Wikipedia tells us that Papillon Hall, off Theddingworth Road near Lubenham, was built in about 1620 and demolished in 1950. It was located adjacent to what is now the Bramfield Park Homes site. A French Huguenot architect and military engineer, David Papillon, was the man who built it. It was an octagonal, two-storey, stone house surrounded by a moat.

Bailey’s Garden Centre, Wistow, recently hosted an event in their walled garden marquee: ‘A conversation with Arit Anderson’. Arit Anderson is an award-winning garden designer who is often seen on BBC TV ‘Gardeners World’ and presenting at the prestigious Chelsea Flower Show.

Dear Editor,

What a glorious spring we’ve enjoyed! Now, as the days grow longer and warmer, Foxton Community Choir is turning its focus to the joys of summer with rehearsals well underway for our annual June concert.

I’m not going to tell you about Leicester Hockey Club (based at Great Glen), because I am leaving that to some of the parents of our junior players to tell you their thoughts on their children’s experience at the club.