A Completely Voluntary INDEPENDENT CDMMUNITY• NEWSPAPER V n - A L L N E E Supported solely by Local Advertisers Y W S Number 14 circulating in BARROW MOUNTSORRELQUORN ROTHLEY SILEBY A P R I L 1977 L e a v i n g B a r r o w R a w l i n s B i g Band p i c t u r e d above t r e a t e d some 200 l o c a l p e o p l e t o t h e b i g band sound on Wednesday 1 9 t h March i n R a w l i n s H a l l . The Rev. M a u r i c e Woodward, who h a s b e e n V i c a r o f Barrow f o r n e a r l y 13 y e a r s moves on t h i s month t o become v i c a r o f C l a r e with Poslingford i n Suffolk. They p l a y e d many o f t h e o l d favourites - Hustle, F a l l i n g F e a t h e r s , Mango Walk and Midnight R i f t . The band i s e i g h t e e n s t r o n g 14 y o u n g s t e r s and 4 s t a f f , and t h e y have been p l a y i n g t o g e t h e r Mr. Woodward h a s worked i n t h i s f o r some 18 months. Mr. Ken a r e a s i n c e h i s o r d i n a t i o n i n 1958, Fox, a n o r g a n i s e r and member at Southwell. He became c u r a t e o f s t a f f a t R a w l i n s t o l d SVN of G e d l i n g , Nottingham a f t e r h i s t h a t t h e band would be a p p e a r o r d i n a t i o n and i n 1 9 6 1 became i n g on BBC's B l u e P e t e r on t h e Precentor of Leicester Cathedral evening o f 4th A p r i l and a l s o t a u g h t a t t h e A l d e r m a n Newton S c h o o l s . He was a p p o i n t e d v i c a r o f Barrow i n 1964. The f a m i l y - t h e v i c a r h a s 3 d a u g h t e r s and one son, w i l l be living a t Clare vicarage, a l o v e l y o l d Tudor house w i t h a l a r g e garden. The l o c a l town i s d e l i g h t f u l with a magnificent "Wool C h u r c h " . The f a m i l y w i l l be s o r r y t o l e a v e B a r r o w where t h e y h a v e many f r i e n d s and h a v e s p e n t a v e r y happy c h i l d h o o d . Mr. Woodward's l a s t Sunday a t Barrow w i l l be t h e 24th A p r i l and t h e f a m i l y w i l l move a t t h e end o f t h e month. I t i s n o t y e t known who w i l l t a k e o v e r from Rev. Woodward may we w i s h h i m and h i s f a m i l y a l l the very best f o r the future. F I N A L I S T S The S i l e b y team have t r i u m p h e d againi I n t h e semi f i n a l o f t h e BBC R a d i o L e i c e s t e r I n t e r V i l l a g e Q u i z t h e S i l e b y team s c o r e d 160 a g a i n s t S k e f f i n g t o n ' s 140 and E a t o n came l a s t w i t h o n l y 7 5 . The g r a n d f i n a l w i l l be h e l d a t Wreake V a l l e y C o l l e g e on A p r i l 26th a t 7.30. T i c k e t s w i l l be n e c e s s a r y and t h e s e may be o b t a i n e d from R a d i o L e i c e s t e r . The semi f i n a l w i l l be b r o a d c a s t on A p r i l 1 0 t h . The team, a s b e f o r e , a r e Neil Jalland, Elizabeth R o b i n s o n , Mary A u s t i n and Walter Sutton. A f e e l i n g of spring i n the air? C e r t a i n l y spring has a r r i v e d a s o u r d a f f o d i l s and lambs testify. The p r o f u s e young shoots around the d a f f o d i l s a r e i d e n t i f i e d and e x p l a i n e d i n t h e N a t u r e Notes on page 7. D I M S D F EDEIITS BARROW Apl. 2 M e t h o d i s t M i n i Mart 