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RESNET NEWS The team have been busy planning some new ventures and are happy to announce that they will be opening up ‘The Garage Sale’ for an extra day each week. We also have some exciting new ranges including; brand new, designer and vintage clothes. The Garage Sale hopes to bring in new customers, with this in mind we will be launching a new ‘Saturday Sale’. This will take place on the first Saturday of each month starting Saturday 5th May 11am to 2pm.

Come along and take a look at our rich variety of clothes and other items available.

‘Pop Up Shops’ have been happening across the area, primarily in Children’s, Young People’s and Family Centres. The service is being extended to include Sandyhurst retirement housing scheme and across the way in Braunstone Town at Willow Court retirement housing scheme.

The fund raising efforts have been increased in order to continue supporting local causes and people. Profits paid for the very successful ‘Easter Egg Hunt’ that saw more than 140 children making use of Braunstone Park and going home with chocolate eggs! The team have plans to put on another similar event so keep an eye out for details in the next Alert or on “Braunstone Residents Network group” on Facebook. We also have spaces available on our trip to Black Country Museum which will take place on Thursday 21st June. This trip and others are subsidised by the funds raised through ‘The Garage Sale’ If you would like to get involved in the fundraising efforts and help with sorting donations and selling, the team are really keen to talk to you!

You can call the b-Inspired team at: Neighbourhood Support Base, 45 Wellinger Way on 0116 2232256 to find out more or to arrange to come in and see the team in action.

that if you are in an accident or get lost, you can call 112 and they can give you your precise GPS location…

The NMB Update The latest Neighbourhood Management Board (NBM) meeting discussed the following items: Residents’ Network The Residents’ Network ‘Garage Sale’ and ‘PopuP’ shops are now making a reasonable amount of funds from sales in the community. They are funding two trips over the summer. The first is aimed at families with a trip to Plantasia and the second is aimed at adults / older residents with a trip to Black Country Museum. The committee are looking develop what they do and expand in to new areas. They are actively looking for new volunteers to help them grow their community business.

Community Events An update was given on ‘The Big Braunstone Get Together’, an event aimed at younger people in the community. The event is being held at the Grove on 28th March and is being organised by University of Leicester psychology students, working with Active Leicester, The Braunstone Blues and other youth services in Leicestershire.

Feedback was given from Active Leicester’s Fitness-a-thon, the event was really successful have a high turn out, a number of new sign up and raising £100 for the Stoke Association.

Neighbourhood Action Plan The Neighbourhood Action Plan (NAP) is taking place this year. It is a chance for the community to work with service providers such as b-inspired and The Braunstone Blues to find out what the community’s priorities are for the next 2 years and to identify gaps in service provision. This year clockwise credit union are looking to support this plan so the community can have the opportunity to discuss wider issues.

Foodshare Braunstone Foodshare’s new processes were discussed. Changes have been made to ensure the service is used by the people who need it most. The scheme is also working alongside multiple agencies to offer advice and support.

This has proven very successful in helping the most vulnerable in the community to get the support they need.

News from the Friends of Highway Spinney Signs of spring can now be seen in the Spinney. The dog mercury is in bud and the bluebells are coming through, catkins are on the hazel trees and leaves are on the honeysuckle. The wheelbarrow at the Braunstone Cross Roads entrance is looking lovely. There are tiny daffodils, purple crocus and cream primulas.

The woodpecker has already started drumming and the birds are singing their hearts out when the sun shines.

Unfortunately when you read this publication we will have already had our AGM which was arranged for the 19th April.

I hope that you managed to pick up a leaflet advertising our meeting when you were in Wellinger Way or saw the notice boards in the Spinney and were able to join us. I will let you know how it went in the July/August edition of the Alert.

A litter pick is being arranged in May for the Cubs of the 92nd Scout Group and there will be our annual Fungi Walk at the end of September. Work continues with our fortnightly litter picks on a Monday morning. Have a look for the dates on one of our Notice Boards in the Spinney and come and join us to help keep our woodland free of rubbish and a safe environment for animals and humans.

