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Unique Health for Teens website launched

A ground-breaking new website ‘Health for Teens’ has been launched by school nurses from Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT), coproduced by over 80 young people from Leicestershire’s secondary schools.

The unique website is the first NHS website that has been created especially to support teens with their mental and physical health and wellbeing. It features interactive content, films, and quizzes - written by experts from across LPT services including school nursing, health improvement, smoking cessation, dietetics, and mental health. The website’s comprehensive content includes topics as wide ranging as exam stress to anger management, and from spots to alcohol. Visit www.healthforteens.co.uk.

Health for Teens complements, and features, a web chat facility linking to our multi-award winning school nurse messaging system ChatHealth - enabling young people to receive advice and support directly from a health professional.

Margaret Clarke, Lead School Nurse for LPT, said: “Health for Teens introduces a new and different way for young people aged 11 -16 to learn about their health. All the content has been written in consultation with young people, to provide engaging yet informative bite-sized content on topics that matter to them. Thank you to all the young people and schools involved, we couldn’t have produced something this fantastic without them and we hope that they will continue to inform us in keeping it fresh and up to date with the information they want to know about their health and wellbeing.

The website is primarily a health promotion website, covering subjects that promote a healthy body and mind. It is not about managing serious illnesses for which more specialist websites already exist but we’ve signposted you to them where that’s applicable. Your school nursing service is always there to support you to stay happy and healthy – find out more about how to contact them by visiting www.healthforteens.co.uk “ The website has been partfunded by Leicestershire County Council, to support the hosting of a secure Year 7 questionnaire (launching in June) to help us gather the thoughts and views of young people and their health so that school nurses can best support them in their transition to secondary school.

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Local girls to complete the Thames Path 100k Challenge for Alzheimer's Society, Lymphoma Association and Help for Heroes Laura Noon, Sam Hall (of Ratby) and Natalie Greasley (of Kirbty Muxloe) have taken up the challenge of walking 100k (62 miles), from Putney Bridge to Henley, in around 24 hours for Alzheimer’s Society, Lymphoma Association and Help for Heroes, “It will be a tough challenge but it’s great to know that we will be raising funds to help these charities continue to provide valuable support to those in need. We hope to raise around ÂŁ500 for each of the charitiesâ€?

Alzheimer's Society supports people to live well with dementia today and funds research to find a cure for tomorrow. Alzheimer’s Society research shows that 800,000 people in the UK have a form of dementia; more than half have Alzheimer’s disease. In less than 10 years a million people will be living with dementia. To donate to the Alzheimer’s Society please visit www.justgiving.com/lauranoon The Lymphoma Association provides information and support to lymphatic cancer patients, and their families, friends and carers. Every year, more than 14,000 new cases of lymphoma are identified in the UK alone, making it the 5th most common cancer diagnosed by clinicians, and the most common cancer in people under 30.

To donate to the Lymphoma Association please visit www.justgiving.com/Sam-hall9 Help for Heroes provides a national network of support for their wounded heroes and their families. They estimate that of the 220,560 individuals deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq between 2001 and 2014, up to 75,000 service men and women, and their families, will need their support in the future. To donate to Help for Heroes visit www.justgiving.com/Natalie-Greasley

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of a treasure or a bargain you can follow the map on the website or call in at St Philip and St James Church LE6 0JF where you can collect a printed map. Warm and cold drinks and homemade cakes will also be being served in Church, again between 10am-3pm, in aid of Church funds.

29th April – 2nd May 2015 at 7.30pm Kirby Muxloe Village Hall, Station Road.

This play had a very successful run in the West End and is a delightfully warm and very funny play about the lives, laughs and loves of a group of women (and one man) attending a weekly tap-dancing class. Each of the eight students has his or her own reason for coming every week to the dingy church hall ‌ to chat, relax and, if they can manage it ‌ to learn a couple of dance steps – all with the help of their eternally patient instructor and accompanied by the acerbic pianist.

But the steps and the routines are just the background for what is the real focus of the play the relationships and interactions of these ten very different people.

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There is no charge to take part in this event; we warmly welcome people from within the village to set up stalls and people from surrounding villages to visit the event. The Church’s Eco-Team who are organising proceedings simply want people in the village to avoid putting things in to landfill by finding new homes for their unwanted goods.

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NEWS FROM RATBY PARISH COUNCIL...

