mountsorrel post (47) june 2014

JUNE 2014 No. 47www.birstallpost.co.uk

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COUNTY COUNCIL cutbacks thatthreaten the future of Mountsor-rel library have been criticised byMountsorrel Parish Council.

“At its May meeting, the Councilstrongly condemned the proposedPLANS TO build 250 homes

in Rothley and a relief roadoff Mountsorrel Lane havebeen given the go ahead.

A planning inspector ruled in favourof developers William Davis after hearingan appeal in December. CharnwoodBorough Council had refused planningpermission in June 2013, saying thedevelopment would reduce the area ofseparation between Rothley and Mount-sorrel.

Planning Inspector Harold Stephens’report stated the development: “…wouldhave a somewhat harmful effect onthe…area of local separation. Howeverthis harm would be limited and wouldnot be sufficient to…cause the coales-cence of Mountsorrel and Rothley”.

The Inspector noted that there wasan insufficient amount of housing landand his report states: “the significantshortfall in the Borough’s housing landsupply is an important factor whichcounts strongly in favour of the appeal…

“The proposed development would deliver tangible bene-fits in the form of much needed market and affordable hous-ing in an accessible location adjacent to both Rothley and

250 new homes: plans approved

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Mountsorrel.“The proposed relief road and traffic

calming would be beneficial and theoverall environmental benefits would besignificant with enhanced biodiversityand new pedestrian and cycle links.”

The proposals attracted widespreadlocal opposition with hundreds of objec-tions submitted to Charnwood BoroughCouncil.

Percy Hartshorn, the Chairman ofRothley Parish Council, said: “Thismakes the granting of planning permis-sion for 730 extra houses in Rothleysince 2006. This cumulatively haschanged the village into an urbansprawl. It takes away the settlementseparation between Rothley and Mount-sorrel. We are powerless to stop devel-opment.”

Rothley Borough Councillor DianeWise said: “This decision will be ex-tremely disappointing to many people,with the extra traffic and pressure onlocal resources. And it seems Inspectorsdon’t seem to care about areas of sepa-ration [between communities] anymore.

“I don’t blame our planning officersor our councillors – don’t you think ifwe could stop developments because wedidn’t like them we would have done?We are being overrun by governmentpolicy and government planning inspec-tors, we are trying to object but it’s likerolling a snowball uphill.”

changes to Mountsorrel library” said a Parish Councilspokesman.

“Despite the library in Mountsorrel being the 16th mostvisited library the County Council has not included it in itslist of 16 ‘most used’ libraries, which will continue to berun and staffed by the Council. The Parish Council wantsto know why our library was not included in this list oflibraries?“For example, Glenfield library has less visitors despitebeing open for 35 hours per week as opposed to 20 hoursper week for Mountsorrel. The Parish Council is asking itsCounty Councillor Peter Osborne and Borough CouncillorsLeigh Harper Davies and John Capleton to support keepingMountsorrel Library open”.

The County Council says that the future of 36 local

libraries, including Rothley and Mount-sorrel , is at risk if community groupscannot be found to run them.

Richard Blunt, cabinet member forlibraries, said: “I’m encouraging peopleto have their say and to consider comingforward to run some of our libraries.This has proven a success in other areassuch as Warwickshire.

“If people are interested, we will givethem massive support as I believe theselibraries could become real communityhubs.”

If you are concerned about the possi-ble library closure or want to become avolunteer, there is a public consultationmeeting in the library on Thursday June26 at 7pm (doors open 6.30pm). Apetition about the library closure willsoon be circulating around the village. Acopy will be placed on the Village web-site (ww.mountsorrel.org.uk) or contactCllr Stan Coats ([email protected])

A MOUNTSORREL woman isdoing a charity skydive inJuly and is urging readersto sponsor her.

Rachel Yates (30), a full time ma-ture student and a mum to two boys,will be jumping out of a plane on July13 to raise money for Wishes4kids.

“I’m looking forward to the free-dom of being in the air and theadrenaline rush it will give” saidRachel. “But I’m worried the para-chute won’t open!”

She added: “I chose this charity asa friend of mine had a sister who wasgranted a wish before she passedaway. My friend regularly raises mon-ey for Wishes4kids, so I wanted to besupportive of her.”

To sponsor Rachel, search forRachel Yates7 at www.justgiving.com,or text YATE 98 £(the mount to do-nate) to 70070

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“The great thing is the backing andsupport from almost everyone I’ve spo-ken to – it’s been fantastic. I’m lookingforward to it so much!” saidorganiser Ian Shonk.

The event, on SundayAugust 10 from 10am to4pm, promises to be a tradi-tional fete with a moderntwist.

The Memorial Hall isalready completely booked

with stalls ranging from hand madeceramics to vintage lingerie. The main

hall will be serving after-noon tea with dance musicwhile the side room willhost burlesque workshopsessions.

The Sorrel Youth Caféwill be transformed into a1950’s ice cream parlour,Castle Park will be invadedby the American Civil War

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Competitors in the soap box racingevent are preparing their machines andLafarge are allowing the use of theirgrounds for the racing. “The Police arebringing their radar speed guns to clockthe racers’ speeds – probably the onlytime you will be pleased to see a speedgun pointed at you” said Ian.

