Groby Community Library

OUR BIG EVENT this month has been the visit on February 18th, of Catherine Ward, local author and long-time supporter of Groby Community Library, and over fifty children, parents, grandparents and carers. Catherine was introducing her newly published book, The Emerald Forest, to her enthusiastic audience, who then took part in activities including making orangutans, colouring, an information trail around the library, wordsearch, etc etc.

Easter Eggstravaganza on 4th April

Our big kids’ event for March (that’s the event, not big kids…) is an Easter Eggstravaganza, with crafts and activities led by Mel. It’s on April 4th, from 2-4pm. It costs £2.50 per child to take part. We look forward to seeing lots of you for an EGGSTREMELY EGGSTATIC EGGSPERIENCE!

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THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION and the Parish Council Groby has benefitted with grants of 1000s of pounds to local organisations from the Borough Council’s (PCIF) Parish & Community Initiative Fund which is derived from monies raised by the Brown Bin charges.

Hinckley is indeed ‘A Borough to be proud of.’

Proposed developments

ITIS ALSO WORTH REMINDING residents that the current administration has categorically stated that it will NOT be supporting the IM properties proposal for an employment park which would see some of Groby’s green fields lost forever.

While on the subject of huge developments, I should mention that the massive HNRFI Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange has been temporarily withdrawn due to the Planning Inspectorate seeking further assurances with regard to certain aspects of it.

Deadline for postal vote applications is 18th April

DON’T LEAVE IT TOO LATE! Applications for a postal vote must be received at the Borough Council offices before 5:00pm on 18th April. This is the easiest and quickest way to vote and will do away with the need to provide photo ID should you choose to vote in person at the Polling Station.

Ted Hollick

Councillor Ted Hollick

Call: 0116 287 5955

Mobile: 07962 373983

E-mail: ted.hollick@outlook.com

Write: 7 Shaw Wood Close, Groby, LE6 0FY

And of course, we have all of our regular events – Wriggly Readers, Construction Club, Cuppa and Company, Knit and Natter and, if you’re a new mum who would welcome the chance of a coffee with other mums while your babies get acquainted, there’s our baby group, fortnightly on Wednesday mornings. Details of all other groups are available at the library. If you come for a coffee at the Café now, you can enjoy a shaded seat outside, thanks to the Co-op, who have provided community funding for our new jumbrella at the picnic tables.

We are also grateful the Groby Gardening Society for a generous gift, alongside the horticultural support we have already had from them. We do books too!

Here’s a latest selection of The Sunday Times Bestsellers in our stock:

• Bonnie Garmus Lessons in Chemistry

• Val McDermid 1989

• Colleen Hoover It Ends With Us

• Lucinda Riley The Murders at Fleat House

• Bella Mackie How to Kill Your Family

• Mark Billingham The Murder Book

• John Grisham Sparring Partners

• Colleen Hoover Ugly Love

• Richard Osman The Man Who Died Twice

• Lee Child & Andrew Child No Plan B

We’ll see you soon!

Dave Robinson

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