ISSUE 19 - September 2013
Coalville Community C ommuniity
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FREE Monthly News and Information Magazine for Coalville
Lucy’s Day Saturday 21st September
Lucy Rawlings is an amazingly beautiful strong young lady. On June the 25th at just 10yrs old lucy was diagnosed with metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma which has progressed into her bonemarrow. This is a stage 4 rare aggressive cancer. Lucy is a local girl from Hugglescote. We are holding an event at the West End on Ashby Road in Coalville on the 21st September between 12 and 4pm. There will be a Raffle, tombola, bouncy days, face painting, game stalls, hand made jewellery, book stall, cake stall, bunting stall, and lots more. All money raised goes to ‘Lucys Bluebird Trust’ which is here to make Lucy smile through this very difficult time.
Police in North West Leicestershire launch “Don’t be a zigzag shark” schools parking campaign As local schools return after the summer break, the police in North West Leicestershire are embarking on a campaign of education and enforcement to reduce problems caused by inconsiderate parking near to school entrances. The first stage of the campaign will be to warn and advise parents of their bad parking, and as a reminder they will be given an air freshener containing the campaign slogan, ‘Don’t be a zigzag shark.’ This will be followed where necessary, by enforcement in conjunction with officers from North West Leicestershire District Council where drivers who fail to heed the advice will be issued with fixed penalty notices or prosecuted. In cases of obstruction this could result in their vehicle being towed away. In parallel with the ongoing campaign of education and enforcement, pupils at two schools in Whitwick: Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, and St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School, will be participating in a road safety poster competition, with prizes donated by the Leicestershire Police Road Safety team. PCSO 6580 Cheryl Moore from the Bardon Hill Safer Neighbourhood Team said: “Inconsiderate and illegal parking near to school entrances places children at risk. We would urge parents to park safely and legally, even if it means having to walk a few minutes to the school.
PCSO Cheryl Moore outside St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School
“We are hopeful that our campaign will strike a chord with parents and that they will think carefully about where they park when dropping their children off at school.” Christine Killip, Headteacher of St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School said: “We are introducing several initiatives to encourage parents to consider the safety of the children when travelling to school especially by car. Our School Council has been proactive in seeking improvements to the traffic problems by meeting with a local councillor and traffic officer and they are promoting the values of a positive community to which we hope parents will respond.” Anyone wanting further information about parking issues can contact North West Leicestershire District Council by ringing 01530 454598, or by email street.enforcement@nwleicestershire.gov.uk - PCSO Cheryl Moore of North West Leicestershire Local Policing Unit can be contacted by ringing 101. Follow the instructions to leave a message for an officer and when prompted key in her identification number 6580.