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Do you know thislocal landmark?and what is the connection toactor Sir Roger Moore?

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WELCOME...to the latest edition of theAshby-de-la-Zouch Community Voice!

Front Cover Quiz: Spot the Local Landmark...How many of you can spot the landmark from our surrounding area featured on this month’s

issue front cover? If you think you know the answer please send your entry to The Community

Voice, 57 High Street, Ibstock, or email us at: info@yourcommunityvoice.net The winner

(drawn first out of the hat of all correct entries) will receive a £10 One4All voucher. Good Luck!

Last month’s quiz answer...and winner!Only a few of you were able to correctly identify last month's

local landmark as the dragon’s head on top of a pole in the

car park at Moira Furnace, on the restored section of the

Ashby Canal.

This month's prize has been won by Ann Devitt and our

picture shows the prize draw being performed by Leanne,

Ibstock Business Centre Manager.

Let’s see how well you do with our next landmark!

Look out for 'Sir Walter'!Many readers spotted 'Sir Walter' last

month, hiding behind the advert for

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on page 13. The first correct answer drawn

out of the 'Community Voice hat' was

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A Charter is issued to each newly-formed club by Lions International and traditionally clubs celebrate the anniversary of their formation with a

Charter dinner, to which other Lions Clubs, dignitaries and guests from other organisations are invited. Ashby and Coalville Lions celebrated in

traditional style with a formal dinner at the Lyric Rooms on 8th June, commemorating the end of one Presidential year and the start of the next.

In attendance were Councillor John Bridges, Chairman of NWLDC and his wife Annette, Lions District Governor Steve Scall, members of Lions

Clubs from Swadlincote, Oadby and Wigston, Barton under Needwood, Edwinstowe and the Dukeries and Loughborough as well as

representatives from the Ashby Rotary Clubs, Royal British Legion and the Poppy Appeal, the ‘Buffaloes’, and Ashby Probus Club.

Outgoing President Lynda Allen thanked members for their support during a very

busy and successful year, and presented a cheque for £250 to District Governor

Steve for his daughter’s chosen charity ‘R.E.A.C.H’ (Rehabilitation Education and

Community Homes). Steve thanked the club for the many and varied ways it has

been able to help the local community over the last 12 months, awarding them

two Service Challenge awards. He pointed out that it has taken 101 years for

Lions International to appoint a female International President and that there are

now over 50% of clubs in the UK with a female President. He made awards to

two members for 30 years’ service and a further 35 year award to Honorary Lion

Anthony Harris who donates the use of the fair to the Lions club every year during

Statutes, so that they can entertain hundreds of children and young people with

special needs. Plans are under way to run this event again in September, with

invitations going out to schools and organisations over a wide area, and replies

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Out with the old and in with the new. This year’s Lions President Lynda Allen hands over to new President Ken Garner.

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There are loads of new attractions to keep the whole family entertained at the Festival, which

this year takes place on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 August. New entertainments for this year

include period falconry displays – both flying and static - medieval cooking demonstrations and

food tasting, a roving Jester, the King’s Executioner and a medieval puppet show. There will

be events taking place in the two arenas for most of the weekend and a new, mounted skill at

arms display which puts the horses and armoured riders through their paces.

As well as two battle re-enactments on each day

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of Bosworth on both afternoons featuring

hundreds of re-enactors - there are large living

history encampments to explore, jousting, archery, cannon fire demonstrations, guided tours,

author talks, a medieval craft market and loads of exciting fun, hands-on games and competitions

for children, as well as entry to the award-winning exhibition and free car parking. There will be

a range of food stalls offering something to suit every taste and appetite, and the 1485 Tithe Barn

restaurant will also be open for lunches, teas and light refreshments throughout the weekend.

Tickets have been held at the same price as last year and represent even better value for money, as they are valid for the whole weekend.

This means that visitors can attend the Bosworth Medieval Festival on either or both days for no extra cost. And with the event running from

10am to 5.30pm on both days, that’s a possible 15 hours of entertainment for the entry price! Once through the gates, all events during the

two days (except talks in the Heritage Room and have-a-go archery) are completely free of charge. Tickets can be booked online at

www.bosworthbattlefield.org.uk or by calling 01455 290429 between 10am and 5pm. They can also be bought in person from Bosworth

Battlefield – and there are no booking fees. Family tickets and special group rates are also available. Tickets will also be available on the gate

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BosworthMedievalFestivalwill be even bigger and better this year!

