B Alert No.1 2010

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Happy New Year!

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Cover photo: “Anne, Lisa, Paddy, Di and Ali at the Neighbourhood Support Base” Got a digital camera? Then you could be an Alert photographer. Just send us your photos and we’ll print our favourites. We might even put your work on the front page instant fame!

Neighbourhood Management Update The last Neighbourhood Management Board discussed the following topics Sports Park – the work programme was ahead of schedule and expected to be finished before Christmas. The Trim Trail equipment has been installed and work on the young people’s gym equipment has begun. We expect work on the toilet block to start in December. The signs, bins and benches are due soon. The Sports team is discussing Adult gym replacement with the manufacturers. Pleased to report no further vandalism.

Wellinger Way - The refurbishment is nearing completion. The building will be wheelchair accessible with new downstairs toilet facilities and a new kitchen, a one-to-one room and a group/meeting room. We can also use the building as a community gallery for local artists to display their work.

Health - Dr Senior up-dated the board with flu vaccination information; Swine Flu jabs are not available yet. When available two vaccinations will be required. Generally people who qualify for the regular flu vaccination will qualify for this vaccination.

Safer Homes - A bid to the Safer Homes fund was unsuccessful. However Care & Repair Leicester say funds are available to for local people to improve their home security.

Equipment available includes five-lever door locks, door spyholes and sensor lighting. Members were asked to give out leaflets or pass on the contact number for an application form Tel: 0116 254 1121. PC Andy Goadby suggested that recently burgled residents should have a leaflet about the scheme.

Bus Services - The bus forum met to look at the proposed rerouting of 70 bus service to incorporate Hockley Farm Surgery. Feedback from First Bus is that it is not viable to extend the current service. Arriva were also asked to consider this route but it would add 10 minutes to the journey time. The forum is looking at other options.

Wellbeing (Looking Out for You) visits. Housing Team Leader informed the Board that the visits have started, targeting the over 60s. Housing and the B-connected teams have been visiting residents in targeted areas on a weekly basis. Residents have also been contacting the housing office referring their relatives for visits.

Clean up Braunstone Campaign - Angie Wright reported that the clean-up on Ashthorpe Road area was a really good event with lots of agencies working together to do a make over. The group collected over 60 bags of rubbish, painted fencing, planted bulbs and repaired play equipment. A follow up visit will be done in the New Year. Other clean-up areas suggested were: Alleyways around the estate.

Learning from the Past – Building for the Future project We now have a local history group, a water-colour group and digital photography group. Others working with the project are Sew ‘n’ So’s and WoW. All groups will be exhibiting their work at the exhibition on 4th - 6th March 2010 at the BRITE Centre.

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e told you about Braunstone Housing Team’s initiative “Looking Out For You”. This is a way for housing to stay in touch with the needs of the over 60s in the area. Housing staff are working with our own Neighbourhood Support Team (NST), meeting older residents both in their homes and in community venues.

Inge Shurmer from the Housing Team said “The visits are a way for our tenants to get to know us and for us to find out what they need. On some visits I spotted things like repairs or maintenance that I was able to get done or get on the repairs schedule. I’ve met some lovely people and we were able to help one lady find a social group she could join.”

Ali Gamble from the NST said, “Inge and I have really enjoyed visiting the older residents, and listening to some great stories! Most people are happy and have access to what they need but at least they know where to come if anything crops up.

Volunteers from the Residents’ Network have been helping us to try and reach as many households as possible... and everyone has said that it has been a really worthwhile exercise. Now Christmas is over, we are back out offering support and advice.

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COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS WANTED

In the last Alert we told you about the Learning from the Past, Building for the Future project and the plans for a major exhibition. The B-Creative team, Zoe and Lisa told us, “Through the project many residents are learning and developing skills in creative new groups.

We will celebrate the learners’ achievements with an exhibition at the BRITE Centre from 4th to 6th March.

This will be a community event, and it would be great if it was planned by the community. We want to form a small group to plan the exhibition. We think it will be a fun and rewarding experience. Are you interested in volunteering for the Community Exhibition group? We will meet regularly in January and February, to organise the event. This is a great way of getting involved with something exciting, while at the same time learning new skills.”

