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ISSUE 4: April 2011
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Relief for Shepshed Residents During the summer the future of the Shepshed Toilets in Hall Croft was in question when Charnwood Borough Council (CBC) decided that, due to cut backs, they needed to close them. An all-party decision was taken by Shepshed Town Council to take over the responsibility/maintenance for the Public Convenience. A sub-committee was formed and negotiations with CBC started late in 2010. In February 2011 an agreement was signed and work to refurbish them should commence soon. CBC will refurbish them to a standard that is acceptable by the Town Council. Shepshed Town Council are covering the cost of a Baby-changing facility, hot water and hot air hand driers. STC will also be employing a cleaner and someone to open and close them. It was decided not to charge for the use of the toilets. We hope to take over the toilets early in April. All parties on Shepshed Town Council and our Clerk have worked hard to achieve this result, and hopefully will continue to do so. Joan Tassell, Chairman, Finance & General Purposes Committee and Chairman of Hallcroft Toilets Sub- Committee. John Popley, Chairman, Estates & Recreation Committee.
Consultation on Environmental Permit
See MP Nicky Morgan’s Column: Page 4
Your views on Waste Incinerator are needed
The Environment Agency is consulting on its draft decision to issue an Environmental Permit to Biffa Waste Services Ltd. Below is their news release asking for your views: In February 2010, the Agency received an application from Biffa Waste Services Limited to operate a proposed Energy From Waste facility in Shepshed, Leicestershire. This draft decision will be of interest to you and your local community. I have provided some information below, which you may find useful. We have considered the permit application and other relevant information and responses and we are now consulting the public before we make a final decision. This will allow people a chance to give us their views on our draft decision. The consultation period will last until 31 March 2011. Copies of the draft permit and decision document are available at www.environment-agency. gov.uk/research/library/ consultations/80798.aspx Or you can view the documents on the public register free of charge at the following locations:
• The Environment Agency Trentside Office Scarrington Road Nottingham NG2 5FA • Charnwood Borough Council Environmental Health Department Southfield Offices Southfields Road Loughborough LE11 2TX There is also a non-public register copy of the draft permit and decision document which is available to view between 10am – 2pm Monday to Thursday at • Shepshed Town Council 47a Charnwood Road Shepshed Loughborough Leicestershire LE12 9QE The draft permit and decision document can also be found on the Environment Agency website at: www.environmentagency.gov.uk/research/library/ consultations/80798.aspx
What is this extra consultation for? Before an incinerator can be built, the applicant needs to obtain planning permission from Leicestershire County Council, and an Environmental Permit from the Environment Agency. These applications are made in parallel. The County Council refused planning permission for the facility to be built last October, after 2,000 representations were received from Shepshed and Loughborough residents. This consultation relates to the Environmental Permit application.
If you would like to talk to a member of staff regarding the draft permit and decision or wish to make an appointment to view the documents please call our National Customer Contact Centre on 08708 506 506. Any comments should be made in writing by 31 March 2011 to the Environment Agency, Permitting Support Centre, Environmental Permitting Team, Quadrant 2, 99 Parkway Avenue, Parkway Business Park, Sheffield, S9 4WF or by emailing psc@environmentagency.gov.uk, quoting reference EA/EPR/TP3036KB/A001 in any correspondence. Please note that any comments we receive must normally be placed on the public register. If you do not want your representation to appear on the public register, you should make a request to this effect. Jeff Dolby, Environment Manager said: ‘We have considered this permit application very carefully and drafted a permit with conditions that would require Biffa Waste Services Limited to operate in a way that will protect both the environment and human health. This further stage of consultation gives everybody a chance to see what the permit may look like and how we have reached this decision. We will take into account any new and relevant information received before making a final decision.’
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Trek of a Lifetime
Former Shepshed resident to climb to Everest Base Camp for Marie Curie Cancer Care F
ormer Shepshed High School and Hind Leys College student, Robert James, together with his two sons Oliver (21 years) and William (17 years) will be taking part in a trek of a lifetime to raise funds for Marie Curie Cancer Care.
The trek starts on 13 April 2011. This is a challenging, continuous 3week trek, summiting to an altitude of 18,188ft. The James’s goal is to raise £6000 for Marie Curie Cancer Care with your help. They are funding the entire trip themselves which means every penny you donate will go directly to the charity. Most people know of someone who has been affected by this cruel disease. £20 will pay for an hour’s nursing care for a terminally ill patient. Please support their efforts. The three, who now live in Cardiff, but who still have family living and working in Shepshed, will be joining Richard Parks, the former Welsh International rugby player, on the 7th leg of his world first achievement to summit the 7 highest mountains on each of the 7 continents as well as travel the last degrees of the North and South Poles within a timeframe of seven months! They are also to be joined by double Olympic Gold Rower Steve Williams. You can check out their progress on Richard’s website www.737challenge.com.
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INTREPID: Three members of the James family are to take part in a three-week Everest trek for charity.
Coffee Bar Drop In at the Glenmore Centre The Glenmore Community Centre on Thorpe Road Shepshed is opening a new Coffee Bar drop-in commencing on Tuesday 29th March 2011 from 12 - 1.30pm. Soup sandwiches, snacks and drinks will be available to purchase. Everyone welcome. For more information telephone Glenmore Centre 01509 650662. In my day, a juvenile delinquent was a kid who owed tuppence on an overdue library book.
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Nicky Morgan MP writes in Shepshed Eye...
We must all now make our views about an unwanted incinerator exceptionally clear I have received a lot of correspondence regarding my previous articles in the magazine, and am very pleased that the magazine is proving so popular in Shepshed. Firstly, I want to address the concern that some of you have raised regarding the proposed Shepshed incinerator. I understand this issue may be troubling many residents due to the recent letters sent out by the Environment Agency regarding their consultation. Alongside the County Council’s planning process to consider the incinerator, the Environment Agency runs a totally separate campaign to consider the purely environmental impact of an incinerator. It is this consultation process that has carried on running, even when the application was turned down in September. The Environment Agency has given a deadline of 31st March for feedback on this latest consultation so I cannot stress enough how urgent this is. Both Cllr Radford and I have requested that this deadline be extended. We must all now make our views about an unwanted incinerator exceptionally clear to the Environment Agency. I urge everyone locally to respond to the Environment Agency’s consultation as I will be doing.
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I am monitoring this latest development, and have asked the Environment Agency to keep me informed of the conclusion they reach, which I will then pass on to all the constituents who have registered an interest in this issue with my office. I recently attended a briefing on the new Guide Dogs nationwide campaign for installing Audio/Visual systems on new and old buses for blind, partially sighted and disabled people. I am sure there are a number of constituents in Shepshed that such an initiative would benefit, and you will be glad to know that I have thrown my full weight behind this campaign. To show your support, visit their website www.guidedogs.org.uk. I would also like to congratulate the Shepshed Community Plan Steering Group on being awarded £2602 in the Big Lottery Fund grants. The Steering Group provide a forum for anyone who wishes to contribute ideas to a Community Plan for Shepshed, or would like to volunteer to help with community consultations, or activities like running the Farmers’ Market, Local Food Fairs, Carnivals, and other community events. I have written to them congratulating them personally on the great achievement, and wish them every success for the future. If
you would like to get involved with the group do email the organisers at anneglasper001@btinternet.com Finally, my next surgery days are on Friday 8th and 21st April in Loughborough. I will be holding a surgery in Shepshed shortly after that. Please feel free to contact my office on 01509 262 723 if you would like to make an appointment to meet with me. You can also view my upcoming surgeries on my website, www. nickymorgan.com Best wishes,
Nicky
Pick up a fashion bargain at the Friends of Newcroft Fashion Show! Friends of Newcroft School are proud to present their first major new event of the year. Smartys Fashion Show will be hosted at Newcroft Primary School on Wednesday 11th May 2011 - doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 7.30pm. On sale will be over-produced stock from major High Street brands at approximately half price. Lines include ladies clothes, scarves, jewellery and accessories. Tickets are now available at only £3. Everyone welcome. Enquiries: Newcroft Reception (01509 503214) or Sarah (07899 005 974)
Community Grants available COMMUNITY groups are being urged to bid for a slice of grant cash – including a dedicated new £10,000 scheme for groups in Loughborough. The new Loughborough Community Grants Scheme was set up by Charnwood Borough Council so community and voluntary sector groups in town can bid for a maximum of £2,000 out of the new cash pot. In addition, the council also has two grant schemes for community and voluntary sector groups across the whole of the Borough, including Loughborough. There is a budget of £6,000 for Community Engagement Grants - with maximum grants of £500 paid out - and a budget of £48,500 for Community Development Grants which can offer maximum grants of £15,000. Simon Jackson, Charnwood Borough Council’s strategic director for corporate services, said: “We’re delighted to be able to offer £10,000 worth of grants to help grassroots organisations in Loughborough make an impact. “In 2010/11, Charnwood Borough Council handed out £57,200 to community groups who all help make the Borough a better place to live.
