Christmas Fayre – Thornton Community Centre – 14th December
McSmith Events – Comedy Night
A new events company based in Thornton, McSmith Events, hosted their first event at Thornton Community Centre on Saturday 11th October.
Together with Comedy Hotspot they brought the first of what is hoped to be many Comedy nights to Thornton.
It was a hoot, three excellent comedians and a very funny host entertained us over a two and a half hour period, with the occasional short break to replenish our drinks from the bar set up in the meeting room and kitchen.
Don’t miss the next one on Friday 20th February 2026 – tickets available soon.
All in all a thoroughly enjoyable evening and something very different for Thornton.
In keeping with their ethos, McSmith Events ran a raffle with some excellent prizes, to raise money for the Community Centre (a charitable organisation that relies on donations, grants and bookings). Plus promised a £1 from every ticket sold to be donated to the centre.
The Trustees sincerely thank McSmith Events for their donation of £204 towards the running costs of the Centre.
McSmith Events are a family-run company based in Thornton, Leicestershire, bringing top-quality entertainment to local community spaces.
From comedy nights to quizzes and parties, our events supports talent, community spaces, and good causes.
Email – info@mcsmithevents.co.uk
Mobile – 07359 894186
Website – https://www.facebook.com/people/McSmith-Events/61578637385404/#
Heritage Open Days & The National Churches Trust ‘Ride & Stride’
Welcome to England’s largest festival of history and culture!
Every September thousands of volunteers across England organise events to celebrate our fantastic history and culture. It’s your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences – all of which are FREE to explore.
Heritage Open Days are England’s largest community led festival of history and culture events which celebrate our heritage, community and history.
https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/whats-on/printable-area-lists/leicestershire.html
Also every September the National Churches Trust organises ‘Ride and Stride’ for churches – sponsored cycle rides and walks that raise money for the restoration and maintenance of our historic churches and chapels.
https://www.lhct.org.uk/ride-and-stride/
Check out the two links for more information on sites and churches open during September, and please drop in at St Peter’s, Thornton, to view the church and the display of local history. Refreshments available.
Limited street parking. Access from Church Lane by the Corner shop, or take a stroll along the path at Thornton reservoir and walk up to the church from the reservoir.
St Peter’s Church, Thornton
Very largely Early English in character; the nave and the two aisles dating from the beginning of the 14th century or slightly earlier.
St Peter’s church is Grade I listed.
The west tower and spire and the nave clerestory are Perpendicular, added in the 15th century, and the chancel was rebuilt in 1864. The north arcade of the nave has massive octagonal pillars, while that on the south side has quatrefoil pillars. The north aisle has a rare window of ‘ox eye’ design, a cusped spherical triangle. The nave has a full set of Tudor benches, dating from the 1560s their bench ends having carved linenfold panelling.
St Peter’s – church news and notices.
It’s the first Sunday of the month, 6th July and so, as usual, it is the …. C𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁 –
𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲.
Breakfast, (full English, Continental or both) is served from 9 to 10 am, with activities for everyone.
This is followed by our breakfast church service from 10.15.
Everyone is welcome.
There is no charge for the breakfast, though donations are welcome.
This week’s service will look at St Peter, to whom our church in Thornton is dedicated, and whose ‘feast day’ was at the end of June. The service is being led by Pauline.
We have a couple of other notifications for you:
The funeral of our dear friend, Phil Reader, will be held in St Peter’s at 2.30pm on Thursday 24th July.
This will be a celebration of Phil’s life and the family have asked that people dress accordingly – in colourful, rather than sombre, clothes.
A forward notice, too, for Sunday 13th July – we have visiting preacher Jacob Hussain joining us on for our J22 service!!
Exciting! Spread the Word!
Back to this weekend and we do hope you are able to join us this Sunday at the Community Centre!
Best Wishes,
Lis
Local Yoga Class
Gentle YOGA Class
Thornton Community Centre,
175 Main Street, Thornton, Leicestershire LE67 1AH
Tuesdays 7.30pm – 8.30pm
Cost £5 per week
(pay on arrival)
A wonderful way to tone, stretch, relax and re-energize your body.
The emphasis is on gentle posture work-
Breath-work and relaxation.
Suitable for all abilities.
