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Heritage group’s plans THE MOUNTSORREL Heritage Group’s plans for 2018 include the creation of a village museum and a book about Mountsorrel and World War I. Spokesman Pat Neal said: “The group was formed originally in 2005, to research, archive and preserve both the spoken and written history of our ancient village, together with recording, preserving and in some instances restoring the flora and fauna of the village. “From its original membership of approximately 12 people it has grown to having over 25 members which prompted a move to using the local library for its talks and meetings.” Apart from talks and meetings on local and not so local history a small Continued on back page
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New centre gets warm welcome VISITORS TO Mountsorrel’s mew Memorial Centre gave it the thumbs up after touring the new building when it was opened up to the public for the first time on Remembrance Sunday.
The £4million facility features a hall with tiered seating that is fully retractable when not in use. There are rooms for community use, two retail units, a café and a bar/refreshment area with floor to ceiling glass windows. Visitor Scott Green said: “It looks very
impressive and it’s good to see something like this in the centre of the village. It’s a massive improvement on what we’ve had and is something to be proud of.” Russ and Mandy Green said: “We Continued on page 2
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Continued from page 1 think it’s wonderful, we are very lucky to have a facility like this, it makes us feel proud that it’s in our village. “The people who made it happen should be pleased with themselves. We’d like to see productions by schools and theatre groups and hope that it will appeal to new groups – it has everything you need.” Teenager Chloe Shipley said: “I’d like to see a bakery in one of the units and I’d come to see movies here.” Jean Beazeley said: It’s very nice, it’s what the village needs and I just hope the people of Mountsorrel will use it.” The building is owned by the War Memorial Trust and will be leased to Mountsorrel Parish Council who will operate and manage the new centre. The chairman of Mountsorrel Parish Council Steve Haywood said: “We’ve had marvellous feedback from people who’ve looked around the centre with many saying they didn’t realise how big it is. “This project has been going on for 16 years and with the help of a lot of people, especially Will Antill, who has done a tremendous job, we can now finally start to enjoy this new building.” Cllr Heywood says that users are already booking the hall and that contact is being made with clubs, societies and arts providers to promote the venue. The parish council has employed a premises officer and two receptionists who will promote and market the centre. The centre’s website will be going live shortly and will have an online booking facility and a video walkthrough of the building’s facilities. The building will be open for business on January 2, 2018 but will be opened again on Tuesday December 12 from 5.30-9.30pm for a Christmas Food & Gift fair when visitors will be able to tour the building. • £2.7million of funding for the building came from section 106 developer
Pics: (clockwise from top) the auditorium, the first floor refreshment area, ground floor kitchen
contributions. Tarmac provided £500,000, with the rest of the funding coming from the Mountsorrel War Memorials Trust and Mountsorrel Parish Council. It replaces the Memorial Hall, opened in 1965 . It closed in September 2015.
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You are all invited to the NEW Memorial Centre on Tuesday December 12th from 5.30pm
New Nominated for outstanding work boundary change THE SECRETARY of a local football club has been nominated for an award.
PROPOSALS THAT would move the parliamentary constituency boundary would see the whole of Mountsorrel in the Charnwood constituency.
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Pics: (top) Mark Forknall besides the Premier League trophy when it visited the club earlier this year and (right) receiving the Charter Standard Development Club of the Year award
level and these awards are not only a great way to celebrate those achievements, but also recognise the people who make it happen behind the scenes.” Mountsorrel Juniors FC have recently been awarded the Charter Standard Development Club of the Year for Leicestershire and the regional award for the Midlands.
