Groby Spotlight Mid-September 2019 Issue

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Groby Surgery Patients Group

Over 65’s flu clinic is Saturday 21st September ALTHOUGH THE under 65 vaccine will not be available until October, patients over 65 who are eligible for the free influenza vaccination need to put Saturday 21 September in their diaries.

OVER THE SUMMER holiday we completed our first Summer Zen therapeutic support workshops to assist young people aged 7-14 years understand emotions, build self-esteem and learn mindfulness coping strategies.

We wanted to give children the opportunity to come together in a nurturing setting where they can talk about feelings, be aware of how situations can impact us and enjoy fun activities.

Their academic world may stop during the school holidays but their emotional world keeps on turning and it has been great to see the smiles on their faces and new confidence shine through.

Future workshops will be listed on our website www.sunrisewellbeing. co.uk

Shelley Smith, Sunrise Wellbeing

The flu clinic is normally held in October but this year over 65 supplies are available earlier, which is going to give recipients a few weeks extra protection with the 2019/2020 formula. The Flu Clinic will be open from 8.30am to 12.30pm. No appointment is needed, just turn up and get protected from flu for the winter. It will be a busy morning so it would be helpful if patients could leave the car at home to ensure that there’s space in the car park for those with mobility problems.

Each year an assessment has to be made of the flu strains that are most likely to cause the most problems. As this has to be done in advance some years the vaccine is more, or sometimes less, effective, but for those most at risk of an adverse reaction to the virus it’s important to get it done regardless of any speculation that the national press stirs up.

Flu can be unpleasant, but if you’re otherwise healthy, it’ll usually clear up on its own within a week. But anyone in the risk groups is more likely to develop potentially serious complications of flu, such as pneumonia (a lung infection).

The free flu vaccine clinic on the morning of Saturday September 21st will be for adults 65 and over. (If you were born on or before 31 March 1955, so are currently 64 but will be 65 on 31 March 2020, you also qualify for the over 65’s jab.)

The free flu vaccine at the October clinics (dates not yet known) will be for vulnerable patients under 65 years of age and will be for • people with certain medical conditions (including children in at-risk groups from 6 months of age) • pregnant women • children aged 2 and 3 on 31 August 2019 • children in primary school • front line health or social care workers Studies have shown that the flu vaccine will help prevent you getting the flu. It will not stop all flu viruses and the level of protection may vary. It’s not a 100% guarantee that you’ll be flu-free, but if you do get flu after vaccination, it’s likely to be milder and shorter-lived than it would otherwise have been. There’s also evidence to suggest that the flu vaccine can reduce your risk of having a stroke.

Norman Griffiths

for Groby Surgery Patients Participation Group

Groby Gatherers are helping to save Hedgehogs!

THIS YEAR we are indoors for a change in an effort to defy the British weather, and would like to invite you to our next fundraiser.

This will be held at: Groby Village Hall on Saturday September 28th from 11 am – 2 pm in aid of The Leicestershire Hedgehog Rescue Society.

Admission is Free as usual and we will be serving tea, coffee and soft drinks, along with some delicious homemade cakes, scones etc. plus our mouth-watering Fudge!

There will be quality bric-a-brac and second-hand books for sale, an exciting Raffle + many hedgehog related gifts to tempt you – maybe for an early Christmas gift!

Colleen Powell from the Leicestershire Hedgehog Rescue Society will also be there to answer any queries or give information regarding our prickly garden friends.

Please come along to support this cause and help save one of Britain’s favourite mammals from extinction.

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Latest news from Groby WI THANK YOU to Margaret Gamble for writing this month’s report as I was enjoying an incredibly busy week at Butlins with my husband and three grandchildren - I’m still in recovery!

I wasn’t too sure whether this month’s topic would be my cup of tea, how wrong can you be! This was due in part to our speaker Mary Tyler who gave a very interesting and forthright talk on domestic abuse. Mary is a volunteer with Women’s Aid Leicestershire and is Acting Chair of the Board of Directors and a recently retired lecturer in youth and community work at De Montfort University.

Women’s Aid Leicestershire Limited was established in 1974 when it opened the first refuge in Leicester to support women and children fleeing domestic abuse. Since then it has continued to provide vital assistance to all victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence. The work continues to be as important now as it was when it first began. Women’s Aid Leicestershire Limited is part of a consortium of three local, specialist providers called United Against Violence & Abuse (UAVA). I knew such organisations existed but had no idea how needed they are.

Mary told us what they offered in way of support. The first was crisis intervention, the aim of which is to provide temporary accommodation and support of those high risk cases. Another is preventative work, such as sessions in training, campaigning and contributing to consultations by central and local government. There is a great deal of liaising between various groups such as the Police, Councils, Hospitals, Children’s and Social offices.

In Britain the Police receive a complaint every 60 seconds. 112 women a year are killed by their male partners but on the other hand, the number of women who kill their partners is 12. A woman is also more likely to be assaulted if she is pregnant. Domestic violence happens because of drink, mental illness, drugs, unemployment and stress. One in three women will experience domestic violence sometime in their life. A report published in March 2018 stated that in Leicestershire & Rutland 129,000 people were affected.

Of course it is not just women who suffer. Surprisingly more and more men are subject to abuse. Children, whether or not they are abused, are affected both mentally and physically. Sally Challon, for example, was imprisoned for the murder of her husband in 2010. For years she was being controlled and humiliated by him. At the time of her conviction, ‘coercive control’ was not a crime in England and Wales, only becoming recognised in law as a form of domestic abuse in 2015. The Law is now taking into account the various means of damaging a person which I believe is a great step for society.

Mary is a very quietly spoken lady but she made a great impression on us and really opened our eyes as to what goes on behind closed doors. If anyone is in need of advice, help etc the Helpline No. of the UAVA is 0808 80 200 28 where people like Mary are at the other end of the line to provide support.

NEXT MONTH’S MEETING is of course at the Village Hall (next to the Library, opposite the Post Office) on Thursday, 19th September at 7.30 p.m. The speaker is John Hutchinson, a well known figure at the Leicester City ground, who will talk on stories old and new about Leicester City F.C. This meeting is open to anyone, men included, so do come along. He is a charming and entertaining speaker. Please see our website www.grobywi.org for more WI news, we always have something happening.

A Musical Evening St Peter’s Church Centre Glenfield Friday October 4th 7.30pm Admission by ticket £5 Children £2 Includes light refreshments during the interval To reserve tickets phone 0116 2991868 or 0116 2879705 All profits go towards maintaining Glenfield Millennium Green Glenfield Millennium Green Trust - Charity Registration No. 1075162

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Dumped packaging exposed mobile phone scam

LAST MONTH a Spotlight reader told how a courier company called Rico Logistics had promptly and efficiently dealt with a case of fly tipping on Newtown Linford Lane.

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A pile of cardboard and polystyrene packaging which bore a Warrington delivery address and the name of the courier company had been dumped and abandoned.

Chris Mann emailed the company who removed the rubbish within two hours and advised him that most of the boxes were distributed by other companies which suggested that they had been re-used.

The story of dumped packaging reminded a former Groby woman of the unpleasant and time consuming experience that her husband had with abandoned packaging, a more sinister experience. He received an email from a friend to say that his name and address had appeared on a facebook page castigating him for dumping his recycling rubbish in someone else’s bin.

Knowing nothing about this incident he contacted the facebook contributor and asked to see the offending material. She produced three delivery boxes from different companies, all with his name and home address.

His enquiries revealed that he and the companies were the victims of a scam. His personal details had been obtained by some shadowy figure who had then ordered high end mobile phones from three different companies.

It’s thought that the phones were supplied as part of a new monthly contract and no up-front payment was required. The bank details given for the direct debits by the scammer were fictitious.

The phones were despatched to the address provided but never arrived. It is thought that when the courier texted a number they had been given to say the phones were on their way they were asked to deliver to an alternative address. Once the scammer had the three expensive phones, which had probably been pre-sold to someone wanting a bargain, they dumped the packaging in the nearest recycling bin.

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Closure of Mike Pratt’s Groby website (groby.org.uk)

IT IS WITH regret that I have decided to close the groby website (groby.org.uk), which has been running for 20 years, from the middle of December 2019.

As tablets and mobile phones become the mainstream for quick access to the internet, my site is now rapidly becoming outdated and I no longer have the time or knowledge to move my site forward.

Many of my animated designs (particularly in the fun section) have been designed using the Adobe Flash programme. Mobile devices don’t support this programme and by the end of next year Adobe will stop updating and distributing the Flash Player, resulting in the final nail in the website coffin!

If you haven’t come across the site, then you’ve still time to look through it. Best viewed on a computer, make sure you enable the Flash player if you wish to view and play the many interactive designs.

Mike Pratt

Village parking problems

Druck interested in using Groby Pool car park

EARLIER THIS year Druck, who are based on Fir Tree Lane, wrote to Groby Parish Council outlining a range of proposals which would help provide additional off street parking for employee vehicles.

The Parish Council responded by offering the use of a number of spaces on recreational car parks. Although this offer was for a trial period only, some residents were concerned that the increased traffic that this might generate in the mornings and late afternoon could create a safety hazard, especially during school term times. The Chair of the Council confirmed that before any formal permanent arrangement could be considered the Council would carry out risk and impact assessments.

The utilization of spaces on the recreational car parks hasn’t been as successful as first anticipated. “As a business we have asked our employees for feedback and the main reason for the low usage is that the current opening times don’t coincide with the working patterns, ” a spokesperson for the company explained. “We have made a request to the council to review the gate opening times to provide our employees who’s shifts start at 07:00am or 08:00am with the opportunity to park.”

Representatives of the company attended the September Parish Council meeting and outlined another proposal which would result in Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council being asked for the use of Groby Pool car park. This might involve the extension of the opening hours of the Pool car park, with Druck taking responsibility for gate opening and locking. The company would provide a transport service for employees in what was described as a Ford Galaxy style 7 seater vehicle. The possibility of using the footpath between the car park and Markfield Road was also raised.

