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September was a busy month in Thornton, with the Beer and Gin festival at the Thornton Club, at the start of the month, a wedding at the church and Community Centre, culminating in the ever popular quiz night and our first ever Scarecrow festival.

At the quiz night £90 was given away in prize money and £250 raised for the benefit of the Community Centre, to improve facilities.

Forty nine scarecrows were displayed throughout the village during the week commencing 16th September. A fantastic response for our first attempt. Well done to Sam Newman for all her hard work in putting it together. Another £447 was raised thanks to sponsors, raffles, tombolas etc.

Three local villagers agreed to act as judges, Muriel Walker, Ingrid Hill and Colin Harris. In the adult category the winner was The Wizard of Oz – 287 Main St. The child category winner was Horrid Henry – 29 Highfields. The group category winner was the Storyteller – Thornton Primary School and the Peoples choice was George’s Thornton Pupeteer – 49 Main St.

It was lovely to see so many friends and families wandering round the village with a smile on their face, and what a superb effort from our entrants – they set the bar high for the next one!! I managed to capture a few of them before the rains came.

Thornton Summer Raffle 2019 Prizes & Winners

No.	Prize	Donated by	Ticket no.	Winner
01	Family photography experience silver	Venture Studios Ratby	880	Martin Holt
02	Family photography experience bronze	Venture Studios Ratby	461	Joyce Johnson
03	£100 cash	Thornton Com Centre	953	Sean Brittain
04	Crown Trifari brooch	Anon	454	Joyce Johnson
05	Royal Worcester figurine	Anon	451	Peter Fowell
06	2 Tuesday pie night meals	Bricklayers Arms	481	Jen Linkin
07	2 solar garden lights	Anon	1029	Rachel Higgs
08	Holistic therapy session	Maradels, Bagworth	1063	Rebecca Henson
09	6 Sherry Schooners	Anon	728	Dave Robinson
10	6 Liqueur glasses	Anon	924	Mary Gibson
11	Bottle of Prosecco	Anon	963	Sheila Pearce
12	£10 garden voucher	Thornton Nurseries	1033	Marion Johnson
13	Bottle of wine	Theatre group	170	Roger Jelly
14	Bottle of Prosecco	Anon	713	Jenny Smith
15	Box of chocolates	Friends of St Peter’s	179	Rob Harriman
16	Box of biscuits	Anon	918	Mary Gibson
17	Yoga voucher	Paula – Yoga group	434	Gill Fowell
18	Cosmetics	Brownies	1106	Lewin?
19	Lily of the valley	Paula – Yoga group	812	Dianne Esmond

Beer & Gin Music Festival at the Thornton Club –

Fri 30th August – Sun 1st September 2019

The Thornton Club, 231 Main St, Thornton, Coalville LE67 1AH, UK

Fri 30th Aug – 8pm The Please Pleas’in Fungus Beatles

9.30pm Rockska Rock & Ska band

Sat 31st Aug – 2.30pm ‘Candy’ childrens entertainer

4.30pm Faz & Melly duo

7pm Showaddywaddy tribute

9.30pm Punk & Disorderly

Sun 1st Sept – 4pmThe Travelling Riverside Blues band

6.30pm Eddy Hall solo guitar/vocals

Real ales – regular bar – BBQ all weekend

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If you enjoy walking, why not join us on Saturday, 7th September on a Parish walk of about 8 miles and lots of stiles through beautiful countryside visiting some of our local churches: St Michaels in Markfield, St Marys’ in Stanton, the Quiet Garden at the site of Holy Rood, Bagworth, Cross Hills Baptist Church and St Peter’s in Thornton.

The walk starts at the Lych-gate at St Peter’s Church in Thornton (LE67 1AA) and heads to Markfield following the Leicestershire Round through Brown’s Wood.  From here our path takes us to Stanton, and then onto Bagworth, and finally back to Thornton through the new woodlands.

We will leave Thornton at 11 am.  You will need to bring drinks and a packed lunch.  Footwear suitable for walking is necessary.

If you would like more information or you would like to take part,  please contact William & Shirley on 01530 230422. 

The Parish Council still has a vacancy for a Thornton Councillor. You don’t need to live in the village, but you will be representing the residents of the village. If you are interested, please contact the Parish Clerk, Ann Murray, to find out what is involved and how you can serve the community.

Email: – clerk@bagworthandthornton.org.uk. Telephone 01530 230638 or 07580 574093 or visit the Parish Council Office in Bagworth Community Centre on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday between 9.30am and 1pm