Don’t miss out “We don’t want any worthy group or organisation to miss out on this opportunity so make sure you get in touch and find out how to make an application.” Local charity TwentyTwenty received a £7,500 grant from the council to help two schemes including the Charnwood Mentoring Scheme which helps tackle anti-social behaviour in the Borough. Sheila Cullinan, who runs the scheme, said: “The Community Development Grant has enabled the Charnwood Mentoring Scheme at TwentyTwenty to facilitate 40 mentoring relationships. “This has included recruiting and training a further 25 new volunteer mentors from across Charnwood. Volunteer mentors give their time each work to support young people at risk of anti-social behaviour and crime as well as helping them achieve qualifications and develop life skills. “ For more information, including guidance and application forms, visit http://www.charnwood.gov. uk/pages/charnwoodgrants, call 01509 634785 or email grants@ charnwood.gov.uk
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Shepshed Library is well worth a visit!
Have you visited Shepshed Library recently?
Why not come down and see what we have to offer. • All the new bestsellers available for one week loan • DVDs and CDs Free use of computers including Internet • access Computer print outs ( free for homework) • Wriggly Reader sessions for pre-school • children Job searching advice through our Multi • Access Centres • Home Library Service for those unable to get to the library • Jigsaw Library (Friday morning)
All this and more on your doorstep. Shepshed Library is situated at Hallcroft, Shepshed. Tel: 0116 305 3678
New Books at the Library! Listed below are a few of the new books arriving at Shepshed Library at this issue of Shepshed Eye goes to press: Mary Berry’s traditional puddings and desserts A delicious collection of easyto-follow dessert and pudding recipes from one of the best-known cookery writers in the UK, Mary Berry Gentle art of Quiltmaking by Jane Brocket “The Gentle Art of Quilt-Making” is a charming, inspirational and practical guide for would-be quilters. Leading author Jane Brocket presents over 15 quilt designs and weaves a narrative around each one. The silent sea by Clive Cussler December, 1941. Four brothers investigate the secrets of a treasure pit on a small island in the Pacific. But a sudden death and the coming war allow its secrets to lie forgotten. Present day. Juan Cabrillo and the Oregon team have been sent to locate the remains of a crashed NASA satellite in the Argentine jungle. Coming under attack, they make a mysterious discovery which sends them to a small Pacific island. There, they will discover the deadly secrets of an ancient Chinese expedition – by the lost ship The Silent Sea. Now Cabrillo and his team are in a race against time to find the remains of The Silent Sea. Because there will be terrible consequences if someone else finds it first . . . Theodore Boone by John Grisham In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he’s only thirteen years
old, Theo Boone thinks he’s one of them. Theo knows every judge, policeman, court clerk - and a lot about the law. He dreams of being a great trial lawyer, of a life in the courtroom. But Theo finds himself in court much sooner than he expected. Because he knows so much maybe too much - he is suddenly dragged into the middle of a sensational murder trial. A coldblooded killer is about to go free, and only Theo knows the truth. The stakes are high, but Theo won’t stop until justice is served. A bitter legacy by Leicester writer Lynda Page With the world at her feet, eighteen-year-old Cam Rogers has every right to feel bitter at the legacy she is left to deal with when a series of traumatic events take place that shapes her destiny for ever. Instead, though, she does her utmost to overcome the challenges that lie ahead and to make the best of what she’s got. Rose Rogers is not so forgiving. Consumed with bitterness for the cruel way she feels that life has treated her, she does not care who she hurts or how she uses people, even those closest to her. For she will stop at nothing to get the life she has been denied.
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Boxing club grateful for Area Forum funding
As Chairman of the area Forum, Cllr Christine Radford met members of the boxing club, situated on Hathern Road in Shepshed to see how the money had been spent which was given via the Area Forum. The money had been spent on soundproofing and insulating the walls and ceilings. They also had the plastering an painting done at the same time. Christine had supported them when they applied to Charnwood Borough Council for change of use and when this was refused supported them at the appeal process. The boxing club are trying to raise money for an inside toilet at a cost of just under £1,000. Currently they are renting a mobile toilet at a cost of £72 a month. Christine can be seen with members of the boxing club who are in the ABA of England competition, I am sure you will join with Christine to support them in this competition.
If I had known my grandchildren would be so much fun, I would have had them first.
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Shepshed WI members and invited guests celebrated their 25th anniversary on March 3rd with a party.
They were pleased to be able to welcome past Presidents Penny Smith and Pam Durber and also the WI County Chairman Rosemary Heyes. The room at Christchurch Methodist Church was decorated with a silver theme and everyone received a small box containing homemade chocolates and a bookmark to mark the occasion, and party food was provided by the committee. Excellent entertainment was provided by the recently formed singing group ‘Doh Re Mi’ which consisted of Sue Cooke, Janet Clitheroe and Lis Muller. They sang and read poems and their accompanist Peter Finch played a piano solo. Members were very appreciative of the hard work the committee had put in to make the evening a great success. The next meeting will take place on April 7th at Christchurch Methodist Church at 7.30pm, when there will be a talk on decorated eggs.Visitors are always welcome and a visitor fee of £3 is charged.
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Chance to learn traditional crafts at Beacon Hill Anyone who would like to try their hand at dry stone walling or green woodworking can take part in courses at Beacon Hill Country Park this spring. The traditional crafts will be taught by rangers as part of Leicestershire County Council’s “Meet the Experts” programme of events. A one-day dry stone walling course for beginners will take place at the beauty spot on Saturday April 2 where participants will learn the basics of repairing a wall and starting a new one.
Green woodworking On Saturday, April 16 and Saturday, May 14 there will also be opportunities to have a go at the age old art of green woodworking. There will be a chance for people to develop their abilities using traditional tools and fresh green wood in a woodland setting. Both courses cost £50 (plus car parking) and pre-booking is essential as places are limited. To book your place call 0116 3058790. More information about Beacon Hill Country Park, which is managed by the County Council, can be found at: www.leics.gov.uk/beaconhill
Glenmore Park was ‘immaculate’
Four-star Charnwood is cleaning up at awards EFFORTS to keep Charnwood clean and tidy have been recognised at the prestigious Clean Britain Awards. Charnwood Borough Council was awarded a four-star rating out of five in the ‘districts’ category at the award ceremony on March 2 following a secret visit by judges in November. Judges checked 13 key criteria including general litter, chewing gum and smoking-related litter, fly-tipping, graffiti and the provision and condition of litter bins. One judge remarked: “It was a market day in Loughborough, yet despite the mass of activity, the area was kept extremely clean and tidy with the dedicated operative servicing the area deserving particular credit. “Glenmore Park in Shepshed was immaculate with full marks being scored across a range of the criteria, including dog fouling & graffiti where no incidences were noted at all.” Councillor Hilary Fryer, Charnwood Borough Council’s cabinet member for the environment, said she was thrilled at the award. She said: “This is yet another accolade which recognises the strides Charnwood has made to become one of the most environmentally friendly and clean boroughs in the region. “Officers work extremely hard to bring projects to life which reduce waste, increase recycling and educate people on good environmental practices. “I’m delighted we have received a four-star rating and hope we can continue to build on our growing reputation as a ‘green’ community.” The biennial awards are run jointly by the British Cleaning Council and the Chartered Institution of Waste Management and are open to all local authorities and other organisations involved in managing public spaces. The four-star rating comes hot on the heels of Loughborough’s market winning an award from the National Market Traders’ Federation for being the ‘greenest’ in the Midlands. In addition, Loughborough was crowned the region’s least-littered town at last year’s East Midlands In Bloom awards.