Bloor’s Appeal The Council is sure you will be pleased to know that the Appeal against development on the green wedge site, East of Markfield Road (opposite Groby College) has been dismissed for the 3rd time! Ratby Parish Council, together with Groby Parish Council, the Borough Councillors for each Parish and the very able assistance of Mr Simon Stanion of Shakespeares, triumphed again.

The Council is also grateful for the support residents gave to this too!

Ratby Library By now you will all know that Ratby Library Group succeeded in registering its interest to run the Library. What you may not know is that the Parish Council had also expressed an interest. Its option was to purchase the building and retain the services of the existing librarian to run the library, the Parish Council undertaking to pay the cost of wages etc.

The Parish Council has always been anxious to maintain the library facility and in purchasing the building would have maintained this and created a valuable asset for the village.

Grass Verges From April 2015 the Parish Council will be undertaking the cutting of the grass verges previously done by the County Council. The work will be carried out by the Parish Council’s existing contractor and will be done to the same standard as the other areas in the village.

Flower boxes The Parish Council would also like to thank all those people who plant the boxes in the

village. Ratby Primary School pupils have undertaken the responsibility for planting the boxes at the Desford Lane Corner.

The wooden flower boxes are being replaced by recycled plastic ones and the one on the corner of Markfield Road will be replaced after spring flowering.

Parking on Grass Verges – Damage to surfacing (Ferndale Park) The Council is aware that parking is difficult in the village but please try to avoid parking on the grass verges. It makes such a mess and very often the grass does not have a chance to recover.

The safety surfacing is again being vandalised and will have to be resurfaced.

If anyone witnesses the surfaces being damaged please report it to the Police on 101 or alternatively contact the Parish Council Office (0116 239 0167)

Vandalism Unfortunately, vandalism is still occurring on Ferndale Park – the latest thing to happen is that the safety surfacing is being systematically dug up! Residents have a fantastic facility at the park and it is a pity that vandals do their utmost to destroy it. If you witness anyone damaging equipment, surfacing, etc., please either contact the Police on 101 or contact the parish office on 0116 239 0167 or email: ratbypcouncil@btconnect.com.

Annual Parish Meeting The Annual Parish Meeting will take place on Wednesday, 22nd April 2015 at 8pm at Ratby Methodist Church, Chapel Lane, Ratby and all residents are welcome to attend.

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Visitors are always welcome to all our meetings, which generally take place in St. Bartholomew’s Church Hall, Kirby Muxloe and start at 7.30 pm.

Details of the dates of future meetings, together with the topics that will be covered, are shown on the notice board in Kirby Muxloe library as well as on the Group’s web site: www.leicestershirevillages.com/kmlhg.

Summaries of past meetings are also shown on the web site.

On March 19th members and visitors listened to a talk about ‘Leicestershire Ghosts and Legends’, given by David Bell.

This talk was followed by a short video, which had been produced by Sarah Livsey-Barnes, showing interviews of some residents of the village.

The next meeting of the Group, the first of the 2015 – 2016 year, will be on Thursday 21st May, when Stuart Warburton will be giving a talk ‘The Story of James Town’ - the beginning of English Speaking America.

This talk will be followed by the short Annual General Meeting of the Group.

The Group are always looking for photographs of people who have lived/worked in the village and events that have taken place in Kirby Muxloe.

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Kirby Muxloe WI On Saturday 7th March 2015 17 members of Kirby Muxloe WI joined 800 women at the new venue of Leicester Grammar School Great Glen for the Annual Council Meeting of the Leicestershire and Rutland WI. We sang a rapturous Jerusalem and Janet Kirk the Chairperson welcomed us and all the delegates that had travelled from across the neighbouring counties to be with us, Janet then went on to explain about the forthcoming event of the Queens Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. Where 8,000 members, of which 198 are from Leicestershire and Rutland will attend to celebrate the 100 year anniversary on June 2nd, members were encouraged to put their names forward for the ballot for the spare seats.

The Right Worshipful the Lord Mayor of Leicester Councillor John Thomas gave a civic welcome, he said that he had one year in service as a Civic Mayor unlike the elected Mayor who serves 4 years, he said that he had come into the post at a most poignant time with the interment of Richard 111 which will be a national televised event.

Minutes of last year’s meeting were read and approved as were the adoption of the council meeting standing orders and the adoption of the annual report for 2014. And the appointment of auditors and tellers for 2015 and I duly shook my pink voting paper.