Beginners welcome
Contact
Paula Smith on 07743 015377
Thornton Community centre – Wow what a fantastic Wedding and Party venue
Thornton Community centre has had a huge makeover during the past 3 years with over £98,000 spent on repairs and refurbishment. It is an ideal venue for parties, weddings, group and sporting activities, business meetings and so much more.
The centre consists of two halls, the Main hall has a large stage for theatre performances and live bands, and has commanding views over the National Forest and Thornton reservoir. Just off the main hall there is a small meeting room. Patio doors lead onto a large grassed area with a footpath leading to two childrens’ playgrounds and onwards down to the reservoir where there is a 3.2 mile circular walk. The Sports hall, is connected through a small passageway and boasts a new kitchen and new, unisex toilets. The halls can be hired separately or together. There is a free car park.
More information about the centre can be found on this website under the heading Community Centre and Sports hall or email the administrator Kate – tccbookings@yahoo.com
Thornton Teas with a Twist – 3Ts
Wednesday 28th May 2 to 4 pm
Our next 3Ts afternoon is this week 28th May, 2 to 4 pm.
Please do come and join us for a happy afternoon at Thornton Community Centre, LE67 1AH.
Everyone is welcome, including well behaved dogs on leads, to drop in at any time and stay for as long as you like. Just come along and see what we are all about.
Cake, tea & coffee and time to chat. Games, puzzles and books (to borrow too). No charge.
Please do let us know if you need a lift.
Email shirley.garlick19@btinternet.com
Hope to see you.
Shirley and the team
Thornton Tea with a Twist – Thornton Community Centre
New dates announced for the Spring and Summer.
Why not pop down to Thornton community centre on a Wednesday afternoon for a cuppa and a chat with friends and neighbours.
New to the village or have time on your hands on a Wednesday afternoon then please join us, you will be made most welcome.
Contact Shirley Garlick – 01530 230422 – for more information.
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Thornton Community Centre – Sports Hall – building works
The trustees apologise for any inconvenience caused by the recent building work in the Sports Hall at the Community Centre.
The work has been carried out in three phases to minimise disruption.
PHASE ONE
To remove the Sports hall ceiling tiles, insulation and the brown felt wall and ceiling covering.
Earlier in the year there was a fire inspection at the premises and it was found that the tiles etc were not fire retardant,
The hall was in danger of being closed if the trustees had not taken remedial action. The old tiles, felting and insulation was removed and replaced with new fire retardant tiles and insulation (Tim Baker TLB Construction Ltd) and the hall decorated throughout (Dave Goodburn).
COST – £13,080
PHASE TWO
To provide two unisex toilets in the Sports Hall (additional to the disabled toilet) by utilising the space of the existing small kitchen and using a third of the Sports Hall storeroom space for a new modern, fully equipped kitchen with eye level oven and microwave, induction hob, and large fridge freezer. (Tim Baker TLB Construction Ltd).
COST – £24,500
PHASE THREE
After phase two was completed the trustees realised that there was an unacceptable level of noise (reverberation) in the hall, making it ‘uncomfortable’ for users to hear and concentrate. The decision was taken to engage a specialist company to address the problem.
Sound Reduction Ltd will be installing white, Sonata Aurio absorber panels across the whole of the ceiling. This work will take one day to complete and will take place on Wednesday 6th November in time for the two major forthcoming events – The Christmas Fayre (16th November) and the School pantomime.
COST – £5,577.60
TOTAL COST OF THE THREE PHASES OF THE PROJECT – £43,157.60
It is hoped that this work will lead to more bookings for the Sports Hall which can now be used independently of the Main Hall. The hall is already very popular for childrens parties with the safe use of a bouncy castle indoors. The trustees would welcome new user groups to the hall, especially for sporting activities such as ‘pickle ball’ the new sporting craze sweeping the country.
SECURITY
We now have the capability to lock the new kitchen and storeroom doors to enable regular user groups equipment to be stored safely.
FUTURE PROJECTS
There are a few minor internal works that still need completing (new main hall door, new flooring in the Main hall foyer, toilet and kitchen, bricking up an obsolete rotting door and frame plus major works outdoors – the erection of a decked area off the Main hall patio doors and the extension of the car park.
FUND RAISING
All the works completed so far have seriously depleted the Centre’s funds and no further projects can be carried out until we raise the necessary monies .
More than ever we need new fund raising ideas and helpers.
If you have any ideas or think you can help in any way, then please contact the trustees through this website.
Thornton 