mountsorrel post jun 2010 (31)

Mountsorrel Post JUNE 2010 (31), page 1

JUNE 2010 ISSUE No. 31

MOUNTSORREL POSTY O U R C O M M U N I T Y N E W S P A P E RD e l i v e r e d t o M o u n t s o r r e l , f o u r t i m e s a y e a r

DEVELOPERS JELSONS want tobuild up to 330 houses onHalstead Road, Mountsorrel.

They have submitted a planning applicationfor the 15.8 hectare site which is opposite thejunction with Walton Way and is currentlyfarmland.

Mountsorrel Parish Council is objecting tothe plans. It says the development wouldincrease traffic on local roads, and that theexisting community facilities, such as doctorsand schools, could not cope.

Lafarge’s quarry is on the northern bound-ary of the site and Lafarge has submitted adetailed objection to the plans to CharnwoodBorough Council.

Hundreds of local residents have also reg-istered their objections to the plans. One isSandi Deakin of Swithland Lane, who printedand delivered 1000 leaflets to nearby homeswhen the plans were published in March.

She said: “These proposals are outrageous.The big issue for me is health services. Iknow lots of people who struggle to get ap-pointments at the doctors, or even to getregistered there. The schools are also underpressure.

“Traffic to and from the site will have no-where to go except through the village mak-ing our streets rat runs.”

A MOUNTSORREL shop ownerwas threatened with scissors asraiders tried to leave his shopwith crates of beer.

Niraj Samani of Bargain Booze on RothleyRoad pulled down the security shutter of hisshop as the robbers made to leave withoutpaying. At this point Mr Samani was threat-ened with the scissors and let them go.

The incident happed on April 3. The raid-ers were captured on CCTV and on May 19 a15 year old male was arrested and chargedwith theft and affray. On May 20 a secondyouth, aged 17, was arrested and chargedwith theft.

At the time of going to press they were dueto appear at Loughborough Youth Court onJune 3.

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Mountsorrel Parish Council has accepted anoffer from former chairman Will Antill to preparea document objecting to the plans.

This will identify that the local school anddoctor’s surgery is full to capacity, and that thelocal road network could not cope with the extratraffic generated. The document will also point outflaws in the planning application, such as the lackof community involvement in preparing the plansand a mistaken approach to the design characterof the proposed dwellings.

Leicestershire County Council as the Highway’sauthority is recommending the plans be refusedon the grounds that “the existing highway networkis inadequate to cater for the traffic generated bythe proposed development.”

Jelson Homes say the development should bepermitted because Charnwood Borough Council’sfive year housing supply falls short of the require-ment set out in the Regional Plan.

But a new approach to planning may emergefollowing the Queen’s speech – the new govern-ment has indicated that it wants to move awayfrom a top down to a bottom up approach. Thiswould mean local councils would determine howmuch development is needed, rather than havingtargets imposed by Government in Regional Plans.

The planning application, P/10/0501/2, is ex-pected to be determined at a planning committeeat Charnwood Borough Council in mid June.

Should the application be refused, the develop-ers may choose to appeal the decision, or submita revised application.

THE GENTLEMAN who was affection-ately known as ‘Mr Mountsorrel’passed away on Saturday May 1,2010 just a few days before his 87thbirthday.

Although Cllr Harold Newman spentthe first 10 days of his life at his grand-parents’ home in Barrow-Upon-Soar, theonly child of Ernest and Lillian, thefamily lived at 21 Hawcliffe, RoadMountsorrel and it was in this villagethat he lived for the rest of his life.

Upon leaving school at the age of 14Harold had wanted to take up an ap-prenticeship as a baker but this was notpossible. He was employed at BrushTransformers in Loughborough andaccepted an engineering apprenticeshipat RAF Cosford. He became the Mount-sorrel Village Postmaster in the early1960’s. Upon retirement in February1987 he and his first wife Sheila, whowas evacuated from Bromley, Kent in

1944, moved to live in Glamis Close. Sadly,Sheila passed away on Christmas Eve of thatyear. In 1989 Harold married Beryl Charles –who was also a retired postmistress.

Harold was a committed Christian in theMethodist tradition and was an active mem-ber of Mountsorrel Methodist Church wherehe served on many church committees. He

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had been a Mountsorrel Parish Councillor forover 50 years, including twice as its chair-man, and had represented the village onCharnwood Borough Council. He was involvedwith the formation of the Acorn Youth Club atLoughborough Road Methodist Church andhad been a governor of Quorn Rawlins Com-munity College and of Mountsorrel’s ChristChurch & St Peter’s Primary School.

For many years Harold was the Mountsor-rel Correspondent for the LoughboroughEcho. He was responsible for setting up the‘Village’s Best Kept Garden Competition’ andin 1977 he was responsible for startingMountsorrel’s famous tradition of UnitedCharities’ Fetes and Fairs – these events arestill held each year. He was a very knowl-edgeable person regarding the history andheritage of Mountsorrel and was well-knownfor the informative guided walks which heused to lead around the village. In October2008 Harold presented an evening of hismemories entitled ‘1,000 Years ofMountsorrel’s History’. We are privileged thathis talk was recorded onto a CD for futuregenerations to appreciate.

In 1997 Harold announced that “he waswinding down these days and was now sittingon just 28 committees”. In February of lastyear, after being diagnosed with cancer of thekidney, he vowed that “I will not let this diag-nosis get in the way of my beloved voluntaryand community work. I live on faith andprayer”. Harold shared his Christian faith tothe end.

Following a private cremation a thanksgiv-ing for Harold’s life was held at MountsorrelMethodist Church to which over 200 mem-bers of the wider community attended. Afterthe welcome, which was given by Rev E AdamWells, the church’s current minister, theservice was led by Rev William H Andersonwho is a family friend and who was a formerminister at the church. During the serviceDeacon Jan Sutton paid tribute to ‘HaroldNewman – Methodist’; Christopher Newmanpaid tribute to his father ‘Harold Newman –Public Servant’ and Rev Paul R Newman gavethanksgiving to his father ‘Harold Newman –A Life’. Janet Norburn paid tribute to a won-derful step-father whilst her husband, John,was the organist for the service.

