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SEPTEMBER 2009 ISSUE No. 28 MOUNTSORREL POST YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Delivered to Mountsorrel, four times a year AROUND 300 people enjoyed a Summer Youth Activities Day on the Halstead Road playing field in August. The day was organised by the Mountsorrel Youth Development Group (MYDG), a work- ing party of the Parish Council as part of a programme of events which take place during the summer holidays for the young people of Mountsorrel. This programme consists of a range of sporting activities at the Soar Valley Leisure Centre, with at least one event taking place every day. Visitors enjoyed a mixture of fun events and informative displays that made up the day. Attractions included a huge inflated slide, a gladiator ‘ring’, bar football, similar to table football but with human players, a rodeo Fun at youth day PHOTO: CLIVE RASIN Continued on page 2

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SEPTEMBER 2009 ISSUE No. 28

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

AROUND 300 people enjoyed aSummer Youth Activities Day onthe Halstead Road playing field inAugust.

The day was organised by the MountsorrelYouth Development Group (MYDG), a work-ing party of the Parish Council as part of aprogramme of events which take place duringthe summer holidays for the young people ofMountsorrel. This programme consists of arange of sporting activities at the Soar ValleyLeisure Centre, with at least one event takingplace every day.

Visitors enjoyed a mixture of fun eventsand informative displays that made up theday. Attractions included a huge inflated slide,a gladiator ‘ring’, bar football, similar to tablefootball but with human players, a rodeo

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buck and a bouncy castle for younger chil-dren.

A ‘splat the rat’ game offered sweets tosuccessful contestants which had been kindlydonated by the Co-operative stores in thevillage. A tug of war also took place. Addi-tional presentations were made by the JessicaMichelle School of Dance who entertainedthe audience with a display, Carl Allenbrought his birds of prey, Charnwood Arts,Leicestershire County Council Youth Service,Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service andCharnwood Borough Council Antisocial Be-haviour Unit.

Refreshments in the form of teas, coffeesand cold drinks with a range of sweets weresold by the football club and hot dogs weremade by the scouts.

A spokesman for the MYDG said: “We areextremely gratefulto Lafarge Aggre-gates and Con-crete UK whocontributed£740.63 to payfor expenses ofthe day andLeicestershireCounty Counciland CharnwoodBorough Councilwho gave£1,000 and

Pic: Ben Hawkins (right), Project Manager, Mountsor-rel Quarry handing a cheque to Cllr Hilary Dyer(treasurer MYDG) and Cllr Steve Haywood at the Activ-ity Day

£200 respectively towards the whole summerprogramme. Thanks are also expressed to allthe people who helped make the event such asuccess.”

PLANS TO open a youth club on the Greenwere announced at a public meeting onSeptember 3.

The Sorrel Youth Café project want to usethe former Maltby Insurance offices, oppositethe library, as a base for teenagers to meetafter school to relax, meet friends, use theinternet and eat and drink.

The project manager is parishioner MrsLeslie Strange.She said: “Afacility likethis is neededand myfriends and Ihave beenkeeping oureyes open forpremises in

the village. Young people are hanging aroundon the streets as there’s nowhere they can goand meet their friends. Here they will be ableto sit down, talk, play pool or go on the com-puter.”

The proposed opening hours of the YouthCafé are 3.30-8.30pm on weekdays, butwould be flexible to meet demand. The agerange attending would be 11 upwards.

Some of the team behind the project havebeen involved with the Revive youth grouprun by Deacon Jan Sutton, which meets onTuesdays during term time in the Methodistrooms. The Revive group will continue as willthe on-street youth work provided in thevillage by Leicestershire County Council’sYouth Service, which is supporting the YouthCafé Project.

A spokesman for the County Council YouthService told the Mountsorrel Post: “We haveprovided advice and guidance to the Mount-sorrel café project through our local youthworker who also attended the public meeting.We will continue to maintain this support,including access to training programmes, andtake an active interest in the project.

“We run detached youth work on Tuesdayand Thursday evenings which involves twostaff per night - this will continue and willpromote the café as well as other services.Dependent upon the success or difficultiesthat the project encounters, we may find thatthe need for our detached work in the areadiminishes or we may find that our staff needto work more directly alongside the projectworkers to support their practice. We wouldexpect the current detached team to makethemselves known to the café workers whenthe project starts and to work closely, refer-ring young people where appropriate. Theproject will inform our plans for deployingresources in the future.”

The organisers intend to employ a qualifiedyouth worker and having already securedsome funding, are in the process of applyingfor more. They hope to submit a planningapplication for change of use shortly andanticipate that the Youth Café could open inJanuary 2010.

Leslie would welcome comments fromresidents about the project. [email protected]. The project’s website iswww.sycafe.org

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HOW MANY times have you thought ‘Iwould like to learn how to do that’ or ‘Iwish I could speak a foreign language’.

The Leicestershire Adult Learning Serviceoffers a wide range of courses including IT,Languages, English & Maths, Sport, Arts &Crafts and General Interest starting in Septem-ber. Courses are available at Longslade inBirstall, Rawlins in Quorn and also a smallnumber of courses at Mountsorrel Library.

You should by now have received theirbrochure through your door giving details ofcourses in your area. If you have not receiveda brochure but would like one or, would likeadvice on one of their courses please tele-phone Freephone 0800 988 0308 and speakto an advisor.

Alternatively contact your local college onone of the following numbers: Longslade,Birstall 0116 2673389, Rawlins, Quorn on01509 622826 or go to the websitewww.leics.gov.uk/golearn.

