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The footballer, who recently broke the Guinness World Record after scoring in 11 consecutive Premier League games, took part in the LOROS Lotteries draw at their training ground.

Speaking about the event, Jamie said: “It’s a privilege to be involved in LOROS events - as long as I’ve played for Leicester City there has always been a strong relationship between us.

Kingsgate defibrillator installed A third defibrillator for Birstall has been installed at the Mace Store on Kingsgate Avenue.

Provided by Birstall Parish Council at the cost of £2000, the fully automatic device can be used by a member of the public to assist should someone collapse with heart failure.

Chairman of Birstall Parish Council Ann Marshall said “I’m really pleased Raj Patel and Anne Marshall next to the new defibrillator that this third one has been installed, especially since there was a recent news article about a man who collapsed in Oadby and was saved because of a defibrillator.”

Raj Patel, owner of Mace Store said “I’m happy to have the defibrillator installed here, this part of the village is getting bigger and if it can save somebody’s life, that’s great.”

The two other defibrillators are located at the Methodist Church on Wanlip Lane and on the School Lane playing field car park behind the Village Hall.

Workshops popular with couples Volunteers are celebrating five years of running successful antenatal workshops for couples expecting a baby.

“Congratulations to all the raffle winners and to LOROS on a great fundraising effort.”

Jamie was joined by LOROS Patron and Leicester City Ambassador Alan Birchenall, LOROS CEO John Knight, LOROS Lottery Manager Liz Singleton, along with a few members of the Lotteries team.

The 28-year-old striker also spent time with Guy Lambeth, who has Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and uses the services at LOROS. The LOROS Christmas Raffle has this year raised more than £104,000 for the Hospice. The winner of this year’s top prize which was £10,030 or a Toyota Yaris, is yet to be formally announced.

LOROS Hospice is currently seeking a sponsor for 2016’s Spring Raffle, if you are interested please call LOROS Lotteries on: (0116) 231 8430 The results from this year’s LOROS Christmas Raffle can be found on the website: www.loros.co.uk/raffle

The workshops were introduced in response to comments The Charnwood BRAS (Breastfeeding Reassurance And Support) group were hearing from couples who felt they didn’t know enough about breastfeeding before having a baby.

The group now runs three workshops a month (in Loughborough, Shepshed and Birstall) and dads are encouraged to join their partners to find out about breastfeeding so they can provide the best support possible after the birth of their baby.

One of the volunteers, Tamsin Robinson from Anstey, says “the workshops cover a lot of useful information which helps families get off to the best possible start with their baby.

We’re helped by a colourful puppet, plenty of dolls and some knitted boobs which are always a talking point!”

Another volunteer, Fern Desbrow who lives in Thurmaston, says “Breastfeeding is a wonderful experience for both mum and baby and there are still a lot of myths and stigmas surrounding breastfeeding – it’s great to be making the correct information and support more readily available.”

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Friends of Charnwood Forest There was a capacity attendance last night, January 18, at Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall to hear a talk by Michael Jeeves, Head of Conservation at Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, on "Charnwood Forest, a living landscape".

Mr Jeeves gave a fascinating talk, copiously illustrated by colour photographs, tracing the Forest from its volcanic origins, 600 million years ago, to the present day. He showed how the landscape had developed, particularly in the last 6000 years. He dealt with the growth of population , from the first hunter-gatherers,through the development of farming and the Enclosures at the end of the 18th century.

He was particularly interested in the vast range of wildlife, from wolves and aurochs to the wild animals and birds of today. He had many beautiful pictures of flowers and trees within the Forest today.

Chairman Paul Day thanked Mr Jeeves for his fascinating talk and announced that the Friends of Charnwood Forest were providing new information boards for the Trust's sites at Charnwood Lodge and Lea Meadows.

The evening concluded with wine and nibbles whilst the members circulated to discuss the talk with each other and our speaker. Further information from Peter Bertram 01162100572.

The Chatterbox ‘The Chatterbox’ – Friendly Discussion group seeks new members at Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation AS A REGISTERED charity the Shuttlewood Clarke Foundation prides itself on offering a welcoming, supportive setting for those living in the local community and throughout Leicestershire.

A new inclusive social group ‘The Chatterbox’ will meet every first Friday of the month from 2.30pm – 3.45pm at Ulverscroft Grange, Whitwick Road, Ulverscroft, Leicestershire LE67 9QB. The informal discussion group will be welcoming new members on Friday 5th February from 2.30pm – Booking is essential and complimentary tea and cake will be available to all those attending! Monthly sessions will continue throughout 2016, with the Foundation welcoming a donation of £1.00 per person to include a refreshment.

Helen Baxter, Activities coordinator at the Foundation, said ‘We are encouraging those in the locality to join our new discussion group! Our meet ups will consist of an hour of informal friendly discussion, and are open to all ages and abilities’.

She added ‘we are delighted to have the support of LASU, (Leicestershire Adult Schools Union) and we hope to provide a platform for individuals to share ideas and knowledge in a supportive and stimulating way!”

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National Nestbox Week 14th – 21st February

WARNING ZONE is an interactive learning experience, teaching life skills to Year 6 children to help keep them safe and not engage in anti-social behaviour Warning Zone is an invaluable resource for children in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland, which relies on charitable donations and people who generously donate their own time as Volunteer Guides. Without our Volunteers, Warning Zone would not be able to provide the high quality and unique learning experience to over 8,000 local children each year.

WITH LESS and less trees and undergrowth, but more pollution and people around, birds can struggle to survive these days.