Donations in lieu of flowers were receivedto support both LOROS and Marie Curie Can-cer Support. Light refreshments were servedafterwards by members of the church.

Harold Newman: May 10, 1923 – May 1,2010

62 YOUNG peopleattended a graffitiworkshop atMountsorrel’s newyouth café.

Held over the East-er period, youth work-ers, volunteers andtwo artists led theworkshop which sawthe creation of a mu-ral of village scenes.

Spokeswoman Les-lie Strange said: “Itwas intended as anintroduction to thecafé and was a greatsuccess. We now havea wonderful piece ofartwork in the café”.

THE COUNTY Council have started work onMountsorrel’s new £1million waste andrecycling centre on Granite Way.

The County say the facility should open byNovember.

It will be able to process 25,000 tonnes ofhousehold waste every year and will havefacilities to recycle cooking oil, Tetra Paks,batteries and yoghurt pots, as well as disposeof household waste.

Thecafé,located on the Green, iscurrently being refurbished,and the organisers are ad-vertising for a full time youthworker.

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FRIENDS AND family presentedMountsorrel’s May Swift with gifts andcards at a party to celebrate her 100th

birthday.On Sunday April 11, May enjoyed a sur-

prise party at the Methodist Church Hall,arranged by her daughter Angela and familywith over 50 family and friends attending.

May had lived in the same house in Haw-thorne Road Mountsorrel since 1953 whenher husband Frank was transferred to theMountsorrel Rolls Royce factory. The Haw-thorne Road estate was built in the early1950s as a joint venture between Rolls Royceand Barrow upon Soar Rural District Council,to provide urgently needed houses in thevillage. Sadly Frank died in 2005 after cele-brating 68 years of a happy marriage. At herparty, which was a very happy and memora-ble occasion, May received many gifts andcards from four generations of her family,friends and village organisations.

May had been a founder member of the

Mountsorrel Townswomen’s Guild and hadbeen made life President of the Guild. Mau-reen Marshall, on behalf of the Guild, pre-sented May with a ‘Life Book’ containingphotographs of May and the guild membersover many years.

Very few parishioners live to be 100 yearsof age and Cllr Fred Newitt, on behalf ofMountsorrel Parish Council, presented Maywith a specially engraved ornamental clock tocommemorate her birthday.

May and Frank had been very active inmany village organisations and in 1992 theyhad been awarded the Mountsorrel ParishCouncil Certificate of Commendation, thevillage’s highest award. Up until a few weeksbefore her birthday, May was still living anindependent life in her own home with thehelp of Sheila Ayres and other neighbours.

Unfortunately May suffered a serious fall inher home and had to be taken into CoalvilleHospital for treatment and afterwards trans-ferred to an elderly people’s home in Lough-borough.

The party catering arrangements wereprovided by Sue and Geoff Wainwright whowere thanked by May’s daughter Angela forproviding a splendid and varied table selec-tion which was enjoyed by all the family andfriends.

Pic: Sheila Ayres with May

A CARELESS driver who killed a Mountsor-rel motorcyclist has been jailed.

Carl Sims failed to see Clifford Sheffield’sapproaching Harley Davidson at a junctionand turned straight into his path.

Mr Sheffield (55) a father of two, wasknocked off his bike and suffered multipleinjuries.

Sims (24) pleaded guilty to causing deathby careless driving at the junction of Waker-ley Road and Ethel Road, in North Evington,Leicester. He was jailed for 16 months.

It was the second time Sims, of KestrelLane, Cheadle, Stoke-on-Trent, had drivencarelessly, causing a death.

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Crime Report : Mountsorrel, Feb 1 – Apr30

Burglary dwelling 5, burglary non-dwelling4, damage to motor vehicle 4, theft of motorvehicle 2, criminal damage 8, theft 8.

It’s pleasing to see that the summer ap-pears to be arriving but this will no doubtlead to an increase in seasonal crime andantisocial behaviour. May I remind everyoneto remain vigilant and promote the reportingof any incidents to the Police by residents ofthe village.

Most notably there has been an increase inreports of vehicles collecting (stealing!) scrapmetal. Can any sightings of any vehicles ap-pearing to be looking for scrap please bereported to me directly or the Police via thetelephone.

Look out for dates of beat surgeries to beheld at the new office at the MethodistChurch. Dates are published on the Leicester-shire Constabulary website and on postersdotted around the village. Feel free to pop inand see me any time.

April saw an unfortunate increase in re-ports of house burglaries although these ap-pear to have been isolated to one evening andpresumably the same offender. Extra patrols,designed to disrupt burglary offences havebeen sent to the village in recent weeks.

Good news: PCSO Brian Geeson is backwith us after a periodoff work so will beavailable to stop andspeak to you, any timeyou see him patrollingin the village.

PC Paul BirdTel: 222 2222 Voice-

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A NEW home built in Mountsorrel is one ofthe most environmentally friendly in thecountry.

The house on Market Place, on the oldlibrary site, has zero carbon emissions andhas the highest rating, a code six, under theCode for Sustainable Homes rating system.

The house, commissioned by Will Antilland built by Baggaley & Jenkins, Clegg Devel-opments and architects Stephen George &Partners, has photovoltaic cells to generateelectricity, solar panels for heating water, aground heat pump, a heat recovering ventila-tion system, rainwater harvesting facilities,

low water usage toilets and bath, bird and batboxes, energy saving lighting, triple glazingand a roof garden.

The two bedroom home has been designedto blend in with the five other traditional stylehouses that have been built on the site.

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A CRICKET coach from Mountsorrel hasbeen presented with an award.

Barrie Wakeling will receive a Sky SportsCoach Award for Outstanding CoachingAchievements at the first one day internationalgame at Trent Bridge in July.

Barrie began his cricketing career playingfor Mountsorrel Castle Cricket Club. He nowlives in Loughborough and has been involvedwith Loughborough Town CC as a player,coach and committee member for the past 22years. He is now Chairman of the club.

A qualified coach, he has seen some of hisplayers go on to play for the county and thecountry.

A PROGRAMME of free activities for young people is available atthe Soar Valley Leisure Centre this summer.

Organised by Mountsorrel Parish Council’s Youth DevelopmentGroup, activities include indoor football, extreme fitness, dance, rollerskating, badminton and workout classes.