10-12 noon 5 P a r i s h C o u n c i l M e e t i n g , L i b r a r y , 7.30pm. 11 - 16 SCOUTS JOB WEEK 13 Women's C o n s e r v a t i v e P r i m r o s e T e a , 7.30, A s s e m b l y Rooms 16 C h u r c h Room R e s t o r a t i o n Fund C o f f e e Morning 10.45 am ~ 12 noon 16 S t . A l b a n s R.C. C h u r c h Jumble S a l e , 10.30 am, M e t h o d i s t Rooms 18 Community A s s o c i a t i o n AGM, 7.30 pm, H.P.H.S. 20 B a r r o w S c o u t Group AGM, 7.45 pm, f o r 8.00, S c o u t Hut. C l u b , 7.30 pm. 28 Down t h e E a r t h - B r o a d c a s t f o r R a d i o L e i c e s t e r , J o i n t WI & Chrysanthemum S o c , B i s h o p Bev. 27 & 28 Barrow L a d i e s S i n g i n g Group, S i n g - A l o n g 7 7 , S t a n f o r d H a l l , 85p i n c l . b u s from 3 Crowns. 30 Women's C o n s e r v a t i v e A s s o c . N e a r l y New & Rummage S a l e , Assembly Rooms, 10.00 am. May 3 P a r i s h C o u n c i l M e e t i n g , L i b r a r y , 7.30 pm, 7 M e t h o d i s t M i n i Mart 10.00 am. 7 H a l l O r c h a r d P.T.A. May F a i r 77, 2.15 pm. H a l l O r c h a r d S c h o o l MOUNTSORREL Apl. 6 M o u n t s o r r e l B a p t i s t C h u r c h , 7.30 pm., M o u n t s o r r e l C h o r a l S o c i e t y p r e s e n t a t i o n . C o l l e c t i o n f o r R o e c l i f f e Manor. A l l welcome. R o l l s Royce M u s i c A p p r e c i a t i o n C l u b p r e s e n t V e r d i ' s RIGOLETTO, Y o r k s h i r e Chamber Opera C l u b 14 M o u n t s o r r e l J u b i l e e Queen Dance, R o l l s Royce C a f e t e r i a , 8.00 - M i d n i g h t . 22 May 1 1 C i v i c Youth S e r v i c e , 10.30 am. M o u n t s o r r e l M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h , l e d by Mr P a u l Newman o f Southlands C o l l e g e . Uniformed o r g a n i s a t i o n s o f t h e v i l l a g e w i l l take p a r t & parade. QUORN 6 Guide & S c o u t C o f f e Morning, 10.30 - 12 noon. B e e t l e D r i v e , 2.30 pm. S c o u t H u t . Apl. F r i e n d s o f M a r k f i e l d AGM, S c o u t Hut, 8,00 pm. 14 19 C r i c k e t C l u b C o f f e e Morning, P a v i l l i o n , 10.00 am - 12 noon. 22 Whist D r i v e , C a n c e r R e s e a r c h , C h u r c h Rooms, 7.30 pm, * S t . B a r t h o l o m e w ' s C h u r c h Rooms, S p r i n g F a i r . 23 R a w l i n s P.T.A. Dance, 8.00 pm. - 12 m i d n i g h t 23 Q u o r n / M o u n t s o r r e l P l a y s c h e m e S p o n s o r e d Walk, Beacon H i l l 24 28 & 29 Sweeny Todd, R a w l i n s S c h o o l D r a m a t i c S o c i e t y , S c h o o l H a l l , 7,30 pm. , 29 C r i c k e t C l u b S t a r t o f S e a s o n S o c i a l E v e n i n g , P a v i l l i o n , 7.30 pm. 4 Douglas Young L e c t u r e R e c i t a l , R a w l i n s 7.30 pm. May 5 & 6 T.W.I.G.S. C o n c e r t , V i l l a g e H a l l . R a w l i n s D e s i g n F a c u l t y Open E v e n i n g , 7.00 pm. 12 S c o u t & Guide S p r i n g F a y r e , 2.30 pm., H.Q., M e e t i n g S t r e e t . 