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Markfield & Thornton Theatre Group are entertaining us again with “Surprise Package” a comedy set in Spain in the 70’s involving two unsuspecting British families.

Tickets only £5 each, four performances from the 27th April to the 30th.

Email emilygmarlow981@gmail.com for tickets.

Guaranteed a laugh and a good night out.

See the Nature notes page for the latest update on our residents and visitors to Thornton reservoir by Andy Smith.

Our most colourful visitor the Mandarin is back and busy making friends.

Thank you to everyone who took part in the cryptic quiz on Towns and Cities, monies raised have been donated to the Friends of St Peter’s towards the upkeep of our beautiful village church.

Hopefully there will be another quiz soon.

The winner of the £10 prize was Andy Wilson.

The questions and answers are below

1. A knitted sweater (8) Cardigan
2. A game for 15, 13 or 7 (5) Rugby
3. Writing paper for 007 (8,4) Basildon Bond
4. Mad (7) Barking
5. ‘And them good ole boys were drinking whisky and’ (3) Rye
6. Five-star hotel (3,10) The Dorchester
7. Desperate for this if caught short (4) Looe
8. Museum ship (3,7) HMS Belfast
9. A world snooker champion (4,5) Mark Selby
10. Resolve or reach agreement (6) Settle
11. Where the girls are so pretty (6) Dublin
12. Framework of a ship (4) Hull
13. Known for leaning on ‘lamp posts’ (6,6) George Formby
14. People who work together (5)    Crewe
15. Small area of still water (5)    Poole
16. Sailed single handed around the world (3, 7, 10)   Sir Francis Chichester
17. Currency of the north (8)   Stirling
18. Song by the New Vaudeville band (10, 9)   Winchester Cathedral
19. 1066 and all that (6,2 8)   Battle of Hastings
20. Time for a wash (4)   Bath
21. SW1A 1AA (10, 6)   Buckingham Palace
22. President dressed in green (7)   Lincoln
23. Lady Penelope, model and photographer (5, 9)   Penny Lancaster
24. Getting information from books (7)   Reading
25. Crown or donkey? (5)   Derby
26. Bovine crossing (6)   Oxford
27. 1773 home of the ‘tea party’ (6)   Boston
28. Mary Berry does this (8)    Bakewell
29. Hide underground (4)      Bury
30. Book by George Orwell (3, 4, 2, 5, 4)   The Road to Wigan Pier
31. A cob or pen by the beach (7)     Swansea
32. Home of Lady Godiva (8)     Coventry
33. Confectionery favoured by mountaineers (6, 4, 4) Kendal Mint cake
34. The ‘kingmaker’ (4, 2, 7)     Earl of Warwick
35. He had 10,000 men (5, 3, 4, 2, 4)    Grand old Duke of York
36. Dirty water by the tower (9)    Blackpool
37. A regiment of the British army (10, 6)    Coldstream Guards
38. Rock band of the 60’s, known for their instrumental ‘albatross’ (9, 3) Fleetwood Mac
39. For control or restraint of animals (5)    Leeds
40. On the carpet (9)     Axminster
41. Rich fruit cake (6)    Dundee
42. ‘In a shower of rain, he stepped in a puddle & never went there again’ (10) Gloucester
43. ‘How still we see thee lie’ in this tiny Welsh village (9)   Bethlehem
44. This fashion could be described as ‘ship shape’ (7)     Bristol
45. Watering holes (5)    Wells
46. United on a Wednesday (9)     Sheffield
47. Thomas Anson, photographer (4, 2, 9)    Earl of Lichfield
48. This bovine can be described as red and white (8)    Hereford
49. You will find this 1960’s female lead singer was born in Australia (6, 6) Judith Durham
50. Big ZZZ’s? (5, 7)    Great Snoring

If you are thinking of  sheltering a family there is a lot to consider.

There is advice available from various sources, one of them being the Diocesan website.

For more information, and details about accessing the website please contact

Reverend Andrew Smith –  j22rector@yahoo.com

We are continuing to collect donations for Ukraine in St Peter’s Church, Thornton church on Sundays from 11.45 until 12.30 pm.

The list of urgently needed items has been updated but still does not include clothes, duvets, and shoes.

If you would like to donate but can’t get to church at these times please message me –

Churchwarden: Shirley Garlick – churchwarden.thornton@gmail.com  

This is the updated list.

Everything must be in date please.

