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Hopefully the first of many to be held at the Community Centre

It will soon be here ..  make sure you don’t miss it. The two halls will be packed with goodies for all and a special visit by Santa.

The first Thornton Christmas Tree Festival at St. Peter’s, Thornton

The Friends of St. Peter’s (FOSP) are organising their first ever Christmas Tree Festival at the church.

It will be open to the public over the weekend of Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th December.

Entrance – 50p per adult.

All money raised will go towards the maintenance of our lovely 14th century listed building.

Refreshments will be available.

Times:

Saturday 15th December 11am – 5pm

Sunday 16th December 2- 5pm.

On Sunday at 6pm there will be Nine Lessons and Carol Service 

Would you like to bring, decorate and exhibit a tree and be part of this new event? There will be prizes for the best tree in the following categories:

• most imaginative tree • best adults’ tree • best children’s tree.

The theme of the Festival is “Christmas Carols and Songs”, so all you need to do is choose your favourite carol or song and be inspired to decorate a festive Christmas tree! FIND OUT MORE HERE….. https://friendsofstpeters.yolasite.com/resources/The%20first%20Thornton%20Christma<img

When World War One ended in 1918, the people of Britain celebrated for three days. People took to the streets, lighting bonfires and tearing down war propaganda.        However, others were more sober, and war memorials were already being erected across the country.

Memorials celebrated victory but also sacrifice and loss, and were a way to ensure that later generations would not forget the war.

Above the old entrance to Thornton Primary School, there is a rather unusual memorial. Unusual in that it bears, not only the names of the nine men from Thornton whose lives were lost, but also the fifty-two names of those who went away to War and survived. That’s sixty-one men from the tiny little village that Thornton would have been at that time. What effect those terrible experiences had upon their future lives, and upon their families, one can only imagine.

The members of Thornton WI want to mark the end of WWI  in a way that will allow any villager who would like to be involved, to honour the memories of all those who served our country.

We are making remembrance wreaths and hope that in November they willl be displayed in windows throughout the village.

Nine will be sponsored by the WI and will be dedicated to the memory of those who died:

They will be displayed, where possible, in, or close to, the houses where they lived.

Would you like to purchase and display a wreath in your window?

They will be made by WI members and friends. The price of a wreath will be £3 – £2 will cover the cost of materials and the other £1 will be donated to the Royal British Legion.

We very much hope that a wonderful display of wreaths throughout the village will show that we all do remember with honour and respect.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ORDER ONE, then please either ring Muriel on 01455 822148, or make contact on the Thornton Residents Facebook Page.

If you don’t live in Thornton, then, of course, you may still participate and order a wreath from us.

AN IMPORTANT DATE FOR YOUR DIARY:

On Thursday, 8th November , there will be on Open Meeting , to which you are all invited,  at Thornton Community Centre at 7.30 p.m. , when Dr. John Sutton will speak on “The Story of the Unknown Warrior”.

This talk tells the story of where the idea of an unknown warrior was first conceived , and the very differing opinions of the King and the British government. The talk also focuses on how the Unknown Warrior was selected and his journey home from France, and the nation’s reaction to the burial service in Westminster Abbey.

Dr. Sutton is a noted military historian, and we are fortunate to have been able to book this talk so fittingly close to Remembrance Day.

There will be an exhibition of militaria, and the booklet, “Lest We Forget”, which tells of the nine Thornton men who lost their lives in WWI, will also be on sale.

The income from the sale of those books goes to the Royal British Legion.

Muriel Walker

100 years ago the First World War ended. This is an opportunity for the communities of Thornton, Bagworth, Stanton and Markfield to come together to say Thank You to the WW1 generation. The day will include a 2 minute silence, readings of poetry and letters, songs and poppy making. Local schools ad organisations are all taking part. You will be able to see the RBL video and write a Thank You postcard for our very own ‘Siegfried Line’. Take a walk around the reservoir on the day where all the names of our local heroes will be on display together for the first time.

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