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The Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride is back for its 5th year on Sunday, 10th May 2015 sponsored by The Bradleys Supermarket and The Woodies Pub in Rothley. A great local charity Alex’s Wish is looking for people to register to take part in this wonderful event which raises money for a super cause. You can choose between a 20-mile ride or a 40-mile ride and families are welcome – although anyone aged 14+ will need to ride with an adult.

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The ride is on open roads and takes you through the beautiful Charnwood forest countryside with marshals cheering you on at every corner.

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The Ride starts at the Rothley Centre Village Hall with registration opening at 8.30am followed shortly by a fun warm up session. The Ride takes you around all the local picturesque villages in Charnwood before bringing you back to the start point. The Ride includes Beacon Hill so be prepared for some challenging hills.

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Emma Hallam from Alex’s Wish says “Whatever the weather each year we see around 100 cyclists taking part in this wonderful ride, it’s got a really great feel to it and everyone enjoys the ride knowing they are supporting a worthwhile cause. We also encourage cyclists to raise some sponsorship for this great cause. We would love to attract more cyclists this year and so have extended the ride to include a 40-mile ride too.”

“We’ve almost reached our first milestone of £250k since we launched Alex’s Wish and the Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride is one of our popular events. All money raised will be go towards new clinical trials to help bring about new promising treatments that will help to extend the lives of children and young adults living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Recently, Alex’s Wish has pledged $70,000 into a promising new steroid drug treatment that offers the same benefits but without the serious side effects.”

To register for this event visit www.charnwoodforestcycleride.co.uk or email Emma at emma@alexswish.co.uk a full event pack will be sent to you once you’ve registered.

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To Thank Leicestershires Unsung Heroes The Chairman of the Leicestershire County Council, Mr Bill Boulter hosted a dinner to thank the Unsung Heroes of Leicestershire for giving up their time and talents to help others.

As Mayor of Charnwood I was asked to nominated three worthy volunteers and each were invited, together with a guest, to the dinner.

My nominations were John Dowling from our own village of Anstey who has worked for a long period of time as Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator. He also works alongside the British Legion raising money at local events and helps organise Remembrance Sunday in the village.

My other two nominations were Jan Sutton who is Deacon in the Loughborough Methodist Circuit. Jan has worked tirelessly as a Street Pastor in Loughborogh going out on Friday and Saturday nights through into the early hours of the morning. Jan’s vision has facilitated the training and induction of 26 Street Pastors to date.

The other nomination was Ken Carson who joined the British Legion in1987 and has been the Remembrance Sunday Parade organiser in Loughborough for sixteen years. With his guidance, dedication and attention to detail the parade has grown to become one of the largest in the Midlands.

Pauline and I had a really nice evening with our Unsung Heros. Thank you all for your tireless involvement in the community, you truly are UNSUNG HEROS. John, Jan and Ken all received a glass paperweight to commemorate the event.

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Highcliffe Amateur Theatrical Society Spring Play Come along and see HATS spring play, a comedy you are sure to enjoy and leave you laughing.."Cheerleaders" a comedy by Dorothy Cooke produced in association with comedyplays.co.uk.

Set in Dave Thornton’s disgustingly untidy flat, Cheerleaders tells the story of Dave and his neighbours Ken and Norm and their involvement with the local amateur football team. In an attempt to boost support for the team they consider auditioning some cheerleaders – but confusion follows as Dave also needs a charlady to clean up his flat so he can persuade his girlfriend Sharon to move in with him. Norm gets the wrong end of the stick and things go from bad to worse for Dave and Sharon. Further trouble lies ahead in Act 2 when Sharon’s amorous mother arrives and sets her sights on Norm.

The show is on at Highcliffe School on Greengate Lane in Birstall, on Thursday 14th, Friday 15th and Saturday 16th May 2015 starting at 7.30pm.

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Soar Valley Bowls Club Mountsorrel awarded £42,090 of funding from Sport England Soar Valley Bowls Club is among 148 local sports projects to secure a share of £10 million of National Lottery funding from Sport England’s Inspired Facilities fund. Since 2011, Inspired Facilities has been helping to breathe new life into tired community sports facilities and converting existing buildings into venues suitable for grassroots sport.

Soar Valley will receive £42,090 of National Lottery funding to replace its Bowling Green wooden ditch channels, which are life expired, replacing them with new concrete ditch channels covered on their front faces with Astroturf, and at the same time install an irrigation system to enable watering of the green replacing a manual system. The project would also see a new slab surface installed on the four surrounding sides of the Bowling Green.

Sport England Property Director, Charles Johnston, said: “The Inspired Facilities Fund has had a huge impact on grassroots sport across the country. Since 2011, we’ve invested £94 million into more than 1,800 projects to improve and refurbish sports clubs and transform non-sporting venues into vibrant community sports clubs.

“It’s great to see Soar Valley Bowls club join the long list of successful clubs to benefit from this fund.”

