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20 years at Birstall nursery

A LOCAL councillor has been found to have breached the Member’s Code of Conduct of Birstall Parish Council following an investigation.

CHILDREN AND staff are Birstall Rainbow Nursery on Wanlip Lane have been celebrating as a member of staff marks an incredible 20 years at the nursery.

Donna Nuttall, who lives in Birstall, joined the nursery in 2001 as an apprentice before qualifying as a nursery nurse. She has cared for hundreds of local children across all age groups at the nursery but is now based in the toddler room – supporting them as they learn, play and grow.

To celebrate, the children created a large banner to welcome Donna as she arrived at the nursery on Friday June 25 and decorated the room with balloons.

Donna said: “It feels incredible to be celebrating 20 years at Rainbow. My favourite part of the job is definitely helping the children to learn each day and seeing them grow and build their confidence by the time they go to school. The parents have been fantastic, and I’ve built really great relationships and got to know many of them over the years as their children have attended the nursery.”

Donna now joins a group of staff at the nursery who have been at Rainbow for over 20 years, including nursery manager Paula Wright who joined the nursery 27 years ago.

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Parish councillor Julian Howe was found to have not “behaved in such a way that a reasonable person would regard as respectful.”

In February 2020, Councillor Howe self-referred a member conduct complaint against himself. His complaint was about allegations that he was responsible for harassing Parish Council Clerk Mrs Sue Coulson. He wished for the allegations to be independently reviewed and investigated, as they had resulted in restrictive conditions that he said limited his ability to obtain information and perform his role as a parish councillor.

Councillor Howe had been told not to contact the clerk and to direct all communications to the chair and vice-chair.

After an initial review by Charnwood‘s monitoring officer, the complaint was referred for a full investigation. This involved reviewing documents and emails and interviewing Councillor Howe and the clerk.

The investigator's report was then considered by Charnwood Borough Council’s member conduct panel on June 4, at a meeting attended by Cllr Howe and the clerk.

The report included details of anonymous blog articles Councillor Howe had Continued on page 2

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Ernie celebrates 100th birthday

posted on a website and a letter he had sent to the Birstall Post which was published on the Your Say page.

BIRSTALL’S Ernie Tyler came to live in the vilThe panel concluded that these contained “personal comments about the lage in 1946 and will be celebrating his 100th clerk that a reasonable person would birthday on July 30. regard as being disrespectful” and Newly married to his wife Betty, they moved to a house amounted to a breach of paragraph 1 of in Went Road where Ernie, now a widower, still lives. the Code Of Conduct. Disagreeing with The couple met in the fields of Lincolnshire, age 10, the investigating officer, the panel consid- taking tea to workers on the land at harvest time. “We were ered that Councillor Howe had not childhood sweethearts, “said Ernie, who married Betty in breached paragraph 2 of the Code: that 1945. a councillor shall not act in a way which Ernie was born in the small village of Skillington, Lina reasonable person would regard as colnshire in 1921. One of his earliest memories is being bullying or intimidatory. rushed to hospital three days before Christmas when he was The report also included allegations five years old. A bone disease affecting his right leg needed that Cllr Howe had made disparaging immediate surgery, and Ernie spent the next six months in comments about the clerk at a public hospital, having four operations in total. consultation event. The panel concluded “I remember my parents coming to see me that Christmas there was insufficient evidence that Cllr - they walked six miles to the hospital,” said Ernie.

Howe had made the alleged comments.

In the war, Ernie served with the Royal Mechanical ElecThe investigation considered allegatrical Engineers. His work included ‘Tropicalisation’ – tions that the volume of the email sent to spraying electrical equipment, like radios, with a liquid that the clerk by Councillor Howe were unac- protected them from extreme heat and humidity. ceptable, placed unreasonable demands After the war, he on her time and led to her feeling overworked as an engineer at whelmed and stressed.

Taylor, Taylor & Hobson, The panel concluded that 27 emails then Thorn Lighting for 25 sent over 10 months by Cllr Howe to the years. When he was made clerk did not amount to a breach of the redundant aged 62, he got Code. The panel considered the volume a job delivering for mealsof emails was not excessive, but noted on-wheels. not all the contents of those emails had Ernie and Betty had no been made available. children, and sadly, Betty After considering the complaint, the died in 2013. panel decided that it be recommended Pics: 100 year old Ernie Tyler and (left) aged 24 on his Ernie remembers going wedding day, with wife Betty to Birstall Parish Council that it issue a to the Lawn cinema on formal letter to Cllr Howe setting out the Saturday nights, then into England in the Euros. “I thought England were rubbish breach of the Code which had been the Stamford for a pint. “I against Scotland, I was remembering how Tommy identified. It did not consider that any like Birstall,” he said. “ I Lawton played for England, he was a really big man other sanctions were justified. like the friendly people, who would just run forward through the opposition.

The panel’s second recommendation I’ve got lots of friends, He scored as many goals with his head as his feet.” was that Cllr Howe be afforded the same and I like the lakes - I Tommy Lawton, a centre forward, played for Engaccess to information and support that is like to go there on my land 23 times between 1938–48. afforded to other members of Birstall mobility scooter.”

Ernie will be celebrating his birthday with a getParish Council, in light of its findings Ernie’s favourite TV together with his nephew and family, who are coming regarding the emails. The reason given programme is Coronation down from Newcastle. “We’ll be going to the Queen was that Cllr Howe should be able to Street and he is watching Vic in Syston, I’ve been going there for years and they seek information regarding Parish Council matters and challenge and scrutinise do the best carvery meal I’ve ever had, them in the same way as other parish “said Ernie. councillors.

“In the pandemic, I’ve isolated myself The panel’s final recommendation quite a bit, but I still carried on going was that Birstall Parish Council considout on my scooter and I’ve not been that ers commissioning a governance review, badly affected. I feel lucky I’ve had all which is an audit of a parish council's the services I need to keep me going. procedures and working practices car“I do worry a bit about the future ried out by an outside body. sometimes, but I just try to take things a The panel noted that: “evidence arisday at a time.” ing during the investigation suggests that And the secret of a long life? “Good there was some confusion over roles food, and a whiskey now and again,” and responsibilities of the clerk and says Ernie. parish councillors, and that there were some questions over issues of transparency, scrutiny and public accountability • Efficient • Stylish relating to financial and budgetary matters amongst other things.”

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Celebrating 60 years together HAPPY COUPLE Claude and Shirley Harrison of Birstall marked their 60th wedding anniversary with a joyful celebration at their Allington Drive home.

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Friends, family and neighbours popped in to toast the couple in their flower-filled garden, enjoying champagne, cake and party food. “It was a lovely day, “said Shirley.

Claude (89) and Shirley (78) were married on June 10, 1961, at St Stephen’s Church on East Park Road, Leicester. A year later, they moved to their brand-new home on Allington Drive, which they have cherished, building an extension and creating a colourful, large garden where they have hosted fundraising events over the years for the MND Association charity.

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Pics: Claude & Shirley Harriosn & (inset) on their wedding day

The couple have always liked living in Birstall. “It’s got everything, what more could you wish for,” said Claude. Shirley, former chairman of the parish magazine, Contact, remembers her time as captain of Birstall’s Girls’ Brigade

fondly. “I loved taking the girls away on a bus to go camping, and I remember taking the girls to the Royal Albert Hall for a Girls’ Brigade festival – we had some cracking times,” she said.

The couple, who received a card from the Queen congratulating them on their anniversary, reflected on their 60 years of married life. “We’ve each got

our own views, and if we disagree, we discuss it, and if we argue, it will just be a few words and then it’s finished,” said Claude.

