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DECEMBER 2013 No. 45www.birstallpost.co.uk
Y O U R F R E E C O M M U N I T Y N E W S P A P E RMOUNTSORREL POST
A £50,000 restoration ofMountsorrel’s historic But-ter Market has been com-pleted.
The Grade II listed monument waserected in 1793, designed by WilliamThomas.
The restoration work was carried outby Mountsorrel Parish Council whoemployed specialists Midland Stonema-
sonry (MSM) andarchitects B3Architects.
During therestoration it wasdiscovered thatthe woodenstructure holdingup the domedroof had a seri-ous infestationof deathwatchbeetle whichwas compromising thesafety of the monument.
Mature English oak wasused to restore the roofstructure combining newcurved timber memberswith purpose made stain-less steel fitch plates. Thelead on the roof has allbeen replaced. The re-placement timber has anexpected lifespan of 200years.
Parish Councillor SteveHaywood said: “The Butter Market is anicon of the village – it appears on every-thing that relates to Mountsorrel. Itneeded this restoration as it was in aterrible condition, perhaps even in dan-ger of falling down.”
Lafarge made a donation towards therestoration work. Tim Deal, LafargeEstates Manager said: “We are pleasedto support the rebuilding of such aniconic structure in the village, a commu-nity that we are very active in.”
MSM received an award from theNational Federation of Builders for therestoration work.
Pic (above): pictured atthe restored ButterMarket are (l-r) KeithHamilton, B3 Archi-tects; Cllr Steve Hay-wood; Tim Deal EstatesManager Lafarge; DerekPark Managing Directorof MSM. Inset: stages ofthe restoration (picscourtesy MSM)
PLANS TO build 200 homesoff Halstead Road havebeen approved by Charn-wood, subject to the devel-oper providing £1.9millionfor a new village hall.
Jelson’s plans to build on the 15.78hectare site between Bond Lane andHalstead Road were approved at aCharnwood Planning meeting on Sep-tember 12. The Council’s decision noticehas not yet been issued as the developerand the Council are negotiating the de-tails of the Section 106 agreement – themoney the developer must provide tomitigate the impact of the developmenton the community.
Government guidance is that 30% ofdwellings in new developments shouldbe affordable homes. Jelson, supportedby the District Valuer, say this wouldmean the Halstead Road developmentwas financially unviable.
It has been agreed that Jelson bepermitted to provide 5% affordablehouses on the site (10 homes) if theyprovide £1.9million towards a newMountsorrel Memorial Hall. If thisproject does not proceed, they mustprovide 30% affordable houses.
The new Memorial Hall has beencosted at £3.1million with £1.2millionof funding already secured.
Subject to final negotiation, Jelsonwill also be required to provide:
• £580,752 towards improving and
Restoration of village landmark
200newhomes
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enhancing Mountsorrel’s primary school• £88,702 towards additional accom-
modation at Alpine House• a contribution towards new lending
stock at Mountsorrel library• £569,909 for an on-site open space
to include a children’s play area andsports pitch
• Six month bus passes, two per newdwelling, at a cost of £325 per pass. Toencourage the new residents to travel bybus
• Bus Stop improvements includingtwo new shelters
Jelson have agreed to construct a 7metre high bund between the newhomes and the quarry. The nearesthomes will be 200-250 metres from thequarry.
Jelson’s plans can be viewed on theplanning section of Charnwood’s Bor-ough Council’s website. The planningreference is P/13/1008/2.
Mum Jodie Hudson said: “Lexi was abubbly bright little girl.
“She fought for her life from themoment she was born as she was bornthree months premature-ly, she’s been taken fromus so tragically.
“She will be sadlymissed, she will be ourshining star in the skyand she will never beforgotten.”
Police were called tothe family home at Rowe-na Court, Mountsorrel at12.14pm on TuesdayNovember 5. Lexi wastaken by air ambulance to the QueensMedical Centre in Nottingham where shesubsequently died.
The animal was stabbed to death byLexi’s mum as she struggled to get thedog off her daughter.
Detective Superintendent David San-dall is overseeing theinvestigation into theincident. He said:“The dog is a type ofbulldog which is nota breed listed underSection 1 of the Dan-gerous Dogs Act.
“We are continu-ing to investigate thecircumstances leadingto the tragic death ofLexi and this willinclude the history of
the dog.“This is a very tragic incident and
our thoughts are with the family andfriends of Lexi at this extremely difficulttime.”