Details of the programme, aimed at 13-19 year olds, are availablefrom the Leisure Centre or the library. The programme runs from July26 to August 27.

The Youth Development Group are also holding their annual familyFun Day on the Halstead Road playing field, on Saturday August 14from 12noon to 4pm.

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reduced significantly in the village in Febru-ary. He thanked the Parish Council for theircontribution towards a beat office in Mount-

sorrel, located in the Methodist church onChurch Hill Road.

Borough Cllr John Capleton reported that10.5 tonnes of rubbish was removed duringthe Partnership Action week in March andthat the event had been well supported.

It was reported that the Youth Develop-ment Group would remain a working partyof the Parish Council. Letters would be sentout to companies in the village asking for adonation towards this year’s events. Letterswill also be sent to clubs in the village ask-ing them to attend meetings with a youngperson.

The Council agreed to mark the occasion

of a parishioner’s 100th birthday by present-ing her with a gift to the value of up to£100.

A full meeting of Mountsorrel ParishCouncil was held on April 12.

Cllr Tom Duffin reported on problemswith Charnwood’s road sweeping and litterpicking which had now been done to a satis-factory standard.

The Council agreed that a planning appli-cation for 330 dwellings on Halstead Roadshould be placed on the agenda of every fullcouncil meeting until the application hasbeen determined, and that a meeting bearranged for councillors to look at the plans.

The Parish Council’s advisor Mr Will Antillreported that a meeting on April 14, attend-ed by several organisations, would review the

IN MARCH 1989, Jonathan Pilbeam establishedPilbeam Opticians on Leicester Road, Mount-sorrel.

Twenty one years later, and with over ten thou-sand patients registered with the practice, Jonath-an wanted to mark the milestone and to publiclythank the local community for their support.

He said: “I set up the Practice dedicated to thevery best in eye care. I was determined that justbecause we were located in a village rather than atown, the facilities, equipment and service levelswould not be compromised”.

In 1989, Jonathan started the practice with justhimself and two receptionists. Now the total staffnumbers 13 with six optometrists, three dispens-ing opticians and four optical assistants. PilbeamOpticians was also one of the first practices in thecountry to offer the Optomap Retinal Scan as partof a routine eye examination.

Recently, Jonathan invited back his very first

patient, Tricia Tomkins from Mountsorrel, who stillattends Pilbeam Opticians, to cut and share a cele-bration cake to mark the event. Trisha said: “Theteam at Pilbeam Opticians always give friendlyprofessional service – and it’s great that they are solocal”.

Jonathan added: “ Serving the local communityin this way has been wonderfully satisfying. Weregularly see three or four generations of the samefamily and many of our regular patients have be-come friends. We are certainly not going to rest onour laurels. We are constantly looking for ways toimprove our service and are currently implement-ing a new computer system to eventually run apaperless practice. Despite all these advancesthough, the most rewarding aspect of running Pil-beam Opticians is still looking after the health ofour patients eyes and ensuring that they leave usbetter equipped to succeed in school, work andlife.”

Pilbeam Opticiansmarks 21 years

Parish Council notesA FULL meeting of Mountsorrel ParishCouncil was held on March 8.

PC Paul Bird reported that crime had


plans for the new Memorial Hall and thelevel of support.

The Council agreed that Mr Antill arrangemeetings with representatives from theschool, Primary Care Trust, County CouncilHighways and Lafarge and to assist with thepreparation of a response to the HalsteadRoad development proposal.

It was reported that the Youth Develop-ment Group was progressing plans for aprogramme of summer activities at the SoarValley Leisure Centre and a fun day in Augustat the Halstead Road playing fields.

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

During public participation a parishionercommented on the recent loss of Cllr HaroldNewman, saying he would like to pay hisrespects and that Harold had a total commit-ment to this community

Around 15 members of the public attend-ed the meeting to highlight their concernsabout the proposal to build 330 homes onHalstead Road by the developers Jelson. Theyspoke about the impact the developmentwould have on schools, medical facilities,traffic and wildlife.

Chairman Brian Allard said the Councilhad asked Charnwood for a public exhibitionin Mountsorrel of the plans.

Mr Will Antill said that the level of objec-tion to the plans was significant and that acommon theme was that Mountsorrel hadgrown significantly in the last 30 years with-out the necessary improvements to localinfrastructure.

He reported on his meetings with localservice providers : the local doctor’s surgerywas full and Mountsorrel school’s headteach-er said a large number of additional pupilswould not be a positive move and that thedevelopment would be “catastrophic” for thevillage.

Although section 106 developer contribu-tions would pay for infrastructure improve-ments, these would not necessarily beappropriate : for instance the Health Authori-ty say they would improve the next nearesthealth facility, which would be in Quorn, ifextending services in Mountsorrel was notfeasible.

The planning application is expected to beconsidered by Charnwood in mid June. Itwas agreed that the Council object to theplans and that Mr Antill prepare a draft doc-ument objecting to the plans and that this beconsidered by the Parish Council at a meet-ing on May 24.

It was reported to PC Paul Bird that awhite boxer dog was often loose in the vil-lage, fouling the parks and attacking otherdogs. He was also told about fires being seton the Memorial playing fields.

PC Bird reported that a traffic survey onHalstead Road had indicated an averagespeed of 37 mph.

It was reported that the Youth Develop-ment Group had received £1350 in dona-tions.

Charnwood Borough Council have report-ed that they have received payment of£67,747 of section 106 developer contribu-tions for play facilities/adult recreation in thevillage.

BUDGENS SUPERMARKET inMountsorrel have beenhelping to provide tuckboxes for British troops.

Working with the Rothleybranch of the Royal BritishLegion, the store have beenfilling tuck boxes with itemssuch as biscuits, peanuts,toothpaste, chewing gum,chocolate drinks and soup.

Customers are then invitedto buy either a £5 or £10box with their shopping,which is then sent out totroops serving in Afghanistan.

Vanessa Gregory fromBudgens said: “In total wehave sent out 206 boxes viaNorman Pratt at the RoyalBritish Legion. The generosityof our customers has beenoutstanding!”