“We’ve had a good life together.”

Kids catch cricket bug at Birstall club BIRSTALL’S Asian Sports Cricket Club has been introducing boys and girls to cricket.

The club play on the School Lane playing field and have been delivering Sunday morning coaching sessions, called All Stars and Dynamo cricket, to over 100 children, aged from 5–11.

“The children are guaranteed eight weeks of jam-packed fun, activity and skills development,” said club spokesman Ashwin Patel.

He added: “The programme is designed to introduce children to cricket, teaching them new skills, helping them make new friends and have a great time doing so.”

Ravi Mashra from Birstall brought his daughter Amaya (7), and his son Rayan (4), to a session. He said: “I’d heard friends and family talking about it saying it was great, and you can see it’s not just running about it’s educational, they’re learning hand-eye coordination.

“My children had started to play cricket at home, and we were looking for some coaching sessions and what could be better than this you can see the smiles on their faces.”

Ashwin said: “The feedback we have received from parents has been excellent.

This has led to us running our own cricket coaching sessions for different age groups after All Stars/ Dynamo cricket has finished. We city club like ours, and for Birstall's profile. This has have had take up on these already. been reflected in comments from local residents regard“We have the third-highest take up in ing the colourful and fun atmosphere created at the playthe whole county. Excellent for an inner- ing fields.”

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Plan identifies Birstall field for new homes HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS on the edge of Birstall, and within the parish boundary, feature in a major new planning document for the area.

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Residents can have their say about Charnwood Borough Council’s vision for the borough, set out in its Local Plan. A six-week public consultation on the Charnwood Local Plan 2021-37 begins on July 12 and ends on August 23.

The plan identifies how the borough will meet increased Government targets for new homes, as well as providing employment land and critical infrastructure.

It sets out the location of land and infrastructure needed for the development required to support the growth of the borough up to 2037.

One of the major housing allocations in the plan is for 1950 homes at the Broadnook Garden suburb, north of Birstall. The planning permission for this site has been approved.

Also identified in the plan for housing development is land off Cliffe Road/Henson Close. The 7.62-hectare site is designated as 'Outside the Limits to Development', is part of the 'Green Wedge' and has a tree preservation order on part of the site. A public footpath also crosses the site, from Fielding Road to Birstall Golf Course.

The capacity of the site is 143 dwellings, but the plan states “the capacity of the site has been reduced to enable key Green Wedge functions to be retained as part of the development.” This reduces the number of dwellings on the site to 35.

The Birstall Post tried to obtain a detailed diagram of the area allocated for development – the Borough Council said the drawings were still being prepared but would be published on July

12.

There is no current planning application for the site, but its inclusion in the local plan means that any application is likely to be supported by the council.

The plan states: “We will support development proposals at site HA14 that: • restrict built development to the south-eastern corner of the site; • are supported by a Green Infrastructure Strategy, prepared in consultation with the local planning authority and Leicester City Council, that demonstrates how the functions of Green Wedge will be maintained as part of the development of the site, including ensuring that the effect upon the separate identities and landscape setting of distinct settlements is mitigated, and linked areas of open space into the urban area of Leicester are maintained; and • include the enhancement of the area adjacent to the Great Central Railway (which functions as a wildlife corridor) as part of that Green Infrastructure strategy.”

Councillor Richard Bailey, lead member for planning, said: “The Charnwood Local Plan 2021-37 is critical to the future prosperity and protection of our borough as we emerge from the pandemic and look towards ensuring our undoubted assets realise their full potential.

“This is a key strategic document in a key period in the borough’s history, and I would encourage residents, businesses and all our partners to get involved in the public consultation.”

Representations will be collected by the council but will be heard by the Planning Inspectorate. This means that representations must meet the Government’s standard.

The Charnwood Local Plan 2021-37: Identifies 154 hectares of employment land to support the creation of 8,900 jobs in the borough and lead its pandemic recovery Meets the borough’s housing need - the target figure set by the Government by allocating land for the development of 1,111 new sustainable and welldesigned homes each year up to 2037 Focuses development towards intensifying and extending existing urban and suburban areas and larger villages, thereby creating accessible community hubs while protecting nearly 279 square kilometres of open countryside Plans for the critical mass of development needed to secure infrastruc-

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ture - including five new schools at Loughborough, Shepshed, Barrow, Anstey and Syston - as well as health services, roads and public transport networks Will bring in an estimated £200 million in Section 106 money to pay for

other improvements to facilities and amenities Once approved by the Planning Inspectorate, the document will replace the current Charnwood Core Strategy, adopted in 2015.

Parish Council notes

A FULL meeting of Birstall Parish Council was held on June 21.

Cllr Dave Thomas asked why the council does not have a finance committee. Chairman Ann Marshall said it was

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Clerk Sue Coulson reported that any councillor could visit the office for a demonstration and explanation of the accounting software.

Councillors agreed to award grants from its community grant fund: £500 to Girlguiding Birstall to furnish its new Ranger room at its Johnson Road headquarters, and £398 to Gunns’ gym for two new punch bags.

Councillors considered a suggestion that part-time staff are employed to pick litter at the School Lane playing field and Meadow Lane playing field at weekends, and to install large temporary litter bins.

Cllr Julie Palmer said that volunteer litter pickers are doing a good job but finding the situation overwhelming, and the quicker litter is picked up after being dropped, the better. Cllr Ed Marshall said there were 150 volunteers in a local litter picking group, that if we want litter picking up we should do it ourselves, employing people was not the way forward and that more should be done on educating people not to drop litter.

Comment was made that even if litter bins were placed three feet apart across the park, they still will not be used.

Cllr Abe Khayer suggested prominent posters warning about fines for littering placed in lots of locations within the playing field could work, as it had in other areas.

Cllr Jeff Cassidy suggested looking into getting extra powers for the dog warden to issue fines for littering.

It was agreed that the council’s dog warden, who is not yet in post, could work at weekends and that the clerk finds out how they can be given the powers to issue fines for littering. It was agreed that the public is encouraged to pick litter on Council land using the Parish Council’s equipment.

Councillors considered the reinstatement of the Parish Council’s Birstall youth café, which was closed in 2020. It was located in the pavilion on the School Lane playing field.

Cllr Dave Thomas said that a working party could be set up to consider a way forward, that the Parish Council needs to show it is interested in young people and investing in them. He said that the effects of the pandemic meant that the opportunities for young people to meet and socialise with support and guidance from youth workers were more important than ever.

Cllr Kirsty Haywood said she volunteered at the youth café, that its numbers had been dwindling even before Covid19, and that the project needed a complete rethink.

Chairman Ann Marshall said the facility was started to address issues with antisocial behaviour in the village and had been a success. The first intake grew up and moved on, and numbers using the café started to decrease, despite publicity and contact with local schools.

All the complex issues associated with child services provision now made it a specialist area and not one that the council’s office staff should be expected to do.

Contracting the work out to an external

provider would be a solution.

It was reported that Leicester City Council had recently hired the pavilion Monday to Friday, 9am-3pm, for work with autistic young people.

It was agreed that the clerk investigates sources of help, support and advice about how a youth facility can be provided and report back to the council.

After an investigation by the Monitoring Officer at Charnwood Borough Council, the Member Conduct Panel ruled on June 4 that Cllr Julian Howe had breached the Member’s Code of Conduct.

The panel concluded that in two blog articles and a letter published in the Birstall Post, Cllr Howe had written personal comments about the clerk that were disrespectful.

