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New Memorial Centre planned AMBITIOUS PLANS for a new £3.85million Memorial Centre have been submitted to Charnwood Borough Council.

The Mountsorrel War Memorials Trust and Mountsorrel Parish Council are acting in partnership to bring forward the proposals which will see the old Memorial Hall demolished and replaced with a new building linked to the Soar Valley Leisure Centre.

The new Memorial Centre would include: Ground Floor: • a multi purpose hall • a demountable stage facility and retractable seating • a crèche and green room with storage • two compact retail units • a cafeteria space First Floor: • flexible meeting room spaces • a community arts/music and performance room • a meeting room • a kitchen • storage for local organisations The plans also include a two storey extension to the Soar Valley Leisure Centre, a separate building for young people, and a community garden.

Access will be from the mini-roundabout on Leicester Road and car parking will be increased

by 21 to provide 67 spaces in total at the Memorial Centre, and an extra 42 spaces at the Leisure Centre.

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Damon Waldrum (23) of Laurel Close, Mountsorrel and Jamie Jackson (23), of Humberstone Lane, Leicester were sentenced to six years in prison at Leicester Crown Court after being found guilty of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent.

The court heard Jackson and Waldrum were among a group of four men who kicked and stamped on Paul Smith, after encountering him at an address in Mountsorrel on July 28, 2013.

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There is a current project fund of £3.4million, leaving a shortfall of £450,000. There are plans by developer Charles Church to build up to 130 dwellings off West Cross Lane and Mountsorrel Parish Council have re-

A MOUNTSORREL man has been jailed for six years for his part in an attack on a 24 year old man that left the victim with serious head injuries.

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Concerned residents object to library plans 36 local libraries could be closed due to County Council cutbacks and the meeting was organised by the Council as part of the consultation exercise.

The County says it wants volunteers to come forward to run the library with its support.

Parish Councillor Stan Coats and library user Sarah Maynard-Smith, a New centre continued from page 1 quested Section 106 developer contributions for the Memorial Centre, as well as £200,000 for Mountsorrel library and £400,000 for sporting facilities at Halstead Road/Cufflins Pit Lane Man jailed continued from page 1 ation to have three metal plates inserted into his damaged eye socket.

The court heard the cause of the incident was over a debt of £62.50.

Both men claimed they acted in self defence after Mr Smith initially attacked them, and denied kicking or stamping.

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Borough Councillor, have organised petitions objecting to the plans, collecting around 1700 signatures. They are concerned that volunteers will not be found and the library could close.

Sarah MaynardSmith said: “There are a lot of children in our community that use the library. Books are expensive and many of our libraries are in real pockets of social deprivation, closing the library denies children easy access to books.

“Reading for pleasure is closely linked to high attainment at school,

Vandalised A MEMORIAL bench for a four year old Mountsorrel girl who was killed by a pet dog has been vandalised.

The bench was provided by the grandparents of Lexi Branson and located next to a children’s play area on School Street, Syston, where Lexi used to play.

The bench featured a plaque in her memory. It was damaged between 9am on Wednesday July 9 and 10am on Thursday July 10, with slats being kicked out of the back.

The Police are urging anyone with information to call them on 101.

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A PUBLIC meeting called to discuss the future of Mountsorrel library was filled with local residents worried about its potential closure.

on September 19 to consider the consultation results – around 8000 people have given their views via library surveys, attending meetings and petitions. there is a big drive on literacy in schools so it makes this proposal really short-sighted.

“There are also plenty of old people that use the library and it may be their only contact with others in the day.”

Mountsorrel Parish Council is seeking to negotiate a contribution of £200,000 for the library from a property developer with plans to build 130 homes on West Cross Lane. This Section 106 developer contribution may be enough to keep the library open under County Council management.

A County Council spokesman said: “The County Council wants to encourage communities to come forward and run their libraries, with council support. It is far too early to speculate on library closures.”

The County Council cabinet will meet

In respect of funding from Mountsorrel Parish Council, the County Council spokesman said: “The County Council is keen to consider sustainable proposals to support community libraries and would encourage the parish council to discuss its ideas.”

Pics: (top) protestors outside the library; (left) Cllr Stan Coats (right) hands over a petition to Nigel Thomas from the County Council

Cyclists with big hearts TWO MEN from Mountsorrel cycled 250 miles to raise funds for a charity that provides public access defibrillators.

