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Report from Anstey Parish Council Parish Councillors - The Annual meeting took place on the 14th May 2019 Councillor Martin Broomhead has been elected as Chairman for the year and Councillor Glyn McAllister as Vice Chairman. There was a lot of procedural items to get in place for the beginning of the new Council and an atmosphere of enthusiasm for a new term of office was evident.

New Councillors, who were elected, are welcomed to the parish council Lee Potter and Grant Cotton plus two new members, Kathy Peake and Murray Peat were co-opted to fill current vacancies. The Project & Grounds Committee and Events Committee are both meeting for the first time in May and will be setting out the priorities and events to be covered during the coming year.

The start of the new council is an exciting time to join the parish council, there remains two vacancies to be filled. If you are interested in having a say in the work of the Council and contributing to local democracy please do get in touch to learn more about the role of a Parish Councillor. Over the next few months an item will remain on our agenda to co-opt new members until the vacancies have been filled. Parish Council meetings are held every three weeks on a Tuesday evening. To qualify as a Councillor you will need to confirm that you meet the statutory requirements. For more information contact the Parish Office Tel: (0116) 236 2646 or email clerk@ansteypc.org Parish Meeting – Grant Giving - The Parish Meeting was held on the 7th May starting at 7pm this annual meeting is not a parish council meeting, but a meeting of the electorate. Seven local groups came along and talked about the vital work that their groups do to support well-being within the community. Five groups received grant funding, the decision on who should receive this money was made by the people present. Our thanks go to the representatives who came along from the following groups; Anstey Town Charity, Royal Voluntary Service, Anstey Nomads Football Club (Walking Football), Gynsill Tennis Club, Anstey Royal British Legion, Anstey Without Lyrca and the Anstey Chess Club.

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Community Speed Watch - Last year a petition was raised containing 200 signatures to have a local Community Speed Watch group. A couple of meetings where held with a few residents who were willing to take part in a group unfortunately, there was not enough interest to make this group viable. The Parish Council is again asking for anyone interested in taking part in a speed watch group to get in touch. If there is enough interest we will again look to facilitate a group starting up. Tel: (0116) 236 2646 email: clerk@ansteypc.org Grass Verges - The cutting of the grass verges is carried out by the council’s in house grounds team. This is carried out under a one year contract with Leicestershire County Council. If any of the verges are not being cut please do let us know so that we can sort this out as soon as possible. The grass cutting schedule allows for the grass to be cut every 2 weeks this is weather dependent. Grass verges can only be cut if they are free of parked vehicles and obstacles such as stones.

Parish Council Meetings will be held on the following Tuesday evenings 4th June, 25th June and 16th July starting 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 (Chairman), Glyn McAllister (Vice-Chairman), Nigel Aston, Vicky Ball, Sue Billington, Grant Cotton, Mandy Jordan, Kathy Peake, Murray Peat, Roger Peat, Lee Potter, Matt Rogers.

Your councillors can be contacted through the council offices: Tel: (0116) 236 2646 or email: clerk@ansteypc.org

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ANSTEY SUMMER GALA 2019

Starring Ryan Gosling and Claire Foy, June's film is a biography of Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon.

This is an exciting, yet tender, story of his family and his career in the Space Race. Amazingly, this film gained eight nominations for British Academy Awards and Oscars, this year. “Stan and Ollie� will be shown on September 13th and lasts 97 minutes. A very short “Laurel and Hardy� film will also be shown for the same price!

We are presenting two films, beginning with a “Laurel and Hardy� to start our season following the summer. “Stan and Ollie� is a biographical comedy drama based on the later years of Hollywood’s greatest comedy double act. There are brilliant performances, from Steve Coogan and John Reilly, as their characters make a gruelling music hall tour of the U.K. This film certainly deserved its three nominations for BAFTA’s. “All is True� will be shown on October 18th.

Anstey’s annual village Summer Gala will take place on Saturday 7th September 2019 from Noon, with a theme of 'Carnival'. This will be held on the Recreational Ground behind the Jubilee Hall, Stadon Road. There will be music, live entertainment, stalls, refreshments & a dog show. Make sure to come in your best ‘Carnival’ inspired outfit and hope that the weather stays dry and bright!

For more info please see our website on http://www.ansteygala.btck.co.uk

Thurcaston and Cropston Parish Council will be showing these films at Thurcaston Memorial Hall, starting at 7.30pm.

Film tickets will cost the usual ÂŁ5 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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The Soil is Always Better on the Other Side

On my gardening travels I’m often amazed by how differently the same plant can perform in one garden to the next. One Phlomis fruticosa (Jerusalem sage) can be a vast clump of foliage with towering spikes of yellow flowers, whereas another just down the road is a poor, stunted specimen, barely clinging on to its impoverished existence. I once saw two Stipa gigantea (golden oats) in separate gardens but only ten metres apart – on one side the plant was forty centimetres tall with a single flower; on the other its shimmering halo of golden, hair-like panicles was well above my head.

'Phlomis fruticosa (Jerusalem sage)'

So what’s the difference? Are some green-fingered folk blessed with magical abilities?

Is there a shadowy cabal of local gardeners who share performance-enhancing plant potions? Do some gardens carry a curse, visited upon a previous owner for committing unspeakable horticultural sins (most likely involving plastic lawn ornaments)?

Unlikely. Often the answer is simple: soil.

If you were a plant you would pray to the gardening gods that you were lovingly sunk into deep, loose, rich earth that had been cared for over successive seasons, overflowing with organic matter and helpful little microbes. And if your prayers were answered you’d give back all you had to give.

If, however, you were stamped into a tight hole scratched from the hard, unforgiving clay (of the kind that’s unfortunately common in these parts) you’d have every right to sulk.

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David Snartt Reports...

Borough Councillor for Forest Bradgate

Charnwood Borough Council Elections I was delighted to be voted in once more to represent the Forest Bradgate Ward at Charnwood Borough Council. May I take this opportunity to thank all residents who voted for me, it was good to meet residents whilst out campaigning and delivering leaflets around the Ward. I will continue to represent all residents at the Council whether they voted for me or not. I was also pleased that our candidates Deborah Taylor and Paul Bains were also successful in the Anstey Ward.

Following the Borough elections on 2nd May, the Council now comprises 36 Conservative, 13 Labour, 2 Independents and one Green Party Councillor. This means that the Conservatives retain control of the Council.

The annual meeting has taken place, at that meeting I was appointed Deputy Mayor for the Council year.

Speaking to people during the campaign I did take on board the many comments about the current national demise with Brexit. I was able to share the general message and frustration from the conversations and e-mails with our local MP Edward Argar.

Before the election I did ask officers at the Council to look at changing the polling station at Newtown Linford from the Sunday School because it was not wheelchair friendly. I have already had favourable comments about the new venue at The Linford. Please let me know if anyone had any difficulties with the new polling station.

Once again my main focus will be on protecting the unique identity of our villages, including working with the Parish Councils.

There are items and concerns with which I am already involved with, three major items being: The closure of Welbeck – The Defence Sixth Form College in Woodhouse: The appeal for the proposed development of 50 dwellings adjacent to Maplewell Road, Woodhouse

Eaves: The continuing issues surrounding the parking issues within the village of Newtown Linford. This along with other planning issues and individual ongoing concerns.

Finally I would like to thank all the people who helped me with the election campaign, delivering leaflets and putting up posters, I am sure this did help to have one of the highest turnout of voters for this election across the Borough.

Welbeck – The Defence Sixth Form College I was so pleased that the Rt. Hon. Nicky Morgan MP, supported by Edward Argar, was able to secure a debate in the House of Commons about the closure of Welbeck College on the 30th April 2019. Details of the debate can be found on hansard.parliament.uk.

