NEWS FROM THE VILLAGES
St Michael, All Angels' Church, Cranoe
On Friday 14 November Cranoe village held a supper evening at Glooston Village Hall. The event was very well supported including a hot meal, fine wine and Lincoln's music all making for a very enjoyable and successful evening. A total of £1,350 was raised for Church funds and Cranoe is very grateful to everyone for their support.
A Sale was held at the village school on 4 December. The school has recently taken delivery of two computers, courtesy of Shell Oil Company via one of its engineers, Mike Hepple, who lives in the village. Parent Trevor Austin helped load the computers with educational resources.
Radio Leicester take the popular County Questions to Smeeton Village Hall on 15 December at 7.30pm when the village do battle with visiting teams. The public is welcome to the recording.
St Andrew's Church acknowledged St Andrew's Day with a Church breakfast. This is not the first occasion but this year, with 30 November falling on a Sunday, the cooked breakfast in Church followed Sunday morning service.
The directors of Foxton Shop have decided that the business will close early in the New Year. Last month we reported encouraging business, thanks to the efforts of June Newnham and her helpers. They have struggled hard to succeed and the village owes immense gratitude to them. However the decision to close has for long been hovering and thus comes as no surprise to many villagers. However, the Post Office are taking steps to establish a Community Post Base in the village to succeed when the shop finishes. There is now no daily store in any of the Chronicle villages outside Kibworth Beauchamp.
Jean Brown was recently re-elected as president of the WI. The group will celebrate their 80th birthday very soon. Pauline Wells won the Competition Cup, culminative over the previous year.
The Gumley WI hold their Carol Service on 15 December. A recent speaker was an officer from HMP Gartree. Gifts and parcels were exchanged at the December meeting.
The next fund-raising venture of the Friends of St Luke's Church takes place in the Church on Monday 15 December.
The very popular Weston by Welland Singers will be performing an Evening of Christmas Entertainment, featuring songs and sketches. Mulled wine, savouries and mince pies will add to the festive candlelit atmosphere, and the concert starts at 8pm. Tickets cost £5 for adults, £2.50 for children and are available from Chris Humphrey and also at the door.
Christmas starts at Illston on Monday 15 December when you are invited to come and sing with us at the Annual Carol Concert from 8pm 'til 9pm in the Parish Church of St Michael. Everyone is welcome. Tickets are on sale from Robert Kemp, Tony Parker , and Barbara Kendrick priced £3 (children/OAPs £2). The singing is to be led by members of the Leicester Gilbert & Sullivan Society.
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