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Easter 2021
Thrussington Life
DON’T FORGET DECORATE YOUR JOIN THE PTFA
TO ENTER THE WINDOW FOR AND MOVE IT IN
PHOTOGRAPHY EASTER MARCH!
COMPETITION
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Welcome
Welcome to the Easter edition of The Design a cover for
Thrussington Life. Thrussington Life challenge is
also still open to the 12’s and
Well, at least we have the longer,
under, closing date 12th April.
brighter days to look forward to
Details on page 29. We haven’t
now. To celebrate that, our
had any entries, so you have a
Green Gardener has tips and
good chance of making the front
reminders for us and we have a
cover!
feature on the birds to look out
for on our daily walks! The PTFA are on a mission to
keep us all fit on page 21 and
Don’t forget to enter our photo
there is also an invitation to
competition and remember we
decorate our windows for Easter
are also keen to document a
on page 5.
moment in time using the
photos as a visual reference. We Stay well & safe
are not looking for exceptional Fiona
skill, just something that reflects
our community and the people Please note that the email address
for T Life has changed to
that live in it! For more details
thrussingtonlife@gmail.com
see page 9.
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Notices
Parish Council start at 7.30pm and will take
place on the 16th March, the 20th
Whilst the parish council are April and the 18th May. The link
continuing with their normal to the meetings can be found on
responsibilities, we continue the agenda, which is on the web-
meeting via zoom for the site or by contacting the clerk;
foreseeable future. For 2021 the Helen Chadwick at
parish council are looking at helen@edenvirtualassistant.co.uk
various different projects
including new litter bins and the
possible installation of speed
WI update
signs in the village, we will also As this edition of the magazine is
continue to support other covering March and April, includ-
projects in the village and hope ing Easter, the Committee sends
to carry out another litter pick at early greetings to all members
some point. for Easter and birthday greetings
If you have anything you wish to to those members who have
raise please contact one of the March birthdays – Margaret A,
councillors or the clerk or join Margaret B, Jill and Gill.
one of our zoom meetings. They Janet Heath
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After the success of the Advent windows I thought it would be good to do an
Easter window. This could be a vase of flowers or pictures of bunnies or easter
eggs, or anything representing spring which can be put in windows over the Easter
period.
Hopefully the younger members of our village will also take part so that we have
windows to make us smile and give us a sense of the lockdown being lifted and a
feeling of wellbeing. Looking forward to seeing your windows! Any questions to
Bev Kearns 424430 or 07707 803976.
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Dear Friends,
The tricycling vicar writes: in. I felt pretty guilty, I can tell you.
Well, I’m not sure normality has I’d lied because I was so scared of
been restored completely in the the consequences.
USA with a second impeachment of
This memory came to mind as I
the former President currently
reflected on Lent and its meaning.
underway, and yet, it feels that
things there are turning a corner. Sometimes, people don’t like to
And perhaps, with 13.5 million first engage with Lent because they
vaccinations having been believe it to be a time where we are
administered here as I write, we too asked to beat ourselves up about
can begin to feel as if some sort of the things we have done ‘wrong’, or
normality will be resumed. the sins we have committed; to
think about the ways we live our
I’m writing this today (12th Feb)
lives that we do not wish to agree
because it’s the cut-off date. I think
to being sinful or wrong for body,
I’ve always been one of those who
mind and spirit. And, there is
gets their homework done just in
perhaps an element of that in Lent:
time, nearly always. There was the
repentance does indeed mean
time I spent an hour at the church-
turning away from patterns of
yard surrounding Llandaff
unhelpful behaviour, and back
Cathedral, sitting on a bench under
a yew tree, finishing my essay. I got
into double English to find that the
rest of the class had been sent to
the library in disgrace to read a
chapter of Joseph Conrad’s Secret
Agent because they hadn’t done
any of the homework and I was
held up as a paragon of virtue
because I’d read one of the two set
chapters and had the essay to hand
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towards the God of Love, but, if in surely isn’t a God we need to be
our minds, the God of Love is as afraid of in our modern misunder-
scary as my old English teacher, the standing of the word ‘fear’?
chances are that we’ll choose to
Lent can be a time of real reflection
pretend to ourselves and others
and contemplation – a time not to
that everything is okay.