Nicky outlined all the benefits that the College has delivered since being relocated to Woodhouse in 2005, including comments received from parents and families. One stating the following: It is incredibly disappointing to read that Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College is to shut. Our 15 year old daughter has visited Welbeck twice as she has her heart set on joining the Navy and training to be an air engineer. Welbeck provides a place where young women can be encouraged and supported into engineering careers. It offers a standard and type of education and opportunities that would otherwise be out of reach to families like us who are not affluent and cannot afford to pay for expensive boarding schools.

I was also pleased that Nicky raised the question that if the decision is not to be reversed, this fantastic site could well be empty in just a couple of years. The Minister’s written statement made it clear that an

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alternative use within either education or defence would be found. The Minister also stated that the Welbeck site has become an important part of the local community. I can reassure her (Nicky) and the House of Commons that we will do all we can to secure an alternative, sustainable future use for the site.

I had some concerns about the statements made by the Minister, espcially about consultation. Therefore, I have written again to the Chairman of the Defence Committee, asking for guidance on this matter. I believe this is important to understand more fully the decision making process, in my view, this could have a huge impact on the local community, when making decisions about the future of this site.

5 Year Housing Land Supply I have previously indicated how important it is for Charnwood Borough Council as the Local Planning Authority to maintain a five year housing land supply. This figure is calculated annually, the review for the coming year is now complete and the Council is now able to demonstrate it has 6.41 years of housing supply.

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In my view, this is excellent news, especially as it will be most helpful when the appeal is determined by the Inspector for the proposal to develop up to 50 dwellings adjacent to Maplewell Road, Woodhouse Eaves. You may recall the 9 dwellings adjacent to Briscoe Lane, Woodhouse was determined by an Inspector when the Local Planning Authority could not demonstrate a five year land supply, this was one of the reasons for the Inspector to allow the appeal. This information will also be helpful in deciding future applications especially if they have been

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Parking Enforcement, Newtown Linford I thought residents would be interested in the latest information received about the number of parking tickets issued this year in the village.

In my view, there still seem to be issues relating to on-street parking on the village streets by the number of tickets issued. Numbers by month are as follows: January 56, February 44 March 48 April 64 May to the 13th 21.

I still receive concerns from residents about the issues of inconsiderate parking. I will continue to work with others to improve the current situation.

Queen’s Park, Loughborough If you are interested in a free afternoon concert by a number of local bands, the bandstand in Queen’s Park, Loughborough is the place to be.

The concerts will take place throughout the summer on Sunday afternoons starting at 2.00pm. They will give residents an opportunity to listen to live music in this welcoming setting.

The bands taking part are: 9th June, Loughborough Salvation Army Band: 16th June, Melbourne Town Band: 7th July, Charnwood Concert Band: 14th July, Loughborough Concert Band: 21st July, Hathern Youth and Concert Band: 11th August The New Orleans Hotshots Jazz Band.

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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Anstey Nomads girls football

ANSTEY POLICE MATTERS Welcome to ‘Police Matters’ from the Anstey, Cropston, Thurcaston, Newtown Linford, Swithland, Woodhouse and Woodhouse Eaves Dedicated Neighbourhood Policing Team.

The next beat surgeries will be held on: Monday 3rd June between 18:00 and 19:00 at Rothley Library Wednesday 12th June between 18:00 and 19:00 at Anstey Cooperative

Crime Prevention Advice

Monday 17th June between 18:00 and 19:00 at Newtown Linford Police Box

Don't let green fingered thieves spring clean your shed.

Many people take a great deal of trouble securing their house and the property within it...but what about sheds and garages?

With the array of lawnmowers, power tools, garden equipment, bicycles, sports and other valuable equipment kept in them, security measures should certainly be put in place.

Property Gardening tools and garden furniture are not cheap - what's more they are very saleable items for the thief. Don't make it easy for them to be stolen and remember that tools stolen from your shed could be used to burgle your house. ➢ Postcode or property mark anything in your shed or garage that is value and might be stolen, for example, lawnmowers, garden furniture, bicycles, sports equipment. ➢ Take photographs of expensive items - they may be useful to police to identify the goods and return them to you, should you be unfortunate enough to have them stolen. ➢ Never leave garden tools and equipment outside, even if you are just popping back into the house. It only takes minutes for an opportunist thief to take them. ➢ Consider fitting a pair of garage door locks that are fitted either vertically or horizontally and can be locked both from the inside and outside of the garage.

We’d like to meet you Please check the Leicestershire policing website for dates and venues for our forth coming beat surgeries.

Monday 8th July between 11:00 and 12:00 at Newtown Linford Police Box Thursday 11th July between 10:00 and 11:00 at Rothley Library Monday 15th July between 10:00 and 11:00 at Anstey Beat Office Monday 29th July between 10:00 and 11:00 at Anstey Nook Corner Cafe Please report any suspicious activity at the time by calling 101. Please ring 999 if you believe a crime is taking place.

If anybody has any information about the recorded crimes then please speak with your local officers, or if you have any information at all about crime please call CRIMESTOPPERS. Your call will always be free, we won’t ask your name and you may even receive a cash reward. Just call – 0800 555 111

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Training weekly, some twice, with matches and tournaments keeps them all busy, but they never lose their energy. We have been lucky enough to become a Siter Club with the Leicester City Women team and have enjoyed supporting each other with coaching sessions and being mascots at their games.

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2018/2019 has been another fantastic season for the 4 Anstey Nomads girls teams. Our younger players the Wildcats and u11 play in the development league, covering ages from 6 -11 years. Our u12 and u13 teams play competetively in the Leicester City and County league where they placed 3rd and 5th respectively in their divisions.

This season each and every player has improved immensely, gaining confidence and football ability. They all work hard in training sessions,whilst still having fun, and show great team working every week.

They have shown great strength and determination all year and this has been clear to see in the results produced. The season ended for the u12 and 13 teams with a hard fought match against the coaches and adult supporters.

We are always seeking new players, especially as some teams are changing from 7v7 to 9v9 this season, so if there are any girls in Anstey or the surrounding area interested in playing football, please do get in contact via the Girls secretary, Kay Calvert on 07729164316, the Anstey Nomads website www.ansteynomads.com or Facebook Anstey Nomads FC.

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The event is being held at the charity’s Midlands Training Centre in Osgathorpe, Leicestershire, on Friday 5 July 2019.

The quiz night aims to raise vital funds for the national charity that trains amazing assistance dogs to transform the lives of people with physical disabilities, boosting their confidence and independence.

The dogs are taught a range of everyday tasks including picking up and fetching items, opening doors and helping to undress a person. They can even help to load and unload a washing machine and they can fetch help in an emergency. “Fun events like our Pie & Peas Quiz Night are vital for raising funds for the charity whilst also raising awareness in the area surrounding our two training centres in the Midlands and in the South,� says Helen Watkinson, Head of Community and National Fundraising. “The money raised will enable us to train more amazing dogs and will help us to transform the lives of more people living with physical disabilities.�

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Detailed analysis revealed that fewer than 3 passengers travelled on this journey on average each day.

After a small break to fight the local elections, the County Council is springing back into action. The Leicestershire County Council held their Annual Council meeting on Wednesday 15th May to elect the new Chairman (more later on in my report). On Saturday 18th May, I walked our dog down to Anstey Community Library to look at their ever growing plant sale event. I was well prepared with a large bag to carry all my plants home, I just need to find time to plant them now! This event is growing in popularity and is now very busy selling good quality plants. I have been informed that they raised over £1,200 to help towards the running costs of the library, well done to all involved.

On Sunday 19th May, we had a lovely morning walking around the gardens and woodland at the Brand, Brand Hill, Woodhouse Eaves. The gardens were open with the kind permission of Col. Robert Martin and his wife Janie in aid of The Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. The formal gardens were beautiful as were the delicious cakes for sale. On Wednesday 22nd May I attended a briefing at County Hall for all elected members regarding ‘Prevent’. ‘Prevent’ is part of the Government Counter Terrorism Strategy and incudes the multi-agency response to safeguarding and supporting vulnerable people. I had completed this training very recently but this is an important topic and a refresh never hurts. On Friday 24th May I attended the first Cabinet meeting of the new council year and this covered the results of the public consultation on new provisions for special educational needs, supporting children in care and care leavers and proposals for consultation on the County Councils budget.