The panel made three recommendations to Birstall Parish Council. These were that Cllr Howe be sent a letter setting out how the code had been breached, and that Councillor Howe be afforded the same access to information and support as any other parish councillor.

The third recommendation was that due to “some confusion over roles and responsibilities of the clerk and Parish councillors, and…some questions over issues of transparency, scrutiny and public accountability relating to financial and budgetary matters amongst other things... the Parish Council should consider commissioning an independent governance review such as is available from LRALC.” Councillors voted to accept the first recommendation, then voted to exclude the press and public from the meeting before considering the other two recommendations.

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Janet Pattison remembered A BIRSTALL woman who worked Age Concern Birstall & Wanlip, organishard for the community has died ing fund-raising events for a minibus and becoming the manager of the first aged 82 after a long illness.

Janet Pattison moved to Birstall with her family in the mid-1970s.

An enthusiastic member of the school PTAs, she helped organise Highcliffe school’s annual French trip and later, with the headteacher Colin Dwelly, became involved with the fundraising and formation of the school’s community centre.

Janet helped start the Birstall Action Team – the BAT cave – in a vacant shop at 9 Sibson Road, helping to set up the Birstall Post newspaper there in 1983.

She was instrumental in rejuvenating

Age Concern Charity shop on Sibson Road.

She was an active member of the Methodist Church, arranging social events and dinners, helping to set up the coffee shop and volunteering at the luncheon club.

Janet is survived by her husband of 63 years, Harry, and her two children, Julie and Andrew.

Janet‘s funeral was held on June 28 at Loughborough crematorium.

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Café closes but service continues A POPULAR Birstall café is closing and moving to kitchen-only premises.

The Birstall Post welcomes your views and opinions on any subject. Letters, which must include your name and address, (though not necessarily for publication) can be posted to: The Birstall Post, Unit 109, Greenacres, The Sidings, Leicester LE4 3BR, or handed in at Birstall library or email: editor@birstallpost.co.uk

Gladys Bowler In pursuit of their aims to look after this lovely peaceful Victorian green space, The Friends of Belgrave Cemetery are anxious to trace any living relatives of Gladys Bowler née Clarke, who rests in Belgrave Cemetery.

Gladys was the daughter of Thomas Clarke and Ellen née Sharpe.

Gladys was buried with her baby in 1929 and was later joined by her mother, Ellen Clarke, in 1945.

Gladys’ husband was Frank B Clarke, and at the time of her death, they were living at 109 Moira Street, Belgrave.

Gladys also had a brother Thomas Leonard Clarke born in 1905, according to the 1911 census. It is believed that Frank Clarke was later remarried to Mabel Elizabeth Chappell at Dinas Powis Wesleyan Church on 31st August 1931.

Frank and Mabel had a daughter Mary R Bowler. In 1939 he was living in Birstall employed as a Laundry Head Clerk Cashier. He died in Leicester in 1992. If any of these names and dates mean anything to you, please contact Sandra Moore at sandraemoore@sky.com or via the Friends website: www.friendsofbelgravecemetery.org.uk.

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Thanks Thank you to the kind lady in the red car who helped my wife who had gone wandering along School Lane and was confused. You thoughtfully looked after her and took her home and showed great consideration.

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Keys found Two set of keys found on the footpath in Watermead Country Park, Birstall.

One is a remote car fob, and the other is a set of house keys. They probably belong to the same person due to how close they were to each other when found. They were found at 8am on Tuesday June 8, on the footpath by Natures Lake, between the footbridge over the weir (just after the White Horse pub) and Watermead Way. If you think they might be yours, please contact redvettehead@yahoo.com and leave a description of both sets of keys.

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I took this photo at the bottom of White Horse lane during the last floods.

I think it shows how our waterways are treated as an extension of our refuse sites.

So much of it is obviously plastic.

How much of an effort is it to put rubbish actually in a bin?

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Ruth’s Lambourne Café is run by Ruth Senescall. She said: “I would like the community to know that everything I do I will continue to do just without the sit-in part of the cafe. The cafe needs a lot of work doing on it that is just too expensive for the landlords to carry out, and all of my overheads have increased drastically due to Covid-19 and restrictions and things, so in order for me to survive and keep doing what I love, I am moving to kitchen-only premises in Birstall.

“I will continue to run our meals on wheels service, our outside catering, Sunday dinners and even our take away from there. We had all our inspections done and received the fabulous 5 stars

Pic: Ruth Senescall (left) & Racheal Ward in the Lambourne Café which is brilliant.

“I will be sorry to close the doors of our sit-in cafe, but I’m excited that Ruth’s Lambourne will still carry on serving our community.”

Get involved with autumn production A SYSTON theatre group are planning an autumn production and are looking for anyone interested in joining them.

Jude Latham, Secretary of the Syston QT theatre group, said: “We would love to hear from anyone interested in joining us, in whatever capacity. Perhaps, after being isolated for so long, you would like to try something new, meeting new people and enjoying new experi-

ences? Maybe the hobby you have had for many years no longer appeals because it’s all you’ve done for the last 15 months, and now you fancy a change!”

She added: “QT Theatre Group’s last production was Chance Encounters, many months and two lockdowns ago!

"The two one-act plays in rehearsal had to be postponed as a result of Covid-19. QTs, like so many other theatre companies, has been dark since early 2020 and I’m sure that regular members and audiences are suffering the withdrawal symptoms!

“Well, I’m pleased to say that, following a committee meeting in early June, we can start to gear up again, albeit slowly. Our wonderful venue, The Old Chapel, Chapel Street, Syston can accommodate us once more. However, audi-

ence capacity restrictions, stringent rules on seating, social distancing, customer flow, sanitisation and so on mean that theatres cannot yet return to the previous ‘normal’ theatre experience. For small companies like QTs, there are the additional challenges of limitations on how many performers can be on stage and, more importantly, how many performers can gather to rehearse. We have never been able to have that many people on stage at the best of times (little stage = small cast!) So, what do we have in mind?

“One of our favourite writers, David Tristram, has written a very funny One-Act play called “Lockdown in Little Grimley.” We are considering putting on a production of this in the autumn, most probably at the middle to end of November.”

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Helping our community THE HELPING Our Community Birstall group organised a fundraising garden party in June and is making plans for delivering a festive treat in December. Cofounder of the group, Rosie Rollings, reports: It's been a busy month for the community and scrubs group.

We decided to ask members of the community and scrubs group to join in a challenge set

by Sir Tom. The challenge was to make 100 items to be sold for a charity. The community didn’t disappoint, and soon items were being dropped off. We had plants, veg, wooden items, jewellery and many crafted items. It again showed the amazing talent we have in our community and also the generosity.

We held a garden party for Jade’s retreat on June 6 and sold the items donated for Sir Tom’s challenge and other crafted items.

We also had a tea and cake stall.

Despite the rain, it went well.

Shop Local supported the event by donating some amazing gifts and vouchers for the raffle. We were hoping to raise money towards the outstanding amount needed to upgrade Jade’s retreat; £2000 was needed. With the generosity of every-

Pics: a fundraising garden party on Cliffe Road & (inset) Isabel Featherstone (4) enjoying a slice of cake

one, we raised an amazing £2562.21 and were absolutely overwhelmed as we counted.

A heartfelt ‘Thank You’ goes to everyone that supported the event, also Daniel Grimley our newly

BREACH OF THE MEMBER CODE OF CONDUCT OF BIRSTALL PARISH COUNCIL

BY COUNCILLOR JULIAN HOWE At a hearing on 4th June 2021 a Panel of the Member Conduct Committee of Charnwood Borough Council determined that Councillor Julian Howe of Birstall Parish Council had breached the requirement to behave in such a way that a reasonable person would regard as respectful, as incorporated within the Code of Conduct of the Parish Council.