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Currently the boundary splits the village in two, with the northern half in the constituency of Loughborough served by Nicky Morgan MP, and the southern section in Charnwood where the MP is Edward Argar. The Boundary Commission for England (BCE) is recommending that all of Mountsorrel be within Charnwood. Sileby and Quorn would also be moved within Charnwood. The BCE proposals are the result of a decision by Parliament to reduce the number of constituencies in the UK to 600 from 650. The plans published by the BCE are open for public comment until December 11, 2017. To view them, go to www.bce2018.org.uk
Mark Forknall from Mountsorrel Juniors FC has been nominated in the category Outstanding Contribution to Sport and Physical Activity at Charnwood Borough Council’s annual sports awards. Mark said: “I have been a volunteer secretary, treasurer and coach at Mountsorrel Juniors for 10 years and have seen the club grow from 25 junior members and 3 teams to over 250 boys and girls across 22 teams. In the last two years we have seen the number of girls taking part rapidly grow and we have developed six girls only teams with over 60 girls playing football. It is great recognition to be nominated for the award but it is reflective of all the brilliant work of the many volunteers at the club who make being involved with Mountsorrel Juniors FC a fantastic experience.” Spokesman for the Charnwood Sports Awards Chris Traill said: “Charnwood has long had ties with sporting success on a local national and international
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Organised by the Mountsorrel Community Team (MCT) and funded through the National Lottery ‘Celebrate’ fund, the day saw the Memorial Playing Field transform into a medieval playground of reenactment, inflatable fun, displays and free activities. On route to Lincoln in 1217, Sir William Marshal and the Earl of Chester besieged the then Mountsorrel Castle that was being held by rebel barons. At the time England was under the temporary rule of two regents, Hubert de Burgh and William the Marshal. The then King of England, Henry III, was only 9. Graham Lloyd, who organised the event with MCT, said: “The statue of Sir William Marshal in the villages Castle Park is largely overlooked, with many local people not being aware of its significance. Part of the aim of the day was to raise awareness about this part of the village’s history and to bring people together to celebrate it.” On the day the Crusade re-enactment group set up camp and demonstrated the type of hand to hand combat typical of medieval warfare. A dedication of flowers and shields made by the children of St Peters and Christ Church Primary School and Castle View Nursery was made at the statue in Castle Park and children’s work was on display at the Memorial Playing Fields. Jonathan Abbot who led the re-enactment said: “Sir William was a significant figure in medieval history and is a hero for many of us in Crusade. It was great to be in Mountsorrel celebrating his impact on local history and to see so many people have fun. Our Sir William for the day, Chris King, was honoured to take on the role.” A fun aspect of the day was the inflatable challenge, which involved a small number of teams, including one from the re-enactment group, in soft warfare on five large inflatables, supplied by Anstey Castle Hire. Each inflatable represented a medieval challenge. In the end the victors, the local Co-op Managers Team, led by Simon ‘The King’ Taylor, walked away with the trophy after some help from the crowd in beating the Crusade team at the tug of war. Graham said: “We wanted to keep this day for the village and it was great to see so many local people turning out and taking part. We have to give our thanks to the school, nursery, the Mountsorrel Heritage Group and the Sorrel Youth Café for helping to make the day such a great success.” The event was supported using a grant from the Big Lottery Celebrate Fund. Anyone interested in finding out more about the Mountsorrel Community Team and/or volunteering should contact the Team through its website: www.the-mct.co.uk 6
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A DAY celebrating the part that Mountsorrel played in the medieval life of Sir William Marshal, the Earl of Pembroke brought people of all ages out to play on an overcast September day.
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The Anglican Churches of Christ Church (top of The Green) and St. Peter's (Market Place) extend an open invitation and warm welcome to join us for any of the following: Sat Dec 2, 10-5pm: Christmas Tree Festival at Christ Church (free entry) Sun Dec 3, 12.303.30pm:Christmas Tree Festival at Christ Church (free entry) Sun Dec 3, 6pm: Advent Hymns & Readings at St Peters Mon Dec 4, 7pm: Ladies Carol Service amidst the Christmas Trees at Christ Church Sun Dec 17, 11am: Crib Service at Christ Church (children are welcome to dress as a Nativity character) Sun Dec 17, 6pm: Traditional Carol Service at St. Peter's Sun Dec 24, 4pm: Christingle Service at Christ Church Sun Dec 24, 11.15pm: Midnight Service at St. Peter's Christmas Day, 9.30am: B.C.P. Holy Communion at St Peters Christmas Day, 11am: Holy Communion at Christ Church Sun Dec 31, 11am: Churches Together in Mountsorrel - Holy Communion at Christ Church
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Children bury time capsule ARTWORK AND stories about their lives written by Mountsorrel schoolchildren have been buried in a time capsule in the grounds of a new care home.
