A village in Leicestershire and in the heart of the National Forest, overlooking Thornton Reservoir.
Last weekend as part of Leicestershire Heritage weekend, St Peter’s church, Thornton was open to the public, boards displaying the history of the village and local historian, Pete Leadbetter were available and created a great deal of interest for the visitors.
96 visitors came to the church over the 2 days and over £200 donated for tea and cakes.
Organised by the Friends of St Peter’s.
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.
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.
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
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