The company has also requested a change to their lease which would give them access from the upper car park on their site to the Quarry Park area.

They continue to be interested in the development of parking at the Scout Hut. The matters raised will be the subject of further discussion within the Parish Council.

During the summer months around 70 employees have taken advantage of Druck’s ‘Incentivised Cycle & Walk to Work Scheme & Car Share’, and the company will be monitoring the use of alternative forms of transport to commute to work as the weather changes with the coming winter season.

Norman Griffiths

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Active social life may help cut risk of dementia

IF YOU CAN continue a healthy social life during middle age and onwards, you might be able to prevent the onset of dementia.

It has been found that people of 60 or over who see family and friends almost every day have a 12 per cent lower risk of developing the disease.

According to the research done at University College London (UCL), frequent social contact builds cognitive reserve, or greater brain resilience, against the damage that occurs in neuro-degeneration.

As one scientist explains, “Dementia is a major global health challenge, with one million people expected to have the condition in the UK by 2021.

But we also know that one in three cases are potentially preventable.”

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YOUNG WOMEN are less and less likely to share their finances with their ‘significant other’.

A recent survey has found that nearly half of women aged below 34 prefer financial independence.

As one accountant explained: ‘With women increasingly entering marriage later in life, after years of earning their own income and controlling their own finances, it’s unsurprising that many are turning their back on a ‘what’s mine is yours’ approach.

Meanwhile, as women tend to outlive men, more than 60 per cent of the UK’s wealth is expected to be in the hands of women by 2025.

The study was carried out by Netwealth.

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County Councillor’s Report from Ozzy O’shea Changes to Recycling and Household Waste Sites LEICESTERSHIRE County Council want to hear your views on proposed changes to the opening times of recycling and household waste sites.

Why change? Leicestershire County Council continues to face financial challenges. The council has increasing demand for services and a growing population – this means we are going to have to find more savings in the future, despite having made £200m worth of savings since 2010.

We’re currently consulting on our future plans and priorities across the council – you can tell us your views at www.leicestershire.gov.uk/ priorities.

Our current budget (announced back in February) included savings of £260,000 from Recycling and Household Waste Sites (RHWS).

A significant amount of this saving is intended to come from the proposals outlined in this document. We would like you to have your say on these proposals.

Our proposal for recycling and household waste sites What is the current service?

The county council has a statutory duty* to provide places at which persons resident in its area may deposit their household waste free of charge.

We provide 14 recycling and household waste sites across the county (see map). All of these sites are operated by the council except Whetstone, which is operated by SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK Ltd. This contract is due to end in September 2020 at which time the council will bring operation of the site in-house.

In 2015 we consulted on ways to make savings at the recycling and household waste sites. Following the 2015 consultation, all the recycling and household waste sites moved to five days per week opening from April 2016 and the council introduced charges for certain types of non-household waste such as concrete, bricks, rubble, window glass, slabs and plasterboard in May 2016.

The council is proposing to: Reduce the daily recycling and household waster sites (RHWS)

opening hours to 9am to 5pm in the summer (April to September), whilst leaving winter hours the same.

We estimate that this proposal will save the council £134,000 by the end of 2020/21.

The consultation will run from 1 July to 23 September 2019.

Ways to have your say: • Complete the questionnaire online by visiting: https://www.leicestershire. gov.uk/have-your-say/currentconsultations/changes-to-recyclingand-household-waste-sites • Request a paper copy by emailing Waste.Projects@leics.gov. uk or calling 0116 305 0001

Cash Machine Ratby Post Office I HAVE been informed by the postmaster at Ratby Post Office that the bank of Ireland will be removing the Cash Machine from the Post Office on the 31st October 2019.

I am told that this is down to the attacks on cash machines locally.

Advance Notice of a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order A TEMPORARY Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is to be made for the following location: The Borroughs Road, Ratby.

The purpose of the TTRO is to allow Leicestershire County Council to facilitate carriageway patching and any other associated work to the highway.

The TTRO will incorporate a temporary road closure and parking restrictions.

The duration of the restriction is not anticipated to exceed a period of 3 days commencing on the 16th September 2019.

Advance Notice of a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order A TEMPORARY Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is to be made for the following location: Danehill, Ratby.

The purpose of the TTRO is to allow Leicestershire County Council to facilitate carriageway patching and any other associated work to the Highway. The TTRO will

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Thank you FINALLY I would like to thank you all for your continued support at this difficult time.

I fully intend to carry on as your Councillor as I get a pleasure out of helping people and trying to improve the community I represent and live in. Jenny also insisted that I carry on.

So I am back now after a short break. I want to remind you that should you need my help or advice, I always pride myself on making myself available to residents.

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Mystery object discovered in Groby back garden WHEN THE LATE Ken Wilson moved into a newly built home on Crane Ley Road in the 1960’s one of the challenges he faced was turning the blank canvas at the back of the house into a restful, and perhaps productive, family garden.

He had no great expectations about the quality of the soil but was surprised when on one part of his plot his spade hit something solid just a few inches below the surface.

And it wasn’t just the odd brick left by the builders. This obstruction ran for 5 feet in one direction and 2 feet in another. When excavated it appeared to be a giant slab nearly 3 inches thick. Definitely not the kind of rubble that you might load into your car and take to the tip, so it stayed in the garden.

But what is it?

Two years after Ken’s death local historian David Ramsey was invited to take a look at it and has confirmed that, as suggested by near neighbour John Thornton, it is a cheese press base. Not just a cheese press base, it’s a Groby slate cheese press base probably created in the mid nineteenth century at Home Farm, off Bradgate Hill, by Thomas Rudkin, perhaps using his steam drive saw before it blew up around 1857. In 1861 he was the lessee at the Groby and Swithland slate works.

By this time the heyday of Groby slate production had passed and David’s research indicates that by the 1850s sales of slate were well into their decline. The gamble of building a new slate works, weighbridge and housing near Groby Lodge Farm (Bradgate Hill, Groby) in 1833 had not proved successful in increasing sales or gaining new markets. Trade had declined from a sales peak close to 1795 - the year the canal system reached Loughborough and allowed Welsh slate to reach Leicestershire. By 1852/53 slate sales records indicate that the goods were delivered almost entirely within the counties of Leicestershire and Rutland. There were exceptions, including a

cheese press and small cattle trough for Calverton in Nottinghamshire. This suggests that the Groby cheese press is not a one off and might be one of many produced at Home Farm.

So what is a massive cheese press base doing in a back garden in Groby?

There are two clues which provide a likely explanation. Firstly it’s too big to be something that the average quarry worker would have in his cottage. But, more convincingly, when the new housing estate was built Crane Ley Road took the line of a farm track to Popular Farm. The farm and outbuildings were at the junction of what we now know as Crane Ley Road and the slightly re-aligned Chapel Hill.

Many stone presses were built into the walls of the farmhouse or dairy.

During demolition of the farm it’s easy to visualise the conversation between the bulldozer driver and the site manager when a decision was needed on what to do with this huge slate slab.

Although smaller, a press found in Swithland gives a better impression of what the Groby press might have looked like, as it is complete with the

In praise of grandparents!

SUNDAY 6TH OCTOBER is ‘Grandparents Day’.

Grandparents in the UK number about 17 million, or more than one in four of the adult population.

Grandparents average out at 68 years of age, have four grandchildren who live 10 miles away, and who spend five hours per visit. Grandparents have multiple roles as their grandchildren grow up: playmates, teachers, confidants, spiritual guides, mentors, role models and nurturers, as well as pray-ers. They also can keep children’s milestones, family history and family events alive. Grandchildren will often discuss their personal concerns with a trusted grandparent.

Grandparents are also important for the UK economy! Nine million of them looked after their grandchildren in 2017. On average they did so for eight hours a week, and 96% received no payment.

weight, typically a huge stone weight which could be lowered and was adjustable. Cheese pressing is a normal part of making hard cheeses. After milk is separated into curds and whey the curds are pressed in a mould, removing any remaining whey. This binds the curds together into a solid cheese.

THE SPOTLIGHT would be pleased to hear from you if you have any information, or any recollections or reminiscences, about the Popular Farm. In the absence of any definitive information one can only speculate about cheese production at the farm. Dairy farms all over the county would have produced cheese for their local markets so it is likely that if any output from Popular Farm was produced for sale it would probably be destined for Leicester market. It is not known whether cheese was made until the farm closed.

What variety of cheese would have been made?

More speculation. It would be nice to think that perhaps Red Leicester was produced here in Groby. If cheese was produced for sale it might have been a good option.

It would have given the farmer an earlier financial return as it matures faster than cheddar, and can be sold as young as two months. Red Leicester is a hard cheese, similar to Cheddar but much more moist, and crumblier with a milder flavour.

The history of Red Leicester dates back to the 17th century when farmers recognized the need to differentiate their cheeses from cheese made in other parts of the country. They decided that the colour of the cheese should denote its richness and creaminess. To set it apart from cheddar Red Leicester is coloured with a vegetable dye called annatto, though some producers may have used alternative colouring agents.. It has a 48% fat content and the colour indicates that the milk used has a high cream content.

“A good Leicester cheese can be identified by a firm body and a close, flaky texture,” says Cheese. com. “Though the cheese can be consumed young, to reach it’s optimum flavour, it should be allowed to mature for six to nine months. A good cheese tastes slightly sweet with an almost caramel flavour and builds up a more robust taste as it ages.” And if you like a glass of wine with your cheese it seems that Red Leicester suits a full-bodied white wine such as Muscadet, Sancerre Chenin Blanc and Vouvray.

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Do you know where Glenfield Millennium Green is?

IT IS A lovely local park that is well worth a visit.

Glenfield Millennium Green is located on the Glenfield side of the A46/ A50 roundabout, just north of the Branting Hill area (signposted as “The Brantings”). Car parking is available across the road from the main entrance.