If you are interested, please call Lisa Hall or Zoe Jukes 0116 223 2251 or email lisa.hall@b-inspired.org.uk.

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RESIDENTS’NETWORK

appy New Year to you all from the Residents’ Network. We have been looking back at the last year and feel that we are beginning to have a real impact in the community. We are not only interested in the buildings, streets, and general surroundings but the way people FEEL in Braunstone.

We want to make a difference and we are doing this by working together with everyone connected to living or working in Braunstone.

So where do you come in?

Well, we want to increase the number and spread of residents in the network. At our next meeting we will be looking at ways to develop a ‘grapevine’ for passing information around the estate.

As we have reported in our Network News column we have excellent representation on the Nieghbourhood Management Board (NMB), with local residents chairing the meetings. We feel that this gives everyone connected to the Board meetings, in what ever way, an equal status at the NMB table.

As a group of residents we are happy that the NMB is an open forum for residents to have their views and news shared with others. We feel it presents real opportunities for us to influence service provision. We can bring about change by gaining and feeding in up-to-date and relevant information. Without this crucial element Neighbourhood Management Board in Braunstone would not be as effective as it is.

That’s a flavour of what we have done since we started. We still have a lot to do and if you to want join us, see our notice on the back page or contact Paddy, Anne or Ali on the Neighbourhood Support Team.

Police Sergeant Will Cheshire caught up with us with news about a boost in number for the local policing unit for Braunstone.

He said, “I’ve go three good new people on the team.

They are: PC Darren Cramp, PCSO Steve Hodgeman and PCSO Marcus Forrester. No doubt you’ll see them on the beat around the area.”

YOU’VE BEEN USING THE BINS! Braunstone’s Parks Officer, Anita Robinson is a happy woman. She says, “I am really happy to say that the new dog waste bins and rubbish bins are being well used.”

We are pleased with that news, too as the Alert is a big promoter of the Clean UP Braunstone campaign.

Anita says, “We have noticed a marked decrease in the amount of rubbish being left for us to collect and there is less dog muck even though there are more dog walkers coming on to the park!”

She adds “I would like to say a big ‘THANK YOU’ to all of the park users who are making use of both dog and rubbish bins.”

There is lots of new equipment such as benches and play equipment and all of it is been really well received and used.

Work has now finished on the skate park and by March there will be a new toilet block for public use.

There is just so much going on! Anita tells us “The walking group meets at the stable block at 10.30 on Monday mornings and everyone is welcome to come along. It’s not a fast pace, so what ever your ability, give me a call or just turn up” And another thing “The Art Group has arranged for Kevin Sutherland to come and teach them how to do caricatures!

Kevin is a cartoonist for the Beano magazine! We do have a couple of spare spaces for that, so give me a call if you are interested” You can reach Anita on 0116 2548467 and she can usually be found loitering around the stable block!

GET A FREE GREEN BOX You can get a free green recycling box just call 0116 252 7002 or visit the BRITE Centre Customer Service desk.

Here’s what you should put in your green box... ü Clean glass bottles & jars (no caps or lids) ü Newspapers, magazines, junk mail catalogues ü Clean plastic bottles (no lids) And what you should not put in... x Broken glass or Pyrex glass x Envelopes, cardboard, yellow pages, books

SOME USEFUL NUMBERS Report Dog Fouling 0116 252 7002 Report Fly Tipping 0116 252 7001 Report Graffiti 0116 225 3839 Bulk Collections 0116 252 7002 or contact the BRITE Centre Customer Desk

TAKE THE PLEDGE!

TURNING POINT NEWS

arol Breward wants Braunstone to have more access to fresh, organic fruit and veg. Through Families in Focus, Carol and colleagues have worked to raise local awareness about healthy eating and use of land and gardens. Now the aim is to step up a gear. Carol says, “We want to put in a bid to the Big Lottery Fund to make it easier for families to get the best organic, healthy food all the time.”

The proposed scheme is called ‘Pledge for Veg’ and Carol wants everyone in Braunstone to help support the bid. She says, “I want to show the Big Lottery that we have consulted the community and have wide support.”