Andrew Allen (29) and Steve Robinson (31) aimed to cycle to all of the ex footballer Fabrice Muamba’s clubs over four days, starting from Bolton’s Reebox arena, to Birmingham City, then to Arsenal’s Emirates stadium and Wembley, where Muamba captained the England U21s.

Steve had to pull out due to a knee injury on the second day but Andy completed the ride, which raised funds for the Hearts & Goals campaign. www.justgiving.com/muambabikeride Pic: Andrew Allen & Steve Robinson

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Parish council notes THE MOUNTSORREL Annual Parish Council meeting was held on May 12.

Cllr Brian Allard was elected as chairman for 2014/15 and Cllr Paul Harris was elected vice chairman.

A full meeting of Mountsorrel Parish Council was held on May 12.

It was agreed to contribute £155 to Mountsorrel Heritage Group towards the exhibition at Mountsorrel library to commemorate the outbreak of WWI. It was agreed that Will Antill assist the Parish Council in progressing, implementing and managing two major community schemes at the agreed amount of £850 per month, reviewed after 12 months, for a two year period.

The schemes relate to the Memorial Centre and Jelson’s development off Halstead Road.

Councillors discussed the future of Mountsorrel library. It was reported that if the Parish Council could find funding of around £15,000 to £20,000 per year for the next five years this may keep the library open. It was suggested that the Mountsorrel Educational Fund could be asked for some financial contribution.

A full meeting of Mountsorrel Parish Council was held on June 9.

Ms Lian Mundy was co-opted to fill a vacancy on the Council.

It was reported that a local business was sponsoring the roundabout at the entrance to the village by Hill Top garage. Litter had been cleared and planting undertaken to enhance the appearance of the roundabout. Leicestershire County Council have written to the business owner saying that the work should not have been done and that no further work should be carried out.

Scouts’ airborne adventures MOUNTSORREL SCOUTS spent an exciting weekend gliding at a Leicestershire airfield.

The Scouts of 1st Mountsorrel were taking part in a weekend camp at the gliding centre at Husbands Bosworth airfield.

Before taking to the air, the Scouts spent some time on a flight simulator.

Rachael Chinnery (13) said: “We basically had a remote control and on the computer screen there was a helicopter – it was helping us to learn how to control something and how to use the gears and gliders. It was good fun, it wasn’t easy to use but it was a good challenge.”

The scouts were nervous before taking to the air but were thrilled by the experience. “You just feel complete weightlessness, it was amazing” said Thomas Woods (11).

Gary Tagg, Scout Leader of 1st Mountsorrel Scout Group told us why he would definitely consider doing another gliding camp in the future: “With all the facilities we’ve got it works really well, it’s something we’ve not organised before. It’s been fantastic, really, really good!”

Visit www.charnwoodscouts.org.uk for more information on how to get involved with Scouting and

New venture fulfils travel dreams AN EXPERIENCED traveller has launched a new venture that aims to help those less able to fulfil their travel dreams.

Mountsorrel’s John Perkins (pictured below) started ‘I Can You Can’ in June 2014. He said: “Whatever the barriers to fulfilling your travel dreams I can help. From accompanying aged, nervous or inexperienced travellers, to providing travelling companions who are qualified nurses.

“I have many years’ experience as a volunteer on pilgrimages to Lourdes and my career in business involved travelling the world. So meeting the challenges of travelling, and of supporting those with special needs while travelling, is second nature to me.”

John, a father of three grown children, worked as a finance director for

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international companies with offices in Japan, Hong Kong, the USA and Europe.

He has visited over 45 countries and 360 cities.

He said: “I like people, I love travelling. Helping those for whom finally seeing the Mona Lisa or visiting a long lost relative has always seemed an impossible dream, is very rewarding for me and can be life changing for them.

“After a member of my own family required similar support due to old age and illness I realised I was ideally placed to address an unmet need for supported travel, so I created ‘I Can You Can’” www.icanyoucan.org.uk 0116 230 1751

Decathlon store SPORTS RETAILERS Decathlon could be opening a store opposite the Highcross shopping centre. www. theglidingcentre.co.uk for more information about gliding.

