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The Idols Broadway Barbershop Heart Of England Chorus Friday 27th April, 7.30pm - 10.00pm at Birstall Social Club. Tickets £7. “Come on along“ come on along” let us take you to the sounds of a Broadway and Barbershop evening. It’s the first time for a mixture of two different types of musical presentation, Songs from the shows by the IDOLS followed by four part unaccompanied harmony by the Heart of England Chorus. There’s a bar and plenty of parking at the Co-op car park opposite the Social Club. You can buy online or on the door. I’m looking forward to it, so “come on along“ and enjoy.

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Shepshed Ramblers The next walk arranged by Shepshed Ramblers will take place on Sunday 15 April, 2018 for a circular 7 mile walk -, ‘Battling around Bosworth.’ Walkers depart Shepshed Market Place at 09.30 am and return between 2.00 and 3.00 pm and should carry a coffee and lunch break. Walkers normally car share. For further details contact either Margaret on 01509 600510 or Bernie on 01509 828328. New members are guaranteed a warm welcome.

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Shepshed Volunteer Centre Barn Dance was another great success with a sold out event! We raised £688 for the volunteer centre which will go towards running our services including gardening, befriending and volunteer transport. I would like to thank everyone who attended and who helped to make the event a great success including our lovely band Tenpenny Bit.

The March meeting of Shepshed Probus Club was held at J23 Truck Stop Restaurant on Monday 5th March at 1230hrs which included the club’s AGM. After the initial club business the club inaugurated their new President, Mr Horace Lister who was introduced by the outgoing President, Pat Harris. No other changes were made to the rest of the committee. After lunch members were regaled by tales of Horace’s derring do. He is lucky to be alive having survived 2 major catastrophes in the mines he was working in, one of which made him profoundly deaf. Horace’s work in the mines was to drive tunnels or shafts to allow the miners access to coal seams including shafts which extended thousands of metres out under the sea. During this time Horace and his team broke a record for drilling a shaft further and faster than ever before or since. This record still stands. Due to the AGM taking less time than expected the meeting finished earlier than normal and members were advised by the President that the next meeting would be held on Monday 9th April at the same venue. If you are interested in becoming a member of Probus, please contact our secretary Will Shelton on 01509769802 who will give you details of the club’s terms and conditions.

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Shepshed Special Community Bus Easter Competition Shepshed Special Community Bus are doing lots of fundraising events to help towards funding of a replacement bus for our 15yr old 7 seater mpv, it is becoming very tired and costly. We use the vehicle to help the community to do their shopping, join in local events, attend weekly activities and a lot of people we provide transport for would be isolated and lonely without the Community Bus. We are always very grateful for any donations and help with fundraising. We have just done an Easter Competition with the children in the community and we have had some fantastic entries and would like to thank everyone for joining in and supporting us. We also have done an Easter hamper and guess the Rabbits name. If anybody wants any information about our weekly journeys please contact Alison on 01509 650531.

The Hallaton Treasure was the subject Shepshed History Society listened to when Mr Peter Liddle came to speak to them on March 13th. This unique find in the village of Hallaton, east of Leicestershire became known the world over and is practically priceless in terms of knowing about our past history. It was discovered by a metal detector enthusiast in 2000 and it led to an extraordinary discovery of thousands of iron age coins and many other artefacts. Primarily they were thought to be buried as gifts to the gods and even the bodies of two poor watch dogs were unearthed and were thought to have been sacrificed to the gods. Bizarrely as well, scores of pigs were found to be buried at the entrance of the temple, each one have a foreleg missing and why, no one seems to know. Also a famous Roman helmet was unearthed adding to this all important find and which took nine years to restore. Many slides were shown to illustrate this monumental find and the group had a thoroughly thought provoking and enjoyable evening out as they learned numerous other facts of the discovery. The April meeting on the 10th will be given by Mrs Joy Henderson and is entitled 'An Easter Treat.' Newcomers always welcome.