Learners in receipt of certain benefits areeligible for 70% or 100% discount, tele-phone for details.

Applicants Nampak Cartons & Healthcare Ltd want to build a range of accommodation fromtwo bedroom apartments to four bedroom detached houses.

The pond near the site, which has been designated a Local Wildlife Site, will be retained.The proposed dwellings are a mix of two, two and a half, and three storey. A single access

road to the development will be created from Linkfield Road.The plans can be viewed on Charnwood’s website: www.charnwood.gov.uk Planning applica-

tion P/09/1506/2

PLANS HAVE been sub-mitted to build 46homes on the site ofthe former MY Cartonsfactory on LinkfieldRoad.

A NEW website contains all the information you need about walking in thecounty.

Keen walker John Harris says he get fed up with the lack of information on walksthat are going on in Leicestershire so decided to create his own website:www.walkinginleics.co.uk

The site has details of more than 170 walks to download and print for free as wellas details of all the Leicestershire walking groups, maps and walk books.

Adultlearningcourses

46homesonMY site

Walksite

LEARN TO DOSILK PAINTINGSaturday 7 November 2009

Rothley Centre10am until 4pmCost: £38 which

includes materialsNo drawing ability needed. This will be arelaxed and supported day when you can

learn a new skill.To book or for more info ring

01509 416823

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PICTURED WITH a family heirloom, a jigsawof King Edward VIII, is Dennis Potterof Hawcliffe Road.

Dennis (85) wasgiven the jigsaw in1934 when hewas 10 yearsold and hisfamily liked itso much theyframed it.

Edward ispictured asPrince ofWales, a titlehe held beforebecoming Kingin January1936. He abdi-cated in De-cember 1936to marry WallisSimpson.

“I think hewas somethingof a rum lad”says Dennis.

Land to rear of 73 Cross Lane – erection of detachedbungalow and garage14 The Green – installation of double glazed re-placement windows, replacement oak doors andother alterationsFormer Factory, Linkfield Road – site for the erec-tion of 46 dwellings6 Mere Close – erection of two storey extension tothe front of the dwelling251 Leicester Road – erection of single storey ex-tension to side of dwelling201B Swithland Lane - erection of two storey ex-tension to front of dwellingMountsorrel Memorial Hall, 105 Leicester Road –erection of a memorial centre with alterations toaccess and car parking arrangements, external playand performance space, landscaping and public art5 Johns Avenue – demolition of bungalow and erec-tion of 4 dwellings with ancillary works to accessroad6 Conway Road – erection of first floor extension toside and single storey extension to rear of dwelling2 Long Furling – erection of a porch and single sto-rey extension to front of dwelling22, 23 & 24 Edinburgh Way – resiting of boundaryfence to rear of 22, 23 & 24 Edinburgh Way17 Castle Road – erection of detached bungalowfronting Highfields RoadLand at Peats Barn (opposite junction of BalmoralRoad), Halstead Road – screening opinion for landoff Halstead Road43 Carisbrooke Road – erection of single storey ex-tension to front, side and rear of dwelling

Planningapplications

Rare jigsawtreasured

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A FULL meeting of Mountsorrel Parish Council was heldon June 8.

Concern was expressed about problems at the pavilionwith young people camping out at night, the number of peo-ple begging for money from parishioners within the village,particularly from parents of children near the school, andthe amount of time the police were taking to respond toincidents.

Some discussion took place about the increase of peoplewith suspected drug problems being housed in the village byCharnwood, estimated to be up to 60 people.

Complaints have been received that vehicles parking onthe south side of The Green are causing an obstruction topassing traffic and there have been a few near-miss inci-dents. It was agreed to write to the County Council Highwaysdepartment to request double yellow lines around the grassislands on the south side of The Green to help alleviate thisproblem.

More complaints have been received about car parkingwhile the Sunday car boot sale is in progress and it wasagreed to report these problems to the County Council andthe police for their comments and advice.

Following the sawing down of the flagpole on The Green,it was agreed to obtain quotes for a new foldaway flag poleand resite it at the front corner of the Parish Rooms.

It was agreed to re-instate the uplighters at the ButterMarket, the Cross and the Swan statue and to obtain a quoteto pressure-wash the Swan statue.

The minutes of the meeting held on July 13 were unavaila-ble at the time of going to press. There was no meeting inAugust.

A BURGLAR caught red-handed in a Mountsorrelstore has escaped a prisonsentence.

Thief Adam Mulgrew (22)from Bedlington, Northumber-land was caught burgling theBargain Booze store on Roth-ley Road, along with an 18year old accomplice, causing£10,000 worth of damage.

Loughborough magistratessentenced Mulgrew, whopleaded guilty, to a 26 weekprison sentence suspended fortwo years, a 12 month supervi-sion order and 150 hours ofunpaid community service. Hewas ordered to pay the storeowner, Mr Niraj Samani, £260in compensation.

Mr Samani has criticised thesentence as being too lenient.

Because of his age theaccomplice’s name cannot bereported. He was referred to ayouth court after entering aguilty plea.

TELEPHONE EXTENSION Sockets fitted by ex-BT en-gineer. Cable, BT and digital TV. Over 25 yrs experi-ence. £28 complete. John 2675132

ARCHITECTURAL DRAUGHTING. Plans, extensions &alterations drawn and submitted to council. Alltypes of draughting undertaken. Over 15 years ex-perience. Tel: Mark 0116 2677721

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

Trade/business rates for small ads are 25p a word. You are liable for thetrade/business rate if you are offering a service for which you are asking forpayment, or if you are advertising new goods for sale. All text will be printedbold. Box outline £1 extra. Max 50 words. Phone numbers count as one word.