So Carol is going round Braunstone asking residents and groups to be photographed with the Pledge for Veg logo. “We are collecting photographs and are going to make a YouTube video to show the support we have. We will also be doing a wide public consultation to strengthen the bid.”

Pledge for Veg will have all sorts of benefits for Braunstone. Carol tells us that it will extend the working of helping families learn about healthy eating and growing their own food. “We live in the city but we can still grow fruit and veg. We want to establish garden sharing, use of waste plots, small business, training courses on growing and preserving food, an annual food fair and much more.”

Even people with no garden space could benefit.

“However little space there is we can still grow something... we could give you grow-bags or use window boxes and hanging baskets.”

So if you want to support the Pledge for Veg bid, Carol will be very pleased to hear from you. She says “If you want to be photographed, want to send me a letter of support or if you have other ideas then give me a call.”

Braunstone’s Turning Point Women’s Centre is to host a two year project, working with the Prison and Probation Services. The scheme will support women from Leicester and surrounding counties, who are at risk of offending or who have been arrested.

Ruth Epstein from Turning Point, writes, “On average, it costs 12 times more to send a woman to prison than to put her on a community supervision order and around one third of women prisoners lose their home and their possessions, whilst in prison. We will have a one-stop shop approach, offering advice and referrals to services such as health, alcohol and drugs misuse, accommodation provision, education, employment , parenting and finance.”

The projects hopes to offer a wide range of support and services that will help women avoid becoming repeat offenders.

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Carol Breward 0116279 5034 carol.breward@tpwomen.org.uk

Ruth Epstein 0116 240 5882 ruth.epstein@tpwomen.org.uk

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THE W FACTOR raunstone councillor Wayne Naylor, says, “Forget Britain’s Got Talent, Expel the X Factor and Strictly Come and see the biggest LCC Staff Talent show

ever!”

Wayne tells us, “The Lord Mayor’s Appeal is raising funds for the Leicester Children's Holiday Centre in Mablethorpe. The staff show aims to boost the appeal.”

So where does Wayne come in? “I put myself forward to be in the talent show and got picked. They must be mad!” (no comment from us!)

It’s called the ‘Star People Talent Show’ and it takes place at the Leicester Tigers Ground on Saturday 30th January. Wayne says, “I was a quivering wreck at the auditions and was really stunned they picked me. But I’m pleased to be helping raise funds for Mablethorpe, lots of Braunstone kids have used it.”

So you can help the Children’s Centre and hear Wayne (and others) sing for just £10. Booking is only by email.

To reserve your tickets and arrange collection and payment, contact Emma.Tsiatinis@leicester.gov.uk.

POLICE STORY

JYOT’S HEALTH SPOT

pparently one drawback from the festive season is that all those lovely presents can be attractive to thieves. Local police sergeant, Will Cheshire contacted us with some advice about looking after your gifts. He wrote, “Neighbourhood officers in Braunstone are offering the following tips to protect your presents and other goodies and to ensure your New Year is crime free.”

ur very own Jyot the Chemist says, “Thank you to everyone who nominated me for a Worker in the Community Award, I couldn’t believe it! It’s nice to know that I am appreciated”

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Jyot asked us to talk about all of the services that you can have for free, which is much more than just picking up your prescription! Jyot told us about his stop smoking programme. “Seeing as it’s the New Year, have a think about giving up smoking!” he suggested.

Jyot offers a service which is friendly and helpful and allows you free access to patches or lozenges or the gum, and he gives you some useful information about the ill effects it can have.

Jyot says, “I will give you a carbon monoxide monitoring check and talk to you about how we can work together to give up. Please don’t feel that its not possible for you if you have already tried these, because if you really struggle to give up then there are now some new tablets on the market which I can help you to get from your doctor, I can write a letter of support for you, to your GP.” He adds, “Smoking is very bad for you... did you know that smoking effects your hormones, causes vaso constriction which leads to high blood pressure and eye problems and it can also cause palpitations!”

This is not the only free service that Jyot offers…

“Did you know that you can have a flu jab here? I don’t do the swine flu jab, that’s for the doctors here at the surgery, but I do recommend that if you suffer from diabetes or a heart condition, you should have both jabs.”

