Page 2 - April 2016 Issue 302

2 THE NEW COUNTESTHORPE HERALD
APRIL 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
Post or deliver to the Herald 38 Station Road
e-mail herald@macunlimited.net
Countesthorpe Diary
Committee Andrew Pennington
Elaine Cooke
Martin Smith
Andrew Oughton
Trevor Blood
Marion Szyndler (Typist)
277 3692 277 4422 277 5783 277 1808
11th W.I. Meeting
Canine Partners by Kate Cross Village Hall 7.30pm Visitors welcome
11th The W.G. Hoskins Lecture
Radical Leicester by Cynthia Brown. VA&HS Samworth College
14th Mindfulness
Launde Abbey See page 10
15th Barn Dance
Wildlife Hospital Charity Event. Village Hall See page 20
16th Patmos Concert
Countesthorpe Baptist Church 7.30pm See page 16
16th Annual Art Exhibition
Cosby Art Club Cosby Village Hall 10am - 4pm See page 7
16th Messy Church
St Andrew’s Church 4-6pm
21st Blaby Society of Artists
Egg Tempera Demo Whetstone Parish Council Offices See page 8
21st Mindfulness
Launde Abbey See page 10
LIBRARY OPENING TIMES
Library Opening Times
Monday 2 pm – 5 pm Tuesday 10 am – 2 pm Wednesday 10 am – 12 noon Thursday 2 pm – 7 pm Friday Closed
Saturday 10 am – 1 pm
9th W.I. Meeting
Resolutions (Beetle Drive) Village Hall 7.30pm Visitors welcome
12th Divine & Dine
Visit to St James the Greater followed by a meal. VA&HS
14th Spring Fayre
Cornerstone See page 24
19th Herald Copy Date
19th Blaby Society of Artists
Creating textures with watercolours. Whetstone Parish Council Offices See page 8
21st Messy Church
St Andrew’s Church 4-6pm All Welcome
JUNE
3rd Herald Published
13th Charity Curry Night
Dine India for Christian Aid See page 3
13th W.I. Meeting
Penn the Red Tailed Hawk by Rebecca Pritchard Village Hall 7.30pm
14th Herald Committee Meeting
Axe & Square 8pm
24th Celebration of the Queen’s Birthday
A weekend of events at
St Andrew’s Church including Lunch on Friday and Sunday Tea More information 277 8643
Web Site www.countesthorpe-herald.org
Diary
Please post events on
Parish Council web diary Next Copy Deadline 19th May 2016
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APRIL
6th Herald Committee Meeting
Axe & Square 8pm
9th Musical Evening
Enderby Band Organisation at Brockington College see page 3
9th Recruitment Day
Countesthorpe Bowls Club, Station Road See page 28
9th LOROS Twilight Walk
APRIL
23rd Quiz Night
Enderby Band Organisation Countesthorpe Village Hall see page 3
29th Countesthorpe & Foston Heritage Group
Dr John Sutton – The History and Development of the National Census. Village Hall See page 3
Victoria Park See page 20 MAY