Councillor Howe wrote two online blogs and an article in the Birstall Post newspaper which contained personal comments about the Clerk which the Panel concluded were disrespectful to her, and which therefore breached the Code of Conduct.

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The Panel recommended that Birstall Parish Council should impose the following sanction: that a formal letter is sent to Councillor Howe setting out the breach of the Code which has been identified by the Panel.

The Panel also recommended that Councillor Howe should be afforded the same rights to information as other parish councillors and that, because they felt that the investigation regarding Councillor Howe’s actions had shown that there was evidence that suggested that there was some confusion over the roles and responsibilities of the Clerk and parish councillors, and that there were some questions over issues of transparency, scrutiny and public accountability relating to financial and budgetary matters amongst other things, that the Parish Council should consider commissioning an independent Governance Review.

Councillor Howe has a right of appeal against the decision of the Panel.

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elected councillor for attending.

We are now having a break before we start again towards the end of the summer with more fundraising.

The Scrubs Team were very disheartened to find that the post box topper was stolen from Park Road. Many had commented that it “made them smile.”

Sadly it is of no use to anyone unless you own a post box. Please check your gardens, in case it’s been thrown.

Following on from the Christmas dinners, we had money left and were able to offer afternoon tea from Ruth’s

cafe for a lovely couple celebrating their Diamond wedding anniversary.

We also have a member of the community who will be turning 100 at the end of July. With the money we have left Ruth has agreed to make sandwiches for his party, which is being arranged by the lunch club. As a community, it would be great if we could get 100 cards sent for

his 100th birthday. If anyone can send a card, or get children to make one, they can be dropped off at 9 Firfield, 6 Cliffe Road or Birstall Pet Supplies before July 25. Addressed to Ernie.

Following the success of the pay-itforward Christmas dinner last year, we will be looking at doing the same this year with Ruth’s Catering. Many people said it was a great joy to receive and also to give. So please think about people around you that may benefit from a special festive treat. We will be starting to collate this in September to try and avoid the manic rush of last year.

A massive ‘Thank You’ to everyone that made the garden party a success.

Especially all the lovely people that helped on the day.

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The 2021 Census

Nextdoor Birstall Several of our Members have received letters inviting them to join something called Nextdoor Birstall and have asked us if this is yet another scam.

Gift Cards are not Money

It is safe to say that the organisation is genuine and not part of a scam. Its website explains how it operates: www.nextdoor.co.uk There are a lot of online reviews and they appear to be mixed.

Many people like the idea and find the interaction with their neighbours useful, while others complain of being bombarded with unwanted information. See some reviews on Trustpilot: trustpilot.com If you decide that this is something for you, then there is no reason not to join. However, before you supply any personal information, please follow our standard advice and do your own checks. Be sure that you know where and how safely it will be kept, who will have access to it and, most importantly, how it might be used.

Criminal scams come in all shapes and sizes and it is difficult to keep up with the new versions as they appear. There are, however, some common features that mark them out for what they are.

High on the list is the request for payment to be made using Amazon or other gift vouchers.

These vouchers are designed to be what their name implies, a way of giving gifts to people we care about. They are not money and can only be used to buy items from the company that issues them.

Other genuine organisations have no use for them. Royal Mail, for example, wants its bills paid in cash that it can spend on delivering its services. It does not want to buy items from Amazon. What would it do with them?

Only use gift cards for their intended purpose. They are an excellent way of giving presents to relatives and friends but they should not be used for anything else.

As so many people know to their cost, fraudsters pretend to be representatives of all kinds of reputable and trusted organisations, including Government departments and Banks. Before giving away any personal details, always check carefully that the recipients really are who they claim to be.

If you are asked to buy gift vouchers to pay a bill, it is 100% certain that it is a scam that should be ignored.

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IN THE WARM WEATHER MAKE SURE THAT YOU LOCK ALL DOORS AND WINDOWS BEFORE YOU LEAVE YOUR HOME EMPTY The Birstall and Wanlip Neighbourhood Beat Team produces a monthly Newsletter written by our Beat Officer, Dave Jaeckels. It contains news about recent crime in our villages, crime prevention advice and other information about the Team’s activities.

You can read it in full each month on our website:

www.villagewatch.co.uk/police

Stay in Control If you phone or message somebody, it is something that YOU have decided to do and YOU are in control.

If you receive a call or message, it is something SOMEONE ELSE has decided to do and THEY are in control.

This is a very important difference that you should always consider carefully, before giving away any personal details or following any instructions from the person at the other end.

The Police conduct regular roadside checks for the four driving offences that lead to the majority of road accidents.

Speeding ● Phones ● Seatbelts ● Drink and Drugs While the majority of drivers appreciate the dangers inherent in these offences, there remains a minority who clearly do not. Many of these are newly qualified drivers who are also unaware of how easy it is for them to lose their coveted, newly‐acquired driving licence. They will have to retake the full driving test to regain it and subsequent insurance premiums can be unaffordable.

However, these are just minor inconveniences when compared with the consequences of a road accident on themselves, their passengers and members of the public.

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If you did not complete your Census return as required by law last March, you can be fined for not doing so. Properly authorised officials are still following up these cases and, if you are on their list, you will have been contacted by them directly.

Not surprisingly, fraudsters have used the Census as a means of getting unsuspecting people to reveal their personal details.

Text messages are still being received by our Members who have properly completed their return, saying that it has not been received and that they are subject to a £1000 fine.

These are a scam and replying to the message leads to requests for sensitive personal information that can then be used in identity and bank fraud.

The authorities are not using text messages containing a link to contact people about the Census. If you receive one, do not put yourself at risk by replying.

The Nextdoor organisation originated in the United States and started in this country in 2016. At the time, an official statement said that: “Every neighbour, in every neighbourhood, would benefit from a platform that makes it easier to connect and communicate with the people who live right next door”.

Birstall man measuring impact of virus A FORMER Longslade student is now a professor of statistics at an American university and also works for the World Health Organisation (WHO), investigating the impact of Covid-19.

Jon Wakefield (57) is a professor of statistics and biostatistics at the University of Washington in Seattle.

For several years he has been working on estimates of the proportion of children who die before their fifth birthday in 22 low and middle-income countries. More recently, his work for the WHO has been on estimating excess mortality during the pandemic to understand the true death toll of Covid-19.

Jon left Longslade in 1982 for Nottingham University, where he did a degree in maths and statistics followed by a PhD. He said: “I loved maths at uni, but it became very abstract and I liked statistics because it involved the real world. “

Pic: Professor Jon Wakefield pictured with his family in the USA

After nine years at Imperial College in London, Jon moved to Seattle's University of Washington where he met his wife Zoe – the couple now have two children, aged 16 and 13, Eddie the dog and a

1984 campervan. “Seattle is great for doing outdoors stuff,” he said.

Jon spends his time teaching, preparing coursework and supervising PhD students – before Covid-19 he travelled

on United Nations (UN) missions to Malawi, Ecuador and South Africa - and meets with representatives from the UN and WHO weekly.

Jon remembers his home in Birstall and still feels connected to the place.

“Some of my teachers were very inspiring, including Mrs Edmonds, who I liked for maths," he said.

“I always enjoy coming back to Birstall and Leicester. I love being back in Ashmead Crescent, staying with my mum in the house I lived in from age is 5–18.

