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Noeleen, born on Christmas Eve 1932, grew up in Cumbria with her siblings. Her father, a farmworker, eventually bought his own farm. She recalled tough winters, long school walks, and digging sheep out of the snow.

Members of Illston WI were treated to an unforgettable and heartwarming talk when Nick Sydenham paid a visit to share the remarkable work of this life-changing charity. Canine Partners is an organisation that transforms lives by training assistance dogs to support people with physical disabilities – many of whom rely on wheelchairs for daily mobility.

Thank you to everyone who supported our Spring Fayre on 26 April. An incredible £542 was raised, which will be put towards redecorating the lounge area of the Hall. Our children's groups use this space weekly, and the Youth Group use it on the first Sunday of the month. We plan to completely clear the space and decorate over the summer and would welcome help from anyone who is handy with a paintbrush! 

The campaign group ‘Stop the New Town’ (STNT) submitted its objections to Harborough District Council’s (HDC) new Local Plan 2020 – 2041. The plan proposes 6,000 houses on a strategic site south of the Gartree Road, which would destroy the countryside between the A6 and the Gartree Road.

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.

The beautiful voices of Tesserae filled the hall during our April meeting. This quartet consists of two sopranos and two contraltos and includes our treasurer, Clare Robinson-Hughes. They used to sing in an octet called Mosaic, with two tenors and two basses, until Covid hit. When meetings in groups of six or less were permitted, the ladies met up in their gardens and sang together - under a tree if it rained! They named their quartet Tesserae, after the individual tiles which make up a mosaic. (They have been mistakenly introduced as “Tresemme” - the hair product!)