Village chapels A RETIRED charity worker with a keen interest in local history is researching the history of chapels in Mountsorrel. While living in Bristol, John Oldham volunteered at the Kingswood Heritage Museum, learned a lot of local history and took a keen interest in bootmaker and Methodist lay preacher Daniel Flook who funded and built a number of chapels. John said: “On coming to Mountsorrel I thought I would do some local history research. Having looked at the Mountsorrel Heritage Web site I realised I could perhaps contribute to it by information on the village chapels of which there were quite a number in the past.” He added: “As a member of the Baptist Church, I began with them. There had been a few written histories which I wanted to confirm. It would seem the Baptist might be the earliest ‘chapel’ in the area going back to the 1650s perhaps even earlier. “John Wesley founded the Methodist “way” and visited here twice in the 1780s . Eventually Methodist chapels sprang up - Wesleyan, Primitive, Free these have now amalgamated into one, “The Methodist Church”.” John is now appealing to readers with photographs of Mountsorrel chapels to contact him – photographs will be copied and returned. John Oldham 01509 324517 sorrelchapelsstudy@hotmail.com
Pupils from Christ Church & St Peter’s CE Primary School in Mountsorrel brought artefacts to the Mountview care home on Loughborough Road to place in the time capsule which will be sealed and buried in the grounds. Mountview is a brand new residential and dementia care home that opened in November. Home Manager, Sue Shaw, wanted to create the lasting legacy of a time capsule to commemorate the completion of the build. Sue said: “We are so pleased that the school were keen to be involved with the time capsule idea – it is a really exciting project and I am sure it will be a great talking point at the home for many years. I am extremely passionate about our home being a part of the local community for several reasons, but most importantly to maintain fundamental links for our future residents, and we look forward to continuing our great relationship with the school.” Two year groups from the school designed over 60 notes which are to be unearthed in 2067, when Sue is hoping that the same children might return with their own children or even grandchildren. One pupil wrote: “I really like to go to my friend’s house and I love the colours in the rainbow. I love playing on my iPad and I love playing with my brother.” Four pupils and two teachers
delivered the notes to site, before enjoying a sneak peek of the home and cupcakes in the Site Office. Fran Ward, Deputy Head at Christ Church & St Peter’s CE Primary School, said: “The time capsule idea really captured the children’s thoughts – it got us
all thinking about life today and how things might have changed in 50 years’ time. The children were also interested in what life will be like at Mountview when it opens, and we all enjoyed learning about the construction site – the cakes in the Site Office went down a treat! We can’t wait to visit again when the home is open.” Mountview will provide a home for 66 older people from the surrounding area. It has been designed and built by LNT Care Developments and will be run by Ideal Carehomes. The home hosted a public open day on Sunday November 19 when local residents viewed the many facilities and met the staff team. Pic: Back row from left: Paul Farmer (Managing Director of Ideal Carehomes), Sue Shaw (Home Manager of Mountview), Mark Speight (Site Manager for LNT Care Developments) with pupils from Christ Church & St Peter’s CE Primary School
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Mountsorrel Remembrance day THE START of Remembrance in Mountsorrel was marked this year by large poppies being displayed along Leicester Road to the Market Place.