And whoever thought being a Foxes fan could be this good! I never expected us to win the FA Cup, let alone the premiership.”

Free Barclays closing Birstall branch holiday clubs BIRSTALL’S BRANCH of Barclays bank will close for good on Friday September 17.

The Sibson Road bank has seen a continuing drop in usage, say Barclays, with only 86 regular customers visiting to do their banking.

Staff will be offered posts elsewhere in the business, say the bank.

The nearest branch is approximately 2.3 miles away in Belgrave Road, Leicester.

A Barclays spokesperson said: “The decision to close a branch is never an easy one. However, customers are increasingly using alternatives to branches to do their banking.

“As a result, we are seeing a sustained fall in branch visits across the UK. This ongoing change in behaviour means we are seeing a sustained fall in customer transactions across our network.

“At the Birstall branch, we can identify that almost nine out of ten, (87 per cent), of our customers at the branch are using alternative ways in which to undertake their banking, including via the telephone, online and mobile app.

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“We have also identified that in total, 86 regular customers use this branch exclusively for their banking and do not interact with us in other ways.

“We will work with our customers and provide alternative options to ensure they can continue to manage their money and receive financial expertise when required.”

Birstall’s Borough Councillors reacted to the news with a post on their Facebook page: “We are aware that this will be disappointing for many customers and local businesses. Whilst lots of peo-

ple are happy to bank online, there are customers that prefer to visit branches and are not confident or able to bank online.

“There is also the wider implications on footfall to the village. As the only branch left in the area outside of Leicester, this brought customers from other villages to Birstall, which then potentially supports other local businesses too.”

They have contacted Birstall’s MP Edward Argar, and he is going to write to the Chief Executive of Barclays about the closure.

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Leicestershire families can sign up by visiting www.leicestershire.gov.uk/HAF Leicestershire County Council, together with Leicestershire and Rutland Sport, are offering places to both eligible primary and secondary school pupils as part of the government’s Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme.

Children and young people (aged five to 16) can access up to four sessions a week, for four weeks, throughout the summer holidays - free of charge.

The holiday clubs involve helping young people learn new things from sport to music, dance, drama, art, cooking and gardening. Free nutritious meals will also be provided.

A variety of activities are available this summer (scheme dependent), including arts and crafts, role play, zorbing, football, dance, athletics, role play, gardening, cooking, den building and smoothie making.

Backed by a nationwide investment of up to £220 million, the expanded HAF programme ran initially during Easter in all local areas and is also scheduled for this year’s Christmas holidays.

The council is working with local schools, voluntary and community organisations, and childcare providers to provide the HAF programme.

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uled to go ahead as coronavirus-related problems with Anti-Social behaviour over restrictions ease have already sold out – the summer months. These issues are something criminals are more than hapgenerally happening in the late afternoon py to take advantage of. and early evening, so we have been “To avoid disappointment, only buy trying to patrol these areas as much as tickets from the venue directly, an offipossible in recent weeks to engage with cial promoter or agent, or a well-known the young people and advise them reand reputable ticket site. Don’t be duped garding their behaviour. by offers on secondary ticketing websites At the beginning of the month, we or social media, as this is often where also had some reports of the Worcester criminals will advertise fake tickets to Avenue allotments being broken into popular and sold-out events. Remember, with damage being caused to a number if a deal sounds too good to be true, it of sheds, so we will also be incorporatEnjoy Yourselves probably is.” ing this area in our patrols. If you have Action Fraud is warning the public to One victim lost £200 after asking on any information about who was responsitake extra care when buying tickets for Twitter whether anyone had tickets for ble for causing this damage, please confestivals, and other events online. The sale for a concert. They were messaged tact us via 101 or through the National Reporting Centre for Fraud and by someone who claimed they had a Leicestershire Police website.

Cybercrime reports that almost a million number of tickets for sale and promised Please also ensure you are up-to-date pounds have been lost to ticket fraud so to transfer them to the victim as soon as with the current COVID rules, as these far this year payment was received. The payment was are changing regularly. Full details can Over a thousand reports of ticket sent via PayPal, but once the fraudster be found at: www.gov.uk/coronavirus fraud have been received, with an averreceived it, they blocked the victim.

Crime Update age loss of £850 per victim. Almost Another victim lost almost £250 after We had a total of 34 recordable two-thirds of victims were aged between joining a Facebook group where they crimes reported to us in May, which is 20 and 49. saw someone selling two VIP tickets to a about the same as in April when we had There were 374 reports of ticket festival. They contacted the seller and 33. We’ve had 9 reports of assault, 7 fraud in March alone – the highest were informed that they only accepted Public Order Offences, 7 reports of theft number since March 2020, when lockpayment through a digital wallet provider. (including 1 theft from vehicle) 5 redown restrictions were first implemented. The fraudster promised to transfer the ports of criminal damage (including 2 Victims reported losing over £200,000. tickets to the victim as soon as payment reports of vehicles being damaged) 4 Pauline Smith, Head of Action Fraud, was received but then blocked them house burglaries, 1 non-dwelling burglasaid: “Many festivals and events schedwhile continuing to advertise the tickets ry and finally 1 report of a dog causing on the same group. injury.

After paying more than £3,500 for With regards to the theft from vehicle, tickets for a rugby tour from what apI’m pleased to report that 2 males were peared to be a legitimate ticket website, arrested in relation to this offence, with another victim tried to obtain a refund one of them subsequently being charged because of the uncertainty around travel. and remanded to court, and ultimately They were unable to contact the seller, sent to prison. and the company has since been disFor further crime information please A number of other victims have visit: www.police.uk/leicestershire/NL60/ Home Grown Potatoes: solved. reported similar experiences.

Crime Prevention Advice Look out for signs of ticket fraud and This month we’ve had 4 burglaries White Marfona protect yourself by: reported to us, which is obviously conRed Mozart - Only buying tickets from the venue’s cerning. As the holiday season approachbox office, its official promoter or agent, es (albeit we appreciate that many or a well-known and reputable ticket people may not be going away this year) Fresh Fruit & Veg site. criminals will be looking to take advan- Never paying for tickets by bank tage of empty houses while people are Local Honey & transfer, especially if buying from someaway. Simple things can make a big Preserves incl one unknown. Credit card or payment difference and can prevent your holiday Marmalade & services such as PayPal give you a better from being ruined by finding your house Chutney chance of recovering your money if you has burgled when you return: become a victim of fraud.

1) Ask a friend, neighbour or relative Being wary of unsolicited emails, to visit your property every couple of Horse & Pony Feeds, Goat texts or adverts offering unbelievably days to ensure that it is OK, clear post Feeds, Poultry Feeds, Rabbit good deals on tickets. If it sounds too and open/close curtains to make it look Food, Hay Straw & Shavings good to be true, it probably is. as if someone is home.

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And lots more! or call them on: 0300 123 2040 Events Please stay safe and do not let crimiWeather permitting, the beat team will LOUGHBOROUGH RD, ROTHLEY nals spoil your post-lockdown enjoyment. be conducting a street consultation event Tel (0116) 230 2215 From Ed Chambers, Committee Chairman on Friday 25th June 2021 between 11am James 07802 915559 Birstall & Wanlip NHW and 1pm in the area around Sandgate Avenue, Lyngate Avenue and Wellgate OPENING TIMES Avenue. The intention will be to go door Mon-Sat 9am to 5pm June Priorities to door in these roads to discuss any Sunday 9.30am-5pm During June, we will continue to Please note these times may change concerns residents may have. during public holidays. Ring us for details. focus our patrols on School Lane park Remember, you can also stay in and along Meadow Lane, as historically, touch with your beat team by contacting www.woodcockfarm.co.uk these are the areas where we have had jamesbarber@woodcockfarm.co.uk us via phone, email or through the

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Sign up now at:www.neighbourhoodlink.co.uk Message from Sgt Bird I am the new dedicated neighbourhood Sergeant for Birstall & Wanlip and have been a Police officer for 22 years. I have previous experience as a beat officer myself and hope to bring my many experiences of Policing to the role. I am keen to hear about what the people of Birstall and Wanlip would like to see from their local Police, so we can all work together to tackle any identified issues.