• 6447 people were admitted to hos-pital for dog bites in 2011/12, a 5.2%rise on the previous 12 months
• of these, 1040 were under 10 yearsof age
• the RSPCA say there are 8.5milliondogs in the UK. There are 75 seriousdog bite admission to hospital for every100,000 dogs
THE MOTHER of a four year old girl has paid tribute to herdaughter, who was killed after being attacked by the fami-ly’s pet dog.
SAINSBURY’S LEICESTERNorth supermarket on Melt-on Road has started a re-cruitment drive.
Applicants looking for both full andpart-time work in a wide range of posi-tions at the new Sainsbury’s store, cur-rently under construction, can apply fora selection of jobs online atsainsbury.jobs
Initially the new store will createaround 200 new job opportunities, withmore to follow in the New Year whenthe ‘goods online’ service and pharmacyopens. 140 staff are transferring fromthe store on Belgrave Road, which willremain open and trade until the replace-ment store on Melton Road is completedtowards the end of the year.
Positions will be uploaded to therecruitment website in batches over thenext few weeks and applicants will beprompted to register and submit anonline application form.
COUNTY YARNS, Birstall’s new woolshop, has everything for new andseasoned knitters.
A family business, run by Sue, Vic,Wendy and Sheila, County Yarns hasrelocated from Leicester’s indoor mar-ket.
Sue said: “Our objective is to pro-vide a variety of knitting/crochet yarnsand accessories at sensible pricesalong with good old fashion servicetoo”.
She added: “We have brought with
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“To all our customers who havesupported us in the indoor market wewill be pleased to see you in our newshop on Wanlip Avenue, and to thosewho have yet to try us, give us a look,we will be pleased to see you” sheadded.
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“Anyone who wishes to start knittingor crocheting we will do our best to helpyou find what you are looking for, we allknit, even Vic, well - in a fashion!”
The shop has a selection of knittingyarns from a number of suppliers includ-ing Sirdar, Robin, Woolcraft, Stylecraftand James Brett.
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A FULL meeting of MountsorrelParish Council was held on July8.
A minute’s silence was observed forMr Alfred Gibson, who had recently died.He was a former chairman of the ParishCouncil and a prominent member ofMountsorrel Castle Cricket Club.
It was reported that the activity day onHalstead Road playing field on July 6 hadbeen better attended than in previousyears.
A full meeting of Mountsorrel ParishCouncil was held on September 9 (therewas no meeting in August).
It was reported that the six weekprogramme of activities at the Soar ValleyLeisure Centre had not been well attend-ed and some activities were cancelled.
A full meeting of Mountsorrel ParishCouncil was held on October 14.
PC Ian Mundy reported he was mov-ing to another village and that a newBeacon Officer had been appointed forMountsorrel, PC Leye Price 4505. Speed-ing cars at the Walton Way/Halstead Roadroundabout was reported as a problem.
It was reported that with money beingpromised from a variety of sources in-cluding the Halstead Road developmentSection 106 funds, there was nowenough to proceed with a replacementMemorial Hall. New plans are currentlybeing drawn up.
It was agreed to award Carol andJohn Walpole a certificate of commenda-tion for their service to sport in the vil-lage.
A full meeting of Mountsorrel ParishCouncil was held on November 11.
PC Leye Price presented the crimereport for October 1-31: 1 assault, 1burglary dwelling, 1 theft from motorvehicle, 4 theft stores, 1 bilking, 2 dam-age to motor vehicle, 2 damage to prop-erty, 1 drug offence.
PCSO Tom Joyce reported the re-launch of Mountsorrel NHW had beensuccessful. He said anyone who wouldlike to get involved can contact him on101, voicemail number 6442.
The Council agreed to send a letter ofsupport for the Mountsorrel RailwayProject’s planning application for theBond Lane halt.
It was reported that Charles Churchare consulting about building 150 newhomes off West Cross Lane.
A MOUNTSORREL couplehosted an awards eveningto recognise communityspirit in the village.
The Ripples Community Awards arethe idea of Ian Shonk and Anne Gregory.They were looking for a way of puttingsomething back into their communityand set up the award in 2012. They fundit themselves each year.
Ian Shonk said: “It’s a simple idea –people nominate anybody who enhancesthe life of Mountsorrel, it could be ayouth leader, a volunteer on a localproject or just one of those people with-out whom Mountsorrel would be apoorer place to live.
“We then take them, and their guest,out to dinner and present them with anaward to show the community’s appreci-ation of their efforts.”
Winners so far have ranged fromCricket Club volunteers, through Breast-feeding support workers and Scout lead-
ers to someone who picks up the litterin the park every week.
