| Dec 08 A new notice board has been acquired by the Arnesby Parish Council, to be installed in front of the village hall. The board has twice the capacity of the current one and has two sections; one for the Council and Churches and one for general notices. Volunteers are needed to install the board - can you help? Contact Maurice Bown if you are interested. |
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| 12/08 Traffic Calming
on Lutterworth Road? After monitoring traffic on the Lutterworth Road, local police consider that there could be a case for the installation of traffic calming measures. The Parish Council will include a discussion of this matter in a meeting on Tuesday 16 December at the Conference Centre. The police will be attending and also the Head Teacher of the Arnesby School. Have your say now - add a comment to the discussion board» |
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| 11/08 Improvements
to St Peter's Church. The PCC has decided to make some
alterations to the Church - a coffee serving counter with sink and
hot water and a toilet. Read Brian Spriggs' report» |
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14/10/08 Arnesby artist Peter Welton discussed his paintings with
the Princess Royal in the Walkers Stadium in Leicester.The occasion was a celebratory luncheon organised by Soroptimist International Leicester where the President presented Her Royal Highness with one of Peter's pictures - the view from the top of St.Peter's Church tower, together with a copy of a book published in America with the same image on the cover. See Peter Welton's web site. Click on the thumbnail to se a larger version |
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| St Peter's Church
Fundraising: • Harvest Supper raised £536 for Rainbows Children's Hospice. • The South Close Fruit & Veg stall (now closed for the winter) raised £386 divided equally between St Peter’s Church and sponsorship of a nursing student in Vellore, Southern India • The Historic Churches Bike Ride raised £1050 (see below) |
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| Sept '08 Tom Williams, recently
returned from the far east, has produced a web site with stunning
360° views of Arnesby. From around 20 vantage points Tom has
taken some beautiful photographs of the whole village and actually
found a dry, sunny day to do it! The photographs can be seen at www.arnesby.tourvista.co.uk . Well worth a look! |
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| 13/9/08 Historic
Churches Ride & Stride Day. Sue Spriggs once again lead the way on this annual cycle ride around the churches of the county. For many years Sue has pedalled her way to hundreds of churches to raise substantial amounts of money for St Peter's. "Many thanks to EVERYONE who sponsored me, .... I visited 60 Churches & Chapels, rode 62 miles and watched the Tigers beat London Irish (just!). I hope to raise over £1,000. I shall put the final total in the November Hexagon." Sue Update: The final total was a magnificent £1,050. |
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16/8/08 Opera Evening
in Arnesby - Another Fantastic Success!  The
concert by three international operatic stars gave a large audience
in St Peter's Church a night to remember.  Tenor
Aled Wyn Davies and soprano Diana Palmerston
accompanied by Eirian Owen performed a mixture
of classical operatic pieces and songs from light opera and stage
musicals. The next visit will be by Diana with some of her graduate music students when they will give an insight into what the future holds for classical singers. Contact Liza 2478761 for more information and tickets. |
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The 2007 Arnesby Pantomime: The Sound of Grease  Finally,
a big gap in this web site is filled..... Several months later and with many thanks to Nigel Walker, an illustrated report on the very well received panto is available here» Nigel's excellent review will no doubt spur on the cast and crew to repeat their performances in another panto - 'My Fair Oliver" perhaps? |
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Arnesby May Fayre
- Bank Holiday Monday, 26 May 2008 The
May Fayre went ahead, despite very strong winds that brought nearby
trees down and wrecked a few gazebos. Almost 700 cars with about
2,500 people  came
to enjoy good food, drink and entertainment! Highlights this year included:
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| John Winterton. After 20 years of faithful service as Church Warden of St Peter's, John Winterton has retired to the back benches! Thanks to his indefatigable stewardship, the Church fabric has been repaired and maintained so that it is in an excellent state for future generations. We are very grateful to John & Di for their hard work over the years and at a retirement party they were given a Peter Welton painting of their own house! Brian Spriggs and St Peter's Parochial Church Council. |
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23/4 Peter Welton has almost completed his
latest painting - a portrait of Chinese Prima Ballerina Lei Zhao of the Birmingham Royal Ballet. The commission came about after Sir Peter Wright, Director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet visited Peter's studio earlier this year. They later saw a performance of The Nutcracker in Birmingham in which Lei Zhao danced the part of the Sugar Plum Fairy. Introductions were made and this watercolour portrait painting was the result! More details www.PeterWelton.com (Click the thumbnail to see a larger version) |
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 20/3/08
End of an Era! The Arnesby Post Office closed its
doors for the last time tonight. The village's last remaining amenity was the victim of cost cutting dogma and it was closed despite protests and petitions to keep it open. A group of thirty villagers turned out to mark the occasion and to wish Postmistress Christine Mawby a happy retirement after 27 years in charge. Flowers were presented to Christine and to the part time staff, Penny Emmony and Jean Hunt. Photos» |
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| 15/3/08 Shearsby - Granny's Attic Sale. The sale in the village hall raised an amazing £1,244 to be divided between Breast Cancer Research and MacMillan Nurses. Report & Photos» | |
14/3/08 Arnesby
Promises Auction 
The village hall was full for a third very successful Promises auction.