14 ROTHLEY LIBRARY - E v e r y T h u r s d a y , 5 8 10 Apl. 16 16 19 26 R o t h l e y P r i m a r y S c h o o l , 6.30 - 7.30 pm. R o t h l e y A d u l t S c h o o l , V i l l a g e H a l l , 7.30 pm., C o f f e e E v e n i n g f o r J u b i l e e Fund. ::00D FRIDAY - P a r i s h C h u r c h , C o l o u r F i l m "Time t o Run", 7.45 pm. EASTER DAY Holy Communions, 7.00 am., 8.00 am.,11.45 am., & 7.30 pm. F a m i l y Worship 10.30am. R i s e n w i t h C h r i s t , 6.30 pm. J u n i o r T e n n i s Coaching b e g i n s , R o t h l e y Ivanhoe T e n n i s Club, e n q u i r i e s Jane Simpkin R o t h l e y 2728 C o f f e e Morning A r t h r i t i s & Rheumatism C o u n c i l , Loughborough Gen. H o s p i t a l , 10,00 am - 12 A d u l t S c h o o l , V i l l a g e H a l l , 7.30, S p e a k e r Mr B a r n e t t , " L e s s e r Known M u s i c a l T r e a s u r e s " " " " " " " Mrs B r o o k m a n , " V i s i t t o T u n i s i a " SILEBY Apl. 3 3 4 4 8 8 10 May 14 15 15 30 2 M e t h o d i s t C h u r c h C h o i r w i l l s i n g "The Wondrous P a s s i o n " P a r i s h C h u r c h Palm Sunday - a l l a t t e n d i n g s e r v i c e s w i l l r e c e i v e Palm c r o s s e s , A n n u a l P a r i s h M e e t i n g , P o c h i n H a l l , 7.00pm. Loughborough & D i s t r i c t M u l t i p l e S c l e r o s i s S o c . Annual B u f f e t Dance, Hodson H a l l . t e l . S i l e b y 2137 P a r i s h C h u r c h Good F r i d a y D e v o t i o n a l h o u r , 2.00 - 3.00 pm. Townswomens G u i l d M e e t i n g , V i l l a g e I n s t i t u t e , 7.30 pm. E a s t e r Sunday P a r i s h C h u r c h Communion, 7.00 am., 8.00 am.. Noon, & 7,30 pm. E a s t e r Egg S e r v i c e , 2.30 pm. W h i s t D r i v e , P o c h i n H a l l , 7.45 pm. M u l t i p l e S c l e r o s i s S o c i e t y , C o n c e r t , Loughborough Town H a l l , w i t h "The W e l t o n s " e t c . & 16 H a r t D a n c i n g S c h o o l p r e s e n t L i t t l e Red R i d i n g Hood, V i l l a g e I n s t i t u t e , 7.30 pm. S t . Mary's M o t h e r s U n i o n Rummage S a l e & C o f f e e Morning, P o c h i n H a l l , 10,OO - 12 noon, S i l e b y P h o t o g r a p h i c S o c . Q u a r t e r l y C o m p e t i t i o n , Second Round, V i l l a g e I n s t . 7.45 pm. miTusl\IOW ,Fo,™^So«i-a.K..^") 43108 LOUGHBOROU&H R.O MOUMTSOR-RtL FOR AN OUTSTANPINO RANGE OF FROZEN FOOPS TE-LEPHONt , QUORN 4268 -PLANTS' ,H»OHST«n,.MtOW-OH.SO*R-T... ""vEGtTAOLE ff / C £ CMBAM t>0\^M iNPRice SUAjeCT fR.£SH QUAL/ry TO • Truce /V£IV W/DSiS. fSAN&E \^ PLANTS -ARUSseLS -ARGE SELECTION Of POT PLANTS | Av^t.A»iury — FROZEN • CA&&AGE f^RlCas AU AT f<£.BM PRIcaS SWIMMING As from A p r i l 13th t h e p o o l a t Humphrey P e r k i n s Hi,'gh S c h o o l w i l l b e open t o t h a p u b l i c a t the f o l l o w i n g t i m e ^ : Monday - T h u r s d a y ^.30-7.30 w i t h a d d i t i o n a l s e s s i o n s on Wednesday 5.00-6.00 and on F r i d a y 8.00-9.00. • Mrs. J o y P e r k i n s i ^ i n t e r e s t e d i n f o r m i n g a Swimming C l u b f o r t h e 11-16's - anycyie i n t e r e s t e d c a n phone Mrs P e r k i n s on Quorn 42126. The Quorn Swimming P o o l i s open to t h e p u b l i c d u r i n g t e r m t i m e from 4.30-8.00 Monday t o F r i d a y , d u r i n g s c h o o l h o l i d a y s from 2.00-8.00, Monday t o F r i d a y . S a t u r d a y o p e n i n g i s from 2.00 to 5.30. SOAR VALLEY LIBERALS 'At a s o c i a l and s u p p e r h e l d on S