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The Poppy Appeal was launched in St Peter’s Church by a well attended talk about the Battle of Mountsorrel in 1916. On Friday 10th Christ Church and St Peter’s Primary School marked Remembrance in St Peter’s with a service organised and led by Year 6 pupils. Many members of their families and the wider village community attended and all were moved both by the service and the quality of the pupils’ singing. The annual Field of Remembrance Service was held at the Peace Garden at 11am on Saturday November 11. The Standard of the Mountsorrel Branch, Royal British Legion, was paraded, a bugler played Last Post after which the laying of crosses was led by Mr Steve Haywood, Chairman of the Parish Council. The annual village Remembrance Day parade and service took place on Sunday November 12. Prior to departure a wreath was laid by Cllr Steve Haywood, Chairman of the Parish Council, at the recently installed memorial sited in the foyer of the new Memorial Centre. The Parade, led by the Leicestershire Snibston Co-op Band, marched from the Green to St Peter’s Church for the Remembrance Service which was led by Rev Colin Resch, Padre to the Mountsorrel Branch, Royal British Legion. Amongst those taking part in the Parade were, Mrs Janie Martin, Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Leicestershire, Cllr Pauline Ranson, Mayor of Charnwood escorted by her Consort and the Borough Macebearer, Col. R Martin OBE, County and Mountsorrel Branch President, Royal British Legion, Mr Steve Haywood, Chairman of Mountsorrel Parish Council, Mr Edward Argar MP, County, Borough and Parish Councillors and Members of the Royal British Legion together with representatives of many village organisations including detachments from the Army Cadet Force and Mountsorrel Scouts, Guides, Cubs, Brownies, Rainbows and Boys Brigade. During the service the Roll of Honour of village casualties from both World Wars was read by members of the Army Cadet Force, Mountsorrel Scouts, Guides and Boys Brigade with wreaths being presented by members of the Mountsorrel Guides. The organ was played by Mr Richard Middlebrook of Mountsorrel. On the return to the Green the salute was jointly taken by the Deputy Lord Lieutenant and the Mayor of Charnwood. Refreshments for participants were provided in the new Memorial Centre courtesy of the Parish Council and many took the opportunity to explore the new building. Mountsorrel Branch, Royal British Legion thanks the members of the
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Chairman Steve Haywood thanked the organisers of the Mountsorrel Revival for all their hard work and for making the event such a success. It was reported that both the dog signs in the Peace Garden had been removed. Cllr Haywood agreed to look at the possibility of having these replaced. The chairman also advised that the parish council were in the process of employing a dog warden but this was subject to the appropriate legal requirements. It was hoped this would deter irresponsible behaviour by dog walkers. A spokesman for the Mountsorrel Youth Café on the Green spoke about the challenge of securing funding for the café. He thanked the council for its support and requested it consider agreeing to continuing this in 2018/19. It was
Council’s new leader COUNCILLOR JONATHAN Morgan has been appointed as the new leader of Charnwood Borough Council. The former deputy leader was appointed at a full council meeting on Monday, November 6 following the resignation of Cllr David Slater. Cllr Morgan (49) said: “It is an honour and a privilege to be chosen to lead Charnwood Borough Council and I am looking forward to working with staff and members to continue making this borough the best it can be. “I have had the honour of working with David for many years and I would like to thank him for his excellent service as leader. We have come a long way during his time and he leaves with the Council in a strong position.” Cllr Morgan, an architect, joined the council in 2011 and is also a Leicestershire county councillor. He is the husband of Loughborough MP and form minister Nicky Morgan. The new-look cabinet consists of: * Cllr Jonathan Morgan, Leader of the Council and lead member for the whole council * Cllr Tom Barkley, Deputy Leader of the Council and lead member for finance and property services * Cllr Brian Page, lead member for communities, safety and wellbeing * Cllr Paul Mercer, lead member for housing * Cllr Eric Vardy, lead member for planning, inward investment and tourism strategy * Cllr Jenny Bokor, lead member for Loughborough * Cllr Margaret Smidowicz, lead member for regulatory services, enforcement and licensing * Cllr James Poland, lead member for equalities, member and strategic services * Cllr Leigh Harper-Davies, lead member for performance of major contracts. Cllr Harper-Davies is also a member of Mountsorrel Parish Council.
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A FULL meeting of Mountsorrel Parish Council was held on August 14 (there was no meeting in July).
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agreed that the council’s budget working party consider future funding of the café. The council agreed to purchase Royal British Legion lamp post poppies for 2017 at a cost of £3 per poppy, to be positioned on lamp posts between the new Memorial Centre and the Peace Garden. The council received the minutes of the Memorial Centre Working Party held on June 13 and July 12. The new centre will have two retail units and a café. There had been expressions of interest in both retail units and a café from a catering operation based in the parish. The Memorial Centre’s website is being prepared and will have an online booking system. The council has received a petition signed by residents of Barons Way objecting to parking problems in the area – parking by non residents and obstruction of the pavements. The council agreed to contact the local beat officer. A full meeting of Mountsorrel Parish council was held on September 11. The Mountsorrel Heritage Group requested a contribution from the council towards the costs of publishing 300 copies of the WWI book marking the centenary of the Armistice in 1918. It was agreed to consider this request at the October meeting of the council. Charnwood Borough Council is conducting a review of parish boundaries. It was agreed to recommend the parish boundary be extended south to the Hill Top roundabout. The council received the minutes of the Memorial Centre Working Party held on August 15 and 30. It was reported that there had been a number of expressions of interest from potential occupiers of the Memorial Centre’s retail units and the café. Several groups had expressed an interest in using the new facilities but were unable to make any firm commitments until the building was complete.
