Category: Community

Weddings! Summer is the most popular season for marriage ceremonies. Usually expense is on the generous side and fascinators add colour to the occasion. However, I do recall one wedding, not so long ago, when the bride was almost left standing at the altar when the bridegroom failed to appear - cold feet!Unsurprisingly, they were never married!

People are being invited to join together for an extraordinary ‘pilgrimage’ between two communities in honour of a Leicestershire saint.

Readers are welcome to sing this to six verses of “While shepherds watched…"

Late April and early May is always Bluebell time. This year was no exception and the mild weather meant a particularly good display was to be enjoyed.

The Spanish Bluebell is commonly grown in our gardens. It is more vigorous than our native bluebell and can crossbreed with the native to create a fertile hybrid.

‘Mma Ramotswe sighed. “We are all tempted, Mma. We are all tempted when it comes to cake.”  “That is true,” said Mma Potokwane sadly. “There are many temptations in this life, but cake is probably one of the biggest of them.” ‘ Alexander McCall Smith - In the Company of Cheerful Ladies.

Illston- on- the- Hill WI are holding an Open Meeting on Thursday 9 June. More and more people are being subjected to crime in all its various forms. We therefore feel it is very important to address the problems. We will be welcoming a representative from the Leicestershire Police to give us some guidelines to follow. Subjects will include internet scams, emails, phone, doorstep scammers, as well as safety in our own homes – security, door locks, alarms, to name but a few topics.

Some Chronicle readers may remember a series of 10 articles on ‘The Challenge of Dementia’ that I submitted in 2018/19.

Sometimes, as we rush about our daily lives, we stop noticing the beautiful countryside that surrounds us. Maybe we have some favourite, well-worn walks but lack the time and confidence to explore a new area and find out about its paths and villages and the stories they contain.

How can I reduce my carbon travel footprint?