Janice Lock, Events Secretary, Friends of Highway Spinney

St Crispins Church Lads and Church Girls Brigade was formed in August 1947 at St Peter’s Church, Braunstone with support from St Andrews Church in Aylestone. It then transferred to the local schools Ravenhurst, Milfield, St Boniface, St Crispin’s, Turnbull Drive in Braunstone Town, where the brigade still happens today.

This year sees our 71st year of the regiment, the longest continuously servicing one in Leicestershire. We are looking to celebrate this great achievement with a parade, service and party later in the summer.

We are running an appeal and are desperately searching for information of the past members and general information to explain our progress through the past seven decades.

If you or someone you know has been part of brigade in the past 70 years we would love to hear from you. We would especially love to meet someone who joined brigade at the beginning in 1947.

Drop in to one of our sessions on Tuesday 7pm and 8pm at St. Crispins Church - 10 Park Road, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire, LE97EB. Or Contact Paul Matthews on: 07429 637581 stcrispins_clcgb@yahoo.co.uk

One local resident set her artistic sights to the BIG CITY last month. Debbie Miles displayed two original art works for 4 days at the U.K.s first exotic fine art exhibition in the up and coming Copeland Gallery, Peckham Rye, London.

Debbie has always had an interest in drawing and painting and attended art college in Cardiff from 1981-1984. Her artistic inspirations came from Masters such as Caravaggio, Albrect Durer & Marc Chagall. Most of her career has been spent in graphic design and archaeology before teaching her valuable artistic skills to others.

The work displayed was a lively life drawing which drew inspiration on the movement of a number of people. The piece provides basic outlines of human figures, leaving it for the viewer to interpret the movement of the life models. The drawing encompasses a mixture of traditional techniques applied in a modern setting to create a uniquely stylised portrayal of the subject matter.

Debbie, is pleased with her work and credits her inspiration to Andrew Crayford from the life drawing model company Gymnasia https://www.facebook.com/TheLifeDrawingGymnasia/. She describes him as her muse, being challenged as she draws him as her subject.

A member of the Alert team asked Debbie if anyone is thinking about taking up art or enhancing their skills what advice would you give them. A modest response from the artist was to ‘join an art group and draw what you see’. Groups such as the Leicester Sketch Club http://www.leicestersketchclub.co.uk/ and Urban Sketchers Leicester Unofficial https://www.facebook.com/groups/urbansketchersleicester/ are great to improve your skills in a relaxed environment.

Debbie will be running a workshop called 'Illustrating the Past' at the Attenborough Arts Centre, March 10th, 2019. This be advertised in the spring programme: https://www.facebook.com/attenborougharts/. Debbie is hoping to hold a range of artist sessions in Braunstone, so if you’re interested in developing your skills please get in contact with us: Catherine.derwent@b-inspired.org.uk

Braunstone Blues are urging residents to keep an eye out for motorbikes, which are being used in a dangerous way or being set on fire.

As the weather gets nicer, we tend to see an increase in this type of behaviour.

It is dangerous and avoidable!

Look out for our posters in the area and if you see any suspicious behaviour involving motorbikes please call 101 and report it.

Only call 999 in an emergency – crime in progress or life threatening.

You can also report it anonymously by calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Help us to keep Braunstone healthy, safe and secure.

Back in 1998 Father Maloney of Blessed Sacrament Church wanted to develop a ‘Parish Project’ to help celebrate the millennium. He expected the project to last 2 years however; 20 years on and the ‘Pop-In’ Project is still going strong.

The ‘Pop-In’ session is held on Friday mornings from 10am to 12pm at Blessed Sacrament Church, Gooding Avenue, Braunstone, LE3 1JS. It provides a place for the community to come together to donate and buy household wares. It’s the perfect place to socialise with your neighbours. The ‘Pop-In’ sells everything from clothes to small electrical items at very reasonable prices. It also sells nearly new items and there is something for everyone with a large selection of womens, mens and childrens goods including toys, games, DVDs and books.

