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It’s been lovely to get out and about in my hometown, meeting businesses and charities to feature in this edition. I have a lot of affection for the town being born in Loughborough General Hospital and educated at schools across the town and finally graduating from Loughborough University. Also in the midst of my youth I was a finalist in the Loughborough Echo personality girl competition! This edition I have chosen Rainbow’s Children’s and Young Peoples hospice as our charity focus as I used to work there as a care team member and wanted to see how much it had changed since I left, I hope you enjoy reading the article as much as I enjoyed writing it. The Pride of Loughborough winners can be found inside too and we enjoyed a fantastic evening at the award presentation, many thanks to Oak FM for inviting us along. We aim to make this magazine a joy to read, interspersed with useful adverts. So if you would like to submit an article or book an advert in please give me a call. The Loughborough Eye is delivered free to 7000 homes and businesses across the town so it’s a cost effective way of reaching a large audience. We also offer a flyer printing and delivery service (with our magazines) to local businesses. We are always looking for images of the town to use on our front cover so feel free to send any across. I look forward to hearing from you and also to receiving some brilliant colouring competition entries for our pantomime ticket give away! So why not curl up in your chair, make a hot cup of tea and enjoy your new local magazine and I’ll make sure your next edition arrives just after Christmas.

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The Pride of Loughborough Awards Friday 22nd November saw a glittering evening take place at the Radisson Blu East Midlands Airport and the Community Eye were lucky enough to be invited to cover the event.

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BOOKS OF CONDOLENCE FOR SERVING COUNCILLOR AND FORMER MAYOR TWO books of condolence have been opened at Charnwood H+-+.9(' :+./1#$I&' +4J1%&' !4*%-' *(%' 5%!*(' +4' A+/+-!-0' K$5%-"!/' Bert Dodd and Councillor Stuart Jones Honorary Alderman Dodd HL@M' FNM' ,!&&%5' !2!0' +/' 3!*.-5!0M' >+)%"6%-' COM' P=C<M' !*' 8+.9(6+-+.9(' A+&,#*!$;' A%' 2!&' %$%1*%5' *+' *(%' :+./1#$' #/' CQROM' -%,-%&%/*#/9' 8%"0/9*+/' !/5' S!-%/5+/' 2!-5&' 4+-' PR' 0%!-&' ./*#$' May 2003. He served as Mayor of Charnwood during 1985-86 supported by his wife Doreen, and also took the role of Deputy Mayor in 1986-87 and 1995-96. In 2003 he became an Honorary Alderman of the Borough. Councillor Jones, 67, was elected to the Council in 2007 and represented Birstall Wanlip until his death on Monday, >+)%"6%-'CFM'P=C<; He served on the Plans Committee and several scrutiny committees and panels and was also a Birstall Parish Councillor. He was also a 4!"#$#!-'4!1%'*+'"!/0'8%#1%&*%-'-%&#5%/*&M'2+-7#/9'!&'!'6.&'5-#)%-' #/'*(%'1#*0'4+-'&%)%-!$'0%!-&;':+./1#$$+-'3!/5#%' +--%&*M'@!0+-'+4' :(!-/2++5M'&!#5T'UV'!"')%-0'&!55%/%5'*+'(%!-'*(%'/%2&'+4'A+/;' Alderman Bert Dodd’s death. He will be greatly missed by all those who had the pleasure of working with him at the Borough of Charnwood, and elsewhere, for so many years. UA+/;'K$5%-"!/'D+55'9!)%'+.*&*!/5#/9'&%-)#1%'*+'*(%',%+,$%'+4' 8+.9(6+-+.9(' !/5M' !&' !' )%-0' ,+,.$!-' @!0+-M' *+' *(%' 6+-+.9(' !&' !'2(+$%;''H%-*'D+55'2!&'!')%-0'J/%'"!/'2#*('&*-+/9'%*(#1!$'!/5' moral principles and the borough is poorer for his passing. Our *(+.9(*&'!-%'2#*('(#&'5%)+*%5'2#4%'!/5'4!"#$0'!*'*(#&'*#"%;W :+./1#$$+-' D!)#5' 3$!*%-M' 8%!5%-' +4' :(!-/2++5' H+-+.9(' :+./1#$M' &!#5T'UV'2!&'&(+17%5'*+'(%!-'+4'3*.!-*I&'5%!*(;'U3*.!-*'(!&'6%%/'!' great ambassador for Birstall, as a Borough and Parish Councillor. V*'#&'!'9-%!*'$+&&'*+'*(%',%+,$%'+4'H#-&*!$$'!/5'%&,%1#!$$0'(#&'4!"#$0;W The two books of condolence have been opened in reception of *(%':+./1#$I&'+4J1%&'+/'3+.*(J%$5'X+!5M'8+.9(6+-+.9(;'A+/+-!-0' K$5%-"!/'D+55I&'4./%-!$'2#$$'*!7%',$!1%'+/'G(.-&5!0M'>+)%"6%-' PFM'!*'G-#/#*0'@%*(+5#&*':(.-1(M'8+.9(6+-+.9(; D%*!#$&' +4' :+./1#$$+-' E+/%&' 4./%-!$' !-%' 0%*' *+' 6%' -%$%!&%5;' $!9&' 2#$$'6%'Y+2/'!*'(!$4Z"!&*'!*'*(%':+./1#$'+4J1%&'!/5'8+.9(6+-+.9(' town hall on the day of both funerals.

