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Anstey Allotment Association Cup The Cropston Road Allotment Association AGM took place on 21st February 2018 at the Jubilee Hall in Anstey. 2017 was a good gardening year but with both dry then wet weather gardening challenges. The "Best Kept Allotment Cup" for 2017 was presented by David Snartt, the Charnwood Borough Councillor for Bradgate and cash prizes for First, Second, Third and Highly Commended places were kindly provided by a grant from the Anstey Parish Council. Judging in July 2017 was carried out by Walter McRobie, Senior Committee Member at the Belgrave Allotments.

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The winner of the 2017 Best Kept Allotment Cup was Phil Dews. He was presented with the cup, 3rd place was awarded to Highly Commended place rosette, 1st place card and prize Graham Cox, accepted by was awarded to Ken Kanwar Peter Brown money by David. There were place cards, rosettes and cash prizes for the other winners. 2nd was awarded to Jim Andrews and 3rd was awarded to Graham Cox, Graham was unable to be present for the award and it was accepted on his behalf by committee member Peter Brown. The Highly Commended place was awarded to Ken Kanwar. Ken was also unable to be present for the award and it was accepted on his behalf by committee member Paul Norton. Thank you to David Snartt for coming to the AGM and making the presentations. Thanks goes also to the Anstey Parish Council for the use of the Jubilee Hall for the AGM.

This extraordinary true story, told over three decades, tells us about Robin who, in 1950, contracts the d evastating disease, poliomyelitis. He actually escapes from hospital and, encouraged by his wife, leads a full and passionate life, with the aid of a wheelchair that was invented specially for him. "Breathe" is a moving British romantic drama starring Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy. "Whisky Galore" will be shown on May 11th and lasts 98 minutes. Our audience enjoys comedy so May's British film is a comedy drama based on a true story, written by Compton Mackenzie. Set on the northern coast of Aberdeenshire during World War 11, there is a shortage of food and alcohol. However, a wrecked cargo vessel is carrying 50,000 cases of whisky. Not only the crew but the whisky needs rescuing. Where can the villagers hide the whisky and how can Mrs Campbell's son court the postmaster's daughter? This film will be a pleasure to watch. "Darkest Hour" will be shown on June 8th. Thurcaston and Cropston Parish Council will be showing these films at Thurcaston Memorial Hall, starting at 7.30pm. Film tickets will cost £5 which will include refreshments and a lucky prize draw during the interval. Advanced tickets may be purchased via the parish office –0116 236 7626 or at the door.

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Borough Councillor Report Cllr John J. Sutherington. Ward Councillor. Anstey. 43 George Street, Anstey, Leicester LE7 7DT. 0116 2204643. M 07939070603. - Email:- cllr.john.sutherington@charnwood.gov.uk Spring in the air, there’s magic everywhere when you’re young and in love… I was young once, honest. After the coldest February for 22 years, although still a bit wet it seems things are gladly warming up. It had better otherwise there will be some cricketers with frostbite fingers, as the first game is in mid-April. (I hope that’s not a signal for 20’ snow drifts?) Talking of snow didn’t we panic when told about the “beast from the east” I’m still waiting for it to rise, bit like my Yorkshire puddings! I’m still getting people ringing me saying the New Nook Anstey is still confusing especially with traffic coming from Stadon Road and going to Leicester. Sportwise. Sadly Leicester City F.C. fell at the ¼ final stage with an unlucky 2-1 defeat at home against Chelsea. That was the first time the city had got this far since 1982 when we beat Shrewsbury Town 5-2 in an absolute humdinger of a game when Leicester used 3 goalkeepers after injury saw Mark Wallington taken off. We then lost 2-0 to Spurs at Villa Park in the semi-final. Tommy Williams city full back fell over and broke his leg, it just wasn’t our day then. Same with the Chelsea game. However there is next year…Rumour has it that Arsenals forward Danny Welbeck is in contention for a place in GB team for the next Olympics? As a member of the Diving team! Snooker. Leicester lad Mark Selby has once again been knocked out early in a tournament, this time by Ryan Day 6-3 in the first round of the Players Championship. Still number 1 in the world and world champion, but he really looks out of touch lately. Locally. Anstey Nomads F.C. are now just 1 point behind East midlands Counties league

leaders Teversal. Nomads beat West Bridgeford 5-0 while Teversal surprisingly lost 1-0 against Belper. If they win their remaining games then we shall be champions as we have 2 games in hand over the top club. One of the best supported teams in the EMCL it would be great if some silverware could be put in the trophy cabinet, in the clubs 70th year at Cropston Road. What cabinet you may ask? The Tigers seemed to have turned the corner and with a bit of luck and a following wind we could actually finish in the top 4 and the playoffs. I have found one original committee member, do you know any more?

Comedy Greats Sad to lose one class comedian but with the loss of 3 great British rib ticklers over the last few months. Firstly we had the passing of Sir Bruce Forsyth, and now within days of each other we’ve said goodbye to Sir Ken Dodd and the ever zany Jim “Bullseye” Bowen. Sir Bruce and Sir Ken both unique entertainers. They didn’t need to be smutty or obscene. Never saw Sir Bruce but I do have an LP “Live at the Palladium!” Doddy however I saw twice once at the Embassy Skegness and De Montfort Hall, Leicester. Both times with the children. His classic was “Don’t worry about missing the last bus home and getting mugged on the way home, it’ll be light by the time you leave here. ☺☺ A Jim Bowen true story from Bullseye, he asked a contestant a £30 Geography question. Where are the Shearer mountains? Answer Newcastle!! Classic. ☺☺ Stephen Hawkins Another sad loss was of this genius of our time. The 76 year old Physicist was an amazing man.

Rev. Jim Seaton Many of you will remember the Reverend of St. Mary’s Church, Anstey. The reverend James Bradbury Seaton died on March 12th. I am told his last words were to wish his wife Rosemary a Happy Birthday. We both sat on the Latimer Street School board of governors for a while, he also presided over our childrens christenings at St. Marys. He was also a trustee like me of the now defunct Mary Hurd Charity. The Mary Hurd tomb still remains in the Church yard, near the main entrance. It was renovated in the early 2000’s after I secured a grant from Charnwood Borough Council. A lovely man was Jim.