beat ourselves up but a time to be
In an article entitled Cosmic still and just focus on the God who
Intimacy (The Contemplative yearns for intimacy with us. This is
Society website) Cynthia Bourgeault a time of obedience, the Latin root
contends that God yearns for of the word meaning ‘to listen’. As
intimacy with us, and that yearning we continue to take our frustrations
for intimacy is the real reason for and anger to God, may we also
the existence of the universe: listen and hear God’s response, and
may we be conscious of God’s love
The old Islamic saying puts it well filling us with a sense of peace at
when it depicts God speaking these this time.
words: “I was a hidden treasure and
I longed to be known. And so I Blessings, Mary XXX
created the worlds visible and Rev’d Sr. Mary A'Herne-Smith C.A.
invisible.” Team Vicar for The Four Villages
01664 420193
revsrmary@icloud.com
God longs to be known!? Who knew? Work days: Sunday - Wednesday
I thought I needed to find God, and
yet God, before creation, longed to
be found. And I do not believe that
God is playing hide and seek with
us: surely that is why God becomes
incarnate in Jesus – fully human/
fully divine – so we can see God’s
compassionate love in action. And a
God who wishes to be found and
revealed as a ‘hidden treasure’
Sadly, at the time of writing we still have no services in church. If you wish to
join services on Zoom, please email me or if you would like to ring in and listen to
the services please phone me on 01664 420193.
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The Dark Night of the Soul by St John Of the Cross
On a dark night, Oh, night more lovely than the
Kindled in love with yearnings–oh, dawn,
happy chance!– Oh, night that joined Beloved with
I went forth without being lover,
observed, Lover transformed in the Beloved!
My house being now at rest.
Upon my flowery breast,
In darkness and secure, Kept wholly for himself alone,
By the secret ladder, disguised– There he stayed sleeping, and I
oh, happy chance!– caressed him,
In darkness and in concealment, And the fanning of the cedars
My house being now at rest. made a breeze.
In the happy night, The breeze blew from the turret
In secret, when none saw me, As I parted his locks;
Nor I beheld aught, With his gentle hand he wounded
Without light or guide, save that my neck
which burned in my And caused all my senses to be
heart. suspended.
This light guided me I remained, lost in oblivion;
More surely than the light of My face I reclined on the Beloved.
noonday All ceased and I abandoned my-
To the place where he (well I self,
knew who!) was awaiting me– Leaving my cares forgotten
A place where none appeared. among the lilies.
Oh, night that guided me,
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Photo competition
We haven’t had many entries, so come on get snapping!
We aren’t looking for great skill, just something that
documents life in our village in 2021.
There are two age groups - adults and 15 and under.
Images should be taken in or around our local area and
dated no earlier than 23rd March 2020.
The image can be of anything you feel fits the theme:
‘Reflecting our community’.
Prizes:
Adults: Cream tea for two from Thrussington’s
store (takeaway)
15 and under: £15 Amazon voucher
Both winners will be featured on the front cover of
Thrussington Life.
See the February edition of T Life for competition rules, available online
at thrussingtonvillage.org
Closing dates for entries: Friday 30th April 2021.
Send your entries to thrussingtonlife@gmail.com
Please state the following:
1. Name of the photographer and age if 15 or under
2. Place and approximate date image was taken
3. Permissions if applicable (see terms and conditions)
4. The caption (name) of your entry.
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The green gardener
Sometimes there appears Broad beans can be
to be light at the end of planted in trays to
the tunnel … then you transplant later. Sown
realise that it is an direct in the garden, mice
oncoming train. So it will often eat the seeds or
would be with Covid, but nip out the tender shoot
the same might be true at before it emerges.
the allotment. The rhubarb will be start-
We expect high winds to ing to push it’s nose
dash down the Brussels through the straw now,
sprouts in winter, but not otherwise most other
to be flooded and under things are past their best.
water, then covered in There will be chard,
snow, a short thaw, then sprouting broccoli and
the coldest spell for many kale, but spring cabbage
years and under snow will be a while yet.
again. It’s very hard to
harvest leeks and Towards the end of
parsnips when the ground March, planting can start,
is rock hard! parsnips, carrots and
spinach, if it’s too cold it
Potatoes should be is best to wait a week. The
‘chitting’ nicely now, eyes hardiest vegetable seeds
uppermost in egg trays in need a sustained soil
a light, frost free place. temperature of 7°C.
