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28 THE NEW COUNTESTHORPE HERALD
DECEMBER 2023
by getting absorbed in an activity, meeting new people, improving and maintaining your coordination.
So if you are at all interested or curious why not contact us, e-mail sheepe53@ gmail.com Phone 07703290886 Sheila Pennington or go to the Countesthorpe U3A website which has loads of other activities you may also be interested in. Find out when we next meet and come and have a look or a try.
WORLD SILVER MEDAL
I am immensely proud to be writing this article for the Herald about the achievement of my son, Ash Chambers, a long-time resident of the village.
After many achievements in his cross country, athletics and triathlon career he recently represented Great Britain at the World Triathlon Championships on 22nd September in Pontevedra, Spain. Ash won a silver medal in the Super Sprint race for his age group.
Ash started his cross country running in Year 4 at Greenfield Primary under Denny Mapp and continued running at Leysland High and Countesthorpe College. He represented both secondary schools in the Leicestershire and Rutland Secondary Schools league and won the English Schools Inter County Championships. Ash was inspired by Denny and her sons and later by Paul Miles when he joined the Owls Athletics Club at Saffron Lane, where he held the County Champion title a number of times.
IT’S WORTH GETTING OUT
OF YOUR LAMP FOR!!
Our Panto this year is Aladdin, on 9th & 10th December at Sue Townsend Threatre.Get your tickets before they all vanish, you won’t want to miss this year’s show! Panto season is here again and inside Peking’s famous laundry, Wishy has a plan. He’s had enough of all those boring stories and together with his twin brother Washy, is ready to write a brand new show! The pair take us to the Chinese island of Sumwaregud, but Wishy’s masterplan begins to unfold – as the 3 baddies he’s put into the show start to get out of control! When Abanazer kidnaps Princess Jasmine and takes her to his island; ‘Farfrumere’, can Captain Rigging and his sailors really help Wishy and Washy save our Panto story and give us a happy ending after all? Can the Genie REALLY turn shy Aladdin into our Panto star? And what are we going to do about all these Pirates!!
With singing, stunning dancing and all of your usual Panto fun, Countesthorpe Scout’s 7th Annual Panto is the must see show this Christmas! Fun for all of the family to enjoy, this full length show, performed by the Group’s Young People age 6-17, is sure to provide laughs, thrills and a few surprise twists.
Buy your tickets at https:// www.ticketsource.co.uk/109th- leicester-countesthorpe-st- andrews-scout-group
Tickets are £9 for adults and £6 for Under 18’s (Babies and toddlers must have a ticket due to capacity reasons. Please note a 50p booking fee will be applied per ticket at checkout)
Warning: This show contains regular cycles of washing jokes, which are enough to send even the bravest Panto watcher into a spin!
Expected run time 2 hours 10 minutes including interval. For more information, visit our Facebook page www.facebook. com/countesthorpescoutgroup
PICKLEBALL
Are you over 55? Still feel reasonably active ? If this is you ...what about having a go at Pickleball!
It is a racket sport played over a low net on a small ,badminton size, court.
We use a paddle, a bit bigger than a table tennis bat, and an airflow ball (with little holes in).
Through the U3A we have set up a group that meets usually 4 times a month, playing singles and doubles, all different abilities but a very friendly bunch.
The sport is very good for your health; keeping you mobile, getting you out the house, great for mental health, especially
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