We were introduced to Valerie Stevens from Associated Country Women of the World; she is an ambassador who travels with her husband all over the world at her own expense. Valerie was extremely passionate and very enthusiastic about her role, saying that there were three things needed an “International Voice, a Helping Hand and the Arm of Friendship. She attends conferences all around the world and talked of the work that ACWW , Valerie told us how she is humbled by the people that she meets, the places that she visits, and urged us to keep giving as we are making a difference, she was a truly inspirational woman.

hard for a woman with a family to complete the course”, that wouldn’t happen today!

Undeterred she did the HND course instead and on passing that she went on to University, gaining her degree at the age of 40. This helped with her confidence and she now writes professionally one woman shows, her first piece was called ‘Gusset’ following her anecdotes of her 20 years in the pants factory.

She wrote ‘The diaries of Marjorie Simpson’ after finding her mother in laws diaries in a loft after she passed away; Elaine recent stories ‘Apple Pie Order” about raising awareness of domestic violence with some parts funny and some very hard hitting , she tours schools with these plays.

Elaine was a very entertaining, naughty and witty woman who was a joy to listen to and made us all laugh.

Our afternoon started with ‘The Inspirations a choir from Sheepy Magna WI who are through to the finals this coming week with 5 other WI’s from around the country, they sang ‘I Will Survive’ and ‘The Rhythm of Life’.

We were then introduced to our main speaker Angela Rippon OBE. She told us how she set out in her working life on September 5th 1966 at BBC Plymouth, she was paid £6 10 shillings for her first job. Angela had wanted to be a photo journalist and studied 2 years photography and 3 years at a newspaper, learning newspaper practice, how everything in a newspaper runs, she learnt about Politics and Law. Angela said she believed that you needed three things to be a good reporter, Honesty, Accuracy and Integrity. She went to work for ITV Westwood and was editor and director there for 4 years, she joined the BBC as a 9’oclock news reporter, she said amongst many things she did she met Cassius Clay before he was Mohammed Ali and rode Red Rum who at that time was a 2 x winner of the Grand National.

She was asked to stand in for Richard Baker, that was how she got her break into news reading and was the first national woman news reader and the rest she said is history.

To make a good news reader you need credibility, authority, to be able to read out loud and to Sight Read names properly.

She was the first presenter of Top Gear, which she urged us to remember as this often comes up in quizzes. She was the second presenter of The Antiques Roadshow, she went on to mention the “Ding Mynasty” – Angela even you can get it wrong occasionally.

In the 1980’s she started Breakfast TV with David Frost, Michael Parkinson and Robert Key this was TVAM but this had meant that she had left the BBC and in those days if you went to the other side you did not go back, so she went to work in Boston USA for a year there she said she learnt to recognise her strengths and weakness’. When she returned home to England she was out of work for 6 weeks and was then invited to be the 16th presenter of ‘Come Dancing’ this followed with ‘Crufts’ The holiday program, Sun sea and bargain spotting. She has covered four royal weddings (Anne, Charles, Charles again and Katherine) and one funeral, Diana’s.

Angela supports two charities close to her heart, the Alzheimer’s society and Dementia friends and she would urge all WI members to be dementia friends.

A very interesting woman who has done many things in her life and does not want to give up just yet and yes she did enjoy being with Morecambe and Wise although that was 30 years ago, she is always asked about this, A vote of thanks was given to Angela and we were sung to again by The Inspirations they sang My Life by the Beatles and Singing for Joy, they were absolutely brilliant and we wished them good luck for the forthcoming competition.

We sang the National Anthem and our day was finished. It was a great day and I urge anyone who hasn’t yet been to an ACM meeting to go, you will not be disappointed.

A presentation of the coins for friendship given

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Whats On At Ratby Sports Club Saturday 18th April 2015 RockinMick Guitar/Vocalist. Free entry, open to non-members, all welcome.

Don’t forget that on the 1st Friday of each month we have a dance and social night with The Hint of Mint group.

Free entry, open to non-members, all welcome.

Next one is on Friday 1st May. Dates for your diaries:

Friday 8th May Brian Snowball’s General Knowledge Quiz Night in aid of Cancer Research. It will be a fun night, as usual not too serious but hopefully we will test your knowledge!

Thursday 21st May Ratby Sports Club AGM. All members welcome. 8pm start.