Teacher of life saving skills A CHARITY volunteer from Mountsorrel who has devoted four years to training people in vital lifesaving skills has now taught more than 1,000 people.
Dance blues away BANISH THE blues, meet like minded people and lose a few extra pounds when you try Salsa dancing classes here in Mountsorrel. Jenny Harvey runs her Espiritu Latino classes at Mountsorrel Working Men’s Club. She said: “We have a fun and friendly group here in Mountsorrel to welcome you. “The hardest part will be convincing yourself to give it a try and take the first few steps. Please come and visit us and see what you have been missing.” Classes start Monday January 8 from 7pm. More info from Jenny 07931 524 825 www.salsaleicester.co.uk
Retired cardiac nurse Alan HarrisonWhite is a vital member of the JHMT team, putting his skills to use for local charity the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust. The JHMT was set up was set up in memory of Rothley teenager Joe Humphries, who collapsed and tragically died from SADS – sudden arrhythmic death syndrome – in October 2012, while he was out jogging. Since that time, the charity’s dedicated fundraisers, volunteers and medical leads have worked tirelessly to increase the number of public-access defibrillators available across the city and county. They have also worked to increase awareness of sudden heart deaths and – crucially – to ensure as many people as possible are trained in CPR and how to use a defibrillator. Alan, 60, from Mountsorrel, said: “Because we do the training in groups, I can’t pinpoint exactly who the 1,000th person I trained was, but I know it will be someone from the 12/74 Scouts in Mere Road, Leicester, where I did some training recently. “I started doing the CPR training for the charity on the 3 September 2013, when I trained members of the local community in Rothley. Since then I’ve delivered training at sports clubs, community venues and schools at all levels including proudly representing Joe’s Trust as part of the Leicestershire Heartwize schools programme, a unique
Pic: Alan Harrison-White conducting a training session collaboration between key agencies to 50–70%.” create a new generation of lifesavers Alan added: “I chose to go into cardiacross the region.” ac nursing as it was a field of nursing The JHMT training sessions – which that interested me and was very much are all free – can be arranged through hands-on regarding patient care. I the charity’s website jhmt.org.uk, and worked as a cardiac nurse for 25 years – Alan says news is often spread about the 15 on the coronary care unit at Leicester sessions by word-of-mouth, too. General Hospital, and then at the LRI Chair of the JHMT Steve Humphries A&E department as a cardiac specialist said: “This is a fantastic achievement nurse. and we’re so grateful to Alan for his “I really enjoy teaching these skills to dedication and determination in getting people, as one day they may help them the message out there – that sudden to save a life.” cardiac death isn’t inevitable, it’s preventTo find out more about the JHMT, able. including how to book a training session “Currently less than 10% of people for your sports club or community survive an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest group, visit www.jhmt.org.uk in the UK, but with effective CPR and defibrillation within 3-5 minutes of collapse, survival rates can be as high as
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DO YOU need something to do in your spare time? Have you ever thought of becoming a volunteer? Are you interested in our preserved heritage? You might like to think about becoming a volunteer at the GCR’s Rothley Station. A spokesman for the GCR said: “We are looking for volunteers to serve in our platform Tea Room on Saturdays and Sundays. You can choose when you are available, but usually one turn per month is the norm. “We look forward to hearing from you!” If you are interested, either visit the station and have a word with the duty Station Master on a Saturday or Sunday, or contact the Senior Station Master by email: crd.dean@gmail.com
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Continued from page 1 ECO group has taken on caring for a wild life meadow next to Christ Church and the Peace garden where they have done much new planting. Pat said: “With the possibility of premises becoming available in the New Year for a local museum the group have not only obtained charity status but have changed the name to The Mountsorrel Museum and Heritage Trust of which the Mountsorrel Heritage Group and the ECO Group will be sub groups.” Starting in 2018 the group will be holding its meetings in the new Memorial Centre. They meet every second Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm. At the first meeting on January 11 Jeremy Robson will be giving a talk on the Green Bike Murder. A series of talks are planned for 2018.
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