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Shepshed & District Camera Club The members were able to enjoy a lighter series of meetings at Shepshed and District Camera Club during the past few weeks, some held away from their usual base of Shepshed Council Offices. The one competition was judged ‘in-club’, the judge being unable to travel because of the recent snow, and saw class wins for Garry Rennocks with his print ‘Not A Happy Bunny’ and John Loan-Clarke with his digital image ‘Caressing The Wave’. Club Chairman Alan Harris entertained the members with a presentation of photographs taken during a recent visit to New Zealand which was, to quote his own words, ‘A talk covering the North and South Islands with some discussion about bird life and the impact of bad ecological management in the early days of European settlement’. The first of two practical evenings, loosely referred to as ‘Fun At The Farm’, saw a hardy group of members warmly wrapped up against the cold attempting to photograph outdoors using a number of different sources of light during which some very interesting pictures were taken. A few meetings later the members gathered in the clubroom for another practical evening including both portraiture and table top photography. The biggest, and most light and entertaining event recently, was the annual 3-club image matching battle with the clubs from Coalville and Ashby, this year hosted by the Shepshed club at the Bowls Club. For the judge, Ralph Duckett from Burton-on-Trent, this was his first time to judge an event of this type and he entered very well into the informal nature of things, including the expected banter from the audience, as he made his decisions, and by the end of the contest his awarded marks were Ashby 66, Shepshed - 54 and Coalville - 44.

Shepshed Twinners Have A Crepe Time! Shepshed Twinners and their friends recently enjoyed their annual Crepe evening – with recipes given by their friends in Domont. In much of Western Europe, just before Lent is the time for pancakes, but not in France – they eat crepes, but depending on where they come from they may be called gallettes. Unlike pancakes, which are normally rolled with simple fillings, crepes are usually stuffed full of goodies, and then folded into 4 (if you can) and are eaten as a whole meal. The French take their food very seriously – white flour for the desert crepes, and buckwheat flour for the savoury. Our star chefs, Phil and Alan, make the batter, with careful attention to the fine detail, and a supervise the relay of helpers who man the special crepe machine and the frying pans.

The excitement is in assembling the filling…. As you can see the crepes can be quite something. We start off with gallettes, normally including an egg, cheese, ham, and even salads – whatever takes your fancy. Then the crepes for dessert. As you can see there can be so much filling it can’t even be folded! All washed down with a little something (in France it is often cider) and good conversation which often involves discussing our chosen fillings!

The Club’s meetings continue after Easter until the summer break commencing in early June and further details are available at the Club’s website www.shepshedcameraclub.co.uk

There’s no such thing as tossing a crepe, they are carefully turned using a spatula - not as exciting as pancake day, but the fillings are something special.

Shepshed Open Gardens 2018

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A taxi driver has been disqualified from driving for three months after being caught plying for hire by licensing officers.

This is the time of year when the people of Shepshed begin the planning to open their gardens to the public to help raise funds for two local charities. The funds raised will help to keep Shepshed Volunteer Centre providing the services we do.

Jatinder Singh, 35, of Ring Fence, Shepshed, appeared at Loughborough Magistrates’ Court on Monday 19th March, to plead not guilty to plying for hire in his private hire vehicle at the Download Festival, Castle Donington, in June 2017.

Do you love your garden? Would you like to show it off to others who enjoy visiting gardens to discover new plants and planting ideas to enhance their own plots? Then please think about joining in the Open Gardens this year.

If you can, it would also be great if you could sell raffle tickets, but this is not essential. The Volunteer Centre is open on both days to support all the gardens, with our well-being garden open to the public also.

The event is advertised on the national Open Gardens website and we advertise locally in the press and with posters and banners to tell visitors what to expect, where they can get tickets and programmes and what is special about each garden.

We would love to offer some new gardens this year to add to the experience of the visitors. So why not ring Shepshed Volunteer Centre and speak to Angie for more details? 01509 508040 between 9.00am and 11.00am Monday to Friday.

Gardens can be tiny, average sized or larger. You may choose to open for both days, or for only one. Visitors walk between gardens, some visit by car, others use the Community bus.

Please get in touch soon as we need to put the programme of gardens together with some advertising from local businesses and a map to help visitors to find your garden.

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Licensing officers from North West Leicestershire District Council (NWLDC) proved that Singh had wound down the windows of his vehicle before shouting ‘taxi’ in their direction. It wasn’t until inside the vehicle and the journey had begun that they were told to call the office and make a booking. Private hire vehicles can legally only pick up pre-booked passengers, a regulation that exists to provide passengers with important safety protections against unregulated drivers. In his defence, Singh claimed he had not shouted ‘taxi’ and that the enforcement officers had entered the vehicle uninvited whereupon they were told they needed to make a booking. Magistrates’ found Singh guilty of the offence, giving weight to the clear and corroborated evidence given by the enforcement officers. Singh was disqualified from driving for three months, fined £300, and ordered to pay costs of £983, and a £30 victim surcharge. Councillor Alison Smith MBE, Deputy Leader and Portfolio Holder for Community Services at NWLDC, said: “These laws and regulations exist for good reason and protect people from unregulated drivers that could be driving unsafe or dangerous vehicles. All taxi drivers are fully aware of the law so there really is no excuse for this offence. Public safety is our priority, not least at such a well-loved event like Download festival, which brings thousands of people to North West Leicestershire every year.”