Satnav reference LE3 8GL Once you are at the Millennium Green you can enjoy a lovely public park. It is a nice place for a woodland walk or to use the outdoor gym and basketball net and football goal. Picnic tables are provided and a nice flower garden with benches. There is an infants’ play area and a willow tunnel. It’s a nice place to relax in. It has a wheelchair access gate which can be fully opened with a Radar key.

The flower garden and hedges are maintained by residents, supporting the charity which runs most of the area. It provides a beautiful peaceful place to sit and enjoy looking at the flowers. Why not bring a picnic?

To find out more go to www.glenfieldmillenniumgreen.org If you want to come along to one of the community gardening sessions, they are at 10 am on Saturday mornings once a month. It is a lovely way to meet likeminded people and have some light exercise and then a cuppa.

The next session is on October 5th. See the advert.

• WE ARE HAVING a Musical Evening with a Ukulele Orchestra to help raise funds to maintain the Green. Why not come along and enjoy the music and sing song? Admission by ticket is £5 each, Children £2, includes light refreshments. It’s on Friday October 4th 7.30pm at St Peter’s Church Centre Glenfield. See advert on page 2 for details.

Our bankrupt young THE NUMBER of young people who go bankrupt has soared, increasing tenfold in just three years.

People from ‘Generation Z’ (aged 18 to 25) now make up one in 15 of all personal insolvencies. Back in 2016 only one in 100 insolvencies involved a young person.

As one accountant explained: “In this climate of low interest rates and relatively easy access to credit, young people without financial experience may be more susceptible to the temptations of easy money.”

The rise of the gig economy and zero-hours contracts have also played a big role, for without a regular income, young people find it much more difficult to budget.

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National Trust Leicester Association NEWS

YEAR UPON YEAR the National Trust continues to take on new properties and in 2018 it acquired Wentworth Castle Gardens in an unusual partnership with Barnsley Council.

After preparatory work the property opened on 8th June this year.

The site consists of 63 acres of formal gardens and 500 acres of parkland and is the only Grade 1 listed parkland and gardens in South Yorkshire. It is the home to no fewer than 16 listed buildings and monuments.

Wentworth Castle Gardens were created in the 1740’s by Sir Thomas Wentworth who had expected to inherit his prestigious family home and the family fortune, all of which unexpectedly passed to his cousin instead. Basically, in a fit of pique, Thomas, a successful soldier and diplomat, then built Wentworth Castle Gardens as a display of his wealth on an estate only a few miles from his former home.

In 1711 he was also able to acquire the old family title of Earl of Stafford, which fully established his seniority. On Thomas’s death his

son William continued to expand and develop the estate and it became one of the greatest 18th century landscapes in the UK. Wentworth is owned

by Barnsley Council but was operated by the Wentworth Castle Heritage Trust who spent £20m over 14 years fully restoring the gardens and the buildings. However by 2018 it was losing money and the Heritage Trust closed. In an unique arrangement it reopened in June this year under the management of the National Trust.

The gardens, especially the Union Jack Garden, are again spectacular and a walk through the parkland to see the monuments and buildings is most rewarding as they all have fascinating stories behind them. Stainborough Castle, an 18th century folly, is fully accessible, the Queen Anne Monument is impressive and controversially salutes the Stuart monarchs of a previous

age and the large Victorian Conservatory is fantastic.

The property is open 365 days of the year from 10.00 to 5.30pm, 3.00pm in winter, and includes a restaurant, shop and well screened children’s play area.

• THE NT LEICESTER ASSOCIATION has an afternoon meeting on Wednesday 25th September when Derek Holloway will present a talk entitled “The Life & Work of Beatrix Potter”. The meeting will be held at St Guthlac’s Memorial Hall, Holbrook Road, Leicester at 2.30pm.

• THERE WILL also be an evening meeting on Tuesday 8th October at The Braunstone West Social Centre, St Mary’s Avenue, Braunstone at 7.30pm. Chris Smith (NT) will present an illustrated talk entitled “Canons Ashby Gardens Restoration”.

Admission to both meetings is NTLA members £2.50, visitors £4.00, including refreshments.

For details of the NT Leicester Association and its Talks Service for other organisations please call 0116 2229133.

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Brexit Party names Sadhana Stokes as Parliamentary Candidate for Charnwood SADHANA STOKES of Groby has been announced as a parliamentary candidate for the Brexit Party in Charnwood.

She is a British Asian business woman and local resident for over 20 years and will contest the constituency in the next general election, standing against incumbent, Edward Argar.

The three Brexit Party MEPs for the East Midlands have congratulated her.

Annunziata Rees-Mogg, Jonathan Bullock and Matthew Patten said in a joint statement: “We would like to wish Sadhana Stokes all the best in Charnwood – a seat which voted by 57.9 per cent to ‘leave’ in the referendum of 2016.

“Along with our prospective candidates up and down the country, Sadhana will fight for Brexit and fight to restore trust in our democracy, which has been betrayed by the Government and the political classes.”

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Local home care company receives recommendationbased award A WEST Leicestershire & Market Bosworth based care company has received so many glowing recommendations from clients and their families that it has been honoured with a top regional award.

Home Instead Senior Care specialises in providing at-home care to older people, and has been named as one of the 20 most recommended providers in the Home Care Awards 2019.

Nisha Chandarana, owner of Home Instead Senior Care, said: “We at Home Instead West Leicestershire are absolutely delighted to be a Top 20 recommended homecare provider in the East Midlands two years consecutively!” homecare.co.uk is the Trip Advisor of the home-care industry. The independent review site lists all registered UK home-care providers and publishes verified pieces of independent feedback, submitted by the public. Over 10,000 people post reviews to the site each year and this is the third year that Home Instead Senior Care has placed in a top spot.

The exceptional reviews covered multiple areas, including staff, care/ support, management, ‘treated with dignity’, value for money and overall standard. Across the board, reviewers displayed high levels of confidence in the company and it achieved an enviable overall rating of 10 out of 10.

Don’t panic!

THE KIRBY MUXLOE Players are putting on four episodes in one night from the Dad’s Army Television show.

The show takes place from Wednesday 18th September to Saturday 21st September at Kirby Muxloe Village Hall curtain up at 7.30pm.

Tickets, priced at £10, can be booked by calling 07804 435235 and card payments can now be taken.

A celebration of the life and work of Louise Hay LOUISE HAY - who passed away 2 years ago on 30th August 2017 - was a renowned Metaphysical Lecturer, Motivational Teacher and Author of over 27 books, with more than 50 million books sold worldwide, including her International Best seller ‘You Can Heal Your Life’.

Louise helped millions of people transform their lives over the past 30 years by helping them to discover and use the full potential of their own creative powers for personal growth and self-healing.

To celebrate the life and work of Louise Hay and to keep her legacy going, Carol Deacon who is a certified and licensed Heal Your Life Workshop Teacher and Coach, will be leading a 2-day transformational workshop based on the work and philosophy of Louise Hay. The ‘Love Yourself – Heal Your Life’ workshop will help participants identify negative beliefs that are limiting them and teach them simple, yet transformational techniques to release limitations and go beyond them. Participants will learn that loving themselves is the foundation for making positive changes. Whilst this easy to say, it is often not easy to do!

Using affirmations and visualisations along with other techniques, they will experience transformation as they heal the past and allow barriers to dissolve. Every area of life can be improved with this workshop: relationships, health, career and prosperity.

This 2-day transformational workshop ‘Love Yourself – Heal Your Life’ will be held: On: Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September 2019 (9.30am – 5.30pm) At: Ulverscroft Manor Activity Centre Priory Lane, Ulverscroft, Markfield, Leicestershire, LE67 9PH For more information about this workshop or to book a place - please go to www.Choosingtobe.co.uk

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What Happens Now?

By Sophia Money-Coutts After eight years together, Lil Bailey thought she’d already found ‘the one’ – that is, until he dumped her for a blonde twentysomething colleague. So she does what any self-respecting singleton would do: swipes right, puts on her best bra and finds herself on a first date with a handsome mountaineer called Max. What’s the worst that can happen?

Well it’s pretty bad actually. First Max ghosts her and then, after weeing on a stick (but mostly her hands), a few weeks later Lil discovers she’s pregnant. She’s single, thirty-one and living in a thimble-sized flat in London, it’s hardly the happily-ever-after she was looking for.

Lil’s ready to do the baby-thing on her own – it can’t be that hard, right? But she should probably tell Max, if she can track him down.

Surely he’s not that Max, the highly eligible, headline-grabbing son of Lord and Lady Rushbrooke, currently trekking up a mountain in South Asia? Oh, maybe he wasn’t ignoring Lil after all…

The School Run

By Helen Whitaker Imogen and Lily are old friends - they’ve shared hangovers, unsuitable boyfriends and wild nights out together. But now they’re mums, and their partying days are behind them.

When a place comes up at one of the best primary schools in the area, both women want it for their daughters. From faking religious beliefs to bogus break-ups, Imogen and Lily will go to any lengths to secure the perfect school for their children - and so will all the other mothers.

Will their friendship survive the strain? Will their marriages take the pressure? And when a sexy new vicar arrives on the scene, will the mothers’ keep focus for long enough to keep their eyes on the prize?

News from the Allotments Sunflower Competition Winner We had our presentation for the winner of our sunflower competition on Sunday 1st September at our Open Shed Sunday. The seed packs which were sold earlier in the year, contained the seeds of the winning plant last year which grew to 2.76 metres high, have produced a winner that was 2.8 metres tall this year, so we have a new record!

Lilian Martin was our proud winner this year and here she is seen collecting her certificate and voucher from our acting chair, Richard Woods. We will be using the winning seed again for next year’s competition, so who knows how high next year’s winning specimen will be?

Sabotage!