SERIOUS SCAM. To councillor. Yes I am afraid it happened to me recently when I was conned out of a significant amount of money which it seems I don’t have much chance of getting back. I have reported it to all relevant authorities and so far the bank have refused my attempts to claim my money back. In a nutshell it all started with a phone call from a 'Jason Ry' purporting to be from Virgin Media, offering me, as a pensioner a reduction in my monthly costs from Virgin as they had received many calls from senior citizens that their monthly charges were getting too dear for customers on a fixed income. I trustingly gave him my sort code and bank account number so that he could change the direct debit. First thoughts I’ve saved my self some money (happy so far) HOWEVER… A little while later I had another call this time from a 'Michael Earl', purporting to be from my Santander bank (clearly having identified this from the spoof linked Virgin call). Your account seems to have been hijacked/

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hacked, alarm bells started ringing. 'Michael' said I needed to change my bank account. After telling him that, due to my poor health I was unable to get to my local branch, he offered to support me to do this via my online account. Over the course of a couple of phone calls a new account was set up and my money transferred. Devastatingly it has since become apparent that my 'new' account was in fact the fraudster's. It must be noted that: during the course of the scam I called 1471 and the number cited was Santander's freephone number (beware EVERYBODY as apparently it IS possible for scammers to spoof ANY number to appear to be calling from a trusted source, like your bank). Furthermore it has transpired that he also managed to spoof my IP address (for those non techies this means he was able to then pretend to be me online, gain access to my account and attempt to move more money out of my ISA account) but thankfully he wasn't successful. This is a warning to ALL. NEVER give things out like I did, however persuasive the call may seem. I have been told since that Virgin do not ring you offering discounts over the phone and even when you check to see if it’s a genuine call it may not be who they say they are. Your bank will not call you either in this way. The experience has been incredibly distressing and had a huge impact on my already poor health. Please don’t get scammed like I have been and follow this advice: • Any suspicious calls, put the phone down and ring them back yourselves on a different phone. • Do not give out personal details unless you are certain the caller is genuine. • If it sounds too good to be true; it probably is. • Keep your computer regularly updated with protection software, such as Trusteer Rapport. • Register with the Telephone Preference Service who will block all unauthorised calls • Report any suspicious activity to the spoofed company, Action Fraud and

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Next vinyl night. Yes it’s been finalised after some tough negotiations we are going on tour, all the way to the ‘Linford‘ in Newtown Linford on Friday 27th. April. 7.45pm to the Midnight hour. The usual Buskateers:- Myself, weather permitting? Vinyl Micky, Bryan and Linda are hoping to be there plus after is triumphant return at the nomads on NYE! Elvis will be making a guest appearance once again. Sadly we seem to have lost Shergar to bring him in this time. Admission is FREE. There will be the usual charity Raffle (Prizes are always greatly received) plus Geoff Preston’s Cobs??? Put it in your diary NOW.

Get involved Community groups are being encouraged to sign up to join this year’s Community Heroes Day. The event, run by Charnwood Borough Council, gives groups the chance to promote their work to residents, to network and learn about other local projects. It is being supported by the John Storer Foundation who will help to promote the event. I agree with Councillor Brian Page, Lead Member for Communities, Safety and Wellbeing who said: “Community Heroes Day celebrates the hard work of our local groups and it gives people a chance to find out more about what’s going on in their area. “I’d encourage people to sign up for a stall as it’s a great opportunity to promote the great work they do for the local community.” Well said Brian. ☺ Community Heroes Day will take place from 10am to 4pm in the Market Place in Loughborough on Sunday, August 12. Stalls cost just £10 to hire and are available for

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Plan on Display An exhibition with information about a plan looking at how Charnwood borough and throughout Leicestershire, will be at a number of locations. The display is about a draft strategic plan for Leicestershire and we want your views on it. Charnwood will have the display on view at the council offices at Southfields and Syston Town Council Community Centre School Street until 5th. April 2018. Don’t just let it pass you by have “Your Say Now”

From Tap to Tapping feet. Water to Restaurant! The old STWA pumping station at Cropston which has been a bar since January 2017. It had laid almost derelict since about 2011, but the building was transformed into a bar with live bands on Fridays by the proprietors, now they have put in a kitchen and opened dining facilities. Looks good to me. For more information visit:www.thepumpingstation.co.uk or just find The Pumping Station on Facebook. And finally:- BE AWARE OF TELEPHONE SCAMMERS!! Always here and willing to help when and wherever I can. Yours Sincerely.

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Edward Argar MP Member of Parliament for Charnwood “While the recent cold snap and snow may have briefly distracted us all locally, I know that the proposed development for c. 45-55 houses on Maplewell Road in Woodhouse Eaves is a real local concern of many in the village. Decisions on planning matters, rightly, fall within the powers of the Council, and as an MP I have no power over local planning decisions, however where a proposed development is of a scale that would fundamentally alter the character of a town or village, or where it would add significant pressures to local infrastructure, I believe it is right that as your MP I do what I can to support local residents in ensuring those local voices are heard when major developments are proposed. While we all recognise the importance of having the right housing, in the right place, to meet changing local needs, it is vital that any new developments have the right transport and service infrastructure in place to support them; that they preserve and enhance rather than threaten the distinct, rural, character of our local towns and villages; and that we protect our precious countryside from over-development, particularly given the high volume of development locally in recent years. Although the development is only at the preapplication phase, and no final application has been submitted, I am concerned about the possible impact of what is proposed in Woodhouse Eaves and the surrounding area, including on local infrastructure and services. I will continue to keep an eye on this possible application and will work closely with the Parish Council and Borough Councillor to ensure we get the right outcome for the village. Another local issue in Bradgate that I know continues to concern local residents in Newtown Linford is the impact of on-street parking on Bradgate Road by some visitors to Bradgate Park. It is something that I know local Borough Councillor David Snartt, and County Councillor Deborah Taylor, have been very active on, working to try to find a way forward that addresses residents’ concerns, and I have also recently written to the County Council Director of Highways highlighting my concerns about the issue and asking for the opportunity to discuss the matter in person with her, alongside other local transport issues, including volumes of traffic in and around Anstey that I have previously outlined in the ‘Local’. As ever, if there are any local issues you would like to highlight to me, and feel that I can assist you with, as ever, please do write to me at: Edward Argar MP, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA, or by email at: Edward.argar.mp@parliament.uk.”