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take away their own souvenir of the day. So, whilst the children play safely, adults can browse the stalls and pick up all those last minute Christmas treats. So put the date in your diary. Saturday 23 November 2013 and come along to the first, annual Coalville Food, Drink and Music Festival.

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please get in touch. This will be the last edition of the LEICESTERSHIRE AND form Community Eye in its current RUTLAND WILDLIFE as we are re-launchingTRUST all our NORTHEye WEST GROUP Community Magazines to give you even more local news and information. So look out for your new We are a friendly local group look magazine in November! which meets coming monthly for talks,

Minister, Nicky Morgan MP, has said the Governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s planned marriage tax allowance will help The opinions expressed by contributors Leicestershire families. It comes as figures released today by the are not necessarily those of the Coalville Community Eye Production Treasury show that the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;married couplesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; transferable allowanceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; visits, conservation work toand Team. The inclusion of any group or The days have finally started get will benefit 345,000 people in the East Midlands. A spouse will be organisation in this publication does social events. See whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this cooler and the evenings areon pulling not necessarily a recommendaable to giveimply their husband or wifeThe a tax-free allowance of ÂŁ1,000 cadets and staff from 1188 (coalville) Squadron Air Training tion of its aims, methods or policies. in so our next edition will feature month below. with most couples saving ÂŁ200 perCorps year in tax. Prime Minister David have been supporting the military charity Help for Heroes Coalville Community Eye cannot suggestions on how you can get your Cameron announced thebenew policy at this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Conservative this summer. The squadron has been supporting the charity for held responsible for the information house forOF winter both inside AGM AND THEready BIRDS Party Conference. It will disclosed by advertisements, all ofcome into effect in April 2015, but will the last few years. which are accepted in good faith.tax payers. Nicky Morgan MP said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I out.MATT November also sees the CHARNWOODand WITH MERRIT not apply to higher-rate Every this effort isallowance made to ensure the great potential launch of our Loughborough Eye This year the sold Help think has for squadron Loughborough andfor Heroes merchandise and accuracy of information in this and we are now taking bookings for collected donations at both Ibstock Show and Shackerstone DECEMBER 6TH Leicestershire as the figures released by the Treasury magazine, but no families liability can be accepted for lossâ&#x20AC;&#x153;I or know inconvenience advertisements. Show. Inpeople total the squadron raised ÂŁ325 this summer.7:00 Annual general meeting show today. that hardworking care about has every caused as a result of error or omission. penny saved and this new tax break could help pay for those vital 7:30 Matt Merrit, editor of birdwatching will visually I hope you enjoy your October Flying Officer Harrison said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;It never ceases to amaze me how Coalville Community Eye reserves the household items. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am also very proud that we will soon have a lead us around his patch - Charnwood Forest. right to amend, shorten or refuse to magazine and look forward to generous people are, even in financially difficult times. I would tax system that recognises publish articles and/or advertisements the importance of marriage as a vital starting on our November editions like to say a big thank you to everyone who has helped the submitted publication. institution infor our country.â&#x20AC;? NEW YEARS DAY WALK AT SWANNINGTON

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LIGHT UP A LIFE IN THE EAST MIDLANDS

A six week consultation on proposals for a bus trial through the centre of Loughborough has launched. A part of its ambitious Loughborough Town Centre Transport Scheme, Leicestershire County Council is building an inner relief road which will see traffic diverted away from the heart of the town.

People in the East Midlands are being urged to light up a life and support Rainbows Hospice for Children and Young People’s latest appeal. The Light up a Life appeal invites residents to celebrate the memory of a loved one who has sadly passed away, or to acknowledge a treasured person by dedicating a light on the special Tree of Lights at the hospice.

The consultation offers people the chance to have their say on which trial option should be carried out once the scheme is completed in late 2014 / early 2015. Options include: continuing to allow buses two-way access through the A6 Market Place (as present), allowing buses to travel in one direction only (southbound) through the A6 Market Place, or to exclude buses from the area completely. Peter Osborne, Leicestershire County Council cabinet member for highways and transport, said: “It is clear people have been keen to express their views on the proposed bus trial so we have decided to enable them to do just that through a public consultation. The Loughborough Town Centre Transport scheme should help to bring the town together to boost Loughborough’s economy, spark regeneration and improve safety, so it is important we get this right.”