Club Chairman, David Burns, said: “We are delighted to have secured this investment, for the improvement of our facilities; it provides a boost for the local community, the sport it enjoys, and will help provide a long term future built upon modern facilities, bringing benefit to all present and future members.”

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VACANT ALLOTMENT PLOTS IN BIRSTALL AVAILABLE NOW!!!

Birstall Parish Council currently have vacant plots on their Worcester Avenue, Meadow Lane and the Greengate Lane site.

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The White Horse's Annual Duck Race Joins Birstall’s Two Primary Schools Together It's nearing that time of year once again.

There are hundreds of events and happenings which are completely synonymous with Spring; new-born lambs, soil-quenching April showers and the warmth of Easter. Another - certainly around these parts - is the White Horse's annual charity Duck Race which this year will be held on Bank Holiday Monday, May 4th.

This year, if you're still yet to hear, all proceeds will be donated to the Parent Teacher Associations of Riverside and Highcliffe Primary Schools respectively. So far, since the inaugural Duck Race in 2009, around £20k has been raised for local charities and community organisations.

Both schools' PTA's will jointly run all stalls, games and activities that take place throughout the day, and they will equally share the money raised. These organisations are responsible for raising much needed additional funds for equipment and activities for the children of Riverside and Highcliffe to take advantage of on a daily basis.

The level of interest that this has already accrued in and around Birstall ensures that there will be a bigger and better variety of stalls and games than ever before. Leicester Tigers will once again be reprising their role by providing rugby-related challenges for the budding egg-chaser. The bouncy castle will once again take pride of place in the White Horse's garden, accompanied by games and challenges such as 'Splat the Rat', 'Donkey Derby' and the ever popular football 'keepy-uppy' game, amongst others. And the usual mix of craft and traditional fete stalls are set to complete the attractions; these always provide a perfect gift opportunity.

The usual refreshment selection will of course be provided by the White Horse, with the bar opening at midday and a large barbecue in operation throughout the afternoon.

There will be more detailed information in the local press in the coming months, so watch this space! And ducks will be available to purchase from the White Horse and both respective schools from the 1st April 2015 onwards.

The day will come to a heady climax in the afternoon when the main attraction - the race itself - will kick off at the bottom of White Horse Lane on the River Soar. Furthermore, rumour has it that someone special from the Frozen town of Arandelle will be in attendance to start the race, but hopefully the weather on the day will be slightly better than what they're used to.

Birstall Gala 2015

Saturday 27 June & Sunday 28 June This year’s Gala will be held over the weekend of 27th & 28th June, and once again, by popular demand, we will be accepting bookings for stalls for both the Saturday and Sunday, in fact bookings are already being taken.

In previous years we have had over 70 private and charity stalls on each day, and so if you or your organisation would like to have a stall, stand or some space to promote your business, or charity please contact the Parish Council offices for the appropriate forms and any further information you may require by telephoning: 0116 267 6191 or you can contact us by email: admin@birstllpc.org.uk. Or you can download the forms from our website: http://birstall.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/ We have quite a few new and exciting bands performing on the Saturday and we will be promoting the timetable over the next few months.

There will also be a WW1 commemoration ‘sing-a-long’ from the Ashby Big Band on the Sunday afternoon, before the ever popular ‘Proms in the Park’ event on the Sunday evening which as always will be followed by a spectacular Firework finale.

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Valentine Competition Winning Letter Last month we ran a competition to win an overnight stay, dinner and breakfast on Valentines Day at the Fieldhead Hotel, Hotel in Markfield.

Below is the letter that won the competition for Chelsie and Max. We hope you had a great time.

“Hello my name is Chelsie Hampson and I am 22 years old. I would love to win this amazing prize for my fiancé Max Cross who is 24 years old. For the past 6 years Max has been in the armed forces and served in Afghanistan for 6 months in 2013. Max is the most kind, caring person I have ever met, putting me first and making me feel like a princess all the time. He is my world and I love him with all of my heart. Unfortunately because he is based so far away in Tidworth we only get to spend weekends together, sometimes only every other weekend.

On Christmas day Max gave me the surprise of my life, he took me for a walk to Swithland Reservoir where he got down and proposed to me in front of other members of the public. I happily said yes which lead Max into shouting ‘SHE SAID YES’ and everyone applauded. This was the happiest day of my life.

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On the 9th March, we were pleased to invite Mr. Christopher Tarratt of Tarratts Jewellers in Market Street, Leicester. Mr. Tarratt’s talk was illustrated by the use a computerised film demonstrating various beautiful artefacts which have been made since the commencement of the business started by his grandfather Mr. George Tarratt in 1913.

At that time the company earned the reputation as a recognised supplier of unique quality silverware.

Silver items are not so popular these days, but still in demand for commemorative and prestigious Trophies presented at various sporting events around the country.

George’s son, Ivan, joined the firm in 1936 after training at Wilson & Gill of London and took the firm on from the Art Deco era when the business moved along Market Street in 1967.

He expanded its jewellery ranges and Watch lines. These included Patak Phillips, Rolex, Omega, Cartier and others.