Anne Gregory said: “We are so proudto be able to recognise the efforts anddrive of the people who make such adifference to the village. When they allget round the dinner table, the conversa-tion is so full of life and enthusiasm –
it’s great to see. New ideas and planswere bouncing around – you could seethe ‘ripples’ spreading.”
Nominations for next years RipplesAwards will open in the spring nextyear, with the dinner in October 2014.
Pic: This year’s winners: Susan Forrester, Lydia Rasin, Carol Black, Caroline Bowler, PaulReeve, Keith Foster and Liz Blackshaw , with Ian & Anne (rear)
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been blocked.Marble Homes say it objects to a
footpath running through their de-velopment. In a letter to the ParishCouncil, Director Jagtar Singh said:“ … any footpath link will representa serious intrusion in terms of theprivacy, living conditions and securi-ty of the future occupiers of thesite.”
The developer has said it is will-ing to provide an alternative routenext to the Baptist church, then alongthe back of properties on LeicesterRoad.
The Parish Council’s Planning andHighways committee has rejected this
A DEVELOPMENT of resi-dential homes has blockeda Mountsorrel footpath.
Marble Homes Leicester are build-ing five homes on land to the rear of63 Leicester Road, next to Mountsor-rel Working Men’s Club.
The path, not a designated right ofway, led from Leicester Road to theplaying field.
Mountsorrel Parish Council havebegun the process of getting the routeofficially designated as a footpath bythe County Council, after receivingcomplaints from the public that it had
proposal.• A map of the footpath and the
suggested alternative route is availableon the ‘Current Issues’ section of theMountsorrel Parish Council website
Awards recognise community spirit
Dispute over path to playing field
Pic:Marble Homes development
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QUORN & WOODHOUSE sta-tion on the award winningGreat Central Railway is setfor a facelift.
The railway’s supporting charity hassecured a grant of almost fifty thousandpounds from Biffa Award.
Repairs will be made to the gradetwo listed station staircase, an original1890s Great Central Railway storageshed will be completely rebuilt and forthe first time proper paths for peoplewho use wheel chairs will be providedin the station yard.
Managing director of the Great Cen-tral Railway, Bill Ford said: “We're aredelighted with the grant which will ena-ble us to not only make vital repairs butalso significantly improve the experienceof our visitors. Working with Biffa Awardwill really help to protect our Victorianheritage. I would like to thank our fund-ing team who have worked so hard tosecure the award. The work will com-plement our recently developed familycafé and newly installed turntable.”
Gillian French, Biffa Award Pro-gramme Manager, said: “We are proudto support this project, which will bringto life the story of this rural railwaygoods yard from the steam era, so that itcan be enjoyed by more of the localcommunity as well as visitors from fur-ther afield”.
Other works at Quorn station willinclude new signs which will help inter-pret how a goods yard at a countrystation worked. Work will begin on theimprovements before Christmas.
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HUNDREDS gathered inMountsorrel for theannual RemembranceSunday parade andservice to pay tributeto those who made theultimate sacrifice.
Organised by the Royal BritishLegion, the parade from TheGreen to the church was led bythe musicians of the Leicester-shire Co-op Snibston Band.
Youth organisations, council-lors and dignitaries took part inthe parade. It was followed by aservice at St Peter’s Church.
Remembrance Sunday parade
A BENEFIT cheat who ille-gally pocketed more than£21,000 has been given asuspended jail sentence.
David Mapplebeck (65) of SarsonStreet, Quorn, pleaded guilty at LeicesterMagistrates Court on September 20 totwo charges of dishonestly failing tonotify authorities of a change in circum-stances.
The court heard how Mapplebecktold Charnwood Borough Council andthe Department for Work and Pensionsthat he was unemployed when in fact hewas working between September 2010and August 2012.
During that time he illegally pocketed£19,836 in Pension Credits and £1,666Council Tax Benefit.
Mapplebeck was sentenced to 12weeks in prison, suspended for 18months, and ordered to carry out 240hours unpaid work.
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You are all invited to theMemorial Hall on
Tuesday December 10 at 7.30pm
Those taking part include:The Ratby Co-operative Band
Local Organisations • Local ClergyLight refreshments will be servedat the conclusion of the concert
ChristmasCarol Concert
Organised byMountsorrel Parish Council
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A WOMAN from Sileby haspleaded guilty to wastingpolice time.
On Monday November 4, MaureenStork (55) of Cossington Road, Silebyappeared at Loughborough MagistratesCourt charged with five counts of wast-ing police time and one count of ob-structing a highway. She pleaded guiltyto all six offences and received a 36month conditional discharge.