“You can come in at any time for your flu jab, and while you are here, why not have a ten minute MOT! I can check your Body Mass Index, that tells us how much fat is stored around the body. We check the blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose levels and your risk of heart disease.”

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ill added, “We hope that everyone had a good Christmas and would like to take this opportunity to wish all residents in Braunstone a very happy New Year!”

For more information about securing your home and possessions visit www.leics.police.uk or call 0116 222 2222 and ask to speak to your local crime reduction officer.

Jyot also told us that he makes his own special cough and cold remedy which is cheaper than the namebranded stuff and according to him “more effective” Just ask in store and he will sort it out for you!

“I really recommend that if you are suffering with swine flu, you should take paracetamols, fluids and plenty of rest, but for normal flu, come and get my special remedy.” Thanks for the tips Jyot!

We held Braunstone Awards 2009 to celebrate the fantastic community spirit of the people. The organisers are the Neighbourhood Support Team and the Residents Network, part of Neighbourhood Management in Braunstone. The next two pages show some of the people who attended to receive their awards for working to make Braunstone better.

One hundred and thirty four certificates awarded...

Another Great Braunstone Event

...and 150 people enjoyed a great night!

Louis Tro

Barry and Maria Sawbridge

ut Ali Ladak

The Lymer Family

and Community Ch ampion Anita Robinson

The team that brought you the Awards were: Alan, Andy, Ann, Dawn, Eileen,Geoff, Joy, Ian and the Neighbourhood Support Team - Anne, Ali and Paddy Special thanks go to Surestart for sponsoring this Braunstone Alert Awards Special

A big thank you to following organisations for their support.

Cooperative Society v More Production v Turning Point v LCC Housing v B-Inspired v West End Working Men’s Club v Riverside Housing v NHS Leicester City v Victor Quailey v Ink & Media Centre v

from The start of the new year is also the start of a hectic three the PAST g in n r lea month period for everyone involved in this project. Half way for e r through the programme, the staff and the learners are u Utup for a major Building the fgearing exhibition of Braunstone’s creative and artistic talents.

The fund has allowed loads of people to be involved in learning for fun. The learning to date has been about art, creativity and history. Now they have start working on their exhibition pieces. Meanwhile the b-creative and b -connected team will be recruiting new people to get involved in planning the exhibition It’s not all work, work, work though. The report from the groups show that there is an important social side to the project.

HISTORY GROUP The History Group is based at the BRITE Centre, and members are researching a variety of different elements of Braunstone history. These include the Winstanley family, St Peters Church, the War Years and even ghost stories surrounding Braunstone Hall!

There was so much interest in Braunstone history, that we had to set up two groups. The two usually work independently but they have come together on occasion. One example of their joint work was their visit to the Records Office in Wigston, where they were allowed access to all sorts of original records and maps.

Helen Catterwell, from Friends of Highway Spinney, is researching the land details of old Braunstone. She told us, “I really love the group and am really benefiting from it.”

The group will collate all their findings and devise a simple, fun way to display what they have found out. Like the other groups established though the Transformation Fund, the history group wants continue after the project has finished and looks forward to continued support from Val Smith and BRITE Centre staff.

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he Watercolour group is going from strength to strength, and thanks to six weeks tutoring supplied by Leicester Adult Skills, the group has produced some fantastic pieces, using Braunstone as their inspiration, for display in the forthcoming exhibition at the BRITE Centre. Thanks to the good will of the residents and staff at Sandyhurst on Hockley Farm Road, the group also have a great venue to work in, and with the continued support of the Transformation Fund project workers, the group has grown in confidence, and are now functioning as a self-supporting group.

One of the group members, Sue Simpson, told us, “I had no previous experience of watercolour painting when I started the course. I am amazed by what I have achieved.”

TEXTILE GROUP The Textile Group meets at the OAK Centre on Friday mornings. It is made up of two parts - the Sew n So’s and the Braunstone Women’s Community Group. Between the two they are producing a really wide range of beautiful items. Their skills include small intricate jewellery making, cross-stitching, toy making, tapestry, knitting, quilting, clothes making.