a t u r d a y 19th F e b r u a r y i n R o t h l e y V i l l a g e H a l l the Soar V a l l e y L i b e r a l s t o a s t e d Thomas Andrew F a r r e r , l a t e s t addition to the family o f David F a r r e r - t h e Liberal prospective party candidate. The e v e n i n g r a i s e d o v e r E20 f o r t h e - f u n d s . SCOUT AUCTION S i l e b y S c o u t s and Guides a r e s t i l l appealing for "anything worth s e l l i n g " f o r t h e i r a u c t i o n a t t h e S c o u t HQ on F r i d a y 22nd A p r i l a t 7 pm. I t e m s c a n be handed i n a t HQ any Monday, Wednesday o r Friday evening. FLOOD MEMORIES As a r e s u l t o f o u r r e q u e s t i n t h e l a s t i s s u e we h a v e t h e f o l l o w i n g r e c o l l e c t i o n s from Mr J a c k W i n t e r t o n w i t h a l i t t l e h e l p from Mrs B e t t y C r y e r . Notes I n 1870 a man known l o c a l l y a s "Top-Hat" Brown was drowned i n t h e y a r d o f t h e White H o r s e . T h i s was c a u s e d by t h e g a t e i n t h e w a l l o f t h e Farnham p r o p e r t y n e a r t h e C r o s s c o l l a p s i n g when a wave o f w a t e r , t h u s r e l e a s e d swept a c r o s s t h e r o a d and i n t o the yard o f the inn. In 1921 t h e b i g f l o o d took p l a c e on A u g u s t Bank H o l i d a y . I t did not d e t e r a c h a r a c t e r named Tommy S c o t t , who d e s p i t e t h e h a n d i c a p o f a wooden l e g , rode t h r o u g h t h e t o r r e n t on a b i k e . In J u l y 1932 t h e w£.ter swept r i g h t t h r o u g h t h e windows o f t h e White H o r s e ; and n e a r t o what i s now known a s " H a r r y H a l f o r d ' s Lodge" n e a r Barrow, a bus w i t h many p a s s e n g e r s b r o k e down, leaving passengers trapped. They h a d t h e h a r r o w i n g e x p e r ience of watching waters r i s e a r o u n d them, a n d p r o b a b l y f e a r e d t h a t t h e b u s would o v e r turn i n the torrent. Eventually a p a r t y o f s t u d e n t s from Quorn H a l l donned swimming g e a r and towed t h e s t r i c k e n v e h i c l e t o safety. \ \ DRAMATIC J a n e t F o s t e r ( R o t h l e y 3342) i s i n t e r e s t e d i n s t a r t i n g a drama group i n M o u n t s o r r e l . Anyone interested contact Janet, or A v i c e Walker (Rothley 2740). R A W L I N S ALL Nature € HIGH ST QUORN. TEL CLASSES 6 WEEKS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED - STARTING 2 5 t h APRIL MONDAY Yoga f o r A l l (8 w e e k s ) Junior Tennis Dressmaking O l d Tyme D a n c i n g ( S t . B a r t ' s . ) Beginners S i I v e r s m i t h i n g S p a n i s h f o r your H o l i d a y s J u n i o r J u d o (10 weeks from 18 A p r i l ) 2.15 5. 30 7.15 7. 30 7.3p 7.3b 7.00 £2.80 30p p e r m e e t i n g E3.10 £2. 