Other attractions include hot rods andcustom cars, vintage vehicles, live music,real ales, local food, face painting, chil-dren’s activities and a Hawaiian Limbocompetition.

Iansaid: “Many thanks to the Duffin familyat Stonehurst Farm for allowing us to usetheir fields across the river for the festi-

A full meeting of Mountsorrel ParishCouncil was held on April 14.

It was reported that all the money forthe new Memorial Hall was now in placeand the plans needed to be finalised andcosted.

It was reported that attendance at theAnnual Parish meeting on March 20 hadbeen low.

Chairman Brian Allard and Cllr StanCoats have attended a meeting at CountyHall about the County Council’s plans toencourage community groups to takeover the running of smaller libraries. Itwas agreed to obtain the detailed costsof running Mountsorrel library and toarrange a further meeting with repre-sentatives from the library service.

A FULL meeting of Mountsorrel ParishCouncil was held on February 10.

It was reported that a meeting hadbeen held with Fusion Lifestyle andCharnwood Borough Council re thejoining of the proposed new MemorialHall with the Leisure Centre.

The Youth Development group wouldnot be providing a programme of sum-mer activities in 2014 but were lookingto participate in the Mountsorrel Revivalevent in August.

It was agreed that the Parish Councildonate £500 to the Mountsorrel Revivalevent.

At its Planning and Highways Commit-tee meeting on March 3, the Councilagreed to object to plans for 150 dwell-ings off West Cross Lane.

It was agreed to object to any pro-posals from the County Council forspeed humps on Leicester Road.

The Council has agreed to obtainquotes to extend the Christmas lights in2014 to two additional trees on TheGreen, and to all the buildings withbrackets who have previously been sup-plied with trees by the Parish Council inThe Market Place and on LeicesterRoad/The Green, and also for erectinglights on the library.

A full meeting of Mountsorrel ParishCouncil was held on March 10.

It was agreed that a contribution of£300,000 be made available towards thenew Memorial Hall as and when it wasrequired and once the plans had beenseen by the Parish Council and agreed toand building work had started.

Comment was made that the Mount-sorrel United Charities were not doingenough to encourage people in the vil-lage to apply.

It was agreed to provide a grant of£4000 to the Sorrel Youth Café.


val and also for the loan oflots of straw bales for thesoap box racing. Withouttheir help the MountsorrelRevival would be a muchdiminished event.”

There are still somespaces for stalls andattractions throughout thevillage – details are onthe website www.mountsorrel-revival.co.uk

YOUNG PEOPLE from Mountsorrel’sYouth Café joined up with local Ro-tarians for a litter pick around thevillage.

The 16 volunteers collected around20 bags off litter together in an eventorganised by the Rotary Club of theSoar Valley and the Sorrel Youth Café.

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The MRP have been busy fundraising– they need to raise £56,000 to releasea grant of £540,000 from Lafarge Tar-mac’s Landfill Communities Fund.

Project leader Steve Cramp said: “Theresponse from the public has been tre-mendous. We are now within £16,000of the target we need to get work start-

ed. It is, however , vital that we achieve this sooner rather than later. The wholeproject, as a condition of the major grant, must be completed by July next year butwe have two old granite buildings to dismantle and reconstruct stone by stone aspart of the heritage centre. This will be a tough ask but is very much doable if wecan start early enough.

“To help raise this figure a ‘Brick Appeal’ has been launched where you cansponsor the bricks that will be used to combine, into one unified building, the differ-ent structures that form the core of the Heritage Centre. The names of sponsors willappear on a large commemorative plaque that will feature in the tearoom at theCentre. The price of sponsoring an individual brick has been set at £50. We will, ofcourse, be grateful for donations of any size!”

The latest large contributions have been £5000 from the Rothley based Harry


THE CONSTRUCTION of a heritage centre, museum and tearoom on Swithland Lane by the Mountsorrel RailwayProject (MRP) could start this summer.

Hames Cottage charity, which is administered byRothley Parish Council, and £2000 from RothleyHistory Society.

The MRP will shortly be submitting a planningapplication for the project. As part of a consulta-tion process there were two open days at the sitewhich were attended by over 350 people.

Steve Cramp said: “There was universal praisefor what has already been achieved with theMountsorrel Railway, the Nunckley Nature Trailand what is planned with the Heritage Centre.”

To find out more about the project and howyou can donate go towww.mountsorrelrailway.org.uk

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Councillor Jane Hunt, the Council’s CabinetMember for Housing and Regulatory Services, said:“Wates won the contract after a tough, eleven-month long selection process and after carefulconsideration from our tenant representatives.We’re confident they will provide an excellent serv-ice.”

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A COMPLETE range of foot-care is now available at anew surgery in Mountsor-rel.

Run by registered podiatrists Alanand Maxine Postlethwaite, a father anddaughter team, the new premises wereofficially opened in March by CllrBrain Allard, Chairman of MountsorrelParish Council.

Alan said: “It was quite amomentous occasion, sixyears after our first patientwalked through the door ofthe little surgery to openingsuch a beautiful high techfacility. The new surgery notonly facilitates nail surgerybut also allows for gait analy-sis without going through tothe conservatory meaningmore privacy for both patientand family.

