Someone has come forward and apologised and the matter has now been dealt with. Thanks
CHURCHYARD INCIDENT
It’s very upsetting when monuments in the churchyard for village people who have died are damaged. Sadly this is what has happened this evening, 26th July in St Peter’s churchyard around 6 to 6.30 pm.
A youth seemingly took pot shots at some of the monuments on the south side of the public footpath by throwing granite rocks at them. The top of one monument, an urn dedicated to Arthur Hurd, has been broken into several pieces, and another dedicated to Thomas and Lucy Ellen Smith is slightly damaged. Â
If any one has any information or CCTV footage please contact churchwarden.thornton@gmail.com or Leicestershire police, incident number 51826721
Beech Dr, Thornton
Planning application refused – see the link for full details
Thornton Open Gardens 2021 – Video is here!
Take time to enjoy this 16 minute video of the beautiful gardens in our village of Thornton.
If you enjoy viewing, please consider making a JUST GIVING donation to The Friends of St Peter’s Church at https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/thornton-open-gardens-2021. (the link also appears in the info below the video for your convenience)
Many thanks to all who have taken part and invited us to share your garden!
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 2021
A huge thank you to everyone in Thornton who helped to raise the wonderful total of £648.44 for Christian Aid this year.
Well done to everyone, especially to the 8 folk who delivered the envelopes, the drop off points and the treasurers for this event.
We are so privileged to live in this country where we have water, energy supplies, and sewage disposal so readily available.
It is great to be able to help in some small way those who are so less fortunate than us.
Nature notes
See the Nature Notes page for the June update from Andy Smith
Beech Drive development
The Rural Funding Digest
Cameras ready! Thornton open gardens – online. .
Organised by Friends of St Peter’s, Thornton
Take photos of your Thornton or Merry Lees garden during the first three weeks of June and be part of the village video for us all to enjoy.
To take part please note the following
- use your phone or camera to take photos, a video or a combination.
- Please take them in landscape, rather than portrait if possible.
- Videos should aim to be up to one minute in length. Longer videos (absolute max of 3 minutes please) can be sent in but it is possible that I may need to edit them down to one minute, depending on response.
- If sending only photos, please send a maximum of 12
- You may appear in your photo/video if you wish but the aim is to show the beauty and diversity of the gardens.
- I will not attach any precise addresses or surnames, but would ideally like to use first names of those whose gardens they are, and the road you live in. Please let me know which you would prefer and make clear if you wish to be totally anonymous.
- Maximum individual e-mail size 15MB please
- For multiple photos or for videos, please e-mail me first so we can arrange how they can be sent to me; or share with me on Onedrive, Dropbox or some other cloud method!
- To Contact me or send your photos, send to thornton.opengardens@outlook.com
- All videos and photos must be received by 20th June
Last year’s video has been watched over 1500 times!
Virtual Open Gardens 2021 will be available to view on Youtube in early July.
Lis Muller
Reservoir Inn – appeal upheld
Many village residents will be saddened to learn that the government planning inspector has overturned the decision by the Hinckley & Bosworth BC Planning Committee to refuse the planning application to convert the old Bull’s Head pub into five flats. I am a member of the committee and I voted against the application in order to buy some time for an alternative community-led proposal for the future use of the site. Unfortunately, no viable plan emerged. The owner appealed against our decision and on Wednesday it was confirmed that he had succeeded. To make matters worse, costs were awarded against HBBC and council taxpayers must foot the bill for the appeal. On the upside, the inspector has applied some additional conditions to the design of the street-facing elevation of the building to protect the privacy of residents living on the other side of Main Street.
Read the full decision below.
Andy Furlong
Thornton 