The women who take part say it’s a great way to learn new skills and share what you know. One said, “It’s a lovely friendly atmosphere we have... we have a good gossip... find out what’s going on... have a laugh. It’s brilliant.”

Another said “I was making things by myself at home, now I’ve got new friends and people to talk to. We look out for each other... I’m glad I came!”

Like the other groups the Textile crew will be displaying some their creativity at the exhibition in March.

BACK IN BUSINESS! Anne, Ali and Paddy, Braunstone’s Neighbourhood Support Team (NST) have been ‘out and about’ more than usual over the past few months. Of course, it’s an essential part of their job of working with the community, but there was an extra factor... their office has been a building site! That’s all finished now, so we can introduce you to the new look 45 Wellinger Way. Team co-ordinator, Anne Short told us, “I am sure that many of you who take children to school or pop to the shops have noticed the building works outside number 45 over the past few months. I am proud to announce that the building is vastly improved and is operating under the name Neighbourhood Support Base. We now have a bright, cheery place where we plan to exhibit local people’s artwork. It will be a mini community art gallery. We also have a quiet one-to-one room, a new separate group activity room, all of which is complimented by modern kitchen and accessible toilet facilities.”

The Arts Development Team, Zoe and Lisa are based in the offices with Anne and co. As part of the new identity for BCA (now b-inspired) the teams are working under the new banners b-connected and b-creative.

Anne added, “We now have a great shop front, so look out for notices about up and coming community events and we’ll be happy to display community information for you. We’ll continue producing the Braunstone Alert here so you can pop in for your copy. We are generally nosey people, it helps in our work, so are happy to hear your news or stories for the next Alert edition. We like to say we make local people famous! You could be next.”

Anne is clearly enthusiastic about the new look. “The transformation of Wellinger Way is brilliant! It paves the way for many more opportunities to spread the word about the Braunstone community. We are planning to promote local artistic skills in our community gallery, hold resident get-togethers, have mini workshops... the ideas are endless.”

There are even plans for the back yard, which has been a bit of a wilderness for years. “We want to improve this a lot. In the Spring we aim to start developing the garden space as an extension to our community base during the Summer months.”

The team is planning a launch day on Friday 5th February. “We will be open all day so you can come and meet us and have a look around. Drop in, have a cup of tea and a chat with us. We tell about what we do and how you might be involved. We can help whether you want to be very active, for example through Neighbourhood Management or simply want to share your views and ideas. Come and talk to us... we look forward to meeting you.”

NEIGHBOURHOOD SUPPORT BASE, 45 WELLINGER WAY, 0116 223 3356

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NEW WOMEN’S GROUP AT OAK li Gamble of the Neighbourhood Support Team writes about the Braunstone Women’s Community Group “We now have more families from different parts of the world living in Braunstone. A few months ago two women, who originally lived in Congo, asked us help them set up a group. Their idea was to encourage all women to get together and share their experiences and their skills. This group is not an African women’sgroup, it’s open to everyone, and we do encourage people that have not been in the area for very long, to come and meet us. New Learning for Deprived Communities (NLDC) have given us some money for training. With this we will be doing First Aid and Food Hygiene in February and we are planning a day trip to a castle.”

Call Ali on 0116 223 2256 or come along anytime between 10.00 am and 1.00 pm on Fridays at the Oak Centre on Bendow Rise.

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HOUSING NEWS

ousing Manager Ellen Watts had several pieces of news for this edition. First is another successful bid to the grants panel for security equipment.

“With this we will supply infra-red external security lights for our tenants who are over 60 years old. We wrote to everyone who is eligible, and have had an overwhelming response... but just in case we have missed you out you can ring us on 0116 252 7007. Our teams will start installing the new lights soon” Braunstone residents who are not council tenants may still be eligible for security equipment thanks to the JAG partnership. This has funds available for lights and window film for any residents who are victims of crime or who have special circumstances. All you have to do is contact any member of your local police beat team.

Ellen also wants to spread the word about a new employment scheme. She said, “There is a scheme called ‘Future Jobs Fund’ which I think will be great for Braunstone. The fund will help long term unemployed, especially 18 - 24 year olds, to get into work. The jobs will last between six months and a year. The aim is for people gain enough experience to find longer term employment. The ‘Future Jobs Fund’ programme will teach skills relating to housing maintenance. Aside from the personal benefits, at a later date I would love to see people from the scheme carrying our maintenance and repairs in Braunstone.

