A village in Leicestershire and in the heart of the National Forest, overlooking Thornton Reservoir.
Thornton village hosted their first virtual quiz night (in real time) on Wednesday evening.
32 teams/individuals took part.
Congratulations to the winning couple Lis and Paul, unfortunately no prizes in the virtual world.
If you would like to join in next week you need to register on this link https://myQuiz.org/i/408814
We can only play with a maximum of 50 for free. So limited spaces available.
In the Consistory Court of the Diocese of Leicester
Church of Thornton St Peter
In the parish of Thornton Bagworth and Stanton
NOTICE IS GIVEN that we are applying to the Consistory Court of the diocese for permission to carry out the following:
THE INSTALLATION OF A SOUND CONTROL SYSTEM BEHIND THE LOUVERED OPENING IN THE TOWER.
Download document from church page of this website https://thorntonvillage.org/st-peters-church/
A lottery grant of nearly £3,000,000 has been awarded to Charnwood Forest Regional Park to enhance and protect Charnwood Forest.
The park committee has organised a webinar to share information about the internationally important geology.
Charnwood has some of the most significant geology in Britain and indeed the world; from incredible fossils of some of the first animals, to amazing ancient volcanoes that continue to shape the landscape today.
The region’s exceptional geological heritage prompts a question: what more should be done to celebrate, promote, and protect this unique resource?
It is the underlying geology that has left us the wonderful locations that make up the Regional Park. The volcanic hard rock is evident in many outcrops and has made the land unworkable for agriculture and as such largely undisturbed for centuries. Later quarrying to use the same rock has also left big holes and rock faces and a wide range of habitats in a very small area, a Lake District in miniature.
All are invited to a public event to bring those involved, other members of the community and others with an interest in geology together to learn more about Charnwood’s remarkable geoheritage.
The online event, open to all, will be hosted by Dr Jack Matthews of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History who assisted in pulling together the final presentation .
The event will begin with a talk outlining the wonderful geological heritage within the region, and then provide more information about how the community could work together over the coming years to protect and interpret it.
It will consider the opportunities presented by the forthcoming now funded Landscape Partnership Scheme to enhance geological conservation and the potential for future protective designation.
There will be an opportunity to ask any questions you may have, register your interest, and also engage with others involved with the Charnwood Forest Regional Park, who have been working together to celebrate the region’s geological history.
To join this free online event 10.00am June 10th , please click the link below to register:
https://event.webinarjam.com/register/61/7vvo5fm6
Roy Denney
Board Member Charnwood Forest Regional Park
This is a public event so please do forward this invitation on to anyone that you think may be interested, including to your own mailing lists and social networks. We would be delighted for you to join us.
The June edition includes village and church news, prayers and thoughts for this difficult time, suggested bible readings, puzzles and cartoons. If you haven’t seen it before, why not take a look? Please go to http://www.j22churches.org.uk to download yours!Thanks to Mary and the team for producing this for our church and benefice.
The Bishop of Leicester is pleased to announce the appointment of
The Revd Andrew Smith, Curate at The Church of Christ the King, Kettering, in the Diocese of Peterborough, as Rector of the Benefice of Markfield, Thornton, Bagworth and Stanton under Bardon and Copt Oak.
The date of Andrew’s licensing will be announced in due course.
In the absence of church services at St Peter’s, our minister Rev Pauline Ashby is going to write a few words, a homily, each week for us. The first of these, for Sunday 24th May, is now available on the church website www.j22churches.org.uk/
Most of us are spending more time in our gardens this year and many of us are rather pleased with how they are looking! What a shame that those in Thornton will not be able to be opened this year for the Open Gardens that was planned for June!
As we will not be able to go and visit our neighbours’ gardens, I thought that it would be a nice idea to put together a short film of ‘Gardens in Thornton’ to share with fellow villagers. This would be made up of photos or short videos and would be available on the village facebook page and village websites for us all to share and enjoy (possibly via Youtube).
To take part:
● 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 minimum of 4 and 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 possibly the road you live in. Please let me know which you would prefer and make clear if you wish to be totally anonymous.
● If you wish to take part, please let me know at thornton.opengardens@outlook.com
● Photos can be sent to the same e-mail address (max e-mail size 12MB 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!
● Please let me have your photos or videos by 20th June
…and don’t forget to put a date in your diary to take part in next year’s Open Gardens event, organised by the Friends of St Peter’s Church, which is likely to be on June 19 2021. Thanks, Lis Muller
If you know of someone not currently working and they are based in rural Leicestershire – the WiLL Project could help!
Work. Live. Leicestershire (WiLL) is a local project that supports residents living in North West Leicestershire, Hinckley & Bosworth, Melton District and Harborough District into employment, volunteering, training and education.
During the Covid-19 pandemic the WiLL Project is continuing to support current and new participants in finding opportunities.
Please find the attached leaflet which outlines more information on the WiLL Project.
Also, for more details about the project you can visit the website at www.workliveleicestershire.org.uk or call 0116 249 8828.
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