The Hollow is a 1946 detective novel by Agatha Christie featuring her famous Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot.
Invited to a weekend country estate by Lady Angkatell, Poirot arrives to find a grim real-life scene by the pool: a dying doctor, John Christow, lying next to a pool of blood with his distraught wife standing over him holding a gun.
What initially looks like an open-and-shut domestic crime turns into a complex web of romantic entanglements, jealousy, and hidden motives among the weekend guests.
Your local neighbourhood officer will be holding a drop-in session where you can come along for an informal chat about any concerns, issues, or questions you may have in your area.
Whether you want crime prevention advice, to discuss local matters, or simply meet your local officer, we’d be pleased to see you.
📍 Thornton Community Centre
📅 16th September 2026
⏰ 14:00-15:00
No appointment needed, just drop in and say hello! 🚔💙
Did you know there is a sports club in Thornton held on a Monday evening at the Community centre?
The centre has a badminton court and equipment, two table tennis tables and equipment, and recently purchased pickleball equipment.
Why not give it a go, have fun and get fit.
Contact Paul Muller thorntonmindaysports@gmail.com.
Or if you would rather play with family and friends then you can always hire the hall (see TCC pages for cost), and hire the sports equipment for £10 an hour (£10 refundable deposit on the equipment).
Contact Kate the Centre’s administrator tccbookings@yahoo.com
The first of the new annual Thornton Artisan Festival’s was held over the weekend of the 26th, 27th and 28th of June 2026 and raised £2,440.90 for the benefit of Thornton Community Centre. (More information can be found on previous posts).
The money raised will be put towards the upgrading of the heating systems in both halls which is old and failing and very expensive to run (the electricity alone is in excess of £4,000 p.a.).
Following on from this success an application has been made to the National Lottery to fund 41 solar panels on the roof of the Centre to start our journey into becoming energy efficient and carbon neutral as funds allow.
If you have any spare cash and would like to help the trustees fund a number of projects to enhance the facilities at the Centre (new heating, decked area, car park extension) for the benefit of the community for years to come then donations can be made through the following QR code.
There was a paper quiz held over the festival weekend which closed last weekend. 50 cryptic clues to find Leicestershire Place names.
The winner of the £10 prize was Sue Black with 49 correct answers. Congratulations.
This quiz is copyright of Gill Tapping – but if you would like to use it as a local fund raiser then please contact me and make a small donation to Thornton Community Centre. I have a number of this type of quiz written over recent years.
A new fund raising quiz on sweets and chocolates will be out soon. Cost £1. If you would like a copy when it is ready – email: – thorntonvillage@aol.com.
Thornton Artisan Festival will be back next June 2027 – the 25th, 26th and 27th
The warm and sunny weather continued through mid-June encouraging Painted Ladies, Meadow Browns and Large Skippers to be on the wing. My first Spotted Flycatcher of the year was seen on June 15th and it was pleasing to see it feeding a juvenile.
On the 16th an Osprey flew south and on the same date a single Curlew headed west. My first Humming Bird Hawk Moth was seen on June 21st. Hobby and two Red Kites were also recorded.
Very hot weather at the end of June, with temperatures reaching 34C, encouraged more butterfly species to appear. Small Heath, Marbled White, Gatekeeper and Essex Skipper were all recorded before the months end.
July 2nd was a highlight with two great wildlife encounters. The first was a male Grass Snake in the pond, which had sloughed off its skin and an afternoon trip to Bagworth Heath, resulted in some good views of Purple Emperor.
The following day continued to deliver with three Common Sandpipers on the dam and a young Stoat in the garden. My 23rd butterfly species of the year was a Brown Argus on the meadow, and four Common Terns were seen on the 10th.
July 12th was another red letter day with a group of six Black Necked Grebes on the reservoir. This included one juvenile, and is one of the highest totals recorded in Leicestershire.
A single Purple Hairstreak was seen on the 19th. The following day two Redshank were on the dam and on the 25th two Peregrines flew low over the house.
A group of 41 Swifts were heading west on July 26th and an adult Arctic Tern flew through in the same direction.
On July 27th I decided to survey the number of Great Crested Grebes on the reservoir. In total I counted 44 adult birds. This included 12 pairs with 29 chicks.
On the same date it was a real treat to see a Clouded Yellow in the garden, and my 25th Patch butterfly of the year.
August has commenced with more scorching weather and an unrelenting drought. Humming Bird Hawk moths are being seen daily with often two on the Buddleia. A first winter male Redstart was at Bagworth Heath on August 4th, and a flock of 6 Mistle Thrush were seen on the 5th.
As we enter the peak autumn migration period and mud is exposed around the reservoir margins, I am hoping for some waders to drop in. However, in reality I would be very pleased for the drought to break.
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