Don’t forget to check out the ‘Nature Notes’ page on the website for the monthly updates and photographs on the wildlife spotted in and around Thornton reservoir.
With kind thanks to our resident expert Andy Smith.
Churchyard working party ~ 13th April
The next St Peter’s churchyard working party is planned for this Saturday, 13th April 10 am to 12 noon.
Hope you are able to join us, even if it’s only for a short time.
All the usual jobs.
Please bring any tools you might find handy, gloves and suitable footwear.
Thanks.
Hope you can join us.
Love
Shirley
Thornton Tea with a Twist
The next meeting for Thornton villagers is Wednesday 10th April from 2pm to 4 pm.
Puzzles, games, children’s toys all the usual fun.
Everyone is welcome, including well behaved dogs on leads.
Do join us if you can, even if it’s only for a short while –Drop in at any time.
If you need a lift, please do let me know. Thanks.
Organised by the village for the villagers.
Look forward to seeing you.
Shirley
Pop Artists of the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s Quiz results
The latest fundraising quiz for the Friends of St Peter’s raised £85 after printing costs.
The money has been donated to FOSP to be used towards the maintenance and upkeep of St Peter’s church and churchyard.
33 quiz papers were returned – 16 had all the answers correct. (With so many correct answers I had to mark down those with spelling mistakes eg – The Monkies/Monkeys – should be Monkees).
After a random draw from the 16 correct answers – Amanda Jelley was declared the winner of the £10 prize.
Others with all correct answers are: – Dot Hollins, Jenny Hargreaves, Sue Gilder, Kathryn Byrne, Janet Greenfield, David Blain, Sue Black, Sue Smith, Sandy Maycock, Doreen Phillips ,Ann Barwell, Dave Robinson, Liz Mitchell, Judith Graves, Lis Muller,
There were many complimentary comments on the returned quiz sheets saying what good fun the quiz had been and how much people had enjoyed doing it.
Hopefully the balance was just right, with questions not too difficult to make it impossible but just hard enough to make you think.
For those that enjoy this type of quiz there will be another one out soon – I’ve nearly finished writing it. This will be on Plants, Flowers and Herbs.
The questions and answers are:-
- 01. Best pal is a prickly bush (5, 5) – Buddy Holly
- 02. The staff of life (5) – Bread
- 03. Woodworking siblings (3, 10) – The Carpenters
- 04. Goat in a rage (5, 4) – Billy Fury
- 05. Throw this fruit (5, 5) – Chuck Berry
- 06. This duo lived in a World without love (5, 3, 6) – Peter and Gordon
- 07. Liverpudlian bugs (3, 7) – The Beatles
- 08. Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter (3, 4, 7) – The Four Seasons
- 09. First man’s belief (4, 5) – Adam Faith
- 10. These siblings were without sin (3, 9, 8) – The Righteous Brothers
- 11. This guy had a runaway hit in 1961 (3, 7) – Del Shannon
- 12. This quartet were daydream believers (3, 7) – The Monkees
- 13. A nun on a toboggan (6, 6) – Sister Sledge
- 14. Soup from the Scottish valleys (4, 8) – Glen Campbell
- 15. Wiliam’s sea (5, 5) – Billy Ocean
- 16. Not what they seem (3, 10) – The Pretenders
- 17. Carnivorous dinosaur (1,3) – T Rex
- 18. Posh dance in a German prison (7,6) – Spandau Ballet
- 19. Hard of hearing wildcat (3, 7) – Def Leppard
- 20. Several raincoats found in a cemetery (3, 8) – Max Bygraves
- 21. A breakfast preserve (9) – Marmalade
- 22. Agricultural pioneer and inventor (6,4) – Jethro Tull
- 23. Proverbially these gather no moss (3, 7, 6) – The Rolling Stones
- 24. Singer on the beach (6, 4) – Sandie Shaw
- 25. Was this group ‘twisted’ (3, 5) – The Kinks
- 26. They seek him here, they seek him there (3, 9) – The Searchers
- 27. These ‘wild things’ made no.2 in the charts in ’66 (3,6) – The Troggs
- 28. Victoria, Mary, Anne, Elizabeth (5) – Queen
- 29. Tiny ‘mugs’ (5, 5) – Small Faces
- 30. This guy was only 3 steps from heaven (5, 7) – Eddie Cochran
- 31. Only seven in the world, but this one was visually impaired (6, 6) – Stevie Wonder
- 32. Congratulations you’ve called Dickie’s bluff (3, 5, 7) – Sir Cliff Richard
- 33. Inspired by a Hitchcock movie, maybe (3, 5) – The Byrds
- 34. Found in a zoo (3, 7) – The Animals