I entered the sunflower competition as usual and all of my seedlings grew well, so I thought I was in with a chance of winning myself but all but all of my plants fell over, apart from one, and that is a very weedy specimen. I discovered what had happened to all my entries this week when I noticed a number of wasps around my last remaining plant. To my horror,I realised what had caused all of the other plants to collapse, as the wasps were eating the stem of my poor sunflower! There were at least nine wasps on the plant at a time, with others coming and going. It seems that they have been collecting the cellulose from the plant wall, hence weakening the stem and causing the plants to keel over, and are using this cellulose to construct a nest. Judging by the number of wasps on my poor plant, there must be an enormous nest growing near by!

I’ve been checking my shed and other sheltered spaces around my plot to try and find it, but to no avail so far. So, if you live near the Ratby Road Allotments, watch out!!

However, now I’m prepared for next year’s competition, I will get some protective collars for my plants in the future! I won’t let the wasps sabotage my plants again!

Harvest Time Late August and early September are a lovely time on the allotments, when all the hard work from earlier in the year pays off and you harvest all of the produce.

I am picking my lovely Sungold sweet cherry tomatoes and lovely autumn raspberries daily. The blueberries are coming to the end of the crop now, but despite the earlier worries of a poor harvest, they have been super abundant this year, so I should be full of antioxidants to ward off early winter snuffles! I am also picking my dwarf French beans, which have been really late this year and summer broccoli, the last of the cauliflower and digging up lots of beetroot and carrots, whilst trying to keep the white fly off my sprouts and kale.

My courgettes turned into marrowsized specimens while I was away looking after the grandchildren and so I shall be looking at more recipes to use them up – courgette cake, here we go! I’m also almost ready to pick my sweetcorn and squash, the latter having taken over half of the allotment, competing with the sweet potatoes for masters of the ground! So all is looking good on the plot so far and I’m eating very healthily as a result, apart from just having to buy the cream to go with the raspberries! Well, we have to have one vice – what do they say, naughty but nice?!!

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Recycling Simplified across Leicestershire DISTRICT COUNCILS in Leicestershire have joined forces to make recycling easier than ever by providing a more consistent recycling service for Leicestershire residents.

The majority of county residents are now able to recycle exactly the same materials in their recycling wheelie bins wherever they live in the county.

Six district councils have worked together to produce one simple list of what can and cannot be put into the recycling bin. It is hoped that not only will this offer better consistency for residents countywide, but that it will also encourage residents to recycle more things, more often.

A complete list of items that can be recycled can be seen here: www. lesswaste.org.uk/items-accepted-for-recycling-at-casepak/ Until recently, when recycling bins were emptied by crews in each council area, the contents were taken to several different recycling sites for sorting.

Each recycling site had different rules and different processes which meant items that could be recycled in some districts could not be recycled in others. That changed last year and now recycling collections from most districts - Blaby, Charnwood, Harborough, Hinckley & Bosworth, Melton and Oadby & Wigston - are now taken to a single materials recycling facility in Leicester which has enabled the councils to team up for the first time.

Up to date information on what the recycling is used for is also available at www.lesswaste.org.uk Beverley Jolly, Joint Chief Executive of Harborough District Council and Leicestershire Districts’ Lead on Waste said: “It’s been a source of some frustration to Leicestershire residents for some time that items that can be recycled by some councils cannot be recycled by others. It’s also an issue that WRAP, the national waste and resources action programme, is keen to tackle as their research says that inconsistency leads to confusion and puts people off recycling so we were keen to work together to produce a single list for recycling that applies countywide. We really hope this will make recycling easier than ever for Leicestershire residents, leading to more recycling and less waste going to landfill.”

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Groby Community Library News The Summer Reading Challenge 2019 Space Chase

Working From Home

WE ARE pleased to report that 69 of our Space Chase Reading Cadets have safely landed in the Library.

Well done to all of you who have completed the Space Chase Reading Mission. You deserve your medals. We are still trying to contact and safely bring home 70 more Space Chase Reading Cadets. To all of you who are still trying to complete the mission out in space, make a big push to land and you too will be awarded a medal of honour and achievement.

Top Ten AS WE head into Autumn it’s the perfect time to grab a book and start reading.

You can spoil yourself with a book going to another world and escaping.

Here’s our top ten Adult books recommended

by Librarian Dave Robinson. All of these books are available to borrow in the Groby Community Library.

• Adult: 1. Harlen Coben Run Away 2. John Grisham The Reckoning 3. Heather Morris The Tattooist of Auschwitz 4. Peter James Absolute Proof 5. Sally Rooney Normal People 6. Sophie Kinsella I Owe You One 7. James Patterson Target: Alex Cross 8. Karen Swan The Spanish Promise 9. David Baldacci Long Road to Mercy 10. Ian Rankin In a House of Lies • Children: 1. David Walliams The World’s Worst Teachers 2. Jeff Kinney Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid 3. David Walliams Fing 4. David Walliams Bad Dad 5. Fiona Watt That’s not my chick...

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Groby Village Society Thursday September 26 The Viking Way of Life Sandy Leong Thursday October 24 A Tibetan Journey Alan Clements

Meetings held at Groby Village Hall Starting at 7.30pm. unless stated otherwise For Further Details Contact Hon. Secretary Mr. P. Castell Tel. 0116 287 9842 e-mail:- pcastell42@gmail.com Non Members are Welcome

WE HAVE noticed that people are increasingly coming into the Groby Community Library to work.

Whilst it’s great to be able to work at home in your PJ’s it can be very isolating. If you’re working from home it can be good to change your environment occasionally. It can help your mindset.

The other advantage is that you cannot be drawn into doing housework eg:-washing or cleaning. In the Library you will find a welcoming bright space with free WiFi. If you don’t want to lug your laptop along we have computers available for use. We also have a copier and printer ready to go. The other plus is our café serving tea, coffee, cakes and biscuits to fuel you through your work. Come and try us out, you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

Teddy Fest Tuesday 6th August 10.00am-12.30 pm THE WEATHER was not kind to us for the Teddy Fest.

It was a cold, windy and rainy day. Despite this, lots of Teddies and their owners came out to play, make models, sing songs, read books and best of all eat lots of cakes. They all had a lovely time and we were delighted to see them in the Library.

Social Media REMEMBER you can always contact us and comment on what’s happening in the Library using Social Media

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The Second Sleep

by Robert Harris The year is 1468.

A young priest, Christopher Fairfax, arrives in a remote Exmoor village to conduct the funeral of his predecessor.

The land around is strewn with ancient artefacts–coins, fragments of glass, human bones–which the old parson used to collect. Did his obsession with the past lead to his death?

Fairfax becomes determined to discover the truth. Over the course of the next six days, everything he believes–about himself, his faith, and the history of his world–will be tested to destruction.

Date Night

By Samantha Hayes Returning early from a disastrous date night with my husband, I know something is wrong the moment the wheels crunch the gravel drive of our home. Inside, the TV is on and a half-eaten meal waits on the table. My heart stops when I find our little girl is alone in the house and our babysitter, Sasha, is missing…

Days later, when I’m arrested for Sasha’s murder and torn away from my perfect little family, I’ll wish I had told someone about the threatening note I received that morning.

I’ll hate myself for not finding out who the gift hidden inside my husband’s wardrobe was for.

I’ll scream from the rooftops that I’m innocent – but no one will listen.

I will realise I was completely wrong about everything that happened that night…

But will you believe me?

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Standardisation of Recycling Rules

What you shouldn’t put in your blue recycling bin

Letters Not everyone wants lights replacing on Sacheverell Way

IT APPEARS to me that you are only covering the idea that all people want some more lights on Sacheverell Way. It is much nicer down there without lights on, there are no houses which front on to the road, so there is no need.

Having no lights on seems to have slowed the traffic somewhat.

In the days of trying to save it is just total waste of money to install them, it would be much better with really good cat’s-eyes and maybe even some traffic calming measures.

Bikes are required by law to have lights on. Many joggers are now using torches thus taking responsibility for themselves.

I frequently walk up and down this road in the evenings.

Julie Axon

Macmillan Coffee Morning at Studio J WE ARE fundraising again to raise funds for this very good and worthy cause, on Monday 23rd September, from 1pm till 4pm at Studio J. Hair & Beauty Salon. 1 Newtown Linford Lane, Groby.

We will be selling Cakes, Savouries, and Hot & Cold Drinks on the day.

We will also be running a Raffle andCompetitions with some Great Prizes. Everyone is Welcome.

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THERE ARE probably very few keen recyclers in the village who haven’t stopped at some time and wondered which bin to put the item they are holding.

Bubble wrap, trigger sprays from soap dispensers, tupperware, crisp packets, kitchen roll....readers will be able to think of more.

All of these items should go into the black bin.

Compared to many other counties Leicestershire has a much more comprehensive recycling service, and the recent reversal of the process that required residents to pre-sort what is destined for the blue bin has made it a lot easier.

But the range of rubbish we generate is so varied that even with the simplified process you have to be confident that when you drop an item into the blue bin you’ve done the right thing.

District councils in Leicestershire have joined forces to provide a more consistent recycling service for Leicestershire residents. The majority of county residents are now able to recycle exactly the same materials in their recycling wheelie bins wherever they live in the county. Six district councils have worked together to produce one simple list of what can and cannot be put into the recycling bin. It is hoped that not only will this offer better consistency for residents countywide, but that it will also encourage residents to recycle more things, more often.

Until recently, when recycling bins were emptied by crews in each council area, the contents were taken to several different recycling sites for sorting. Now recycling from Leicestershire (except North West Leicestershire), goes to Casepak, a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) in Leicester. Materials are sorted into the different material categories using state of the art equipment and machinery before being baled and sent on to processors for recycling.

Beverley Jolly, Joint Chief Executive of Harborough District Council and Leicestershire Districts’ Lead on Waste said: “It’s been a source of some frustration to Leicestershire residents for some time that items that can be recycled by some councils cannot be recycled by others. It’s also an issue that WRAP, the national waste and resources action programme,

is keen to tackle as their research says that inconsistency leads to confusion and puts people off recycling so we were keen to work together to produce a single list for recycling that applies countywide.