Once again organised by Sue Spriggs, a magnificent £4,600
was raised for local amenities. Mark Robinson was an excellent auctioneer
and more than 110 lots were on offer. Read all about it» |
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28/2/08 Hexagon
on the Village-Web site! 
Starting with the March edition the monthly Parishes newsletter
will be available for downloading from this web site. Click
here to download the newsletter.You will need a copy of Adobe Acrobat reader on your PC and a fairly fast internet connection as the pdf file is about 2mb. Adobe is a free program that can be downloaded by clicking on the logo below:  |
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Feb The Shearsby Game LunchThe end of the shooting season does have a silver lining, at least for the villagers in Shearsby. To mark the end of the season the annual Game Lunch is celebrated at the Chandlers Arms, Shearsby`s quaint little pub on the village green. (Pictured is Vension with port, topped with herb dumplings) Read all about it» |
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Feb Arnesby Post Office Closure Confirmed.Despite the protests, petitions and strong arguments against closure, Arnesby Post Office will close in mid March leaving Arnesby, Shearsby and Bruntingthorpe without any outside amenities at all. This is a massive disappointment to everybody - many residents felt that because of the lack of any other shops, an almost non existent bus service and a 3 mile trip to the nearest Post Office, Arnesby might be reprieved. |
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| 20/11/07 Arnesby
Post Office to Close The Post Office announced yesterday that 25 Leicestershire post offices are to close following a review caused by falling usage of offices, increasing losses and the need to modernise the company. A period of public consultation will be allowed, up to January 10th after which a final decision will be made. The selected post offices will then close in March. Arnesby, Bruntingthorpe and Shearsby villagers will surely see Arnesby post office as more important to the community than just a profit and loss account: - there are no other shops in these villages, there are no local bus services and the nearest post offices are in Fleckney (2.8 miles from Arrnesby) and Gilmorton. Make your views known - write to: Mark Partington, FREEPOST CONSULTATION TEAM or email consultation@postoffice.co.uk |
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Mar 07 Arnesby May Fayre '07
Preparations for this year's Fayre on Monday 28th May
are underway. An open village meeting was held in the village hall on
14 March to discuss arrangements and helpers etc. Regular stallholders
have received invitations to the Fayre. We will be having another Craft
Village - if you make and sell your own products we would like to hear
from you (email
here).About the May Fayre» 2006 May Fayre» |
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| Feb 07 Shearsby Game Lunch, Chandler's
Arms Shearsby residents and their guests held their traditional end of season Game Lunch at the pub on 10 February. Having emptied their freezers of game acquired during the season, villagers prepare a variety of delicious dishes and tuck into a feast at the Chandler's Arms. Read more» |
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| Feb 07 Don't Miss Out - It Matters!
Advice by Leics & Rutland Assn of Parish Councils: "On 3rd May 2007 local elections will be taking place to elect councillors to your Parish Council. This is the chance to have your say by voting for the people you want to be councillors to help look after your community or possibly becoming a councillor yourself and help shape it." Read more» |
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| Feb 07 Appeal by the Leicestershire
Library Service Can you help the library service deliver books to local residents who are housebound or who can't easily get along to the mobile library when it makes its fortnightly calls in the area? We are particularly looking for help in Arnesby and Mowsley. If you would like to be your village volunteer, choosing and delivering books from the mobile library, please le us know. Contact Amy Lewis at Market Harborough Library (01858 821274) for details. (Routine checks would be undertaken if vou were to be accepted as a volunteer.) |
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| 9/11/06 New Priest in Charge
The Reverend Alison Hampton was licensed by the Bishop of Leicester to
become Priest in Charge of Arnesby, Shearsby, Bruntingthorpe, Knaptoft,
Mowsley, Theddingworth and Husbands Bosworth. The service took place in All Saints Church, Husbands Bosworth followed by a reception in the hall. We all welcome Alison into our community and hope that she finds her time and ministry with us fulfilling. Thanks to all priests and readers who helped with services during the interregnum. |
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14/10/06 Flicks in the Sticks!