Stork was arrested on Monday Sep-tember 16, 2013, for causing a publicnuisance after she was reported to bewalking in the road outside of her houseand obstructing vehicles. Police hadpreviously been called to the propertyon numerous occasions including sepa-rate reports that she had cut off herhand and that she had fallen down thestairs, cracking her ribs and puncturinga lung. Both reports turned out to beuntrue.
It is estimated that Stork has wastedat least 177 hours of police time withfalse reports, with a cost to the force ofat least £4000.
PC Miranda Gent of Charnwood Po-lice said: “We are very pleased with thisresult as it goes to show that wastingpolice time is a serious matter and thatit will be dealt with accordingly.
“There have been a number of occa-sions where the Police have been calledto the address unnecessarily whichcould have resulted in other people inneed being put at risk. Hopefully thiswill make people think twice beforecalling the police unnecessarily in thefuture.”
A 30 minute programmeabout the Mountsorrel Rail-way Project was broadcaston Radio 4 in October.
The presenter of Radio 4’s OpenCountry, Helen Mark and producer Per-minder Khatkar spent the day with ateam of volunteers.
Project Leader Steve Cramp said:“They spent the day with our team get-ting stuck in and hands on with railwayrestoration as well as talking to some ofthe volunteers to learn more about whathas driven them to become involved withpreserving and restoring an importantpart of our local heritage.”
The project’s ecology work and theinvolvement of young people was alsofeatured in the programme.Pic: Open Country presenter Halen Mark(left) with producer Perminder Khatkarand project leader Steve Cramp
A VOLUNTEER who hashelped hundreds of childrendiscover and explore thenatural environment haswon an award.
Caroline Bowler, from the Mountsor-rel Railway Project, runs the group’sWildlife Warriors.
The sessions are free to attend andgive the children hands-on opportunitiesaround the restored railway line by pro-viding fun ecology activities and games.
Sessions have included building birdboxes, hedgehog hibernation houses,insect habitats, butterfly feeders and drystone walling.
Project leader Steve Cramp said: “Agreat deal of work goes in both at theevents themselves and behind the scenesbeforehand planning, organising andsourcing materials.”
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The MountsorrelRipples Award wereset up by two Mount-sorrel residents IanShonk and AnneGregory to honourlocal people whohave given their timeto benefiting ourcommunity. “We arereally pleased thatCaroline has beenhonoured for herwork in leading ourWildlife Warriorsproject b y winninga Mountsorrel Rip-ples Award. Con-gratulationsCaroline!” saidSteve.Pic: Caroline Bowlerwith her award
P/13/2164/2: Mountsorrel Day Cen-tre, Marsh Road - erection of 124dwellings following demolition ofday centreP/13/2197/2: 39 The Romans – pro-posed outbuildingP/13/2135/2: 120 Balmoral Road –erection of two storey extension toside of dwellingP/13/2171/2: 109 Church Hill Road –erection of 1st floor extension to rearand single storey extension to frontof dwellingP/13/1985/2: 154 Leicester Road –creation of two flats and erection offlue to rear of buildingP/13/1810/2: 27 Little Lane – erec-tion of extension to side of dwellingP/13/1925/2: Land off Windsor Close– erection of 1 metre high fenceP/13/1752/2: 17 Beaumaris Road –extension to garage to provide gar-den room
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Dec 24, 11.30pm: United ChurchesReflective Communion ServiceDec 25, 10am: Christmas MorningWorshipChrist Church, Rothley RoadDec 22, 11am: Morning worshipwith carolsDec 24, 4pm: Crib ServiceDec 25, 10.30am: Holy Commun-ionMountsorrel MethodistChurch, Church Hill RoadDec 8, 10.30am: Advent PraiseDec 24, 7pm: Carols by Candle-lightDec 25, 10am: Christmas Day
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“That call made me feel fantastic” said AnniReid, founder of Focaccia Per Tutti,the bakery sheruns from the kitchen of her home on Heron Close.
Anni (61) started the business last autumn afterretiring from the NHS where she worked as anurse and a project manager.
She makes gluten free bread because her hus-band and mother are coeliac and can’t eat normalbread – last year she went to Pru Leith’s cookeryschool in London to learn more about gluten freebaking.
Anni had a good reaction to her focaccia
bread, a deli that sampled it wanted toorder, and after interest was shown by afew other outlets and eateries, Annidecided to take the plunge, leave theNHS and start her own business.