Centre Bus 154 Service Leicestershire County Council has developed a new Passenger Transport Policy and Strategy (PTPS) to ensure its passenger transport provision is fit for purpose and cost-effective.

This policy enables the council to review all of the bus services it financially supports and to assess the case for continued support against the Strategy scoring system. The review of service 154 – 18:25 journey from Leicester to

There are commercial journeys operating on service 154 throughout the day on weekdays, serving Anstey, Thurcaston, Cropston, Swithland, Woodhouse, Woodhouse Eaves and Quorn on an hourly basis. The latest commercial journey towards Quorn leaves Leicester at 17:25. The council has decided to withdraw the funding for the 18:25 Monday to Friday journey on service 154 from 30th June 2019. As this is a single journey and other commercial bus services are available, the council has no plans to provide a replacement. Centrebus, the operator of service 154 has, however, decided to operate the 18:25 journey, from Leicester to Beaumont Leys only, on a commercial basis.

The Roberts 120 Service and the Centrebus 154 Saturday service will be reviewed later on in the summer.

Speed Survey, Cropston Road, Anstey Following continued reports of speeding traffic on Cropston Road, Anstey, I requested that a speed survey to be carried out in the area. This survey has now been completed and was conducted between the 4th and 10th April.

During this period 28% of vehicles were exceeding the ‘National Police Chief Council enforcement threshold’.

This represents extremely poor compliance with the current 30mph speed limit on this particular road and the police have agreed to arrange for the Mobile Safety Camera Vans to be deployed at this site. The idea is not to fine drivers but to make drivers aware of the speed limit and to slow down. This is a very busy road with many hazards and pedestrians sharing the space and vehicles need to slow down.

Mobile Cameras in Newtown Linford Over the Easter weekend, mobile cameras were in place around Newtown Linford.

The data collection, undertaken in various locations, was carried out to help inform the Bradgate Park Trust Parking Review. This will hopefully provide further data for Newtown Linford Parish Council when they consider the village parking issues.

Woodhouse Eaves Average Speed Cameras The Average speed cameras have been in place on Beacon Road, Woodhouse Eaves for a few months now. I have received the first data from the cameras for the period 10th January to 28th February 2019. The Police have issued 20 notices eastbound and 19 notices westbound.

A report with a full evaluation will be taken back to elected members on completion of the 12-month trial. The pilot has started well but it is too early to evaluate on individual ticketing in each area.

The Council are looking to change the behaviour of motorists to be mindful of their environment and drive within the speed limit, not fine them, and the numbers are positively showing the change in driver behaviour. The final report will show what long term benefits in speed reduction and driver behaviour has been achieved.

Bus Stop Relocation, Leicester Road, Anstey This is finally moving along. We are now just waiting for an estimate of costs for implementation, once/if this is approved by Anstey Parish Council it will go out for public consultation. Following the consultation and depending on the level of the support the planned scheme can be implemented.

The Nook, Anstey The maintenance period has finished and all outstanding works/snags have recently been completed.

The traffic modelling work carried out by consultants at the planning stage always showed that queue lengths would be longer on Cropston Road as a result of this scheme.

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long queues and not only at peak times, whilst other arms have very little queuing. The scheme is not working, and I have now asked the Highways Department to arrange for traffic count, queue length and journey time surveys to be carried out which we can compare to before surveys. Once we have the information we can conclude if the scheme has improved the situation compared to before or have a closer look at any specific issues the surveys may highlight.

residents of Latimer Street regarding the difficulties encountered parking on Latimer Street, and the submission of a petition from the residents of Latimer Street. Leicestershire County Council proposes to make the following order to change existing parking restrictions and introduce residents permit parking. The scheme looks to alleviate the concerns raised and provide a necessary, safe and suitable parking area for the residents within the affected area.

I will bring back further information once I have received the traffic survey data.

This scheme proposes the following on Latimer Street:

Latimer Street, Anstey

➢ No Waiting 8am – 6pm Mon – Sat.

There has been parking issues for residents on Latimer Street for several years. I have been working on this issue for the last year and we finally got agreement from the Highways Department to look at the problems and come up with a proposed plan. This has now been completed and the new proposals have gone out for public consultation. The details are below and you will be able to submit any comments by 14th June 2019. More information is available on the following link: https://www.leicestershire.gov.uk/roads-andtravel/cars-and-parking/traffic-managementconsultations

➢ Disabled parking Mon – Sat 8am – 6pm limited to 3 Hours. No Return within 1 Hour.

Proposed changes to parking restrictions and proposed residents permit parking As a result of several concerns from the

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The residents permit area will provide 12 parking spaces and run for a length of 77 metres in total.

Full Council The Annual Full Council was held on Wednesday 15th May. Mrs Pam Posnett CC MBE was appointed as Chairman for the 2019/20 year with Mr Jennings CC appointed as Vice Chairman for the 2019/20 year.

Thanks were given to Mr O’Shea CC for his

dedication and hard work as Chairman over the past year.

With a slight reshuffle of Cabinet and Committee positions I am delighted to have retained my Support Cabinet Lead Member role for Children and Families Service and will continue to support the Lead Member, Mr Ould CC OBE for the next year in our important work of supporting and improving children and family’s lives.

The Council has now declared a climate emergency. There is worldwide concern that any rise in the climate above 1.5 degrees would cause serious outcomes for the planet and we need to reduce emissions and limit temperature rises. By declaring a climate emergency, the Council will aim to achieve carbon neutrality from its own operations by 2030. We have requested officers to undertake a review of the aspects of the Environment Strategy 2018-30 necessary to achieve this aspiration, together with an assessment of the cost and technology implications of so doing to enable the Cabinet and Council to take an informed decision on the ambitions of the Environment Strategy whilst also recognising that this will require reallocations of the resources by the Council.

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Anstey Parish Council Annual Report 2018/2019 Anstey Parish Council Annual Report 2018/2019

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rish Council Anstey Parish Council Jubilee Hall, Stadon Road ll, Stadon Road Anstey Leicester, LE7 7AY cester LE7 7AY Tel: 0116 236 2646

E-mail: clerk@ansteypc.org www.ansteypc.org.uk Produced by Anstey Parish Council

May 2019

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Annual Report Purpose of the Report 1.

To give details of the achievements of the Parish Council over the last 12 months and to set out the Council’s priorities for 2019/2020. APC is made up of 14 members and has four Committees to help carry out the work of the Parish Council.

Overview 2.

Over the past 12 months, the Parish Council and its staff have continued to be very active in maintaining high standards and developing its community assets within the village.

3.

The main assets of the Council are: The Jubilee Hall, which continues to be very well used by village organisations; (and the income continues to cover the loan interest repayments).

The Stadon Road Recreation Ground, which includes the 2 equipped play areas, the multi-use games area and the War Memorial.

The top green on Bradgate Road.

The lower green by the brook on Leicester Road, including the Packhorse Bridge (a scheduled ancient monument and listed building).

The cemetery on Groby Road.

Mitchells Field on Cropston Road.

Link Road Playing Fields, which includes the rugby pitch.

The Scout Hut which is leased to the local Scout Group.

The public toilets in The Nook car park.

The Public Open Space at Long Close, including the play area.

The Public Open Space at Millfield Close, including the play area.

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The Parish Council also maintains St Mary’s Church Yard, which is a ‘closed’ churchyard.

The Car park next to the Co-op 4.

The Parish Council continues to provide Christmas lights in the centre of the village.

5.

The main focus during the past 12 months has been to ensure that all of these assets are kept in good repair for the benefit of the residents of Anstey.