Small AdsParish Council notes Burglarscaught

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AN OPEN garden event at thehome of a Mountsorrel couplehas raised £1200 for Rain-bows.

Pat and Dave Radley openedtheir Hawcliffe Road garden tovisitors who enjoyed deliciouscream teas, cobs and cakes aswell as stalls including tombola,plants, books, bric-a-brac, craftsand a golf game.

A cheque for£3500 was pre-sented to Rain-bowsambassadorsPauline and BobWells, moneyraised by Pat,Jeanette Marshalland Jean Leeduring 2008. Thetrio, known asthe Raindrops,hope that with

the proceeds of this year’s gar-den event it will bring the total

for 2009 up to £3500, which will make a grand total of£16,500 raised over the last eight years.

Dave and Pat said: “We’d like to thank all the visitors whocame along to support the event and make it a real success.Thanks also to family, neighbours and friends who gave uptheir time to help out on the day.”

The first three raffle winners were Rosealea Moor, SharonHarriman and Eileen Cooper.

Crime Figures, May & June 2009Burglary dwellings 6, burglary non-dwell-

ing 6, damage to motor vehicle 4, theftfrom motor vehicle 10, theft of motor vehi-cle 3, criminal damage 12, theft 5,assault/miscellaneous 5

Overnight on Friday May 22 the flag poleon the Green was sawn off and approxi-mately 12 feet of it stolen.

On Friday May 2 three local youths werearrested on Elm Close for assaulting andverbally abusing police officers who weredealing with an incident.

At 3.40 am on Monday June 1 a womanasleep on her sofa was awoken by a maleburglar inside the dining room. He ran offtaking items of property with him.

House burglaries in the village and inRothley have increased, we need to be vigilantfor anyone suspicious, possible on a bike inthe early hours of the morning.

I have been lucky enough to secure theuse of a room within Mountsorrel MethodistChurch, /Church Hill Road as a Police Officeto be used by PCSO Brian Geeson and myself.The idea is in the early stages but will mean

that very soon Brianand I will be able tospend increased timein the village duringworking days andalso offer a place forresidents to speakwith us or leave mes-sages.

I will update youall with further devel-opments.From PC Paul Bird 1326.

To leave a message call 222 2222 oremail Paul:[email protected]

Cream teas atgarden party

Pic: (l-r) Bob Wells, Jeanette Marshall,Pat Radley, Jean Lee and Pauline Wells

NHW news & crime report

PC Paul Bird 1326

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A NEW waste and recycling site has beenproposed for land off Granite Way and theCounty Council say they intend to submit aplanning application this autumn.

The proposal is being opposed by somelocal residents with 460 signing a petitionobjecting to the plans. Households most af-fected will be those on Woodward Close andHawcliffe Road.

David Ingram helped organise the petitionand has presented it to Stephen Dorrell MP.Mr Ingram said: “There is a lot of local op-position to this proposal. Traffic is horren-dous at the moment. When the car boot saleis on, this will bring extra traffic as well assmells, flies and vermin.

“It doesn’t have to be here, at this site. It’sthe wrong location, next to houses.”

The new recycling and household wastesite (RHWS) would replace the one at Sileby.A County Council spokesman said: “The cur-rent site has been in operation for manyyears and was originally intended to be atemporary arrangement when the old inciner-ator closed. It is outdated and limits thenumber of uses of the site, as well as therange of materials that can be recycled there.As it is situated at the end of a narrow resi-dential cul-de-sac, it can make it difficult forpeople to access the site.

“Several sites have been considered in thesearch for a replacement RHWS for Sileby.Land at Granite Way, Mountsorrel was identi-fied as the most suitable site. It is close tomajor roads and will be accessible to resi-dents in Charnwood who already use the siteat Sileby.”

The County Council say the new site will

minimise noise and that theuse of containers and com-pactors that seal and com-press waste will reducesmells. The site design willincorporate CCTV to preventillegal tipping near the en-trance. The containers willbe sunken so there will beno steps up to platforms toempty your waste.

The County Council saythey have undertaken a fulltraffic survey to assess theimpact of the site and thatthe ample parking providedwithin the site will minimisecongestion.

• Borough councils areresponsible for collectingwaste, County Councils areresponsible for disposing ofit. For more details visitwww.leics.gov.uk/wastePics: the location of theproposed site

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A FUNDRAISING Coffee Morning was held atthe home of Methodist Deacon Jan Suttonin order to supply ‘freshers’ at Loughbor-ough University and colleges with a‘Survival Kit’ which will offer spiritual sup-port to all students.

This kit is a new initiative organised by theuniversity’s Chaplaincy Team and sponsorshipis being sought at the rate of £2.50 per kit.The Coffee Morning, which was well support-ed and blessed with real summer weather,raised over £320. Further information can beobtained from Deacon Jan, who is the univer-sity and colleges’ Methodist/Free ChurchChaplain, by contacting her atwww.lborofaith.org or by telephone – 01162302538

Students’survivalkit

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THE NEW president of the Rotary Club ofthe Soar Valley has pledged to redoubleits charitable efforts in the Soar Valleyvillages.

Roger Williams, who took over fromMountsorrel’s Carl Porter at the club’s annualdinner at the Rothley Court Hotel, also prom-ised to continue support for Rotary’s nationaland international projects.