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The Mothers’ Union in Shepshed The Mothers’ Union is a world wide Christian organisation of over 3.8 million mem bers. It believes in the importance of family life and seeks to promote and support families in a Christian context. It runs many programmes in this country and abroad: working in prisons, with the homeless and supporting families in times of difficulty. It also runs literacy programmes especially for women overseas to promote their independence and to help them earn money for their families. In its ‘Make A Mother’s Day’ campaign it promotes ethical gifts to help communities, for example a wheelbarrow or farm animal instead of chocolates and flowers for your mum. However you don’t have to be a mother to belong to this organisation. You don’t even have to be female! You do have to support its aims and objectives. The Mothers’ Union in Shepshed meets at St Botolph’s Church Hall on the second Wednesday of the month. For more details please contact the branch leader:
I knew I was going bald when it was taking longer and longer to wash my face.
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County Councillor’s Column from Christine Radford
As your County Councillor, I am always on hand to try and deal with any concerns you may have about services provided by Leicestershire County Council.
Cash machine problems There has been an on going problem regarding the ATM machine at the Building Society in the Bull Ring, the HSBC bank who owns the machine should have as part of the planning permission provided bollards and a ramp, to enable the disabled access this facility. The licence has now been issued by Leicestershire County Council to enable the works to commence. I have been working with the Borough, HSBC, Shepshed Building Society and the County to get this sorted.
Residents have raised concerns regarding the extra traffic which will be generated and have asked for calming measures to be considered these concerns I brought to the attention of the officer.
Green spaces I chaired the meeting of the area forum at which the Green spaces and green wedges were discussed and points raised by the public who attended will be given to the County Council for their consideration the main comments were regarding the area between Loughborough and Shepshed, known as Garendon Park.
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Following requests by residents on the Conway Drive estate I have managed to get the County to plant more trees on some of the land which is in their ownership and should residents wish for additional trees to be planted then please contact me and I will try my best.
I organised with the clerk to Shepshed Town Council for an officer from the Youth Services department at County to talk to the Town Council and local people who work with Youth to learn about what is happening following reorganisation, this was a very informative meeting.
Pot holes and gas main works Pot holes have been one of my biggest headaches following the bad weather. The major area is around the Market Place which I hope will get sorted soon, but the Hall Croft is due to have a gas main laid in the near future and I understand that this work will be carried out prior to any maintenance works.
Request for crossing I have had a meeting with officers from County highways regarding the proposed new retail outlet asking for them to request a zebra crossing should the application be permitted.
Police Station Still at the top of my list is the Police Station part of my role as County Councillor I sit on the Fire Authority which currently houses the police station, I am working very hard to retain the status quo.
‘I am excited by foodstore!’ In response to Mr Peter Bagguleys letter in your last edition I AM excited by the proposed new foodstore. Firstly, congratulations on another successful issue. It’s nice to have a news letter about the goings on in Shepshed, It’s malso nice to see we have successfully fought off being dumped on with rejection to the planning application of the incinerator. Yes, the jobs would have been nice but not the traffic and pollution that went with it. I struggle to understand people’s opposition to developments such as a new supermarket and Hotel with Golf Course. I for one would not waste time, money and petrol to travel to Loughborough if we had a good size supermarket - the bigger the better - with more jobs to a Town on its knees. It’s a pity we can’t discriminate and only employ local people. This would help stop the exodus and enormous queue to get out of Shepshed every morning. The golf course - why not? You can’t get a much better outlook than one over a golf course. As for the facilities that go with it, would it not be nice to have a meal in or hold a function without having to travel? Please don’t use the argument of increased traffic. If this attracted 200 cars a day, it would only mean 20 cars or so an hour, which is hardly a traffic jam. When we moved to Shepshed some 25 years ago, the town was an hive of activity. A trip down Memory Lane: remember employers such as Mansfield Knitwear (formally Brauns), British Shoe, Charterhouse, Whyte and Smith, William Halls, Joseph Harriman’s Sweater shop? How many jobs is that gone? Thousands. In those good old days people used to come to work and spend their money in Shepshed. Remember the days when we had places to spend our money? Jewellers, ladies and gents clothes, gift shops, cobblers and for those who did not want to spend money they could save it in one of those 3 banks we had! Unless we can create more investment and jobs in Shepshed the mass exodus out of town every morning will continue, leaving no one during the day to utilise the facilities we have left. Congratulations to all the businesses who continue to trade in Shepshed. Wishing them and any new business entrepreneurs every success. Come on get behind us and let us make Shepshed prosperous again.
Andy McCaughan
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Raise Funds for the Community Bus
Open Gardens Weekend Shepshed Community Bus Management Committee will be holding our annual Open Gardens fundraising event on 2nd & 3rd July 2011. We are desperate for new gardeners to join our faithful band of participants. It matters not what sort of garden you have - be it quirky, ornate, wild or pristine - do please open your pride and joy and enjoy the weekend. Meet old friends, have a cup of tea and a chat, at the same time as helping raise money for the Community Bus Fund, without which this vital service would not be able to continue. If you are interested in participating, please contact Mrs.H.Wright on Shepshed (01509) 505174 who will be delighted to give you more information.
Mrs.Hilary Wright
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If you are a Radio Leicester fan, you’ll have been glued to the radio on Sunday 13th March when the Tony Takes Off programme came to Shepshed. Tony Wadsworth and John Florance were invited along to the home of Ann and Brian Coley and the show was broadcast live for a couple of hours from their front room. There was lots of comical banter between ‘Waddo’, Jo Flo and the Coley family and friends, plus the regular weekly Pancake Challenge, in which a member of the host family has to perform as many pancake tossings as possible in 30 seconds. Great fun all round.
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Walks programme launched in Charnwood A RECORD number of free healthy and educational walks are being offered by Charnwood Borough Council as part of its new programme of walking activities. More than 150 walks will be staged as part of the council’s official 2011/12 activity programme which will be officially launched by the Mayor of Charnwood, Jill Vincent, in Shepshed on April 11. Walks will include routes which take in Kegworth Museum, Belgrave Hall in Leicester, the Abbey Meadows Pumping Station in Leicester and even a train ride on the Great Central Railway. For the first time Nordic walking taster sessions, which involves walking with poles to improve upper body fitness, are being offered. Councillor Peter Lewis, Charnwood Borough Council’s cabinet member for leisure and culture, said: “Walking is a tried and tested way of getting fit, staying healthy, and - with our programme - exercising the brain! “A lot of hard work has gone into producing this wide variety of walks to cater for all kinds of people so I really do hope residents take advantage and make strides in improving their health.” Walking helps tackle a variety of health issues including hypertension, obesity and age-related illnesses as well as visiting areas of natural beauty that you wouldn’t normally visit. The full walks brochure can be downloaded or viewed here: www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/walkingforhealth For more information, call the council’s Active Lifestyle Development Officer, Nita Pearson, on 01509 634594 or email: nita.pearson@charnwood.gov.uk.