Pic: Alison Parish & Rebecca James packing up tuck boxes in theBudgens’ warehouse

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MOUNTSORREL JUNIORS Football Club’s U14s’s side reached the final of aFive Nations tournament.

Their road to the final of the competition,the Lions Club International Five NationsYouth Football Tournament, began last yearwith a 6-1 win over Deeping Rangers at Mar-ket Deeping.

They won a further three matches to reachthe semi-final at Leeds United’s training

ground, winning 4-0.The national final in May was against Cor-

inthian FC from Kent and played at Rushdenand Diamonds ground. Mountsorrel lost 7-1.

Manager Andy Neal said: “They put on agallant display against a team that has notonly some of the best training facilities inKent but is one of the most successful clubsin the area. Reaching the final was a greathonour for the village and local youth foot-ball.”

The Mountsorrel squad play out of theHalstead Road playing fields withcoach/manager Andy assisted by Gavin Ottow-ell and John Tambini.

The full Mountsorrel team are: ConnorNeal, Jordan Riley, Charles Clarkson, AshleyHopewell, Daniel Allsop, Quentin Casey,Mitchell Wright, Sam Moore, Brendan Sulli-van, Jacob Goddard, Daniel Reid, Jamie Ot-towell, James Tambini, Jacob Adams, NathanPepper

P/10/1035/2: 10 Kingfisher Rd – erectionof garage to front of dwellingP/10/0910/2: Land rear of 73 Cross Lane– erection of detached bungalowP/10/0842/2: 21 Kenilworth Close – erec-tion of single storey extensions to frontand rear of dwellingP/10/0849/2: Plot 12, The Quay, Water-side Drive – erection of garage in revisedpositionP/10/0821/2: Poplars Grange, 65 CrownLane – conversion of garage to habitableroom, installation of 2 No. rooflights anderection of outbuildingP/10/0827/2: Land adj Freeway Farm,260 Loughborough Road – retention ofand extension to use of agricultural landfor car boot sales with associated parkingP/10/0779/2: Flats 15-35 Market Place –replacement of external doors to flats 15-35P/10/0924/2: 2 Swallow Close – erectionof single storey extension to side ofdwellingP/10/0532/2: 6 Beaumaris Rd – erectionof two-storey extension to side and rearof dwellingP/10/0501/2: Land at Halstead Rd – sitefor residential development with associat-ed access (up to 330 dwellings)

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MOUNTSORREL PARISH Council held itsAnnual Meeting in the Memorial Hall onMarch 18.

The meeting was attended by around 25members of the public, and chaired by CllrBrian Allard, Chairman of Mountsorrel ParishCouncil. Borough and County Councillors aswell as representatives from the Police, NHW,County Council and Lafarge presented reportsand answered questions from the floor.

Cllr Allard reported that the ParishCouncil’s five year and £250,000 programmeof upgrading and improving the play equip-ment on Mountsorrel’s playing fields hadconcluded with the new equipment installedon Hallstead Road this year.

Borough Cllr John Capleton reported thatthe Castle Hill tenants association had beenrunning for three years and was a success,and that efforts were being made to start asimilar association for the area near theMethodist Church.

Cllr Richard Shephard reported that theBorough Council had kept the Council Taxincrease to 2 per cent, partly as a result ofefficiency savings.

A resident praised the Borough Council forcleaning up Betty Henser’s Lane but reportedthat as soon as it was tidied, the litter reap-peared, some of it blowing in from theBudgens car park.

Mr A Warrington from County CouncilHighways reported that the County intend toresurface Slash Lane and to introduce trafficcalming measures on Leicester Road, Mount-sorrel.

Police Inspector Duncan Southall, Charn-wood LPU Commander said that test pur-chases had been conducted at Bargain Boozeon Rothley Rood and there had been no fails.Adults are buying the alcohol and supplying itto under-age people, he said.

He reported that crime was down 10 percent compared to last year. Burglary dwellinghad increased. Antisocial behaviour had in-creased by 17 per cent. PC Paul Bird said hehad worked hard to encourage the reportingof ASB and this may explain the increase. PCBird said the current Police priorities wereASB, drugs, inconsiderate parking and speed-ing vehicles at school times. There are 37active NHW schemes in Mountsorrel.

Residents commented on the number ofvehicles parking on pavements and blockingthe footway, parking on cycleways and speed-ing traffic.

The Lafarge representative said that therecession had reduced their output by 20 percent but that no staff had been laid off. Hesaid that Lafarge plan to repair the 1860bridge this summer.

It was reported that Mountsorrel’s Relief inNeed charity had made 140 grants the previ-ous year totalling £86,769. The MountsorrelEducational Fund had made grants totalling£136,161. The Church of England Fund hadmade a grant of £9849 to St Peters ParochialChurch Council and £58,617 to ChristChurch PCC for the Bower Room extension.

A NEW loaf of bread has beendeveloped by the MasterBaker at BudgensMountsorrel.

Named after the village where ithas been created the loafuses a unique blendof organic andspelt whiteflour fromClaybrookeMill inLeicester-shire and iscombinedwith Swithlandspring water.The dough creat-ed is fermentedovernight to produce aloaf with a delicious flavourand a perfect crust, say Budgens.

Guy Coombs, General Manager atFarmer Fear’s Budgens and Master Bakeris extremely excited about his new loaf. Hesaid: “We have developed a loaf of excep-

tional quality by sourcing the main ingredi-ents locally from Leicestershire. Thecombination of organic and spelt flours isthought to make the bread easier to digestthan the standard white sliced loaf. Butmost importantly the loaf is delicious. Softinside, packed with flavour and with a

proper crust.“The loaf is priced compet-itively for the size and

quality of the product,at £1.99, for eitherbloomer or farm-

house”. All of theFarmer Fear’srange of prod-ucts at Budgensaim to provide“exceptional quali-

ty at the rightprice” and include

locally producedmeats, pies and cider.

Further information canbe found at

www.farmerfear.co.uk.The loaf is now available to boy in Farm-

er Fear’s Budgens Mountsorrel, on GraniteWay.