The annual dinner was a joint event withthe Inner Wheel Club of the Soar Valley andduring the evening Mrs Elizabeth Brookessucceeded Judy Jarratt as President of theInner Wheel Club and a new Rotarian, JoeLeverment of Cropston was inducted.

Other Rotary officers are Senior Vice Presi-dent Norman Ellis of Rothley, Secretary, NeilMorrison and Treasurer Peter Jones.

In his review of the past year, outgoingPresident Carl Porter praised the generosity ofthe people of the Soar Valley, in their re-sponse to the Christmas appeal in particularand collections at the Wyevale Garden Centre.With their help the Rotary Club of the SoarValley has helped numerous good causesincluding:

• local charities large and small (LOROS,Rainbows, the Hope Foundation & Prostaidbut also local groups like the scouts & St

Johns)• local young

people (throughKids Out, RotaryYoung LeadershipAwards, Young Chef,Youth Speaks etc aswell as with individ-ual grants)

• our community(eg blood pressurechecks on StrokeAwareness Day)

• around the world, responding to majordisasters (with disaster boxes, water boxesand cash via rotary clubs ‘on the spot’) and

• Rotary’s project with the World HealthFoundation and the Gates Foundation to ‘EndPolio Now’

The club which meets on Monday eveningsat the Rothley Court Hotel welcomes enquir-ies about membership and anyone interestedshould contact: Rtn Norman Ellis, tel: 01162374953Pic: (l-r) Inner Wheel Past President JudyJarratt, President Elizabeth Brookes, Ro-tary President Roger Williams and PastPresident Carl Porter

A POLICE operation to tackle travellingcriminals targeting the area has led toa number of arrests.

Operation Quibble has been launchedin response to crimes in Birstall, Anstey,Thurmaston and Mountsorrel.

The arrests have been made in connec-tion with burglaries at homes, businessesand shops. Extra night patrols have beenput in place on the main roads into andout of the villages, most of them involvingplain-clothes officers in unmarked cars.Officers are also using stop-and-searchpowers to deal with suspicious peoplewho are out in the early hours.

The police Automatic Number PlateRecognition team is also being deployedin the area. Its cameras can scan carregistrations and check them against data-bases to show if they are owned by knowncriminals or have been used in offences.

Charnwood police commander Inspec-tor Duncan Southall said: “Our aim is todisrupt the people who think they cantravel from Leicester into our villages andcommit crime.

“We have a team of officers in plainclothes who are out at night, looking forsuspicious activity. Anyone out walking ordriving through the area in the earlyhours will be stopped and asked to ac-count for their actions. Officers will bepulling over cars if they have reason tobelieve they are involved in suspiciousactivity.

“We also need help from the communi-ty and would ask residents to contact us ifthey see anything that arouses their suspi-cions and, if possible, make a note of carregistration numbers. Officers will beacting quickly to make arrests. It is allpart of our plan to disrupt criminal activi-ty, reduce crime and bring offenders tojustice.”

New president

Policemakearrests

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A LOCAL volunteer has been pre-sented with a gift to thank her for10 years of dedicated service.

Maureen Armsden, who helps out at theMountsorrel day centre, was presented with ahand made vase and some flowers.Pic: (l-r) care assistant/driver Rod Newitt,Maureen Armsden and Pam Cooper

THE ANNUAL fun day at Mountsorrel Wok-ing Men’s Club raised £1950 for LOROS.

Hundreds of visitors enjoyed the manystalls, barbeque, cakes and refreshments aswell as a vintage fire engine and a display ofdancing by the Jessica Michelle School ofDance.Pic: Pat Pawley and her grandson Sam (11) selling

cakesPic: ShannonTedds (9) hasher face paintedPic: Carol Bell-chambers andTrevor Robinsonserving at thebarbeque

Pic: Paul Kerrigangets a

soaking in thestocks

from Ian Gibbons

Fun day raises cashfor LOROS

Dedicatedvolunteer

The December issue of theMOUNTSORREL POST

will be published on Nov 28.The copy deadline is Nov 13 .

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YOUNG PEOPLE seeking finan-cial assistance to help continuetheir education can apply to avillage charity.

The Mountsorrel EducationalFund is administered by a bodyof trustees who, at their absolutediscretion, can award grants fromthe funds available to the charityto assist young people in pursu-ing their education.

The Chairman of the Trustees,Mr Brian Allard, said: “Grantsamounting to £122,566 wereawarded by the trustees in 2008to local school pupils, studentsand those in higher educationand training.” At their next meet-ing in November trustees will beconsidering applications frompersons who are planning toextend their education at collegeand university.

Applications can be made frompersons under the age of 25, whoare pupils or former pupils ofChrist Church and Saint Peter’sChurch of England School, orwho have been or whose parents

have been resident in the Elec-toral Parish of Mountsorrel for atleast 12 calendar months.

The forms of application areas follows:Application Form 1 –University/Higher EducationApplication Form 2 – ALevel/CollegeEquivalent/ApprenticeshipsApplication Form 3 – Educa-tional Visits (Primary to A Lev-el)Application Form 4 – MusicTuition (Primary onwards)Application Form 5 – OtherApplications

All of the above forms can beobtained by sending a stampedaddressed envelope detailingwhich Application Form is re-quired, to the Clerk to the Trus-tees, Mr P R Blakemore, K D BBook Keeping Ltd, 21 HollytreeClose, Hoton, LoughboroughLE12 5SE.