RECYCLING CHAMPIONS COULD SCOOP CASH FOR TRASH! RIGHTEOUS recyclers in Charnwood could win more than £850 in cash prizes simply by filling their green bins with the right rubbish. Charnwood Borough Council’s waste management partner Serco will give away £50 every fortnight between November 2013 and June 2014 to residents whose recycling bin is filled correctly. The Cash For Trash initiative is designed to increase the amount of waste recycled throughout the Borough. Refuse crews will target areas of the Borough where recycling is either low or too many green bins are ‘contaminated’ with non-recyclable waste. During their rounds, they will select and inspect bins at random and if the bin has been used correctly, the resident will be offered a cash prize. Councillor Hilary Fryer, Charnwood Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Cleansing and Open Spaces, said: “Cash For Trash is a brilliant initiative to encourage people to recycle properly”. “The Borough is getting better at recycling our waste but we want to do even more to reduce the amount of waste that is needlessly sent to landfill which ultimately hits taxpayers in the pocket.” Joanne Mortimer Serco’s Contract Manager at Charnwood said, “We are always looking for innovative ways to incentivise local residents to recycle more and the Cash for Trash promotion is a fun way to get the local community involved.” The green bin is used for recycling glass bottles, plastics, papers and jars. It can also be used for yoghurt pots, fruit punnets and metal chocolate tins. Residents who recycle a lot can also request an additional bin if they struggle to fit everything in their existing bin. For more information about waste and recycling visit www.charnwood.gov.uk/pages/recycling

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Each dedication will be acknowledged with a commemorative Christmas card and Rainbows adds the name of loved ones to its Book of Remembrance, which is on display at the hospice during the festive period. Rainbows will also send people a special Light up a Life pin badge. Katie Baxter, events and community manager at Rainbows, said: “Christmas is a time to think about those people we love and we invite you to dedicate a light on our special Tree of Lights at the hospice that will shine brightly during the festive period for them. Your light can be to celebrate the memory of a loved one, to acknowledge a special person in your life or as a special Christmas gift. At Rainbows, we care for more than 280 children and all the money raised will go towards supporting them.” There is no minimum donation for a light and all money raised will go to support the work of Rainbows. For more information, visit www.rainbows.co.uk/lightupalife or contact 01509 638000.

SECOND-HAND MOTOR TRADERS NEXT HMRC TARGET IN LOUGHBOROUGH, WARNS EXPERT Second-hand motor traders in Loughborough are the latest target for HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) a local expert has warned. Phil Marriott and Carl Whitehead who run Tax Assist Accountants in Loughborough said: “Garage owners and other independent motor traders in Loughborough can expect spot checks and intensive scrutiny of their business records over the next few months. HMRC’s latest taskforce is focusing on the second-hand motor trade industry across the Midlands, as part of a campaign which they say is on target to recover over £3 million in taxes. “Provided they have all the right procedures, records and proof of income and expenditure in place, Loughborough business owners can protect their legitimate earnings and show the tax inspector the door.” Tax Assist Accountants Loughborough is a local business, operating across Loughborough and the surrounding villages, providing tax and accountancy advice and services purely to small businesses.

ANYONE CAN FALL VICTIM TO ROGUE TRADING AND DOORSTEP SELLING Anyone can fall victim to rogue trading and doorstep selling – don’t let it happen to you or someone you know. Charnwood Citizens Advice Bureau have teamed up with Leicestershire County Council Trading Standards to raise awareness about the unfair practices of rogue traders and doorstep sellers in the county and to provide information and advice about how to avoid being conned and keep safe. So far our campaign has taken the form of road shows in public places and at community groups and forums but we also give talks to groups and provide literature that includes useful contact numbers and tips on how to avoid becoming a victim. For more information contact: Jude Warrior, Consumer Awareness Coordinator on 01509 221228 or email cac@charnwoodcab.co.uk If you know of someone who has been approached by a trader on their doorstep tell Trading Standards on 08454 040506 or call into Charnwood Citizens Advice Bureau – opening times and other information can be found on www.charnwoodcab.org.uk

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RAINBOWS HOSPICE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

t had been 12 years since I last stepped through the door at Rainbows, having previously worked there as a Care Team member after graduating. I knew the charity had grown and diversified but I had no idea quite how much!

extremely importantly 521 siblings. Rainbows is a place where parents can have time off being the full time career and siblings can all play, watch TV or swim together, something that in the home environment may be impossible.

The main change is their Building for the Future Project, this expansion not only of service but also of the building has allowed them to accommodate more children and young people. With 6 more bedrooms, facilities for over 18’s which includes a kitchen which is fully accessible to enable users to remain as independent as possible, a new hydrotherapy pool, a young people’s activity and sitting room, 3 new bathrooms, 2 new shower rooms, a bigger multisensory room, a soft play area which I hear is a hit for siblings, and a physiotherapy suite they really have come on in leaps and bounds!

Rainbows is not a sad place it is most definitely a place for living! But this comes at a cost, over £4.5 million per year. Requiring a team of dedicated fundraisers, Rainbows are always looking at new ways of raising the much needed funds to continue operating, from Sponsored Santa Runs to their charity shops in Melton, Blaby and Matlock there are many ways you can help support them. For more information please visit their website www.rainbows.co.uk.