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Trust has kicked off our track appeal with akind donation of £5000. Some readers willremember David who was a familiar facearound the village. His family once owned thecard box box factor which used to be on Link-field Road and David himself set up the GrayPaul Ferrari dealership at Loughborough. Wewere thrilled that the trust set up in his namehave supported the project so generously.

The project has also secured another newsponsor. LanGuard VM, a nationwide vegetationmanagement and weed control business with a

RAILWAY TRACK has started to be relaid on the Mountsorrel railwayas a local community project run by volunteers makes progress atbringing the railway back to Mountsorrel.

In May 2010 the dream was finally realisedas track returned to the railway for the firsttime in over 50 years! Project volunteers aidedby volunteers from the Great Central Railwayand the GCR's full time track maintenance staff,embarked on a seven day work week whichsaw the expensive junction point installed intothe GCR tracks at Swithland Sidings. This pointgives the Mountsorrel Railway a direct connec-tion to the GCR allowing trains to run from onerailway to the other.

The team then went on to lay another 250feet of track from the new point and onto thetrackbed of the Mountsorrel Railway itself. Thisis an important milestone for the project andrepresents the culmination of many 10,000's of

volunteer hours. This is not the end though,but only the beginning of the next chapter! Weneed to secure another mile and a quarter oftrack to bring the railway back to Mountsorrel.The rail industry is coming under increasingbudgetary constraints and it is becoming diffi-cult for preservation groups like ours to obtainsecond-hand rail at an affordable price. Wereally have to act quickly whilst track is stillwithin our reach. To do this we need to raise afurther £30,000 as soon as possible. We arepleased to say that the David Clarke Railway

Steve Cramp, Volunteer Project Leader withthe Mountsorrel Railway Project, provides anupdate below:

As regular readers of The Mountsorrel Postwill already know, community volunteers havebeen hard at work over the last two and a halfyears working to restore the "MountsorrelRailway", which was built in 1896 by EarlLanesborough of Swithland Hall, to serve thegranite quarries around the Mountsorrel.

head office in Leicestershire, has very kindlyoffered to undertake a program of weed con-trol along the Mountsorrel Railway trackbed.

We were concerned that the onset of springwould bring with it a whole raft of unwantedweeds creeping through our mile long newlyballasted trackbed. As with any railway, it'simperative that the ballast is kept clear of weedgrowth to ensure that it drains well and theformation of the railway is protected. The costfor controlling the weeds over a mile of trackbed is substantial and a significant overheadfor a community volunteer project like ours.We were thrilled when LanGuard VM offered tokeep the weeds at bay for us at no cost to theproject and we really can't thank them enough.

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along the sides of the formation.Volunteers have also completed the restora-

tion of the third and final replica MountsorrelGranite Company wagon. The wagons can beseen running regularly on the GCR as part ofhistorical recreations. The educational benefitsof the wagons will really come into their ownas track laying extends along the branch line.

As if all this wasn't enough, volunteers havealso started work on repointing the west sideof the Wood Lane bridge. By the time you readthis the work should be complete and wasmade possible by a private donation.

AN AWARD winning creative play sessionat Mountsorrel’s Scout Hut has grown tomeet increasing demand.

The Creation Station’s hand-on art and craftexploration sessions give pre-school children fromas young as a year old the chance to safely experi-ment with a wide range of materials, tools andideas. Rachel Sykes is leading the weekly term-timeprogramme for youngsters and their parents/carersat Mountsorrel Scout Hut and has now had to starta second session at 11am after her 9.40am classreached full capacity.

Rachel said: “I am really excited about runningtwo sessions. Our aim is to inspire children’s imag-inations through our specially designed art andcraft activities and products. As well as being terrif-ic fun for both child and adult the sessions encour-age positive parenting skills through practicalcreative play. Creating their own piece of art eachweek also helps develop a child’s thinking andcreative skills.”

Everyone buying a trial session will get a secondsession for free.

Rachel will be running holiday sessions inMountsorrel for children aged up to 11.

For further information and to request a trialsession contact Rachel on 0845 051 0845 oremail: [email protected]. Visitwww.thecreationstation.co.uk

sorrel Railway project and its hopes ofrecreating part of our local history for today'sgenerations to learn from and enjoy, but it wasonly when we saw for ourselves the phenome-nal work that their group of community volun-teers have done over the past two and a halfyears, we were only too happy to be able tosupport their endeavours and to offer our serv-ices."

We still have some way to go to reach ourtarget. If you would like to donate please sendyour cheque made payable to "RVP Ltd" andwith "Mountsorrel Railway" written on the backto 112 Balmoral Road, Mountsorrel, Loughbor-ough, LE12 7EW. If you are a UK tax payerplease down load a gift aid form from ourwebsite www.mountsorrelrailway.org.uk fill itout and send with your donation. As theproject is a registered charity, the tax officewill boost your donation still further.

Other notable achievements on the projectover the last quarter are Lesley Humphriesjunior ecology sessions, which allow childrenand their parents to learn about and experi-ence the ecology around the railway. At the lastevent children learnt how to find animal tracksand to identify what type of animals madethem. We make no charge for taking part andthe popularity of the events grows with eachsession. Last time we had over 40 children andparents visit the railway. The sessions run ap-proximately every six weeks, so check ourwebsite for details of the next event.

Children from Mountsorrel primary schoolhave also visited the trackbed to plant trees

Art &craft play


A MOUNTSORREL man has lost four stone attending alocal Weightcare class.

James Middleton (38) weighed 17stone 7lbs. He says:“I would drink most nights and eat for England all day.Most mornings when I got out of bed I would have towalk on tip toe, it was just so painful to walk on flat feet.At work my day to day routine was becoming such aneffort. It would normally take me 15 minutes to get towork by bike, but now I was getting called in about time-keeping.

“I had to get up earlier and leave earlier just so I couldpuff and pant my way to work and get there on time withmy feet and legs killing me. In four years I had put on fivestone.

“On my way back from work I saw a sign for Weight-care – should I go and have a look? What if someone saw

me go in. Thank God I did walkthrough that door.”

James achieved his target oflosing four stone. He said: “I nolonger drink, which for me, is ahuge lifestyle change. I get towork in 10 minutes and go tothe gym twice a week. I stick toa healthy diet. I was going tobuy myself a new wardrobe

when I got to my target, but theweight came off so quickly I had tobuy new clothes as I went along. 4stones for me is a life-changingamount of weight to lose.”