Medical

• First aid kits
• Wound dressing materials – bandages; wound closure strips; field bandages; sterile dressings; surgical tape
• Painkillers
• Cold/flu treatments
• Multivitamins
• Antiseptic gel, cream and wipes
• Cream for babies – Metanium; Bepanthen; Drapolene nappy rash creams for protection and treatment
• Bonjela treatment for mouth ulcers, and teething granules
• Child antihistamine medicines to relieve symptoms of allergies, such as hay fever, hives, conjunctivitis and reactions to insect bites or sting
• Child painkillers – Calpol, Nurofen

Basic

• Thermal underwear – all sizes, both genders
• Thick socks
• Hand and feet warmers
• Boot dryers
• Sleeping bags
• Hot water bottles
• Insulated flasks
• Warm blankets
• Large/medium sized backpacks
• Power banks and cables for charging phones
• Torches with batteries, including head torches
• Foil body wraps

Food

No glass containers. All products must be in date.

• Protein bars
• Canned food
• Dry food such as rice and pasta
• Cup-a-soups
• 3-in-1 coffee sachets
• Baby food – powdered milk, ready-meal pouches

Toiletries

• Toothbrushes/toothpaste
• Wet wipes for both adults and children
• Shower gels
• Shampoo
• Feminine sanitary products, including for new mothers
• Breast pads for breastfeeding mothers
• Nappies, all sizes
• Pocket tissues
• Toilet paper

The photographs below, from Shirley, show the outstanding generosity of Thornton residents (and those from the wider community) after the first appeal for donations.

These items have now been taken to the Ukraine centre in Leicester for onward transportation to Ukraine/Poland.

The second Thornton quiz night of the year, was held at the Community Centre on Saturday 19th March.

Another great turn out with 60 people filling the hall ready for a 100 question ‘quizathon’.

This quiz was slightly different with the host being able to utilise for the first time the brand new projector and screen, bought earlier this year, by the trustees, with monies donated by Forterra Brickworks. Being able to project the questions and answers was a huge hit with the ‘quizzers’ and all agreed it was a wonderful addition to the hall facilities.

Ashley brought his chip van again and served up 60 portions of delicious fish and chips in double quick time.

The first prize of £24 was won by a village team, Mary Gibson, Jo Leadbetter, Helen and Dave Robinson, and Sandy and Richard Maycock, with a magnificent score of 93 out of a possible 100.

The £250 profit raised from the quiz and ‘card bingo’ was handed to the treasurer of the Friends of St Peter’s today as part of their ongoing fund raising efforts for the church.

Provisional date for the next quiz – Saturday 9th July – the night before Thornton Open gardens.

There is to be another working party to tidy St Peter’s church yard this Saturday, 19^th March, from 10 until 12 noon.

Some of the bigger jobs include sorting out the south west corner of the old churchyard, and the north boundary of the new churchyard.

There is lots of tidying of graves and under and around some of the trees as well.  And as ever lots of branches and twigs to collect.

And if you spot something you would like to tackle that’s great.

Please bring whatever tools you think you might need including gloves, and a drink.

Look forward to seeing some of you there.

Shirley (Church warden)

The ‘Winter Highlights’ – illustrated notes from Andy Smith on the visitors to the reservoir during January and February have just been added to the Nature Notes page of the website. Grab your binoculars and take a stroll round the reservoir you will be surprised how many different species you will spot.

A huge thank you to everyone who supported our first ever Clear Out Sale at Thornton Community Centre.

After donations were included an amazing sum of £510 was made for the upkeep of Thornton’s beautiful ancient church. 

Thank you!

Following on from the success of this venture we are hoping to have more of these events in the future.   Do watch out for details.

All the tables were booked very quickly.  I am sorry to those of you who would have liked one but were unlucky this time.

Thanks again to everyone who supported this event or helped in any way.

Shirley Garlick – Church warden (The Friends of St Peter’s)

Now spring is rapidly approaching I think we should start the working parties going again to tidy the churchyards.

The first one will be this coming Saturday from 10 am until 12 noon. If you are able to join us, even if its only for a short while you would be very welcome.

Jobs include collecting  the fallen branches and twigs,  tidying some of the graves in the old church yard, clearing the drains and anything else you think needs doing. 

Please bring gloves and whatever tools you think you might need.   A flask of tea or coffee might be nice as we usually stop for a break around 11 am.  I will provide biscuits.

Hope some of you can make it.  If you know anyone else that would like to join us then do bring them along.

Thanks.

Shirley (Churchwarden)