“The high point has been winning atwo star award in the Great Taste 2013competition” said Anni. Thousands ofproducts are entered but only six percent achieve two stars, which is just onegrade below the top three star award.
Anni has just installed a second ovenin her kitchenwhich she sayshas made ahuge difference,and spends twosolid days aweek baking,half a day ondelivering and therest of her timetrying to grow thebusiness.
“It’s been hardgetting restaurantsto take my breadseriously” saidAnni. “Those thataren’t interested sayit is too niche andthere won’t beenough demand.”
Anni does nowsupply several outlets,
including David North’s inRothley, Bradleys inQuorn, the Blacksmith’sArms in Barrow and a delion Allendale Road. Shealso sells through herwebsite:www.focacciapertutti.com
Focaccia is an Italianflat bread, topped withvirgin olive oil, freshlygrated lemon and freshrosemary. Anni has devel-oped various flavours –her Great Taste awardwinner was roasted tomatoand garlic, rosemary withsea salt and olive with
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contained unit somewhere, baking with-out interruption and with four times asmany orders as I have now” said Anni,who likes to play Italian music while shebakes. “Happy music – as soon as itgoes on it gets me in the right frame ofmind to bake” she added.
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A MAN who punched hisex-partner, demandedmoney and shoved herbank card in her mouthhas been jailed for 30months.
Shane Hill (22) of Laurel Close,Mountsorrel, assaulted the victim inher home, while she held one of theirchildren.
Hill pleaded guilty at LeicesterCrown Court to causing actual bodilyharm, burgling the victim’s home andto four breaches of a restraining or-der banning contact with the victim.
The victim and Hill had a five yearrelationship that ended in July 2011.The have a son and daughter together.
Following the assault on November1, 2012, Hill made off taking the vic-tim’s house keys, bank card and mo-bile phone.
The court heard that the offenceswere committed out of frustration anddisagreements over child access.
PROPOSALS FOR 1500homes on the edge of Roth-ley featured in a plan thatwas given approval byCharnwood Borough Councilon October 28.
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Charnwood’s Local Plan Core Strategywas voted upon at a special full councilmeeting that was webcast live for thefirst time in Charnwood.
The Local Plan has taken eight yearsto produce and contains plans forgrowth in the Borough, including 9500new homes.
Charnwood’s plan for ‘North Birstall’include 1500 new homes, 15 hectares ofemployment land, health facilities, a newprimary school, a supermarket, fourpitches for travelling showpeople and aWanlip link road.
A total of 28 councillors voted infavour of submitting the plan, 17 votedagainst and two councillors abstained.
Early next year the Local Plan will beexamined by an independent planninginspector. If it is considered sound,Charnwood will vote whether or not toofficially adopt the plan in the autumn of2014.
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A HARDWARE store thatprides itself on providingfriendly service, expert ad-vice and low prices is cele-brating its 20th anniversary.
Corts in Rothley is owned and run byJim and Sharon Cort with help from man-ager Mark Johnson and sales assistantsAlan Paget and Tim Neath.
The shop, on Cross Green, is openseven days a week and has grown consid-erably over the last 20 years.
Jim said: “When we started in 1993we had less than 2000 products, whichhas now increased to well over 10,000.We have grown the business mainly bylistening to what customers want. If forany reason we have not got an item, wecan normally always order it. We prideourselves on customers coming into theshop and saying “I knew you would haveit” and people see it as a challenge to tryand ask for something they don’t thinkwe will stock, but they are normally al-ways beaten!”
As well as a traditional hardware shopthat stocks most things for the home andgarden, Corts also offer a service for drycleaning, laundry, clothing alterations,shoe repairs and sharpening.
Jim said: “We pride ourselves on ourlarge loyal customer base. We have manyof the same customers today that shoppedwith us 20 years ago and the childrenthat came in with their parents then, nowshop with us for their own homes, whichmakes us feel very old!
“We are always moving with the timesand are having our website redesigned.Where we win over a the large DIY super-stores is that as well as being cheaper onover 90% of products, with our excellentproduct knowledge we make sure that thecustomer gets the right product for theright job.”
Sharon said: “We both feel very luckyto enjoy all aspects of running the busi-
ness. It is such a pleasure to run a villageshop and to feel like a part of the com-munity. I can honestly say that I have thebest job in the world serving the commu-nity that I grew up in having worked in
my parents’ newsagents in the villagesince I was 14, and still continuing to seemany people from that time. We plan tocarry on improving the shop and hope tostill be trading in another 20 years!”