We really hope this will make recycling easier than ever for Leicestershire residents, leading to more recycling and less waste going to landfill.”

A full list of what can and cannot be recycled can be found online at http://www.lesswaste.org.uk/itemsaccepted-for-recycling-at-casepak.

The list is too long to print in the Spotlight, but to help those who do not have internet access the table includes all those items you may have wondered about and which shouldn’t go into your blue bin.

Norman Griffiths

DON’T PUT THESE IN YOUR BLUE RECYCLING BIN No food waste –place in your general waste No metallised food and drink pouches, such as from pet food or soft drinks No nappies No flat glass/mirrors/drinking glasses etc No metal tubes, such as tomato puree No paint tins No cooking oil tins No aerosols from the garage or shed that contain hazardous materials such as WD40 or spray paint PLASTICS No black plastic of any kind, including black food trays and bags No plastic tubes, such as moisturiser, sun cream, hand cream or toothpaste No hard plastic, such as coat hangers; storage boxes; children’s toys; mixing bowls; Tupperware containers No CDs & CD cases; video cassettes & cases No plastic plant pots or seed trays of any colour No plastic cutlery No trigger sprays or pump action lids from household sprays and soaps (the bottles are fine) No crisp packets or other metallised plastic wrappers i.e. from sweets; chocolates; biscuits; tea bags PAPER AND CARD No Greeting cards with glitter, fabric or embellishments No kitchen paper/ tissues or tissue paper No photographs No wallpaper TEXTILES No textiles in the blue bin. You can put suitable items into a bag and place next to the wheeled bin. Please make sure the bag is see through and label as textiles so that the collection crew are aware of the contents. The council will provide red bags for textiles on request.

Please also make sure all items are clean and kept dry.

Suitable items include: Clothes, shoes (in pairs), household linens such as curtains and duvet covers, pillowcases, towels and tea towels, curtains, handbags and belts No duvets, quilts, cushions and pillows.

ELECTRICAL ITEMS No electrical items, batteries and light bulbs.

Ring Waste Services on 01455 238141 for advice.

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Groby Gardening Society News Groby Gardening Society meeting, 8 August 2019 OVER 40 MEMBERS attended a talk by Jeff Bates on Gardens of Great Britain, taking us on a tour of nine of the great gardens around the country.

Jeff began work as an apprentice gardener in 1970, eventually working for HM The Queen at Windsor. He later took up teaching horticulture at Derbyshire College, and is now an independent garden designer.

Glenwhan, near Stranraer in Dumfries is a relatively new garden, developed over the past 30 years, in a sheltered micro-climate protected by the Gulf Stream, with a large collection of rare trees, and a chance to see red squirrel. The inspiration to create the garden came in part from the owner’s visit to the next garden on Jeff ’s list: Logan Botanical Gardens, Stranraer, which also enjoys the protection of the Gulf Stream, has a large collection of sub-tropical trees including palms, tree ferns and eucalyptus. Dating back to 1869, the gardens were gifted to the nation in 1969 and are part of the Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh. It also holds the national collection of dianthus.

Dorothy Clive Gardens, near Market Drayton in Staffordshire is a 12 acre charitable trust set up in 1940 by Colonel Harry Clive. It occupies a former quarry, and houses collections of rhododendrons, camellias and hydrangeas.

According to Jeff, it sells the best Staffordshire Oat Cakes, which are worthy of a visit on their own.

Bodnant, along the banks of the River Conwy in North Wales dates back to James I, growing from the original “dwelling by a stream” to an elaborate country house now part of the National Trust, with 80 acres of plants sourced by some of the great Victoria plant hunters. Notable at Bodnant is the collection of Champion trees – especially Wellingtonia - which grow to enormous heights of 200 feet or more from the valley floor. There is a laburnum arch (the first in the UK), and collections of azaleas and rhododendrons Wollerton Old Hall Garden, in Shropshire was visited as part of the Society’s 3-day trip in 2018, and is another relatively modern creation, having been designed and developed since 1984.

Despite its modest size of 4 acres, it is intensively cultivated as a series of garden rooms, which lead the visitor to a variety of vistas. The owners describe is being in “controlled exuberance”, and according to Jeff serves a very good quiche!

Mount Stewart, County Down, Northern Ireland is, in Jeff ’s opinion, the best of all National Trust gardens. East of Belfast, alongside Strangford Lough, it has a sheltered micro-climate. The creation of Lady Edith, 7th Marchioness of Londonderry dating from the 1920s, the 80 acres contain a variety of themed gardens and unexpected statuary and topiary, and a 7 acre lake. It has recently been included in list of the world’s top ten gardens, as well as Unesco’s World Cultural Heritage list. There’s also a chance to see red squirrel, here.

Rowallane, County Down, Northern Ireland, south of Belfast, also close to Strangford Lough, dates back to the 1860s and is the HQ of the National Trust in Northern Ireland. Its sheltered location supports rhododendrons, azaleas, meconopsis (the Himalayan blue poppy), and a pocket handkerchief tree (davidia involucrata),

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the C19 Italianate gardens. There are more modern areas, including “cornfield planting” of wildflower meadows protected by a layer of wood chippings to provide a naturalised appearance.

East Ruston Old Vicarage, near Cromer in Norfolk lies just a mile from the North Sea coast, but the current owners who took over in the 1970s have planted belts of sheltering pine, alder and oak to provide a protected micro-climate which almost unbelievably allows bananas to be grown outdoors! The 32 acre site has been designed as a series of separate gardens that you would not expect to find in Norfolk, which also contain a variety of sculptures and topiary • THE SOCIETY’S annual three day trip took place in July just a couple of days after the hottest day ever recorded in the UK, and returning on possibly the wettest weekend of the year! Based from the Holiday Inn, Shepperton, we enjoyed visits to Hampton Court Palace, Kew Gardens and RHS Wisley, with reasonable weather on all three days to enjoy these three wonderful gardens.

• THE VILLAGE SHOW was held on August 17th. Many thanks to all those who helped in the organisation, set up and clearing up.

Congratulations to all those taking part, and to the winners in the various categories. There are too many to list this time, but special mention must be made of Esme Window who completed a clean sweep of all categories in the Young Persons section – well done! Other multiple winners in the grown-ups section were Kay Blick, Ernie Marston, Beverley Shooter, Maureen Cherry and Angela Taylor.

Our monthly meetings are held at 7.30pm on the second Thursday of each month in the United Reformed Church rooms on Chapel Hill, Groby. Entry is £2 for non-members (an annual subscription is just £15), and you’ll be sure of a warm welcome, along with a cup of tea or coffee and a biscuit! The next meeting on October 10 will be Andrew Mikolajski giving a talk entitled “Come into the garden, Maude”.

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Marriage registration changes on the way!

RHS Wisley brought back originally from China by Victorian plant hunter Ernest Wilson Inverewe Garden, Wester Ross, Scotland was created in 1850 by Osgood McKenzie, and now covers 49 acres of the 2100 acres of the original estate. It contains 2500 exotic plants which benefit from the warming influence of the Gulf Stream. Known as the Impossible Garden, it contains Wollemi pines from Australia, Himalayan blue poppies, Californian redwoods and a variety of rhododendrons from China, Nepal and India, yet lies on the same latitude as Moscow and Hudson Bay! The garden was gifted to the National Trust in 1952 Trentham Gardens, near Stoke on Trent, shows the influence of Capability Brown who designed the mile-long lake, which lays beyond

THE GOVERNMENT plans to introduce a new system of registration for marriages, including church weddings, in England and Wales.

It is anticipated that the new system will replace traditional marriage registers with a new ‘marriage document’ to be signed by the couple at the wedding and lodged with the local register office.

Although no date has been set for implementing the new system, representatives of the Church of England, together with the Church in Wales and the Faculty Office of the Archbishop of Canterbury, have been in discussion with the General Register Office on how it will be introduced.

It is expected that the General Register Office will provide training and information for clergy.

Details will be announced as soon as possible.

More details at: http://www.facultyoffice.org. uk/special-licences/marriage-law-news/

My hobbies include eating and complaining that I’ve gained too much weight.

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New Dementia support group is launched at Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation EARLIER THIS year registered charity Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation launched a new dementia support group for behaviours that challenge.

Helen Baxter, Activities Coordinator at the Foundation said: ‘Changes in behaviour can be one of the most difficult aspects of living with dementia, both for the person with the condition and those around them.’

She added: ‘Challenging behaviours usually happen when a person is feeling confused or distressed and trying to make sense of what is happening around them – our new support group aims to offer individually tailored activities for people living with dementia together with their partners, friends or carers.’

The group will meet on the third Thursday of the month - 1.30pm-3.00pm at Ulverscroft Activity Centre. The new social group is for people under 75 years of age living with dementia with behaviours that challenge, together with their partners, friends or carers.

For more information regarding the sessions please telephone Kathleen Wass on 07860 639693.

BUGS everywhere you touch THIS IS THE kind of story which makes you want to put gloves on.

It seems that ‘disturbing’ levels of antibiotic-resistant superbugs have been found on cash machines and escalator rails, not to mention ticket machines, soap dispensers, door handles, armrests and lavatory seats. There were other infected surfaces in Tube stations, shopping centres, hospitals, and public washrooms.

Researchers from the University of East London found that of the many surfaces which they swabbed, nearly half had bacteria which showed resistance to two or more antibiotics, including penicillin and erythromycin.

As one researcher said, it was “disturbing” that such general public areas can be in fact “reservoirs for multi-drug-resistant bacteria.”

The findings were published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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DIY SOS NEEDS YOU! The BBC ONE series is coming to do a Big Build in

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Trades day: Friday 20th September 2019 th th Build dates: Tues 8 – Thurs 17 October The team will be helping a local family to rebuild their home and lives.

We are looking for tradespeople and suppliers who are willing to be a part of the show by donating time and skills, supplies and materials.