“It has really been a family

A £50,000 refurbishment ofa Mountsorrel GP’s surgeryhas been welcomed by bothstaff and patients.

Local MP Stephen Dorrell was amongstthe guests who attended an opening eventat the Charnwood surgery on LinkfieldRoad, where he was shown the improvedfacilities by GP Roshal Hirani and PracticeManager Kerry Ryan.

Dr Hirani said: We now have a modern

and fresh looking surgery for patients tocome to. Our Patient Participation Groupare supportive and pleased with the resultsand there is a much improved workingenvironment for staff.”

Improvements at the surgery include:• a second consultation room• new flooring and rooms re-decorated• upgraded, disabled friendly toilet• new ECG machine

to detect problemswith heart rate orheart rhythm

• new INR (anti-coagulant) machineto give patients a testand their result onthe same day

• improvements tothe car park andsignage from theroad

The £50,000 forthe improvementswas received fromthe developers ofthe Linkfield Road factory site as a section106 developer contribution.

Dr Hirani has been sole GP at theCharnwood Surgery since 1992, but thecreation of a second consulting room will

enable a second GP to be appointed andthe post is currently being advertised.

Stan Coats is a patient at the practiceand a member of the Patient ParticipationGroup. He said: “The car park and accessis now much better and with the new con-sulting room we can now get a seconddoctor.

“Dr Hirani is a very friendly and under-standing doctor and

treatseveryone as a person and not just anotherpatient.”

• In April, the Care Quality Commission inspect-ed the surgery and ruled that it met the necessarystandards for cleanliness and infection control.


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Can you remember the ‘walk through’under the archway at the Old Bull &Mouth Public House in Leicester Road(now the Slate restaurant) which leddown to the Playing Fields? This hadbeen in use for many years – I can re-member 50 years plus and recall thecricket players walking down this pathon a Saturday and Sunday and, followingthe match, back to the pub for a shandy.In the winter, the football players used itto carry their nets and posts from thechapel, which was utilised as a changingroom.

affected by the closure, please contactMountsorrel Parish Council office for aform to complete and, if enough arecollated, they will be sent to Leicester-shire County Council for their considera-tion as mentioned above. Thank you.

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RESIDENTIAL BURGLARIES have fallen14% in Charnwood over the last year.

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“As with any change we have had toadapt and revise the way in which wework in order to ensure that our re-sources are used more efficiently than inthe past. This is to prepare us for thechallenges that we will have to face fromfurther cuts of £20million by 2016.

“Evidence based policing, using newand innovative approaches to intelli-gence and tasking, has helped to makeus more efficient.”

Overall crime fell for the second yearrunning, totalling 11% in two years.Theft from vehicles fell by 4%. Burglaryand vehicle crime account for a third ofall reported crime in Charnwood.

There has been a slight increase inreported incidents of antisocial behav-iour (ASB) this year. Over the last fiveyears there has been a reduction inreported ASB of 49%, from 3,177 inci-dents in 2008/9 to 1621 this year.

Inspector Harrison said: “I am verypleased to announce that our PCSO teamare some of the most visible in theForce and spend 70% of their timeworking in the heart of the community.This enables warranted officers to spendmore time using their powers to investi-gate crime, arrest and bring offenders tojustice. Officers on my Safer Neighbour-hood Teams are still able to spend 50%of their time out of the station patrollingthe beat.

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The Mountsorrel Post welcomes yourviews and opinions on any subject. Let-ters, which must include your name andaddress, (though not necessarily forpublication) can be posted to: TheMountsorrel Post, Longslade College,Wanlip Lane, Birstall, Leicester LE4 4GH,or handed in at Mountsorrel library oremail:[email protected]

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Footpath

It was also greatly used by residentsof Mountsorrel and other surroundingvillages when the fair came here manyyears ago, together with both past andpresent walkers and ramblers.

We, as children, used the path to theplaying fields, then walked across thefields to Sileby to swim in the back wa-ter or fish in the mill pond (in the daysbefore Health and Safety!)

Unfortunately, this ‘walk through’ hadnever been officially designated as aPublic Footpath and has recently been‘blocked off’ as a result of the develop-ment of 5 houses.

In order for Leicestershire CountyCouncil to give this consideration forre-opening, they require evidence ofusage for a minimum of 20 years andmust be from ‘highway to highway’ i.e.not just a ‘short cut’ to the PlayingFields.

Would you like it re-opened? If any ofthis jogs your memory or you have been

We all know the cuts are coming, butin Leicestershire it would appear that thescale of the cuts are hidden in plainsight. Few people are aware about thedevastation these cuts will bring to manyservices. These are services we current-ly take for granted.

In your last edition I noticed youmentioned the risk to our local librariesand I am writing to raise awarenessabout more consultations about cuts toservices which are there to protect themost vulnerable in our community.

The scale of the proposed cuts isunprecedented: the budget for support-ing independence for older people is setto be cut by 76% and the budget forHomelessness support is set to be cut by78%.

This reduction in preventative servic-es will cause hardship for many in ourcommunity and will cost more in thelong run as it leaves other, more expen-sive, services to pick up the pieces.