Arnesby Village Hall now has a full cinema system - a large screen and surround sound that provides an authentic cinema experience. The opening night was 17 October when "Ladies in Lavender"(2004, Maggie Smith and Judi Dench) was shown to an audience of 30 villagers. See the program of films» |
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| 29/9/06 World's Biggest Coffee Morning
in aid of Macmillan Nurses. Held in Shearsby by Keith & Anne Beeson Details » |
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24/9/06 St Peter's
Arnesby - Harvest Festival. The Service collection raised £90
and the auction of produce & flowers at the  Harvest
supper on 25 September raised another £529. So a total of £619 has been sent to the Rainbows Children's Hospice in Loughborough. (Click on logo for web site) |
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| 9/9/06 Ride and Stride Day
in aid of Historic Churches Sue Spriggs of Arnesby did her usual epic ride and this year visited 63 churches in the course of cycling 63 miles. Her sponsorship amounts to an amazing £1,003. Well done Sue! |
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 3/9/06
Shearsby Grand Fete Another successful fete was held on the village green in support of Church Funds. Visitors were able to Beat the Goalie and Splat the Rat and there was lots of books, 'antiques', plants, cakes and produce to buy. Refreshments were served in the village hall and the Lutterworth Band provided the musical entertainment. Photos» |
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2/9/06 
Shearsby, Arnesby and Bruntingthorpe Open Show Christine Eales was judged overall winner of this year's show held in Bruntingthorpe Village Hall, for her pot of raspberry jam in the Preserves section As well as the overall winner, Arnesby won four of the seven adult sections this year. Results » |
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 Aug '06 New Landmark for Arnesby The skyline on Church Lane now includes a clock tower on the newly renovated building next to the Manor House. Bob Jones plans to rent out the "Clock House" |
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| 23/8/06
Priest in Charge Appointed
The Bishop of Leicester has announced the appointment of the Reverend Alison Hampton as Priest in Charge of the Benefice. Since February 2004 Alison has been Priest in Charge of the Burrough Hill parishes and Chaplain to Brooksby Melton College. She is married to Bob and they have four grown up children. Alsion hopes to make the move in November. |
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22/8/06 Landord's Opening
Night New
owners Steve and Karen Compton opened the Chandler's Arms in
Shearsby for the first time tonight. Together with their  sons
Terry and twins Pete and John they have moved from a very busy pub near
Asbourne in Derbyshire. Steve and Karen will be serving good value, traditional pub food every lunch time and evening from Wednesday, 23rd onwards (except Mondays). Steve is a real ale fan and plans to feature a changing selection of fine ales for customers to taste and enjoy. |
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July
06 Arnesby Village Hall. With
the ending of the Tuesday evening youth club, there are now no regular
weekly organisations bringing in funds for the hall.Chair of Trustees, Brian Spriggs asks that we support the hall by using it for parties, meetings etc and to think of organisations that might consider holding their events in the hall. Read more »» |
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 19/6/06
Dr Ray Sutton, celebrated local historian, gave a fascinating
talk to an audience of over 100 on the history of Arnesby, Shearsby and
Peatling Magna.Dr Sutton's talk, in Arnesby Village Hall, began with references to the villages in the Domesday Book of 1086 and went on to describe many cultural and economic developments from then to the early 20th century. |
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 Arnesby
May Fayre 29 May 2006Another successful and enjoyable day was had by all at the 26th Arnesby May Fayre on Bank Holiday Monday. In spite of the cold and showery weather, around 4,000 people visited the village and just over £10,000 was raised for local organisations and amenities. |
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| 20 May Charity Promises
Auction in aid of Arnesby School Organised by the Shearsby Community Association. Spirited bidding meant that a splendid total of £2,000 was raised for the school. |
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Charities & CharityMany elderly people are experiencing financial difficulties because of rising living costs and reduced return on their savings...... Maurice Bown suggests a solution. read more »» |
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| Promises