This month I attended the Annual Parish Council meeting. It was good to meet the local councillors to hear about their concerns, and I will look to take these forward.

I will make myself available to the people of the village as much as I can and strive to be open and honest from the outset regarding the work done and results achieved by the Police and partners.

Message from PC Jaeckels During May, the beat team have been out completing speed checks on various roads in the village, and we have also recovered a number of vehicles that have been found without tax. Remember that you can report an untaxed vehicle online via the GOV.UK website, or you can report them to us and we will look into them as soon as we can.

Recently we also attended a very productive meeting at the Fire Station in Birstall where we discussed ways that we can work together to safeguard vulnerable people in the village and make their homes safer.

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102 mile charity walk BIRSTALL’S GILLIAN Bowler will be taking part in a nine-day charity walk in July.

Gill will be walking the 102-mile LOROS Leicestershire Round walk, devised by the Leicestershire Footpath Association (LFA) to celebrate their centenary. The Round encircles Leicester, passing through some of the most beautiful and historically interesting parts of the county.

Gill said: “I will be completing the full circuit by walking each of the nine days. Daily distances will average between 10 and 12 miles, dependent on the stage. We will be heading in a clockwise direction, starting and eventually finishing at Bradgate, Newtown Linford.”

She added: “LOROS, like all charities, has lost out on a lot of money through lockdown, and this will be our small way of helping them to get money again to keep up the fantastic work that they do. If you want to find out more about LOROS and taking part in events, go to their website LOROS.co.uk.

“Please visit my JustGiving page and

Open day at club CONDITIONS FOR the Bowls Weekend Open Day at the end of May could not have been more perfect.

Pic: Gillian will be walking 102 miles

sponsor me in this venture. My page can be found at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Gi llian-Bowler1”

Bowlers return to play Pam Sutton.

Also hoping to qualify are Roger Cooper and Shane Hayes, who have reached the men’s county pairs final.

They play Hinckley’s Stuart Millidge and Jan Everitt, Di Hurst and Pa Walker Martin Shipley at Countesthorpe on Sunhave reached the quarter-final of the day July 11, for a place at Leamington. ladies’ county triples. If they win this The pair were joined by John Hurst in game and the semi-final, which both the county triples as they reached the take place on Sunday July 4 at Kingscroft, semi-final, before losing to Joe Renthey will qualify for the national champi- shaw’s Blaby trio. onships in Leamington Spa in August.

The club, based on School Lane PlayThe three, along with Jenni Golding, ing Fields in the village, will be holding were quarter-finalists in the county fours, a coffee morning on Saturday July 31 losing to a Kingscroft four skipped by from 10am – 12noon (restrictions permitting), with money raised going to the Meningitis Research Foundation. Entry is £1, which gets you a cup of tea or coffee, and there will be various stalls including Body Shop products, new clothes, cakes and a raffle.

New members are always welcome, and more information about the club A CAMPAIGN to persuade the operacan be found on the club’s website tor of the Skylink bus service to www.birstallbowlingclub.co.uk, on the introduce a new bus stop on the A6 Facebook page, which you can find by near Red Hill Island has resulted in typing Birstall Bowling Club Facebook a promise from Trent Barton to into a search engine, or you can call Steve on 07870 327568. look again at the issue.

The managing director, Jeff Consell, has told the organiser of a petition requesting the stop, Mr Ramesh Kotecha, that the company would review the provision of a bus stop, once the temporary cycle lanes had been removed and usage of the service inFOR A creased as Covid-19 restrictions were • Burglar Alarms FREE lifted.

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BOWLERS FROM Birstall Bowling Club have been enjoying a return to play following the disruption of last season.

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The green was at its magnificent best, and the sun shone to welcome all who wished to give bowls a try. A fair number were in attendance, including families with young children. The club is very lucky to have a full set of small bowls especially for children. The afternoon was an enjoyable, lighthearted occasion with refreshments available to

round things off.

Club Chair, Carolyn Foster, said: “Everyone seems to be enjoying themselves, and I really appreciate the efforts of club members who have helped show the club and our sport in its best light.

Bowls is such a wonderful way of bringing people together. We really do welcome all visitors, and if anybody out there wants to give bowls a try, please contact me or John on 0116 2675947.”

Pic: a scene from St Margaret's Bowls Club Open Day

Club ready to play WITH THE league fixtures announced late last May, Birstall RFC has become even more impatient to get back to playing at The Co-op Sports Ground.

We’re hoping that by September, we should be able to allow people onto the grounds to enjoy watching the Greendogs get back to winning ways.

Our first home fixture in Midlands 3 East (North) is against the ever tough and physical Mansfield, who will be sure to come and make their mark on what has always traditionally been an extremely tough league to play in.

Fly-half Kieran Warner said: “We’ve not even started our official pre-season yet and already there’s a brilliant buzz about the club with us nearly completing a two-month block of fitness sessions.

With these being player-driven, it’s brought us back together and helped us to re-build those strong bonds we had pre-lockdown.

“Looking at the fixture list and seeing

we’ve got our old neighbours Sileby not too far into the season just adds to that excitement as I’m sure both sides will be majorly keen to get the victory alongside the local bragging rights.”

Touch rugby on Thursdays has continued, with impressively high attendance every week, which has supplemented what the club members have been doing on a Tuesday with the fitness sessions.

Our fixtures can be found on our social media platforms- Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.

From Joshua Black, Birstall RFC

News from Birstall schools SHREEKANT RAIVADERA, Chair of Governors at The Cedars Academy, provides an update from Birstall’s schools, including how Year 11 students have been given opportunities for personal development in a special two-week programme.

While the Year 11 students at many secondary schools did not return after the summer half term at the beginning of June, the Lionheart Trust (which runs The Cedars Academy) recognised that the current cohort of Year 11s had faced significant disruption over that last almost two years. The focus for this academic year has been on gathering the evidence to support the Teacher Assessed Grades (TAGs) that the students will receive in their GCSEs rather than an exam result. So, they’ve missed out on opportunities for the personal development that is an important part of their education and is core to the Trust’s principle of ‘Holistic Development’.

Holistic development essentially means the development of intellectual, mental, physical, emotional, and social abilities in a child so that they are capable of facing the demands and challenges of everyday life. These abilities are vitally important for success in any field of work.

So, the Trust created a programme with a range of academic and holistic opportunities that we believe will be enriching, useful and engaging and help the pupils to think very positively about their future pathways. Students had a blended approach for these two weeks, with some sessions taking place on-site and others via various online learning tools.

Holistic Development The programme began with a focus on showing strength in adversity, deter-

mination and goal setting, and we were thrilled to have Martine Wright, British Paralympian and survivor of the 7/7 London bombings, to deliver a virtual keynote speech to our learners.

Pupils then reflected on their own short, medium and long-term goals, both personal and related to their education, to provide them time to reflect on being disciplined and determined.