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Latest News From... Spring Into Action Spring is in the air and we are surrounded by the images of cute and cuddly pictures of baby animals at this time. Aaaarh! Well, traditionally baby animals are born in spring after the parent animals have paired up. Although some parents share the responsibility of rearing their young, often in nature, this is not the case. It’s also not the case that baby animals are only born in springtime. Cats seem to have extended their season to breed throughout the year as the rescue centres across the country know. Pregnant females are often brought into rescue centres like Woodside and we are often full to bursting in the cattery! If mums have their kittens away from human company, these kittens grow up semi-wild and then become a local problem. Very quickly afterwards, the mums become pregnant again and the cycle continues. Sadly, stray, lost and unneutered cats live on the edge and are often injured in fights and are weakened by poor diet. The answer? Do please get your male and female cats neutered and microchipped. It is amazing how many cats we deal with at Woodside as strays without a microchip. With a microchip we would be able to reunite them with their owners. We put our pregnant mums into foster-care so that they, and their kittens, don’t become institutionalised in the cattery. It gives the mums security and this reduces their stress and the kittens grow up in a home environment. All of our mums are neutered and microchipped once their kittens are independent and all of the kittens are neutered and microchipped as part of our adoption process. This prevents the inevitable decline of the health of cats, as neutered cats generally settle into domestic life very gratefully! Spring Tips For Cats:

• Make sure your cats are neutered • Microchip your cat • Ensure your details are up-to-date on the microchip • Keep an eye out for fleas • Use flea treatment regularly • Treat your home if your pets have fleas (Oh yes! Statistics suggest that for every flea you see on your cat, there are 9 more in your home!!!!!)

• Use worm treatment regularly • Groom your cat and put their fur out for the birds • If you would like to become a cat fosterer for Woodside, please our Reception team on 0116 2336677

• If you need help to microchip your pet, this can be arranged if you 0116 2336677. You would need proof of ownership (eg vaccination card) plus a utility bill. It’s a quick and efficient procedure and is a fantastic way to reunite lost cats with their owners. Baby Birds: Birds will use the fur that you have groomed from your pets to line their nests. It is not too late to put up nest boxes in your garden but do please make sure they don’t face the prevailing wind and are also not exposed to the midday sun. When baby birds are in their nest or nest box, they are relatively contained and safe. Once they fledge (leave their nests) they are very vulnerable. Parents still feed them for a few weeks but the babies are out in the open and are easy targets for a variety of dangers. If you find a baby bird, don’t touch it unless you believe it to be in danger. If you feel it needs to be moved, place the fledgling into a bush with plenty of cover, even thorns, to deter predators. Stand back, keep an eye on the baby and soon the parents should return to feed it. You might hear “peeps” which is the communication calls between babies and their parents. Dawn and dusk are particularly vulnerable times for fledglings and it is best if domestic cats are kept indoors during this time. Bird lovers are always quick to blame cats and their owners for the deaths of birds so I urge cat owners to think about their cats’ routines. We now live closer to others in our neighbourhoods with greater chances of cats being killed or injured on the roads so this is another good reason to consider for keeping cats in overnight. Make sure that you continue to feed your birds and put out fresh water too. Parent birds will often feed their offspring seeds, caterpillars and insects and then use our feeding stations to top up their own diets. Avoid salty food scraps and “kibble” or break up peanuts in case these are fed to baby birds where they could easily get stuck. Spring Tips For Birds:

• Put that nest box up before it’s too late! Birds like to explore these and often choose ones that have had chance to “weather”.

• Put out the fur you have groomed from pets for the birds to use for their nest-building. There is nothing better than to see a blue tit flying off with a hairy moustache that it will weave into its nest.

• Ensure good hygiene on bird feeding stations • Put out regular supplies of food and fresh water to help the parent birds to stay in good health.

• Please remember, if you can, keep your cats in from dusk to dawn to enable the fledglings to be safe.