The new facilities also house a beautiful tranquil family support suit, where multi faith resources are available. A reminder of the essential job they do in providing end of life care for children and young people. I use the word reminder as it is so easy to forget that Rainbows is a hospice as you pass wall after wall of stunningly bright displays, rooms full of life and plenty of facilities for various forms of sensory stimulation, including a lovely garden and a large music room. Also in the new extension there is a conference suit which is available for business’ to hire and when not in use the extralarge, bed sized lifts, allow all children to use the conference rooms which convert to a fully accessible cinema room! The change in Rainbows is phenomenal and I have to thank Karen Payne for showing me round. As a mother of 3 it would be my worst nightmare to be told one of my children was dying but sadly around 25000 families are told that every year across the UK. We are unbelievably lucky to have such a fabulous facility on our doorstep which cares for 288 terminally ill children, 249 bereaved families and

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LOUGHBOROUGH TAE KWON DO CLUB Students of James Freer’s Schools of Tae Kwon Do are heading towards an extremely exciting time over the next month. Having just experienced positive black belt grading results, the club is also about to celebrate Mr Freer’s thirty years of training in Tae Kwon Do in conjunction with the thirtieth anniversary of the Tae kwon Do association of Great Britain. In October Students of Loughborough travelled to Bristol’s Tae Kwon Do academy along with over hundreds of others from all over the UK, to perform in front of a panel of 7th and 8th Dan masters. The results are as follows; Rory McKeating achieved 1st Degree black belt and Yogi Savania achieved 3rd degree black belt. The student’s instructors would just like to take this opportunity to say well done and great to see all their hard work paid off! 2013 also marks Mr Freer 30 years of training in Tae Kwon Do. In these thirty years, he has achieved 6th Degree black belt status, opened three hugely successful clubs, generating over 100 black belts and numerous British and World Champions. These clubs are all part of the T.A.G.B (Tae Kwon Do association of Great Britain) which is the largest single-bodied martial arts organization in Britain, having just hosted the Tae Kwon Do World Championships back in July, also celebrates its thirty year anniversary this year. To celebrate these anniversaries Mr Freer’s students are taking part in a special seminar under Master Ron Sergeiw 8th Dan black belt, one of the founding members of the T.A.G.B. It is definitely proving to be a very exciting and successful time in the world of Tae kwon Do, and here’s to another thirty years. If you too would like to join in the success – then come and join our club! www.leicestershire-tkd.co.uk or call 0116 264 0432 for information about joining.

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Open Box promotions love food so when the opportunity to take part in a Love Food Hate Waste course run by Leicestershire County Council came along we booked in! I was joined by Office manager Sarah Taylor at the course held at Limehurst Academy aimed at teaching us how to waste less food and make use of leftovers. Our tutor was Amy Perkins and Sarah and I were joined by Yvonne and Mick Mayes, Janet Derbyshire, Reet and Roger Turner, Allison Townsend and Sue Allum. It was interesting to pick up helpful tips on making food last longer, for example, keeping air out of bags with dry food in using pegs, or freezing hard cheese and grating it from frozen!

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• The average UK household is throwing away the equivalent of six meals every week • An area almost the size of Wales would be needed to grow all of the food we throw away from our homes each year. • Wasted good food and drink costs the average UK family almost £60 a month • It cost the average person £200 a year rising to £290 for people who live on their own. • Of the 4.2 million tonnes of good food that gets wasted, over half hasn’t even made it onto a plate! It goes straight into the bin from our fridges or cupboards because we don’t use it in time • Everyday essentials are in the top three foods that Britons are throwing away – bread, potatoes and milk • 24 million slices of bread are throw away every day in the UK • Despite being the nation’s favourite meat, the equivalent of 86 million chickens are wasted from our homes every year! • Can you imagine five Wembley Stadiums full of food waste? That’s what the amount of good food that we waste every year would fill • The environmental impact of the good food that becomes waste is the same as that produced by a quarter of the cars on UK roads over a year

Stale bread can be revived by sprinkling with water and warming in the oven and rather than keeping lemons in a fruit bowl why not freeze their juice in ice cube trays or freeze them ready sliced for drinks? But when should we throw food away? Once it’s passed it’s USE BY date it is NOT safe to eat however food with a Best Before date can safely be eaten after that expires as long as it isn’t showing signs of deterioration. We all cooked 2 dishes, Chicken Puffs and Broccoli and Cheese soup which were taken in to the Open Box office the next day and shared with our design team! Why not have a go at making them yourself by following the attached recipes?

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Ingredients: • A large knob of butter • 1 small onion or leek finely chopped • 25-50g Mushrooms, sliced • 1 tbsp Flour • 100ml Stock • 50ml Milk • 100-150g left over cooked chicken or turkey • ½ tsp herbs • Left over sweetcorn, cooked carrots or broccoli, • Seasoning • ½ sheet of ready roll puff pastry. Method: Preheat the oven to 220C Melt the butter in a pan and gently cook the onion/leek for 3 to 4 mins Add the mushrooms cook for another 3 mins Stir in the flour and cook for 2 mins stirring all the time Take the pan off the heat and add the stock and milk, then stir. Put the pan back on the heat and bring to the boil, stirring till thickened Add the chicken/turkey and herbs and cook for 5 mins Stir in any vegetables you are using. Cut the half sheet of pastry in to two rectangles Place a spoon full of mixture into the centre of each piece of pastry and fold the corners up to form a parcel. Bake in the oven for 20 mins until golden.