Village shop celebrates anniversary
Pic: Jim & Sharon Cort (front centre) with staff Alan Paget, Mark Johnson & Tim Neath
GENEROUS SHOPPERS at Mountsorrel’s Budgens super-market helped provide a selection of tasty treats forelderly people in the village.
Customers of Farmer Fear’sBudgens on Granite Way in Mountsor-rel were asked to donate an extra £1with their shopping as part of a Har-vest Festival campaign to raise aware-ness of Age UK’s work, which aims toimprove the lives of the older mem-bers of our community.
At the start of the campaign, Vanes-sa Gregory, Community RelationshipsCo-ordinator at Budgens, visited theMountsorrel group and asked them fora list of the type of goodies that theywould like to receive as part of theirgift. “Many ideas were given, but onthe whole it was the little tasty treatsthat were especially requested, such asdelicious cakes, biscuits & sweets!”said Vanessa
“I had no idea what everyonewould like in their gift box, but I felt itwas more important to provide good-ies that the clients had chosen togetherthan to assume what they would wantat Harvest time”.
Pam Cooper, who runs the two Age
UK Leicester Shire & Rutland groups,was instrumental in bringing the wholeidea together, helping Vanessa to co-ordinate the meetings and the hando-ver of the gifts. “It was a pleasure tobe involved with this generous Harvestcampaign. Budgens and their custom-ers have been extremely generous withtheir donations. The smiles on thefaces of our clients said it all” saidPam.
All in all customers donated a totalof £107 which was converted into thegrocery gifts to the same value andthem shared out with a little some-thing going to each member of theMountsorrel Age UK groups.
Vanessa said: “The whole team atBudgens, Mountsorrel would like tothank all those customers who donat-ed. We are always astounded by thegenerosity of our customers, theynever fail to surprise us.Pic: Vanessa Gregory from Budgens(third from left) and Age UK volunteerLucy Smith (fourth left) help distributethe treats at the Parish rooms
LEICESTERSHIRE COUNTYCouncil’s Stepping Stonesproject is looking to recruitmore Tree Wardens to par-ishes across the county.
Tree Wardens are appointed by localparish councils to coordinate local treebased environmental projects.
Tree Wardens are particularly neededin parishes in North West Leicestershire,Charnwood, Melton and Harborough.
“Volunteering as a Tree Warden is agreat opportunity for people to maketheir community a leafier place by look-ing after local trees” said a spokesman.
“The scheme is open to all adultsand there is no minimum skill level ortime commitment required. Tree War-dens carry out a range of activities, fromsetting up tree nurseries and growingtrees, to surveying and recording treesof local interest and organising aware-ness events for schools and communi-ties. The role is ideal for people whoare passionate about trees and want tolearn more and develop new skills.”
More information about the TreeWarden scheme can be found on thewebsite www.leics.gov.uk/tree_wardens.To find out how to sign up as a volun-teer please [email protected] / 0116 3057221.
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LEICESTERSHIRE POLICE issupporting a new websitethat aims to quickly answernon-emergency questionsand free up staff to concen-trate on urgent and morecomplicated calls.
The ‘Ask The Police’ website, whichis also available as an app for smartphones, holds answers to around 750questions, on the subject of things suchas stray dogs and noisy neighbours, thatthe police are most frequently asked bythe public through 101 or 999. Thewebsite is part of a national initiativethat will assist the public to find solu-tions to everyday problems that canaffect the quality of their lives.
OPEN DAYS at the SorrelYouth Café in October gavevisitors an insight into thework the café does and theimpact it is having on thevillage.
Over two events members of the newYouth Management Board joined theYouth Officer volunteers and Trustees inwelcoming local residents, Borough andCounty Councillors, representatives of itsfounders and working partners.
The events attracted approximately 70people, including Loughborough MPNicky Morgan. She said: “The SorrelYouth Café does a huge amount foryoung people and the wider communityin Mountsorrel. Their work is clearlyhaving a positive effect on antisocialbehaviour levels locally and I am partic-ularly impressed by the confidencebuilding they do and their support foryoung carers. I am encouraged to hearabout all their plans for future work.”
As part of both events visitors couldhave a hot drink and a piece of home-made cake whilst looking around thevarious displays and talking to Café vol-unteers and users. The exhibition dem-onstrated the progress of the Café sinceits early beginnings in 2010. It alsohighlighted the work it is currently doingand its future plans for specialist youthwork, opening the café to residents on aThursday morning and ideas for devel-oping its catering services with youngpeople.