Pic: (top) Thomas Woods, 11, getting into his parachute looking excited; (below) Rachael Chinnery, 13, just landed after her first ever glide

A planning application from developers Sowden group and William Davis for a £25million, 15 storey tower on a derelict plot on the corner of Highcross Street has been submitted.

The site is next to the John Lewis car park. The building would have 150 flats, a food outlet and a Decathlon sports store.

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Carnival spirit in Mountsorrel PERSISTENT RAIN fell during most of August’s Mountsorrel Revival but didn’t spoil the event with many activities carrying on as planned.

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Pic: Chicas Locas Burlesque performed in the Memorial Hall

Event organiser; Ian Shonk said: “The Mountsorrel REVIVAL was seven months in the planning, with the idea to bring a ‘carnival’ back to the village after many years, based on an old style village fete but with a modern twist.

“I decided, if I was going to organise the event, I’d have all the things I like – hot-rods and custom cars, longbow archery, river trips, swing jive, live music, vintage stalls, and the centre-piece of the day – soap box racing!”

With relentless rain all morning, and the river starting to flood, the decision was made to close down the outside parts of the Revival. The river field and soap box race track had to be closed for safety, but, said Ian, “people just wouldn’t give up!” Visitors still came and the sun finally came out. There was even an impromptu soap box race and hot-rod show outside the Youth Cafe.

Local band ‘Lockdown’ played in the Buttermarket, belting out rock numbers and creating a real ‘vibe’ in the street as visitors took in the stalls and attractions.

‘Chicas Locas’ Burlesque performed on the Memorial Hall stage, and gave burlesque workshops demonPic: event organiser Ian Shonk strating how to ‘walk with style’ The American Civil War Society commandeered Castle Park, setting up camp with their Cannon, the firing of which opened and closed the Revival.

Radio Leicester’s ‘Clueless’ reporter; Julie Mayer came to Revival to find the final clue of the programme - in the barrel of the cannon, which she had to fire live on air to win her challenge.

One visitor said: “I really enjoyed myself and you could see the scale of Ian’s vision for this event, it was obviously well organised and would have been a big hit with the public if only the weather had been better. I congratulate Ian and I think I speak for many people Pic: a pedal powered soap box car when I say I hope we can have the event next year.”

Ian said: “The whole community came together in support of the Revival.

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forecourt for the Hot-Rod Show, local Scouts pitched in, the cricket club lent their car park and facilities and the Youth Cafe turned themselves into a 1950’s ice cream parlour.

“I would like to thank all those people who got behind the concept and made it happen, the only problem is, everybody wants us to do it all again next year!” www.mountsorrelrevival.co.uk

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Charity Whist Drives organised by Derek Farr will be held at 7.30 p.m on Thursdays September 4, October 2 and November 6 in the Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley. Admission £2. All players welcome

Car Boot / Table Top Sale To include a Cake Sale, Teas, & Raffle In aid of St Theresa’s Church Funds

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Larks and Owls Some people are like larks, and wake up early Before the cockerel’s even finished crowing – They leap out of their beds, invigorated, All bright eyes and quite eager to get going But other folk prefer the evening hours – These ‘owls’ are more productive late at night.

They need to set a very loud alarm clock And wouldn’t dream of rising till it’s light Of course, we all adapt to life’s requirements: Our waking time depends on our routine, And every person’s body clock is different – We’re larks or owls or something in between!

I’m wondering which group I now fall into – a lark? an owl? I simply cannot choose, I realise as I doze off by the fireside, these days my body clock is set to SNOOZE! From Peggy Clarke

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Canasta Do you play – or would you like to learn?

Canasta is played with two packs of cards. Each player tries to collect as many Canastas as possible.

A Canasta is a group of 7 cards all the same number, with or without jokers/ wild cards and is built from a starting group of 3 cards.

The game can be played in teams or as individuals.

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St. Peter's Harvest Festival All are warmly invited on the evening of Sunday 21 September (The Feast of St. Matthew The Apostle) to The Parish Church of St. Peter (Market Place) Mountsorrel for a traditional sung service of Harvest Festal Evensong at 6pm.

Any offerings of produce will be greatly appreciated.

The Officiant will be The Canon Precentor of Leicester Cathedral, The Revd. Canon Dr. Johannes Arens and will be followed by a "Bring and Share" Harvest supper for those able to stay.