ANSTEY WI Twelve members of Anstey WI attended the Centenary Annual Council Meeting of the M Leicestershire and Rutland Federation of WI’s, which proved a most enjoyable occasion. In the morning speaker Mandy Hickson was exceptionally good. A former RAF Tornado pilot, she is now a motivational speaker, and was truly inspiring, and was given a well-deserved standing ovation. In the afternoon, Edwina Currie kept us well entertained, and fielded questions from the audience with aplomb. At our own meeting, Rev Canon Alan Haydock regaled us with humerous anecdotes from his career as a rural clergyman, often at his own expense. On this occasion many of his stories centred on the Nottinghamshire dialect. It was the perfect antidote to the meteorological misery of an early March evening, and we left much more cheerful than when we arrived.

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Touring side visiting Anstey for day of Rugby Sunday 6th May this year is Anstey RFC's President's Day, an all day event. Letchworth RFC are sending a touring side to our village where we will have a game as well as the big event involving the President's team which is a team made up from friends in other clubs across Leicestershire. The day carries on at our Clubhouse in the Coach and Horses on Leicester Road in Anstey till very late. Food will be provided, Entertainment will be provided and the sunshine is coming, as the long 2017/18 winter may have finally finished by then. You will just need two bring yourself, your wife, your girlfriend and any offspring to this family day event. As before late February into March there have been a number of cancelled games by our proposed opposition and sometimes ourselves due one side or the other being unable to field a full team. A mixture of injuries and work commitments were the main causes. At the time of writing, the latest match for Anstey RFC was away at Birstall on 10th March. When we arrived we found that they had a squad of 18 warming up and from the socks and shorts some of them were probably not genuine Birstall players. Anstey had also gone from having 17 people available to only 14 making it to the game. Sadly from a lineout on Anstey's 22 our number eight James Booker who was making his debut for the club slipped from his lifters grasp and fell from a height and as a result dislocated his elbow. After he was taken away by ambulance, Birtsall lent us a player on order for the match to continue. Despite the best efforts of our team we were 34 points down when in the final minutes Andrew Pollock drove over the line to give us 5 points with a further two from a successful conversion. Away at Sileby is next in line as well as a Spring Cup tie against Cosby. During April Long Eaton, Aylestone St. James and Vipers are due to visit Link Road and we are on the road at Market Bosworth. Plenty of room on the touchline for as many supporters as possible at all home games as well as on President’s Day Regular training is every Tuesday from 7pm at Link Road and new players of all abilities are always welcome. Details for all the club officials are on the Anstey RFC noticeboard inside The Coach and Horses (at the car park end). Or call our Captain Liam Curtis on 07727 118362 Or visit www.pitchhero.com/clubs/anstey

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Proposed Development Woodhouse Eaves I was pleased to see so many village residents attending the meeting in the Village Hall to listen to the applicants give details of a proposed development on land adjacent to Maplewell Road, Woodhouse Eaves. This proposal is to provide between 45 and 55 homes with a mix of sizes, including an area of public open space. During the time allocated for questions, it was good to hear several detailed questions around how this proposal fits with Charnwood Borough Councils’ Local Plan, Core Strategy and the current issues with the volume and speed of traffic along Maplewell Road. Since the meeting, I understand residents have responded to the applicant’s pre-application consultation. In my opinion, we now need to wait until if and when an application comes forward, this will be the time when residents will be able to have an opportunity to register their views on the proposal during the consultation period before being determined by Charnwood Borough Council. I am grateful to the Parish Council, who I understand, will arrange a public meeting during this time. Just to say all planning applications are determined on planning policy, including the Core Strategy which was adopted 9th November 2015 by Charnwood Borough Council. This strategy places Woodhouse Eaves in the ‘other settlements’ category, where it is stated: these villages may be suitable for some small scale infill development to meet local need. To be considered small scale, a development should be appropriate in size for the village they are in and the character of the site’s location and surroundings. This could include single or small groups of homes or businesses that are developed through the conversion of existing buildings or infill plots. Any development that increases the need to travel by car will not be considered to be acceptable small scale development.

I will keep you informed when more in information is available.

Planning Update You may recall I referred in a previous report the planning application to erect 9 dwellings, associated access, parking, garaging and landscaping, land adjacent to Briscoe Lane, Woodhouse. This planning application was refused by Charnwood Borough Council. I have now received information that an appeal has been made to the Secretary of State against the decision to refuse this application. The appeal will be determined on the basis of written representations. All previous representations made to Charnwood Borough Council will be forwarded to the Planning Inspectorate. Further representations must be received by the 16th April 2018. You may also view the documents electronically by visiting the Planning Explorer Page on the Council’s Website www.charnwood.gov.uk.

Parking Enforcement, Newtown Linford In my last report, I made reference to asking a question at Charnwood Borough Council’s main meeting about effective enforcement by Street Wardens against illegally parked vehicles on the village streets by visitors to Bradgate Park, especially at weekends when the weather is fine and sunny. I thanked the Lead Member for her reply and understanding regarding the current situation, The Lead Member is fully aware of the impact on local residents, confirming a meeting had been arranged between the two Councils involved with enforcement. In my response, I stated that despite the current levels of enforcement there were significant issues at peak times with illegal parking, I asked that the Lead Member could raise the following points at her meeting; The need for

effective enforcement, this may not be more time spent in Newtown Linford by Traffic Wardens, but at peak times, especially Sunday afternoons when the weather is fine, and how the rotas were assigned and who had the responsibility for ensuring that they were carried out. I understand a meeting has now taken place to discuss the issues I have raised. I note that there will be improvements and adjustments made to the enforcement carried out, albeit limit within the current resource levels. I would be grateful, if any resident is still having problems with illegally parked vehicles, would they please send the information to me. It will be of enormous benefit to have further evidence about the need to improve the current enforcement by Street Wardens. I will keep raising this issue on residents behalf, until there are improvements to the levels of illegally parked vehicles on the village streets.