80 E3.10 £2.10 20p p e r week & 50p mem. fee The e f f e c t s o f t h e l o n g d r y summer a r e s t i l l w i t h u s . The ways o f n a t u r e a r e r e a l l y fantastic*. The moss i n o u r lawns was one o f t h e f i r s t t o f e e l t h e e f f e c t s o f t h e drought, and v i r t u a l l y d i s a p p e a r e d . One would have t h o u g h t t h a t t h i s y e a r we would h a v e h a d m o s s - f r e e lawns - a n d y e t t h e r e i s more moss than e v e r . One c a n o n l y conclude t h a t t h e spores o r seeds r i p e n e d e a r l i e r than u s u a l and l a y dormant on t h e ground u n t i l t h e warm September r a i n s s t a r t e d new growth. The same c o n d i t i o n a p p l i e d t o the p o l y a n t h u s , a p l a n t t h a t hardly ever seeds i t s e l f , t h e p a r e n t p l a n t d i s a p p e a r e d and t i n y s e e d l i n g s s t a r t e d t o grow. But p e r h a p s t h e most s t r i k i n g example i s b e n e a t h t h e two sycamore t r e e s i n Barrow C h u r c h y a r d , s e e f r o n t page , There among t h e c r o c u s a n d d a f f o d i l s , are t h o u s a n d upon t h o u s a n d o f t i n y sycamore p l a n t s , none o f which w i l l e v e r have t h e chance to grow i n t o a t r e e . PS A c a r e f u l w a t c h w i l l be k e p t to s e e i f any o f t h e young swallows, ringed l a s t year, r e t u r n - any s i g h t i n g s , c o n t a c t t h e e d i t o r p l e a s e (Quorn 42347) TUESDAY Pottery SiIversmithing Sketching & Painting Woodwork 7.15 E3.10 'J' P.S. Anyone i n t e r e s t e d i n c u c k o o c a l l i n g and b u t t e r fly spotting please contact the e d i t o r , T e l Quorn 42347 WEDNESDAY Yoga (10 w e e k s ) Shorthand ( 1 hour) Typing ( 1 hour) Yoga Ballroom Dancing (M'sorrel Infants) 7. 30 7 .00 8.15 7. 30 7.30 THURSDAY 4.15 Junior Basketball J u n i o r Judo (10 weeks from 21 A p r i l ) 7.00 8.00 S e n i o r Judo " Yoga (10 w e e k s ) £3.50 £2.10 £2. 10 £2.10 £2.80 ^e- e--. • £1.05 20p p e r week & 50p mem, £3.50 fee £3.50 FRIDAY FvR.^Oyfl Junior Tennis TENNIS - (Green S h i e l d C o a c h i n g ) 5 . 3 0 '?'=»5fS,COMPELS, £1.50 QUORN RAWLINS TENNIS CLUB - P l e a s e c o n t a c t Bob W r a t h a l l , 30 Buckingham D r i v e , Loughborough, 68441 f o r d e t a i l s o f membership f o r i n d i v i d u a l s , f a m i l y o r v i s i t o r s . ti^f^gs erf oard^n Sundries ^ 7 HEWS FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS On F e b r u a r y 1 2 t h some 53 p e o p l e from R o t h l e y went t o s e e C i n d e r e l l a a t the Theatre Royal i n Nottingham. Nothing v e r y interesting i nthat? Wrong! I t was t h e t h i r t y - f i r s t " F r i e n d s S Neighbours"outing organised by Mr & Mrs Page o f 12 N o r t h S t . , Rothley. C o n t a c t S h e l a g h B a r k e r , 3 South S t r e e t , Barrow, o r any o f t h e following:QUORN: Mrs B C r y e r , 52 B a r r o w Road, Quorn (Quorn 42946) I t was i n 1946 t h a t A r t h u r a n d D a i s y Page d e c i d e d t o p r o v i d e some p o s t - w a r c h e e r t o N o r t h S t . MOUNTSORREL: Mr H Newman, e s p e c i a l l y f o r t h e c h i I d r e n who 77 L e i c e s t e r Road, had m i s s e d o u t on s e a s i d e t r i p s M o u n t s o r r e l ( R o t h l e y 2242) d u r i n g t h e w a r . Two c o a c h e s w e r e h i r e d and 72 p e o p l e aged ROTHLEY: Mrs E K i l t y 18 months t o 80 y e a r s - a l l 1 Cross Green, Rothley from N o r t h S t r e e t - w e n t on ( R o t h l e y 2573) the f i r s t t r i p t o C l e e t h o r p e s . 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