B Alert No. 1 2013

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Making the Best

The following items were discussed at the latest Neighbourhood Management Board (NMB) meeting.

– Nominations are coming in for the Awards night.

The Network funded and took part in a successful Teddy Bear’s Picnic for 39 children from Sunflowers Nursery.

An exhibition held in the stable block attracted over 100 people and may be re-run this summer.

- The flu clinic will run through to January. The new phone system will be in place by the end of March and the new appointment system will be in place from 12 November. Leaflets detailing the changes are available at the practice.

Patients have been appointed to the positions of chair and vice chair of the patient participation group.

- Overall crime figures were down.

Targeting schools before the summer holidays with talks about crime may have had a positive impact.

A new computer system recording anti-social behaviour has been implemented.

Mini-motos remain an issue; incidents are being logged and CCTV is being used to identify drivers.

Anti-social behaviour has been reported in three areas and there has been a spate of burglaries and thefts from vehicles. Halloween and Bonfire night had both been quiet.

From January 2013 the Safe Neighbourhood Team will have extended hours from 6 pm to 4 am at weekends.

Response teams will still be available 24 hours.

There will be two Beacon officers on the estate (with four officers available) and six community support officers.

- An application from Foodshare had been approved and the panel will consider three further applications today.

- Cllr. Cooke said that a planning application will be submitted in February. The application is awaiting costing. The Mayor has committed to make up any gap in funding. The planning permission is for a wedding and conference centre with the erection of a permanent marquee.

NMB members had concerns about parking, safety and a potential overlap of the memorial garden. An outline plan will hopefully be available for the next meeting.

- Thanks were given to all the volunteers who joined the Big Clean Up in the Spinney.

- There is a new DV helpline number.

Services available are – the helpline, (for children & young people) and (aimed at perpetrators). Information will be distributed.

iane and Alan had an interesting experience at the BRITE Centre recently. Alan said, “We’d arrived for a residents’ network meeting but no-one else was there. It was cancelled due to illness but we’d missed the text message.

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So that it wasn’t a wasted journey we decided to have breakfast and an orange juice in Mazzie’s Cafe. There we were bright eyed and bushy tailed when the BRITE Centre manager, Sue Green, approached.

She was showing some student nurses around and as part of their training they had to get an insight into Braunstone community life. So for the next hour we gave them reams of information! We told them about the history of the Hall and plans for its future; the beauty of the park; the medical centres; churches and the library. We let them know about the organisations, clubs and groups; how people get involved in the community and the support that is available. Most important of all we talked about Braunstone and its good people and how happy we are to live here. Us volunteers can make the best of any situation!”

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here’s a new lunch club at the BRITE Centre, organised by Leicester College and staffed by Learning for Living students.

Tutor, Angela Belfield said, “Learning for Living is designed for students with learning disabilities. It helps them develop skills in communication; numeracy and literacy; decision making and other life skills.”

Angela is clearly proud of the students who take care of everything to do with the lunch club. “They plan the menu, buy the food then cook and serve the meals.”

One student, Lauren loves the cooking while Daniel (a Gordon Ramsey look alike) said, “I like cooking and serving the food.”

Because things have to be planned in plenty of time the menu is a set three course meal and you need to book your place. We can say we have heard several reports that the food and the service is excellent .

Braunstone Prefabs eicester Corporation built 573 prefabs. Of these 111 were built on Hockley Farm Road and 181 on Hinckley Road. They were a quick fix for the post-war housing shortage and were meant to last ten years although many of them survived a lot longer!

In 1944, Lord Portal the Minister of Works announced a prototype, the Portal Bungalow. The steel construction was made by Briggs Motor Bodies of Dagenham (later to become part of the Ford Motor Company) and the Pressed Steel Company of Cowley (part owned by Morris Motors). The prefabricated panels were no more than 7’ 6” to fit the lorries at the time. Anything wider would have required a police escort!

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WHAT’S UP DOC? here have been changes at the Braunstone Health & Social Care Centre on Hockley Farm Road. They will mean a more convenient appointment system.

Centre Manager, Kate Hunter writes, “You will no longer need to phone or get to the surgery for 8.00 am to get an appointment.

When you phone we will ask whether you need to see a doctor today. If you need an urgent, same day appointment the receptionist will take your details and a doctor will call you back to work out what to do.

You might want advice, need a prescription or you may need to come in. The doctor will arrange an appointment for you if you do need to be seen.

The prefabs had a fitted kitchen, washer boiler and a We no longer have routine book-on-day appointments, bathroom with wash-basin, toilet and full sized bath, but we will have a lot more pre-bookable appointments which was a real luxury at the time. so you can plan ahead.

Most prefabs were built in a day and in some parts of The duty doctor will phone people who need urgent, Leicester prisoner of war labour did the building. The cost same day help. of building was £550 and rent was ten shillings (50p).