6.

On behalf of Leicestershire County Council the Parish Council maintains the grass verges within the village boundary.

Main Achievements in 2018/19 7.

There have been a number of notable events and achievements over the past 12 months: •

52 planning applications have been considered in public meetings. The Parish Council continues to work hard in collating information to make planning comments on these applications.

•

Work to set up a Community Speed Watch was started although this group still needs more volunteers to make it successful. If you are interested in becoming involved do let us know.

•

The Project and Grounds Committee have been working on the following projects; o The refurbishment of the public toilets, this facility is owned by Charnwood Borough Council and run by the parish council under a lease arrangement. They were in dire need of refurbishment and this took place in January 2019 at a total cost of £35,000 a grant of £10,000 was received from the National Lottery to carry out these works. o Work continues with the Scouts to consider the long term future of the Scout hut on Leicester Road. This year a survey has been carried out that has established that the building is structurally sound. An options report has been looking at the various alternatives for new and improved community facilities. A steering group has been set up that is looking into the requirement of various groups within the community that need space to hold their activities. o Plans for a new garden of remembrance have been agreed and these are currently out for quote with local gardening contractors.

•

The Events Committee continue to work toward providing the following village events. o This years Picnic in the Park was well attended during the heat wave. o To celebrate 100 years since the end of World War 1 special events were held including a 90’s Knees Up tea party and Bunting made by villagers to commemorate the fallen soldiers from Anstey, this is still on display in Jubilee Hall. o Hanging Baskets displaying flowers throughout the summer o Christmas Lights for the village � |Page 3

o Supporting other groups with their events including the Gala Committee, the Community Library and the Royal British Legion.

•

The Parish Council continue to support local groups and this year have provided grants totalling £7000.00 funding for 13 local groups including; Anstey Historic Society, Anstey Chess Club, Anstey Royal British Legion, Xmas Day Lunch Club, Anstey WI, Gynsill Tennis Club, Anstey Town Charity, Anstey Nomads Junior Football Club and 40th Leicester Scouts. £1000 of grant funding is donated to the Parish Meeting to support local groups.

•

The Council continue to work together with other tiers of local government. Leicestershire County Council and Charnwood Borough Council on areas of work that fall under their jurisdiction. For example: highways, street lighting and planning. In particular, the Parish Council has liaised closely with LCC and CBC regarding The Nook roundabout which is currently being looked after by the developers and then the maintenance of the planting will pass to the Parish Council.

•

A mosaic workshop was held to discuss the style of public art at the Groby Road housing estate.

Julie Vernon a mosaic artist led the workshop session and the Council commissioned two pieces of art work. These will be installed on the green at the entrance to the estate once the land has been transferred to the Parish Council

Staff Changes Neil Cadwallader retired after working at Anstey Parish Council for almost 25 years we wish him a well-earned and happy retirement. As a result of this, Richard French began working here in September and has become a valuable member of the Grounds team. The Parish Council have again this year taken on the contract from Leicestershire County Council for cutting of the grass verges and have employed Neil Wright to carry out this work.

Priorities for 2018/19 8.

The Parish Council continues to maintain and develop its existing assets and to acquire further assets that it considers will be beneficial to the village.

9.

The Events Committee have a schedule of activities for the year including a Picnic in the Park on the 7th July 2019.

10.

The priorities for the Parish Council are considered after their Annual Parish Council Meeting in May.

11.

The Council currently have the following as their priorities:

To continue work with Davidsons Homes for the transfer of land at Groby Road, this includes public open space, an extension to the cemetery, an allotment site and balancing pond.

To consider the long term future of the Scout Building on Leicester Road and the requirements for the 40th Leicester Scouts within Anstey. Continued work by the � |Page 4

Steering Group to discuss the village requirements. A public consultation was carried out on 9th April 2019.

The Parish Council are looking at the option to extend the Jubilee Hall to meet the needs of the Scouts and other groups within the village

To consider the Bus Stop Relocation from Leicester Road to help the flow of traffic in the Nook. A public consultation was carried out and the information gathered was submitted to Leicestershire County Council. LCC will be carrying out their statutory consultation to see if the proposal is possible. The project is to be funded by ÂŁ62,000 from development contributions from the Fairhaven Farm Development

The Community Engagement Strategy ensures that Anstey Parish Council continues to support local groups to create a sustainable community within Anstey.

To provide additional outdoor recreational facilities for the people of Anstey.

Public Art for the Groby Road Estate, the Council commissioned 2 pieces of art work.

Julie Vernon has begun this work which will be installed on the green at the entrance to the estate once the land has been transferred to the Parish Council

To provide Affordable Housing, the planning application for the Gynsill Lane development suggests there is Section 106 funding available to contribute towards affordable housing within Charnwood, further clarification is required.

To finalise the new peace garden for the Groby Road Cemetery.

To produce a Neighbourhood Plan for Anstey, the Rural Community Council will assist the Projects & Grounds Committee to begin the process.

12.

However, it should be noted that, in addition to the above, the day-to-day workload of the Parish Clerk and her staff is equally important and however much we aspire to achieve the proposals outlined above, we often find that we have to wait on the actions of other organisations before we can move forward.

13.

Residents will also appreciate that the possible development of other assets in the village may have to be considered to be secondary priorities.

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Financial Information 14.

In order to achieve its aspirations, the Parish Council has agreed to set its precept (Council Tax) for 2019/20 at £279,360. This represents an increase of 2% to residents based on a Band D property of 4 pence per week. This increase has been k e p t to a minimum by using £20,500 from reserves and £28,987 from the Long Close budget.

The main reasons for the changes to the budget were due to increased staffing costs. This is due to having well qualified staff, incremental point increases for staff wages and being a living wage employer. The other significant change is the extra income received from open space service level agreements.

15.

Unaudited Accounts The following is a summary of the income and expenditure for 2018/19; this includes the sum of £264,755 raised as part of the Council Tax.

Area

Expenditure

Income

Administration (including staff costs)

£122,930

£272,824

Jubilee Hall (lease agreement)

£28,263

£12,386 £3,202

Public Toilets £9,143 (income inc. grant from CBC for 2017/ 2018)

£2,560

Scout Hut

0

£175

Open Spaces (including Wayleaves)

£129,069

£10,879

Cemetery

£5,452

£9,175

Anstey Improvements

£47,736

£14,800

Conclusion In conclusion, I would like to extend my thanks to the Clerk and staff of Anstey Parish Council for their continuing efforts to provide top quality services and facilities for the residents of the village.

In this election year I would like to thank my fellow councillors for their support for all of our achievements over the past 12 months. There are a total of six Councillors who will be standing down and I especially would like to mention them for their contribution to the parish; Emma Bown, Melissa Hadfield, Ian Grogan, Brian Rowlinson, Chris Tunaley and Deborah Taylor.

On a very sad note last October we lost our longest serving Parish and Borough Councillor John Sutherington. His consistent support over the past 35 years for the residents of Anstey were exemplary. He will be greatly missed by all those who knew him.

Martin Broomhead Chairman of the Parish Council � |Page 6

Councillor attendance at meetings Year

Total Number % of Councillor of Meetings attendance at Held meetings

Percentage of Councillor Apologies for meetings

% Councillors absent from meetings

2012/2013 20

74%

20%

6%

2013/2014 17

78%

16%

6%

2014/2015 17

83%

17%

0

2015/2016 18

85%

15%

0

2016/2017 16

87%

13%

0

2017/2018 17

85%

15%

0

2018/2019 17

83%

15%

2%

The Public and Press are invited to attend the Annual Parish Meeting and are most welcome to attend all meetings of the Parish Council, which are usually held every three weeks. These meetings commence at 7:30pm.