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Art Exhibition by Tayler Fisher
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oung local artist, Tayler Fisher, held his first solo exhibition at St Botolph’s Church, Shepshed from 11th-25th March
17 year old Tayler, who is a student at Rawlins Community College and who lives in Coalville, took a courageous step by staging an exhibition of his portraits in the challenging space of Shepshed’s oldest church. Restrictions on how to hang and show the work, coupled with the inevitably unsympathetic lighting in the building, mean that achieving an engaging display was not easy. Nevertheless, Tayler exploited these site-specific properties to enhance the moods and themes captured in his work. Tayler’s portraits clearly explore the darker reaches of individual identity, but at the same time these are paintings that have an aesthetic quality which would make them welcome objects in the homes of those willing to engage with the subject matter and to appreciate the skill of the artist. The artist’s range of techniques and choice of media and grounds betray a maturity beyond his years and clearly demonstrate that he has a good understanding of the history of both portraiture and the use of traditional and modern materials. It is possible to find influences from the likes of Bacon and Rainer, but Tayler is also a student of contemporary artists including Bruno Leyval, Guy Denning and Ian Francis, among others. Tayler works primarily with acrylic and ink, but there is also some evidence of the more humble emulsion paint which is cleverly employed as a base, thereby adding a coarse texture to complement aggressive brush strokes and enhancing the underlying feelings of anger, confusion and distress of a number of the subjects. In addition to a series focused on prison mugshots, Tayler has also produced a number of works inspired by the novel, Fight Club, in which he has used his vivid imagination to re-interpret the themes of chaos, violence and pain, but he has also looked deeper at the book’s concerns with materialism and commercialism. In response to this he has taken the opportunity to expand his choice of materials by utilising recycled and salvaged items – see if you can spot the computer panel, a table top and fridge doors – which give the work a contemporary, urban feel. The work is both challenging the notion of traditional fine art portraiture and also acknowledging the wider notions of modern art in which the found object is equally relevant as a sheet of canvas. Tayler plans to study Foundation in Art and Design at a local University, from September this year and he would welcome feedback about this style, techniques and themes. Works are available to purchase, either originals or prints by arrangement with the artist. (taylerfisher@hotmail.co.uk)
Thought for the Month Seek responsibility
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hat are you willing to take responsibility for today? Where you’re willing to take responsibility, you’re able to make real progress. Even if the problems are not your fault, if they affect you then your best strategy is to step up and take responsibility for them. Even if there’s something you don’t know how to do, if it’s important to you then take responsibility for figuring out how to get it done. Sure, your life is influenced by many things that are out of your control. Even so, your life is best lived when you take full responsibility for it. Responsibility is a real and serious commitment that will often require great effort on your part. The payoff is with that responsibility comes a steadily increasing and positive influence over the way your life proceeds. And even though it represents a serious commitment, responsibility also brings an unmatched sense of freedom. When you let go of the blaming and the begging, you are wonderfully free to live life on your own terms. Look for ways to be more responsible and you’ll find great opportunities for success. Seek always to live responsibly, no matter what, and bring real value to all you do.
Ralph Marston Copyright 2011 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. Used by permission. Originally published in “The Daily Motivator” at www.dailymotivator.com I’m not a snob. Ask anybody. Well, anybody who matters.
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Shepshed Camera Club News Charnwood Open Meditation Group Charnwood Open Meditation Group is a not-for-profit community group which holds meetings on Thursdays at 7.30pm at Charnwood Road Community Centre, Shepshed. Everyone is welcome - for further details contact Chris North on 01509 506585.
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It was competition time at Shepshed and District Camera Club once again recently when the second round of the 2012 Competition League took place judged by Dave Gibbins, ARPS APAGB AFIAP from Nottingham. This time the Prints class was Open for subjects of the author’s choice to be entered and the Digital Image class was for the theme Old and New. The themed class, with 32 entries, was judged first and resulted in a win for Brian Negus with “Two Trips To The Newsagent” - see below. Second was Jim Carter, third was Peter Richardson and Highly Commended awards were given to further images from Brian Negus and Pete Richardson. The Open prints class, with 27 entries, was won by Brian Walbey with “Snibston Reflection” - see right. Stewart Pinkerton took second place, Ian Bradford was third and Peter Harvey and Brian Walbey received Highly Commended awards. Meetings continue until until early June apart from a short break at Easter. Further details are available on the clubs website at www.shepshedcameraclub.co.uk or by telephone at 07740-118338.
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The Bridge, is Charnwood Borough’s independent housing advice and assistance service. In partnership with Leicestershire together and Extended Services, we now have a Housing Advice Service especially for families with children under the age of five at Surestart Childrens Centre, The Oaks Centre, Shepshed Campus on Forest Street, every Friday morning from 9.30am. The kind of things we can help with are;
Homelessness People at Risk of Homelessness Finding Accommodation Waiting Lists (Council and Housing Associations) Housing Transfers/Exchanges Choice Based Lettings Harassment Antisocial Behaviour Matters Prevention of Eviction
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The advice service has prevented many serious issues such as the loss of the family home. By bringing the service into the community The Bridge has become much easier for young families to access. If you would like to make an appointment to see an advisor at the Surestart Centre please telephone The Bridge on 01509 260500. Alternatively, speak to your Family Outreach Worker or Health Visitor. The Children’s Centres Housing Advice Service is for Families with Children under five years old. Everyone else can access our Housing Advice Service and other services at our main office - The Bridge, 38 Leicester Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 2AG,Tel:01509 260500 Fax:01509 260505 Web: www.bridgehousingservices.com Email: assistance@bridgehousingservices.com For more information about services for children and families contact Family Information Service on tel. 0116 305 6545 or www.leics.gov.uk/family
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‘Caring for Life’ in Shepshed
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“These people really show the love of Jesus.” Pat saw this for herself at Caring for Life’s farm and decided to raise funds. Caring for Life is a Christian charity in Leeds that provides housing and care for vulnerable adults. Pat visited their facilities and said that their farm was an “inspiration”. Those at Caring for Life join in to help at the farm in agriculture, woodwork, crafts, livestock and growing vegetables. About 100 came to the coffee morning from Shepshed and surrounding communities on 19 March 2011 at Shepshed Evangelical Free Church, Kirkhill. Amongst the treasures on offer were home-made fudge, geraniums and hand-knitted head bands. Over £550 was raised.
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Report from your Borough Councillor Christine Radford Following my knee replacement operation, hence why there was no report for February I have got back to work sorting out residents problems. At last I managed to get the trees planted by the Borough on land in front of the Brook Street flats following request by local residents. These hopefully should improve the area on one of the main roads into the town. I have worked with the Town Council and officers from Charnwood to get the best possible result regarding the public toilets outside the library in the Hall Croft. The Borough will be improving the toilets to a standard requested and agreed by the Town Council, the Town Council will pay for extras which they requested and the toilets will be handed over to the Town on 1st April. For some reason there has been an increase in neighbour nuisances which I am trying to sort out. I am receiving more complaints regarding vehicles parked on pavements which cause serious difficulties to the disabled wheel chair users, parents with prams or buggies and people with sight impairments. There has only been one major planning application which has caused residents to contact me, that is the proposed retail shop at 25 Charnwood Road, some residents object to it and some are fore. I have listened to everybody who has spoken with me. The main concerns are traffic, nuisance to neighbouring properties and taking away trade from existing shops. I hold a monthly surgery together with other conservative councillors in the Town Council Offices from 10-11 on the last Saturday of the month. I can be contacted on 01509 502974 or e mail Christine_radford@hotmail. com
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Ourplace project aims to improve homes in Charnwood
A GROUNDBREAKING ratings scheme is being launched in Charnwood to raise the quality of new housing developments while helping buyers spot the best designed properties. Charnwood Borough Council is rolling out the ‘ourplace’ initiative which will score developments out of 20 based on their design, appearance, character, green space provision and energy efficiency. The scores will be available on an online database which can be used by house buyers to instantly identify the Borough’s best designed developments - and those which aren’t up to scratch. Councillor David Slater, Charnwood Borough Council’s cabinet member for planning and development, said: “Ourplace is an exciting initiative which we believe will not only improve the quality of new housing in the Borough but will also better inform house buyers so they can instantly find out which developments benefit from the best designs. “It will also raise awareness of design quality among house builders which will in turn help to raise design standards. “The initiative will result in more attractive and high quality housing schemes like the award-winning Bradgate Road development in Anstey which received a Charnwood Design Award. “We want to make sure Charnwood stays a great place to live.” Charnwood is among the first councils in the country to sign up to the scheme which was pioneered by North West Leicestershire District Council and recently scooped a national award. New housing developments will be assessed by the council, using existing Building For Life assessments, and rated. Each development will then be given a certificate to put on display which details the score it received. A score of 14 or over will earn a development a Grade A* rating- the highest available award. The scheme is expected to go live in May.