Traffic Management, Newtown Linford I thought I would update you on my correspondence with the Director at the Bradgate Park Trust about the all-day parking charges. In my view, this being the root cause of the escalation of vehicles parking on the village roads by people visiting Bradgate Park. Last month I gave evidence for this by quoting information received from a resident living in a nearby village. The reply I received from the Director was that the Chairman of the Trust declined my request for this issue of car park charges to be placed on the agenda of the next Trustees meeting, however, the matter was raised under any other business. In the reply it was stated: we refute the suggestion that the current parking charges are responsible for the issue on Bradgate Road, the problem existed long before the option of an all-day parking tariff in April 2015. I have responded by pointing out that the Trust have made this statement without any evidence to back up this assumption. In my view, the current situation of on street parking, especially on Bradgate Road has only been at the current levels over the past two years. These escalating to the number of vehicles we

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the commemoration of individuals still living. Nominees will then be considered by a panel, who will narrow down to a shortlist of 12. The public will then vote to decide who will be honoured at the County Council’s unveiling events throughout the year.

I have copied my response to interested agencies, making sure all concerned understand this unacceptable situation. I have stated before, to do nothing is not an option. In my opinion, we can only deliver a satisfactory solution by focusing on the root cause and not trying to mitigate this ever increasing problem of parking on village streets by tackling the symptoms.

Charnwood Dementia Action Alliance Charnwood Borough Council are one of the founder members of the Charnwood Dementia Action Alliance. The Alliance is a network which brings together local communities, organisations and businesses who work together to take practical action to improve the lives of people living with dementia in Charnwood. Members of the alliance join by sharing actions they are either already doing or planning which can make Charnwood more dementia friendly, such as providing dementia friends training.

Green Plaque Awards I am still involved as an Honorary Alderman of the County Council with the excellent Green Plaque Awards. The County Council have launched the next round for people to nominate people and places to be put forward to receive a Green Plaque. May I encourage residents within my ward who might be interested in nominating a person or place for a Green Plaque to fill in the nomination form on line at www.leicestershire.gov.uk/greenplaques or if you don’t have internet access call 0116 305 4112 and ask for a nomination form. The last day to nominate is Monday 30th April.

Earlier this year I had the opportunity to attend an information session and became a dementia friend. The sessions are delivered by volunteers and they aim to help people understand more about what it is like to live with dementia and the small things we can do to help. If you would also be interested in becoming a dementia friend or would like to arrange a session for your group, please contact Louise Chance, (Charnwood Borough Council’s Dementia Friends Champion) on 01509 634764 or e-mail louise.chance@charnwood.gov.uk

The selection criteria follows the principles used by English Heritage in the evaluation of suggestions for commemorative plaques. You can nominate anyone from war heroes, local heroes and philanthropists. Places with cultural or heritage connections, as well as buildings of historical or architectural importance. The full selection criteria can be found on the Green Plaque web page. One important part of the criteria is, proposals will not be considered for

Help to Find WW2 Veterans The Royal British Legion are on a mission to take all surviving Second World War veterans back to where they served on a free

remembrance tour. Tours will take place throughout 2018 and will give WW2 veterans the chance to meet up with fellow veterans and pay their respects at battlefield sites, cemeteries and memorials. The Treasury is enabling these free tours to be funded by LIBOR fines and will enable the veterans to return with family members and carer. No national database exists of WW2 veterans who are still alive today, so the Royal British Legion is asking the public to help to make sure every surviving veteran can take part. If you are a grandchild, neighbour or carer and know someone who fought in WW2 please tell them about this opportunity and encourage them to sign up.

Speeding Vehicles I have been in correspondence with the Police about the excessive speed of vehicles along Roecliffe Road. The Police arranged a survey to be completed to gather evidence of how many vehicles were speeding. The survey showed that 49% of vehicles were exceeding the threshold, representing poor compliance with the speed limit. The Police have now passed the information on to the Safety Camera Team Leader to look for suitable parking places for the van. Subject to there being suitable parking locations, then the Safety Camera Team Leader will factor the site into the schedules when the ‘community concerns’ are next reviewed. If you need to contact me on any issues please write to 10 Groby Lane, Newtown Linford, Leicester. LE6 0HH e-mail, cllr.david.snartt@charnwood.gov.uk or telephone 01530 244804

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Report from Anstey Parish Council World War One Bunting Project

As part of Anstey Parish Council’s planned commemorations we can now announce the launch of the WW1 Bunting Project, which will commemorate the soldiers from Anstey. Each individual piece of bunting will contain the name of one solider. We are inviting everyone to take part, either as an individual or part of a group, school club etc. Perhaps you have a family member on our list and would specifically like to make a piece of bunting for them. Once you have registered to take part, you will be provided with the template details and assigned a name. You have until the end of October 2018 to complete your piece. The bunting will be displayed in the Jubilee Hall throughout November 2018. The Bunting Project is to remember the 109 servicemen killed in The First World War and 19 killed in the Second World War, as noted on the War Memorial. To provide further information, or to register to take part please contact the Parish Clerk, Liz Hawkes, either in writing or by dropping into the Parish Office at the Jubilee Hall, email clerk@ansteypc.org or telephoning (0116) 236 2646

Parish Meeting – Grant Giving The Parish Meeting is to being held on the 10th April 2018 there may still be time for your group to join in with this event. Please telephone the parish office for more information (0116) 236 2646 to receive an application form.