The consultation about these cuts canbe found at:

http://www.leics.gov.uk/prevention_service_consultation_document.pdf

There are many other consultationsbeing carried out by LeicestershireCounty Council, please be aware andmake your voice heard.

Sarah Maynard SmithRothley

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Annual Fun DayMonday August 2512-5pmGardening show for home-grownflowers, fruit & vegCompetition for children to entera mini garden in a trayFor information on the gardeningcompetition callPeter on 077 895 217 16In aid of LOROS

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Effie’s FeteFighting for BattensJune 21, 11am to 3pmWoodhouse Eaves Village Hall,Main StreetRaffle prizes, craft stallsChildren’s corner, ice cream van,refreshments, cakesVoluntary donation on entry

Charity WhistDrivesorganised by Derek Farr will beheldat 7.30pm at the Rothley Centreon Thursdays July 3, August 7,September 4Admission £2All players welcome

CLASH 2012Exercise Sessions for individualswith arthritis and any other musc-uloskeletal (MSK) conditions.Tuesday 1-2pm General FitnesssessionsWednesday 1-2pm Chair BasedExercise sessionsSports Hall, Peepul Centre, Or-chardson Avenue, Leicester, LE46DP. Call Karen for further infor-mation on 07954584402. Pleasenote that from June 1 there willbe a weekly charge of £2 for nonmembers attending the above ex-ercise sessions.CLASH 2012, a UK Online Centre,provides basic computer trainingat its After School e-learning ses-sions held in the Palmer Tomkin-son Centre at LongsladeCommunity College - Thursday3.30pm-4.30pm term time only.For further information pleasecontact Conrad on 07919844629or Mark on 07801718908.

CLASH 2012 Monthly Meeting -Wednesday June 11 at the PalmerTomkinson Centre, LongsladeCommunity College, Birstall 7 -9pm. Jane Williams - Work & ar-thritis.

Soar Valley Music Centre, a musiccharity based in Belgrave, arepleased to announce that ticketshave now gone on sale for theirannual musical theatre produc-tion.This year’s show is

‘The Musical ofMusicals!’Produced and performed by staffand students and with a live or-chestra, the show contains songsand routines from many of yourfavourite West End musicals. From‘Les Miserables’ to ‘We will rockyou’, ‘Joseph’ to ‘Mathilda’ andmany more, there is sure to be asong for everyone.Upper Brown Street Theatre (TheOld Phoenix theatre), LeicesterThursday July 3 to Saturday July 5at 7.30pm.Tickets are available from SVMCon 0116 266 4153 and cost £10,accompanied children under 14£8.50.

Birstall WatermeadTennis ClubOpen Day, Sunday, June 22,10am-1pm, Co-op Sports and So-cialClub, Birstall RoadAdults, Juniors, Families welcomeHalf-price membership on the dayMeet the coach, members, havefun

We are WaveLengthContact, Comfort and Companion-ship since 1939We give TVs and radios free ofcharge, to people who are livingin poverty and are lonely or iso-lated because of age, health orcircumstance.Beneficiaries can be referred to usby any third party - perhaps acharity, medical or social workeror community leader.Get in touch by downloading ourapplication form and guidancenotes fromwww.wavelength.org.ukor call us or write to us to havethese sent to you.Tel: 01708 621 [email protected]

Tee At The ParkFriday June 20: Park Hill Golf ClubA fun packed Friday supportingthe fight against Duchenne Muscu-lar Dystrophy.Alex’s Wish, a local Charnwoodcharity whose mission is to find acure for Alex and others like him,will receive all profits from thisevent and the London to Paris cy-cle ride Adam Flowers, Will Wattsand 10 others will be undertakingin July, covering 277 miles in just3 days.The Day:1.30pm - A complimentary round ofgolf in the afternoon (optional, mustbe advised at time of booking)7pm - 2 Course Dinner8.30pm - Chat and Q&A with Tigersand International legends GeorgeChuter and CraigNewby10pm till late - Dance the rest of thenight away to leading Motown tributeband The HeatwavesOnly £50 per ticket or £160 per blockof 4Tickets are limited and so earlybookings are advised to avoid dis-appointmentContact : Adam [email protected] /07500946466

Saturday, July 5, 2014, 7pm

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BIRSTALL’S SUMMER galareturns this month with aweekend promising music,dance and fireworks, as wellas the traditional stalls andfairground rides.


Organised by Birstall Parish Council,the gala dates are Saturday June 28 andSunday June 29 on the School Laneplaying field.

The gala begins on Saturday at 11amwith performances by two local danceacademies and cheerleaders. Localbands will be performing on stage from12noon until 9pm.

The Sunday begins with a churchservice on the park at 11am, led by RevRachel Parkinson, before the Mayor ofCharnwood, Cllr Paul Day officiallyopens the gala.

Music will be performed between12noon until 6pm – a mixture of brassbands, swing, jazz and country rock.This will be followed by the Proms inthe Park concert followed by fireworksat 10pm

Visitors can bring their own picnicsand chairs to the concert but no bar-beques are allowed. There will be sever-al hot food outlets available on site

Admission will cost £1. Stalls are stillavailable and can be booked atwww.birstallparishcouncil.org.uk

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They enjoyed a buffet supper and abirthday cake made by guilder MaryNeal.