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Shepshed Youth Forum
BORIS THE Aberglaslyn Hall Residential Trip 2011 BOFFIN Ten members of the Youth Forum went to Wales with four leaders from Passion during February Half-Term.
Shepshed Eye’s one-man think tank applies his strange brand of logic to those nagging little problems …
We were graciously accommodated by the welcoming staff at Aberglaslyn Hall (run by Leicestershire County Council) for three days. The young people were a diverse mix of backgrounds, abilities and views, aged from 1318. The trip was funded through Passion funds, enabling young people an experience they may not otherwise have had access to. Below is a small summary of what the trip entailed:
Explaining UFOs
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Rope Assault Course Abseiling Canoeing and Raft-building Beach Scrambling Gorge Walking Evening Youth Forum Sessions
Youth Forum Sessions Monday: Identity – Me, Myself and I This session looked at what it means to have a personal identity, and why it is important to work alongside others
Tuesday: Community – A look at Shepshed and the voice of Shepshed Youth Forum The members of the youth forum were asked what they thought of when asked to bullet-list aspects of Shepshed’s identity, and what their town means to them. Shepshed’s Identity: (In no particular order) • Drugs/ Alcohol Abuse and Anti-Social Behaviour • Barons • Dilips • Library • Passion • Glenmore Park • Friends • Charity Shops • Bullring • Litter The young people were then asked to create a list of what they felt were the main issues affecting their town Main Issues Affecting Shepshed: (In no order) • Drug Abuse and drug users • Underage drinking in local pubs and shops • Lack of jobs for young people • Need for accessible gym/ sporting facilities
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Litter Need to keep beautiful countryside surrounding Shepshed (preservation, conservation and no more residential building developments – changing local reservoir and planting more trees in the national forest nearby) • Need more shops (Bowling, McDonalds, Cinema, Clothes shops) • Bring back Shepshed fair in Glenmore Park • New public toilets The young people decided to pick three main issues that they wish to highlight during 2011. They decided to bring in Shepshed’s young people to create a film looking into these issues, and promote how they feel Shepshed could be improved for the future. The film is scheduled to be created during the Easter school holidays, and will be sent to the local police,
town and county council, local newspapers and online. Passion’s youth leaders offered film-making equipment already available for the project, alongside any support needed. The three main issues the Youth Forum will be concentrating on this year are: • Drug abuse in Shepshed • Lack of local employment • Raising Shepshed’s aspirations through the local countryside and environment The three days had a positive impact on the ten young people from Shepshed, offering new experiences and a chance to put ‘Shepshed’ into context. One young man offered this reflection on the trip: ‘I see the beautiful countryside around here (Snowdonia National Park) and think Shepshed could be like this, I wish it was like this. I think we should make Shepshed a better place to live.’
It’s a Magical Life!
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Grasp your innate power with both hands. Create for yourself a life that is perfect. Deep within you is a creative force that awaits specific instructions and direction. Focus on what it is that you really want. It has been said by so many wise ‘heads’ that ‘we become what we think about’. Throw out your negative thoughts and victim mentality – fill your mind with your hopes and dreams. The real key here is to imagine yourself enacting the fulfilment of each desire. For example, if it is a new home that you want, picture yourself holding the keys and putting them in the lock, feel the joy that will give you. Start making a list of the items you will need to buy. Visualise your bank account having plenty of money in it to enable the purchase of the items. Picture the shops and websites you’ll need to go to - to purchase the items. Write a physical list of these things. If your passion is strong enough and your focus precise enough – the process to get you to your destination will start immediately. Just do your bit to walk the paths that will lead you there - but don’t let your mind get in the way of life’s process. What do I mean by that? Our human experiences are limited and there will be an unlimited force at work now. So just focus on the end result only and not the way in which you think you’ll get your heart’s desire. Enjoy the adventure!
Logic dictates that UFOs must be from somewhere nearby, because of the difficulties of travelling the vast distances of space. The source must also be hidden from the view of our telescopes, or we would have spotted it by now. The answer must be that another planet exists behind our Sun, diametrically opposite the Earth, in approximately the same orbit. The inhabitants, who presumably are technologically more advanced than us, could reach the Earth - even using traditional rockets - in six months, half the time taken to orbit the Sun.
Claim your pension early Many people pay all their working lives into pension schemes only to die soon after reaching retirement age. This is obviously unfair. The solution would be to get your retirement years over with first, and then go to work afterwards. Under this radical scheme, as soon as you left school, you would retire and start receiving your Young Age pension. You would join a bowling club, go to bingo, visit car boot sales every weekend - and generally get retirement out of your system. As a result of boredom, you would then go out and find a job. Once having had a job, you could not retire again. Result: the millions of older workers will pay for the pensions of the few young retirees - instead of the other way round.
Catching crooks before they commit crimes Whenever television programmes show crimes in progress, you can always tell who the crooks are by the fuzzy mosaic pattern over their faces. Why don’t the Police tour our cities and video everyone to see whose face goes fuzzy? Then they could arrest the criminals before they commit any crimes, in the style of the film Minority Report. Have YOU got the same sort of brain as Boris? Do you get flashes of inspiration on a regular basis? Share your wisdom with other readers by writing to: BRAINWAVES, Shepshed Eye, PO Box 8, Markfield,
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Rotarians make donation to VISTA
The proceeds of a charity raffle held at the Rotary Club of Shepshed Charnwood’s recent Charter Dinner were presented to Anand Bhatt, the community and corporate fundraiser for VISTA, at their meeting last week at the Whitehouse Hotel in Kegworth.