Weightcare 01530 813361www.weight-care.co.uk

A MOUNTSORREL woman whose daughterwas killed in a high speed car crash iscampaigning for tougher sentences forcareless drivers.

Julie Holwell’s daughter Becki (20) diedwhen the car she was travelling in as a pas-senger crashed on the A6 between Loughbor-ough and Quorn. The car was being drivenover the speed limit by Becki’s boy friendBen Crossley.

Crossley admitted causing death by carelessdriving and was sentenced in June 2009. Hewill serve one year in prison and one yearout on licence.

Mrs Holwell said: “At the moment thesentences given out are far too lenient. Hewill be out of prison before the second anni-versary of Becki’s death and this is outra-geous. Our family has a life sentence and hewalks free. I feel that if the courts were al-lowed to give tougher sentences they wouldbut at the moment they are controlled bygovernment guidelines – these guidelinesneed strongly looking at, until things changewe will continue to have too many lenientsentences.”

Mrs Holwell campaigned for the installa-tion of a speed camera on the section of theA6 where her daughter died and organised a1900 name petition. In March the CountyCouncil said that speeding on the road wasnot serious enough to justify it. They said themeasures they introduced in 2008, droppingthe speed limit from 60 to 50 mph, reliningthe roads and laying anti-skid surfacing hadbeen effective. Accidents on the road havedropped from 3.4 a year in 2008 to 1.9

OUR PICTURE shows driver Rod Newittwith the new Age Concern Day Centre am-bulance.

Provision of the new vehicle was supportedby the Mayor of Charnwood’s appeal, 3M andvarious fundraising activities.

One of the ambulances first uses was tak-ing the Mountsorrel Housebound Club on anouting to Ulverscroft Manor.

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MOUNTSORREL BEAVERShave been learning moreabout the environment,recycling and minimisingwaste.

Since October 2009Charnwood Borough Coun-cil have been working withsix Beaver colonies organis-ing an evening of games,competitions and informationrelated to recycling and waste minimisation.

Sandy Taylor, Assistant County Commis-sioner for the Beavers in LeicestershireCounty said: “The sessions get the groupsthinking about important issues in an inter-esting way and consider ways they can helpreduce waste and recycle more. The eveningsessions have been very well received by thegroups who have surprised many people withtheir knowledge and the measures they takeat home and school to do their bit.

“All the beavers have an amazing time,and it also goes towards their badge work.It’s great to see so many little faces, learning

about something we all have control in andthere is even a treat for them at the end ofthe session, with a bag of goodies for them totake home.”

News of the success of sessions has spreadand increasing numbers of Beaver leaders aregetting in touch with Charnwood BoroughCouncil officers.

If any groups are interested in runningsimilar sessions, please contact VictoriaBrackenbury, Waste Education Officer on:01509 634764 or email:[email protected]: Sandy Taylor with the members of theMountsorrel Beaver Group

A GIRLGUIDING group for girls aged 5-7has opened in Mountsorrel on Mondays.

Rainbows are the youngest section ofGirlguiding UK, the largest voluntary move-ment for girls and young women in the UK.Rainbows follow the Rainbow Roundaboutprogramme which includes playing games,taking part in fun activities and gaining badg-es.

If you live in Mountsorrel and have adaughter who is currently 5 or 6 years oldand you would like her to become a memberplease text this number for further informa-tion. 07941 304392

AMLI DESIGN Architectural Consultancy. Plansdrawn and submitted. Extensions, conver-sions, new build. David Ives B.Sc.(Hons)FBEng MCIOB 0116 2674395/07974807111www.amlidesign.co.uk

EARN £400-£600 per month part-time deliv-ering and collecting catalogues 18+ Call0116 2986894

FRENCH/SPANISH speakers wanted. Primaryschool and nurseries need you to teach chil-dren in clubs after-school or during schoolday, flexible hours, term time only. Trainingand course material provided. Competitiverates of pay. Please call: 0116 2711 844Email:[email protected]

Small ads are 25p for the first 16 words.17-32 words: 50p. Enclosing payment, postyour ad to us or hand it in (inside an enve-lope) at Mountsorrel library.

Trade/business rates for small ads are 25p a word.You are liable for the trade/business rate if you areoffering a service for which you are asking for pay-ment, or if you are advertising new goods for sale. Alltext will be printed bold. Box outline £1 extra. Max50 words. Phone numbers count as one word.

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Wheelie bins aren’t user friendly, not ifyou’re just five foot two

Let me tell you what happened to me, for thesame thing could happen to you.

I had gathered the rubbish together and setit aside, as you do

Then went off to get myself ready and dis-pose of it on my way through

Collecting the bag and my car keys, I set offto go into town

As I opened the bin and chucked the stuffin, the keys cluttered all the way down.

I knew that I had to retrieve them but didn’tknow where to begin

They had settled themselves in the ashes, waydown in the depths of the bin

My sense of humour had vanished, somepretty strong language was used

Language that may have surprised you, butthe neighbours were greatly amused

I tried a long stick with a magnet but thatonly made mattes worse

So I laid the bin down flat on the groundand crawled down inside it head first

The neighbours were highly delighted theirlaughter was making them weak

Then two of them came to assist me andhoisted me out by my feet

Like a phoenix I rose from the ashes withbits sticking out of my hair –

What a chance that was missed for a photo-graph, I’m so sorry you weren’t there

A swift gin and tonic was called for and Ineeded to hose myself down

Although I’d recovered the car keys, I aban-doned the trip into town

So you see life is very unequal and it doesn’thelp much if you’re small,

But whoever invented the wheelie bin musthave been at least ten feet tall!

From Peggy Clarke

YOUR SAY...The Mountsorrel Post welcomes your views and opinions on

any subject. Letters, which must include your name and address,(though not necessarily for publication) can be posted to: TheMountsorrel Post, Longslade College, Wanlip Lane, Birstall, LeicesterLE4 4GH, or handed in at Mountsorrel library or email:[email protected]

Wheelie Wicked

BRANCH OUT this Springtime and cultivatenew friendships.