The deadline for submission ofcompleted application forms is16 October 2009.

EVERY YEAR the Mountsorrel branch of The Royal BritishLegion organise the Remembrance Day Parade and Serviceand we greatly appreciate the backing of the Mountsorrelcommunity.

We also arrange to sell poppies in the shops and also door-to-door, but we really need more people to come forward tohelp us with this.

In 1914 we called Mountsorrel a village where everyoneknew everyone else, but today we are a town with over 6000electors. We have grown so much that we are appealing forMountsorrel people to come forward to help us make thisyear’s Poppy Appeal the best ever.

Many Mountsorrel men volunteered to serve in the Forces inthe First World War 1014-1918 and 36 never came back. In1939 we were still only a village but again many men went towar, and this time 19 never came back. The names of all thesemen are inscribed on the War Memorial on Castle Hill wherewe used to hold our Remembrance Day Service. Unfortunatelyour committee are all elderly and the climb up to the Memorialis beyond most of us, but these names are now read out at ourRemembrance Day Service in St Peter’s Church after our pa-rade.

We try to honour and remember these men every year byselling poppies in shops and door-to-door.We are all getting older and it gets harderto find people willing to help us with pop-py selling, even though we are now a largetown in comparison to 1939.

The British Legion was formed in 1921and in 1971 became The Royal BritishLegion. At the moment in Mountsorrel weonly have 33 members, mostly pensioners.

I am appealing to you to help us thisyear with our poppy selling. It is only fortwo weeks but even two days would be ofgreat help to our branch who strugglealong every year. You do not have to be amember of The Royal British Legion to dothis.

Please think about this and get in touchif you would like to help us.

From P Clarke, Poppy Appeal Or-ganiser – tel: 0116 2302958

Help sellingpoppies

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A SCHEME to ban shoplifters and abusivecustomers from village shops has beenlaunched.

Store managers in Mountsorrel, Sileby andBarrow have got together with the support oflocal police to start a Storewatch scheme.Similar to the system operated by pubs, thescheme’s members will share photographsand information about known offenders andproblem customers, who will be barred fromevery store taking part.

Representatives from Tesco in Sileby,Budgens and the Co-op in Mountsorrel andSomerfield in Barrow attended the first Store-watch meeting.

The bans will range from three months topermanent, according to the severity of thebehaviour. Those breeching their ban willface an ASBO (antisocial behaviour order).

THE BIRSTALL and Rothley Branch of theWorkers’ Educational Association offersthree choices for the autumn.Pompeii And Herculaneum

This is our very popular Tuesday morninghistory class and enrolments must be madeby post to secure a place. Please do not turnup at the first class as you could be disap-pointed! Enjoy history with this popular tutor.

Tutor: Colin GrovesVenue: The Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel

Lane, Rothley.Date and Time: Tuesday 15th September

2009 for 10 weeks 10.00-11.30amFees: £43.50 Concession A £39.15 (not

available for those retired) B FreeAfternoon Tai Chi

This is a lovely way to keep your bodysupple or gently move those flagging kneeand hip joints. The soft-flowing movements toquiet music promote stress reduction andwell-being and this class is suitable for allages and abilities. The tutor will be pleasedto discuss the movements if you have doubtsabout your ability to participate in this enjoy-able form of exercise. Beginners and thosewith experience will be very welcome.

Tutor: Laraine TuckerVenue: Birstall Methodist Church, Wanlip

Lane, Birstall

Date and Time: Tuesday 15th September2009 for 12 weeks 1.30-3.30pm

Fees: £69.60 Concession A £62.65 (notavailable to those retired) B FreeCatching The Light

Come and explore the dynamic concept oflight in art and how artists represent it as aform of energy, patterns and other ways.Artists will range from Monet, Seurat, Delau-nay and Boccioni. If you enjoy looking atpaintings and want to increase the pleasuregained from the gallery visit then this is thecourse for you. Just come with a lively, open-minded interest in art!

Tutor: Janis BakerVenue: The Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel

Lane, Rothley.Date and Time: Wednesday 16th September

for 10 weeks 7.15-9.15pmFees: £58 Concession A £52.50 (not avail-

able to those retired) B FreeFor further information please contact

Marion Vincent 0116 [email protected] or Franca Free-man 0116 [email protected]

Postal enrolments to the WEA TreasurerJohn Laurance, 35 Seagrave Road, Sileby,Loughborough, Leicester LE12 7TN 01509813005Do you have an hour or two to spare on a

regular basis? Could you help local visual-ly impaired people?

Vista, the local charity supporting almost6,000 blind and partially sighted people islooking for volunteer befrienders to work ona one-to-one basis with people living in thisarea who would like a visit from a befrienderavailable in the daytime on a weekly basis.Assistance is required with tasks as varied asreading correspondence, assisting with shop-ping, providing companionship and possiblyaccompanying to local venues such as thedoctor’s surgery and the bank etc

Vista undertake an informal interview, takeup two references and carry out a criminalrecords check. Full training is provided andexpenses are paid.

If you feel that you would be interested, forfurther details contact: Kathy Christie-Smith,Befriending Officer, Vista Society for the BlindTel: 0116 249 8871, www.vistablind.org.uk oremail: [email protected]

AN INCREASE IN Council house rents ap-plied in April has been cut from 6.2% to3.1%.

Tenants who have been paying the higherrate will have a refund backdated to April 6,2009.