BROCCOLI AND CHEESE SOUP (SERVES 2) Ingredients: • 1 small onion finely chopped • ½ tsp of olive oil or 15g butter • 1 head of broccoli, cut off the stalk and finely chop, cut the head into florets • 425ml stock • 100g cream cheese or 75g grated cheddar cheese or 75g crumbled stilton cheese • Seasoning

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LT COL A P RIDLEY THOMPSON TD DL. OUR FORMER PRESIDENT Colonel Aubrey Ridley-Thompson died peacefully at home on the 9th October aged 91. In WW2 he fought with the 4th Hussars in Italy and was commanding a Squadron in Austria before the Regiment returned to England in 1946. Working for Boots before the war he rejoined them on demobilisation but continued soldiering as a territorial with The City of London Yeomanry. When Boots moved him to Nottingham in 1955 Colonel Tony Murray-Smith offered him command of C Sqn the Leicestershire Yeomanry based in Loughborough with outstations in Melton and Burbage. Following their amalgamation Colonel Ridley-Thompson commanded the Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry from 1960 until his retirement in 1963; he remained an enthusiastic and dedicated supporter as Chairman of The Leicestershire Yeomanry Association. He was also President of the Carillon War Memorial Trust, and a Deputy Lieutenant for Leicestershire.

MR PETER CROOKS Hardly had we digested the news of Col Ridley-Thompson’s passing than we received the sad news that Mr Peter Crooks had passed away. Peter was our present President. He had been a stalwart of the museum for many years and when he retired as Chairman in 2011 we had no hesitation in asking him to accept the post. One of the highlights of Peter’s chairmanship was the special exhibition, ‘Growing up in World War Two’ and the book that was produced to accompany the display. We still use the book today. His funeral will be at 2 pm on Friday 1 November at the Good Shepherd Church on Park Road, Loughborough and afterwards at the Ramada Hotel (Kings Head) on High Street, Loughborough

ARMISTICE DAY/REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY. WHY HAVE TWO? After the Great War the sacrifice made by the fallen was remembered on November 11th, ‘Armistice Day’, each year. At the outbreak of WW2 there was concern that because the 11th November could fall on a weekday it would interrupt production of war supplies. It was therefore agreed, that for the duration of the war, the act of remembrance would be held on the second Sunday in November, ‘Remembrance Sunday’. At the end of the war the subject of remembrance of the fallen was re-visited but by coincidence the 11th fell on a Sunday that year so it was decided the official day of remembrance would be held each year on the second Sunday in November, ‘Remembrance Sunday’. The two minutes silence was first proposed in 1919, five minutes was originally suggested, the King had a battalion of guardsmen parade, ordered them to remain silent and two minutes was decided as the most appropriate time.

STEREOSCOPIC PICTURES We have on the ground floor of the museum a stereoscope with about 100 photos. It is very popular and people are amazed at the quality of the photos (they are from WW1) however you have to look though the viewer to see them. The problem appears to have been solved by this Spanish company who have 500 stereoscopic photos of WW1 and have put a sample on the internet. This is 3D on your laptop. Must visit, click on: www.vimeo.com/75787815

ELIZABETH EGUNDEBI Some of you will remember Elizabeth Egundebi, a young lady who worked with us as a volunteer last year, helping to catalogue the collection and travelling each week from Leicester to do so. I am delighted to be able to tell you that she as been accepted at Nottingham Trent University doing Museum Studies. We all wish her all the very best for the future. The picture shows Elizabeth and Helen Musson, another volunteer who left us for Leicester University to do a Masters in Museum Studies. We have been able to help Helen in providing some information for a paper she was writing about a VC winner of the Royal Leicestershire Regiment and hopefully we will be able to be of help to Elizabeth in the future.

ROYAL LEICESTERSHIRE MEMORIAL APPEAL The Royal Leicestershire Regiment, ‘The Tigers’ wishes to raise £40.000 for a memorial to the regiment in the National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas in Staffordshire. This memorial, together with the Regimental Chapel in Leicester Cathedral, the Regimental museum in Leicester and Royal Tigers Wood at Bagwoth, will form the last visible testimonies to this famous Regiment to serve as reminders to future generations of the glorious part it played in the life of the history of the City, county and nation. The County’s regiment was first raised in 1688 and served continuously until amalgamation into the present Royal Anglian Regiment in 1964. Over almost 300 years the Regiment served with great distinction world-wide, gaining an impressive list of Battle Honours. In the Great War the Regiment fielded 19 battalions and lost 8,600 killed.

DOWNTON ABBEY Fans of Downton Abbey will have seen the episode on 13 October where Dame Nellie Melba appeared (played by Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa) Dame Nellie also attended the unveiling of the carillon in 1923. It is sometimes claimed that she sang at the ceremony but that is not true, however it is reported that she was so moved by the occasion, that she cried. The reason for her attendance was because she wanted a carillon to be built in Australia as part of the National Memorial for those who fell in the Great War. A National Memorial was built but without a carillon. Dame Nellie had raised large sums of money for war charities during WW1 and for that she was created, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) and is featured on the present Australian 100 dollar note. Useless fact! Such was her popularity she has had four food items named in her honour, Peach Melba, Melba Sauce, Melba Toast and Melba Garniture (chicken, truffles & mushrooms)