Supper with Friends is a Leicestershire basedsocial group for unattached, young-at-heart menand women over 50. It is a friendly group, and itsemphasis is on friendship, value for money, andinformality. It is not a dating or matchmaking club.The group has enjoyed a variety of events, andmembers are enjoying making new friends in con-vivial surroundings.

If you would like to know more about Supperwith Friends and enjoy delectable suppers andcompanionable events please contact Anne on10509 416823 or email Kate [email protected]

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Home CarersRequiredAre you a caring person?Like varied work & job satisfaction?Join our team of carers in the Mountsorrel,Cropston, Quorn, Sileby, Syston, Birstall &Wymeswold areas.Flexible shifts, 10-40 hrs per week, &mornings, evenings and weekends availa-ble.No experience required as all training willbe provided.Up to £7.25hr, plus travel expenses. Tele-phone essential. Ring Debbie between8.30am & 4.30pm for more information on0116 2696247 (quoting reference BP)


Rothley Bowling ClubMountsorrel Lane, Rothley

(rear of library)A very warm welcome is extended to everyone

to join us at our

Chummy Eveningswhich will be held from 5.30pm onwards on

Wed June 23, Wed July 21, Wed Aug 11Everyone welcome (old, young, male, female,

novices or experienced)All equipment provided – just wear flat soled

shoesCome and ‘have a go’ and see what bowling is

all about at a very friendly clubFurther details from Club Secretary Mrs Carole

Law 0116 2990178, email: [email protected]

• • •Charnwood

Active Together

Dance ClassesJazz Dance, Lindy Hop (jive) and Salsa

Sessions aimed at beginnersEach session costs £2.50 or £10 for 5 sessions

Details: Matt 01509 [email protected]

www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/activetogether• • •

Watermead Challenge 2010

A charity 5 mile runand 3 mile run or walk

In aid of Richard Engelgardt Trust fund, St JohnAmbulance, local youth groups/clubs

Challenge yourself, enjoy the local countrysideviews and fresh air

Open to affiliated and non affiliated runnersMeasured route

Get sponsorship for us or your own causes orsimply enjoy the experience!Wednesday July 14 at 7pm

At Watermead Country Park, Syston, LeicesterLE7 1PD (north entrance)

Presented by The Rotary Club of the WreakeValley

Trust Fund Charity no.001119549Entry details at www.wreakevalleyrotary.org.uk

• • •

Thurcaston & CropstonOpen Gardens Weekend

Sat/Sun June 26/2720 gardens open between 1-5pm

Tickets £4 valid both days, available on the dayfrom any open garden

Accompanied children andwheelchair users free

Plant swap in one of the gardens on SundayOrganised by Richard Hill School PTA

[email protected]• • •

Richard Hill SchoolThurcaston

Summer FairSat Jun 26, 1-4pm

Luxury raffle, stalls, games, bouncy slide, re-freshments

• • •

Rothley SchoolSummer Fete

June 1212noon-4pm

• • •

A Summer Concertby The Ratcliffe Choraleat Wanlip Parish Church

on Saturday July 10 at 6.30pmRefreshments

Tickets £5Bring a Picnic

Tea & Coffee available from 4pm• • •

Swithland St Leonard’s CE Primary School PTAwill hold their annual

Summer Feteon the school grounds in Swithland

on Sunday July 4from 12noon-3pm

Stalls to include: BBQ, vegetarian food, re-freshments, mystery wine, cakes, books,

bouncy castle, tombola, football competition,nail painting, raffle and many more

Fun for all the family• • •

Health Action Leicester for Ethiopia

Antiques Fair andBric-a-Brac Sale

Bring your antiques to sell and buy the an-tiques on offer

Valuations available for a nominal feeRaising funds for a vital new project to upgrade

health centre facilities in rural EthiopiaRefreshments available throughout the day

Sileby Community Centre, 41 High Street, Sile-by LE12 7RX

(car park access from King Street – follow signsto Sileby Station)

Sunday June 13 from 12noon to 5pmAdmission 50p

To book a table, please call 01509 812885• • •

The Archaeology of RothleySaturday July 31, 10am – 1pm

Free admissionThe Old School Rooms, 3 School Street, Roth-

ley, LE7 7RAFrom the stone age to Roman times

A rare opportunity for visitors to view an exhi-bition of archaeological finds from Rothley’s

rich and interesting past• • •

CLASH – Community Leicester Arthritis Self Help

Volunteer urgently wantedto help with Group Administration

If you have available time and experience(including IT) to support the running of this

local self help group, please contact Chris Tho-mas on 07954584402 or email

[email protected]• • •

CLASH Coffee MorningSaturday August 28, 10am to 12noon

Noticeboardall details printed free


At the Methodist Coffee Shop, Wanlip Lane, Bir-stall

Information on arthritis, tombolaFairtrade coffee, cakes, books & nice things to

buyAll Proceeds to CLASH

• • •Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Council

Film Presentations‘Coco Before Chanel’

Friday June 18 (105 mins)This remarkable story of a fashion icon has never pre-viously been public knowledge. Hailing from the lowerclass in pre-First World War France, Gabrielle Chanel

was revolutionary in her beliefs that women should befree to dress as they wished. Starting as a back streetseamstress and part-time singer, she was quite un-

conventional. Thanks to her liaison with Baron Balson,she developed her flair for hat design. She even bul-lied her lover, an English businessman, into settingher up in a small fashion design business. This is anunbelievable true story of rags to riches, having been

nominated for a 2010 Oscar for Costume Design.Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Council will be showingthis film at Thurcaston Memorial Hall. Starting at

7.30pm, tickets cost £4, concessions £3.50. Price in-cludes refreshments and a lucky prize draw. Advancetickets can be purchased via the parish office 0116

2367626 or at the doorThe next film will be shown on

Friday September 10• • •

Birstall PoolLongslade College, Wanlip Lane, Birstall

Selected Free Swim SessionsFor U16s and over 60s

Card requiredPlease contact [email protected]

or go to www.longslade.leics.sch.uk for thecurrent timetable

• • •Charnwood Orchestra

Summer ConcertBruckner : Symphony 9Mozart : Symphony 40

Saturday June 26, 7.45pmChurch of St James The Greater, London Road,

LeicesterTickets £8 (Concess. £6)Children 16 and under £2

[email protected] Office: 07718 153117

• • •Charnwood Arts

Big Knitting GroupExhibition

Every Pocket Tells a StoryCharnwood Museum

Granby Street, LoughboroughMay 1 – June 27

60 bespoke ‘pockets’ from artists all over thecountry

• • •

A Day of Talents & Silent AuctionSt James the Great Parish Church, Birstall

Saturday June 19 from 9am until 5pmRefreshments available

Proceeds for three children’s charitiesIncludes handbell ringing, organ music, piano

trios and the 663 Ensemble• • •

Riverside United under 12s 2010/11

Players WantedWe are looking for new players for next seasonAre you fed up of being on the bench or fancy a

new challenge?