The reduction follows the government’sannouncement in March that it won’t be cut-ting the housing funding by as much as previ-ously anticipated. The decision followsextensive lobbying from Councils across thecounty about the major rent increases whichwere going to result from their funding cuts.

Storewatchscheme

Volunteerhelp

Councilrents

WEA autumn courses

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HALF A million poppy petals were dropped onto theGreat Central Railway from a vintage aircraft as part ofthe GCR’s wartime weekend in June.

This year the event commemorated the 65th anniversaryof the D Day landings: a remembrance garden was createdand there was a Sunday service attended by the Mayor ofCharnwood and veterans from the Royal British Legion.

Visitors to stations along the line enjoyed the sight ofdozens of re-enactors in wartime outfits, military skirmish-es at Birstall and Rothley and fly pasts by a Lancaster,Hurricane and Spitfire.

ALTHOUGH JUNE’S annual charities fete on The Green was washed out,hundreds of visitors enjoyed an exhibition, staged in the Scout HQ, by theMountsorrel Heritage Group. The Syston band provided musical entertain-ment.

GCRwarevent

restart in the following two locations

Regular Yoga Classes

MountsorrelMountsorrel Memorial Hall on Tuesday 8th September2009 from 7-9pmWoodhouse EavesSt. Paul's School and Community Centre, Meadow Roadon Wednesday 9th September 2009 from 7-9pm.

These classes are aimed at enabling you to incorpo-rate Yoga into your everyday life and are facilitated bya teacher holding qualifications in both Yoga and theteaching of adults. Both of these classes are suitablefor all levels of ability, this includes people who havenot practised yoga before, and you can join theseclasses at any time in the programme.Come and join in and learn a new skill and enjoy theprocess. For more information either [email protected] or phone meon 0116 2302 402

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MOUNTSORREL RESIDENTS will have thechance to help decide how £20,000 couldbenefit the local area thanks to an innova-tive new project.

The cash will be made available forprojects which will:

• improve access to services• support and develop young people• make the area saferEach of the seven Area Forums in Charn-

wood will have £20,000 of Government mon-ey to pass on to projects. He money is part ofa new £½ million initiative which involvesgiving £20,000 to each of the 27 Forumsacross the county to boost their local areas.

People from Mountsorrel, as well as sur-rounding villages in the Bradgate, Rothley,Mountsorrel and Birstall Forum area, areinvited to come forward with their ideas.Community and voluntary groups, businessesand local residents are all being urged tobring suggestions to a special ‘workshop’ inOctober. This will take place on Monday Oc-tober 26. the venue will be Woodhouse EavesVillage Hill, starting at 5.30pm.

Progress will be reported back via theLeicestershire Community Forums website:www.leicestershireforums.org. and at subse-quent Area Forum meetings. Area Forums arean opportunity for people to find out what ishappening on their doorstep, give views, getanswers to queries and influence local deci-sion-making.

Derk van der Wardt, the County Council’sCommunity Engagement Team Manager, said:“We want help in deciding how £20,000could improve each area and are offeringpeople a chance to come forward with sug-gestions and vote for their favourite. Resi-dents, businesses and local community groupswith ideas about a local project which needs aboost are invited to the workshops where theycan have a hand in shaping their community”.

This workshop will be free to attend andwill include a finger buffet and refreshments.Places will be limited so to book a place, orfor further information, or to be added to ourmailing list, please contact 0116 3058015 orvisit www.leicestershireforums.org.

CHILDREN’S AUTHOR Andrew Cope visitedMountsorrel library with his dog Lara totalk to children about his Spy Dog seriesof books.

In the books Lara works for the BritishSecret Service as an undercover spy and An-drew enthralled his audience with tales of heradventures.Pic: author Andrew Cope and Lara

THE POPLARS residentialhome on Watling Streetheld a garden party in July.

Our picture shows (l-r)Joan Moore, resident EdithEcob and Emily Marriott,Manager of the home, whichhouses 23 elderly people.

THE MOUNTSORREL Paint-ing group have stagedtheir fourth annual exhibi-tion.

Started by Guy and PamMartin when a local art class

folded five years ago, the group had eight artists exhibitingtheir work at this year’s exhibition, held in the garden ofGuy and Pam’s home.Pic: visitors enjoying the paintings on show.

Cash onoffer

Spy dogvisits

Poplars’gardenparty

Art onshow

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I watched that play the other day; the oneon ITV,

I switched it on at half-past one, or was it

half-past three?That cheerful chap was on, the one that

does that panel game,You know the one I’m thinking of – what

on earth’s his name.

He used to do that other show on channeltwo – or three,

I think his name begins with B, but thenperhaps it’s C.

He played in that new pantomime early inDecember,

He has a wife who’s famous and whosename I can’t remember

I can’t remember when it was I started toforget,

Often I forget the name of someone I’vejust met,

I never used to find it hard recallingnames and things,

But now my memory drifts away as if onsilent wings.

Things that happened years ago are clearas clear can be,

While those today refuse to stay within mymemory.

But as that lady poet said – that writer ofgreat fame –

‘Better to forget and smile…’ I just forgether name.

From Peggy Clarke

Just a few lines to the Mountsorrel(ratepayer) resident who “was not pleased tosee County Council workers sitting in theirvans for an hour. Does the (ratepayer) notrealise that we are entitled to a lunch timebreak even if this means working until thejob is completed?

Therefore we don’t always have lunch atthe correct time.

Mr JohnsonPS Did this ratepayer never have lunch

breaks when they were at work?

YOUR SAY...