11Birdwatching
As I said in May 2020, we Regular visitors to our
are indeed fortunate to garden bird table have
be surrounded by fields, been Robins, Blackbirds,
woods and the river, foot- Woodpigeons, Collared
paths and the permissive Doves, Great Tits, Blue
paths of the benevolent Tits, Starlings and Hedge
Warner estate. The spring Sparrows.
bird migration was already
Less regular have been
under way then and we
visits from Goldcrests ,
will soon be able to enjoy
Long Tailed Tits, Magpies,
it again.
Goldfinches and Pied
In the meantime, the win- Wagtails. We have also
ter bird population, whilst had occasional visits from
rather less numerous a Blackcap (normally
in variety, is still plen- listed as a summer visitor
tiful, starting in our own but clearly overwintering
gardens. here) and a pair of Reed
Buntings. The Sparrow
The village Jackdaw pop-
Hawk has also swept past
ulation is always in evi-
regularly.
dence, with their typical
‘’jack’’ calls, rivalled by a Like many others during
gang of House Sparrows. the winter, we have been
12Redwing Egyptian Goose
Fieldfare Goldcest
walking regularly in the area, mainly (in winter plumage, without the
on local roads since the flood smart black heads) with the
season has turned the footpaths occasional Black-backed Gull and
into quagmires. The Rearsby Road Common Gull in amongst them.
stretch of the flood plain from the
Strolls up Old Gate Road have given
Wreake river bridge across to the
us sightings of Tree Creeper, Great
railway will always produce a variety
Spotted Woodpecker, Green Wood-
of species and gives the chance to
pecker, Buzzards, Crows, Rooks and
observe some colourful winter
a Red Kite.
thrushes from Scandinavia in Red-
wings and Fieldfares as well as Other observers in the village have
mixed flocks of Canada Geese, seen Barn Owls, Little Owls, Siskins,
Greylag Geese and Mute Swans. and Nuthatches and I am sure there
will be more species that you will
We have also seen the odd Little have seen.......... we are indeed
Egret, Heron, Cormorant and a pair fortunate to live where we do,
of Egyptian Geese. There have been especially in these difficult times.
large flocks of Black Headed Gulls
Mike Harrison
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14Syston and District Volunteer Centre
VOLUNTEER CENTRE SUSTAINS SERVICES
THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC
Syston and District Volunteer Centre has continued to provide support
services to the local community throughout the pandemic. Volunteers
have responded to requests for help with shopping and prescription
collection and, with the help of a growing band of volunteer drivers, has
provided personal transport to enable those in need to keep hospital and
doctors’ appointments.
Thanks to a grant from the National Lottery, the Centre has acquired a
new wheelchair-adapted car. Quite naturally, under Covid-19
conditions, our team of volunteer drivers have been reluctant to use their
own vehicles, as they would under normal circumstances. The two
specially adapted cars now owned by the Centre have therefore enabled
the transport needs of the local community to be met in a safe and
secure manner.
In collaboration with the Syston Health Centre, volunteer drivers
are currently fully engaged in transporting people to vaccination
and testing centres.
Anyone seeking help with the problems presented by the pandemic ,
whatever the nature of those problems should contact the Centre
Manager, Andy Shelton.
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If we cannot offer direct assistance, we can point you in the right
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Similarly, if you would like to offer your services as a volunteer, whether
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It happened in
15 March 44BC ‘’ Beware the Ides of March ” ...... Julius
Caesar is stabbed to death by Marcus Brutus.
24 March 1603 The crowns of England and Scotland
were united when King James VI of Scotland succeeded to
the English throne.
19 March 1834 Six farm labourers from
Tolpuddle, Dorset, were sentenced to seven years’ trans-
portation to Australia for forming a trade union.
27 March 1871 England and Scotland played their
first rugby football international, in Edinburgh; with first
blood to Scotland.
7 March 1876 The Scottish-born inventor, Alexander
Graham Bell, patented the telephone.