Graham Lloyd, the Café’s Youth Offic-er said:“We have a lot of great things toshout about and I am very proud of theexcellent work we are doing. The Caféhas been on an incredible journey andis now very much part of the Mountsor-rel community. These events are excel-lent for feeding back our achievements
and we are really pleased with the num-bers of people who came along. Thankyou to all the young people and volun-teers that made it happen.”
One of the other aims of the eventswas to highlight the Café’s need for con-tinuing support, both financial and prac-tical. “As a charity the Café can alwaysuse direct funding and other forms offinancial support. For example it is look-ing for sponsorship to acquire new car-pets, a new freezer and help toredecorate. On a more practical note italso needs more volunteers who canspare some time for things like fundrais-ing, helping to manage the project andstaffing the cafe during the afternoonsession. In particular it is looking for asuitably experienced person to take onthe important role of Treasurer” saidGraham.
If you are interested in finding outmore about the Café, volunteering orcan offer your help in any way than youcan contact Graham on 0116 2375289or via email [email protected]
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Pic: Nicky Morgan MP (centre) with the Youth Officer Graham Lloyd and Leslie Strange, aCafé Trustee
AN OFFICER from Charnwoodhas secured police funding forMountsorrel’s youth café.
The Sorrell Youth Café has not beenable to open on a Friday for at least ayear, however after managing to obtainfunding they are now able to open againwith a new initiative called ‘Catch UpFriday’.
PC Andy Munn was responsible forhelping the Youth Café with their bid, hesaid: “I was happy to be involved insecuring funding for such a worthwhilecause. Hopefully the new initiative willreally benefit the young people ofMountsorrel.”
Graham Lloyd, Youth Officer at theSorrell Youth Café said: “Catch Up Fri-days will not be like any of the Cafesevening sessions we have run in thepast. We are looking to invite youngpeople who are interested in workingwith us to develop an exciting pro-gramme of Music, Film and Mediaprojects and sessions focusing on Foodand Fitness. The new sessions will pro-vide space for those who have a realinterest in these topics to help createsomething new for the village.
“We are very grateful to PC Munn forall his help in securing us the bid.”
Newpolicewebsitelaunched
The service is an easy-to-navigatewesite www.askthe.police.uk which isbespoke to Leicester, Leicestershire andRutland and offers a range of answersand useful contacts..
Leicestershire’s contact managementdepartment currently handles on average1,957 calls a day, of which 1,644 arenon-emergency. It is believed that thisnumber will be substantially reduced,which will free up valuable resources tobe re-allocated to frontline policing.
Assistant Chief Constable Phil Kaysaid: “This is the latest in a range ofadditional services we are introducinginto our area. We anticipate that, as thepublic become aware of it, this newwebsite will prove to be a much appre-ciated and well used resource.
“The range of questions is very com-prehensive, covering a wide range ofsubjects that include pets, noisy neigh-bours, road traffic, harassment andpublic order. New questions are contin-ually added and we are encouraging thepublic to submit any questions they mayhave to the editors of the website whowill consider them for inclusion nation-ally.”
Visitors to the website will be able togive their rating of the information andfind rankings of the popularity of thequestions asked. The new service willhave a direct link to the LeicestershirePolice website.
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RECORDED CRIME in the area has fallen by 30 per centover the last 12 months, according to Police figuresreleased at the September meeting of the Area Forum.
The figures, for Bradgate, Rothley, Mountsorrel andBirstall also show a reduction in reports of antisocial be-haviour of 51 per cent over the same period.
Presenting the figures, PCSO Tom Joyce praised thework of the Sorrel Youth Cafe, saying that its success hadcontributed to the reduction in antisocial behaviour.
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A SOCIAL enterprise thatprovides crafting experienc-es for adults with disabili-ties is continuing to grow.
Started this year by Mountsorrel’sVictoria Robinson, Smarti Paints organis-es sessions for over 70 people acrossthe county, including a weekly session atMountsorrel library.
Victoria said: “We aim to give peopleaccess to experiences they have not hadthe opportunity to try before.
“We createa fun andinclusive envi-ronment forour craftersregardless oftheir disability.Researchshows thebenefits ofcreative andstimulatingactivities suchas crafts arebeyond ques-tion.”
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The Kingfisher’s Pool vineyard is inthe back garden of a Westfield Lanecouple – Liz and Matthew Robson.
The pair, who have been producingwine for the last five years, won a silvermedal and the East Midlands Fine Foodtrophy for the best wine in the EastMidlands region.