The Mountsorrel Post welcomes yourviews and opinions on any subject. Letters,which must include your name and address,(though not necessarily for publication) canbe posted to: The Mountsorrel Post, Longs-lade College, Wanlip Lane, Birstall, LeicesterLE4 4GH, or handed in at Mountsorrel libraryor email:[email protected]

I have been researching my family historyfor a few years and when I come to the inevi-table brick wall I then turn to my husband’sfamily. Although he always thought he waspure Lancastrian, his roots are Norfolk, Cam-bridge and Gloucestershire.

While looking for his great-grand parents Ifound a photo of them on the web, taken inClanfield, Oxford, celebrating 60 years ofmarriage. The owner of this item is GrahamLiquorish. I have traced him to Mountsorreland then drawn a blank.

Wishing to make contact, if anyone knowsthis gentleman, please assist me by informinghim of my email address:[email protected]. I would be greatlyindebted for any help given.

Mrs J B

BE INSPIRED by the natural world and capture alandscape or wildlife image for a photographycompetition.

Leicestershire County Council’s Historic and Natu-ral Environment Team is inviting entries on thethemes of wildlife and landscapes in Leicestershireand Rutland. Photos could be a regular visitor toyour garden or local park or a picture of your fa-vourite scene at dawn or dusk.

The closing date for entries is October 31, 2009.For details of how to enter and a copy of the entryform, email: [email protected], visitwww.leics.gov.uk/wildscapes or tel: 0116 2670003.

You Have to Smile

Lunch

Can you help

Photocompetition

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Heritage Open DaysRothley

Sunday September 13from 1-5pm

Rothley Baptist Church & Burial GroundWoodgate Corner, Rothley

Exhibition of records, organ recitals28 memorial tombstones, teas

Saturday & Sunday September 12/13from 1-5pm

Rothley Parish Church

The Richard Burton FestivalExhibition of the 1877 Church Restoration &

Victorian Commemoration FloortilesSaturday September 12, 4.30pm

Illustrated Lecture of the Life & Times of Rich-ard Burton, Rothley’s Cleric from 1852-1909

Saturday September 12, 7.30pmVictorian Concert with wine and nibbles at the

intervalSunday September 13, 5.30pm Festival Sung

Evensong using the 1662 Prayer Book with thesermon in the style of Richard Burton

Sunday September 13from 1-5pm

Old School Rooms, School Street, cream teas

The Rothley Census WallFull printouts for every household in Rothley

for each 10 year census throughout the Victori-an period from 1841-1901, with special stories

from some householdsInformation 0116 2302766 or email

[email protected]• • •

Loughborough Concert Bandwelcomes all players who enjoy making music

in a friendly and relaxed atmosphereNo minimum standard required

Members range from teenagers to 70+Brass players particularly welcome

Rehearsals Thursday evenings in LoughboroughDetails: Denise Potter 01509 556516www.loughboroughconcertband.co.uk

• • •

Volunteers RequiredLOROS, the Leicestershire and Rutland Hos-pice, requires members of the public to help

assist the fundraising team with various eventsand administration work. We also require peo-ple to sell our grand raffle tickets at local ven-

ues.If you would like to help raise funds to supportlocal terminally-ill patients then please contact

the LOROS Fundraising Team on 01162318431/2 or email: [email protected]

• • •Sunday September 27

Leicestershire & Rutland Family History SocietyAre celebrating their 35th anniversary by having

a Family History Dayat the Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane

between 10am and 4pmAdmission free

There will be local village history groups,books and CDs, free talks and a help desk

Light refreshments served all dayFor more info contact Brenda Sutherland

(Treasurer) on 0116 2302766• • •

Loughborough FarmersMarket

Devonshire Square, LoughboroughBetween 9am and 3pm

Every monthNext markets Sep 9, Oct 14, Nov 4

Wide variety of local produce: meats, sausage,bacon & cured meats, rare breed meats, meat,savoury & fruit pies, fruit & vegetables inc or-

ganic, plants & flowers,herbs, therapeutic herbal products, honey &

beeswax products, chutneys & pickles, jams &preserves, homemade cooking sauces, whole-

meal flour, muesli, fruit juices, eggs & cheeses,bread & cakes.

To book a stall or find out more call Marketsand Fairs team 01509 634624, email:

[email protected] or log on towww.charnwood.gov.uk

• • •The Ladies Circleinvite you to a

Coffee Morningon Saturday October 3

from 10-11.30amat Rothley Methodist Church, Howe Lane,

RothleyRaffle, tombola, cakes etc

50p entranceProceeds to the Loughborough Street Pastors

• • •St Theresa’s Tuesday Ladies,

Front Street, BirstallWelcome you to join them on Tuesday October13 at 8pm when they welcome a speaker and a

puppy from the

Guide Dogs for the BlindPay on door, £1 includes a cup of tea and a bis-

cuit• • •

Keep Fit With a DifferenceWhy not join our local basketball group

No previous experience necessaryFor further details tel: John 2675269

• • •

Glenfield Country Market(Glenfield Women’s Institute WI Market)

Fridays 9-11.15amSt Peter’s Church Hall, Church Road, Glenfield

LE3 8DP(off The Square)

Free parking at the churchHandmade cards and crafts

Home grown plants, flowers, fruit & vegHome made cakes, savouries

Jams, chutneys, honey, free range eggs, glutenfree items

Celebration cakes can be orderedLOROS book stallHamper service

Tea or coffee, admission freeEveryone welcome

Closed all of Jan 2010Glenfield Market 0116 2364295

• • •

Car Boot SaleAt Longslade Community College

Sunday September 27Raising funds for the College’s 50th Birthday

Celebrations in 2010For more details call 0116 2677107 or email:

school [email protected]• • •

Charity Whist Drivesorganised by Derek Farr

will be held in the Rothley Centre, MountsorrelLane, Rothley

on Thursdays Sep 3, Oct 1 and Nov 5 at 7.30pm• • •

Volunteer DriversCalling all drivers!