Ratby's Annual Show Saturday 8th August at 2pm The show is held in the popular venue of Ratby Sports Club, Desford Lane, with the traditional classes featured including bread, wine, and cookery, with a delicious recipe for an easy fruit cake to make.

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For further details and information, the schedules are freely available in Ratby Post Office and Library.

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We meet at the Forest Hill Golf Club Botcheston once a month on a Wednesday for a three course meal after which we are entertained by a speaker.

The three course meal with coffee is £16.

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If you decide you would like to join our club membership is £20 per year; this pays for the speakers. For more details or to book a meal phone 0116 2304420.

Bali Rai Visits Groby Community College IN FEBRUARY Groby Community College welcomed the Leicester based author Bali Rai to the college to speak to 60 students from all years about creative writing and reading.

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Ratby Primary School Bake Off On Friday 23rd January, the year 3 pupils at Ratby Primary School had their very own bake off! Each child was given the opportunity to plan their own cake design prior to the day. Their designs were very imaginative and impressive!

On the day of the ‘bake off’, the children were given a selection of different coloured icing and a range of sweets and chocolates to create their masterpieces on ready-made fairy cakes. The results were fantastic!

The designs included a skull and crossbones, a bright green frog, rainbows and glitter, a selection of insects, a colourful peacock and several minions!

Brookvale science trip!

We had a great time on the 19th of March! Once we got to Brookvale we were given a scientific word search whilst we waited for the other school. After a short while the other school arrived and then we began. We were split up into two groups because there were two activities. The first activity was seeing what food had the most energy: Pasta - Shreddies - Biscuits

To test our experiment we had 10 ml of water at room temperature (18 degrees) and heated the food with a bunsen burner. With the flame on the food we heated the water. The biscuits gave the most energy as it made the water boil (100 degrees)! Many people predicted the pasta would give the most energy, what did you think?

After that we did exercises (the second activity) and we were curious to see which one increased our heart beats per minute the most. First, we checked our heartbeat before the exercise and then once we did the exercise, we checked it again. We filled a table in, that had three rows, bpm (beats per minute) before and after the exercise, the final row was the difference between them both. Jumping increased our heart beat the most and we tested them with a digital timer and an electronic heart beat device that we put on our index finger. It showed the bpm (after a few tries)!

It was a fun ha School andd enjoyable morning, thanks Primary Brookvale!

The children all really enjoyed creating their cake designs and their competitive sides really came out, they worked with precision and accuracy and ensured their work was just right before handing rd Jan uary, the year 3 pupils at Ratby dayto23 Frijudges On it in for see! Miss Aitken (Head y to plan their child was given the opportunit ch Ea teacher) and Mrsn Bedder (School ! off ke ba ow y ver ir the e and Business Manager) were given the tricky designs were very imaginativ eir Th . day the to or pri n sig de cake just 2 winners, one from taskn of choosing ow each class…The two lucky winners pressive! im On Tuesday 17th March, year fours; Isabella, were, Lois from Saturn class and Emily Hannahion of and Katy along with Mr Cooper ect , Maisie from Pluto class. Their prizes included were given a sel en ldr chi the ’, off travelled to South Charnwood High School to ke ‘ba the of the baking setsda toytake home and the On ate School at an Engineering cre to s ate col represent Ratby Primary cho d an s eet sw opportunity to visit Brookvale g and a range of coloured icinHigh t en fer event. dif School on Tuesday 10th February to s were fantastic! fairy cakes. The result de ma dyrea on s ece rpi take part in a cooking experience with ste The girls had previously made, ‘the car that travelled ma their frog, en children from other schools. Both a girlsskull and crossbones, a bright gre the furthest’ in their classes and were therefore ed lud inc ns sig de e Th thoroughly enjoyed their morning at Brookvale and rewarded d opportunity to represent Ratby anthe acockwith ects, a colourful pe ins selection , aexperienced ter shared learnt and withof their classes and teachers. against other local schools. The criteria for the new d glit anhad owsthey rainbwhat car was to; travel as Overall, thel bake off on wass! a great afternoon for all year 3 children and it provided severa mign quickly as possible, be two children with an exciting opportunity to develop their baking skills! able to knock ir as d theover

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In a seven-a-side competition, with a great standard of football being played by all teams present, Ratby demonstrated an excellent combination of skill, determination and teamwork to emerge victorious, conceding only a single goal throughout the competition, scoring 11 in the process.