Schedule of Meeting 2019 / 2020 Month

Date

Meeting

May

14 21 28

Annual Meeting / Full Council Project & Grounds Committee – 1st quarterly meeting Events Committee – 1st quarterly meeting

June

4 25

Full Council Full Council

July

16

Full Council

August

6 27

Full Council Full Council

September

3 17

Events Committee – 2nd quarterly meeting Full Council

October

1 8 29

Project & Grounds Committee – 2nd quarterly meeting Full Council Full Council

November

5 12 19 26

Staffing Committee Events Committee – 3rd quarterly meeting Full Council Finance Committee

December

10

Full Council

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January 2020

7 14 21

Finance Committee Full Council Project & Grounds Committee 3rd quarterly meeting

February 2019

4 11 25

Full Council Events Committee – 4th quarterly meeting Full Council

March 2019

10 17 24

Staffing Committee Full Council Project & Grounds Committee 4th quarterly meeting

April 2019

7 14 28

Full Council Parish Meeting Full Council

Your Parish Councillors are: Martin Broomhead

170 Bradgate Road, Anstey. LE7 cllr.martin.broomhead@ansteypc.org 7FD

Nigel Aston

36 Summerfield Drive LE7 7QA

Vicky Ball

91 Cropston Road, Anstey LE7 cllr.vicky.ball@ansteypc.org 7BQ

cllr.nigel.aston@ansteypc.org

Sue Billington 5 Broadway Furlong, Anstey LE7 cllr.sue.billington@ansteypc.org 7TL Grant Cotton

12 Hollow Road, LE7 7FQ

cllr.grant.cotton@ansteypc.org

Mandy Jordan

26 Hazelhead Road, Anstey LE7 cllr.mandy.jordan@ansteypc.org 7DX

Glyn McAllister

77 Hollow Road, Anstey. LE7 cllr.glyn.mcallister@ansteypc.org 7FR

Kathy Peake

11 Broadway Furlong, Anstey cllr.kathy.peake@ansteypc.org LE7 7TL

Murray Peat

110 Cropston Road, Anstey LE7 cllr.murray.peat@ansteypc.org 7BL

Roger Peat

262 Link Road, Anstey LE7 7EF

Lee Potter

2 Hollow Road, Anstey LE7 7FQ cllr.lee.potter@ansteypc.org

Matt Rogers

6 Elms Court, Anstey LE7 7BS

cllr.roger.peat@ansteypc.org cllr.matt.rogers@ansteypc.org

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Parish Contact details: Liz Hawkes, Clerk to the Council Anstey Parish Council, Parish Office, Jubilee Hall, Stadon Road, Anstey LE7 7AY Telephone: (0116) 236 2646 Email: clerk@ansteypc.org.uk, www.ansteypc.org.uk

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Your Borough Councillors are: Deborah Taylor

6 Geary Close, Anstey, LE7 7LW

Paul Baines

3 Ruskin Field, Anstey, LE7 7QP

Tel: (0116) 235 0126 cllr.deborah.taylor@charnwood.gov.uk Tel: 07977 178869 cllr.paul.baines@charnwood.gov.uk

Your County Councillor is: Deborah Taylor

6 Geary Close, Anstey LE77LW

Tel: (0116) 235 0126 Email: Deborah.Taylor@leics.gov.uk

Your Member of Parliament is: Edward Argar House of Commons London SW1A OAA

Tel: 020 7219 8140 Edward.argar.mp@parliament.uk

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Asters by Helen Picton and Trip to RHS Malvern Show

The Gardening Club meets in the Thurcaston and Cropston Memorial Hall

The Thurcaston and Cropston Gardening Club enjoyed a busy time in May with a visiting speaker AND a day trip.

A view of a border at the Picton garden showing the stunning colour of Asters

Helen Picton at Old Court Nurseries

Our speaker in May was Helen Picton talking about Asters. Helen is from the Picton Garden at Old Court Nurseries, Colwell, Malvern. She is part of a third generation, family run business specialising in growing Asters (Michaelmas Daisies). The Picton Garden is home to the nNational Collection of Asters with over 400 different varieties.

Old Court Nurseries was established by specialist Aster grower Ernest Ballard. Percy Picton then bought it in 1952. His son Paul joined him in the 1960’s and in 1980 Paul and his wife Meriel formed the NCCPG National Collection of Autumn Flowering Asters. Since gaining a first-class degree in botany, Helen has been back at the nursery helping to look after what is probably the largest collection of Michaelmas Daisies in the world.

Spring Show was organised. The Malvern Show is excellent, and fifty-six members and friends had a lovely day out. This show is one of the first major shows of the year, and the plants on display reflect this. There is so much to enjoy at the show including the show gardens, the floral marquee, plant stalls, garden furniture and equipment, and much more – not forgetting the numerous stalls selling refreshments. It’s a good job the coach had a big boot for all the plants bought at the show!!

Helen illustrated her talk with excellent photographs of the Asters grown and sold at Old Court Nurseries. She also provided a plant list to help members think about and plan Asters they may want in their gardens.

She showed brilliant photos of Asters used in borders at Old Court Nurseries to demonstrate to customers the stunning effects that can be produced with Asters. In addition, Helen bought plants for members to buy.

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’s excellent value!! The membership fee is still only £12 for the year (pro rata) or £3.00 per meeting. So, if you are interested in gardening - come and give the Club a try.

For more information please contact Dave Haddon (0116) 235 9758: david.haddon20@ntlworld.com Or Richard Elks (0116 236 8313): cropston161@hotmail.co.uk The next club events are: Wednesday 12 June, 7.45pm Colour in the Leaf by Anthony Norman Anthony runs a small family nursery which specialises in the growing of variegated and coloured foliage hardy plants.

This illustrated talk ‘Colour in the Leaf’ covers the nurseries unique specialism of growing variegated and coloured foliage plants.

The presentation shows the wide range of variegated and coloured foliage plants available and the special considerations and benefits when using them in the garden.

He will bring a selection of plants for sale.

Aster ‘Anita Ballard’

This was an excellent talk that was well received by members.

Also, in May, a day trip to the RHS Malvern

Wednesday 10 July, 7.00pm Evening Visit to Barkby Hall Wednesday 14 August, 7.45 pm Cottage Gardening by Tony Clear

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Keeping up with Thurcaston Brownies Girlguiding UK have introduced a completely new programme and for the Spring term we worked towards the new Charities badge. Girls and leaders were ‘forced ‘to eat chocolate Smarties so that we each had empty tubes to fill with coins. During the term we collected £104 to give to 4 charities chosen by the girls. Meanwhile we investigated the work of charities associated with mental health, dementia and old age.

Brownies added their own accessories such as ribbons, buttons and fabrics with different textures to make twiddle mitts.

The girls also made cards and decorated small glass pots that fitted under colourful potted pansies. These gifts we took to Cedar House in Cropston and chatted to the residents. We also saw the incubating eggs and newly hatched chicks that were at the home. Everyone enjoyed the evening and the walk back in the dark with our torches and trying to think of suitable names for the chicks. Thank you to the staff and residents for making us so welcome.

'Good Grief' free pop-up cafe, Feelgood Farm, Anstey Following the first event on 17 May, the next free pop-up cafe for grief and loss, including suicide bereavement, is 2-4pm Friday 14 June.

The RSPCA ladies, Ruth and Sue, explained how William Wilberforce was instrumental in establishing the SPCA; later becoming the RSPCA with Royal support. With help from Lottie, their dog, we learned the correct way to approach dogs, to keep our sausages (fingers) hidden from naughty dogs and what to do in frightening situations.

If you want to ask about anything, call Alan: 07907 961408, or email: ac@alanchapman.com.

There's a cafe space, lounge, and courtyard garden in good weather. It's a place to talk, listen, and be understood, with others having similar feelings.

Shannen, from Digby’s Hedgehog Rescue, brought a speedy hedgehog with her that the girls named Lightning as it kept trying to run away. Shannen answered lots of our questions about the life of hedgehogs and how she looks after rescued ones before releasing them into the wild where possible.

