From ‘the forest’ team...
This month we have a larger than usual magazine, full of ’forest’ news and information. We hope that you enjoy looking through our pages and don’t forget that you can find a lot of information of interest on our website
www.theforest.biz .
Our Feature this month is a Wedding Feature, so if you know anyone who is planning a wedding, please show it to them.
This year local charity, The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation is celebrating its 20th anniversary and on 9th,10th and 11th of September they are holding ‘September Crafts & Flowers’ at Ulverscroft Manor. Please find details on page 6 and visit this ‘gem’ within our ‘forest’ and support the fundraising for their invaluable community work.
Saturday 11th September is National Heritage open day. You can visit a National Trust property for nothing... see our article on page 24. Many churches will be open, as it is the Historic Churches Trust ‘Stride and Ride Day’. See our article from the Thurcaston & Cropston Heritage Warden for details of activities there.
This month we have details about the activities on the Great Central Railway on page 23, about Bradgate Park on page 28 and about numerous charity events on page 7. Also if you are, or know of, a girl who would like to find out about a local ‘Duke of Edinburgh’ Group, we have details on page 27.
Finally on 30th September there is the chance to see, locally, the beautiful ‘Swan Lake’ ballet at Loughborough Town Hall... page 53.