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RT Chris ON PAGE 2 and I are pleased to be able to confirm that the appeal by Bloor Homes against the refusal to grant planning permission for a large housing estate next to the Groby Parish Council cemetery has been dismissed by a government planning inspector.

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Cllr Chris Boothby Tel 0116 2388301 or 07880 711 222 Email chris.boothby@hotmail.com

School was due to have a third lane of traffic added and the entrance to the development would have been opposite the school entrance.

Our thanks go to the many residents who have sent in their objections to this planning application and have kept their faith in us during this long battle against inappropriate development.

Ratby, Skate Park.

We are both receiving numerous complaints

from residents with regards to the litter and April 2015 Finally, common sense has prevailed and a

very strong reason for refusing planning permission on this site has been re-enforced by the government planning inspectorate.

broken glass being left by people attending the skate park. We do not know if this is being left by people using the park or people just hanging around the park later on. There are two rubbish bins located within the skate park area and we would urge users to put your rubbish in them. The amount of rubbish and broken glass left on the floor could well be classed as anti social behaviour it could also cause injury to users, small children or dogs.

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difficult but worth it. Now as this article goes to print preparation for the actual day is almost complete: kit, hotel accommodation and AT SPORT IN DESFORD PECKELTON L ANE PECKELTON travel are all sorted, now it’s just a case of keeping fit and resting up before the big day.

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This could be the biggest challenge I Postman Simon Moore will have undertaken to date and has taken be competing in the London some serious training but with careful Marathon on Sunday 26th April planning and continuous training I should be ready!

‘Adapt’ the hospital based charity which supports over 1,000 premature and poorly babies born at the LRI and General hospital each year, is my chosen charity once more. I continue to support Adapt after the very early arrival of our eldest daughter Sophie, who weighed just 1Ib 11oz, 14 weeks early almost 20 years ago – how time flies! Hopefully, the sponsorship will ease the pressure on the charities funds and raise it’s profile.

I have been very fortunate that all my fund raising events have received fantastic support from family, friends, residents of Groby Village and Royal Mail and I would like to express my sincere thanks for your wonderful generosity. Hopefully, this year’s challenge will be just as successful.

If you would like to sponsor me then please catch me on my post round in Groby or pop into Groby Post Office. Alternatively, please donate via the internet: ttp://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/SimonMoore11 For more information to donate or to fund raise on behalf of Adapt call Sue Williams, Trustee, on 01455 459523/07739504783 or visit www. prembabies.co.uk

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The event has been organised by the Borough Council and is being supported by the NFU who will be handing activity booklets and recipe guides to visitors on the day.

Local farmers will be offering everything from meats, eggs, cheese and vegetables to pies, pastries, coffee and cakes. There will be a vintage tractor on show, the Hinckley and Bosworth ‘Active Travel’ team with their smoothie bike and the ‘Ewe to You’ wool spinners. Local nurseries and schools have been invited to attend the festival and take part in the farming art competition, which will be judged after the event.

Once again, we would like to take this opportunity to thank residents for their continued support and remind you we are only an email or phone call away.

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Walk your support for Canine Partners at the Big Martinshaw Woods Bluebell Walk Meet at: Martinshaw Woods, Markfield Road, Ratby, Leics, LE6 0LS on April 26th at 11am If you love strolling through spring flowers and would like to raise money for assistance dog charity Canine Partners, then the Big Martinshaw Woods Bluebell Walk in Ratby on Sunday 26 April at 11am is for you.

Kathleen Hodkinson, organiser of the three mile walk and a volunteer puppy parent for the Charity, said: “I see first-hand the valuable assistance the canine partners give to people with various disabilities, and I am impressed with the skills the dogs learn through the training process.

“Organising a walk seemed a fun way of raising much needed funds for Canine Partners!

“At the Big Martinshaw Woods Bluebell Walk there will be an opportunity to stroll through The Woodlands Trust site, take part in a raffle, a quiz and buy some goodies from our merchandise stand on the day.”

Canine Partners provides specially trained assistance dogs to help people with disabilities such as opening and closing doors, undressing, pressing buttons, retrieving items, unloading washing machines, taking card and cash from ATMs and other everyday tasks that disabled people find difficult, painful or impossible to do for themselves.

Canine Partners CEO Andy Cook, added: “The Big Bluebell Walk is a family fun event and we would like as many people as possible to join us on our spring scenic walk - and you are more than welcome to bring your dog along too.