In May the group learned the art of

quilling and decoupage to make greet-ings cards, had a talk from Sandy Leongon nursery rhymes and were given aguided tour of Leicester’s De Montfort

Hall.Topics for the year ahead include the

Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation, farmingand wartime fashions.

The Mountsorrel Townswomen’sGuild invites anyone interested in thegroup to attend their meetings in theParish Rooms on Leicester Road at7.30pm on Thursday evenings.


LADIES FROM the Mountsorrel group joined other membersof Townswomen’s Guilds all across the country by dressingup to celebrate the Guild’s 85th birthday.

Inspector says planfor more houses

Charnwood Borough Council hasbeen preparing its Local Plan for severalyears – it sets out how much develop-ment is needed in the borough between2006-2028.

At a two day hearing in March, Plan-ning Inspector Kevin Ward ruled that:“…the Core Strategy has not been posi-tively prepared, it is not justified oreffective and it is not consistent withnational policy in respect of overallhousing provision. It is therefore notsound…”

The Inspector did rule that Charn-wood had met its duty to co-operatewith neighbouring authorities while pre-paring its Core Strategy.

The evidence that Charnwood’s plan-ners used to produce the number of17,380 new homes was questioned byInspector Kevin Ward. He suggested thatevidence may be out of date and indicat-ed that a 2011 report projected 19,470homes were needed.

Figures produced at the hearing bydevelopers Gladman and Jelson suggest-ed that a housing figure of between22,000 and 22,770 up to 2031 wouldbe necessary.

Cllr Peter Osborne is Rothley’s CountyCouncillor and also a Borough Council-lor where he chairs the Plans Commit-tee. He said: “From the Inspector’sreport it seems Charnwood will have tofind more sites or increase the housingnumbers in identified areas. What peo-ple want to know [is] where is the extrahousing going to be and can they by

involved.“Melton Borough Council has shown

the way forward having withdrawn theirinitial plan. They have involved thewhole community in future decisionsand it will be a real community strategywhen presented.

“What concerns me is a potential freefor all, pepperpotting of applications,with little local control. It seems that thisis what the government wants – centrali-sation. It is the direct consequence ofwhat our MPs voted for. And yes, as aresident, I feel let down.”

The Inspector has suggested that theexamination of the Core Strategy besuspended for nine months to allowCharnwood to work with all the districtsin the county and Leicester City to pre-pare a Strategic Housing Market Assess-ment – more up to date evidence offuture housing need across Leicester-shire.

Rothley’s Borough Councillor DianeWise said: “Yes, the housing figures willgo up – we are all living longer, thenumber of single households is increas-ing and there is immigration. I can un-derstand people will be disappointed butI don’t blame our planning officers -central government are giving them aremit and they are doing their best to

fulfil it. It has also been extremely diffi-cult to get any sort of agreement orconsensus about where new homesshould be built.”

Borough Councillor David Gaskell(Birstall Watermead) said: “I am disap-pointed with the Inspector’s report butnot totally surprised. We were firmly ofthe opinion our housing figures wereright and we will be asking the Inspec-tor for clarification. We want to do whatis best for Charnwood – we will getthere but it will be a hell of a lot ofwork in a very short time.”

A PLAN to build 17,380 new homes in Charnwood has beenrejected by a government Planning Inspector because hethinks that figure may be too low.

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Parish gardensopen to public

The popular opengarden event will thisyear be held on June28/29 with all pro-ceeds going toLOROS.

A spokesman said:“We hope to have anumber of differentgardens for you tovisit across the twovillages; some large,some small, someimmaculate, somevery much less so!But all for you toenjoy.

“We are still looking for gardens toopen. The wet weather at the start ofthis year meant that many gardens wereslow to get going, but now that spring isreally here they are bursting into life. Ifyou would like to get involved by open-

ing your gardenplease contact us assoon as possible,you will be mostwelcome. Gardenerswho have openedbefore will tell youit is a very enjoya-ble and positiveexperience.”

Gardens will beopen from 2-6pmon both days, tick-ets will be £4 each(accompanied chil-dren and wheel-chair users free)

and will be valid for both days. They canbe purchased on the day from any of theOpen Gardens and in advance. Look outfor further details nearer the Open Gar-den weekend.

For more information about thisevent, or to volunteer your gardenplease have a look at the web sitewww.tcog.org.uk or contact Linda on0116 2363872 or email:

[email protected]“Why not put the date in your diary

now, then come along with your familyand friends, andsupport thisgreat communityevent, and helpus raise moneyfor a very worth-while cause. Welook forward toseeing you!”added thespokesman

SPEND A weekend admiring gardens in Thurcaston andCropston this June.

Wind turbine startsgenerating powerTHE WANLIP wind turbine began turning in mid Februarybut didn’t start generating electricity until February 26,says Severn Trent.

A spokesman said: “Until now [Feb26] the wind turbines blades have beenmoving slowly without generating power.That’s because installing wind turbinesisn’t quite the same as plugging in lightsat home.