Inevitably the success resulted in a move in 2006 to the fabulous new showroom at 23-25 Market Street. We were delighted to view the interior and Christopher guided us round illustrating the comfortable atmosphere, sympathetic and knowledgeable salesmanship offered by the assistants.

It was also very interesting to witness the work carried out in the creation of fine Jewellery etc. at the back of the Shop. Each day the fine dust from the workings of silver, gold and

platinum is hooved up and subjected to differing temperatures to melt down the materials, the loss of which would amount to hundreds of pounds.

Christopher is the third generation partner, and the future looks very exciting with new collections, new partnerships and new initiatives moving the business forward.

This was our first Meeting whereby gentlemen were invited to attend and judging from the response they appeared to have enjoyed themselves. Helped, no doubt, by the specially supplied cakes brought along by Mesdames Jenny Kennington, Gill Jefferson and Diane Rouse in celebration of their Birthdays in February.

Our next Meeting will be on 13th April which will be a talk in recognition of the Centenary of the “Ladybird” Books. Do come and join us; I don’t know anyone who did not grow up with a Ladybird Book in their hands!

Our Meetings take place at 2.15pm at the Cropston Evangelical Chapel, Station Road, Cropston, LE7 7HP on the 2nd Monday of every month. Plenty of parking spaces available. To find out more about The Monday Club, please ring me on 0116 2363467. I have an ansophone, so if I am not available, please leave a message and telephone number and I will return your call.

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Because he is away so much we have never spent Valentine’s Day together.

So I would dearly love to win this prize so I could surprise him like he surprised me and make this a special day for him, like he made Christmas Day a special day for me”.

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Wish Warriors raise £1,500 at Ladies Pamper Evening Wish Warriors Tracey Maddock and Alison Etty from Rothley organised a successful beauty night in aid of Alex’s Wish on Friday, 6th February at the Rothley School Rooms.

The event was attended by 60 ladies who enjoyed delicious canapés and a complimentary glass of wine and champagne tasting by Champagne 4 all occasions. Tracey and Alison approached many local beauty businesses to ask if they would donate their time on the evening offering mini beauty treatments in exchange for donations.

Emma Hallam, founder of Alex’s Wish said “We are thrilled with the success of this event, all the ladies seemed to really enjoy themselves whilst supporting a fabulous and well worthy cause. We raised over £450 on the raffle alone so would like to thank everyone who very kindly donated prizes including a day an Experience Day at Ragdale Hall.”

“We would like to thank Tracey and Alison for putting on this great event and being true Wish Warriors – raising money fighting to end Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.”

“We would also like to thank James Etty from Aidan J Reed Estate Agents for sponsoring this event and providing the wine. A huge thank you also goes to Elan Hair Design, Beau Beauty Rooms, Beautyroom Rothley, Michelle Marchant at Neals Yard, Boots, Denise Rainford Acupuncture, Gavin Taylor Hair, Big Calm Aromatherapy, and Ragdale Hall for all your support.”

Alex’s Wish is looking for Wish Warriors to join their fight to find a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. They need Wish Warriors to tell 10 people about their cause; take part or marshal at their events; donate time or skills; introduce us to their company; run; swim; cycle or bungee jump! For more details on how you can get involved visit www.alexswish.co.uk It is through fundraising events such as this one that Alex’s Wish are able to fund clinical trials to help bring new drugs and treatments to market for what is currently an incurable degenerative condition. Recently, Alex’s Wish has pledged $70,000 into a promising new steroid drug treatment that offers the same benefits but without the serious side effects.

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The council wants to hear people’s views on a variety of proposals to reduce costs, without having to close sites completely. Blake Pain, county cabinet member for waste, said: “The council needs to save £1.1 million from its household waste and recycling sites budget, as part of its overall £120 million savings.

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• Reducing site opening times At the moment, the council spends £27.4 million per year on waste and recycling and it needs to reduce that figure by £4.9 million by 2018/19. Alongside proposed changes to household waste and recycling sites, the council is also reviewing recycling and reuse credits. Around £120,000 is paid each year to approximately 40 charity and community groups that collect household waste for reuse and recycling.

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At 8.30 am on Thursday 26th February, 2014, John Sheppard DCM, a much loved local “Old Soldier”,passed away after a short illness. John, who was the President of the Rothley & Thurcaston Branch of the Royal British Legion, was in his 99th year. and much respected by all Legion members.

John was born on August 6th 1915, during the first World War. He served in the Second World War and, for his conduct while engaging the German army as a Mortar Platoon Commander with the1/5th Leicesters, at Tretten, Norway, on 23 April,1940, he was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.

John, above all, was a Gentleman and most interesting to talk to and to discuss almost any subject. He was an ideal role model, as President of the R.B.L. and it will not be easy to replace him. Bon Voyage John.

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This special night in Leicester annually unites sisters, mothers, daughters, friends, partners and colleagues from all over the East Midlands to have fun, remember loved ones and raise money for their local Hospice.

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