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“CALL THAT A RIFLE” We are in possession of a WW1 German anti-tank rifle, which was missing the bolt. However Mr John Harvey of Hudson Street has come to the rescue. Using an original bolt, borrowed from the Lancashire Fusiliers Regimental Museum in Bury, he has produced, in his workshop, a replacement. When the British introduced tanks to the battlefield in 1916 the Germans had no bullet that would penetrate the armour. They quickly produced this Mauser T-Geweher that fired 13.3mm armour piercing round. Less than 16,000 were produced and because of the weight and size very few were brought back as souvenirs. It is a rare object. Where did the original bolt go? A possible explanation is that the German rifleman fearing they were about to be over run, removed the bolt and disposed of it, thus rendering the rifle useless if it fell into the enemy’s hands. We are most grateful to Mr Harvey for his help in restoring the rifle to its original look. Link to the Fusiliers Museum: Fusilier Museum: Home

HERO HONOURED A Loughborough soldier has been honoured for leading a team that seized more than £30 million of drugs and a tonne of explosives from Afghan insurgents. Major Adam Foden, a former pupil of Loughborough Grammar School, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order for being in charge of 30 anti-insurgency operations in Helmand province. e said, “We all felt enormous pride in these seizures. H You could sense, talking to Afghans, the tangible effect of that work on their day-to-day lives.”

MEDALS RETURNED A Princess Mary Christmas box (they were sent to troops serving abroad at Christmas 1914) with a set of WW1 medals and other small items were passed to us having been found by a small boy in Leicester. Marigold Cleeve, a volunteer researcher, armed with only the number, rank, name and regiment of the recipient of the medals, as marked on them, very quickly drew up the family tree and came up with the telephone number of a grandson in Birmingham. Through him we spoke to the granddaughter in Leicester who had lost the box and medals some time ago. The lady in question asked for no publicity but it was very satisfying to be able to return the items to their rightful owner. All credit to Marigold.

VOLUNTEER WANTED RETAILS SALES Like any other museum we sell some small souvenirs at our counter but have never really taken it very seriously or made much of an effort. However a visit by a ‘Retail Expert’ earlier in the year made us realise we were wasting an opportunity to raise money and (in museum speak) enhance the visitor experience. What we need is someone to be responsible for the shop stock, stocktaking, re-ordering and improving on the displays. About one hour once a fortnight during the open season should be all it takes. During the close season some occasional liasing with Charnwood Museum to replace any items of ours they have sold.

FINAL WORD I am always looking for ‘Jiffy’ bags, particularly A4 size. In reasonable condition for re-use. Will collect. Email me: carillonmuseum@gmail.com. I always welcome contributions. (In fact I am desperate) If you have anything you would like to have included then send it to: carillonmuseum@gmail. com. Don’t forget! Visit us at: www.loughborough-rollofhonour.com

THE ROYAL LEICESTERSHIRE REGIMENTAL ASSOCIATION APPEAL The memorial will take the form of a tiger mounted upon a large Irish Blue limestone plinth in an attractive surround. The approximate dimensions will be 5’ 6” long, 3’ wide and 5’ 9” high. A brief history of the Regiment will be shown on the rear panel and major Battle Honours will be listed on the two ends. It will be situated in the high profile National Memorial Arboretum alongside the memorials to many other regiments who fought alongside the Tigers. On the right, Cpl Phillip Smith winning the regiments first Victoria Cross at Sevastopol in 1855.

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CHARNWOOD’S CHRISTMAS CRACKER! Ice Age movie stars Sid and Scrat will join a colourful cast of characters who will turn Loughborough town centre into a festival of fun for the Christmas lights switch on event on Sunday, December 1. They will be joined by a host of musical performers who will entertain the crowds on the main stage in Market Place from 11am until Gem 106 stars Sam and Amy introduce the Mayor of Charnwood as she flips the switch to turn on the spectacular Christmas lights at 5pm. “Our Market traders are also pulling out all the stops this year, with no less than six special Christmas markets, and our Christmas Pudding Market will this year see a tower of figgy pudding built in the town centre.” Roger Perrett, Chair of Love Loughborough, said: “We are really pleased to be working with the local councils and bus companies again – we hope the public will enjoy the great offers available for travel, shopping, dining and all manner of other services. “Christmas is such an important time for local businesses and we would hugely appreciate the support from the public - a great deal of effort has gone in to making sure that Loughborough town centre offers a welcome that is second to none.” Leicestershire County Council is also supporting the Christmas campaign to help promote wider sustainable travel in the Loughborough area through its Choose How You Move - Smarter Travel for Business project. Choose How You Move is encouraging people to use public transport to journey into Loughborough over the seasonal period by working with bus companies Arriva, Kinchbus and Paul S Winson to offer great discount vouchers on shopping and travel. For full details of the festive fun planned or to download a festive brochure and claim a number of discounts visit www.loveloughborough.com/christmas

November 29 – Continental, Craft and Vintage Market, 10am - 6.30pm December 1 – Christmas Lights Switch On, 11am – 5pm December 6 – Special Christmas Market, 10am – 4pm December 8 – Christmas pudding market and Santa Fun Run, 10am - 4.30pm December 11 – Special Christmas Farmers’ Market, 8am – 4pm December 13 – Special Christmas Market, 10am – 4pm December 15 – Picture of Christmas, 10am – 4pm December 19 – Mayor’s Carol Concert, 7pm December 21 – Christmas Retail Market December 22 – Carols Around the Christmas Tree, 10am – 4pm December 24 – Christmas Retail Market December 24 – Carols in Queen’s Park bandstand – 1pm – 1.45pm