We offer lots of fun on site, lovely hot meals, the experience of a lifetime and the chance to turn a family’s life around.

To join the build you’ll need to attend the Trades Day on 20th September, so we can show you the build, please email diysosCorby@bbc.co.uk as soon as possible with your trade, availability and telephone contact details.

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I would say “No” to more housing in Groby I HAVE just read the August instalment of the Spotlight.

I am wondering why the residents of Groby have been asked to fill out a survey regarding their thoughts on housing. The councillors have already chosen the most profitable option which means sacrificing the living standards of those already living in Groby and destroying the remaining green-belt land. If I recall correctly, residents told the councillors their opinions about the Old Highway Land development on Leicester Road. I am pretty certain the residents did not want it for reasons relating to privacy, noise pollution, traffic and nature. Oddly enough, the land is being built on as we speak, irrespective of the negative impacts the development is having on the residents of Leicester Road. I therefore have to ask, do the councillors representing Groby residents actually want the opinions of the residents this time?

Will the councillors actually listen to the residents of Groby if they say no to more housing? Will more housing alleviate the traffic and pollution issues currently witnessed in the area? The answer to all three of these questions is ‘no’.

I for one do not wish to see any more housing in Groby. I do not wish to see the last remaining green areas built on (parks do not count as they are made for human use).

I do not own a house at present, but I would rather do what is right and say no to more housing. I say this because wildlife and natural habitats are being lost at huge rates. It is widely acknowledged that human actions are having detrimental impacts on the natural world and more housing will not solve this, it will simply push the natural world further beyond its limits.

Councillors do not care about environmental protection however,

because it is not profitable. It is also clear that for some, wildlife is deemed irrelevant and inferior to humans because wildlife cannot speak, nor does it provide the same companionship as domesticated animals do to humans. To those, I say there are many things wildlife can do that humans cannot, for instance can we communicate with another species beyond the commands we give to our dog.

Countless other species can. I also argue that to say wildlife is irrelevant or inferior on these grounds is to make the claim that all other species on Earth - apart from humans - are worthless. To quote Conservation International ‘Nature doesn’t need people. People Need Nature’. From this, I would like to say nature and wildlife are not worthless, humans just have a huge superiority complex.

If we build houses on the remaining greenbelt land humans will have housing, but what about when another housing crisis comes up in a few years and we have to destroy more green-belt land?

Some people are content in their apathy because environmental degradation does not directly impact their lives.

I do not wish to join this culture of saying ‘that’s bad’ when I see hedgehogs and badgers killed on the roads and instantly moving on because ‘it’s just an animal’. These animals are being driven from their habitats for human purposes, so I think we have at least some responsibility to protect them.

If I cause someone’s car to be written off, I have a responsibility to sort it out, why is nature any different. Therefore, I would rather put my ‘want’ to own a house on hold and speak on behalf of the last remaining habitats for wildlife in Groby. We can argue that ‘the wildlife can live in the park’ or

‘wildlife can live in gardens’.

Firstly, this is again sacrificing the needs of wildlife for human wants. This is what caused the aforementioned problems in the first place. Furthermore, using the same argument of ‘there are parks for wildlife to live in’, there are also flats for humans to live in so why aren’t humans living there?

Why is it always the wellbeing of nature that is sacrificed for humans, as I’ve already stated and as numerous articles and reports show, humans are not that unique.

Secondly, having read a recent report that states a huge percentage of children know nothing about nature, it is clear that wildlife is not being welcomed into gardens. If we cannot see that the depletion of wildlife and natural habitats is a much more pressing and important issue than our want for housing, then we may as well just build on every bit of green-belt land now and get it over with.

As stated, the councillors who were voted in by Charnwood residents have already made up their minds about what is going to be destroyed. This survey is merely just to give the impression that they care about what we think.

For the councillors, new housing is just another way for them to make money at the expense of the residents in Groby who will see overcrowding, greater traffic and more pollution as a result, as well as at the expense of wildlife and nature. But who cares about that, as long as we humans get our houses that we are so entitled to and money is made.

Thank you councillors for following the ‘business as usual’ approach and putting shortterm profits over long-term environmental protection. Your act is transparent.

Groby Environmentalist

Nothing Ventured

By Jeffrey Archer Nothing Ventured heralds the start of a brand new series in the style of Jeffrey Archer’s number one Sunday Times bestselling The Clifton Chronicles: telling the story of the life of William Warwick – as a family man and a detective who will battle throughout his career against a powerful criminal nemesis. Through twists, triumph and tragedy, this series will show that William Warwick is destined to become one of Jeffrey Archer’s most enduring legacies.

The Organised Mum Method By Gemma Bray Say goodbye to mess, clutter and weekends spent tidying and cleaning!

Gemma Bray (a.k.a The Organised Mum) is a firm believer that there is more to life than housework, and over the last decade she has perfected The Organised Mum Method (TOMM).* The Organised Mum Method is a structured, manageable and ultra-efficient cleaning routine that ensures all areas of the home are taken care of. It’s easy to follow, effective and ensures that everything gets done in just 30 minutes a day, Monday to Friday ... and you get weekends off! *Don’t worry dads -- it works for you too.

I leave notes on people’s windscreens telling them I smashed their car and did an amazing job fixing it.

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Hinckley Dog Warden Service scoops national award THE BOROUGH Council’s Dog Warden service has scooped a national award for its ongoing work in the care of stray dogs.

It has been awarded the Stray Dog Footprint Gold standard in the RSPCA’s 2019 Paw Print Awards for the eighth consecutive year.

Launched by the RSPCA in 2008, the Paw Print Awards, celebrate good practice by rewarding those organisations that go above and beyond statutory service requirements to achieve higher animal welfare standards.

The annual Footprint awards are supported by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) along with the Local Government Association, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute and the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

Rachel Williams, senior parliamentary advisor for the RSPCA said: “We at the RSPCA would like to say a big congratulations to all the winners.

These awards are a chance for these public sector organisations who have really made a difference within their communities to shine and be recognised.”

“The Footprints are the only awards that recognise the hard work of local authorities, social housing providers and public sector bodies, so it is great to be able to recognise and reward the hard work that organisations do to improve animal welfare.”

Councillor Martin Cartwright, Executive member for Environmental Health at the Borough Council added: “I am delighted the Borough Council has yet again been awarded the Stray Dog Footprint Gold standard for the eighth year in a row recognising the fantastic effort and achievement of Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council in respect of its animal welfare program.

This prestigious and very worthwhile award recognises the high standards that Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council provides to stray dogs and their owners across the Borough. I would also like to thank our partners Leicester Animal Aid in Huncote.”

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Reminders are going to every household this week as part of the annual canvass which checks that the information recorded on the electoral register is up to date.

Households are urged to respond to the canvass as soon as possible if they have not already done so.

Any new names added to the canvass form will not automatically be registered to vote. Anyone added to the canvass form will also need to register to vote. This can be done online: register to vote (GOV.UK) Bill Cullen, Chief Executive at Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, said: “I am encouraging everyone eligible to vote in Hinckley and Bosworth to take action now if they haven’t registered to vote already, particularly residents who have recently moved and young people who will be 18 on or before 27 September.

“Our message is simple: if you are not registered by 27 September, you can’t vote if a General Election takes place on 15 October. It’s easy to do and only takes a few minutes online at www.gov.uk/register-to-vote. If you’re not sure, please double check.”

To register to vote visit register to vote (GOV.UK). Residents can also check whether they’re registered to vote by calling the council on 01455 255835.

Last night the Internet stopped working so I spent a few hours with my family. They seem like good people.

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Cat News from Lindy

Primary Care Network ARE PATIENTS aware that from July 1st 2019 all GPs practices were obliged to link together in a local network covering approximately 50,000 patients?

With the help of the Clinical Commissioning Groups of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland GPS, there are now 25 Primary Care Networks (PCNs).

The setting up of these PCNs was done in a great rush under instructions from NHS England, and their formation is part of NHSE ‘’Long Term Plan’.

Were Patients consulted? Did the surgery engaged with or consulted practice patients regarding the geographical area/footprint of the proposed , now established ..

PRIMARY CARE NETWORK? Also which Organisation/ body/ Committee made the decision which established the PCN to which your practice belong?

PCNs are very different to the proposed Integrated Care Provider model, promoted by NHSE whereby GPS would give up their practice contract and patients list and merge into a massive organisation covering up to thousands of people.

We need a well funded, caring, effective personal service for our local health community.

Mina Rodgers Groby STAMP & COLLECTOR’S FAIR

Hinckley Academy & John Cleveland 6th Form Centre Bath Lane, Hinckley LE10 1LE Sunday 13th October 2019 10am-3.30pm

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Wide range of collector stalls Refreshments LOROS ‘stampman’ Graham will be selling stamps, postcards, cigarettes & coins.

If you would like to donate collectable items to LOROS, contact Graham on 01455 822774

REGULAR READERS may remember how our cat Olaf (known to his friends as Lofty) blossomed after exiling his sister Ava to the frozen North (aka Skipton) and outliving our lovely young ginger cat, Peter.

Olaf clearly loved being an only cat. So when David arrived home with a replacement ginger kitten just days before we were due to set off on a motorbike racing trip to Belgium, neither Lofty nor I were best pleased.

Clearly we couldn’t expect our kind friend who feed cats when we are away to cope with a very young kitten who needed to be kept indoors and an infuriated Olaf set upon killing him.

Fortunately, when my daughter-in-law and grand-daughter Kathy came to visit they fell in love with little Sammy and offered him board and lodging while we were away. Despite the bad timing, I must admit that Sammy is adorable, except when he is attacking my indoor plants and ankles. He sleeps in our bed, snuggled down between us and spends his days hurtling around the house exploring.

Now we are home from Belgium we have had him inoculated and today we let him into the great outdoors. Traditionally, every cat we release into the garden promptly falls in the pond – it’s a rite of passage. Only Ava was dopey enough to fall in twice and sensible Sammy only dabbled a paw in and backed off. The picture shows him before his first exciting expedition.