VISTA is the largest service provider to the blind and partially sighted in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and has been around for over 150 years. Anand explained that VISTA personnel are present in all the local hospitals so they can begin to help at the very start of sight problems being detected. They also provide a wide variety of services which include giving simple advice and information, (such as telling callers what the time is!), assessment and rehabilitation help and a befriending service, which provides volunteers to read the mail, go shopping or simply chat. They also run 4 residential homes, day care centres and run a fleet of minibuses to provide transport to these places. Much of the work done by VISTA depends on donations and Anand thanked the Rotarians for their generous support. Rotarian Mike Lister proposed a vote of thanks. The Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at 7.30 for 8.00pm at the Whitehouse Hotel in Kegworth. Come along to find out more about Rotary activities or go to www. Rotary club of Shepshed Charnwood or email fred. thompson1@btinternet.com
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Communication breakdown all around Is it my imagination or are people becoming less communicative? In a world full of new ways to communicate, I’m having difficulty actually getting to speak to the people I need to speak to. You’d think that with mobile phones, social network sites, email, blogging, texting and tweeting there would be no problem getting a message across to, well, almost anyone in the world. But try to get through to one of our wonderful gas, electric or telephone service providers and you come up against a brick wall of automated messages. Where are all the human beings? I had reason to contact one of these organisations last week when I discovered that I’d been overcharged to the tune of £30. After battling through several levels of automated instructions (press key one for sales, etc., etc.) I reached the last spindly twig of their many-branched tree and heard a ringing tone - “Success!” I thought. But no. “Our lines are very busy at the moment, and you are in a queue, if you don’t want to sit there holding the phone for an hour and a half, please try later.” Eventually I got through to a human being, explained the overcharge, and was instructed quite helpfully to deduct the £30 from the bill and pay the remainder online. “Hooray!” I thought, “That’s easy,” and did so straight away. A few days later I received an email telling me I’d underpaid, and that if I paid the outstanding £30 IMMEDIATELY, they would leave me in peace. So I had to go through the whole phone routine again until reaching a human being who told me that he could see the overcharge clearly on his screen, and that I’d only been chased for payment because his colleague hadn’t told him to update the file. Why don’t people communicate with each other? With communication being such a vital part of business, it is surprising when we hear that office workers frequently prefer to email their colleagues - some of whom are sitting in the same room - rather than talk to them. And an old friend of mine never used to answer his phone, preferring to listen to callers leaving messages on the answerphone, so that he could decide whether or not to call them back. It all seems a bit antisocial to me - but what do I know. This reluctance to communicate was demonstrated perfectly the other week when I was in contact with someone via email about a project our small firm were carrying out for a large organisation. We were awaiting a couple of items of information to enable us to put together a proposal, and when the details arrived - at 4.59pm on a Friday afternoon - we immediately tried to contact the sender to request some missing information. We were politely informed that the sender had already left the building, and wouldn’t be back for THREE WEEKS! It was as if the email was sent to us in the last two seconds before this person went on holiday - and you could picture them pressing the send button as they sprinted through the exit door of their office. Why would someone do that? Unless they didn’t want to talk ...
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IS FRED RIGHT? Will people do ANYTHING rather than talk face-to-face with their customers and work-colleagues? Or are people simply embracing modern technology in all its digital glory? Is real conversation now too scary? Or is Fred out of date with today’s methods of getting the job done? TELL US WHAT YOU THINK by writing or emailing your views to: PLEASE SPEAK AT THE BEEP, Shepshed Eye, PO Box 8, Markfield, Leics. LE67 9ZT Email: info@shepshedeye.co.uk
Don’t miss the Oaks Country Fair! On Spring Bank Holiday Monday 30th May the Union Jack will once again fly on the top of the hill at Oaks-inCharnwood. This flag signifies that Belton and Hathern Scouts have set up camp for the weekend of the Fair. This event has its origins in the 1930s and is well and truly established on the local calendar; it is a true community event catering for all ages. The Fair is organised by the parishioners of Shepshed and Oaks-in-Charnwood who are very lucky to have access to such a beautiful site on which to hold their Fair. St James the Greater Church nestles by a rocky granite outcrop amidst the trees in the heart of Charnwood Forest. Members of the organising committee are delighted with the number of early bookings for charity, craft and trade stalls. Added to this the owners of classic vehicles, with both two and four wheels, are making sure that their display will be very worthwhile. An interesting demonstration of static engines is also planned. All dog owners are invited to bring their canine friends to take part in the Companion Dog Show, always an extremely popular part of the Fair. There will be music from Charnwood Concert Band, Newcroft School Band and the pipes and drums of the 1st Company Boys’ Brigade. A fresh addition to the Country Fair for this year is a Wildlife and Conservation area. Should you wish to learn more about the Oaks Country Fair, with a view to booking a stall or taking part in the vehicle display, please contact Anne Wightman on 01509 502736, or e-mail alan.wig@tiscali.co.uk
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Go Gold Awards for two talented Shepshed athletes
Two Shepshed sportsmen, Jake Spicer and Roman Neveykin, are celebrating after receiving awards as part of the GO GOLD Scheme.
WELL DONE: (l-r) Chairman of Leicestershire County Council, Cllr Peter Osborne, Chairmans wife, Cllr. Christine Radford, Roman Neveykin and Jake Spicer
Leicester-Shire & Rutland Sport Competitions Board, supported by Leicestershire County Council and Leicester City Council, are pleased to support talented young athletes through the GO GOLD Talented Athlete Fund. The aim of GO GOLD is to support talented young athletes in fulltime education who are currently performing at various levels in their sport, including those athletes who are being recognised by their National Governing Bodies as being our future Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth athletes and potential medal winners. Roman Neveykin is a Volleyball player with the England Senior Men’s Team, and Jake Spicer is a swimmer who is 1st in the County for 800 and 1500 Freestyle.
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Footpaths: Community Carbon Reduction
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Do you want to reduce your carbon footprint? Get together with other people and support each other to do it. This series of 7 meetings, handbook and games are designed to give you: • • • •
Information and ideas about what you could do to reduce your carbon footprint in the areas of home energy, waste, water, consumerism, food and transport A chance to think about what makes carbon reduction hard for you and what you can gain from doing it The opportunity to come up with plans and targets for reducing your carbon footprint A community of like-minded people to work and have fun with
What we’d like you to commit to: • Trying to reduce your carbon footprint • Come to all 7 meetings and complete carbon footprint calculations • Do 1-2 hours homework between each meeting • Be willing to listen to other people’s views and experiences We are looking for members for a Shepshed Group starting late May 2011 . For more information contact us: email: sam@samanthawoods.wanadoo.co.uk website: transitionleicester.wordpress.com phone: 07890 587 611
What is FOOTPATHS all about? Footpaths consists of a series of seven meetings covering the topics of home energy, waste and water, consumerism, food and transport. We provide a handbook which contains relevant information about what actions and choices you make that produce greenhouse gases and references for where to get more information on this. The meetings and handbook create the opportunity for you to think about what your needs are and how to meet them in a low carbon way. We designed Footpaths with four main aims: • We want to help people reduce their carbon footprints because of climate change • We want to support people to become less oil dependent because of peak oil. • We want to give people an awareness of – and some skills to deal with – the interactions which go on in groups, so that if they choose to continue as a group after the initial meetings, things are likely to go well. • We want to help people to build themselves communities. We think these aims are linked – that building communities and getting better at living and working with other people will help us to reduce our carbon footprints, and that becoming less oil dependent will push us towards lower footprints and more interactive
living. We don’t feel you can work for one of these aims without working on the others. Making changes with other people who are doing the same is easier and more fun than doing it alone and sometimes simply knowing others are going through the same process helps us to keep going. Some changes can be made much more easily by a group which supports each other – for example you can share ideas, sympathy, excitement, tools and skills, recipes and researching information. Having a community – or being part of many communities – makes us happier than when we live isolated separate lives. It also makes us stronger and more able to cope and adapt in times of change. With climate change and peak oil occurring, we are going to need this resilience and joy in life. In these meetings we have tried to create an environment which will help us to make changes. This includes: • A stimulating environment where we can share ideas creatively. • The chance to talk about things we love which may be lost through climate change. • A place where we can explore feelings in relative safety. • The chance to choose for ourselves what changes we want to make. • Information about climate change, peak oil and carbon reduction. • The chance to work out what
will make the most difference to our carbon footprints. • The support of other people and opportunities to support others. To really make this environment successful though, everyone in the group needs to take responsibility for these things. This is why we have put the facilitation points in the handbook – we hope you will read and try to be aware of them. By noticing and caring about the underlying assumptions and interactions which go on in a group environment, we believe people become able to tackle issues and problems as they arise. This is useful both for the long term health and happiness of the group and for our society as we tackle climate change and peak oil. As individuals we have the power both to have a direct impact on carbon emissions and to empower others to do so. By acting we also send a clear message to the government that we want them to act too. Footpaths is designed to concentrate on what we can do at the local, community level and in our own lives. We hope to help you reduce your carbon footprint in a supportive group environment.
New group running in Shepshed from May 2011 if enough people join up: sam@samanthawoods. wanadoo.co.uk www.transitionleicester.org.uk tel:07890 587 611
The Rotary Club of the Soar Valley is holding a cabaret evening to raise money for Rotary charities. The evening will feature the great tribute group ABBABABES and be held on Thursday 7th April at 7.30pm at the Rothley Centre Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley. There will be a licensed bar. Tickets cost £15 including supper and are available from: Roy Lilley - 0116 230 3364.