Throughout the fortnight we had other virtual guest speakers focusing on issues such as inclusion and celebrating difference. Shaun Dellenty, an awardwinning national leader in Education, will be addressing the pupils about equality, identity and LGBTQ+ and Jeffrey Boakye, author and teacher, will be talking about race and diversity, extending the opportunity for pupils to explore ideas around identity, particularly in relation to race and how pupils can make a positive contribution as upstanders in their futures.

The pupils had a range of tutorials, run by their teachers, to explore issues surrounding diversity and the power of labels, to encourage the pupils to reflect on ensuring that they treat every person with respect and as an individual.

Academic Excellence To support their next steps, the Trust secured Elevate Education, an internationally established company that delivers a range of workshops to schools, to teach pupils about study skills. Without having undertaken the full rigour of the exam series and without some of the intervention and revision opportunities we would ordinarily promote, we feel that a focus on self-regulation, learning how to learn and prepare themselves for future courses is essential.

To further prepare our learners for life post-16, we will be planning some careers focused events such as CV writ-

ing sessions and exploring interview skills. The pupils will also benefit from virtual career talks.

In addition to this, we have planned to explore some essential life skills like matters relating to money.

Those learners who applied to stay with Beauchamp and Beauchamp City Sixth Form also had a sixth form induction, which was conducted virtually due to concerns over the rising numbers of infections.

The fortnight culminated in a celebration morning where pupils were given a special send-off for being a truly amazing and resilient year group.

Paul Ince, Chair of Governors at Highcliffe Primary School, writes: I recently had the privilege of sitting in on the independent external review of Highcliffe. It was wonderful to hear that the school appears to be performing well, that there is strong leadership and that staff are motivated and supported.

Highcliffe has gone through a lot of change over the last few years, from changes in senior leadership, through the Greengate building being rebuilt and, of course, the impact of Covid-19.

What’s clear now is that the school is on a strong set of foundations, receiving the benefits of being part of the wider Lionheart Trust while having the freedom to tailor the learning and environment for the needs of our local community.

The disruption over the last eighteen months has been like nothing anyone has experienced, yet children are positive, maintaining their strong behaviours, and they love being there. It’s a credit to the partnership between school and parents that, as governors, we see perhaps more than most.

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Cash for local roads AN EXTRA £5m is set to be invested in boosting Leicestershire’s roads and environment, bolstering safety and sprucing up our communities.

The cash injection also includes a £25,000 pot for every county councillor, enabling residents to get involved in influencing the improvements they want to see where they live.

The money will be spent on maintenance – including road repairs, looking after verges, cleaning signs, emptying drains and gullies, refurbishing bus stops and improving rights of way - and into more flashing signs, supporting average speed cameras and other measures to deter speeding motorists.

The £25k allocated to Birstall’s county councillor, Daniel Grimley, could be used for a wide range of options, such as flashing signs to reduce speeding, flower beds and benches, as well as minor road repairs and freshening up signs and lines.

Residents will be able to talk to their county councillor and help shape how the funding is spent in their area.

Cllr Grimley said: “The initiative is a great idea with £25,000 to distribute to fund small scale improvements to enhance communities in Birstall.

“I have a full briefing coming up where county councillors will be briefed on the details and the mechanisms of applying for the funding.

After which I will be able to share more information with residents and community groups and inviting schemes to be put forward.

“Examples of projects could include flashing lights to reduce vehicle speed, flower beds, benches or minor road repairs. The scheme could benefit one project in Birstall or series of smaller projects.”

Nick Rushton, leader of Leicestershire County Council, said: “Importantly, this plan will enable residents to get involved in shaping their community. Every area has different challenges and by working with their county councillor, residents could tailor improvements to tackle different issues” The £5m investment includes: • £2.2m for highway maintenance – managing grass verges, improving road signs and lines, revamping bus stops, improving accessibility to our rights of way • £1m to cut speeding in communities - flashing signs, traffic calming and supporting our average speed camera work • £1.4m to boost local areas – smaller scale improvements that enhance communities

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New art gallery A NEW art gallery opened in Leicester in June.

The Leicester Contemporary Art Gallery is located in the Midland Auction Mart on Market Street – the building dates back to 1876 and had most recently been used as a betting shop.

Local artists have come together to form the company of artists, a community interest company that will support the gallery.

The new gallery is the brainchild of Leicester artist Andrew Berks who hopes it will enrich the city and fill a gap left out of the city Gallery on Granby Street closed.

There are plans for workshops, events and digital screenings, and if the gallery wants to hear from local artists who would like to showcase their work.

The galleries opening hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am – 6 pm.

A £450 million plan to transform Leicester’s hospitals has been agreed upon, and the new facilities could start to be opened to the public by 2026.

Pic: an artist’s impression of the new treatment centre at Glenfield hospital

Pics: images of the Leicester contemporary art gallery and works from the opening exhibition

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Cricket club’s good start THE CLUB'S 2nd XI continued their great start to the season with three consecutive victories starting with a comfortable six-wicket win over Wigston chasing 155.

A Pandya led the way with 76 not out.

The following week saw a run-fest at Kibworth. Birstall making 272 with Nitesh Vadgama 101 and Delvin Tandel 87 sharing a 2nd wicket partnership of 175. Kibworth replied with 268 as the village won by four runs. In contrast, the next week was a very one-sided game as Prad Sood took 6 – 14, including a hat trick. Whetstone were dismissed for just 68, Birstall's Delvin Tandel 47 not out, and Joe Cooper 25 not out saw a tenwicket victory. The side currently sit top of their division with six wins, and two

Leicester hospitals will be improved

rained off from eight games.

Meanwhile, the first Xl have hit a bit of form with victories over Countesthorpe and Ilston Abbey. Dropped catches proved the difference against Leicester Caribbeans - after making 255 they then missed four chances as the visitors won by seven wickets. Victory at Ilston by one wicket thanks to an unbeaten 46 from Jon Gaydon seeing the team home.

July fixtures at School Lane 3rd July: 2ndXi v Fleckney 10th July: 2ndXi v Lutterworth 17th July: 1stXi v Queniborough 24th July: 2ndXl v Sileby 31st July: 1stXl v Kibworth From Birstall Village Cricket Club

Much of the Leicester General Hospital site will be sold to help pay for the scheme, which includes a new £170 million treatment Centre at Glenfield hospital and a £107 million maternity hospital and new intensive care unit at the Leicester Royal Infirmary (LRI).

Andrew Furlong, Medical Director at Leicester’s hospitals, said: “[This] decision is a huge and welcome step forward on the journey to this once in a generation investment in local healthcare.

“I have lived and worked here for over 20 years, and I’ve seen first-hand just how much we need to make changes to our hospitals. We have amazing staff, achieving amazing things, but in many cases in buildings and facilities that all too often let us down and with all the pressure that comes from staff and services being spread too thinly across three sites.

“These plans will change that, enabling us to offer significantly improved care and outcomes for our patients and helping us to better manage many of the challenges we face now and in the future.”

The scheme also includes a £39 million Children’s Hospital at the LRI in a refurbished and extended Kensington building.

A spokesperson for the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland clinical commissioning group said: “The Leicester Royal Infirmary will become host to a new state-of-the-art maternity hospital, also providing a midwifery-led birth centre alongside the obstetric unit. Existing maternity services and neonatal services will be moved from Leicester General Hospital to Leicester Royal Infirmary, and breastfeeding services will be enhanced for mothers by providing postnatal breastfeeding drop-in sessions alongside peer support.

“The Leicester Royal Infirmary will also see the creation of a new Children’s Hospital including a consolidated children’s intensive care unit, with the benefit of being co-located with maternity

services on the Leicester Royal Infirmary site.

