Honey bees

Honey bees

The ladies of the Ullesthorpe W.I. met in April on Zoom to hear an interesting talk by Julia Wallis about Honey Bees and Beekeeping.  The United Kingdom consumption of honey is 43 tons per annum, of which 95% has to be imported.  Bees are very...
Census scam

Census scam

Message from Leicestershire Police Text below received yesterday. It is a scam. Text message below states that the recipient made a mistake on their form and liable for a fine and invited to review their information. They are then directed to a bogus Census website. A...
Lateral Flow tests

Lateral Flow tests

Lateral flow test centres across Leicestershire are being opened up to all residents next week as lockdown restrictions start to ease across the country. The move means that anyone living or working in the county without symptoms can take a quick swab test at one of...
Bible owner

Bible owner

The following message from Sue Thistlethwaite has been sent to the Ullesthorpe website: I have a beautiful large Bible, which I think must have come in a job lot from and auction, which has inscribed on its title page: William Moore of Ullesthorpe given to him from Mr...
Great British Flower Revival

Great British Flower Revival

The ladies of the Ullesthorpe W.I. had another Zoom meeting with a speaker in March, which was attended by 22 ladies.  Our speaker was Polly Morgans  who gave an interesting talk about The Great British Flower Revival.  All our flowers...