The Parish Meeting is not a Parish Council meeting but a meeting of the electorate, this is an opportunity to come along vote for your favourite group to receive money and ask questions of the Council. We look forward to meeting you then.

Community Speed Watch Following concerns from residents Anstey Parish Council are keen to set up a Community Speed Watch. In order to do this the Parish Council needs to demonstrate that there is a desire from residents to do this. A minimum of 200 signatures from the village population is required in support or the scheme plus 6 – 16 people to take part as Community Speed Watch Volunteers, with one of these volunteers being identified as the co-ordinator. If you are in support of this scheme please contact us in one of the following ways. Email to clerk@ansteypc.org write or telephone us at the Parish Office, Jubilee Hall, Stadon Road, Anstey LE7 7TA or come into the Parish Office during our opening hours 10am – 12 noon Monday – Friday. We will need contact details from you that we will keep only in connection with the Community Speed Watch, your details will not be shared for any other purpose.

Floral Displays Last year Sturgess Hyundai sponsored the floral displays within Anstey. In late May early June the displays will be going up again and this year are being extended to have hanging baskets at the lamppost near the entrances to the village. If your company is interested in sponsoring them we would all be very grateful and will publish your commitment to Anstey.

Party In the Park Save the date – 1st July 2018. Come along and enjoy the sun shine ☺ with entertainment from your very own Councillor John Sutherington.. Come along bring your picnic and family and enjoy the entertainment, the bar, ice-cream van and free bouncy castle for the children. A reminder about this event will be circulated nearer to the date.

Tea Party – Knees Up! The Parish Council is running another event for those aged 90 and over in the village to come along to the Jubilee Hall on Thursday 30th August 2018 for an afternoon of Tea, Cake and a sing along! As part of the celebrations of 100 years since the end of World War 1 we would like to hear from anyone is eligible to attend. This may be you your neighbour your parents please let us know and we can put names down on our invitation list. Dates of future Full Council Meetings 3rd April, 24th April, 15th May 2018 Meetings start at 7.30 at the Jubilee Hall all members of the public are welcome to these meetings.

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Your councillors are: Martin Broomhead, Nigel Aston, Vicky Ball, Sue Billington, Emma Bown, Ian Grogan, Melissa Hadfield, Mandy Jordan, Glyn McAllister, Roger Peat, Brian Rowlinson, John Sutherington, Deborah Taylor and Chris Tunaley. Your councillors can be contacted through the council offices: Tel: (0116) 236 2646 or email: clerk@ansteypc.org

Thurcaston and Cropston Local History Society The speaker at our March meeting was our Honorary President, Brenda Hooper, whose talk was intriguingly titled “The King’s Briefs”. Those hoping for salacious royal gossip might have been disappointed but everyone else enjoyed a fascinating insight into a system through which the people of our villages contributed to charitable causes in the 17th and 18th centuries. After the dissolution of the monasteries, parishes had largely become responsible for providing relief to their own poor but in circumstances such as natural disasters the cost would be more than a single parish could afford. The victims could then make a petition for the King or Queen to issue a “Brief” and, if granted, copies of the Brief would be printed and distributed across the country. In most cases, details of the catastrophe would be announced by the rector at the Sunday service and a collection

would be taken from the congregation as they left. A large majority of the Briefs related to fires: for example in 1676 a fire in Northampton destroyed 700 of the 850 houses. Our churchwardens’ accounts show that Thurcaston donated 16s 11d and Cropston 14s 6d. In 1679 a Brief was issued for the rebuilding of St. Paul’s Cathedral after the Great Fire of London and our parish (then including Anstey) raised £1-06-11 in total. Briefs occasionally related to other causes, e.g. replacing the lead roof of Edgbaston Church, which had been stripped to make musket balls in the Civil War; redeeming English captives and slaves under the Turks; or “the relief of Protestants fled out of Ireland”. The procedure for obtaining a Brief and collecting in the funds was cumbersome and the expenses sometimes used up more

than half of the sum raised. There were also examples of abuse and parishioners became resentful of the increasing number of demands to support causes with no local connection. The system of King’s Briefs was finally abandoned in 1828, by which time insurance companies provided an alternative method of compensation for fires and floods. However, the public’s willingness to help others in their hour of need has continued through national appeals such as the Titanic Disaster Fund and, more recently, the Disasters Emergency Committee and various crowd-funding websites. We do not have any meeting in April. On 15th May, Noel Wakeling will be speaking to us about Leicester’s water supply. Visitors are welcome (£3). www.thurcastoncropstonhistory.org.uk

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A busy month with committee meetings which means large agendas to read. The weather has been awful as we were hit with the ‘Beast from the East’ twice! Well done to everyone who battled through the snow to attend the Women’s World Day of Pray on Friday 2nd March at the United Reformed Church on Bradgate Road, Anstey. The women from Suriname produced this years’ service and during the service, we were introduced to their language. Tea and biscuits were much welcomed after the service before we headed out to walk home through a snow blizzard. Unfortunately, due to the bad weather, the annual Anstey Spring Clean had to be cancelled. It was not safe to carry this out in the bad weather and all the rubbish would have been buried under drifting snow. The Parish Council are looking to see if they can hold the event later this year. Congratulations to one of Anstey Parish Councillors, Vicky Ball. Vicky was successful in her application to represent all Parish Councils on Charnwood Borough Council’s Member Conduct Committee. Vicky will be a great asset to this committee, who deal with all issues of conduct for Borough and Parish Councillors.

Maplewell Hall Special School I attended Leicestershire County Council Cabinet meeting on Friday 6th March to speak again against the closure of the residential facilities at the school. As we have moved further along the process, it became clearer that the funding would be removed. After speaking to the school, there is a desire for them to look at alternative funding to keep the residential facilities open. The school are hoping to provide a business plan going

forward to see how this can be achieved. At the Cabinet meeting, I asked the members to delay the closure from September 2018 to Spring 2019 to give the school more time to investigate their options. Unfortunately, this was not agreed and therefore the status of the school will change from September 2018 making it illegal for the school to provide any residential facilities after this point. I am continuing my dialogue with the school and I will continue to support the school as much as I can.

order restricts parking and loading on Bradgate Road, Newtown Linford for 2 weeks. The order came into force on 26th March 2018 and cones are in place to stop any parking. Please do not ignore the traffic order or you are at risk of receiving a parking fine. This order was needed to prevent parking along this stretch of road during the busy Easter holidays and also due to the increase in traffic in the area due to Cropston Road, Anstey being closed for 2 weeks from 26th March.