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• Speak to your vet/vet nurse about flea and worm treatment • Alternatively, pop into Woodside where our shop staff will advise you

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Shepshed Community Clubs & Groups ACT One - Adrian Dobson 07904 303488 - adrian@act-one.co.uk www.act-one.co.uk - Age range is 10-18 years. We meet mostly term time Friday evenings from 7pm at Christchurch Methodist Church, with membership by audition and perform twice a year at Hind Leys College. Art Group - Dave 01509 842562 - daveandfay.want@gmail.com - We are a small friendly group who meet every Thursday morning 9.30am11.30am during term time at the Long Whatton Community Centre. Beginners welcome. Belton Gardening Club - Peter Crichton 01530 224869 - Club meets at Belton Village Hall, School Lane, Belton, LE12 9TU at 7.30pm. Members free. Visitors £3 and very welcome. Charnwood Meditation Group - Chris North 01509 506585 - An independent not-for-profit community group. Newcomers welcome. 7:30pm every Thursday at Charnwood Road Community Centre. People not experienced in meditation please speak to Chris North prior to first visit. Christchurch Gilbert & Sullivan Society - Richard Perkins 01509 821962 - christchurchgands.shepshed@hotmail.com - www.whatnever. co.uk - We rehearse at Christchurch Methodist Church, Field Street every Tuesday 8.00pm-10.00pm from May until our annual production in early-mid November. Coalville OAP & Friends Fishing Club - Mr Bancroft 01530 832740 We meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the season. Future Generation Sports - Luke Dixon 07738090212 futuregsports@gmail.com - Parkour classes on Thursday & Friday nights. Glenmore Art Group - pauline_lawley@hotmail.com - We are a friendly, mixed ability art group, meeting every Thursday 10.00am12.30pm at The Glenmore Centre. Inner Wheel Club Of Shepshed - innerwheelshepshed@gmail.com We meet on the first Tuesday of the month. Line Dancing - Ann Seymour 07914358050 - New Beginners Class starting on Monday 9th April 2018 10-11am and on Thursday 7.30pm. At St. Botolph's Church Hall. It's good fun, gentle exercise, improves your memory and it makes you feel great. £4 per session. Loughborough & District Amateur Radio Club - Chris 01509 504319 - www.radioclub.org.uk - Meets on a Tuesday evening from 7.30pm at the Glenmore Centre. Over 50s Exercise Music Class - 01509 650662 - glenmorecentre@ btconnect.com - Held at the Glenmore Centre on Tuesdays from 1.30pm-2.30pm. The cost is £5 per session and everyone is welcome.

to under 17’s. Shepshed Dynamo FC - Mick Wattam 07801691712 - We play at the Dovecote on Saturday afternoons. Shepshed History Society - Marjorie Schulz 01509 507815 marjorieschulz@talktalk.net - We meet every 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm-9.00pm at The Glenmore Centre. Shepshed Lions Club - Bob Lilley 01509 508265 - thelilleys15@gmail. com - www.shepshedlions.org Shepshed Model Railway Club - Chris 01509 504319 - We meet every Wednesday from 7.30pm at The Glenmore Centre. Shepshed Mucky Duck Ukulele Club - 07767678866 - We meet every Tuesday evening at The Black Swan at 8.00pm. New members always welcome, any standard. Facebook page Shepshed Mucky Ducks Ukulele. Shepshed Netball Amateur Players - Lindsey Aldridge 07899887918 - www.snapnetball.com - Ladies over 16years old who are interested in getting fit, having fun and making new friends. Wednesday evenings 7.45-8.45pm in the Sports Hall (Block B) at Iveshead School. £3.00 per session. Shepshed Punchin’ Pandas Children’s Martial Arts School - Julie Hutton 07984 424811 - www.emkmartialarts.co.uk - Every Monday at 4.15pm at The Glenmore Centre. Established 14 years, from age 3 and up. Shepshed Ramblers - Margaret 01509 600510 - Bernie 01509 828328 Shepshed Rugby Club - Tom Pitt 07522429786 - shepshedrugby@ gmail.com Shepshed Running Club - info@shepshedrc.org.uk - We meet Tuesday at 7.00pm usually from our club hut which is at Shepshed High School, behind the swimming pool. We also run a beginners group who meet on a Thursday at 7.00pm. Shepshed Stompers Line Dancers - Linda 07907711282. We meet every Friday 1.30pm-2.30pm at The Glenmore Centre. £4 per session. Shepshed Swimming Club - Ian - head-coach@ shepshedswimmingclub.com - www.shepshedswimmingclub.com - We are a competitive club that meets on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays at the Hind Leys Pool. New members of any ability are welcome from age 7 up to adult, but you must already be able to swim a length in 3 different strokes. For a free trial please use the email above.