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Are you perhaps a Local Historian/researcher, History Teacher, Librarian or someone with responsibility for teaching research skills to Year 12/13 students? • Do you have a passion for Libraries and an interest in how they are going to develop into the future with regard to technology? • Do you use a computer to collate, manage and share your research? • Would you like to learn more about developing technology, especially the growth of the Internet? IF YOU HAVE ANSWERED YES and if you are free on Tuesday 10th May from 10am – 2pm, your are cordially invited to a FREE event at the University of Leicester (the John Foster Hall, Manor Road, Oadby – about 2 miles south of Leicester city centre). A complimentary lunch will follow for all participants. We will have fantastic presenters from the British Library; the Leicestershire Record Office and the Universities of Leicester and Salford; plus technology from the Media Zoo. You will need to book a place in advance please as we are also providing lunch (and resources to take away). Please telephone: Jo Leadbetter on 0116 229 7597 or 01530 230 455. Or email: jl172@le.ac. uk (NB. Deadline for receipt of bookings is Thurs. 5th May.
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Shuttlewood Clarke launches weekly woodland walks! The Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation is launching regular Tuesday afternoon walks within the grounds of its two properties at Ulverscroft near Markfield. The walks will be led by a volunteer and will leave Ulverscroft Grange Community Support and Wellbeing Centre at 1.30 pm every Tuesday. These walks are designed to suit all abilities and will take approximately 1 hour. If you would like to join us and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the Charnwood Forest please arrive at Ulverscroft Grange for 1.15 pm. Chief Executive of the Foundation, Alan Norman said “it is part of the Foundation’s mission to develop facilities that promote wellbeing and improve health for all. These walks through the charity’s magnificent grounds will certainly help to achieve this aim.” The Grange Community Support and Wellbeing Centre includes tea rooms, organist, model railway layout, charity shop and disability and support information, which are all open between 10 am – 4 pm Mon to Fri.
On the best way to run a church council meeting It costs £1.7M each year to keep the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance (DLRAA) ready and able to operate and it all has to come from voluntary contributions. This was the message delivered to the members of the Rotary Club of Shepshed Charnwood by Gemma Hinds, the Derbyshire Fundraising manager for DLRAA, when she attended the weekly meeting of the club to collect a cheque for £250, part of the club’s Santa Float collection last Christmas. The DLRAA has just taken delivery of a new Agusta Grand helicopter which is regarded as the ‘Ferrari of the skies’ and this ensures that accident victims can be reached much quicker to enable treatment within the so called ‘golden hour’, the most critical first hour after an accident.
Gemma Hinds, Derbyshire Fundraising Manager for DLRAA receiving a cheque from Bill Watson, President Elect of Shepshed Charnwood Rotary Club, with other members of the club. Last year the Air Ambulance flew almost 1000 missions, a third of them road traffic accidents, 100 of which required the helicopter to land on the M1. The helicopter is based at East Midlands Airport, and together with a ‘sister’ helicopter operated by Warwickshire and Northamptonshire Air Ambulance, they cover a large area of the Midlands. Rotarian Tony Peters proposed a vote of thanks. The Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at the Whitehouse Hotel in Kegworth at 7.30 for 8.00pm and anyone is welcome to come along to find out more about Rotary activities.
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The Rectory, St. James the Least of All
My dear Nephew Darren Thank you for inviting me to speak at your church council yesterday. I began to suspect that my theme of why Eusebius’s dislike of Sabellianism led to his condemnation at the Council of Antioch in 324 was a little misjudged, when the only question I was asked after my lecture was if I knew what Eusebius’s favourite colour was. I never realised how much technology was needed these days when people meet to discuss church matters. Your treasurer’s power point presentation was most impressive; it was just unfortunate that the electricity cut rendered him speechless and his pie charts invisible. To equip every member with a laptop computer, so that paper is now redundant is probably a good thing, since you seem to have so many briefing documents, diocesan reports and internet downloads to circulate. However, sitting at the back, I could not help noticing that most of your committee spent their time playing computer games, reading e-mails and in one case, looking at material it is better not to describe. For the secretary to type the minutes as the meeting progressed, so people could collect them on their way out was only marred by paper getting jammed in the printer, so that everyone took home minutes looking as if they had recently held fish and chips. Our meetings tend to be a little more traditional. Since the church hall floor seems to have been carved out of permafrost, our meetings circulate round members’ houses. This introduces a nice element of competition, as each host tries to outdo the previous one in the standard and quantity of cakes. Meetings at Colonel Drinkwater’s – a more inappropriate name one cannot imagine – are the shortest, since we are always promised wine once the meeting is over. It is remarkable how unanimity is achieved on every subject in minutes and nothing appears under “any other business”. Mrs Eddington never sends out minutes – largely because she can rarely decipher the notes she takes – and simply reads out what she can remember at the next meeting. Last month, she accidentally left them at home and brought her shopping list by mistake, so gamely read that out instead. This led to a lively discussion on whether carrots from our local shop were better than those at the supermarket and when it was found out she intended to use them in a venison casserole, endless recipes were keenly debated. We leave well fed, having caught up on village gossip, untroubled by points of order or sub committee reports. And the lack of any minutes means that I can then make all decisions myself between meetings. I think you will find our system has much to be commended. Your loving uncle,
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Diary for St Botolph’s Church, Shepshed & St James’ Church, Oaks in Charnwood
DIARY FOR ST BOTOLPH’S CHURCH, SHEPSHED AND ST JAMES’ CHURCH, OAKS IN CHARNWOOD DATE Tuesday, 5th April
TIME 8 pm
Wednesday, 6th April
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ORGANISATION Tuesday Group – Speaker: Joyce Godfrey – Behind the Shop Counter Shepshed Mens’ Fellowship
7.30 pm
Oaks Gardening Club
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Mothers Union – Speaker: Mads Morgan – Passion
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Fold – Group for people with learning difficulties. Fish & Chip Supper and prize bingo Concert with Loughborough Concert Band Tuesday Group – Holy Week Service..
Kathy Cole – 01509 506119 Ted Norman – 01509 821837 Dave Coble – 01509 502007 Sheila Bradford – 01509 504444
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St James’ – OSH St Botolph’s – SBCH St Botolph’s – SBCH St Botolph’s – SBCH St James’ – OSH St Botolph’s Church St Botolph’s – SBCH
There are other groups which meet within the two parishes which are as follows:Oaks Seniors – Every other Tuesday in Oaks Storer Hall. For further details contact Sheila Bass 01509 502813. Meeting Point – Every other Tuesday in Oaks Meeting Room. For further details contact Lesley Bates 01509 502853. Both these events are attached to Oaks Storer Hall. SBCH = St Botolph’s Church Hall, OSH = Oaks Storer Hall.