“Since the structure has been erectedextensive testing has taken place. Engi-neers have also worked through thewettest winter on record.”

The wind turbine at Wanlip wasnamed Windy by class one of Rothleyprimary school and the class will bevisiting the turbine this spring.

The turbine is one of four located atthe company’s sewage treatment works,with two in Derby and one inNewthorpe, near Nottingham. It is ex-pected to generate 5000 megawatt hoursof electricity for the water treatmentworks.

Renewable energy specialist at SevernTrent, Jon Beeson, said: “The team con-structing the turbines have pulled out allthe stops to get them generating poweras quickly as possible. With Windy’sblades turning and producing power forthe first time we’re making history here

in Leicestershire – as the tallest struc-ture in the county now generates clean,renewable energy.

“We’re a responsible company andwe already generate almost a quarter ofour energy from renewable sources,including crop digestion, water andsewage gas power. The wind turbinesnow add to this and will hopefully seeus generating a third of our energy fromrenewable sources by 2015. We’vethought carefully about the resourcesthat we have as a company. Before weinstalled any of the wind turbines, wecarried out wind tests at 5,000 differentsites – from that number, less than tenproved to be suitable to install largewind turbines.

“As well as reducing our carbonfootprint, by generating more renewableenergy we help to protect our customersfrom future energy price rises. The re-newable energy we produce today meansthat our power bill is reduced and thishelps us to make sure that our custom-ers continue to have the lowest com-bined household water and seweragebills in England and Wales.”

He added: “We hope thatthe local communities welcomethe wind turbines as theirneighbours. We understand thatsome people find them beauti-ful and some people don’t.We’ve done all we can to helpresidents understand the rea-sons why they’ve been con-structed and the benefits they’llbring.”

“Severn Trent Water hasdonated more than £100,000to benefit local communityorganisations and schools inthe four areas that the turbineshave been constructed. As partof this the Rothley Centre ishaving solar panels installed tohelp reduce its power bills, andimprovements have been madeto the village hall in Wanlip.

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AN OXFAM aid worker fromMountsorrel is working inJordan collecting testimo-nies from Syrian refugees.

Rachel Cawood has been workingwith refugees in Jordan since the begin-ning of this year. The 28 year old who isan Advisor for Oxfam on the Syria Crisishas been meeting regularly with Syriancommunities that Oxfam works with andcarries out interviews with them to gath-er stories and experiences of living inthe conflict.

Rachel (28) used to be a radio jour-nalist. She said: “I have met many refu-gees who fear they will never see theirhomes again. The situation is truly dev-astating, children ask their parents whenthey are going back to Syria, a question

that simply cannot be answered. I can-not imagine how my family or I wouldcope in such a situation.”

Syria’s neighbouring countries haveshown generosity in continuing to offer asafe refuge for people fleeing the crisis,but with the number of refugees nowtopping 2.5m pressures on basic servic-es is beginning to show.

Rachel said: “We can’t turn ourbacks on the millions of innocent peopleaffected by the Syria crisis – they arejust like you or me. Renewed effortsmust be made to stop the bloodshed andbring an end to this conflict which hasdestroyed so many lives.”

Abu Mustaffa, father-of-seven, fromHamra governorate, in Syria, now livesin a tented settlement in the JordanValley. He said: “No one can go back toour village, it’s too dangerous and life istoo difficult, we want people across theworld to help us to get back to ourcountry.

“At the moment I am not hopeful thatthere will be any peace, I feel hopeless,.We all hope things will get better, butnothing happens. I want to go back gonormal life where everything is fine andpeople have stopped killing each other.

“We hope to go back so that ourchildren will return to their schools tolearn, to farm their land and be produc-tive in their own country.”

THE FRONT Garden Competi-tion run in the village byMountsorrel Parish Councilis changing this year.

Instead of Councillors walking roundevery house and street in the village andrecording the best front gardens, villag-ers will be asked to nominate their owngarden. Each nominated garden willthen be assessed and marked by a smallteam of Coun- cillors.

Nominationsshould be sentin to the Par-ish Clerk bythe 1st July2014. Anentry formcan be ob-tained fromthe ParishOffice onLittle Lane ordownloadedfrom theParish Council website(mountsorrel.leicestershireparishcouncils.org.uk) or the Village website

(www.mountsorrel.org.uk).A spokesman for the Parish Council said: “This

change in the entry process has been necessarybecause many of the newer Councillors lack thetime to carry out the judging or do not considerthemselves expert-enough gardeners to judge thehigh quality of many of the entries. The Front Gar-den Competition goes back many years and wasstarted by the late Cllr. Harold Newman, who was a

member of the Royal Horticultural Society and who presented the cup for the bestlarge garden.”


CharitybikerideTAKE PART in a charity cycleride through the Charnwoodcountryside to help raisemoney for a local charity.

The Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride isback for its fourth year on June 22,sponsored by the Woodies pub andBradleys.