Shepshed Taekwondo - Pat Shawcroft 07986890559 - www. shepshedtaekwondo.com - Fitness, self-confidence and self-defence Over 50’s Badminton Club - Roly Price 01530 600010 or every Tuesday and Thursday from 6.30pm-8pm. Training in the Youth 07403613711 - r.price67@ntlworld.com - At Hind Leys College Gym on Centre, Shepshed Campus. Fridays between 3.30pm-5.00pm. Small cost to cover cost of the Gym, currently £2.00. Shepshed Town Bowls Club - John Carrington 01509 505048 enquiries.stbc@outlook.com Rotary Club Of Shepshed - Robert Hall 01509 842643 - robert. hall72@btinternet.com - We meet on the 2nd and 4th Monday at Shepshed Toy Library - Catherine 01509 601146 - Situated on 6.15pm at Charnwood Forest Golf Club, Breakback Road, Woodhouse Iveshead Campus, we open Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings Eaves, LE12 8TA during term time. Stay and play sessions only £1.50 per family. Toy loan from £6 per year. Rotary Club Of Shepshed Charnwood - rotarysc@hotmail.co.uk We meet every Tuesdays at 7.30pm at Kegworth Hotel and Conference Shepshed WI - Linda 07593996441 - We meet on the 1st Thursday of Centre, Packington Hill, Kegworth, Derby, DE74 2DF. the month at 7.30pm at Christchurch Methodist Church, Field Street, Shepshed, LE12 9AL. Serenade Shepshed Women’s Community Choir - Keleigh Atkin 07775558219 - serenadeshepshed@rocketmail.com Tea Dance - David Spendlove 01509 821760 - The group meets every Shepshed & District Camera Club - Alan Harris 07733314605 chairman@shepshedcameraclub.co.uk

Shepshed & District Twinning Association - www. shepshedtwinning.co.uk - We have a varied and fun social calendar, often related to French, and we occasionally visit France. If you are interested in France come and join us. No need to speak French! Visit our website for more details. Shepshed Badminton Club - Alan 01509 733391 - a.zenthon@sky. com - We meet term-time Thursdays 7.30pm-9.30pm. All standards and ages welcome, coaching available, team in the Leicestershire League. Shepshed Cricket Club - Katie Oliver 07890941420 - kate.oliver@ live.com - Junior training every Tuesday from the 18th of April at Morley Lane. Senior matches from the 22nd of April at Morley Lane and Pudding Bag Lane. All new members and players welcome. Shepshed Cycling Club - georgesmith@shepshedcyclingclub.co.uk - www.shepshedcyclingclub.co.uk - Four Sunday morning routes for all abilities. Occasional Wednesday & Thursday evenings for the more serious rider. Shepshed Dolphin Swimming Group - Ian 01509 880375 Swimming pool activity for disabled people and those with a medical condition. We meet at Hind Leys Pool on Saturdays, 10.30am - 12.30pm. Shepshed Dynamo Youth & Junior FC - Mick Wattam 07801 691712 - We play at Hind Leys on Sundays. Age groups from under 7’s

Thursday between 2.00pm-4.00pm and costs £3 which includes tea and biscuits at The Glenmore Centre. The Luncheon Club - Victoria Jacques 01509 650662 glenmorecentre@btconnect.com - We meet every Monday between 10.00am-2.00pm. The Probus Club Of Shepshed - Will Shelton 01509 769802 Meetings are 1st Monday of the month apart from bank holidays. We meet at J23 Truckstop Restaurant for 3 course meal and a speaker. Open to retired or semi-retired men for fellowship and food. Walking For Health Shepshed - 07709892731 - wfhshepshed@gmail. com - We meet every Monday (except bank holidays) at Hallcroft outside the Library leaving at 10.30am promptly. If it is your first walk, come along a little earlier to register. It is an ideal opportunity to make new friends, get some exercise and perhaps enjoy a tea or coffee at the end. The walk is about an hour long. We also include a shorter walk for those who need to build up gently. Wildfire Cheer - Hannah Bottomley 07935135536 - hannah@ wildfirecheer.com - www.wildfirecheer.com - Recreational and competitive cheerleading club for ages 4 to 16 in Shepshed and Loughborough. Learn stunts, tumbling and dance. Yoga Group For All Abilities - Jen Vaughan 07467946368 namasteyoga.uk@gmail.com - Tuesdays from 6.00pm-7.00pm at Sports Hall, Iveshead Community College.