Every Friday a bunch of happy church volunteers spend 2 hours setting up tables and laying out all the donated goods for the ‘Pop in’. The lively volunteers enjoy sorting, selling and giving back to the community. One volunteer said ‘The best thing about being a part of the pop-in is chatting with people in the community over a cup of tea’. Another said ‘The best thing is everything is recycled, if it can be sold great, if not, we find an alternative use for it. Also, all the money raised from the Pop-In goes to charity. Last year we raised £7275 and supported 15 different charitable causes locally and globally.’

If you have done a spring clean and are looking to donate your wares, why not drop them off on a Friday morning.

Or if your looking for a bargain why not ‘Pop-In’ to see what treasures you can find amongst the smiley faces.

Can you believe it?

There has been a church in Braunstone for 850 years! To celebrate this anniversary St Peter’s Church is busy planning lots of events. Last autumn 850 bulbs were planted around the church and have provided a lovely show this spring.

On Friday May 4th there will be a concert by 8ctave, an excellent local choir of ordained men and women. The Big Brekkie will be on May 12th. Why not come along and help raise funds for Christian Aid? There will be an exhibition staged by the local history group 21st-25th June and to celebrate St Peter’s Day Bishop Martyn will be visiting on Sunday 24th June. If you are a gardener and like a challenge, later in the year there will be a Giant Pumpkin Competition. This will take place during our Harvest celebrations on the weekend of the 15th/16th September. So get planting and see if you can grow the biggest pumpkin in Braunstone!

You are welcome to come to any of the events.

Watch out for posters showing full details of these and other events.

Braunstone Foodshare Updates

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We have recently completed some satisfaction surveys with some of our members and are pleased to know that people are generally happy with the service. Since moving the service into Wellinger Way we have been able to offer a more confidential listening ear. We are helping people to improve their situation and hopefully steer them away from needing to use the foodbank service.

This has meant that the people most in need are now receiving a much greater amount of food from us.

If you would like to donate to Foodshare, here is a list of things we struggle to have enough of; shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, deodorant, toilet rolls, washing tablets, cooking oil, instant gravy, tinned fruit, tinned vegetables, coffee, cereals, and squash. We are also looking at doing some fundraising for Foodshare as we have to cover our annual membership to Fareshare of ÂŁ1900 to receive our weekly delivery of chilled foods.

It would also help us to have some funds available to buy in things that we run out of!

If you have any ideas on how we can raise some money, we would be happy to hear from you.

We can be contacted on: 0116 2232256 - Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.

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Please drop in from 11am to 4pm on your appointment day only. Coming outside of these times could mean that we are not able to offer you this service.

Power to Change - Community Business The Garage Sale has been running for a number of years and is looking at expanding its services in some inventive ways. The sale is run by a team of residents who run under the title of “The Braunstone Residents Network”. It is run in partnership with B-Inspired who host the sale and together put on some great trips and events for the community. Here are some of the new things the team are trying.

“Pop up Sales” – at different venues across Braunstone, including Children’s, Young Peoples and Family Centres, Braunstone Community Primary School, The Oak Centre and Sandyhurst Retirement Housing. Plans are in place to bring some of the donated clothes to these venues – helping to spread the word about reducing waste and recycling unloved clothes.

The team are also opening up the Garage Sale at Neighbourhood Support Base on Tuesdays (with Wednesday from 1.30pm to 3.30pm, continuing as usual) from the beginning of May. Every first Saturday in each month they will be open from 11am to 1pm. The first three dates for these are: ● Saturday 5th May ● Saturday 2nd June ● Saturday 7th July Online and specialist sales – the team have launched a new Facebook page called “The Garage Sale” Where donated items can be seen and bought. The team are exploring other platforms such as Ebay and Shpock.