The medium dry white wine is madefrom Siegerrebe and Solaris grapes andis called ‘Academic Feet 2012’, becausetheir colleagues from Leicester Universityhelp them trample the grapes in thetraditional way.
Liz said: “Last year this wine won abronze medal in the dry wine category,but the judging comments suggested itwas in the wrong class, so we enteredthe 2012 vintage for the medium classand were overjoyed at the improvedresult.”
Their first attempt at making roséresulted in a highly commended certifi-cate, which Liz and Matthew are reallypleased about and has made them deter-mined to try this again.
A ROTHLEY vineyard has won an award for its wine.The Orion grapes were sent to Half-
penny Green vineyard in Shropshire tobe made into sparkling wine which willbe ready in August 2014.
Liz also won the Mercian Vineyard‘Small Producer of the Year’ jointly withRichard Rallings from Morville Vineyardin Shropshire. She said: “The 2012 sum-mer had literally been a washout withincessant rain resulting in a meagreharvest, so we have very few bottles fromour own wine making and are thereforedelighted with the successes.
“The warm summer weather of 2013is ripening the grapes for this year’sOctober harvest nicely and a good cropis anticipated. Unfortunately weed killerdrift from a neighbour has affected threerows of vines and there is an agonisingwait for toxicology tests to see if thegrapes can be used.
“Starting a vineyard is not as easy asmost people think. It is constantly a caseof three steps forward two steps back-wards, but at least we will have somenice wine to sustain us!”
Pic: Liz and Matthew in their vineyardwith ‘The Academic Feet’ and the EastMidlands Fine Foods Trophy
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THE WINNERS ofthe Best Kept FrontGardens competi-tion 2013 havebeen announced.
Organised by Mountsor-rel Parish Council, thewinners were presentedwith certificates at theCouncil’s meeting in Sep-tember.Hanging Baskets & WindowBoxes:1st Mrs L B Beck, 1 BlueGranite Caravan Park2nd Mr D Turner & Ms M Amir,126 Rothley Road3rd Mr R Pearce & Ms CWoodrup, 119, LeicesterRoadSmall Gardens:1st Mrs Lanning, 11 BlueGranite Caravan Park2nd Mrs K Kissane-Rogers, 1Glenfrith Gardens3rd Mr & Mrs White, 74 Rock-hill DriveLarge Gardens:1st Mr & Mrs Heemskerk, 29Kingfisher Road2nd Mr & Mrs Spiers, 23 Ke-nilworth CloseJoint 3rd Mr & Mrs Cooke, 25Kenilworth CloseJoint 3rd Mr & Mrs Monk, 1Bradgate CloseBusiness Premises:1st The Mountsorrel GuestHouse, 217 LoughboroughRoad2nd Rose Cottage Rest Home,136 Rothley RoadPics: some of the winninggardens
A BLITZ on dog fouling is being targeted onMountsorrel’s Memorial Park playing fields.
It is one of nine hotspot areas identified by Charnwood BoroughCouncil after it consulted with parish councils in the borough.
Officers from Charnwood will increase patrols, post awareness leafletsand seek to prosecute offenders where possible. The council has alsoproduced a tongue-in-cheek ‘public information’ film to help people dealwith dog fouling as well as a campaign Facebook page.
Alan Twells, Charnwood Borough Council’s Head of Regulatory Servic-es, said: “Dog fouling is one of the biggest sources of environmentalcomplaint we receive and the Don’t Muck Around campaign is our com-mitment to residents that wewill take action by educat-ing, raising awareness andtaking action against offend-ers..
“It is frustrating for ourcommunities that there arestill people who do notrealise that wrapped dogwaste can be placed in anypublic highway litter bin –not just designated dogwaste bins. There is noexcuse for it and our analy-sis shows that the peoplemost likely to commit of-fences are aged between 21and 40 – they’re oldenough to know better.”
Charnwood BoroughCouncil receives nearly 200reports of dog fouling eachyear and earlier this yearprosecuted two people incourt for dog fouling-relat-ed offences.
The areas being moni-tored are:Ashby Road Estate: Gra-cedieu Way, Sharpley Road,Hermitage Way, ShortcliffeParkRothley: Fowke Street Play-ing FieldsBarkby: BrooksideQueniborough: Rearsby RoadPlaying FieldsEast Goscote: Weavers Wyndand Jubilee Playing FieldsWoodhouse: Brook Road,Beaumanor Road and SchoolLaneMountsorrel: Memorial ParkSileby: Greedon Rise PlayingareaBirstall: School Lane PlayingFields
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