Belgrave Cemetery Situated near Red Hill Island (A563) Heritage Open Day Sunday September 14, 10am-3pm Commemorating 100th anniversary of WW1 Follow a self-conducted guided walk of WW1 soldier’s graves Also Join the Friends of Belgrave Cemetery in their 10th Anniversary Celebration Refreshments Available All Are Welcome www.heritageopendays.org.uk www.friendsofbelgravecemetery.o rg.uk

Birstall Birdwatching Club Tuesday October 14 Chile - South to North by Pam Darby Pam will take us on a journey from the soaring mountains of Patagonia in the south to the arid Atacama desert in the north.

Chile is a long, thin country with very varied habitats and a rich abundance of wildlife. So please come along and let Pam share her experience of this wonderful country.

Tuesday November 11 Now you see it, now you don’t (but it sometimes comes back!)

by Nigel Slater Nigel will take us on a journey through time in Britain looking at the birds that we have through extinction and of the species now being reintroduced to replace the earlier losses. Nigel is a most knowledge and enthusiastic speaker and this to be a positive experience for all.

Meetings are at The Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley Visitors are most welcome £2 Free parking on site and easy access Further information from Ken Goodrich 0116 2674813 Friday Night

Sing Along with MOZZA St Margaret's Coop Bowls Club, Birstall Road Maurice Taylor sings all the old classics, Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Michael Buble.

PILBEAM ACADEMY of DANCE Tel: 07584 166838 Classes in Ballet, Tap, Modern & National for children from age 3 Held at Rothley Village Hall, on Monday & Tuesday evening, & at Rothley Baptist Church, Woodgate, from 4.30pm on Wednesday.

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Autumn Fair on Sat October 25 at The Rothley Centre.

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Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP will be attending.

Raffle, Tombola, Books, Produce Stalls, Cakes, Games, Vegetables & Games.

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Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service organised by the Mountsorrel Branch, Royal British Legion will take place on Sunday November 9, 2014. The Parade will form on the Green at 2.30pm. to march to St Peter’s Church for the Remembrance Service at 3pm

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Concert Charnwood Orchestra Saturday September 27 at 7.30pm Holy Trinity Church, Barrow Haydn: Symphony 67 Bach: Concerto for the violins Schubert: Overture D470 Mozart: Symphony 36 ‘Linz’ £10, conc £9, children U16 £3 0771 281 53117 judithrodgers155@gmail.com

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Bradgate Sewing Circle Open Day Tuesday September 30 from 10am to 12.30pm at the Rothley Centre, Rothley View an exhibition of work and see the Sewing Circle at work £1 admission includes raffle ticket Proceeds to the British Heart Foundation There will also be a separate raffle for a beautiful handmade quilt, proceeds to Cancer Research UK Refreshments available

Vintage Fashion Market Sunday Sep 21 10.30-4.30pm City Rooms, Hotel St, Leicester Vintage traders, live music, afternoon tea, beauty parlour

Auction of Promises & Gifts Saturday Sep 13, 7.30pm Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall Charnwood Branch of Cancer Research UK

Celebrating 50 years of fundraising Entrance free, £1 for programme and bidding number Do come and join us for a fun evening Tel: 0116 2674746

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Exhibition looks back at Mountsorrel as it was in 1914 AN EXHIBITION commemorating the start of the Great War attracted 370 visitors.

Held at Mountsorrel library from August 4-9, the exhibition was jointly organised by the Mountsorrel Heritage Group (MHG) and the Mountsorrel Royal British Legion.

Art on show in Rothley A GROUP of local artists are staging an exhibition of their work.

The Soar Valley Artists’ 12th Annual exhibition will be held in the Rothley Centre on Mountsorrel Lane on Saturday & Sunday October 11/12 from 10am to 5pm

It featured portraits of the men who left the village to fight and which battles they were part of and sadly in some cases where they gave their lives and are now at rest.

At the outbreak of war the population of Mountsorrel was 2,417 (according to the nearest census, in 1901) and 83 village men were killed in the conflict, 3.4% of the total population. “You can imagine the impact on the families left behind, some of them containing as many as seven fatherless children” said John Hingley of the MHG. There were also many photographs of the village as it was in the early 1900's to underline the many businesses both large and small which would have been affected either directly or indirectly by the reduction in the numbers of working men either for the duration of the conflict or permanently because they didn't return from the battlefields.