If you have an eye for a collectable, antiques or designer clothes, the team would be grateful for any help.

The team are looking for enthusiastic people who have some time to give a hand with their fundraising, clothes sorting, pricing, stock management, selling and cataloguing. If you feel you have something to offer or some great ideas - please call 0116 223 2256 or pop into the Neighbourhood Support Base (Monday to Thursday) 10am to 4pm.

The Power to Change and Community Business

The Residents' Network Garage Sale are celebrating Community Business Weekend by holding an extra special 'Saturday Sale'. This is a launch event for 'Saturday Sales!' as we will be opening regularly on the first Saturday of each month.

We are a small community business selling new and nearly new items for everyone. We sell donated goods of women's, men's and children clothing, toys and small household wares.

There is something for everyone (though we don't sell white or electrical goods as of yet).

We also run a range of 'Pop-uP' shops to raise our profile and attract new customers. All the profits from the sale of goods get re-invested back in to the community. We put on a range of trips & events for the community and help out with local causes where we can.

Why not pop along and help us celebrate what Community Business is all about!

Road Shows We are getting out and about in the community and we want to talk to you about community business. So if your interested in gaining new skills, supporting the local community or just fancy doing something new. Come and speak to us‌

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Brite Centre

Wednesday 16th May

11am to 1pm

Hockley Farm Medical Practice

Tuesday 19th June

10am to 12pm

Money Saving Healthy Recipes Chicken Provencal Serves 4-6 Ingredients: 4-6 Chicken thighs 2tsp dried Basil 1/8th tsp Black Pepper 1 can Cannellini Beans 1 can Chopped Tomatoes 1 Clove of Garlic, crushed 1 tsp Oregano ½ Chicken stock cube, crushed.

Beef Goulash Serves 4 Ingredients 1 Onion, finely chopped 1 Garlic clove, crushed 4 Lean frying steaks 2 tsp Smoked Paprika 1 tbsp Tomato Puree 1 pint Vegetable Stock Âź bottle of red wine (optional)

Add all the ingredients to a casserole dish and bake in the oven at gas mark 3 - 165 C for an hour, stirring half way through and adding an empty tomato/ bean can of water if necessary to keep the meat moist.

Place all ingredients in a slow cooker and cook for 6-8 hours on low or add all ingredients to a casserole dish and bake in the oven at 3 - 165C for 1 to 2 hours.

Serve with mash, pasta or boiled rice.

1/8th tsp Salt

Braunstone Park and Rowley Fields Councillors’ Surgeries ● 2nd May 2018 from 5.30pm to 6.30pm at Christ Church, 18 Barbara Road, Leicester, LE3 2EB ● 18th May 2018 from 2pm to 3pm at The Brite Centre, Braunstone Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1LE ● 4th June 2018 from 3.30pm to 4.30pm at the Oak Centre, Cort Cresent, Bendbow Rise, LE3 1QA ● 6th June 2018 from 5.30pm to 6.30pm at Christ Church, 18 Barbara Road, Leicester, LE3 2EB ● 15th April 2018 from 2pm to 4pm at The Brite Centre, Braunstone Avenue, Leicester, LE3 1LE Leicester City Councillor Clinics: Cllr Stephen Corrall 07966 629 285 Cllr Elaine Halford 07736 194 813 Cllr Kulwinder Singh Johal 07736 194 824

Friends of Highway Spinney 2018 Meeting dates starts at 6pm at Braunstone West, Social Centre, St Marys Avenue, LE3 3FT. Come and join us.

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Police News Hopefully the freezing cold, wet and snowy early spring is now behind us and we can prepare for a safe and enjoyable summer.

PS 1272 Wayne CHAPMAN

The Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields beat team will continue to concentrate on the illegal and dangerous motor cycles that cause much distress to the users of the park and surrounding area. This antisocial behaviour is putting residents and the riders at risk of harm. So again we urge anyone with any information about who is riding the bikes or where they are being stored to contact the police on 101.