Could you spare about four hours per month todrive people who are not very mobile, but mayhave to get to the doctor or a hospital appoint-

ment etcWe are presently receiving requests from vil-lages throughout the South Charnwood area,but unfortunately we do not have sufficient

drivers to ensure that we can answer every re-quest. We understand that volunteers are notalways available, so we need to have a largerlist to compensate when other drivers are on

holiday/have family commitments etcMileage is paid and most insurance companiescover volunteer drivers at no extra cost – we

provide the form to send to your own insurancecompany.

As well as providing a valuable service, it isvery sociable taking out the clients. If you havetaken early retirement, or have been made re-dundant or have a car available – we would

love to have an informal discussion on the serv-ice that the Syston and District Volunteer Cen-tre provide (with no commitment at this stage)Tel: 0116 2607888 (9am-1pm Monday to Fri-

day)• • •

Volunteering Opportunityat Watermead Country Park South

with Groundwork Leicester and Leicestershire(GWLL) Conservation team

every Thursday 10am to 4pmCome for an hour, a morning or all day – meet

people, get fit, help the environment!Tasks include meadow management, coppicing,path clearing and controlling invasive species

Wear old clothes and stout boots/shoesBring a packed lunch if you are staying all day

Hot drinks and biscuits providedFor more information phone Catherine

Tregaskes, GWLL, Conservation officer on07929 165452

• • •Holland Academy

of complementary therapies raising funds forlocal charities

Health & Well-BeingEvent

Holistic Therapies, readings, gifts & craftsOctober 24 & 25

From 10am to 4pm

Noticeboardall details printed free

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at Birstall Village Hall£2 admission, inc raffle

Call now for more information0116 2673337 or email:[email protected]

St John Ambulance & St James Day Centre• • •

Centre StageThe Oxford Theatre Company

‘Dancing in my Dreams’by Neil Duffield

A musical play suitable for families and chil-dren 8+

Kathleen loves dancing and Ginger Rogers andFred Astaire, but when the bombs fall, she

must swap her life in London for the farms andfields of the countryside. When Kathleen andher sister are evacuated, along with many of

their friends, they find themselves sent to livewith different families. Kathleen must cope

with the trauma of separation whilst experienc-ing the jealousies and prejudices of her new

‘family’. Escaping the daily reality of wartimeBritain she enters the fantasy world of her filmidols, Fred and Ginger until an unlikely person

comes to her rescue.Humphrey Perkins Community Centre, Barrow

Friday October 9 at 7.30pmTickets will be on sale from the Barrow Papershop or by phoning Judith on 07718153117.

Full price tickets will cost £8 (concessions £7)but if you buy in advance from the discounted

rate of £7 or £6 (concessions).• • •

Charnwood OrchestraHoly Trinity Church, Barrow

Saturday October 10, 7.45pmHaydn: Violin Concerto No.1

Haydn: Symphony 103, The Drum RollRespighi: The Birds

Ravel: Pavane pour une Infante Defunte£8, concessions £6, 16yrs & under £2

Tickets 077181 53117 [email protected]

• • •Thurcaston & Cropston Film Presentations

‘Dean Spanley’Friday October 16 (100 mins)

This clever, witty and barmy comedy drama,based on Lord Dunsany’s forgotten novel ‘MyTalks with Dean Spanley’ is an incredible taleset in Edwardian England where “lips are stiffand drinks are stiffer”. Peter O’Toole gives a

splendid performance.At Thurcaston Memorial Hall, starting at

7.30pm, tickets £4, concessions £3.50. Price inrefreshments and a lucky prize draw.

Tickets can be purchased via the parish office0116 236 7626 or at the door

• • •Leicester Committee for Cancer Research UK

Coffee MorningSaturday October 31

10am to 12noonat The Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane,

RothleyMany stalls: plants, books, bric-a-brac, gifts,

cakes, tombola, Phoenix cards, handbagsRaffle – entrance 50p inc coffee & biscuits

All Welcome• • •

Birstall Methodist ChurchSaturday November 28

From 10am to 2pm

Table Top Sale

(held in conjunction with Christmas Festival)Tables @ £10 each

Contact Margaret – 0116 2671181• • •

Friday/Saturday/Sunday December 4-6At Christ Church, Mountsorrel

Christmas Tree FestivalFriday December 4 from 2-6pm

Saturday/Sunday December 5/6 from12noon to 6pm

Entry by donation to RainbowsChildren’s Hospice

There will be a Carol Praise Service at ChristChurch on Sunday December 6 at 6pm

• • •

Charity Bridge DriveOrganised by Loughborough Lions

At the Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane,Rothley

On Wednesday November 11 at 1.30pm withafternoon tea provided

Cost £6 per personTo book a table please contact Jackie on 0116

2303317 or Ann on 01509 232422• • •

Soar Valley Artists

Annual Exhibition of Paintingsat the Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane,

RothleySaturday & Sunday October 24 and 25 from

10am to 5pmAdmission free

Refreshments availableAll welcome

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

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