Meanwhile, Olaf is sulking and refusing to come into the house except briefly for food. Serves him right.

Lindy Hardcastle TV SPOT: Do you remember Rhoda Morganstern?

Sitcom star Valerie Harper passes away aged 80 VALERIE HARPER, who played one of TV’s most popular and enduring characters — the constantly dating, constantly dieting Rhoda Morgenstern — for nearly a decade starting in 1970, has died. She was 80.

She made her debut as the kooky neighbour from New York on The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970, and although the CBS Saturday night sitcom was not a ratings hit its first season, Harper took home the Emmy for Best Supporting Actress. After that, the show remained solidly in the top 10 for years, and Harper won two more supporting actress awards.

From that success came the 1974–78 spin-off Rhoda and a Best Actress Emmy. When Rhoda got married, on October 28, 1974, the special hourlong episode shattered ratings records with 52 million viewers — more than half of America’s entire viewing audience.

I’ve learned so much from my mistakes, I’m thinking of making a few more.

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Spotlight Small Ads • Kenwood SCALES with bowl.

Price: £5.00 • Bag of BOOKS - nature, David Attenborough, reptiles, lizards, crocodiles, frogs - Price: £2.00 each.

• Larger number of CRAFT BOOKS for making cards plus packets of kits for same - Price: £8.00 the lot.

• Large navy BOWLS BAG - Price: £5.00 • Five RATCHET STRAPS - Price: £20.00 the lot • Three large UMBRELLAS, rainbow colours - Price: £6.00 the lot.

Tel: 01530 243660 (Markfield) • Premier full size DRUM KIT - Price: £250.00.

• Men’s MOUNTAIN BIKE, used once Price: £50.00 • Farfisa ORGAN with base pedals Price: £100.00 • Free-standing BATH - Price: £30.00 Tel: 07972 198802 (Stanton-underBardon) • As new attractive pale wood ROCKING CHAIR, cushioned seat and back. Suitable for a nursery or any other room. Cost £90 - accept £50.00 Can supply photo. Tel 07790 734858 (Groby) • Black Nintendo WII CONSOLE bundle includes Wii Sports, Wii Just Dance, Wii Fit remote, balance board game receptor. Excellent condition Price: £25 • Large Meer Kats boxed with certificates Price: £5 each. Excellent condition.

Tel 07547 901657 (Groby) • SCARIFIER AND RAKE - hardly used.

Price: £25.00 • SPREADER - used once. Price: £5.00 Tel: 0116 287 3270 (Groby) • SOLID MAHOGANY COFFEE TABLE, good condition, L 36” (92cms) x W 18” (46cms) H 16ins (41cms) price £35 o.n.o.

• Ladies Navy LEATHER (SPANISH) SLINGBACK SHOE, size 4 1/2, never worn, 2” heel. Price £20 o.n.o.

• Ladies Cream Wedge SUMMER SANDAL, size 4, Kurt Geiger, once worn. Price £15 o.n.o.

Tel: 01530 243192 (Markfield) • Early 20th century CONSOLE TABLE, painted grey,slightly distressed.Two drawers,reeded and turned legs.110 cm wide, 55cm deep, 70cm high.

Price: £40.00 • TUMBLE DRYER,Hotpoint Ultima with hose,used but good working order. Price: £25.00 • CAR BATTERY CHARGER, fast and slow charge function Price:£5.00 • CAT FLAP - used but good condition.

Price: £5.00 • POND PUMP for water feature, complete with box,accessories and instructions.Price: £5.00 • Victorian Plumbing rectangular single tap,cloakroom size HAND BASIN, boxed never used. Price: £20.00.

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• Double Oak WOODEN BED in good condition Price:£50 Tel: 01530 244936 (Markfield) • 2 Large bags KNITTING NEEDLES and MIXED WOOL. Free to keen knitter or charity group. Will deliver locally if required.

Tel. 07528 102894 • Venture Xtra Tall Pressure Fit PET SAFETY GATE 75-84cm x 110cm Xtra Tall Price:£10 • Technika Digital 17” LCD TV + DVD Price: £20 Tel: 07999 768521 (Groby)

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• SONY RECORDER/HARD DISK. DIGITAL AND ANALOGUE TUNER. This high-quality machine did a great job some ten years ago transferring my LP vinyl collection to CD. It has been stored carefully in its original box ever since. Free to collect.

• CRAFTER 12-STRING GUITAR. Little used since purchased from a Nottingham guitar shop some 25 years ago. In excellent condition.

Original single pickup. New, hard, black case. Big sound and tunes well. £150 o.n.o.

• CLASSIC COT. This wooden cot with one drop side is in fine serviceable condition and only just finished family duty after 40 years’ service. Free to collect.

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• SHOTGUN CABINET - 5-gun capacity. Price: £150.00 • KIS Extendable FISHING ROD TRAVEL CASE, 6-rod capacity. Airline approved. Price: £50.00 • Paradox 12 Gaugue SHOTGUN CLEANER - Price: £15.00 Tel: 01530 245337 (Markfield).

• FOR SALE: Alexandra Rose METAL GARDEN SET comprising table and 4 chairs and 4 cushions plus umbrella and stand. Excellent condition..cost £400.00 - now £199.00.

Tel: 01530 245026

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Borough Councillors’ Report from Martin & Ted Snap Dragon comes to Groby Village Hall including the Beach THE EVER popular Snap Dragon Children and Families Festival returned to Argents Mead and Hollycroft Park with the added bonus of a festival tour around the Borough with ‘Snappy’ visiting Nailstone, Market Bosworth, Groby and Peckleton.

Children, family and friends enjoyed a series of free activities organised by the Borough Council with each day featuring a different theme. In addition a wide range of key partners help to support the event making it the great success it was. The outcomes for children and families were amazing and will have a long term impact on their lives.

Groby village hall was packed with activities along with parts of the car park becoming a beach scene with balance bikes for childrens’ first experiences of riding a bike.

Rebecca Ball commented “Martin, thanks for your support during this year’s Snap Dragon Festival, it was great to see you.

“This year was a great success and in due course I will be holding a partner evaluation and doing a short outcomes update, but for now just a few things to highlight and some of the comments received from parents: • Library service: over 30 new library registrations • Breast feeding support: more engagement on day one than the whole of last year.

• Health visiting team gave away all their toothbrushes • Immunisation team engaged with over 75 people in relation to Flu vaccination and HPV • Family wellbeing: many families attended- had some fantastic anecdotal stories about several parents with mental health difficulties who because of the supportive environment and staff support were able to attend the event • More disabled children and adults attended than in previous years – definite marked increase • Adult learning – engaged with many families running out of all resources • Over 5000 scavenger hunts, dinosaur trails and gnome trails given out Comments from Groby Parents were along the lines of:

In the first instance the restrictions were introduced to stop all day parking within the area outside the shops and businesses in Groby village centre, in this respect the scheme has been a great success.

So what happens to all your recycled items?

Martin Cartwright Call: 0116 2874500 Mobile: 07850 707050

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‘So amazing to visit us in the villages we had a great day something for all ages.’

“My personal thanks go to all the organisers and volunteers who have helped make this festival so very successful once again, not just in Groby but right across the Borough.”

Thank you and well done to you all.

Groby Parking Bay Restrictions – Proposed Changes LEICESTERSHIRE County Council Highways department are proposing changing the parking restriction times on Ratby Road, Markfield Lane and Rookery Lane parking bays from two hours waiting with no return within one hour to one hour waiting with no return within one hour.

Ted Hollick Call: 0116 287 5955 Mobile: 07962 373983 E-mail: ted.hollick@outlook.com Write: 7 Shaw Wood Close, Groby, LE6 0FY

Pros: A quicker turn around of parked cars that could potentially flow through to more customers for the shops and businesses. Easier to enforce parking tickets with less time before a ticket can be issued.

Cons: Many residents require longer than one hour to complete their business such as hairdressers, financial appointments at the building society and visits to the church for example.

Public Opinion seems split on the issue with some saying it is a good idea and others very opposed to the changes mainly for the reasons listed in the cons above.

But what about common sense?

It makes no sense to me that the proposed changes are inclusive across all the parking bays in Groby village centre. Why not increase turn over of vehicles in the centre of the village outside the shops to increase the flow but leave those on Rookery Lane and Markfield Road at two hours?, The best of both worlds.

More than 4,500 products on the market make use of recycled materials, but did you know what happens once your recycling has been collected?

Paper and Cardboard After the recycling plant separates the paper into different types, it is transported to a paper mill that shreds it to make new products.

Your daily newspaper might become part of the next edition, or it could also come back as an egg carton, construction paper or even cat litter.

Aluminium and Tin Cans Processing plants shred aluminium cans and melt the shreds to make new cans as well as foil. This process does not reduce the quality of the aluminium, so it is possible to recycle aluminium indefinitely, with a quick turnaround.

Processing plants can also separate the steel from the tin, which can then be used to make bicycles, car parts and household appliances.

Glass Like aluminium, glass can be recycled indefinitely. Processing plants will melt the glass in order to make new containers.

Jam jars can also be crushed into small shards, whose smooth edges are ideal for making bricks, paved surfaces and sports turf.

Plastic After the recycling plant separates the plastic by resin type, it is then shredded and melted into pellets.

Companies will use the pellets to make new plastic products.

Detergent bottles might become buckets or children’s toys, while milk, juice containers and water bottles might become children’s outdoor play sets, clothes or even insulation for your winter jackets.

Remember – nappies are not recycled; these should be placed in

If I won the award for laziness, I would send someone to pick it up for me.

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Good food for you your black bin.

To find out more about recycling visit www.hinckleybosworth.gov.uk/ binsrecyclingandrubbish

Children & Young People Exams Many children and young people will have just completed their exams. Thousands of hours of studying go into those exams and the anxious wait for the results.