12 March 1904 Britain’s first mainline electric train ran
from Liverpool to Southport.
28 March 1912 Both the Oxford and the Cambridge
March
boats sank in the annual Varsity boat race.
5 March 1936 The British fighter plane Spitfire made its
first test flight from Eastleigh, Southampton. Powered by a
Rolls-Royce Merlin engine the aircraft would enter service
with the Royal Air Force in the next two years.
2 March 1969 Concorde, the Anglo-French supersonic
plane, roared into the skies on its maiden flight. The air-
craft travelled regularly at twice the speed of sound.
3 March 1985 Members of the Britain’s National Union
of Mineworkers returned to work after voting to end their
unsuccessful year-long strike.
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo by
Christi Lefteri
Our first book of 2021 was that these gentle,
Book review
the story of Nuri and Afra traumatised people start to
Ibrahim. They are forced hope for a future without
to flee their beloved home fear.
in Aleppo. The book We disagreed about the
describes the journey from writing. It is either
Syria to the UK and the beautiful or not. We
struggle to be granted disagreed about the form.
asylum. Some found it confusing,
Their story includes others didn’t.
missing children, However, we all agreed we
exploitation and murder. had a much better insight
When they reach Athens, into the suffering of
living outdoors and prey to refugees. They are no
criminals, Nuri decides to longer anonymous head-
pay another smuggler to lines; they are Nuri and
provide false passports and Afra.
a flight to London.
Nuri was a beekeeper in Linda Watson
Aleppo and his wife Afra
was an artist. We don’t
know if they are granted
asylum but at the end of
the novel, we are aware
Goodreads rating
4.22/5
19School update
What a term it has been! We ning of our weekly virtual
have been back to delivering Celebration assemblies on a
remote learning and Friday.
providing spaces for those
children of critical workers Our school community has
who required a place. I have remained strong and we
been so impressed with the have kept in touch through
engagement of those technology which has been
learning from home in, what amazing.
we all know are, very I would like to take this
challenging times. opportunity to thank all of
the parents and carers for
Please look at our weekly their support of the school
newsletters as they show and for our teachers and
lots of photographs of what support staff who have
we have been learning. The continued to work harder
weekly Headteacher than ever to make sure that
Challenge had been varied our children have the best
with a ‘keepy uppy’ learning experiences they
challenge, Big Art Challenge can during this time.
and our favourite – the
Masked Singer Challenge - Have a lovely Easter
of which we have the Hannah Roddy
performances at the begin-
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22It happened in
12 April1606 The Union Flag becomes the official flag of
Britain.
10 April 1633 Bananas, never seen before in England,
went on sale in a London shop.
3 April 1721 Robert Walpole became the first Prime Minis-
ter of Britain.
7 March 1739 Travellers throughout England breathe a
sigh of relief, safe in the knowledge that the most notorious
of highwaymen Dick Turpin had met his end.
2 April 1801 Admiral Horatio Nelson, aboard
HMS Elephant, defiantly ignores orders from his command-
er-in-chief to withdraw his forces and proceeds to sink the
Danish fleet off its home port of Copenhagen.
9 April 1806 Birthday of English engineer and inventor
Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Perhaps the greatest of the
19th-century engineers, he designed railways, bridges,
tunnels, viaducts and ships.
8 April 1838 Brunel’s new steamship Great Western left
April
Bristol today on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic to
Boston.
24 April 1858 After the first bell was cracked, Big Ben is
finally ready for hanging in the clock tower of Westminster
Palace, London – it later cracked too.
4 April 1964 The Beatles fill the first five places in the
U.S.A. singles chart with “Please Please Me”, “I Want to
Hold Your Hand”, “She Loves You”, “Twist and Shout” and
“Can’t Buy Me Love”.
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24April’s
jobs in the garden
The gardening year summer cabbages and
starts in earnest. It chard, a short row of
should be warmer now, chard in a space where
the days are getting they can be left until
The green
longer and everything March next year. It may
starts to grow. be more economic to
gardener
buy cabbages and
Broad beans will be perhaps kale as small
growing well, as will plants from the
shallots and garlic. It’s nursery.
safe now to start to There will be forced
plant potatoes, tradi- rhubarb and the last of
tionally Good Friday the sprouting broccoli
was spud planting day otherwise there is little
because it was the first to harvest.
public holiday.
