Mar 07 Arnesby May Fayre '07
Preparations for this year's Fayre on Monday 28th May
are underway. An open village meeting was held in the village hall on
14 March to discuss arrangements and helpers etc. Regular stallholders
have received invitations to the Fayre. We will be having another Craft
Village - if you make and sell your own products we would like to hear
from you (email
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| Feb 07 Shearsby Game Lunch, Chandler's
Arms Shearsby residents and their guests held their traditional end of season Game Lunch at the pub on 10 February. Having emptied their freezers of game acquired during the season, villagers prepare a variety of delicious dishes and tuck into a feast at the Chandler's Arms. Read more» |
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| Feb 07 Don't Miss Out - It Matters!
Advice by Leics & Rutland Assn of Parish Councils: "On 3rd May 2007 local elections will be taking place to elect councillors to your Parish Council. This is the chance to have your say by voting for the people you want to be councillors to help look after your community or possibly becoming a councillor yourself and help shape it." Read more» |
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| Feb 07 Appeal by the Leicestershire
Library Service Can you help the library service deliver books to local residents who are housebound or who can't easily get along to the mobile library when it makes its fortnightly calls in the area? We are particularly looking for help in Arnesby and Mowsley. If you would like to be your village volunteer, choosing and delivering books from the mobile library, please le us know. Contact Amy Lewis at Market Harborough Library (01858 821274) for details. (Routine checks would be undertaken if vou were to be accepted as a volunteer.) |
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| 9/11/06 New Priest in Charge
The Reverend Alison Hampton was licensed by the Bishop of Leicester to
become Priest in Charge of Arnesby, Shearsby, Bruntingthorpe, Knaptoft,
Mowsley, Theddingworth and Husbands Bosworth. The service took place in All Saints Church, Husbands Bosworth followed by a reception in the hall. We all welcome Alison into our community and hope that she finds her time and ministry with us fulfilling. Thanks to all priests and readers who helped with services during the interregnum. |
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14/10/06 Flicks in the Sticks!
Arnesby Village Hall now has a full cinema system - a large screen and surround sound that provides an authentic cinema experience. The opening night was 17 October when "Ladies in Lavender"(2004, Maggie Smith and Judi Dench) was shown to an audience of 30 villagers. See the program of films» |
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| 29/9/06 World's Biggest Coffee Morning
in aid of Macmillan Nurses. Held in Shearsby by Keith & Anne Beeson Details » |
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24/9/06 St Peter's
Arnesby - Harvest Festival. The Service collection raised £90
and the auction of produce & flowers at the  Harvest
supper on 25 September raised another £529. So a total of £619 has been sent to the Rainbows Children's Hospice in Loughborough. (Click on logo for web site) |
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| 9/9/06 Ride and Stride Day
in aid of Historic Churches Sue Spriggs of Arnesby did her usual epic ride and this year visited 63 churches in the course of cycling 63 miles. Her sponsorship amounts to an amazing £1,003. Well done Sue! |
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 3/9/06
Shearsby Grand Fete Another successful fete was held on the village green in support of Church Funds. Visitors were able to Beat the Goalie and Splat the Rat and there was lots of books, 'antiques', plants, cakes and produce to buy. Refreshments were served in the village hall and the Lutterworth Band provided the musical entertainment. Photos» |
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2/9/06 
Shearsby, Arnesby and Bruntingthorpe Open Show Christine Eales was judged overall winner of this year's show held in Bruntingthorpe Village Hall, for her pot of raspberry jam in the Preserves section As well as the overall winner, Arnesby won four of the seven adult sections this year. Results » |
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 Aug '06 New Landmark for Arnesby The skyline on Church Lane now includes a clock tower on the newly renovated building next to the Manor House. Bob Jones plans to rent out the "Clock House" |
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| 23/8/06
Priest in Charge Appointed
The Bishop of Leicester has announced the appointment of the Reverend Alison Hampton as Priest in Charge of the Benefice. Since February 2004 Alison has been Priest in Charge of the Burrough Hill parishes and Chaplain to Brooksby Melton College. She is married to Bob and they have four grown up children. Alsion hopes to make the move in November. |
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22/8/06 Landord's Opening
Night New
owners Steve and Karen Compton opened the Chandler's Arms in
Shearsby for the first time tonight. Together with their  sons
Terry and twins Pete and John they have moved from a very busy pub near
Asbourne in Derbyshire. Steve and Karen will be serving good value, traditional pub food every lunch time and evening from Wednesday, 23rd onwards (except Mondays). Steve is a real ale fan and plans to feature a changing selection of fine ales for customers to taste and enjoy. |
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July
06 Arnesby Village Hall. With
the ending of the Tuesday evening youth club, there are now no regular
weekly organisations bringing in funds for the hall.Chair of Trustees, Brian Spriggs asks that we support the hall by using it for parties, meetings etc and to think of organisations that might consider holding their events in the hall. Read more »» |
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 19/6/06
Dr Ray Sutton, celebrated local historian, gave a fascinating