At the time the average wage was seven pounds a week. We are pleased to report that we will soon have a new Each prefab had coal/storage shed attached and these 0116 number. We will advertise the number on our website, posters and the Alert. were un-issued Anderson air-raid shelters.

We are providing flu vaccinations for our vulnerable patients against the possibility of getting flu over the winter and spring. You are more likely to get complications with flu if you have any of of the heila Pilgrim is a regular at Braunstone United following; asthma requiring continuous or repeated Reformed Church and she was very pleased to share inhaler use; chronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological or some news. She said “We have a minister after respiratory disease; diabetes or low immunity nearly six years without one!”

You should also be vaccinated if you are: over 65; Rev. Mary Burgess, has come from pregnant; the main carer of an elderly or disabled person North Somerset, near Cheddar.

If you are not sure whether you have one of these She said “I came after sensing conditions please phone the surgery and we can confirm God’s call to move and was whether you are eligible for the vaccine. attracted by the closer proximity to my two married sons. When I met people in the church, I immediately felt a love for them and wanted to work alongside them.” nother local person is setting out to establish her Mary ministers in Enderby and Earl Shilton, which limits own business. Adele Finlayson writes, “I will be her time in Braunstone. She said, “I am interested and delivering food safety training initially and excited by all the good things that are happening here.

I hope that I and the church will be able to support and hoping to expand later. I decided to start this business encourage some of the excellent initiatives. Please do say because I wanted to use my experience in food and customer service. I want to combine all these elements ‘hello’ when you see me around.” as well as proving a high level of customer service.”

Worship takes place at the church at 10.45 am every Good luck to Adele, if you want to know more call Sunday with Mary leading that once a month. Look out for news of activities and events.

New Minister

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New Start

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Happy Losers! aldecote Community Cafe is great place - not just for the food but for the cosy atmosphere and the smiley reception from Tina and Mary.

Now there’s another good reason to go - weight loss!

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When we visited the Rosemary Conley Diet and Fitness Class One member, David, was enjoying a slice of cake. He said, “It’s great! We don’t have to give up everything we like, but we are learning to eat sensibly. Ann-Marie, who runs the class, really helps us to develop good eating habits and exercise routines.”

Margaret added, “We all support each other - it’s very friendly and relaxed here and the way AnnMarie works with us is very successful.”

A quick calculation showed that four of the group had lost over ten stone between them.

Everyone agreed that with Ann-Marie’s help they are losing weight and getting fitter.

More than that, they all feel better! They have a welcoming club that they recommend to anyone who wants to get fitter and lose weight. Join the group on Thursdays at 10.00 am.

ichael Cooke is one of our three local councillors.

He came to Braunstone in the 1970's and says he has seen many improvements.

Michael has a burning desire to see Braunstone Hall back in use before he finishes in his role as councillor. Michael enjoys watching sports, especially football and rugby. He says that his wife Chris is his best friend despite her not drinking beer or enjoying sports!

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A meal in a nice restaurant, preferably Italian Watching City play Forest and winning 6-0!

A lion People who say one thing but mean another; dishonesty ‘An Englishman in Paris’ ~ I love biographies too.

It’s got to be Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid ‘Well done’ and ‘Thank you’ ~ being nice and giving people a pat on the back is always good My wife and family call me ‘Plonker’, but I guess you will have to ask someone else that question Hong Kong

BYE FROM SIAN am just writing to say thank you to everyone who has made me feel so welcome during my placement at B-Connected: all of the volunteers at the Braunstone Food Share, the Wellinger Way garage sale, the Residents Network and the Talk Time.

I’ve really enjoyed my time in Braunstone and I’ll miss working with you all. Hope you’ve had a great Christmas and all the best for the New Year, Sian Solari Coventry Occupational Therapy Student

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The south of France, pure relaxation!

It’s a real bug-bear of mine ~ I would re-nationalise public transport My good humour; being able to have a little joke with people goes along way I am impatient with people who don’t know what they are talking about and sometimes I take on too much I had a meeting with the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace, and he told me off!

As someone who made a difference Ronnie Barker! (Yes, there is a slight resemblance!)

Happy New Year, Happy New You! Happy New Year, Happy New You! Happy New Year, Happy New You!Happy New Year, Happy New You!

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Dear Alert,

It is wonderful what good food can do for you ~ especially the lovely Christmas dinner I had at the BRITE Centre.

At our table were Arthur and his wife, and the conversation got onto aeroplanes and the RAF in particular. It then turns out that Arthur is a pilot and he offered to take me for a flight and at the table we booked a flight for the very next day!

At 11.00 am next day we took off from Stoughton Airfield and flew for 45 minutes. I saw Braunstone Park, Braunstone Hall, Sandyhurst, the medical centre, Wellinger Way and the school. Arthur even let me fly the ‘kite’ for a few minutes; flying seemed easy, it’s the landing that’s hard. I had a great morning!

Alan (Biggles) Chapman

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