Leeks sown in a tray
Be prepared to earth ready to plant out later
them up should frost will miss the ravages of
be threatened. moths that lay their
Spinach, parsnips, eggs in the small
carrots and beetroot plants.
can all be sown now.
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Scouting in Rearsby update When the snow arrived Paul
for you all, to let you know our District Commissioner
what we are doing through challenged us all to build and
the pandemic. snowman and post on Face-
Our leaders are busy trying to book.
run Zoom sessions where The next event we are offering
possible to keep the young our members at Rearsby
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We were joined by Rev’ Wendy can achieve by joining.
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Loughborough for
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28Half Term challenge
Design a cover for
Thrussington Life!
May 2021
Open to children either attending school or who live in
Thrussington and are aged 12 years or under.
The winning cover will be featured on our May edition.
Send entries to thrussingtonlife@gmail.com with the artist’s
name, age and parental contact details. If you only have a
hard copy, please email the above address to arrange delivery.
Entries to be in by 12th April 2021. The winner will be chosen
by the Editor!
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30Greetings from your Beat team. get into good Crime prevention
habits so locking up routines etc
We have had some changes of staff become second nature.
to our team including saying good-
bye to Sgt Chris Wharton who has When you leave your homes make
moved to Euston street in the city, sure all windows and doors are
to take the role of Inspector. We locked, leave a light on or set a
will all miss his leadership and lamp on timer to come on as it gets
enthusiasm. dark. Set house alarms if you have
We now welcome Sgt 3002 Fabrizio one.
Smargiassi who has many years of Ensure that your vehicles are left
experience in Response Policing locked and secure with no items on
and is looking forward to working show. Be vigilant in the area you
with the communities on our Beat. live and don’t be afraid to report
Our team at the moment is : Sgt anything you think is suspicious or
3002 Smargiassi , PC 1651 Stow- out of the ordinary. Ring 101 to
ell , PC 1909 McCaffrey , PC 4290 report things or of course 999 in
Johnson , PCSO 6868 Lacey , PCSO emergency.
6100 Spence and PCSO 6098 We appreciate all the help we get
Richards. from our Communities and working
Policing in these times of COVID is together is the most effective way
certainly bringing fresh challenges for us to be able to provide a good
as we continue to Engage, Explain, service to you all.
Encourage and Enforce the new
legislation. Most people abide by Also sign up to Neighbourhood Link
the rules but unfortunately we do at www.neighbourhoodlink.co.uk
find ourselves having to issue fines This is a messaging platform the
to the few who still insist on doing Police are using to get information
their own thing. out to people in the Communities
Crime patterns have changed since where you live. We can tell you
being in lockdown as more people things that are relevant and current
are in their homes so as a result regarding Crime spikes, suspicious
there have been less Burglaries. vehicles, Scams etc in your area.
However the incidents of Theft from And finally, please continue to look
vehicles has increased. out for one another and stay safe.
We still advise that people try and
Warm Regards, Lesley Richards.
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framework to ensure all children reach their full potential.
New in 2021 free-flow play area
Come along and see our preschool-meet our staff - we look forward to your visit.
Please contact Linda Dunmore on 07876 055823
GADDESBY SCHOOL COMMUNITY HOLIDAY CLUB
Quality childcare for working parents of children between 3-11
years of age. A holiday club which gives parents peace of mind
by being both safe and stimulating for children, providing in/
outdoor activities which promote learning and children’s interest.
Full day =8:00-18:00 Half day 8:00-12:30 / 13:00-18:00
For more information see our website
www.gaddesbyschoolcommunity.org.uk
or email finance@gaddesbyschoolcommunity.org.uk
33Trees in late winter sun - Patrick Rendall
Answers to the Half Term Village Quiz
1. Manor Farm 10. Village Hall
2. Oak leaf 11. 31st Dec 2020
3. 2012 12. Gravestones and markers
4. Church Lane 13. 1837
5. Seagrave Road (Penfold’s Yard) 14. A Serviceman who died in World
6. SK64717 15991 War I
7. CHT-10-140 15. 0800 783 4444
8. 20 Regent Street
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