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Stairlift superheroes step into action!Candor Care are continuing to give back to the local community by offering a donation of a reconditionedstairlift every month to someone to help improve their mobility.

The Coalville-based stairlift company launched their refurbished stairlift

donation scheme in January this year to help people in times of desperate

need. Having a stairlift installed can provide a comfortable solution on a short

or long term basis and give someone the freedom and independence back in

their home. Although not a huge expense, a stairlift is still a cost which some

people may struggle to afford. After donating 2 stairlifts in 2018 as part of a

competition during the popular Heather Scarecrow Festival, Candor decided

to donate a stairlift every month throughout 2019 to someone that will really

benefit.

Candor Care will be donating a fully refurbished stairlift to someone in need

every month throughout 2019. To register your interest for a friend or family

member that might be in need, email – info@candorcare.co.uk or send

a message through Candor Care’s facebook page.

Terms and conditions apply and all applications are given careful consideration

before response. Candor Care can only offer this for straight staircases with no

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Hermitage FM is the Community Radio

Station and Coffee Lounge in Memorial

Square, Coalville; a town whose centre has

been recognised by the Police and Crime

Commissioner as an area vulnerable to

crime and has been declared a ‘People

Zone’.

The North West Leicestershire Community

Safety Partnership has noted that the changing

face of crime presents fresh challenges, including

new drug-related crimes (e.g. ‘cuckooing) adult

and child sexual exploitation, domestic abuse

and ideologically driven domestic terrorism.

People vulnerable to abuse in their own home

can find it difficult to contact services. They

may not know which agency to ring or which

number to contact. They may not have access

to a working phone or may worry about not

having enough credit. Using their own phone, if

they have one, can bring a fear being found out

and punished by their abuser.

The red telephone box that used to be located

on many street corners has for some years been

in decline – after all we now have mobile phones.

Most towns now have a phone box which has

been preserved. However, Coalville seems to

have missed out up to now. Hermitage FM

(99.2) has just put that right and now has a fine

example of a K6 box, which is being restored

by station engineers and volunteers, in front of

their premises in Memorial Square. The work

will take several months and this symbol of

‘Britishness’ will stand on the edge of Coalville’s

conservation area.

Information displays about community

safety will be sourced from the North West

Leicestershire Community Safety Partnership

and the Police. Ongoing free telephone access

to the relevant organisations will be funded

recurrently by the station’s charitable arm,

Carillon Radio.

The project will enable people without safe

access to a phone the means to contact

agencies who can help them. The project will

give people who are at risk of abuse confidence

that they can call for help safely. It will give

a clear message to people living in Coalville’s

People Zone that the community cares about

their welfare.

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Ashby School students and teachers accept awards

at Buckingham PalaceAwards were presented to six students and two teachers from Ashby School during a garden party

at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme.

PE teacher Laura Wright (second from left)

joined students Josie Maybury, Lizzie

Townsend, Ewan Bell, Izzie Price, Kiran

Connelly and Eleanor Buswell to collect

their Gold awards at the palace. As well as

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Head of Sixth Form Margaret Hawksworth

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King Edward VII Grammar School ReunionPupils and staff of Coalville Grammar School are invited to a reunion taking place on Saturday13th October. The reunion is to be held at Newbridge High School on Forest Road, Coalvillebetween 1pm and 5pm. Do come along and meet friend and browse the old photos on display. Itis the 110th anniversary of the opening of the school in 1909. The cost to attend is £5.00 andyou can either book in advance or pay on the door.

Refreshments will be available, with a Ploughman's Lunch (£7.50) being served from 3pm.The meal must be pre-ordered by 21st September. Tea and cakes will also be available ata nominal cost. All details can be obtained from Geoff Haynes on tel: 0116 2546 591 or email: cgsreunion@zohomail.eu

Help us to celebrate together. You will be most welcome. Elizabeth Riding

Ashby Open Gardens10th and 11th August

Come and visit 18 beautiful yet different gardens in our historic market town of Ashby-de-la -Zouchat the heart of the National Forest

There are different gardens opening on each day, so check the website for information.