Green Plaque Awards Leicestershire County Council Green Plaque Awards celebrates its fifth birthday later this year. It has proved extremely popular with residents and those associated with the county, with people nominating and voting for those they feel are worthy of a Leicestershire County Council Green Plaque. The Plaques chosen so far by the public represent a good mix of people and places across the county. Recent recipients of a Green Plaque include the former Palitoy factory in Coalville, knitting machine inventor William Cotton from Loughborough, a former WWI military hospital in Melton and inventor of the jet engine, Sir Frank Whittle. On Monday 19th March, the next round of nominations was launched. Residents, and those associated with the county will have until Monday 30th April to nominate people or places to be commemorated. You can nominate online at www.leicestershire.gov.uk /greenplaques, or by calling 0116 305 4112 and requesting a nomination form.

Emergency Temporary Traffic Regulation Order By the time you read my report this emergency traffic order will be in place. The

Passenger Transport Policy and Strategy Consultation Leicestershire County Council (LCC) is considering how it can meet a need for public transport where this need cannot be met in other ways. The vast majority of road-based passenger transport in Leicestershire is provided by commercial bus operators at no cost to the tax payer. The current policy sets out how LCC meets daytime public transport requirements not met by the commercial bus network by subsidising conventional bus services or through less frequent minibuses and demand responsive transport (DRT). Since the policy was last reviewed in 2013, the commercial network has changed with many areas seeing less frequent services. In areas of lower usage, where services are not commercially viable, bus services can be a relatively expensive and inflexible way to

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transport people. Although some subsidised bus services are well used and provide reasonable value for money, usage of other services has declined or continues to be low. One of the ways to make the best use of money available is to ensure passenger transport services best meet the essential transport needs of people in attending health appointments, making shopping trips and employment. LCC are consulting over the next 12 weeks on a new Passenger Transport Policy and Strategy, which will help to ensure they are achieving the best use of money in supporting local passenger transport services. The two bus services in my area that are currently subsidised either fully or partly is the Roberts 120 service from Coalville to Leicester and the Centrebus 154 service from Leicester to Loughborough. The consultation runs from 21st March 2018 and ends at midnight on 13th June 2018. To submit your views, please fill out the consultation available online at www. leicestershire.gov.uk/passenger-transportconsultation. Paper copies of the survey are available on request by calling 0116 305 0002. If the Passenger Transport Policy and Strategy is agreed, the council would start a rolling programme of reviewing all current subsidised bus services against the agreed policy and strategy. Where a bus service is not considered to provide good value, the council would consult locally on potential alternative services. Changes to passenger transport provision as a result of these reviews would not come into effect until the summer of 2019 at the earliest.

£150,650 secured for the Armed Forces Charnwood, Melton and Rushcliffe Borough Councils have previously pledged their support to Armed Forces personnel and their families, by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. They have now secured £150,650 of funding to help serving and former Armed Forces personnel in their communities. The funding will be used to set up a new mobile hub for serving Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families. The hub will go into areas where people may find it difficult to access services and provide specialist help and support, including advice with housing, employment and finance. It will also have information about health, wellbeing and training opportunities. Last year the three councils were awarded £97,000 for a two–year project that aims to help improve understanding of the issues facing military personnel in the area and look at how the councils can support them. In 2017, the Charnwood Armed Forces Covenant was awarded Bronze by the Armed Forces Covenant Employer Scheme (ERS). This national scheme encourages employers to support defence and inspire others to do the same.

Carillon Project Work is set to start on a £280,000 refurbishment of Loughborough’s Carillon Tower.

Charnwood Borough Council is funding the work with grant funding of up to £37,000 from the War Memorials Trust. The war memorial, built after the First World War to commemorate the men of Loughborough who gave their lives for their country, will undergo a range of improvements including restoration work to improve the chiming of the bells at the top of the tower. The refurbishment will be completed in time for November 11th when the nation will mark 100 years since the end of the First World War but it does mean the Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum will be closed for most of 2018. The Carillon is a grade two listed building, it is 150ft high and the tower construction was completed in 1923. At the top are 47 bells, cast locally at John Taylor’s Bell Foundry. The refurbishment work will see the clavier fully restored with the striking elements of each bell refurbished by the foundry and there will be some maintenance to the workings of the bells themselves. Repairs will be carried out on the stonework, copper roof, bronze memorial plaques, windows and doors. The war memorial carries the names of 686 men who died in both world wars and other conflicts.

Community Speed Watch Anstey Parish Council is considering setting up a Community Speed Watch scheme. To enable the scheme to go ahead, the Parish need to collect 200 signatures of support from residents to enable the scheme to be set up. There would then also be the need for volunteers to run and co-ordinate the scheme within the village. If you are interested or would like any further details, please contact the Clerk at the Parish office in Jubilee Hall. …. You might need a license to