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Diary Of Events For St. Botolph’s Church, Shepshed And St. James’ Church, Oaks In Charnwood Monday 9th & 23rd April

Community Cinema

1.30pm in St Botolph’s Church. All ages welcome. Popcorn, tea and coffee supplied. Admission free though donations welcome For further info or film title please contact stbotskids@outlook.com

Wednesday April 11th

St Botolph’s Mother’s Union

2.30 pm in St Botolph’s Church Being a Paramedic with Katharine Malin For further information about the St Botolph’s Mothers Union contact the Parish Office on 01509 502255

Saturday April 14th

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7.30 pm in St. James’ Church Light refreshments available. Tickets £7 from Carl Foulds (506070)

Monday April 16th

St James Mother’s Union

2.30pm in St James Church Communion and Enrolment with Rev’d Lydia Humphreys followed by a talk on the Shepshed Foodbank by Glennis Wilcox For further information about the St James Mother’s Union contact the Parish Office on 01509 502255

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St Botolph’s Tuesday Group

In house social evening 8pm in St Botolph’s Church For further details about this event and about membership of Tuesday Group contact Parish Office on 01509 502255

Friday April 27th

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A Big Thankyou Shepshed Rotary Club held a collection at Shepshed, Hall Croft, Co-op. The collection was very successful and all the proceeds will go to the Rotary Foundation International Fund for the Eradication of Polio. This project has been ongoing for many years and has seen the world wide incidence of polio

Shepshed Community Speedwatch We are now recruiting for our next session. If you would like to find out more about how to become a volunteer with the Shepshed Community Speedwatch group we will soon be holding a meeting for new volunteers. Training and equipment is provided by the County Council. Each session needs 3 volunteers. Sessions are held twice each day and volunteers take part when they can, for a single session or as many as they choose during the period 16th to 29th June. If you are interested, please get in touch for more details. All the data we collect is shared with the police. Help us all to use our roads more safely. Telephone Anne for more details 01509 506842.

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Would You Like To Ring The Bells For The Centenary Of The Armistice In November 2018? If so you need to start to learn now as it takes a while to learn how to control your bell. We welcome learners of any age but Whitwick church is also looking to train up a young band of ringers to ring on November 11th 2018 for the centenary of the end of the First World War. Are you interested to learn? We suggest you need to be over 12 years of age. Have you some friends who would come and learn with you? You don’t have to be young we always welcome learners of any age. Practice night at Whitwick Church is Monday at 7.45-9pm. However we can arrange for other times for you to learn in the early stages. Just get in touch with Janet Stevenson whitwickbells @gmail.com or 01530 458257.

Following their Choral Evensong at Southwell Minster In February, Viva la Musica is putting the finishing touches to the pieces for its forthcoming concert, which is to be held in the Leicester Guildhall on Saturday 14th April at 7.30pm. The Guildhall, which dates back to the late fourteenth century, will be a very fitting venue for the concert; ‘Sing we and Chant it…’Three hundred years of madrigals and part songs. The programme will include Lauridsen’s Fire Madrigals; Six Part Songs Stanford; As Vesta was – Weelkes; as well as works by Dowland, Finzi and Pearsall. The Loughborough-based chamber choir will be conducted by its Music Director, Simon Lumby. Tickets are £10 and are available in advance from www. vivalamusica.org.uk. Seating is limited at The Guildhall and tickets on the door on the night will be subject to availability.

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A Surprise Visitor To The Shepshed Lions Club Meeting!! The members of Shepshed Lions Club had a very pleasant surprise at their monthly Lions Club business meeting at Livio’s Restaurant on Monday 5th March 2018. They had a visit from Bella Oakley of Shepshed together with her parents and big brother. Shepshed Lions Club supported Bella’s parents fund-raising efforts with a donation to help buy Bella a state of the art hearing device to help her with her daily life. She said a big thank you to all of the members present, and went on to demonstrate how effective the new device worked. Her father went into another room and whispered into the device, which looks like a smart phone, and Bella heard every word. Bella then charmed all of us with a little speech of thanks. The parents were also very grateful for the support and told us what a difference it had made to Bella, but also to them. They then gave the members two boxes of chocolates that unfortunately did not survive the end of the meeting. It was fantastic to see how effective the device was for Bella and showed us that it was money very well spent.

