Becoming a member

St Peter’s church is a beautiful ancient grade 1 listed building.

Built in the 13^th century it will always be in need of preservation, maintenance and improvements to ensure its future and continued use.

The aims of The Friends of St Peter’s are to raise money to help preserve, improve and maintain St Peter’s Church.

If you would like to help in a very simple way you are invited to join The Friends.  There is nothing arduous about it.  Once you have joined just relax in the knowledge that you are doing your bit to preserve local heritage.

However, if you want to get more involved it would really be appreciated.  We are always looking for new ideas.

There is a committee (membership is not terribly onerous if you would like to join) which meets about 6 times a year to plan events and exchange ideas.

The subscription for the year (April to April) is £5 per individual.

The Friends of St Peter’s – How to become a member

If you would like to become a member of The Friends please complete an application form, include your subscription and post to the treasurer, Eric Roberts, 23 Main Street, Thornton, LE67 1AF.  Or join today in church. (Form below).

Your data will always be stored securely.

Thank you.

If you would like to become more involved with the group either with helping at our fund raising events, or holding an event please indicate this on the form and someone will contact you. 

We are currently in need of secretarial help.  If you could help in any way with this, we would be very grateful.  Again please do let us know.

For more information please contact:

Shirley Garlick on 01530 230422 or

Eric Roberts 01530 230 743

Thank you.

Donations/raffle prizes/fund-raising ideas always very gratefully received

Our next meeting is this Wednesday 24th April 2 to 4 pm.

Another happy afternoon with tea, coffee, cake, conversation and fun.

Puzzles, games, children’s toys.

Hope you can join us even if it’s only for a short while –Drop in at any time.

Everyone is welcome, including well behaved dogs on leads.

If you need a lift, please do let us know. Thanks.

Look forward to seeing you

Love from the team.

Organised by the village for the villagers.

Reminder – forgotten to purchase your tickets for Markfield & Thornton’s latest production next week?

The good news, there are still some tickets available but be quick and contact the organisers as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Read the synopsis below for more information: –

To honour the beloved memory of Muriel Walker, The Markfield & Thornton Theatre Group (MTTG) will dedicate our forthcoming performances to her legacy.

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

There are still a few tickets available for the very popular St George’s Day Pie Night on Tuesday 23rd April.

To celebrate the day, church bells will be rung between 6.45 and 7.15pm

Come along to watch this fascinating art of campanology or even have a go!

Then off to the Bricklayers Arms for 7.30pm to enjoy your favourite home cooked pie from a choice of five. Gluten free pastry also available with fillings of your choice.

Steak & ale

Chicken & Mushroom

Creamy peppered pork

Fish Pie

Vegetable pie

The cost of the meal is just – £12

Please contact organiser Eric Roberts – 07854 079904 or email ericroberts1 @btinternet.com

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.

The next St Peter’s churchyard working party is planned for this Saturday, 13^th 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

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

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

From 10am today (Good Friday) until 4pm Monday – come and follow the fun trail in St Peter’s churchyard! 10 signs to find!