The Mountsorrel Heritage Group and the Mountsorrel Branch of The Royal British Legion would like to express their thanks for the support of all who attended the exhibition and their contributions for the sale of books and fridge magnets etc.

DE MONTFORT MEMORIALS Spokesman John Beckett said: “The society was formed in October 2002.

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We are permanently on display at Glenfield Hospital raising money for the Glenfield Trust.

“Why not visit our 12th Annual Exhibition and enjoy our display of paintings as well as coffee, tea and home made cakes”

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This photo was taken in France probably mid 1917 – there’s no date or any annotations but it is known that one of the men was killed that autumn. Thanks to visitors to the exhibition we can now name three of the men and believe that we know the family of a fourth but are not certain which particular man from the family it it is as several served in Quarry units. Obviously we’d dearly like to be able to put names to them all. They are all serving in a mix of Royal Engineer Quarry units in and around the Marquise area of north-western France. The board in front of them says “Mountsorrel Quarrymen RE.... doing our bit”. From service records we can say with certainty that there’s a mix here of men who went in August 1914 with 5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment and were later transferred as their skills were needed in the quarries behind the front, and men who were enlisted directly from home to work in the quarries. From Mountsorrel Heritage Group.

This photo is of an event that is mentioned in “The Fifth Leicestershire. A record of the 1/5th Battalion the Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., during the War, 1914-1919”. By Captain J.D. Hills, (the book is freely available on the internet as part of Project Gutenberg) and comes from a Heritage Group member whose grandfather is in the photo. The an-

REGULAR YOGA CLASSES restart in the following two locations:

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Mountsorrel commemorates the Great War TO MARK the centenary of the start of the Great War the Royal British Legion in Mountsorrel organised a short series of commemorative services.

PHOTOS: CLIVE RASIN

The first, a village interdenominational church service, was held at St Peter’s church on Sunday 3rd August and was led by Reverend Canon Derek Goodman.

A congregation of some 80 people attended the service which had a theme of Commemoration and Thanksgiving for the sacrifices made by villagers during and in the aftermath of the Great War. This was followed on Monday by

services, led by Mr E Stacey of Christchurch and St Peter’s, of commemoration and re-dedication at Castle Hill War Memorial and later at the Peace Garden.

At both memorials wreaths were laid by Miss Ellie Neal, the great great granddaughter of a local soldier who fought with the village territorial company of the 5th Battalion the Leicestershire Regiment.

The Exhortation at both was read by Col R Martin OBE, County President and Branch President of the Mountsorrel Branch of the Royal British Legion, whose grandfather, Major WF Martin of the Leicestershire Yeomanry, is one of those remembered at the Castle Hill Memorial. These services were each attended by some 70 villagers together with Councillors from Parish, Borough and County.

Throughout the week the Parish Council marked the occasion by flying the Union flag at the Parish Rooms and arranging for the Castle Hill Memorial to be floodlit.

The Mountsorrel Branch, Royal British Legion also supported the week long exhibition, “Mountsorrel 1914 – The village and the Men Who Went to War”, organised by the Mountsorrel Heritage Group and held in Mountsorrel Library.

The Branch would like to thank all those who supported these events.

Remembrance Sunday Although we have just marked the outbreak of World War I` with the events described above we will in a few weeks time be launching the 2014 Poppy Appeal. The Appeal benefits service people and their families from all the campaigns from the 1st World War to today – remember there has only been one year (1968) since the end of 2nd World War when a British Service person has not been killed on active duty somewhere across the world. The long term legacy of support that is needed for our service personnel and their families as a result of operations in Afghanistan alone is stark. There, since the start of operations, we have suffered 353 killed in action and a further 51 have died subsequently from wounds. In addition we have several thousand wounded in action many of whom will carry wound and disabilities for the rest of their lives. The Royal British Legion, with your support, and in co-operation with partner charities including, Help for Heroes and individual Service and Regimental charities is leading the way in delivering that support.

