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Weekend ‘with a difference’ at Stoney Stanton

St.Michael’s Church, Stoney Stanton is preparing for an event which may prove to be quite ‘out of the ordinary’ over the weekend of 16^th & 17^th May.

Entitled ‘Celebrating Collections’ it provides an opportunity to display the many and varied collections which so many people have treasured over the years. Thimbles and bookmarks, as well as larger items of memorabilia and a collection of icons will be on show to visitors.

A special feature will be items from Stoney Stanton’s ancient Parish Chest, which was emptied of its contents during recent alterations to the church. The chest itself is always an object of curiosity, being believed to date back to the 13^th century, and  hollowed out from wood of great antiquity. Parish records are now held by Leicestershire Records Office, but there are still a number of items which shed light onto the more recent history of the village.

Refreshments and more usual attractions will be in the church for visitors’ enjoyment, and the displays are open from 12.00 noon to 4.00pm on each day.

On the Friday evening previous, 15^th May at 7.30pm, the church welcomes Leicester Salvation Army Band with the Hinckley Songsters who will be presenting a concert. Tickets (available at the door) are £3.00, to include light refreshments.

Clubs, activities & events in June

 W.I.Meetings……….

Croft Flower Club….Contact Mrs Rita Brunger 284204 for more information.

Ladies Fellowship Group….. More information from Mair Shaw

283150.

 June Diary Dates:

Wednesday 2^nd              10:30am Teddy Bear’s Bunch at St Mary’s B/A

                                 1:45pm   ‘Pebbles’ at St Michael’s S/S

Sunday 7th              Trinity Sunday                            

Tuesday 9^th              Columba of Iona

Wednesday10th    10:30am Teddy Bear’s Bunch at St Mary’s B/A

                              1:45pm   ‘Pebbles’ at St Michael’s S/S

Thursday 11^th           Barnabas

Sunday 14th           Trinity 1

Wednesday 17^th      10:30am Teddy Bear’s Bunch at St Mary’s B/A

                                1:45pm   ‘Pebbles’ at St Michael’s S/S

Sunday 21st            Trinity 2

                                Father’s Day

                                Summer Solstice

Wednesday 24th        10:30am Teddy Bear’s Bunch at St Mary’s B/A

                                1:45pm   ‘Pebbles’ at St Michael’s S/S

                                 John the Baptist

Sunday 28th           SS Peter & Paul

With your help we can get free books for our school library

Sunday 5th July at 3pm

St Mary’s Rectory

Come and enjoy sandwiches, scones, strawberries and cream

Raffle, Cake stall, Book Stall and much more.

Tickets £3 from Church or tel. 283150

Matters from the Annual General Meeting

Officers elected at the Annual General Meeting

Church Wardens

Phillip Bradley, Bernie Wright, Sandie Johnson, Alan Pickering, Dennis Barrow, Claire Jordan

Deputy Church Wardens

Cath Wells, Sheila Loughan

Treasurers

PCC      Lester Haling

Broughton Astley:    David Austin

Croft:   Derek Paul

Stoney Stanton:   Margie Winter

Parish Secretary

Pat Nunn

Additions to DCC list

Croft:  existing list,

Stoney Stanton:   existing list,

Broughton Astley:  Pat Whitaker

Addition to PCC list of members

Broughton Astley: Pat Whitaker

Croft and Stoney Stanton have vacancies.

Our thanks

At their AGM on Maundy Thursday John Vernon resigned as Ringing Captain after 52 years service either as Ringing Captain or previously as Deputy of the Stoney Stanton Band.  A year or two ago John also stepped down as Tower Captain, again something he had undertake for many years.  On behalf of you all I would like to extend our thanks to John for such sterling service over many years.  John’s commitment and enthusiasm for bell ringing is legendry.  Each week he is there leading practice and teaching bell ringing to newcomers and experienced bell ringers alike.  No one could have given such service without a great love of the task, and as such I am sure John will be around for many years to come to pass on the enormous experience he has gained over those years.   Thank you  John, your inspiration will be missed by all your fellow bell ringers and indeed by the people of Stoney Stanton, who, under your supervision of the band, have always had a treat as the bells rang on each Sunday morning.

Good news for St Michael, Stoney Stanton

Most of you will now have see the improvements made to the inside of the church as the toilet project has come to fruition and the childrens/community area nears completion.  Our thanks toTipTop Building and Carpentry Services for such an excellent job on the professional part of the work.  Our thanks, too, to a number of people but primarily Alan Pickering and Alan Chapman who have put many hours and much skill in bringing the rest to fruition, it really is going to be a super addition to St Michael’s.

But it doesn’t end there.  Whilst all this was going on we were faced with the prospect of considerable expense in relation to the Quinquennial repairs that are becoming urgent.  Eddie Bestwick has been seeking grants for this, and after some disappointments has now had success in the form of a grant in excess of  £18000 toward the leading of the tower, and re-pointing of the church.  Our thanks to Eddie for his resilience.  But it needs to be noted also that a considerable feature in the acquisition of that grant was the on-going, and often in-house work which was taking place at St Michael to make it more community friendly.  There are grants out there, but not often for situations which only shore up churches to carry on just as they were.  The real breakthrough is the way we can develop these great facilities we have to be a major resource, not just for ourselves, but for everyone.  So good news for St Michael, but thanks to everyone who contributed to the many things that made it happen

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