For Mothers Day the girls made pretty little boxes to hold a few chocolates and, to celebrate Easter, we made chocolate cornflake nests for mini eggs and while these were setting played the Brownies’ favourite game called Wriggly Worms. This involves the girls crawling around in the dark, behind blanket-covered chairs, to avoid the searching light of a torch.

Sadly I report that Cropston Guides has closed due to older girls moving on and not enough newcomers to make a viable number to continue. However, the Guides and Brownies had fun together having their own sausages and smores on Instant BBQs, going ten pin bowling, bouncing around in a trampoline park and finally our bonfire and fireworks celebrations meant Cropston Guides finished with a bang.

Brownies is open to all girls aged 7 to 10. We meet on a Wednesday evenings in the Harrison room of Thurcaston All Saint’s Church. Contact Brown Owl, Louise Keran on 07711 422350 but not during work hours please.

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THURCASTON AND CROPSTON LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY Heads and Tales: Coins found in our Villages and the Stories they Tell At our May meeting the Society displayed coins received from Brian Kimberley who, using a metal detector, has found numerous coins and other artefacts in our area. Keen to pass on his enjoyment to others, Brian has given some of these to the Society for it to share with the current and future residents of our villages. He was presented with an Honorary Membership as a thank you for his generous gift.

The coins on show, from various periods during the last 2000 years, were all found in our villages, “under our feet”. There was also a display of enlarged photographs of them, and some descriptions of what was happening in our area at the time they were in circulation.

To help us understand the coins better, Wendy Scott, the Leicestershire Finds Liaison Officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), gave us a talk about the coinage of England.

The PAS provides an opportunity for members of the public to register archaeological objects they find (which are not designated as treasure). The database is an important study resource. A particularly large number of Roman coins has been registered, and this has helped archaeologists gain a better understanding of the economy of that period.

Coins have been in use in England for just over 2000 years. The earliest were based on Greek coins.

They were probably not used for purchasing, but given as diplomatic gifts, or used to show status or wealth. Those found in our area were minted by the Corieltauvi tribe, who lived in Leicestershire and Lincolnshire. Later, under the Romans, coins began to be used as a means of exchange, as now.

However in the 9th and 10th centuries, in the parts of England occupied by the Vikings, the Scandinavian custom of payment using metal by weight (as ‘bullion’) prevailed. Although the Vikings adopted the English custom of issuing coins, these were still weighed and used as bullion rather than relying on their face value.

Coins were minted by moneyers in various locations across the country, including Leicester. A few very early coins were cast, but most were struck: a blank was placed between 2 dies and the upper die struck with a heavy hammer. This method produced coins which were all slightly different, with some off-centre. Machines to mint better quality coins were available from the 16th century onwards.

A recurring problem over the centuries, which reduced confidence in the currency, was that of debased coinage: the face value of the coins did not match their metal content. Coins could be minted with a reduced quantity of precious metal, either by using an alloy or by having a base metal core coated with silver or gold.

Some coins (usually Viking) were ‘pecked’ (stabbed with the tip of a knife) in order to establish their quality before they were accepted as payment. People often clipped the edges of coins in circulation to obtain gold or silver. Measures were put into place to discourage clipping. The crosses on the reverse, used as an aid to cut the coins into halves or quarters (before halfpennies and farthings were available), were extended to the edge of the coin to establish its original size. Machine-made coins had milled edges (ridged, similar to modern coins).

Pictures of short- and long-cross pennies (courtesy PAS) and cut quarter and halfpennies.

Wendy’s talk was well illustrated both with pictures and with original and replica coins for us to hand round. They dated from the Iron Age to the 1700s and, together with the coins donated by Brian, we had plenty of oppurtunity to see a wide variety at close quarters.

Over the summer we have local outings including a guided tour of Cropston on Tues. 20 August. Meet at 7pm in the car park of the Badger’s Sett pub. All welcome. www.thurcastoncropstonhistory.org.uk.

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THE MONDAY CLUB CROPSTON AND THURCASTON

Monday 13th May dawned fine, dry and sunny and remained so all day for our annual outing which, this year, was to the city of Worcester.

The site where Worcester is situated today dates back to Neolithic times when a village was founded on the eastern bank of the River Severn around 400 BC. The city centre is easily accessed on foot to reach the numerous retail outlets, places of interest to visit, as well as restaurants and cafes. Many areas are pedestrianised, including the length of the High Street, where, at the end nearest the cathedral, there is a statue of the composer Sir Edward Elgar, who was born in the nearby village of Lower Broadheath, and who had a lifelong association with Worcester.

Worcester’s magnificent cathedral dates from Norman times, building work having begun in 1084 and continued for the following 100 years. The tomb of King John of Magna Carta fame is in the chancel in front of the high altar – apparently only his main body was laid to rest here, other parts of him were buried elsewhere! At the time of our visit, a communion service was taking place, so it was not possible to access the chancel.

Likewise, another area of the cathedral was cordoned off because the BBC was filming an episode of the TV series “Father Brown�.

However, there were other beautiful parts to see such as the 12thC Chapter House, St. Wulfstan’s Crypt and the medieval cloisters.

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September 3rd 1651 was the date of the Battle of Worcester, the final battle of the English Civil War, when King Charles II’s army was defeated by Oliver Cromwell’s Roundheads.

Following his father’s execution, this was Charles II’s last attempt to regain the throne and he had to flee to seek exile in France, with the monarchy only being restored in 1660 after the death of Oliver Cromwell. The Commandery, located just outside the “old� city walls, was originally built in 1085 and restored in the 15thC, and was used by Charles II as his headquarters during the battle of Worcester. It is now a museum covering seven centuries of Worcester’s history.

The Guildhall on High Street, the location of the Worcester Tourist Information Centre, is a splendid example of architecture of the Queen Anne era and is open 6 days a week.

To emphasise the city’s historic Royalist allegiance, statues of Charles I and Charles II are on either side of the entrance doors, while a carving of Oliver Cromwell’s head is nailed by the ears above the doorway! Visitors are welcome to view the Guildhall interior, especially the Grand Italianate styled Assembly Room.

The Museum of Royal Worcester Porcelain, one of the things for which Worcester is famous, is well worth a visit. Situated on Severn Street, the majority of the original factory premises have been converted into upmarket

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There are many other places of interest to visit in and around Worcester, such as Greyfriars House and Gardens, the Tudor House and the City Museum and Art Gallery. Worcester’s manufacturing prowess includes glovemaking, Dents being one of the most well-known glove-makers and the famous Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce, still in production today. Also, the Board Room of the old Worcester Royal Infirmary was where the British Medical Association (BMA) was founded in 1832.

In conclusion to what was a very enjoyable day, a quirky fact is that the expression “Dicing with Death� originates in Worcester and concerns the court trial of two soldiers.

Apparently the judge instructed that the men should each roll a dice and whichever one rolled the highest number would be freed and the other would receive the death penalty!

From Jennifer Kennington Our next meeting at our regular venue of Cropston Evangelical Free Church will be at 2.15pm on Monday 10th June, when our speaker will be Wendy Martin whose talk is entitled “Mountains & Midges – Walking the West Highland Wayâ€?. Visitors are most welcome: cost ÂŁ3 per meeting.

On Monday 8th July we will have our annual strawberry tea at the Blue Bell Inn, Rothley, for which bookings will be taken at our June meeting – cost £6.25 per person.

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ANSTEY CHESS CLUB Well, where do I start? After avoiding the wooden spoon in spectacular fashion by defeating Melton Mowbray, we lost 3-1 to Loughborough at home in the final match of the season. We had achieved our goal so this match was fairly insignificant. Onwards to much more important things:

but they have now levied a charge on us to use their room. Wherever the Saturday Club is held, my services will be free. We are going to try the sessions at the Stadon for a while.