“The standalone maternity unit at St Mary’s in Melton Mowbray will be relocated at a new standalone midwifery unit at Leicester General Hospital to improve access to this service for women across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, and to ensure closer proximity to acute services for mums and babies in the event of an emergency. Responding to feedback received during the consultation, a partnership approach involving patients, clinicians and stakeholders will be developed to assess its long-term viability, phased over a number of years.

“All outpatient services will be moved from Leicester Royal Infirmary and

Pic: the new maternity hospital

Leicester General Hospital to a new purpose-built treatment centre at Glenfield Hospital.

“A new primary care urgent treatment centre will be created at Leicester General Hospital. Based on public feedback, there will be more scoping on proposals for developing services at the centre and further engagement with the public.

Services could include observation facilities, a diagnostic service, GP access to imaging facilities, community outpatient services, and additional primary care services to provide family health care to people living in the east of the city.”

“Strong views expressed around travel and access have been taken into consideration in the creation of a Travel Action Plan, which will see ongoing engagement and improvements to travel and access across the three sites. There will also be an increase in public car parking at the Leicester Royal Infirmary and Glenfield Hospital sites.”

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Birstall BAG’s cancer corner Action Mesothelioma Day The first Friday in July is a national awareness day for Mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos.

Action Mesothelioma Day seeks to raise awareness about the dangers of asbestos. Groups and organisations across the UK hold events (mostly virtual this year and last) and embark on communication campaigns to spread the word and enable people to tell their stories about being diagnosed and living with Mesothelioma.

The national charity for Mesothelioma, Mesothelioma UK, was founded at the University Hospitals of Leicester and is still based in Leicester, currently at Red Hill Island but soon will move to new offices in Mountsorrel. Mesothelioma UK will be holding a virtual event to mark Action Mesothelioma Day, and you are welcome to join in. For more information visit www.mesothelioma.uk.com or call 0800 169 2409.

In the UK, over 2,500 people per year are diagnosed with mesothelioma; sadly, due to our excessive use of asbestos, the UK has the highest incidence in the world.

It is also known as ‘diffuse’ or ‘malignant’ mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that affects the mesothelium.

The mesothelium is a thin membrane that lines the inner surface of: The chest wall, where it is known as the pleura The abdomen where it is known as the peritoneum The testicles The mesothelium also surrounds organs within these cavities, for example the heart, lungs and intestines. It is far more common to have mesothelioma in the chest than in the abdomen. There is approximately one case of peritoneal mesothelioma to every 12 cases of pleural mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma is more common in men than in women, and nearly half of the people diagnosed with the disease are over 75 years old.

Asbestos Exposure to asbestos, sometimes very minimal exposure, is responsible for up to 9 out of 10 mesothelioma cases, and often this occurred some 30-40 years previously. There are thought to be other rare causes of the disease, but none

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are fully understood at this time.

I HARDLY dare believe that we MAY that of my Saviour.”

Treatment Fanny’s father died when she was just be getting back to normality!

Various treatments are available to 6 months old, so she was raised by her It is still quite a big MAY, considering help slow the progression of the Mesthe announcement from our PM last night, mother and grandmother, who brought othelioma, but sadly none offer a cure. her up on Christian principles, and she but, regulations notwithstanding, our More than half of people diagnosed will 'what was normal' services will resume on was able to memorize long passages from the Bible. In her teens, she went to the die within a year of being told they have Sunday July 4, with Holy Communion in New York School for the Blind, first as a the disease, and during that time they St James at 8am, and the All Together student and later as a teacher. Here she will likely experience breathlessness, service at 10am. On Thursday July 8 cough, pain, loss of appetite and there will be Holy Communion at 9.30am. met Alexander Van Alstyne who, in 1858, became her husband. He was a talented general lethargy. Clinical trials Another sign that life is resuming is musician and also blind. Their one daughare available, and there is that rotas are being drawn up, requiring ter died soon after birth. Fanny was inan air of optimism that people to sign up and take on various volved in various reform movements (like newer, more successful roles to ensure the smooth running of improving education for the blind and our Churches: roles such as Intercessor, treatments are on the supporting the slavery abolitionists), and Sidesperson, Reader, Welcomer and, of horizon. she became noted in her later years for course, the Tea and Coffee team.

Many consider MesThe Parish has, sadly, had to say good- her work for many rescue missions and othelioma to be the evangelism among the poor and needy. bye to John Ward, Churchwarden and UK’s biggest public Fanny was assured of her salvation in great champion of Wanlip Church.

Unforhealth disaster, and yet the Lord Jesus Christ when she was 30, tunately, due to the Covid restrictions, few have heard of the but it wasn’t until she was 44 that, after attendance at his funeral was limited to disease, and many people prewriting numerous secular poems and sume asbestos is no longer present in family members only. There will be a songs, she devoted her full energies to our country or that some forms of asbes- memorial service and celebration of sacred compositions. She wrote some John's life when it is safe to gather togethtos are safe. In truth, many of our pub8,000 hymns, so many that she was er. He will be greatly missed by all who lic building still contain asbestos, as do obliged to use pen names too. Her hymns knew him. our homes and workplaces. No one is Our Lady and St. Nicholas, Wanlip has express the Gospel in simple ballad forspared the risk, and we should do all we mat and were what she herself had found not yet been able to open for private can to educate the whole population, to be true. These hymns range from prayer, but the situation is under review. which is what Action Mesothelioma Day praise (such as ‘To God be the glory!

If you would like more information about is all about.

Great things He hath done!’ and ‘Praise this or any other church openings, please For more information, please feel Him, praise Him! Jesus our blessed Recontact a Churchwarden on 07570 free to visit www.mesothelioma.uk.com deemer’) to the heartfelt plea of a sinner 198810. or give them a call 0800 169 2409. The not to be excluded from salvation in ‘Pass From Birstall Parish Church information line has a nurse available me not, O gentle Saviour’. This hymn every day to answer your questions. resulted from the cry of a prisoner who Services For local support and information had listened to Fanny speaking to the We are thankful and delighted to have about cancer services, please contact:convicts about Jesus Christ. Others of her been able to resume our services at The University Hospitals of Leicester Canhymns were ‘Jesus, keep me near the Cedars Academy (LE4 4GH). We meet in cer Information Centre on 0116 258 Cross’ (a guide for the Christian life) and Room PT1 each Sunday at 10.45am, and 6189.

‘Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine’, with its you will be most welcome to join with us. confident assurance of sins forgiven, For more information on the funds We adhere to the current covid prevention peace with God and eternal life in heaven.

Birstall BAGs have raised, the projects precautions. There is a children’s meeting we support, and forthcoming events, see Fanny died in 1915 and could echo www.birstallbags.co.uk or look us up on available during part of the service. If you the words of her hymn ‘All the way my have any queries, please contact us on Facebook or email Saviour leads me’, the final words being: 0116 2214883 or check with the website: ‘When my spirit clothed immortal, wings birstallbags@hotmail.co.uk (http://www.birstallbaptistchurch.org.uk). its flight to realms of day, this my song Frances Jane Crosby through endless ages – Jesus led me all THE BIRSTALL POST Frances (Fanny) is our hymn-writer the way.’

YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER this month. She was born in 1820 in a From Birstall Independent Baptist Unit 109, Greenacres, Church village north of New York City. At just six The Sidings, Leicester LE4 3BR weeks old she had an eye infection, and Editor: Mr Jerry Jackson the treatment prescribed by a local ‘doctor’ resulted in her being left totally blind.

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