THURSDAY
THORPE ARNOLD VILLAGE FESTIVAL: BBC Radio Leicester Down to Earth
recording with ploughman's supper, 6pm (recording starts 7.30pm), Church Farm, Lag Lane. Limited tickets £7.50, call (01664) 564411.
BEGINNERS' JOGGING CLUB: Meet Melton Country Park visitors' centre, 5.15pm. Details Liz Cresswell 0750 097 5632
INTERMEDIATE JOGGING CLUB: Meet Melton Country Park visitors' centre, 6pm. Details Liz Cresswell 0750 097 5632
SENIORS' EXERCISE: Chair-based
exercises plus a cuppa and chit-chat, Asfordby Village Hall, 10am. Call 07777 609419
SENIORS' WALK: Melton Country Park, meet visitors' centre, 1.30pm
KARAOKE: Scampi's Super Karaoke, Noels Arms
MELTON FAMILY HISTORY GROUP: Cynthia Brown on Women in the Land Army in the two world wars, United Reformed Church, 7.30pm. Visitors welcome
ILLUSTRATED TALK: Richard Adams at Burton Lazars Flower and Gardening Club, village hall, 7.30pm. All welcome

FRIDAY
THORPE ARNOLD VILLAGE FESTIVAL: An evening of superb organ music and song with Jutta Sigmund and Meg Burton, St Mary the Virgin Church. Drinks and canapés reception, 6.30pm, concert 7.30pm. Limited tickets £10, call (01664) 564411.
PRIZE BINGO: Scalford Village Hall, 7.30pm, in aid of Friday Club funds

SATURDAY
THORPE ARNOLD VILLAGE FESTIVAL: Various events in and around the village and church from 10.30am-5pm including
displays and demonstrationby The Sealed Knot Society (English Civil Wars
re-enactment), photographic and miniature gardens exhibitions, a programme of music by local children and organists in the church. Food and drink will be available throughout (licensed bar)
THORPE ARNOLD VILLAGE FESTIVAL: Black tie dinner with a guest speaker and local singer Helen Speed plus auction of signed Leicester City and Leicester Tigers shirts.Limited tickets £25, call (01664) 569289
SOMERBY VILLAGE FETE: On Mark and Jane Barnes' dairy farm, 2pm-5pm. Dig out your cowboy hats as the fete falls on American Independence Day and enjoy muffins and chocolate brownies, pony rides, welly wanging, guess the name of the baby calf, bouncy fort, classic cars, live music and watch the cows being milked
LEISURE CYCLE RIDE: Meet at The Edge community centre, Dalby Road, 2pm for eight mile (1.5 hour) ride. Suitable for
families, free
WALK WITH THE RAMBLERS: Asfordby, 10 miles, meet Wilton Road car park, 8.30am. Pub lunch. Call 07969 669230
NORDIC WALKING: Melton Country Park Visitors' Centre, 10am
ART EXHIBITION: Decoupage, sculpture, pottery and paintings by the Framland group of artists, Burton Lazars Village Hall, 10am to 5pm (and Sunday), with proceeds to the Leprosy Mission
MUSIC AND BARBECUE: Live band Rehab and barbecue, Alpine Restaurant at the Grange, Asfordby Hill, 6.30pm
BINGO: Sewstern Village Hall, 7.30pm
JUMBLE SALE: HomeStart, 45 Burton Street (behind Threshers Local), 9.45am-11am
CREAM TEAS: At the home of Les and Joan Hall, 235 Nottingham Road, Melton, 3.20pm to 5pm in aid of Building for the Future at Sage Cross

SUNDAY
THORPE ARNOLD VILLAGE FESTIVAL: Open gardens, displays and demonstrations by The Sealed Knot Society, photographic and miniature gardens exhibitions, 1pm-6pm, followed by open air songs of praise
BAND CONCERT: Enderby Band, Bandstand, New Park, 2.45pm-4.30pm, free
SEQUENCE AND BALLROOM DANCING: Melton Royal British Legion, 8pm
OPEN GARDENS AND GARAGE SALES: Buckminster, 10am-4pm. Collect a map on parking by the village green. Proceeds to Buckminster and Sewstern churches

MONDAY
ASFORDBY GARDEN CLUB: Visit to Holwell Nature Reserve, 7pm. Call Arnold Browne (01664) 851457
SEQUENCE DANCING: Asfordby Parish Hall, 8pm-10.30pm
AEROBICS/KEEP FIT: Burton Lazars Village Hall, 9.30-10.30am, £4. Call (01664) 484910
MELTON MALE VOICE CHOIR: Practice night, 7.30-9pm, Sage Cross Methodist Church. Contact John Fairbrother (01664) 411622

TUESDAY
MEET THE BADGERS: Brown's Hill Quarry, Holwell, 7.30pm. Booking essential, call Steve Perkins on (0116) 272 8850
EXERCISE SESSION: Cove Centre, Sysonby Street, 1pm-1.45pm. Call Liz Cresswell 0750 097 56323
POST NATAL EXERCISE WITH CRECHE: Cove Centre, Sysonby Street, 1.45pm-2.30pm. Call Jo 0753 426 3751 or Denise 0753 426 3817
JIVE/SALSA DANCING: Want2Dance, Melton Working Men's Club, 7.30pm-10.45pm. Details Steve on 0777 350 4494

WEDNESDAY
MELTON AFTERNOON WI: Tales from a farmer's wife by Jane Barnes, Wesley Hall, Sage Cross Methodist Church, 2pm-4.30pm. Visitors welcome
EVENING WALK WITH THE RAMBLERS: Branston, four to six miles, meet Wilton Road car park, 6.30pm. Call 07969 669230
STREET DANCE: Melton Leisure Centre, Asfordby Road, 7-8pm, £3.50. Details Liz Cresswell 0750 097 5632
BUGGY WALK: Meet Melton Country Park Visitors' Centre, 1.30pm, free. Call Liz Cresswell 0750 097 5632
SEQUENCE, BALLROOM AND LATIN DANCING: The Stute, Asfordby Hill, 8pm-10.30pm
TALK: Debarry Blanchard on his
experiences in the haridressing world, Stathern WI, Plough Inn, 8pm. All welcome