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Saturday the 17th August will prove a red letter day for the people of North West Leicestershire when the Poppy Fields Music Festival takes place atthe Pretoria Road showground, Ibstock.

A feast of entertainment is on offer, with tribute artists from The Jam, George Michael and Frankie Valli, to name a few, but

headlining this year's event is non other than T-Rextasy, the world's only official tribute band to T-Rex. Poppy Fields is one of

only a few venues where you will see T-Rextasy live outdoors this year.

This is really building into one of the 'must see' events in the area with a range of wonderful music that will appeal to everyone

no matter what age. All proceeds will go to the Ibstock Ex-Forces fund and Royal British Legion. With the tickets on sale at

very attractive prices, it makes sense to book your place as soon as possible.

For more information on our cause and for ticket availability visit our website ww.poppyfieldsfestivalibstock.com.

Tickets are also available from Kats Antiques, Coalville and Ibstock Town Cricket Club, Ibstock.

So come on down! Let's have a great day out – see you there on the 17th!!

Love to Boogie!Poppy Fields Music Festival Ibstock

“This is the best Scarecrow Festival yet!”

The frequent feedback each year by

visitors of Heather Scarecrow Festival.

Last year the Festival celebrated its 20th

Anniversary in quite some style. The record

year raised £9,000 for local groups with a

bumper amount of visitors, including a few

well known characters from the Star Wars

Movies. The icing on the cake came with the

event being awarded ‘Highly Commended’

in the Best Outdoor Experience category

of the 2018 Leicestershire Tourism and

Hospitality Awards. Quite an achievement

for an event organised by community

volunteers!

So are the voluntary group of Scarecrow

Festival organisers resting on their laurels

this year, on the assumption they have

reached the pinnacle of their achievement?

Far from it, galvanised by last year’s amazing

success they have revamped their logo,

ordered more signs and plan to develop

some of the ideas introduced last year as

they as they forge ahead to the next decade

of Scarecrows.

As well as amazing scarecrows, you can

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This year’s event will take place from 11am

on Sunday 28h July until 6pm on Sunday

4th August. As always, there will be ample

free parking and the popular Tea Room

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2QJ) with additional parking at Heather

Village Hall LE67 2RE. Once again local

groups and charities have been invited to

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for their organisation whilst also selling

Scarecrow guide and providing additional

toilet and refreshment facilities. Details of

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Frenchman’s Walk – to eternity?Most readers will be unaware of the route of ‘Frenchman’s Walk’ – the Napoleonic Prisoners, whounwillingly graced Ashby between 1804 and 1814, were allowed to go one mile, but no further, out oftown. Their favourite perambulation, apparently, was along Mount Walk, past the Castle, down UpperPackington Road to turn left (just beyond the present A42) and join the Leicester Road, before returningto their lodgings.

Often this was the route used by amorous officers and their local belles. The result was several

marriages, at least one elopement and more than one illegitimate offspring. However, one

unfortunate Frenchman never made it back from his outing. Captain Fort Deneges, who had

been captured in San Domingo in the West Indies, had arrived with a large contingent of officers

from Portsmouth on 4th November 1804. Four years later, on 6th December 1808, he was

found, lying in a field near Packington – his body still warm. Unfortunately, he was dead. His

coat was covering his body; his waistcoat, with a pocket handkerchief, were found a few yards

away. No other person was observed near the place. A sword had entered his breast on the

right side, between the 4th and 5th ribs, passed through the lungs and pierced the heart; the

left hand was also slightly wounded between the 2nd and 3rd fingers. Deneges had, apparently,

been waiting in his favourite hostelry in Ashby the previous afternoon for a letter to be delivered

to him. About 4 o’clock, finding no letter, he had left his lodgings in some haste.

An inquest was held at Packington and the jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder “against some person or persons unknown”. An entry in

the burial register of Packington Church records “Mons Fort Denegers [sic], a French prisoner from Ashby-de-la-Zouch, buried December

9th, 1808 by me, R.T. Andrews, Curate.” Another duel ended the life of a Captain Colvin – he, too, was buried in Packington churchyard. The

man who had slain him was one of the chief mourners.