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Living Memories (Characters from Belgrave Cemetery) This meeting sounded intriguing and we were not quite sure what to expect. First the speaker’s husband Nicholas Moore told us a little about the background to the talk. As the population of towns increased tremendously during the Industrial Revolution, burial space ran out in churchyards, and four new cemeteries were opened by the Town Fathers in Leicester, the forerunners to the local Council. Belgrave Cemetery was opened in 1881. Mr Moore operated the computer slide show to accompany his wife’s most professional story telling, given in period costume. Mrs Sandra Moore spoke in the character of Miss Elizabeth Goodwin, born in 1868, who taught at Belgrave National School from 1896 and became its head teacher in 1901. Lady teachers were always single, and if they got married they had to give up their post; this was commonly expected in areas such as nursing as well. She lived in the school house attached; these had been built by the Ellis family on the former site of a public house. Miss Goodwin said that drunkenness has no part in life. (There was a strong temperance movement in the Leicester area. Indeed, Thomas Cook began his travel business with a group of temperance supporters.) Miss Goodwin was very fond of the children in her charge, who numbered about 300 by the year 1920, but there were many problems including illnesses and absenteeism, as children were often kept home to look after other members of the family. She had to drum the “three Rs” into them (reading, writing and arithmetic). In 1921 Miss Goodwin became ill and passed away the following year, aged only 53, although her sister lived to be 83. “Miss Goodwin” went on to describe some of the colourful characters whose graves also lie in Belgrave Cemetery, along with her own. Hannah Crofts - who lived through two world wars, began work in service as a maid at the

age of 14. Later she was a shoe finder in Leicester. She and her husband were members of the Rechabites and signed the pledge (i.e. that they would never drink alcohol), and we were shown a photograph of her marching along in a large crowd of people, all dressed in their Sunday best. Members would pay a regular sum into this society, so that they in turn could get help if they became ill and needed medical attention. Captain Roland Grimston - who could trace his descent right back to the standard bearer of William the Conqueror! He fought in the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny, and was Captain of the 93rd Highlanders. He joined the Leicester militia, and became Chief Constable of Leicestershire in 1896. Although he was married and could afford to keep several servants, he took his own life, and the memorial erected by his colleagues points to the west, not the east as normal. Edwin Carr - this gentleman’s grave is marked by a tall column in Celtic design, with an eternal knot meaning eternity and unity, and the symbol of the cross. His inscription, which we were shown, is rather puzzling: ‘He did what he could’. In fact he was a chemist who wanted to help the poor, and he invented Carr’s Fever Powder, which was purple and used for all kinds of ailments. A single man, when he died in 1915 he left his fortune to charity including a generous donation to the Royal Infirmary. Anne Garner, known as ‘Granny Garner’ who was born in 1850 and began work at nine years old as a maid, equalling slave, for a pittance. She married Reuben Garner, and they had 19 grandchildren and 33 great-grandchildren. She worked in inns and later as a housekeeper to the Lord Mayors at the Town Hall, and she said she was determined to work until she was 100 years old. In the election year 1950, (aged 100) she wanted to meet the Prime Minister Clement Atlee, who along with his wife enjoyed a cup

of tea at Mrs Garner’s house. On the day of the election she walked to the polling station, exercising her right as a woman to vote, which had been a hard fought campaign. Eventually she passed away aged 103, after falling down the steps whilst whitewashing the cellar! Noah and Hannah Smith, and daughter Jane - this family had seven surviving children in an age of high infant mortality. Noah was an expert with horses and his wife came from a travelling family. They ran a shoe shop. When Noah died in 1960, there were several Rolls Royce cars used at his funeral, shown on a photograph squeezed into the narrow Rookery Lane. Floral tributes included a wonderful pony and cart made of chrysanthemum petals. His wife Hannah, photographed at the wedding of Jane, their eldest daughter, died in 1965. Jane helped to bring up the children of her sister Dorothy, whose husband had deserted her, but Jane died aged only 48. A serene angel marks the grave, and our attention was directed to the long second toe on its foot, a mark of all mystical beings. There used to be two chapels on site, one for adherents to the Church of England and the other for Nonconformists. However, these were demolished in 1970 and a public lavatory built instead, a utilitarian but unlovely edifice. In 1881 a newspaper had referred to ‘the rights of Dissenters’, and the cemetery has consecrated ground on only one side of the path, the unconsecrated ground being available for the Dissenters. Thomas Billington - born in 1846, he and his son Oliver were publicans and therefore not respectable. Thomas was a framework knitter and married Eliza Greenwood in 1867, who brought her father into the household too. They ran the Bulls Head in Bath Street. Eliza died in 1915. Their son Edward suffered a broken leg at the age of eight when a horse bolted with its carriage and smashed through the glass of the sweetshop window. He recovered well enough to work as a butcher’s boy and later joined the Army, but was killed in the First World War. A granddaughter, Ethel Voss, died in the fever hospital at less than one year old.

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(tuberculosis), sadly a very common affliction in former days. Joseph Cave - an unconventional person to say the least, this gentleman not only designed his own memorial, but insisted that his grave should be dug during his own lifetime and lined with bricks. Not content with this, he astonished the grave builders by jumping into the grave on completion, and treated them to a rendering of a Negro spiritual called “Poor old Joe”, and then dying … nine years later! Anyone interested in visiting should contact the Friends of Belgrave Cemetery, or go along on a Sunday morning when there will usually be somebody to talk to and answer questions. Although the Cemetery lies close to busy roads, some parts are still green and leafy and peaceful. *** Monday Club meetings start at 2.15pm on the second Monday of each month. Visitors and new members are most welcome to future meetings (please see local posters for details). The next meeting, on Monday 9th April, will be “How to enjoy a healthy and wealthy Retirement”. There are also still a few places left on our coach outing on 14th May to the beautiful Trentham Gardens.

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Chess in Anstey and the surrounding area Venue: Anstey Community Library Time: Weekly on Saturdays from 10am until 1pm Have you ever played chess? Are you interested in advancing your knowledge? Are you a beginner? Would you like to learn a new and exciting hobby? Did you play years ago at school and never found anywhere or anybody to play? What ever your story is and whether you're a total beginner or a Grandmaster, I am working with Anstey Community Library to host free of charge chess sessions to anybody that wants to learn the game, improve their game or just play casual games socially and stretch their mind! Regardless of age, gender, talent or ability, come along and join us for some teaching, coaching or general chess chat in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. If you'd like to come but have any questions, please feel free to contact me, Ben Vaughan, on 0116 3320956, Text 07469 207548 or email ansteychess@hotmail.com '

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Thurcaston and Cropston Open Garden Weekend 23rd and 24th June 2018 - 2pm to 6 pm We are inviting gardeners to join up for this year’s Thurcaston and Cropston Open Garden Weekend. Last year we raised £2406.44 for the Air Ambulance and the local Good Neighbour Scheme. This year we are again raising money for the same local charities. 