“We do not receive any government funding and rely solely on donations so the money you raise will help create more canine partnerships, transforming the lives of disabled people.

“This year is a particularly special one for us at Canine Partners as we are celebrating our 25th anniversary, so come along and walk your support for the Charity.”

The fundraising event is part of the Charity’s national Big Bluebell Dog Walk Campaign, which has raised more than £150,000 in the past 11 years.

All funds raised from this walk will help the Charity to train more assistance dogs and transform the lives of people with disabilities, including wounded servicemen and women in conjunction with Help for Heroes.

To register or find out more information please visit caninepartners.org.uk/bigbluebellwalks, call 01730 716013 or email hollyb@caninepartners.org.uk.

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Winner of Outstanding Teacher in LFE Film Evenings Design and Technology Award The Trustees of the Design and Technology Association presented Sally Beeston, Head of ADT at Groby Community College with an award for ‘Outstanding Teacher Design and Technology’ on Friday 20 March 2015.

The Design and Technology Association’s Annual Excellence Awards Ceremony took place at The Crystal, Royal Victoria Dock, London. Sally, along with colleagues from across the country were invited to the prestigious ceremony to receive her award.

Sally was nominated for, and subsequently won the award for, her commitment and approach to teaching textiles, which was deemed by the association as exemplary. This excellence is demonstrated in her classroom where inspirational displays reflect the work her students produce and are a celebration of her subject.

Her students consistently produce work that is creative and of a high quality and she encourages innovative thinking and the exploration of new ideas, such as the use of e-textiles.

Sally’s role as Head of ADT at Groby Community College, means she is constantly busy, but never too busy to support colleagues or get involved in new initiatives. This has included her piloting new resources being developed for the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and exhibiting at the Textiles Teacher event, which runs annually to showcase best practices in textiles for teachers across the country. Her attention to detail when preparing work for this event, along with the quality of work she showcases, is a true inspiration to other teachers.

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Ivanhoe Trail I am pleased to inform residents that Severn Trent and the Highways authority have now completed their ground works on the Ivanhoe Trail. Leicestershire County Council will start work on Monday 20th April to complete the path between Taverner Drive and the M1 Bridge completing the link between Ratby and Glenfield.

Grass Cutting.

I have been working with both the County Council and the Parish Council since I was elected on the grass cutting problems within the village. I am pleased to inform residents that Ratby Parish Council has now taken on the Contract from Leicestershire County Council to cut the Grass and I hope you agree the grass is starting to look a lot tidier. I would again urge drivers not to park on the grass verges and green open spaces as this not only damages the grass but also prevents the grounds men from cutting the grass.

Fraudsters are targeting people by “cold calling” them on the telephone.

The scam starts with the following simple activity:

• Need to transfer your money to another “safe” bank account(s) which they provide details of.

3. In order to prove their own credentials they will often ask you to telephone the “fraud” number you may have on the back of your bank card, or they may even ask you to telephone the Police to check that there is an official investigation, or telephone your own bank once the phone call to them is terminated.

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If you really want to check the credentials of a caller then go into your bank and ask to speak to the bank manager or use another phone to call the bank or police.

2. They will tell the victim that fraud is being carried out on the victim’s bank account and that to prevent it they need to carry out any of the below activities:-

If you are still unsure then attend a police station. Never discuss your banking details with strangers who call you!

• Need to access your bank accounts online.

Euro Lottery Scam.

The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau has seen an increase in Action Fraud reports where victims receive a letter from a company claiming to be the ‘Euro Millions Peoples International Postcode Lottery’.

The amount of money they say you have won is typically £720,000 and the letter is usually signed by either ‘Peter LLOYD’ or ‘Johan NELSON’, with an address for the company similar to ‘202-205 Rue Wiertz/Wiertzstraat, Brussels B1099’. The letter may ask for a fee to release the funds or ask you to provide your personal details.

Members of the public, who are rightly wary of this scam, have contacted Action Fraud to report the suspicious letters being delivered to them.

Protect yourself: Never respond to any such communication. If you have not entered a lottery then you cannot have won it.

Any request for a fee payment is a good indication that someone is trying to defraud you.

Never disclose your bank details or pay any fees in advance to anyone or any company who you are unsure of.

If you need to report a fraud, please call action fraud on 0300 123 2040 or use the action fraud reporting tool, via the action fraud website http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank residents for your continued support and remember, I am only an Email or a phone call away.

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