Auction 25 March 2006 Another highly successful and enjoyable promises auction was held in the village hall and over £4,300 was raised to support local organisations and amenities. Money raised will be used on various Arnesby Projects. |
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| Loseby
Wood, Arnesby The proposal that the Arnesby Loseby Charity Trust
create an acre of woodland on part of the unused land at the allotment
site has been greeted with great interest, enthusiasm and generosity by
residents of Arnesby. For more information and progress to date, click here» Update 25 Feb» |
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| 2/11/05 Little India was adjudged the best Asian restaurant in Leicestershire and Rutland for 2005 at the inaugural award ceremony at Stapleford Hall. More Details»» | |
| 10/5/05 Sue Spriggs raised a final total of £650 on the 'Ride & Stride Day' in aid of Leicester Historic Churches on 10 September. | |
| 10/10/05 The Harvest auction of produce after the harvest supper raised a total of £632, to be split between the Pakistan earthquake appeal and the Rainbows Childrens Hospice. | |
| 30 May 2005,
25th Arnesby May Fayre After a wet start the day developed into the usual busy and thoroughly enjoyable day. Around 6,000 visitors came to the village to be entertained by the Wigston brass band, Morris men, a falconer and many other events around the village. 74 runners took part in the 5th 5 mile cross country race. |
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| 2/8/05 The Charity Curry Buffet and auction in aid of the Rainbows Children's Hospice held at the Little India Restaurant on 11 July raised a magnificent total of £3,900, with £3,100 coming from the auction. Photos of presentation: click here. | |
| 15/07/05The coffee morning in aid of Hope and Homes for Children, held at the home of Carol and Martyn Greenwood on July 14 raised a total of £272. Thanks to all who attended. Another morning will be held later in the year. Watch this space! | |
| 26/3/05 Eggstravaganza
Afternoon Easter Egg Hunt starts 2pm at Arnesby Village Hall £1 per entry Egg decorating 50p per egg, Egg and spoon race £1 per entry Refreshments and much more. All proceeds to Arnesby school funds for much needed computer equipment. |
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| 24/2/05 The Little
India Charity Dinner in aid of the Tsunami Appeal on Monday 21
February was extremely well supported and raised a total of £780
for the British Red Cross. Well done to the customers & staff of Little India. |
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| 1/2/05 Arnesby Village
Hall AGM, 10 Dec. Hall development plans agreed. Details»» |
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| 12/9/04 Cricket. Arnesby ended their 4 match programme with a loss, to end the summer with 2 wins and 2 losses. The 2 losses were at the hands of regular cricketing teams, one being Willoughby who hosted a match at Dunton Bassett cricket ground. Report »» | |
| 23/8/04 The Olde
Cock Inn re-opened tonight as "Little India"
providing Indian cuisine in the restaurant or for takeaway. More details»» |
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| 12/8/04 Cricket
- Arnesby defeated for the first time this season. Scorecard »» |
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| 26/6/04 Kerr
& Ingrid leaving! Last night Kerr announced that he has sold the Olde Cock Inn to a consortium of buyers from the Dine India restaurant from Countesthorpe. Kerr Ingrid and Jack will hand over the pub in mid July but tomorrow will be the last Sunday lunch that they will serve at the pub. |
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| 7/6/04 May Fayre a great
success! In it's 25th year the Fayre on 31 May attracted an estimated 6,000 people and raised over £10,000 for local organisations. Details and photos »» |
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| 31/3/04. Arnesby
to get Broadband! BT has announced that there has been sufficient interest in Broadband/ADSL in the Peatling Magna exchange area to warrant upgrading the exchange. The work will be done on August 11. |
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 12/3/2004
Arnesby Promises Auction Sue Spriggs organised an extremely successful and enjoyable evening that raised £4,442 towards improving facilities for the disabled in the village. |
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| 12/11/03
Village Hall Improvements are approved At the AGM of the Arnesby Village Hall Committee on 12 Nov. it was agreed to proceed with work to provide toilet facilities for disabled visitors. Details»» |
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| Arnesby School Sports
success The Leicester Mercury of 5 July 2003 featured the successes of Arnesby School pupils in various sports during the last year. read more » |
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