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The Music of Trees
On Saturday 9th March visitors to our beautiful parish church were treated to a wonderful concert of inspiring guitar music.
Trees have presence, personality, longevity, mythology, colour…and music.
Geoff Robb, composer and classical guitarist, has composed melodies whilst spending time in his local forest. Each species of tree has its own quality and Geoff’s music is inspired by the “magic” and wonder of his experiences with them.
We are grateful to Geoff for travelling from Brighton to our remote village and performing to a full house in our Grade I listed Church. An evening of beautifully played acoustic guitar; meditative and full of soul. These melodies were interwoven with tales about the experiences that inspired Geoff, and, little known facts about the connectivity of trees with each other and the rest of the natural world. Thanks to ticket sales and a grant from the Hinrichsen Foundation we raised £668 to be shared between our Village Hall and Church.
Annual Quiz Night - A Great Success!
On Saturday evening (27th January 24) the Goadby Marwood Annual Quiz night took place in front of a roaring open fire at the wonderful Grade II listed Old School Hall.
Hosted, organised, catered and delivered by the incredible double act, Denise and Kit Kitson. The hall was full the tickets completely sold out. Each of the attendees was treated to a home cooked two course meal of local sausages/potatoes/peas and onion gravy with the option of vegetarian cottage pie for those that may prefer it. Pudding was either hazelnut cheesecake and cream or homemade pancakes with lemon, sugar, fresh fruit and ice cream.
The inimitable Pat Sutton brilliantly ran the raffle and no one was able to refuse her charm and determination. A superb £187 was raised from the raffle alone.
The main event being The Quiz was an enormous success. Ten rounds of questions matched everything that Mastermind, University Challenge and Only Connect can offer and more. Subjects including sport, music and magnified images of unusual objects were supplemented by questions including ‘How many men have walked on the moon?; what does a lorimer make? and what was the name of the Leicestershire resident who was the first to be kicked out of the Traitors castle this year’.
So, an enormous thank you to Denise & Kit Kitson, Gerry & Jody Downes, Pat Sutton and all the amazing crew who prepared, served, cleaned and tidied up afterwards. A grand total of £922 was raised towards saving our Grade II listed Village Hall.
Further Success Towards Funding Target!
We are excited to announce that in early December 2023 we were awarded a generous £5,000 grant from the Leicestershire County Council Shire Community Fund. This award comes in addition to £5,000 we were awarded by Eaton Parish Council in November. We have also received donations from the Samworth Foundation and Melton Building Society bringing the total amount raised so far to nearly £35,000. We are extremely grateful for the continued support from our volunteers, who share our passion for creating a vibrant and welcoming space for the whole community. We still have a long way to go - our target for the building repairs, renovation and extension is £240,000, so if you can help with fundraising ideas let us know!
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