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Photo/filming opportunities: From 11am - 5pm on Sunday, December 1, 2013. Loughborough Market Place, Loughborough. The Mayor of Charnwood will be joined by Ice Age film stars, Sid and Scrat, for the official switch on of Loughborough’s Christmas lights at 5pm. There will activities and events running throughout the day including choirs, children’s entertainers and local performers. Family fun is set to take over Loughborough town centre for this year’s Christmas lights switch on. A day of music and entertainment is set to wow visitors of all ages on December 1, 2013, before Ice Age film stars Sid and Scrat join the Mayor of Charnwood, Councillor Sandie Forrest, at 5pm in the Market Place to turn on the town’s spectacular Christmas illuminations. The fun starts at 11am on the main stage in the Market Place with a host of performers including singer Benjamin Blake, The Eaves and the Thieves and the Rawlins Academy Battered Soul, and will culminate at 4pm with Gem 106 stars Sam and Amy introducing the Mayor for the main event. Festivities have been organised by Charnwood Borough Council, in partnership with Love Loughborough, to bring Loughborough to life this Christmas. Councillor Paul Harley, the Council’s Cabinet member for Leisure and Culture, said: “Once again Loughborough will pull out the stops to ignite the spirit of Christmas in town with a host of events, markets and fun planned to mark the festive season. “There’s entertainment for the whole family, from face painting and photo opportunities with Ice Age’s Sid and Scrat, to free parking on the four Sundays leading up to Christmas to help shoppers bag a bargain.” Roger Perrett, Chair of Love Loughborough, added: “We hope the public enjoy the Christmas Light Switch On and then pop for a drink or bite to eat afterwards in one of our great bars and restaurants. “Christmas is such an important time for local businesses and we would hugely appreciate support from the public.”

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10am - 5pm: Christmas Charity Market; Santa’s Grotto (Carillon Court) 11am - 5pm: Face Painting 11am and 1pm: Ziggy Does Zumba 11.40amand 1.20pm: The Eaves and the Thieves 12pm - 4pm: Sid and Scrat themed workshop 12.35pm, 1.40pm, 2.30pm, 3.35pm: Sid and Scrat appearances 12.40: Rawlins Academy Battered Soul 1.45pm: Loughborough Endowed Schools 2.30pm and 3.30pm – LSU Sing 3pm: Tuxedo Swing Band 3.20pm and 4.30pm: Christchurch Theatre Company perform exerts from the Witches of Eastwick 2.45pm and 3.40pm: St Botolph’s School Choir 4pm: GEM 106’s Breakfast show presenters Sam & Amy and Sammy the Hamster take to the stage 4.20pm: Town Hall Pantomime characters 4.45pm - 5pm: Countdown to the switch on with Sid and Scrat, The Mayor, Nicky Morgan MP, Councillor Paul Harley, Roger Perrett and Les Cope-Newman 5pm: Lights switched on by the Mayor and Sid and Scrat

The Christmas lights switch on will be followed by a host of yuletide events during the month, including festive-themed markets, free car parking in Council-owned car parks (excluding Browns Lane) on the Sundays leading up to December 25, a visit from Postman Pat and carols around the Christmas tree. Leicestershire County Council is also supporting the Christmas campaign to help promote wider sustainable travel in the Loughborough area through its Choose How You Move - Smarter Travel for Business project. Choose How You Move is encouraging people to use public transport to journey into Loughborough over the seasonal period by working with bus companies Arriva, Kinchbus and Paul S Winson to offer great discount vouchers on shopping and travel. For full details of the 2013 Christmas programme visit www.loveloughborough.co.uk/christmas.

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BOOKS OF CONDOLENCE FOR SERVING COUNCILLOR AND FORMER MAYOR TWO books of condolence have been opened at Charnwood Borough Council’s offices after the death of Honorary Alderman Bert Dodd and Councillor Stuart Jones Honorary Alderman Dodd BEM, 85, passed away on Saturday, November 16, 2013, at Loughborough Hospital. He was elected to the Council in 1976, representing Lemyngton and Garendon wards for 27 years until May 2003. He served as Mayor of Charnwood during 1985-86 supported by his wife Doreen, and also took the role of Deputy Mayor in 1986-87 and 1995-96. In 2003 he became an Honorary Alderman of the Borough. Councillor Jones, 67, was elected to the Council in 2007 and represented Birstall Wanlip until his death on Monday, November 18, 2013. He served on the Plans Committee and several scrutiny committees and panels and was also a Birstall Parish Councillor. He was also a familiar face to many Leicester residents, working as a bus driver in the city for several years. Councillor Sandie Forrest, Mayor of Charnwood, said: “I am very saddened to hear the news of Hon. Alderman Bert Dodd’s death. He will be greatly missed by all those who had the pleasure of working with him at the Borough of Charnwood, and elsewhere, for so many years. “Hon. Alderman Dodd gave outstanding service to the people of Loughborough and, as a very popular Mayor, to the borough as a whole. Bert Dodd was a very fine man with strong ethical and moral principles and the borough is poorer for his passing. Our thoughts are with his devoted wife and family at this time.” Councillor David Slater, Leader of Charnwood Borough Council, said: “I was shocked to hear of Stuart’s death. “Stuart has been a great ambassador for Birstall, as a Borough and Parish Councillor. It is a great loss to the people of Birstall and especially his family.” The two books of condolence have been opened in reception of the Council’s offices on Southfield Road, Loughborough. Honorary Alderman Dodd’s funeral will take place on Thursday, November 28, at Trinity Methodist Church, Loughborough. Details of Councillor Jones funeral are yet to be released. Flags will be flown at half-mast at the Council offices and Loughborough town hall on the day of both funerals.