Shepshed Lions Club Community First Responders Shepshed Lions Club Community First Responders are embarking on an ambitious project to place a number of Community Public Access Defibrillators (CPAD’s) into the community in Charnwood. The Defibrillators are state of the art live-saving devices that will be placed in heated, locking Cabinets in the community. At present they have purchased five defibrillators and Cabinets at a cost of £1314 each + VAT and costs of installation. Locations of the CPAD’s will be announced when arrangements are finalized in the near future. Fund-raising is an ongoing process but we hope to raise enough to put 15 CPAD’s across Charnwood. If you would like to sponsor a CPAD and cabinet please contact Lion President Bob Lilley, Coordinator of the First Responders on 07585 772902 or by e-mil at thelilleys15@gmail.com. In addition to placing the CPADs in the community they will provide training to members of the public on how to provide basic life support, CPR and how to use the defibrillator. The training is free of charge but we do invite participants to make a donation to the funds. If you are a member of a club, community group, or a group of friends and you wish to learn how to deliver CPR effectively and use a defibrillator please get in touch.

Shepshed Lions Club Needs Your Help Shepshed Lions Club is looking to find a number of people in the community who may wish to help at their fundraising events in the future. You must be over 18years of age, of good character and be willing to fit in with a great team to achieve amazing things in our community. As you will know we have two major events each year in our Annual Charity Carnival, and also with our ever -popular Santa Sleigh Collection. Both of these events are labour intensive. We are looking to find people who may not wish to become a member of the club, but willing to help with these events. We are looking for able -bodied people who want to help in the community. If you think you could help us please contact Lion President Bob Lilley on 01509 508265 or by e-mail at thelilleys15@gmail.com

Shepshed Lions Club Searching For New Members Shepshed Lions Club is looking for new members to boost its team of 25 in order to serve our community, of which we are very proud. If you are over 18 years of age, and of good character, why not find out more of what we do. It is the largest Voluntary Service Organisation in the world with clubs in over 200 countries and 1.3 million members. All of our members are unpaid volunteers who give their time and effort freely to help those less fortunate in our community. The motto of the Lions Clubs international is “We Serve”, and that is what we do. It is rewarding work and really does great things in our community. Lions Clubs around the world are ordinary people doing amazing things. If you would like to find out more please contact Lion President Bob Lilley on 01509 508265 or by e-mail at thelilleys15@gmail.com

Rotary Helps Kids Get More Active When the Rotary Club of Shepshed Charnwood offered a donation to Belton C of E Primary School, they asked the school how they thought they could best spend the money. The School Council put their thinking caps on and came up with the idea of buying new playground items to replace some of their old worn out equipment. A variety of items have now been purchased and presented to the school. The photograph shows members of the School Council with their head teacher, Mrs Liz de Looze, and Alan Darby President of the Rotary Club of Shepshed Charnwood. Mrs de Looze and the pupils thanked Rotary for their generous donation. This will enable the school to continue with their objective of making sure that the children have the opportunity of being active during their break periods.

Young Artist Competition 2018 PHOTO: Rotarian Richard Hornsby at a Young Artist Display The Shepshed Charnwood Rotary Club’s annual Young Artist competition goes from strength to strength. This, our third year received entries from five local primary schools including, for the first time, East Leake's Brookside and Lantern Lane. These, together with St Winefride's (Shepshed), Belton and Kegworth submitted a record 249 entries based on the theme "Where I Live". The competition is not judged on schools but on the individual pupil's entry. The age range of the award winners was from 4 to 11 and each one was presented with a certificate and a book token at their school. Judging this year was undertaken by local art experts experienced in evaluating the work of young artists. All of the judges were very impressed with the fine work that the pupils had done. The winners in each group were chosen on the composition, imagination and detail in each painting or collage. Encouraging primary school pupils to use their imagination and produce a variety of works of art is one of the aims of the competition. Getting them involved in looking at their local community is an additional benefit. It allows young people to express in art form what may be difficult for them to say in words. A big thank you to all who have supported this event, especially the schools and local libraries for their enthusiasm and support, without which it would not happen.

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