Our Volunteers guide 6 children around each of the 8 safety Zones, set up in the style of a film set, explaining each zone to them, there are lots of interactive elements to the visit which the children love.

National Nestbox Week aims to encourage you to put up nest boxes in your local area, in order to promote and enhance biodiversity and conservation of our breeding birds and wildlife. After more than 15 years it has become a well-established part of the ornithological calendar.

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2016 brings us a Leap Year. We need to add this extra day every four years in order to keep our calendar in alignment with the Earth’s revolutions around the Sun.

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THE NUMBER of children who believe everything they find on Google and social media sites has doubled, according to a recent Ofcom study.

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Eight-to-15 year olds may be ‘digital natives’ (children who have grown up with the internet) but they often lack the ‘online nous’ needed when deciding if what they see is true or impartial, Ofcom says. Hence, almost a fifth of 12 to 15 year olds believe that all information returned by a search engine such as Google or Bing must be true, and only a third of them were able to identify paid-for adverts.

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Clock Plaque Birstall’s new commemorative clock on the front of the Village Hall was officially unveiled by the Mayor of Charnwood in October.

£26 million saving planned next year County Council faces toughest year of savings LEICESTERSHIRE County Council must save £26 million next year – the highest annual saving it has ever had to make.

The council warned that the public will see the impact on services, as it has to save £110 million over the course of this Parliament – following £103 million of cuts during the last one.

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Mayor Cllr John Capleton was invited to unveil a brass plaque erected beneath the clock, which was installed by the Parish Council in July.

• Total savings of £78 million will be required, including £26 million from April.

The council has only identified £59 million, leaving £19 million still to be found.

Identified savings include proposed cuts to bus subsidies, waste sites and public health work.

• Efficiency savings of £27 million, including reductions in management and administration (£3 million) and better commissioning and procurement (£9 million) • Growth of £41.3 million to meet rising demand, including adult social care (£23 million), children’s social care (£8 million) and waste (£2.4 million) • Council Tax rises of 3.99 per cent per year, including a two per cent precept to support adult social care, which was introduced by the Government. The two per cent will not cover the council’s full costs for adult social care • An estimated 500 full-time equivalent posts will go – 900 have gone over the last five years

The Mayor and Mayoress Meg Jenkinson were joined

by Mr John Holden, President of Birstall’s Royal British Legion; Mrs Adrienne Topley, a representative of Birstall’s History Society who donated the clock to Birstall; the chair of Birstall parish Council, Councillor Ann Marshall and Councillor Ed Marshall.

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Deputy council leader, Councillor Byron Rhodes said: “This is the most challenging budget that the council has faced for a generation. We were already the lowest funded county council – but now the funding formula is shifting even more money away from counties to cities and London boroughs, which hits us even harder. We’ll have to take tough decisions such as cuts to early help and public health services and rural bus subsidies, if we are to deliver the savings that we need – and next year will be very tough indeed.”

The financial situation means that the council cannot afford to develop a mining museum at Snibston. It will explore ways of providing some public access to the scheduled ancient monument and museum collections stored on site and linking them with the country park.

People can have their say on the proposals at www.leicestershire.gov.uk/budget from January 12 till midnight on January 25. The council’s cabinet will consider the consultation results when it finalises the budget proposals on February 5, before the full council takes a final decision on February 17.

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CLASSICAL “GREATS” FROM THE LOUGHBOROUGH ORCHESTRA For their forthcoming winter concert, the Loughborough Orchestra will be playing music which is high on the classical “Hit List”.

The Elgar Cello Concerto is a highly regarded cornerstone of the cello repertoire and its performance by Will Robertson, pictured here, promises to be a treat for the audience.

Will was one of the talented pupils to attend Chetham’s music school before gaining a place to study at the Royal Academy of Music. The cello that he will be playing is on loan from the Royal Academy and allows his beautiful playing to sing above the orchestra! Will has performed widely in this country and has also travelled as far as Singapore to tour with a Chamber Orchestra. Will is looking forward to playing this famous Concerto with the orchestra.

To introduce the concert will be the melodies of the Karelia Suite by Jean Sibelius. This is a piece which is condensed from “Karelia Music” that Sibelius was commissioned to write. It is based on Finnish folk music and although it was written early in his career, it has a commonality with the nationalistic nature of much of his later compositions. Sibelius became known as Finland’s national composer.

And last, but by no means least, is Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony.

This last of the Tchaikovsky symphonies was probably his favourite and is full of lush melodies. There are strident tunes which grab attention and follow on from teasing, enigmatic rhythms passing between instruments. Other enchanting moments are better heard and felt than described!

This “must hear” programme is at Trinity Methodist Church Centre, Royland Rd., Loughborough on January 23rd at 7.30pm. Tickets are available via the website www.loughboroughorchestra.org.uk or from members of the orchestra.

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Although January is a bit lack lustre gardening-wise there is always plenty to do if the weather permits.

Wisterias can be pruned back now, cutting the summer shoots back to 2 to 3 buds. Likewise roses can be pruned, cutting out dead and crossing branches and taking the rest down to a couple of buds.

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If we do have any snow keep it cleared off greenhouse roofs and avoid walking on the lawn if it is frosted as it damages the grass.

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THE LITTLE OWLS OF LEICESTERSHIRE by RICHARD PEGLER Richard has spent over 5 years observing, recording and photographing Little Owls of the county and tonight we will look at the life of this delightful bird and the threats that it faces.

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Continue to harvest leeks, parsnips, Brussels and other brassicas. As mentioned above seed potatoes and onion sets are coming in so if you are after particular varieties get them bought or ordered. You can start chitting early potatoes in a cool, frost-free place.

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