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Foxton Garden Society March 2022

7th March 2022 | Clubs and Societies

Our Wednesday 20 April meeting will host a talk by Nick Turrell. Nick is an award-winning gardening journalist who writes for The Sunday Times, the Daily Telegraph, The Guardian and the RHS Magazine. He has also worked on TV and radio programmes including Radio Leicester every weekend. The subject will be Tricks of the Trade of Garden Designand should be of particular interest to anyone who has recently purchased a ‘new build’ house and is looking for inspiration for their ‘blank’ plot. He will also include a reference to his ‘On Call Garden Doctor’ service, where he visits your garden for one hour, chats about the issues, offers design advice and writes a ‘prescription,’ which you can then take to the garden centre to get what you need as and when you are ready. Sounds an excellent idea!

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Projects to boost 'place and wellbeing' in our area

21st February 2022 | Community

On 26 January Harborough District Council agreed to allocate funding from its Community Fund this year for projects. These will improve spaces and places as well as supporting young people aged 11+ with diversionary activities, anxiety, self-image and childhood inactivity.

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Our District Churches No.2 - St Andrew's, Tur Langton

21st February 2022 | Churches

The most individualistic 19th century church in the county.” Inspired by Joseph Goddard, son of Henry Goddard and built by H Goddard & Sons in 1865/6 in what is called typical High Victorian style. Thirteenth century Gothic references however using a new and very unconventional material for churches at this time, brick. Joseph Goddard in subsequent years became the creator of one of Leicester’s most notable monuments, the Clock Tower. Our picture shows the impressive north face. It has five bays with three-light windows with quatrefoil piercings in their Bath stone heads. The broach-spire is also brick built.

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Kibworth Easy Riders

21st February 2022 | Clubs and Societies

Over the past 12 months the club has grown and established itself within the local community. We now boast a really healthy active membership with ages ranging from 15 to 80. We have become more than just a cycling club, most of us have become really good friends and do other activities together.

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Leicester Tigers monument nearing completion

21st February 2022 | Community, Sport

Last month we featured internationally renowned Creative Designer Harvey Gardiner from Kibworth Harcourt (read the full article here). He had submitted a design for a bronze statue of Agatha Christie for Torquay Harbour. Nearer to home, Harvey has also designed a large monument for Leicester Tigers (Rugby Football Club). The monument commemorates the 53 Leicester Tigers players that died in the Great Wars and the remaining 36 players currently known to have survived. 

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