Perhaps the most unusual duel was fought between two French officers at Leek in November 1812. The Derby Mercury reported: “They had

but one pistol and, in consequence, after tossing up for the fire, one of them stood, at ten yards distance, and the other fired and shot him through

both thighs. He fell, and gave up his right to fire in return; the seconds insisted on his taking it, and held him up for the purpose – he then fired, and

shot his antagonist through the neck, and he died soon after. The survivor is recovering.”Kenneth Hillier (Ashby Museum)

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CHAR I TY CHAMP IONS

The Inner Wheel Club of Ashby de la ZouchWomen who give service whilst enjoying friendshipWhat is Inner Wheel? Inner Wheel is one of the largest women’s service organisations in the world. It has 17,000 members within Great Britain

and Ireland and over 100,000 members from more than 103 countries across the globe.

The Inner Wheel Club of Ashby de la Zouch has been busy raising funds, collecting items such as stamps, buttons, old watches etc, and crisp packets

– the crisp packets are collected to raise funds for the charity GAIN. (Guillain-Barré syndrome)

10th January, Inner Wheel Day was celebrated in connection with Period Poverty; a

selection of sanitary products was donated to the Ashby Food Bank. Club member Melanie

took the donations to the Food Bank and was thanked by the duty manager.

Frugal Meal, instead of our usual meal at the La Zouch we meet at a member’s house, have

a very light meal such as soup, and the money we would have paid for our meal is donated

to our President’s charity. This combines service and friendship; our main ethos of Inner

Wheel. Also, it’s a social evening for members to get together and catch up on what fellow

members have been doing.The Group who organized the evening. Fran, Ann, Angela and

Eileen, did a great job of cooking and serving our frugal meal and many thanks to member

Ann for letting us invade her lovely home for the evening. The purpose of the evening is to

raise money for our President’s charity Rainbows Hospice and to fill handbags for Refuge

Relief, 61 bags were filled with toiletries, scarves, gloves, make up, note pads and jewellery.

President Janet was seen driving off with her car looking very weighted down.

13 members of the Club went to Cardiff for the Annual Inner Wheel Conference of GB&I. Excellent speakers and entertainment with lots of fun and

laughter. We will be at Netherseal Fete selling ice creams on behalf of Rotary and will have a stall to raise funds at the Tractor Rally in July. The

members of the Ashby de la Zouch Club now meet at the La Zouch, Kilwardby Street Ashby on the Second Thursday of the month for a meal,

followed by our meeting and often with a speaker. Recently we have supported the Ashby Food Bank, Canine Partners, Dementia Friends, Beat,

Steps, Homestart and many more. We as a club always like to have fun with our events.

In 2017 the Inner Wheel Club of Ashby de la Zouch celebrated 50 years as a club.

If you would like to join us at La Zouch one evening or would like more information please contact: Patricia on 01530 415041 or

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Sue Stanyard visits Hope HouseEveryone at Hope House at Griffydam has an interesting dayon Mondays, with visitors in the morning and afternoon.

The morning visitor was Sue Stanyard of Lakeside Wills and Financial Services. Sue

has visited Hope House on a number of occasions and has offered extremely

valuable advice on wills, power of attorney and protective property trusts. This visit

was to pass over a very generous donation from Sue of £400. Sue can be seen in

the photo shaking hands with Carol Hill, the Care Services Manager at Hope House.

Hope House is the latest service to be opened by registered charity Hospice Hope

and is a place specifically for people with life limiting illnesses.

It differs from our three Support Cafés in that attendance is only for those with a

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than attending on a drop-in basis. People can refer themselves to us (self-referral)

or referrals can be made by health and social care professionals, a carer or family

member.

Thank you, Sue, we appreciate greatly all of your

contribution to Hospice Hope.

Carol Hill (Care Services Manager)

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Ashby's covered town centre market, housed within the old Town Hall building on Market Street,

is a piece of local history waiting to be discovered. A real treat, with a wealth of colourful stalls

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