Ellen has been working with Sergeant Will Cheshire to deal with a major concern, namely vandalism to empty houses. Ellen said “One attack caused over £10,000 of damage... and because of how housing funding works, the money spent on dealing with this means less money is available for normal repairs and maintenance. It also means that people in need of housing are having to wait, for up to six weeks.

Both Ellen and Will want this behaviour to stop and encourage residents to report such vandalism. Will said “You can report anonymously to police or housing or CrimeStoppers 0800 555111. Anything you say will be confidential and will help us stop this behaviour.”

Ellen added, “We are one of the few areas that still have to use sitex and this gives a bad impression of Braunstone and reinforces negative views of the area.

The main thing we want to get across is that vandalising houses is bad for Braunstone and that Braunstone residents are paying for it.”

Ellen added “On a brighter, note the proposals for developing the Bendbow site has been approved after

SPOTLIGHT... ohn Smith is one of younger Braunstone’s residents. He called in to our office looking for some help from StreetVibe. Although the youth project isn’t here any more (they’re at the Grove), John got into conversation about the Alert and we invited him to go under the Spotlight.

What is your idea of a good night out?

Having a laugh with my mates ... a good night in?

Chilling out and watching a movie What animal would you be?

I’d be a dog… a Stafford!

What is your pet hate?

People that ignore me What is your favourite film?

Wrestling... WWF What do you love about Braunstone?

I’ve lived here all my life and it’s a nice place to live What words would people use to describe you?

I can be helpful and a good mate What is the furthest you’ve ever been from home?

Newquay What would be your ideal holiday?

America, anywhere in America!

What's your most attractive quality?

My personality ... and your least attractive quality?

My mouth…I can be lippy Have you got a claim to fame?

Once appeared on take-over radio If we made a movie of your life who would play you?

Jackie Chan Do you have a wish for Braunstone?

More activities…I tried the street gym equipment it’s good How do you want to be remembered?

With a big statue... a biiiiiiiig statue... of me in the middle of the park. With biiiiiiiig muscles! public consultation. I’ll have more news about that next time.

Finally Ellen said that at a recent meeting heard Janet Statham idea of naming two jittys in North Braunstone, “Will and I really loved the idea. I don’t know what the technicalities are but if it’s possible it would be great.

Maybe we could have a competition to pick the names.

I’ll let you know how that develops.”

Dear Alert, I wanted to say how proud we are of Luke Hollingsworth and his achievement at reaching the semi final in ‘Move like Michael Jackson’. Although, he was disappointed to go out of the competition he has the support of friends and family and is feeling good.

BBC See Hear programme contacted Luke about appearing on the programme as an inspiration to other deaf people.

Well done Luke Barry Sawbridge.

Dear Alert, Golden Gloves are a local group of volunteers that meet four times a week at the Oak centre, on Bendbow Rise, to teach young people about the fitness skills associated with Boxing.

We are proud of the work we do and the achievements of the young people. We thought what better way of sharing their success than by having an open day. So on Saturday 20th February we would like to invite local people to come and see what we do.

We will be having demonstrations and tips for maintaining your general health See you on the 20th Paddy (Greg Lynch) from Golden Gloves

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On November 5th our 99 year old friend and neighbour slipped and fell In the Hallam Crescent/Caldecote Road area. Two young Braunstone (15 or 16 years old at a guess) saw her and went to help. They stayed with her until they found help to get her home and she was eventually taken to hospital. Although this was too late for the last Alert, we still want to say that our friends’ niece joins us in thanking these young men for their kindness. Well done to both of you.

Pauline and Bill

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This month’s production team Paddy McCullough, Anne Short, Ali Gamble Thanks to the Digital Photgraphy Group for photos Write to Braunstone Alert, 45 Wellinger Way, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 1RG. E-mail paddy.mccullough@b-inspired.org.uk Printed by Joseph A. Ball (printers) Ltd. We make every effort to ensure that information is accurate and up to date at the time of publication