talk to an audience of over 100 on the history of Arnesby, Shearsby and
Peatling Magna.Dr Sutton's talk, in Arnesby Village Hall, began with references to the villages in the Domesday Book of 1086 and went on to describe many cultural and economic developments from then to the early 20th century. |
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 Arnesby
May Fayre 29 May 2006Another successful and enjoyable day was had by all at the 26th Arnesby May Fayre on Bank Holiday Monday. In spite of the cold and showery weather, around 4,000 people visited the village and just over £10,000 was raised for local organisations and amenities. |
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| 20 May Charity Promises
Auction in aid of Arnesby School Organised by the Shearsby Community Association. Spirited bidding meant that a splendid total of £2,000 was raised for the school. |
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Charities & CharityMany elderly people are experiencing financial difficulties because of rising living costs and reduced return on their savings...... Maurice Bown suggests a solution. read more »» |
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| Promises
Auction 25 March 2006 Another highly successful and enjoyable promises auction was held in the village hall and over £4,300 was raised to support local organisations and amenities. Money raised will be used on various Arnesby Projects. |
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| Loseby
Wood, Arnesby The proposal that the Arnesby Loseby Charity Trust
create an acre of woodland on part of the unused land at the allotment
site has been greeted with great interest, enthusiasm and generosity by
residents of Arnesby. For more information and progress to date, click here» Update 25 Feb» |
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| 2/11/05 Little India was adjudged the best Asian restaurant in Leicestershire and Rutland for 2005 at the inaugural award ceremony at Stapleford Hall. More Details»» | |
| 10/5/05 Sue Spriggs raised a final total of £650 on the 'Ride & Stride Day' in aid of Leicester Historic Churches on 10 September. | |
| 10/10/05 The Harvest auction of produce after the harvest supper raised a total of £632, to be split between the Pakistan earthquake appeal and the Rainbows Childrens Hospice. | |
| 30 May 2005,
25th Arnesby May Fayre After a wet start the day developed into the usual busy and thoroughly enjoyable day. Around 6,000 visitors came to the village to be entertained by the Wigston brass band, Morris men, a falconer and many other events around the village. 74 runners took part in the 5th 5 mile cross country race. |
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| 2/8/05 The Charity Curry Buffet and auction in aid of the Rainbows Children's Hospice held at the Little India Restaurant on 11 July raised a magnificent total of £3,900, with £3,100 coming from the auction. Photos of presentation: click here. | |
| 15/07/05The coffee morning in aid of Hope and Homes for Children, held at the home of Carol and Martyn Greenwood on July 14 raised a total of £272. Thanks to all who attended. Another morning will be held later in the year. Watch this space! | |
| 26/3/05 Eggstravaganza
Afternoon Easter Egg Hunt starts 2pm at Arnesby Village Hall £1 per entry Egg decorating 50p per egg, Egg and spoon race £1 per entry Refreshments and much more. All proceeds to Arnesby school funds for much needed computer equipment. |
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| 24/2/05 The Little
India Charity Dinner in aid of the Tsunami Appeal on Monday 21
February was extremely well supported and raised a total of £780
for the British Red Cross. Well done to the customers & staff of Little India. |
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| 1/2/05 Arnesby Village
Hall AGM, 10 Dec. Hall development plans agreed. Details»» |
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| 12/9/04 Cricket. Arnesby ended their 4 match programme with a loss, to end the summer with 2 wins and 2 losses. The 2 losses were at the hands of regular cricketing teams, one being Willoughby who hosted a match at Dunton Bassett cricket ground. Report »» | |
| 23/8/04 The Olde
Cock Inn re-opened tonight as "Little India"
providing Indian cuisine in the restaurant or for takeaway. More details»» |
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| 12/8/04 Cricket
- Arnesby defeated for the first time this season. Scorecard »» |
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| 26/6/04 Kerr
& Ingrid leaving! Last night Kerr announced that he has sold the Olde Cock Inn to a consortium of buyers from the Dine India restaurant from Countesthorpe. Kerr Ingrid and Jack will hand over the pub in mid July but tomorrow will be the last Sunday lunch that they will serve at the pub. |
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| 7/6/04 May Fayre a great
success! In it's 25th year the Fayre on 31 May attracted an estimated 6,000 people and raised over £10,000 for local organisations. Details and photos »» |
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| 31/3/04. Arnesby
to get Broadband! BT has announced that there has been sufficient interest in Broadband/ADSL in the Peatling Magna exchange area to warrant upgrading the exchange. The work will be done on August 11. |
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 12/3/2004
Arnesby Promises Auction Sue Spriggs organised an extremely successful and enjoyable evening that raised £4,442 towards improving facilities for the disabled in the village. |
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| 12/11/03
Village Hall Improvements are approved At the AGM of the Arnesby Village Hall Committee on 12 Nov. it was agreed to proceed with work to provide toilet facilities for disabled visitors. Details»» |
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| Arnesby School Sports
success The Leicester Mercury of 5 July 2003 featured the successes of Arnesby School pupils in various sports during the last year. read more » |
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