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Welcome to Brooksby
Site Administrator:
Tony Geary,
37 College Road,
Syston,
Leicester.
LE7 2AQ
Tel. 0116 260 2024
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BROOKSBY
Brooksby is one of Leicestershire’s deserted villages being enclosed around 1492. Apart from three privately owned houses the 820-acre Brooksby estate is all part of Brooksby Melton College and for over 60 years has been a centre for land-based further and higher education with associated commercial activities.
Hotel Services
Brooksby Hall and its beautiful landscaped gardens provide excellent facilities for Sunday lunches (including a regular carvery), civil marriages, wedding receptions, parties, seminars and conferences.
For bookings or further information please telephone (01664) 855262
Plant Centre
The popular Plant Centre is open to the public from 10.00am to 4.00pm 7 days a week and is signposted from the A607 opposite the main entrance road to the college. Telephone (01664) 434974
Hives Farm Equestrian Centre
For private, semi-private or group session riding lessons for all abilities, telephone (01664) 424280.
Fishing Lake
A well stocked 2½ -acre coarse fishing lake is open to the public on a day-ticket basis and can also be booked for matches. Telephone 07702 911710.
Talks and Visits
If your organisation wishes to have a tour of the college estate or the grounds and gardens or would like a talk of general or specific interest on, for example, the history of Brooksby, please telephone (01664) 434490
» Latest News
Posted:
Mon, 07 Apr 2008 11:52
Hoby Guitarist performs at Quorn
23rd April 2008 [Wednesday]
A Concert for St. George
7.30pm (doors 7.00) - St. Bartholomew's Parish Church, Quorn
Centre Arts for Quorn is presenting a concert to celebrate St. George's Day given by Hoby's virtuoso guitarist Alan Thomas, featuring some great English music alongside masterpieces of the classical guitar recipe from Spain and Latin America. Performing on several different guitars, Alan plays with both fingerstyle and plectrum techniques to create a veritable one-man band in his delightful arrangements of popular songs from Sting and The Beatles (from his recent critically acclaimed CD release "The Long and Winding Road").He'll also play some magical Spanish music, South American tangos and some of his own compositions inspired by African music with a bit of boogie and blues thrown in for good measure! Come along to hear the beautiful sounds of the solo guitar and experience why "Classical Guitar" magazine said - "Thomas conjured a wonderful rich world from his instrument in this spell-binding concert. Anyone interested in the best of the contemporary guitar should seek out Alan Thomas, who exudes confidence and pleasure in his inspired playing and repertoire". Tickets priced £8 are available from Quorn Post Office as of April 1st or through the ticket hotline 01509-414287 (Terry Stirling) e.mail terrystirling@ntlwrld.com.
Posted:
Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:46
Hoby Litter Pick
It has been two years since the last litter pick and we have arranged for one to take place on Sunday, 16th March. We will meet at Hoby & District Village Hall at 10.00am and be issued with litter pickers, gloves and plastic refuse bags. If you would like to come along and help you would be very welcome.
Posted:
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:46
Speedwatch comes to Hoby
Hoby volunteer's attended a training evening at the village hall last night on how to use hand held radar speed guns. Hoby will have this equipment for four weeks commencing Monday, 14th January. Volunteers will be monitoring traffic through Hoby during this period and vehicles exceeding the 30mph speed limit will be reported to Leicestershire police.