Parents, grandparents, relatives and loved ones are very proud of their efforts.

I wish everyone involved in exams recently the results they hoped for and the ability to choose their preferred career choices.

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EATING PLENTY of fruit and vegetables slashes your risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by nearly a quarter, a recent study has found.

And adding whole grains, legumes and nuts also protects against diabetes, as they improve sensitivity to insulin (the hormone that controls blood sugar) and reduce weight gain.

A senior nutritionist at the Harvard T H Chan School said: “Overall the data highlighted the importance of adhering to plant-based diets to achieve or maintain good health.”

The findings were published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine.

They support evidence that diet is crucial in tackling diabetes, which now affects about four million in the UK.

Are you worried that your child likes gaming too much?

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Half of all parents are worried that their children are addicted to computer games, as more and more family routines are disrupted by hours spent online.

Many families admit that it is especially hard to get boys to break for meals, or to go to bed, especially if they feel close to winning a game.

The survey was done by Internet Matters, the e-safety group which says that peak gaming age is 11 to 13, when some children play for nearly six hours at weekends.

Fortnite was named as the most worrying game.

Working to improve TAKE PRIDE in the good work you’ve done. But rather than repeatedly congratulating yourself, challenge yourself to do even better.

Consider your latest achievement to be a stepping stone rather than the ultimate destination. Look for new and helpful ways to put it to further use.

Be thankful for the skills you’ve built and the knowledge you’ve accumulated. Demonstrate that gratitude by constantly seeking to improve your skills and add to your knowledge.

If you see yourself as the best at anything, that severely limits your ability to get better. Instead, adopt the perspective of a humble student, always learning from others, always working to improve.

If you consider yourself to already know it all, you shut down the possibility of learning more. Choose instead to find something new you can learn from every person you encounter.

Life still has much to teach you. So always be ready and willing to learn.

Ralph Marston

Copyright 2019 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. Used by permission.

Originally published in “The Daily Motivator” at www.greatday.com

The rise of self-employment

THOSE AGED over 50 now make up nearly half of all selfemployed workers.

That is about 2.27 million people, up from 1.45 million a decade ago. And almost one in five of the self-employed work-force is over 60.

There’s good reason why older people turn to self-employment. With a rising state pension age and a longer life expectancy, they need the money.

But companies tend to discriminate against older people who have had to take time out of their careers, perhaps to look after grandchildren or an elderly relative. So many older people have no choice but to venture into the world of self-employment, to make ends meet.

But it is not all bad news. As one researcher points out: “Self-employment can offer opportunities for flexible, fulfilling and rewarding work.”

The study was done by Rest Less, a jobs and advice site catering for older people.

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Lady Jane Grey

The Institute

Primary School News

By Stephen King Deep in the woods of Maine, there is a dark state facility where kids, abducted from across the United States, are incarcerated.

In the Institute they are subjected to a series of tests and procedures meant to combine their exceptional gifts - telepathy, telekinesis - for concentrated effect.

Luke Ellis is the latest recruit. He’s just a regular 12-year-old, except he’s not just smart, he’s supersmart. And he has another gift which the Institute wants to use...

Far away in a small town in South Carolina, former cop Tim Jamieson has taken a job working for the local sheriff. He’s basically just walking the beat. But he’s about to take on the biggest case of his career.

Back in the Institute’s downtrodden playground and corridors where posters advertise ‘just another day in paradise’, Luke, his friend Kalisha and the other kids are in no doubt that they are prisoners, not guests. And there is no hope of escape.

But great events can turn on small hinges and Luke is about to team up with a new, even younger recruit, Avery Dixon, whose ability to read minds is off the scale. While the Institute may want to harness their powers for covert ends, the combined intelligence of Luke and Avery is beyond anything that even those who run the experiments - even the infamous Mrs Sigsby suspect.

Thrilling, suspenseful, heartbreaking, THE INSTITUTE is a stunning novel of childhood betrayed and hope regained.

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Santander community project DURING THE school holidays Lady Jane Grey were fortunate enough to be part of Santander’s Discovery Day Volunteer Programme.

A group of employees from Santander came to LJG on 7th August led by Alkesh Chavda (the uncle of one of our students) and worked tirelessly all day in getting our premises ready for the start of term. A big project undertaken by part of the team was to tidy up an area so that we could make it a new access point into school to improve the safety of the children accessing the site.

The rest of the team painted away to brighten up benches, friendship huts and play equipment ready for the children to use all year round. Thank you Santander for this amazing project and the £250 donation. We will see you again soon.

Lady Jane Grey comes to life WE WELCOMED the children back to school on Thursday 30th August.

The whole school project for the first two days was Lady Jane Grey.

Each class took time to get to know Lady Jane Grey. Year 6 researched her using the new school i-pads, Year 4 pupils each drew a picture that when put together became a huge portrait of Lady Jane Grey and every class was visited by The Lady herself. Year 1 loved being visited by royality and she even knew their names. This was an amazing start to what will be a tremendous year at LJG.

David Winter remembers the arrival of postcodes….

Dropping a line LIKE MANY older readers I can remember being taught how to write a letter.

Address, date, recipient, signature, and then we had to address the envelope, buy a stamp (two pence at that time!) and post it.

The first change to that routine came exactly 60 years ago this month, with the introduction in the UK of the postcode – a combination of seven or eight letters or numbers which precisely located our address. It took 14 years to enlist the entire country, but eventually virtually the whole world took on the ingenious postcode. We were now part of a world network of communication.

It was the first big change to our postal system in a century, but we happily took it on board. More recent changes have been more revolutionary: fax, e-mail, texting and their many refinements. Letter-writing or ‘snail mail’ as it is referred to now, is rapidly dying out. I would guess many under thirties have never written a personal letter or received one. Paper, envelopes, stamps are too complicated.

I think that it is sad, but probably unavoidable. I don’t think many people will be preserving their love-texts for posterity. Products of a moment can be forgotten in a moment.

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SWISSCOTTAGE For Groby resident, Roger WHITECITY Ivens, his experiences of working in rural Cameroon gave him insight into the lives of small-scale farmers growing Created by Puzzlemaker crops like coffee and cocoa.

Farmers lived on the edge, the money they received for their crops determining which children could go to school, whether they could buy medicines if a family member was ill or whether they could eat a nutritious meal. All things that we so often take for granted.

The introduction of Fairtrade and its associated premium payments enabled life to become more manageable for farmers like those in Cameroon. So for Roger, buying fairtrade goods is not just about being nice to workers around the world, it is a matter of treating them correctly and justly, just as we expect to be treated.

For many years, Roger has volunteered at the Just shop on Silver Street, Leicester (open 10am-5pm, Monday to Saturday). If you haven’t been, it’s worth a visit to see the vast range of fairtrade and sustainable products that are available.

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Elizabeth Woodville School News First day at school WE’VE HAD a very exciting start to the new academic year by welcoming our new children in Foundation. We have enjoyed exploring our new classroom and making lots of new friends. We have also been using our imagination and made a car on our first day!

CLASS 1 AND 2 have spent the last three days learning about dinosaurs. The first task in Year 1 was to look at a selection of dinosaur skeletons and pictures of dinosaurs and match them up using their ‘More than just me’ attitude. Meanwhile, Year 2 have focused on the Diplodocus and the newly discovered Patagotitan. They have created an information booklet for other children to read around the school to share their research findings!

Both classes have also learnt about skeletons, bones and fossils, using this knowledge as inspiration to create their own dinosaur skeleton artwork using cotton buds and art straws.

We are having a ROARsome term so far!

‘One Small Step…..’

FIFTY YEARS since the famous moon landings, year 6 are finding out about space. We have watched the infamous moments when three Americans, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins were the first men to travel to the moon.

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Every Saturday morning 10.00am—12.30pm CATCH meets for play, craft, story & chat for pre-school children with a parent or carer 9.30-11.30am every Friday at Groby URC Chapel Hill

Fair Cuppa for FairTrade refreshments in fairly traded mugs.

Every Thursday 10.3012am at the Village Hall

Why Your Parents Are Driving You Up the Wall and What To Do About It

By Dean Burnett

Discovering the lost world of dinosaurs

This has created much discussion, not only about the impact this event has had on our world as we know it, but also about life 50 years ago: fashion, technology and black and white televisions to name but a few! We have linked artwork to this topic and our pupils have been inspired by Andy Warhol’s famous Pop Art, ‘Moon Walk,’ creating their own ‘Moon Landing’ art based on what they feel best represents this momentous moment in history.

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After years of reliable performance, has something recently gone wrong with your parents?

Do you find yourself stressed out, arguing about the most ridiculous things?

Is it like you’re processing the same world with entirely different brains?

Do you and your parents want to fix things?

There are hundreds of books for them about how to deal with you.

Now, for the first time, doctor of brains and international bestselling author, Dean Burnett has written a book for YOU to understand just what on earth is going on.

Like, just WHY are your parents: - Obsessed with tidiness - Not letting you get enough sleep - Just generally not getting anything that’s important to you!

But don’t worry. These are very normal parent malfunctions, and by understanding the science behind where they’re coming from, you’ll know exactly how to troubleshoot conflict when it occurs (and even fix it before it does).

You’ll never be able to remove arguments completely. But imagine what you’d be capable of if you weren’t wasting all that time and energy arguing about tidying your room.

Weekly in term time for children for 6’s to 14’s on Mon evenings, at 6.00pm or 7.45pm. We meet at the United Reformed Church on Chapel Hill.

Along with our work in schools, these are run by the two churches in Groby under the group name EXTEND.

For further information please see websites and church magazines St. Philip and St. James Rector – Rev Ed Bampton 01162396520 www.grobychurch.org.uk United Reformed Church Phil Holmes (Church Secretary) 0116 225 3335 www.grobyurc.com Youth, Children's & Families Colin Udall 07776 157511 colin.udall@ntlworld.com

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