Spokeswoman for the charity Alex’sWish Emma Hallam said: “Please comeand join in, you’ll get your healthydose of fresh air, enjoy spectacu-lar views around the stunningCharnwood Forest whilst cyclingfor an incredibly worthwhilecause. It’s a fabulous opportuni-ty to get back into cycling againafter the winter months, so whetheror not you are a keen cyclist, there’snever been a better time to dust off your

“The route is a sponsored ride in aidof Alex’s Wish, a registered charity set-up to raise vital funds for an incurablechildhood muscle wasting disease calledDuchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Alex isan 8 year old boy from Rothley who wasdiagnosed with the condition in 2010.Alex’s Wish are investing in innovativemedical breakthroughs to help all chil-dren lead a longer more fulfilled lifewith the aim of finding a cure.

The event organisers would also wel-come volunteers to marshal and helpout with refreshments on the day. If youare unable to ride but would like tohelp, please get in touch.

To register a discounted early-birdentry fee is £20 which includes an eventpack with your sponsorship form andtop tips, a complementary t-shirt to wearon the day, refreshments on the day,cakes at the end of the ride. A late-entryfee of £25 will apply if you register onthe day.

The easier and quickest way to regis-ter or to download the registration formis to visit the event website atwww.charnwoodforestcycleride.co.uk.You can also pick up a registration format your local post office or [email protected] requesting one beposted out to you.

bike in time for the summer months.The route is all on open roads and is

well signposted with marshal points atevery junction. The circular route

starts and finishes in Rothleyvillage and has been carefullychosen to ensure maximumsafety and enjoyment. At theend, you’ll be treated tocomplimentary yummy

home made cakes and re-freshments – a perfect thought to

get you through the ride.”

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Rothley Primary School will be hold-ing their summer fete on Saturday June14.

This year’s fete will be the last one atits current site in Mountsorrel Lanebefore the children move to their newschool early in 2015. There has been along history of fetes at the school raisingthousands of pounds for activities andequipment for the children at theschool.

Vikki Cooper, PTFA Chair said: “OnJune 14 we will be opening the doors tothe school for the last summer fete, wewant as many ex-pupils, ex-teachers andmembers of the local community tocome along and visit the school and tellus about their time here. We are aiming

to have a community feel at the fete andare offering free stalls to local clubs,charities and groups.”

There will also be a special stall atthe fete where people will be able towrite or recount their memories of theschool before the physical memory hasgone.

Developers Charles Church are build-ing the new Rothley school on theBrookfield farm site off Hallfields Lane.The old Rothley school will be demol-ished and replaced with 16 new homes.

Anyone interested in a stall or sup-porting the fete, please contact theschool on 0116 2302106 [email protected]


Salsa fun & fitness

Jenny, from Venezuela, has beenteaching her class at Mountsorrel Work-ing Men’s Club since 2005 and has stu-dents from all walks of life.

She said: “They all have differentreasons for joining, but one thing theyhave in common is that they all experi-ence a sense of wellbeing, uplifted spir-its and feel more energised.This results in a more posi-tive outlook to life, makingthem more confident as theysee their self esteem grow.”Jenny has seen many friend-ships blossom and has evenhad four couples who foundlove after joining her ses-sions.

Jenny says: “There aremany benefits to dancingfrom improving the heart’shealth, losing weight, main-taining strong bones, improv-ing posture and muscle

strength, increasing balance and co-ordination and beating stress. This ispartly due to the increase of endorphinsthat the body produces when taking upa physical and fun social activity such asSalsa dancing. Exercising without realis-ing it just can’t be beaten! Unlike otherforms of high

impact exercise, Salsa is gentler onthe joints and can be done as sedatelyor lively as you want.”

Jenny runs her sessions in a fun andrelaxed way, with laughter being its mainkey ingredient. The courses progressstudents who may start off with two leftfeet to the stage of being able to dancethe night away with the Latin Spirit aka‘Espiritu Latino’.

She added: “If you would like to startliving life to the full why not come andjoin one of her classes. More info onwww.espiritulatino.co.uk or call 07931524825.Pic: Jenny’s Mountsorrel students & (in-set) Jenny dancing with a student

“TEN MINUTES on a treadmill can feel like an hour but anight of salsa dancing just seems to go far too fast” saysSalsa teacher Jenny Harvey.

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SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH visited Bradgate Park in May tohelp launch an appeal for £150,000 to extend BradgatePark’s visitor centre.

The Rotary Cub of Leicester and theBradgate Park Trust are leading theappeal which will see the existing visitorcentre in the middle of the park extend-ed into an adjoining building. New dis-plays will give information on the area’sgeology and wildlife.

The centre is expected to open in2016, to mark the centenary of the Rota-ry Club of Leicester – Sir Davids fatherwas a former president of the club.

Sir David frequently visited BradgatePark as a child. He said: “It was a visionof what the English countryside could belike which has stayed with me for ever.”

Loughborough town centre will betaken over with hot rods, custom cars,race cars, choppers, classic scootersand buses. The show is free – eventhe parking at Council owned carparks, excluding Browns Lane. Theshow will be open from 10am until4pm and there will be live music andchildren’s fair rides. Local businesseswill also be open including shops,cafes, restaurants and bars.

LOVE LOUGHBOROUGH have teamed up with local carclub Charnwood Cruisers to being a Classic Car Show tothe town centre on Father’s Day June 15.