GRAND CENTRAL CHORUS CHRISTMAS SHOW – A FESTIVE FEAST OF HARMONY On Saturday 14th December, Grand Central Chorus host their Christmas show at May Hall, Trent College, Derby Road, Long Eaton, at 7pm. when they will be joined by top local women’s barbershop chorus, Gem Connection, who recently finished 4th in the UK Championships, as well as the Grand Dads Quartet plus Flute Duo, Jenny Gooding and Lydia Leaf. See their website www.grandcentralchorus.com for full details or contact Bryan at bckc50@sky.com for tickets, £8 each. Follow Grand Central Chorus on Twitter @GrandCentralMen. If you would like Grand Central Chorus to sing at your event, contact Peter on 01530243822 or e-mail publicity.gcc@gmail.com. They can provide a quartet, small chorus or full chorus of up to fifty singers as required. Fees are negotiable but quality is guaranteed. The chorus welcome potential new members to come along to any of their weekly rehearsals on Wednesday evenings at 7.15pm at Harrington School, Derby Road, Long Eaton, NG10 4BJ.

FESTIVE FAMILY BIKE RIDES IN LOUGHBOROUGH AND COALVILLE Families have the opportunity to cycle with Santa on a series of festive themed bike trails around Loughborough and Coalville. The short rides, suitable for all ages and abilities, offer a chance to see Santa and his festive friends out on their bikes. Riders are invited to wear festive fancy dress and decorate their bikes ready for the ride, and prizes will be given for the best efforts. All rides run from 3pm to 4pm. Dr Bike will be available from 2pm – 4.30pm, checking bikes to see whether they are suitable for winter riding. The rides are all organised in conjunction with local festive events, and will take place on the following dates: Saturday 30th November – Coalville – Market Hall Car Park Joining the ‘Christmas in Coalville’ market Sunday 1st December – Loughborough – Market Place Joining the Loughborough Christmas lights switch on Saturday 7th December – Coalville – Snibston Joining the Snibston Christmas Fayre Sunday 8th December – Loughborough – Town Centre Joining the Christmas Pudding Market Pre-booking is essential. Early booking is advised to avoid disappointment, contact: 0116 305 3179 or email choosehowyoumove@leics.gov.uk For more information please visit www.choosehowyoumove.co.uk

PRINCE’S TRUST 12 WEEK PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Prince’s Trust 12 week personal development programme for u/e 16-25 year olds Starting at Prospects, Fennel Street, Loughborough, on Monday 25 November. What’s the programme all about? * The Team programme is a full-time 12 week personal development programme. * The programme is FREE to anyone aged 16-25 and unemployed. * The programme includes a residential, projects in your local community, team challenges, and support with applying for further education or employment. Teams of about 12-15 unemployed young people aged between 16 and 25 take part in a challenging programme which begins with team-building activities, including a week at a residential activity centre, and includes team-work on real projects in the local community as well as individual work placements. It culminates in each Team presenting its achievements to an invited audience at an event where Team members receive their certificates. This will take place at The Palace, Ibstock on Wed 11 December at 2.30 pm. Team aims to increase confidence, motivation and skills and as a result enable unemployed Team members to move into employment or education/training. It provides nationally recognised qualifications and other certificates for the skills development achieved. The Prince’s Trust key target groups are those who are unemployed, in and leaving care, young offenders/ex-offenders and educational under-achievers. The Prince’s Trust Team programme is run and managed locally by partner organisations, referred to as Delivery Partners. In Leicester and Leics it is Leicestershire Fire & Rescue Service. For further information, please contact Laura Henderson on 07966 111274 or e-mail her on laura.henderson@lfrs.org or visit www.leicestershire-fire.gov.uk/education/princes-trust

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Hygiene services offered by our Dental Hygienist Surface stains and deposits that have built up in the mouth can be easily removed and the natural colour of your teeth can be restored with our hygiene package.

Leave the practice within 30 minutes with a beautiful smile which others will always envy! 1. Scale and polish (hygiene appointment) for £35.00. 2. Airflow stain removal for £35.00. 3. Hygiene Package – Take advantage of a scale and polish (hygiene appointment) and Airflow stain removal for just £55.00 (normally £70.00).

Ask any member of staff for further details Charnwood Dental Centre No 3 Bullring l Shepshed l Loughborough l LE12 9PZ

T: 01509 503208

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