ST BOTOLPH’S CHURCH, SHEPSHED & ST JAMES’ CHURCH, OAKS IN CHARNWOOD SERVICES AT ST BOTOLPH’S CHURCH, SHEPSHED DATE TIME SERVICE Sunday, 3rd April 8 am Holy Communion Mothering Sunday 10 am Family Service 6 pm Parish Eucharist Sunday, 10th April 8 am Holy Communion 10 am Parish Eucharist 6 pm BCP Evensong Sunday, 17th April 8 am Holy Communion Palm Sunday 10 am Parish Eucharist st Thursday, 21 April 8 pm Eucharist and Stripping of the Maundy Thursday Altar Friday, 22nd April 10 am-12 Children’s Workshop Good Friday noon 8 pm Meditation on the cross Saturday, 23rd April 8 pm Service of Light Easter Eve Sunday, 24th April 8 am Holy Communion Easter Sunday 10 am Parish Eucharist st Sunday, 1 May 8 am Holy Communion 10 am Family Service 6 pm Parish Eucharist Wednesday morning Holy Communion 10 am St Botolph’s 6th, 13th, 20th April But not 27th April SERVICES AT ST JAMES’ CHURCH, OAKS IN CHARNWOOD Sunday 3rd April 8.30 am Holy Communion Mothering Sunday 11.00 am Family Service 6.00 pm BCP Evensong Sunday, 10th April 8.30 am Holy Communion 6.00 pm BCP Evensong th Sunday, 17 April 8.30 am Holy Communion Palm Sunday 11.00 am Holy Communion 6.00 pm Holy Communion Friday, 22nd April 2.00 pm Meditation on the Cross Good Friday Sunday, 24th April 8.30 am BCP Holy Communion Easter Sunday 6.00 pm BCP Evensong Sunday, 1st May 8.30 am Holy Communion 11.00 am Holy Communion 6.00 pm BCP Evensong
Christchurch Methodist Events in April Friday April 1st 9:30am Coffee Morning & Fund Raising Stall (weather permitting)
Saturday April 17th 2:00pm Knit & Natter (see a member for details)
Saturday April 2nd Fish & Chip Supper Fundraiser (details tbc)
Sunday April 17th PALM SUNDAY 10:45am Morning Worship & Junior Church 6:00pm Christchurch & St. Botolph Choirs with friends, perform The Crucifixion
Sunday April 3rd 10:45am All Age Worship 6:00pm Communion Service Wednesday April 6th 2:45pm Ladies Guild - Return to Norway with Michael Friday April 8th 9:30am Coffee Morning & Fund Raising Stall (weather permitting) Sunday April 10th 10:45am Morning Worship & Junior Church 6:00pm Evening Worship Wednesday March 13th 2:45pm Ladies Guild - An afternoon with Tony & Hazel Friday April 16th 9:30am Coffee Morning & Fund Raising Stall (weather permitting)
Wednesday April 20th 2:45pm Ladies Guild - Fruits of the Spirit Thursday April 21st Maundy Thursday 7:30pm Communion Service Friday April 22nd Good Friday 9:45am Shepshed Churches Together Walk of Witness Sunday April 24th Easter Sunday 8:00am Early Communion Service 10:45am Communion Service & Junior Church 6:00pm Evening Worship Wednesday April 27th 2:45pm Ladies Guild - Members Afternoon Thursday April 28th 7:00pm Christchurch Fellowship with Alf Thompson
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CHARNWOOD Borough Council will make a net saving of £1.058 million over the next year as the authority tackles unprecedented pressures on its finances. The council has sought to achieve these savings while at the same time minimizing the impact on its frontline services. A total of £931,000 worth of savings will come from the council’s senior management restructure, the deletion of vacant posts and reduction in some staff hours. The savings were outlined in the budget which was approved at Charnwood’s full council meeting on February 28. The budget is part of the council’s long-term strategy to protect frontline services while creating a more streamlined and efficient organisation. Council tax will be frozen next year at £102.62 for a Band D property while the Loughborough Special Rate will reduce from £73.84 to £73.51. Councillor Tom Barkley, Charnwood Borough Council’s cabinet member for finance, said: “This is a robust, well thought out and realistic budget which addresses the difficult circumstances we face and meets the objective of protecting frontline services with a zero rise in council tax and no use of reserves. “Despite the difficulties facing a lot of local authorities, we are in a stronger position than most to deal with cuts to grants we receive from central government as a result of planning over the last three years and building up reserves. “This means we can take a rational, measured and logical approach to the difficulties we face without cutting and closing services, without consideration of the wider issues.” Key gross savings for 2011/12 include: • £931,000 salary savings including the council’s Senior Management Review • £123,000 other operational efficiency savings including printing costs, equipment costs, furniture, travel expenses and consultants fees The amount required to run council services during 2011/12, as outlined in the Original Budget, is £17.2 million.
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Rotary Club Of Shepshed NEWS
From John Fox-Russell
To finish off our February speakers we had Barry Norman who entertained the club with his poetry: “Growing up in Shepshed in the 60s”. Some of the local Rotarians were able to relate to his anecdotal poetry but we were all highly amused. That was a highly entertaining evening for our several visitors too. The following week we welcomed two speakers who had established a charity titled Cubafriend which, as its name suggests is a Charity created to respond to some of the poverty experienced in Cuba. The charity came about as the result of one of the speakers having a holiday in Cuba where the conditions amongst the poorer element of society attracted attention. He was joined in his activity a year later by a friend who was appalled at the conditions in which some Cubans lived. Over the years since 2005 these two speakers, with the aid of Sheffield United Football Club, have raised many thousands of pounds with which they have helped local Cubans to improve and update their property- frequently despite delaying tactics by the local officialdom. On March 7th we were again the recipients of a fantastic presentation on the islands of St.Helena and Ascension, deep in the tropical Atlantic. Transport to and from these islands is somewhat difficult to say the least as there is no airport on St.Helena YET. It has been served for many years by the freighter RMS Helena sailing from Weymouth to St. Helena via South Africa and Namibia. Its neighbour, also a British Protectorate is 800 miles away - YES 800 miles. Tristan da Cunha and the Falkland Islands are also neighbours.. YES , the club has been very fortunate to receive such interesting speakers but that is not all that we do. On February 26th, to coincide with STOP POLIO NOW Day we braved the weather and held out our collecting tins outside the Shepshed CO-OP supermarket and the new Tesco Express. As last year we collected over £350. Thank you very much Shepshed. Due to your generosity The Rotary Club Of Shepshed over the years has exceeded its target. One Shepshed person - who understandably wishes to remain anonymous - was sufficiently impressed by the club’s efforts, to donate, entirely out of the blue, £100 to support our local charity giving. Thank you ever so much. It was worth standing out in the rain and wind even if the gazebo did blow down and a small table was broken by the wind. AND, THE CROCUSES ARE IN BLOOM. See attached photo of St. Botolph’s School Nature Trail where the children planted 500 bulbs last October. They were scheduled to be out to coincide with Polio day but it seems that the cold weather has delayed them,. We hope that they come they will be enjoyed when they all come out. . The club will be delivering book tokens and certificates to three local primary Schools in the next few days to celebrate the achievements of the entrants in a Young Writers Activity.
Event Of The Year The Magic Lantern Show What a fantastic night! Michael Wortley’s Magic Lantern show at Shepshed High School on March 11th was a complete sell out. “A stroll through the old village of Shesphed” demonstrated the breadth of areas of life covered by the slide show. The Magic Lantern itself is an historical item now. Is there another one like it ? The slide-show and the standing display of photos of old Shepshed held the audience enthralled and asking for more. One wonders whether there is a display like it any where else in the country. The takings , including the raffle and refreshments, should net well over £1,250.00 for the Leicestershire Air Ambulance Service which is Mr.Wortley’s chosen charity. The Rotary Club is proud to have been involved in this great project. Thank you Michael Wortley.
The next big event is on May 6th when we have a FASHION SHOW for LADIES ONLY. This is a professional show with garments available designed for all the well known High St. Stores. Details available soon.
Help to shape Shepshed’s future!
Want to be a local councillor? With local elections coming up on 5th May 2011, now is a good time to seriously consider becoming a town councillor. But what does it involve? A helpful booklet has been compiled by the Leicestershire & Rutland Association of Local Councils as a general guide to becoming a local councillor. It explains: • what parish and town councils are • the services they can provide • where councils get their money from • how they make decisions • how much time this takes up • why people become councillors • the qualifications necessary • the election procedure • what happens if you get elected Local councils rely on people who are prepared to put themselves forward to make sure that local people are listened to. As a councillor you can be a voice for your community and help achieve real change. In other words, you can make a difference. To obtain a copy of the booklet, contact Mrs. Brenda Snape at Shepshed Town Council on 01509 508872 or the Leicestershire & Rutland Association of Local Councils on 0116 235 3800. For deadline information - see advert on back page.
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