Lez Cope-Newman, BID Vice Chair,said: “We are really pleased to beholding this event in the town again.Last year’s was a huge success and wehope people will travel into Loughbor-ough for this superb car show onceagain – it will be a great day out forDad, and the whole family. Whilsthere we hope people will take advan-tage of our great shopping and foodand drink offer in the town.”

Extra help onthe busPEOPLE WHO travel by bus and need a little extra help canuse a new card.

Bus operator First have introduced theSafe Journey card. A spokesman said:“They let you tell the driver that you needsome extra help to make your journey onthe bus. It may be that you need moretime to reach your seat or that you wantthe driver to speak up because you arehard of hearing. Whatever you need, youcan use these cards to let the driver knowin a private and discreet way – there areeven blank spaces for you to fill in your-self for details of your destination or spe-cial instructions.”

Disabled customers may also want tocarry a Better Journey Card. The spokes-man said: “This card has been designedfollowing consultation with disabilitygroups around the UK, andis intended to givedisabled people away of letting thedriver know that themay need additionalhelp. It includesmessages such as‘Please be patient Ihave a hidden disabili-ty’, ‘Please face me and speakclearly, I lip read’ and ‘Please helpme find a seat. There are alsosome blank spaces for you to use if

you want to include a different message.”He added: “Keep the card in your

wallet or travel pass and when you get onthe bus show it to the driver. The drivershould then offer you the necessary assist-ance. Carrying these cards is voluntary –you do not need to use one if you don’twant to, but you may find it a useful wayof asking for any assistance you mayneed.”

To download the cards, go towww.firstgroup.com and choose Bus Ac-cessibility. Or go to tinyurl.com/p7xta8d

CHARNWOOD BOROUGH Councilhas won the Campaign of theYear category at the 2014 LocalGovernment Chronicle Awards,the biggest celebration of inno-vation and talent across Britishcouncils.

The Council’s Don’t Muck Aroundenviro-crime campaign was a winner– over the last three years it has sig-nificantly reduced incidents of dogfouling, litter and fly-tipping in hotspotareas.

Councillor Jane Hunt, the Council’sCabinet member for Regulatory Servic-es said: “I would like to take thisopportunity to congratulate the teamswho worked so hard on this campaignfrom street wardens patrolling andenviro-crime officers dealing withfly-tips, to our street cleaning teamsand neighbourhood officers in thecommunity. It is a truly tremendousachievement. The Don’t Muck Aroundcampaign is a terrific way of helpingthe Council achieve its commitment toprotecting our Borough for futuregenerations.”

LGC Awards judges said: “TheCharnwood team demonstrated clearobjectives, partnership working, listen-ing to their residents, value for mon-ey, real results and savings for thecouncil. The judges felt this was anexcellent campaign that could easilybe adopted by other councils withequally positive outcomes.”

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New map of Charnwood forestGETTING OUT and exploringCharnwood Forest has be-come a whole lot easierwith a new detailed mapcovering the whole area ona single sheet.

The colourful 1:25,000 OrdnanceSurvey based map, designed by award-winning Northamptonshire-based mappublisher Global Mapping,shows additional footpaths,bridleways and permissivepaths. It also shows publicaccess land and includes infor-mation on places to visit.

It costs £4.99 and is availa-ble to buy locally and online.

Roy Denney, Chairman of theRamblers, Leicestershire & Rut-land Area, is responsible for thenew map. He said: “As so oftenseems to be the case whereveryou are, if you want to exploreCharnwood Forest you find your-self walking off the edge of the OS map.Parts of the Forest are already well-lovedby many Leicestershire people, but wehope that this locally centred map will

encourage themto explore someof its lesser knowcorners and

bring people in from furtherafield, boosting the local economy.”

The map is currently available fromBradgate Park, with other outlets tofollow shortly, or online from

www.mapstop.co.ukPublication has been made possible

by funding from Leicestershire CountyCouncil, Charnwood Borough CouncilHinckley & Bosworth Borough Council,North West Leicestershire District Coun-cil and the Ramblers Association.Pic: Peter Williams, President of the Coun-ty Ramblers, with the new map

AN OPEN air performance ofCharley’s Aunt will takeplace at Queen’s Park,Loughborough later thismonth.

As part of the Fabulous Fridays cam-paign which is aimed at drawing morepeople into Loughborough town centreafter work – this amateur production ofBrandon Thomas’s Charley’s Aunt will be

staged in Queen’s Park and people areencouraged to bring their own picnicsand blankets as seating is mainly on thegrass.

Lez Cope-Newman, Vice Chair of theBID said: “We are delighted to be work-ing with the University on this show again,the Park makes a wonderful backdropand we hope to continue to bring moreopen air theatre to the the town in thefuture Whilst visiting this event, we wouldencourage the audience to also visit our

bars and restaurants in the town centreto experience our great food and drinkoffer.”

The Queen’s Park Café will be openon the evening of the show to servefood and alcohol, and there will be freecar parking after 3pm at Granby Streetcar park, courtesy of Love Loughbor-ough.

The performance will be on FridayJune 20 at 7.30pm

Tickets are priced at £5 each inadvance and can be purchased fromLoughborough Town Hall’s Box Office.

www.loveloughborough.co.uk



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