Please call me if you'd like to attend or are interested in doing so, or you can turn up and play!

As a club, we owe MASSIVE thanks to Anstey People.

June Club Nights/Fixtures - At the time of writing (16/5/19), the league season has now finished and we are into the Summer months, where indoor activities like chess take a back seat! Chess players don't see it that way. We see it slightly differently in that it is a lot warmer in the playing room and the heat is an excuse to have an extra drink or two. (Non-alcoholic if we're driving!)

I attended the annual Parish meeting for local organisations to apply for a share of a ÂŁ1000 local community grant, donated by the Parish Council in 4 lots of ÂŁ250. The public decide where the monies go to as they have a chance to visit each stall and vote on who should receive the money. There were 10 stalls in total, many of them from the year before and in a running field of 9 (that should have been 10), I didn't think we stood a chance.

After my talk, which focused on driving the club forward and bemoaning the fact that we didn't have a website, (actually we did have a website but we haven't paid the bill!), the people of Anstey voted for the club and we finished in JOINT 4th place. (I will not mention one of our members who said he'd vote but didn't show. Oops - I just did!) We received a grant of ÂŁ125 which was humbly and exceptionally well received. It costs ÂŁ125 to run a website with the host that I have chosen and used before. As a club, we now have a website - please feel free to check it out - the address is below.

Thank you once again to the people of Anstey and the Parish Council.

Free Chess Sessions - We are still running informal sessions for beginners or slightly more experienced players on Saturday mornings from 11am-2pm, with the help of The Stadon Sports and Social Club. Please note the venue change - for now. These sessions are for anybody that would like to learn to play chess, has some experience playing chess, or already knows how to play and would like to play some friendly games.

These sessions are still free of charge and I would like to try and keep it that way. I have worked with the Anstey Library for a long time

Steve Goodger

There are some Summer tournaments in the County and Anstey have entered the Chapman Cup. This is a 4 board grade handicapped tournament and this means that we play against anybody in terms of chess strength and against any of the chess teams in the County. (Theoretically, our opponents could be 4 Grandmasters. If this was the case, we would get a 'bonus handicap' of 3.5 points, so the GMs would have to win all 4 games to win the match. I hope this explains it.)

We played against Kirby and won by 3.5-0.5 over the board and we also had a half point bonus because we were slightly out graded over the board. Special mention to two players: Firstly - John Whitmore beat a player graded significantly better than him but turned out a fantastic checkmate at the end.

Secondly: Oskar Rudczenko for a wonderful checkmate of his own in his very first competitive game for the club. Mick Sandham also won and I had a draw when low on time in a level-ish position.

The week previously, we had the privilege of hosting a simul that was offered to us by John Robinson of Syston chess club. John lives fairly local and has been around Leicestershire chess for years. He offered a simul - which is where John plays against all our members one by one, making moves at alternate boards. I managed to get a draw whilst Oskar, Mick

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Squire, John Whitmore and John Derry all lost.

Why not come and join us on a club night?

We do not know the results of the AGM at time of writing, so club nights could be on Wednesdays or Thursdays. Please call, email or check out our website. (Sorry, I had to mention the website!)

Club Nights tend to be relaxed and quite often, we do a little bit of coaching with our league players. When players have lost, drawn or maybe even won, myself and Mick Sandham give the players practical advice on what they could/should have done. We then usually move on to playing some friendlies amongst ourselves.

League matches are a little more intense and require the room to be silent or very little ambient noise.

You are welcome along on any night so please pop along to see what we're all about.

New players are welcome along at any time regardless of standard.

Ben Vaughan - Anstey Chess Club 0116 3320956 - 07469 207548 ansteychess@hotmail.com

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Anstey Local History Society Our next meeting will be held on: Wednesday June 19th 2019 at 7.00.p.m. in Anstey Community Library

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Deborah Taylor & Paul Baines…

Borough Councillors for Anstey Latest News Deborah Taylor 6 Geary Close, Anstey, LE7 7LW Email: Cllr.Deborah.Taylor@charnwood.gov.uk Tel: 0116 2350126 - Twitter: @CllrDTaylor Facebook: www.facebook.com/CllrDTaylor

Charnwood Borough Council Elections After a tough campaign, and some sheer hard work canvassing, Deborah and Paul were re-elected to represent Anstey on Charnwood Borough Council. The turnout was 30.61%. The full results were: BAINES Paul Richard The Conservative Party

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JARVIS Alan Spencer UK Independence Party

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MCALLISTER Glyn Stanley Labour Party

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MILLS Philip The Green Party

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POTTER Lee Labour Party

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SIMPSON Rob Liberal Democrats

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TAYLOR Deborah The Conservative Party

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The Council is now made up of: • 36 Conservatives • 13 Labour • 2 Independent • 1 Green Party Deborah and Paul are both delighted to be re-elected and they are now working on all the issues that they picked up in discussions with residents during the campaign, as well as the issues that they campaigned on (we provide more details further in this report).

They have already met all the new members of the council through the various training events that they have attended since the election and after attending their first meeting of the new council on Monday 20th May. The new committee and cabinet positions for Councillors in the coming year

Paul Baines 3 Ruskin Field, Anstey, LE7 7QP Email: Cllr.Paul.Baines@charnwood.gov.uk Tel: 07977 178869

were also announced at the Full Council meeting. Deborah retains her Cabinet Lead Member role for Communities, Safety and Wellbeing. Paul has been promoted to Vice Chairman of the Corporate Services Scrutiny which also means he will be a member of the Scrutiny Commission.

Co-op Car Park Sign We have been working on the problems with parking in and around The Nook and one of the issues raised by many residents was the under-use of the Co-Op car park on Cropston Road. We are of the view that the signage in the car park is misleading and indicates that parking in the car park is for Co-Op customers only. This is against the approved planning application for the Co-Op, which indicated that this would be a public car park. We have been chasing for a while to get the Co-Op to change their car park sign to remove the text that says ‘free to Co-Op customers’. The Co-Op have finally changed the sign. It now reads ‘This car park is free for Co-Operative Food Customers’ then in small writing underneath it reads ‘A limited number of spaces are available to our neighbours’. We are of the opinion that this is not acceptable and at our request, Charnwood Borough Council have gone back to the Co-Op and asked them to change it again. We have now suggested that the sign should read ‘Short Stay Public Car Park’. The Co-Op have been given two weeks to rectify the sign once more before more formal action is taken.

Speed Survey, Cropston Road Following continued reports of speeding traffic on Cropston Road, we requested that the police carry out a speed survey in the area. This survey has now been completed and was conducted between the 4th and

10th April. During this period, 28% of vehicles were exceeding the ‘National Police Chief Council Enforcement Threshold’.

This represents very poor compliance with the current 30mph speed limit on this road. The police have now agreed to arrange for Mobile Safety Camera Vans to be deployed at this site. The idea is not to fine drivers but to make drivers aware of the speed limit and to slow down. This is a very busy road with many hazards and pedestrians sharing the space and vehicles need to slow down. Many residents have also complained to us about the fact that speeding cars literally make their windows shake.

The speed survey indicates further the need for Anstey to have a Community Speed Watch scheme set up and we are working with Anstey Parish Council to try and get the scheme, supported by residents, back on track. The process was started last year but has since struggled to move forward. If you are interested in volunteering for this initiative and putting something back into the community, please contact one of us and we will be delighted to point you in the right direction.

Reducing speeding was one of the key pledges that we made during our recent election campaign and as you will see, we have already made some headway into this issue. Hopefully this will be the start of tackling speeding vehicles within our village.

Enjoy Music in the Park The bandstand in Queen’s Park, Loughborough, will come alive with the sound of music again this summer. Free afternoon concerts by a number of local bands and choirs will be staged on the bandstand from 26th May 2019 to 8th August

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Performers will include the Loughborough Concert Band, The New Orleans Hotshots Jazz Band and the Loughborough Male Voice Choir. Queen’s Park is a lovely place to visit during the summer months and these free concerts give residents an opportunity to listen to live music while they are visiting the park. Charnwood Museum will also be open throughout the summer months.