Nationally the Poppy Appeal raised over £34 million last year but we spend at least £1.7 million every week of the year on our longstanding welfare support initiatives which include: • Running our Care Homes and Break Centres • Providing a Benefits and Money Advice service which has helped over 11,000 individuals to date; • Making direct Grants totalling £24 million awarded to 42 organisations; • Making individual grants totalling £18 million to over 22,000 beneficiaries.

More detailed information about the work of the Legion can be found at http://www.briti shlegion.org.uk /about-us/whowe-help Mountsorrel has a proud tradition of generously supporting the Poppy Appeal and the 2013 Appeal has to date raised £4238 please continue that support, give generously and wear your poppy with pride.

If you would like to help with this year’s appeal please contact johncdoyle@talktalk.net The annual Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service organised by the Mountsorrel Branch, Royal British Le-

Guild’s summer trip MOUNTSORREL TOWNSWOMEN’S Guild members enjoyed a day out to Springfield’s in Lincolnshire for their summer outing.

“After such a good summer we are looking forward to an exciting Autumn programme”, said a spokeswoman.

On Saturday September 6 the group held a Coffee Morning at Mountsorrel library from 10.30 to 12.30 selling cakes, books, bric a brac and there was a raffle.

The October meeting will be a presentation by Julie Edge on ‘Queen Eleanor of Castille’ with a Spanish night later in the month.

If any of the above items appeal to you, the group is inviting you to join them. They meet on the first and third Thursdays in the month at the Parish Rooms, Leicester Road, Mountsorrel at 7.30pm.

Pics: (top) the service at Castle Hill War Memorial; (below) Miss Ellie Neal lays a wreath in the Peace Garden

gion will take place on Sunday November 9, 2014. The Parade will form on the Green at 2.30pm. to march to St Peter’s Church for the Remembrance Service at 3pm

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Fete on village green for charities

PHOTO: CLIVE RASIN

PHOTO: CLIVE RASIN

Events included a helium balloon race, sponsored by Lafarge, tea and cakes, a cake stall, bottle stall, bouncy castle, vintage fire engine and tombola.

PHOTO: CLIVE RASIN

THE 1st Mountsorrel Scout group organised the annual Mountsorrel charities fete on the Green in June.

Free money advice A MONEY advice centre has been opened in Rothley.

Free, face to face counselling is available from Soar Valley Community Money Advice, based at Rothley Baptist church, Woodgate, Rothley Centre Manager Tim Jackson said: “If you are struggling with your debts or just need some help with your finances Soar Valley Community Money Advice Centre is here to help you. The centre has trained advisors who offer free face to face debt counselling in a confidential and supportive way. They will go through your finances, prepare a budget and negotiate with anyone you owe money to. This will remove the pressure that your creditors are putting on you and ensure an affordable payment plan is agreed. The aim is to support you to a future free of debt.”

In addition the Centre can advise on benefit entitlement, other free services available, cost saving ideas and budgeting.

Tim added: “It has been great to be able to help many individuals and families get their finances on to a firmer

footing. The positive impact on their lives as the stress of debt is lifted is amazing to see.”

The Centre is open Monday mornings and Wednesday afternoons. It is open to anyone who needs help so please pop in, call/text 07743 765958 or email soarvalleycma@gmail.org.

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Men learn to sing ALL MEN who can sing, and even those who think they can’t are being invited to take part in a Learn to Sing course with the Heart of England Chorus.

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Grants available for local students YOUNG PEOPLE seeking financial assistance to help continue their education can apply to a village charity.

The course is being held at Birstall Social Club on Monday Sep 29, Oct 6 and Oct 13 at 7.30pm, culminating with a performance on Friday October

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Future of park & ride THE FUTURE of Leicester’s park and ride network, which includes the site in Birstall, is under discussion after the costs of subsidising the service rose.

The Birstall, Enderby and Meynell’s Gorse network is jointly run by the City and County Councils and last year they subsidised the service with £664,000 – up from £526,000 the year before.

The scheme cost £l.737 million to run last year and generated £1.073 million in

Support dementia PEOPLE IN and around Leicester are being urged to help the Alzheimer’s Society support people living with dementia.

The charity is looking for volunteers for its Side by Side Befriending Service. Volunteers would need to give up to four hours a week to support people in the early stages of dementia.

There are already thought to be 12,000 people with the condition in Leicester and Rutland. By 2021 that number is like to reach 16,000.

