’s Church
27th Easter Sunday
6.30am Dawn Service 9am Holy Communion 11am All Age Celebration St Andrew’s Church
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