The concerts outlined below all start at 2pm and will take place on the following dates: • Sunday 26th May – Loughborough Male Voice Choir •

Sunday 9th June – Loughborough Salvation Army Band

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Sunday 16th June – Melbourne Town Band

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Sunday 7th July – Charnwood Concert Band

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Sunday 14th July – Loughborough Concert Band

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Sunday 21st July – Hathern Youth and Concert Brass

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Sunday 11th August – The New Orleans Hotshots Jazz Band

For more information about events in Queen’s Park visit: www.charnwood.gov .uk/queenspark

Mayor of Charnwood A former window dresser turned mature student is now learning a few new skills as Mayor of Charnwood. Cllr Brenda Seaton (representing Thurmaston) was appointed as the Borough’s First Citizen on Monday 20th May 2019 at the Council’s Annual meeting at Loughborough Town Hall. The Mayor will

attend hundreds of events over the coming 12 months with her Mayoress, Cllr Seaton’s sister, Helen Johnson.

The Mayor said: “I am proud and honoured to serve as the Mayor of Charnwood. I am looking forward to the year ahead and meeting some of the wonderful people around the Borough”. Cllr Seaton has been a Borough Councillor for 12 years, is also a serving Leicestershire County Councillor and has been a Thurmaston Parish Councillor for 17 years.

Cllr Seaton’s chosen Mayoral charity is Dementia UK’s Admiral Nurse Service. Admiral nurses provide specialist dementia support for people with dementia and their families. The charity was launched on the evening of the Full Council and raised over £600 on the night.

Cllr David Snartt has been elected as Deputy Mayor and will be supported during his year of office by his wife, Deputy Mayoress Joan Snartt.

Neighbourhood Policing There has been a change of Neighbourhood Policing Area Commander within Charnwood. After over three years working in Charnwood, Inspector Dwight Barker has taken up a role at police headquarters and Inspector Mark Botte has taken over. There are no other moves amongst your local policing teams to make you aware of so normal points of contact remain the same.

Operation Lionheart You may have heard of the above operation by the police. This has been operating for the last few weeks across the UK after many months of intelligence collection. The last update by Leicestershire Police for Leicestershire was 17th May and there had been 139

Warrants issued, 104 arrests and 87 people charged. Three Loughborough drug dealers who admitted 33 offences between them are the first to be sentenced as part of Operation Lionheart.

Operation Lionheart has had a knock-on effect for families who are involved with the people arrested and charged. This has included housing issues, safeguarding of children and adult social care. Both the Charnwood Borough Council and the Leicestershire County Council have been working alongside the police to ensure residents are supported. If you want to follow the updates, see the Leicestershire Police website here: https://www.leics.police.uk/

Member’s Grants Member Grants are making a return in this financial year. Each Councillor at Charnwood Borough Council will be allocated £1,000 to give to local groups within their ward towards projects. For Anstey, this means Paul and Deborah will have £1,000 each so a total of £2,000 for Anstey. The grants will be available from 2nd June 2019 until February 2020.

Please look out for further details in next month’s report on how Deborah and Paul plan to work together to disburse these and what amounts will be available. Please start to consider what projects might be useful for your local groups and how much you might want.

If you have any issues or concerns, we are always here to help, and our contact details are at the top of this page.

Deborah and Paul

THURCASTON AND CROPSTON OPEN GARDENS 2019 THIS YEAR’S Open Gardens event in the villages of Thurcaston and Cropston will take place on the weekend of 29th and 30th June 2019, 2 pm to 6 pm. This year the money raise will be going to local The Air Ambulance.

A spokesman said: “We have large a number of very varied gardens for you to visit across the two villages; some large, some small, some immaculate, some very much less so!

Some are new gardens, and some have taken part before. But all for you to enjoy.”

Gardens will be open from 2pm – 6pm on both days. Tickets are £4 each (accompanied children and wheelchair users free) and will be valid for both days. They can be purchased on the day from any of the signposted Open Gardens. Look for the fuchsia coloured balloons!

Tea and cake will be available at various locations as well as ice-creams, and several gardens will be selling plants.

For more information about this event please have a look at the web site www.tcog.org.uk or contact Linda on 0116 2363872 or email linda@tcog.org.uk The spokesman said: “It is often said how welcoming our gardeners are and they would love you to come and see all their hard work. Please put the date in your diary now, then come along with your family and friends to support this great community event and help us raise money for this very worthwhile cause. We look forward to seeing you!” www.tcog.org.uk

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It’s a Trilogy for Lindzi Last year we reported local author, Lindzi Mayann, launched her sassy debut book, Maga High. And we’re pleased to announce it made such a splash she has gone on to release both the prequel and sequel to that original story!

Lindzi said the positive feedback about her main character, Jodie, and the call to know what she did next spurred her on to write the sequel, Educating Jodie, which was published in 0ctober 2018. It tells of Jodie’s return to the UK from Magaluf and features her embarking on a new job in Specialist Behavioural Education!

As fans of Lindzi’s work will now know, it can be expected that the sequel is full of shocks, humour and naughtiness as well as the usual warm themes of friendship and learning many of life’s trickier lessons.

Pub Life, the prequel, was penned in 2017 but published just this year and introduces Jodie pre-Magaluf.

Lindzi explained that when the initial reviews called for more about what happens to Jodie after Magaluf, she decided not to release the prequel and instead write the sequel. But since interest in Jodie has developed, so have the requests to know more about her protagonist- where did this all really begin?

Maga High- an entertaining read with a saucy, summery vibe- is set in Magaluf and features Jodie on her first girls holiday. The wild adventure she finds herself on repairs her following a bitter relationship breakdown and thanks to its craziness yet relatability, the book has been well received over 2018;

In Pub Life, the prequel, Jodie is still a waitress, recently single and living back home with her lovely but worrier mum. She knows she should make more changes but what, a new job or her own home? Between working and drinking at her local she finds entertainment and distraction enough and she embarks on new relationships with varying consequences.

New interests and hobbies, new friends- and enemies, a new job, life-lessons! Now you can finally find out exactly what provokes Jodie to

jet off- and not return!

Lindzi admits the process of writing, editing and publicising has been tough but she has loved (almost) every moment of her journeycelebrating the wins and learning from the fails. Lindzi explains that writing the stories seems to be the easy part when compared with the effort it takes to promote her work afterwards.

She hopes the diverse themes of her books will continue to drive interest and support for her stories. Notably the prequel and sequel aim to raise awareness of the challenges faced by parents of children with autism, with the characters of Cat and her family being further explored.

Lindzi recently started her blog- covering everything from travel, to events such as obstacle runs and comedy festivals! She is keen to support local charities, authors and businesses and encourages people to contact her to discuss opportunities for collaborations and for written content.

All of her books are available on Amazon in Kindle and paperback formats. Visit Lindzi’s new website www.lindzi.co.uk to find out more. Happy Reading!

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Bugzy Malone, Yxng Bane and Wretch 32 will feature on the outdoor stage on Friday 16 August.

Groove Armada and DJs Pete Tong and Danny Howard will be taking over the outdoor stage on Friday 23 August. Meanwhile, BBC Introducing East Midlands will be curating a day of local music with up-and-coming bands on Saturday 24 August.

The Gigs in the Gardens series will conclude on Monday 26 August with the Bardi Symphony Orchestra, performing popular film and stage classics including Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; best-loved pieces from Star Wars, ET and Raiders of the Lost Ark, before a firework encore. Kaiser Chiefs, The Vaccines and The Twang will be at the venue on Sunday 18 August. Years & Years, Jax Jones and The Stickmen will perform on Sunday 25 August.

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