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Memphis to Vegas – Elvis Tribute Show – An evening of the King’s music – right here in Packington!
Doors open 8pm, show starts at 8:30pm till late
Adults only! Tickets to include Canapés, at £8
Please call Alisa Curtis 07954 782531 or Sharron Miller 07902 466611
The Parish Council are hoping to repeat the success of previous Bonfire Parties again this year. If you have any easily combustible wood such as old fence panels, pallets or old sheds please give Chris Miles a call on 01530 414378 to arrange getting them to the bonfire site.
Volunteers are also needed to; a) help set up, b) help on the night, c) help pack away. Anyone who can offer help should call Chris on the number above as soon as possible. Don’t hold back!
Packington Memorial Hall between 6.30pm & 8.30pm
£3 per ticket to include hot dog, drink, games and disco
Fancy dress competition for the best outfit
Halloween Themed Night, Monday 28th October – Bring a Clean Jam Jar!
Come and Join the re-launched Packington Village Youth Club!
Open to any young person, Year 5 or above.
Meet at Packington Memorial Hall every Monday during Term time, from 6pm to 7pm
Only £1 per session. Call Carla Harris-Marsh for information 07799 020174 Continue reading ‘Packington Village Youth Club Halloween Themed Night – Monday 28th October 2013’ »
Saturday 1st March 2014 at the Memorial Hall Packington
Proceeds to be used for the village to provide a defibrillator
Full English Breakfast, Lite Breakfast and Vegetarian Options
For more info contact Mike Coke on 01530 560430
If you are able to assist with cooking (1 hour slot) please get in touch with Wesley@packington.net or tel. 07966 019133
We are to start serving Great Food again with a special new menu Launch on Saturday evening 2nd November 2013. We had to stop serving food on 17th October, for 2 weeks – sorry.
Unfortunately our Halloween party is off, cancelled due to the new menu launch. However, we will be holding a launch party on the 2nd of November including free tasters of our new menu and free champagne!
Many apologies for any inconvenience, and we hope to see you all to try our brand new menu and introduce our new chef! Contact us on Tel: 01530 587361 for further information, and of course we’d love you to like us on Facebook as “Bull and Lion”
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Rotary Club of Ashby de la Zouch Castle will be hosting it’s second Charity Fashion Show and Clothes Sale on Wednesday 27th November starting at 7:30pm at the Methodist Church Hall, Ashby de la Zouch. Money is being raised to support the Trade AID project in Tanzania.
Continue reading ‘Charity Fashion Show and Clothes Sale In Ashby’ »
Ashby-born Katie Jones, whose family lived in Packington, will give an illustrated talk about her life as a wine producer in the Languedoc region of the South of France.
Katie left Ashby to live and work in France, later bought a vineyard, and then through sheer hard work made her “Domaine Jones” label stand for award-winning quality wines of great rarity.
Forget the November weather – enjoy an evening transported to the Domaine Jones vineyards, tasting Katie’s wines, and hearing about the successes, progress – and set-backs – of the last few years. It hasn’t all been plain
sailing!
Tickets £8.50 from:
– Ashby Museum, North Street; also at
– La Zouch Restaurant, Kilwardby Street; also at
– Posh Pantry, Rushton’s Yard.
Cheeses by Posh Pantry.
Proceeeds to Ashby Museum – Museum of the Year 2007 and 2010
CALLING ALL FOODIES – We have a Food Group in the village which historically had ran events ranging from pasta making, producer visits, to cup cakes for children. If you are interesting in organising a food in the village make contact with Wesley@packington.net 01530 411337
Betty Carter writes:
Packington WI’s October meeting was well attended, and members enjoyed a talk entitled A Tourist’s View of Russia by local resident David Fill.
Mr Fill was already proficient in three languages when he was required by the Army to learn Russian. This gave him an abiding interest in the country, which he subsequently visited many times. He illustrated his talk with slides, which proved most interesting.
The competition, for A Memento of Russia, was won by Hazel Brown, with a Russian doll. Second was Margaret Stalker (a Cossack hat), and third Ruth Morris (a samovar). A vote of thanks to the speaker was proposed by Beryl Latham.
Sue Talbot acted as secretary for the evening in the absence of Sandra Hawley, who is currently in Coalville Hospital and much missed. Several members have visited her and it is hoped she will soon be well enough to resume her post.
New committee members are urgently needed – the Annual General Meeting is on November 7, so now is the time to put your name forward.
The Help Out Mill in Shackerstone is the venue for the annual Ivanhoe Group lunch on October 19.
Hello – I’m Barry Alldread, and I’ve taken over as Editor of the Packington Post from Natalie Moreland and Stephen Plummer, your Editors for the last ten years who both continue as part of our Packington Communications Group PCG team.
My wife Kelly and I have lived on Babelake Street for over 2 years. We are keen runners and enjoy being involved in local clubs and events. I am a member of Ivanhoe Runners and Race Director of the annual “Aldi Ashby 20” road-running race which passes through Packington early next March.
I am looking forward to my role as Editor, and welcome any feedback or contributions you may have to the Packington Post magazine and website. We can help you promote village events, and adjacent local events involving village people; we can provide a record of them afterwards. If you would like something published, please contact me by email
You can find details of Packington Post, of our advertising, and of our fantastic PCG team members here on this website page.
I need your inputs for your next Packington Post, Edition 63, my first, by the end of Friday 8th November 2013. That’s so we can work on it that weekend and the following one; publication and distribution should follow by Wednesday 20th November 2013. Sorry – that’s slightly different from what we printed on the cover of issue 62!
Thanks in advance for your support of Packington Post magazine and website; please help me continue its tradition as an excellent village communication medium.
Barry
Full details here:
https://www.leicestershireforums.org/uploads/3152308683c7bd0019245935.pdf
There are currently eight Neighbourhood Watch schemes in Packington listed here on the NW website:
Do you know your scheme coordinator?
You can find out by visiting that NW website: https://www.ourwatch.org.uk/your_local_area/
Did you know there were six reported crimes in Packington in July?
You can see more information Continue reading ‘Neighbourhood Watch Update’ »
Packington History Group present “Packington Observed” at the Memorial Hall 2pm until 4pm on Saturday 14th September. Admission is free.
See our extensive records and photos of local events, carnivals, the village school and much more. You may recognise your relatives from the past! This is a unique opportunity to meet our local historians and see what information we have in our archives of the area that you live in, collected over many years.
We have published several booklects documenting life in the village and area over the years and these will be available at modest cost on the day. For further details of what is available or if you wish to join the History Group please contact Peter Cooper (412723) or Wally Instrall (416786).
Saturday 7th September 2013 saw a spectacular Packington Horticultural Society Show, one of the finest and best attended PHS annual shows that any of us can 
remember. This has been a really good summer, and the quality and range of exhibits was outstanding. Many thanks and congratulations to all who entered.
Angela Parry of PHS has passed on the following trophy results, and hopes to have full details of placings in all 80 categories shortly.
One entrant in particular creamed Continue reading ‘PHS Horticultural Show – Trophy Winners’ »