Our Spring production comprises two one-act plays, both great comedies which will keep you entertained through the evening. The first, ‘Rude Awakenings’ by Nicolas Ridley, is set in Village Hall (which makes the set quite easy!) at the Little Gissing Art Group’s annual exhibition where Astrid, a young artist with a colourful past, ruffles the feathers of the older members.

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“Inspiring to dream more, learn more, do more and become more.” We are Martin High School M Year 6 Parents’ Meet and Greet National Apprenticeship On Wednesday 14th March, Martin High School welcomed their week 5th to 9th March new cohort of Year 7 learners and parents for 2018. A short presentation about what they can expect over the next few months during the transition process was followed by a question and answer session where people were invited to try new uniform, chat with current year 7 pupils as well as find out about the bus routes and how to access pupil premium funding. The evening was very well attended and learners left enthusiastic about their future at Martin High. “I’m counting down the days until I become a Martin High pupil for real” said one excited learner.

We celebrated National Apprenticeship week. The National Apprenticeship Service coordinates this it is designed celebrate Even though we had a delayed start anand amazing time wastohad by all. apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on individuals, businesses and the wider economy. Apprenticeships are becoming Students enjoyed time swimming in geotherma increasingly more popular with school leavers, so the week was used to educate our students about Apprenticeships.

Here’s what we got up to: On Monday 5th March we had a visit from Neil F Briggs and Reece Davis from Bloor Homes. Neil For further information about upcoming  As cold as it was, is there was no shortage of snow anall. Apprenticeship Master and fights. Reece is curEvenofthough we by transition events or to book a tour the S had a delayed start an amazing time was hadrently doing a bricklaying apprenticeship. school, please contact: scoates@martin.leics.sch.uk

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On the 11th February 30 students and 4  teachers set off on a 5 day Geography adventure to Iceland – The F  Land of Fire and Ice. Even though weselected had a delayed As 7 cold as it was, there was notoshortage of snowliterature fights. It gives year students the opportunity study classical Neil explained how the apprenticeship start an S amazing time was had byItall.gives selected year 7 students the opportunity to study programme classical literature worked; apprentices can expect to

There was an incredible amount of snow with it snowing on all but the last day - Teacher of English which did unfortunately mean we didn’t Teacher of English get to see the Northern- Lights. Students enjoyed time swimming in geothermally heated waters, viewing volcanoes and marvelling at the thundering waterfalls.

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Walking on the glacier with crampons and ice axes was a  highlight for many as well as going underground to explore a lava tunnel full of surreal natural ice and snow sculptures. For many, it was the first time of being able to see and walk on a black sand beach while watching the waves  crashing on the land. As cold as it was, there was no shortage of snow fights. Students have come away with some fantastic memories which will no doubt last for a long time into the future.

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Year 10 learners went to Loughborough University to compete in the Maths Feast challenge, it was against other schools from Leicestershire and they went on to win the challenge and gained 1st place.

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Kim Watts the head of maths organised the trip and she has organised many others in this academic year since her employment here. She is continuing to inspire pupils and bringing developments to our maths department.

Classics Club

Miss Yeabsley teacher of English and Miss Hadfield teacher of Foreign Languages have started running a Classics Club after school. It gives selected year 7 students the opportunity to study classical literature from Ancient Greece and Rome. Students will learn about classical Greek heroes such as Hercules, Persephone and Hades and will have the opportunity to take part in trips to Leicester University to visit the Archaeology and History departments and learn some basic Latin and Ancient Greek.

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Representatives from Leicester College and Stephenson College talked about the different options that are available to our students if they were to take the apprenticeship route. Students were also given some valuable advice such as what websites to use and what would be expected in a good application and the importance of writing a good CV. On Wednesday 7th March, Miss Inns received a trim from local hairdresser – ‘Hair by Nelly’. Nelly shared her secrets of the trade and talked about her journey from college to salon. The girls were shown how to section hair before cutting and also how to achieve a feathered  finish. Thank you to Miss Inns for volunteering to have her hair cut with an audience! All students who have attended one of our events received ‘I’m supporting NAW2018’ badges. It was a fantastic and memorable week, roll on National Apprenticeship Week 2019!

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Kirby Muxloe Local Fundraising Committee for Cancer Research

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The gardening club meets in the Thurcaston and Cropston Memorial Hall

We saw a selection of famous ‘cottage style’ gardens, such as those originally owned by Thomas Hardy and Beatrice Potter; each one recreated with a mixture of flowers and vegetables.

Whether an experienced gardener or an enthusiastic beginner we are sure you will find something of interest in this year’s programme. New members are made most welcome. What’s more, it is excellent value!! The membership fee is still only £12 for the year or £3.00 per meeting. And, if you would like to come as a visitor and then you decide to join, your visitor fee will be refunded!! So, if you are interested in gardening - come and give the Club a try.

The National Trust is proud of its work to restore and preserve gardens and garden buildings. At Calke Abbey, one of our local National Trust gardens, are the best examples of back sheds (where the gardeners worked without being seen by the gentry), a restored orangery, and one of only three surviving ‘auricular temples’.

Gardens of the National Trust The March meeting of the Gardening Club gave everyone a chance to forget about snowy, windy weather and to dream about warm summer months, and visits to National Trusts Gardens. Alan Tyler, a volunteer speaker from the National Trust, gave us a splendid illustrated talk, taking us through some of the glorious gardens that the National Trust owns and opens to the public.

Britain’s parks and gardens are unmatched anywhere in the world, and the National Trust manages a good number of these. The Trust employs 450 gardeners with a head gardener at each major property. In addition, there are over 6000 volunteer gardeners. The National Trust has a very high standard of gardening and Alan’s excellent collection of slides gave us a wonderful insight into many of these gardens.

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The auricula theatre at Calke Abbey gardens in Derbyshire

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