Riverside may be the team for youWe aim to be competing at the top end of ourDivision, so if you fancy the challenge come

and join our friendly bunch of ladsWe train at Wreake Valley College, Syston 6-7.30pm and most Saturdays, time to be con-

firmedAll coaches are CRB checked and at least Level1 qualified, if you are interested in playingyour football at a friendly club please don’t

hesitate to contact Chris Reed 07742009343 oremail [email protected] or just

come along• • •

25 Choirs Concertin celebration of LOROS 25 years

25 Choirs will sing for 25 minutes each atLongslade Community College, Birstall

Saturday June 26, 2.30-9pmTickets: £2.50

Drop in at any time – stay as long as you likeRefreshments available if you would like to

make it a long stayRaffle 25p

Please support this local charityThanks to all the local shops who have donated

raffle prizes• • •

Diddi DancersDance classes for toddlers and parents

Wednesdays 10-11amMountsorrel Children’s Centre, Mountsorrel

SchoolJuly 21 - August 25

£1 per sessionto book your place contact Suzanne 0116

3055267Charnwood Active Together

• • •

Free Well Man’s ClinicMountsorrel Working Men’s Club

Tuesday June 15, 3-6pmPhysical Activity Advice

Hygiene, Diet & Health Eating AdviceHealth Checks and Cholesterol Testing

Smoking Cessation AdviceFor more information contact Active Together

on 01509 632535• • •

The Mountsorrel

Annual Charities Fete2010

June 12, 10am – 12noonon the Village Green

Any charities wishing to take part and book apitch should contact Deborah Stead (1st Mount-

sorrel Scouts Secretary) on 01509 550314A pitch will cost £5

• • •

Tea & CakesSt Leonard’s Church, Main Street, Swithland

Sat & Sun, July 10 & 11Sat & Sun, August 14 & 15

from 2-5pmDonations in aid of church funds

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Mothers’ Union

Summer FayreSaturday August 7, 10am to 12noon

St Leonard’s Church, Main Street, SwithlandTombola, cakes, nearly new, books, plants,

raffle, sales tableAdmission £1 inc coffee and biscuits

Proceeds to Mothers’ Union• • •

Loughborough FarmersMarket

2nd Wednesday of the monthDevonshire Square, Loughborough

Between 9am and 2.30pmNext markets June 9, July 14, Aug 11

Featuring a wide variety of local produce including avariety of meats both cured and rare breed, sausage,

bacon; fruit pies and savoury pastries; a wide range ofvegetables inc organic; plants & flowers; herbs, hand-

made natural soaps & body care products; honey &beeswax products; chutneys, pickles, jams and pre-serves; wholemeal flour & muesli; eggs & cheeses;bread, cakes. And fruit juices along with seasonalproducts, brought to you by knowledgeable and

friendly traders.For possible stall reservations or further information,

please call our Markets & Fairs Team at CharnwoodBorough Council on 01509 634624 or email:[email protected]. Or log on to

www.charnwood.gov.uk• • •

The Soar Valley Leisure Centre

Free Activities for

13-19 yr oldsJuly 26-August 27

Indoor football, dance, roller skating, badmin-ton, workout classes

Details from the Leisure CentreOrganised by Mountsorrel Youth Development

Group• • •

Family Fun DayHalstead Road playing field

Saturday August 14, 12-4pmTug of war, hot dogs, climbing wall, the BirdMan, penalty shoot-out, splat the rat, bouncy

castle, bucking bronco• • •

The Alpha CourseThe Swan Inn, Mountsorrel

The Swan Inn is hosting a 12 week Alphacourse at 7pm on Tuesday evenings

The basic Christianity, Alpha course investi-gates “What is the meaning of life?”

The course started on May 4For more information contact Christine Butcher(Evangelist at Christ Church/St Peter’s, Mount-

sorrel) 0116 2376122• • •

Mountsorrel Youth CaféThe Green, Mountsorrel

Open DaySat June 12, 10am-2pm

Drop in and find out more about this projectwww.sycafe.org

THE MOUNTSORREL Post is delighted toreceive contributions from residents. Youcan send us:

Details of a community event such as arummage sale, fete or coffee morning for freepublication on our ‘Noticeboard’ page.

Items of news - we’re interested in every-thing: club and society news, prizewinners,charity events, church news, complaints,praise, new projects, new facilities, trips,sport, crime, anything that concerns or inter-ests you.

A letter for our letters page - we welcomeletters on any issue, local or national. All let-ters must include the sender’s name and ad-dress (though not necessarily for publication).

Photos - we particularly welcome old pho-tographs giving an insight into local history.

Small ads - you can sell items with a classi-fied ad for only 25p!How you can contact us:

Phone or Fax (0116) 267 4213Hand in your items at Mountsorrel Library,

Rothley Library or Birstall LibraryWrite to us at The Mountsorrel Post, Longs-

lade College, Wanlip Lane, Birstall, LeicesterLE4 4GH

Email: [email protected] Mountsorrel Post is an independentnewspaper

Contact us

MOUNTSORREL POSTYOUR INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

Longslade College, Wanlip Lane,Birstall, Leicester LE4 4GH

Editor: Mr Jerry Jackson

Editorial/Advertising (Tel & Fax)

0116 2674213Correspondence, news etc can be handed in at:

Mountsorrel Library, Rothley Post Officeor to our office in the Youth Centre,

Longslade College, Birstall

[email protected]

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