Suna Tilley from Alzheimer’s Society in Leicestershire and Rutland said: “The Side

by Side service provides stimulation for people with dementia, which could be mental or physical. It may be companionship, such as sitting and having a cup of tea or it could be helping and joining them in an activity or hobby. The service is important because it reduces people’s feelings of isolation.”

Volunteers will be matched with people with dementia who share similar interests.

They will gain valuable experience and develop a sense of value by providing a much needed and worthwhile voluntary service.”

The Leicestershire and Rutland Locality of Alzheimer’s Society provides ongoing training and support to all volunteers who will be CRB checked and who should be over the age of 18.

Potential recruits are asked to contact Suna Tilley on 0116 231 1113 or email: suna.tilley@alzheimers.org.uk

income. In 2011 there were 700,000 passenger journeys rising to 830,000 last year but the rise in usage has not been sufficient to eliminate the subsidy, say the City Council.

The City and County Councils have jointly drawn up a number of options for the service: • mothballing one of the sites • improved marketing and promotion • increasing ticket prices and charging for concessionary travel Peter Osborne, County Council cabinet member for transport, said: “We are working with our colleagues at Leicester City Council to determine the best way to fund the Park and Ride services to the city. We have jointly drawn up a number of options with the City Council for the service and we are carrying out an assessment to determine which approach will give Leicester’s Park and Rides a sustainable future. The County Council has not yet met to publicly discuss the future options for the Park and Ride facilities.”

• In August, Leicestershire was one of seven areas in England to benefit from additional government funding for sustainable transport schemes, receiving £160,000.

The money will not contribute towards the park and ride scheme. Peter Osborne said: “The funding will be used to continue a range of successful initiatives including improved information at bus stops, encouraging parents and commuters to choose more sustainable ways to travel and loaning mopeds to young jobseekers to help them find and access work.”

The Mountsorrel Educational Fund is administered by a Body of Trustees who, at their absolute discretion, can award grants from the funds available to the Charity to assist young people in pursuing their education.

The Chairman of the Trustees, Mr Brian Allard, said: “Grants amounting to £95,287 were awarded by the Trustees in 2013 to local school pupils, students and those in Higher Education and Training. The Trustees will be considering at their meeting in October applications from persons who are planning to extend their education at college and university.”

Applications can be made from persons under the age of 25, who are pupils or former pupils of Christ Church and Saint Peters Church of England School, or who have been or whose parents have been resident in the electoral parish of Mountsorrel for at least 12 calendar months.

The forms of application are as follows: Application Form 1 – University/Higher Education Application Form 2 – A Level/College Equivalent/Apprenticeships Application Form 3 – Educational Visits (Primary to A Level) Application Form 4 – Music Tuition (Primary onwards) Application Form 5 – Other Applications All of the above forms can be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope detailing which Application Form is required, to the Clerk to the Trustees, Mr P R Blakemore, KDB Ac-

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Detective Constable 837 David Ball is investigating the incident. He said: “From enquiries conducted so far we believe a black car similar to an estate type vehicle may have been used by the suspects, if you heard or saw anyone acting suspiciously in the area during the early hours of this morning we need to speak to you.

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Rothley food bank A FOOD bank started in Rothley this month.

The Soar Valley Community Food Project is based in Rothley Baptist church on Woodgate and provides free food parcels to those in need as well as support directing people to other assistance that might be available.

First class cup of tea Pic: 1st Mountsorrel Brownies with Atul Barot from the Post office

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Planning P/14/1666/2: 7 Montsoreau Way, Mountsorrel – extension of a two storey extension to side and porch to front of dwelling P/14/1537/2: Soar Valley Leisure Centre, Kingfisher Road, Mountsorrel – erection of memorial centre and associated works P/14/1571/2: 24 Rockingham Road, Mountsorrel – erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling and conversion of garage to habitable space P/14/1569/2: Land at Betty Hensers Lane, Mountsorrel – request for screening opinion in relation to proposed 2MW solar farm P/14/1350/2: Land to rear of 129 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley – erection of two storey dwelling P/14/1309/2: 79 Rothley Road, Mountsorrel – erection of a two storey extension to rear and dormer window to rear of dwelling and provision of decking area and ramp to rear P/14/1346/2: 33 Rockingham Road, Mountsorrel – erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling P/14/1194/2: 251 Leicester Road, Mountsorrel – erection of conservatory to rear of dwelling P/14/1249/2: Rose Cottage Nursing Home, 134-136 Rothley Road, Mountsorrel – erection of two storey extensions to side and rear, single storey extension to rear and formation of car parking area to nursing home P/14/1205/2: 20 Grange Lane, Mountsorrel – erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling P/14/1271/2: 28 Rosslyn Avenue, Mountsorrel – single storey rear extension P/14/1192/2: 5 Cloud Lea, Mountsorrel – erection of single storey extension to rear of dwelling P/14/1188/2: 27 Halstead Road, Mountsorrel – alterations to roof including dormer extensions to front and to rear, erection of single storey extension to front and pitched roof to side of dwelling