Call Crime stoppers on 0800 555 111 or speak to a member of the team in confidence.

On the Leicestershire Police website www.leics.police.uk a new “Kids & Teens “ information zone has been created. This offers suitable age appropriate advice on a a range of issues; including how to keep safe online, bullying and personal safety.

There is also a Parents and Carers Zone, so please take the time to take a look.

● Monday 21st May ● Monday 16th July ● Monday 17th September ● Monday 19th November ● Monday 21st January 2019

The issue around knife crime continues to make the headlines of news, and will remain a policing priority. Please check out the #LivesNotKnives campaign

With the world cup looming, why not get in to the spirit and enter our sweepstake for The person with the winning world cup team . To enter please pop in to the o pick your ticket. There are , so make sure you !!!

Have a safe summer and the team hope to see you at the Braunstone Bonanza on Braunstone Park.

Wayne CHAPMAN Police Sergeant 1272

have had a very busy start to the year and is increasing in popularity.

We have had a number of successful ‘Talk and Tours’ Hosted by our Chair Helen Catterwell & Winstanly House. The Refoil Guild at the Civic Centre and New Parks History Group, expressed how much they enjoyed their time with us. If you want to book on to a tour, you can do so through Winstanly House.

We held an Exhibition at the Brite Centre on Saturday 24th February which showed the wonderful history of Braunstone.

We also had several donations of photographs to add to our extensive schools archive.

In March we were invited to attend, an older persons event called "Still Got It" held at the Hansom Hall. It was to showcase performing arts and how the elderly can still remain active and contribute to society. We took information about Braunstone and its history and Helen gave an interesting talk.

We also had an information table at Oadby and Wigston Age UK for an event hosted by Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society. This event was very well attended and was busy all day from 9.30 until 4.30. Bridget Blair from BBC Radio Leicester gave a talk and was very interested in our group and the history of Braunstone.

It will be a celebration of 850 years for St. Peter's Church this June and we are asking if anyone has memories or photographs that they would like to share with us for this event. We are at the Brite Centre Library every Tuesday 10 a.m. until 12pm (except Exhibition days when we will be at the Braunstone Hall Stables Museum) or contact Geraldine by e-mail on: geraldinesyrett@gmail.com

Congratulations to a local girl from Leicester who recently represented England and won a silver medal for boxing at the commonwealth games in Australia. We hope you rest up and we look forward to supporting your next challenge.

Whats on…

Thursday 14th June 11am Cup Cake for Dementia at Sandyhurst

SANDYHURST CAR BOOT SALE Saturday 19th May 2018 - 10am to 12pm - Stalls £5 Please contact Sandyhurst on: 0116 254 0119 or pop

Riverside Festival 2 June 2018 - 3 June 2018 Saturday 12:00 - 19:00 Sunday 12:00 - 17:00

Ryan Brightwell would like to thank Lucie Barry from b-inspired for all of her help with preparing my CV and interview tips. I have now got a job and it’s all thanks to you.

Braunstone Community Primary School would like to say a big thank you to the Pride of Braunstone Clean Up Campaign, who were featured in the March edition of the Braunstone Alert, cleaning up the perimeter fence of the school.

We had been unable to access that part of our playground for some time due to the bad weather, so their attention to that area is most appreciated.

Our school clean up crew take great pride in cleaning up our playground every dinner time. They choose a different part of the playground each day & work together to ensure our school is clean, tidy & safe for all of our children.

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Talk Timers at St Peters’ Church have created a memory jar to honour Michael Hickingbotham who sadly passed away quite suddenly. The group wanted Michael’s family to know that he was a fun, kind and caring gentleman who will be sadly missed. The memory jar was presented to Brian who was his support work.

If you’d like to have your letters published in the Braunstone Alert, write to: communications@b-inspired.org.uk

Thank you once again & keep up the good work, as will we.

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