- 35. Parents (3, 5, 3, 3, 5) – The Mamas and the Papas
- 36. Ladies of the highest rank (3, 8) – The Supremes
- 37. Top of the bottle (5) – Cream
- 38. Naval ranking officers (3, 10) – The Commodores
- 39. Three of the elements (5, 4, 3, 4) – Earth Wind and Fire
- 40. Feeling emotional and depressed (3, 5, 5) – The Moody Blues
- 41. Frank Sinatra’s hometown (7) – Chicago
- 42. Profound, the colour of Royalty (4, 6) – Deep Purple
- 43. Hiking siblings (3, 6, 8) – The Walker Brothers
- 44. Soft fabric in the tube (3, 6, 11) – Velvet Underground
- 45. First book of the Torah (7) – Genesis
- 46. Nickname of Margaret Thatcher (4, 6) – Iron Maiden
- 47. Treacherous vicar (5, 6) – Judas Priest
- 48. Raincoat bought near Blackpool (9, 3) – Fleetwood Mac
- 49. Distribute equally (4) – Cher
- 50. The lads from Bondi (3, 5, 4) – The Beach Boys
Gill Tapping – Email:- thorntonvillage@aol.com
Friends of St Peter’s ~ AGM ~ 17th April (7pm)
Clear out Sale
4th May 2024
10 am until 1 pm
Thornton Community Centre.
Come and make some money selling those bits and pieces you once loved but now need new homes, or gifts for which you have no further need.
Come along on the day to pick up a bargain. 50p to enter. Enjoy games, bacon and sausage cobs, cheese rolls, hot drinks and much more.
To book a table, (6 foot for £10) contact Shirley via email churchwarden.thornton@gmail.com or phone 01530 230422. Please don’t wait; book as soon as possible!
See you there!
The Friends of St Peter’s fundraising group
Thornton Teas with a Twist – 3Ts
Wednesday 27th March 2 to 4 pm
Hope you will be able to join us at Thornton Community Centre on Wednesday 27th March for a happy afternoon. Tea, coffee, cake, conversation and fun.
The Rural Hub ladies will be visiting again. They can help with all manner of problems. Indeed they have given me some excellent advice and help recently.
Puzzles, games, children’s toys.
Everyone is welcome, including well behaved dogs on leads.
Do join us if you can, even if it’s only for a short while –Drop in at any time.
If you need a lift, please do let me know. Thanks.
Organised by the village for the villagers.
Look forward to seeing you.
Markfield & Thornton Theatre Group – April Production
In honour of the late much loved Muriel Walker, The Markfield & Thornton Theatre Group (MTTG) will be dedicating our upcoming shows to her.
Funds raised from our raffle and 50% of ticket sales will be donated to Marie Curie in her memory.
We hope to do her proud with our latest production ‘Three for All’ – a selection of One Act Comedy Plays.
Play One – ‘I Remember When’ written by Dawn Cairns and directed by Tadeuz Dobrowolski. Synopsis: John looks forward to re-visiting his childhood holiday campsite but his wife Sheila is not so sure, particularly when John insists his curmudgeonly mother come along too.
Play Two – ‘Job for Life’ written and directed by Group member Wayne Roberts. Synopsis: First day on the job a young new security guard hopes to make an impression. But the job may not be as exciting as he hopes, and just what is in the box?
Play Three – ‘Last Tango in Little Grimley’ written by popular playwright David Tristram and directed by Caylee Gutsell. Synopsis: A struggling Theatre group are down to just 4 members, with audience numbers even lower. A hilarious play about the drastic measures the group take to stop them going under!
The shows will run 17th – 20th April at Thornton Community Centre. Tickets are £6 each, to purchase please contact
07438 508166 or 01530 469714 or mttg.theatre@gmail.com
The audience will be seated at tables, and you are welcome to bring your own nibbles and drinks
If you would like to donate a prize to the raffle please reach out to Caylee Gutsell.
We would be very grateful.
We do hope that you will come along to support your local Group and help us raise money for the amazing work Marie Curie do. MTTG
Thornton 3 x T’s
Tea with a Twisters
Just a reminder that 3Ts is cancelled tomorrow, 13th March because of Muriel Walkers funeral.
Please do let anyone you know who might be thinking of coming know. Thank you.
We will meet on 27th March as usual.
We look forward to seeing you all then.
Love to you all
Shirley and team.
St George’s Day Celebrations ~ Bricklayers Arms ~ 23rd April.
Thornton 