something new whilst expanding their knowledge and understanding of the language of art. Beginners are also welcome. Teaching is supported by examples of artists’ work, demonstrations and group discussions.

Tutor: Jo Sheppard. Fee £84.70, discounted: £76.25 (not available to the retired) or Free Venue: The Rothley Centre, 12 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley LE7 7PR Date: Monday 1–3pm, 11 meetings from 15th September 2014 In Tune With the Times Satire and social history in musicals and operettas. We will examine the history of 19th century France through Les Miserables, Orpheus in the Underworld, Phantom of the Opera and The Merry Widow; racial tensions in America as depicted in Showboat, West Side Story and South Pacific; Hollywood film musicals of the 1930’s and how they adapted to the notorious Production Code; the decadence of Weimar Germany in The Threepenny Opera and Cabaret; the real story of The Sound of Music’s von Trapp family; changing views of the First World War as reflected in Oh! What a Lovely War. Tutor: David Price Fee £52.00, discounted: £46.80 (not available to the retired) or Free Venue: The Rothley Centre, 12 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley LE7 7PR Date: Tuesday 10–11.30am, 9 meetings from 23rd September 2014 The Spirit Of Impressionism The Impressionists’ desire to look at the world with a new freshness and immediacy transformed painting. This course explores the essence of Impressionism; its birth and the Barbizon painters, its widespread influence, including the work of American artists such as Winslow Homer and Mary Cassatt. No previous experience necessary-

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MOUNTSORREL BROWNIES served tea on the floor of the village Post Office as part of a challenge.

To help celebrate the 100th anniversary of Guiding, the group were taking part in the Big Brownie birthday challenge to have ‘a cup of tea in an unusual place’.

Carole Hargraves, Brown Owl, said: “We opted for Mountsorrel Post Office’s floor as to our knowledge this had not been done before and was very unusual.”

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Tim Jackson, project co-ordinator, said: “The aim is to support people to a better future by helping them in the short term to put food on the table and to assist them find a way forward out of the crisis.”

He added: “Over the last year we have been developing the vision for the project, so it is fantastic to open our doors to support those who need help. The team have a real heart to help those who are having difficulties feeding themselves. We cannot operate without food donations, so we are tremendously grateful to the local supermarkets who have agreed to put donation bins in their stores, so when you shop please look out for these and donate non perishable food.”

The Food Project is based at Rothley Baptist Church, Woodgate, Rothley and is open Monday mornings from 11am to 1pm. It is open to anyone who needs help so drop in, call/text 07743 765958 or email: soarvalleycfp@mail.org.

The Soar Valley Community Food Project is jointly run by Rothley Parish Church and Rothley Baptist Church. If you would like to donate food, money or time please call in or call 07743 765958.

There were over 1 million people who used a free food bank in the last year. These people were unable to feed themselves for a variety of reasons which could have included changes to their benefits, losing their job, debt repayments and a range of other issues. just a lively open-minded interest in art!

Tutor Janis Baker Fee £53.90, discounted: £48.50 (not available to the retired) or Free Venue: The Rothley Centre, 12 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley LE7 7PR Date: Wednesday 7.15–9.15pm, 7 meetings from 1st October 2014 Contact: Marion Vincent, Telephone: 0116 2375156 or send your enrolments to John Laurance WEA Treasurer, 33 Loughborough Road, Hoton Leicester LE12 5SF Please make cheques payable to WEA Birstall & Rothley Branch Visit the website! www.birstallandrothleywea.org.uk

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