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THANKS from Birstall Methodist Women’s Group We had a fundraising Coffee Morning on Saturday 1 June. The total raised was an amazing £513 which will be divided between the Birstall Food Hub and St James’ Day Centre; two worthy local causes. We would like to thank everyone for their generosity; donating items for the Tombola, Raffle, Plants, Books and Cakes. We also had delicious Samosas for sale on the day! We would especially like to thank everyone who attended and who helped in any way. This was our final fundraising event and we are hoping that the total raised throughout the year will reach £2,000! Our Monday Group will not meet for the summer months but we look forward to getting together again from September; every Monday evening in the Coffee Shop at Birstall Methodist Church at 7.30pm. Don’t sit at home feeling lonely – come along to our Group and meet new friends (and old ones too). Eileen Molesdale, Secretary.
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Have a summer adventure in Charnwood A range of exciting activities are on offer for children, young people and families in Charnwood this summer. The borough council’s Active Charnwood team has put together a programme of events and sessions at various locations in the area. The six-week programme is once again offering plenty for the family to do including family rounders and yoga. Activities will run from Monday July 15 until Friday August 23 and will take place at locations including Loughborough, Shepshed, Mountsorrel and Birstall. Zoe Griffiths, sport and active recreation manager at the Council, said: “We’re offering another busy programme of activities for young people and families in Charnwood. There are some new things for people to try this summer such as kite flying and frisbee fun. We’ve also bought back some favourite activities like forest schools and archery. “This year’s holiday programme offers 37 different activities and over 85 sessions so there is plenty for the whole family to do this summer." Activities also include arts and crafts, boxing, dodgeball, den building, tennis and more. Bookings for this year’s summer programme are now open. Sessions start at £1 and some activities are free. Discounts are available for Wild Card holders. If you are aged five to 16, or have a disability, and live or go to school in Charnwood, you may be able to sign up to the Wild Card scheme by visiting charnwood.gov.uk/wildcard For a full list of activities available this summer holiday and to book online please visit charnwood.gov.uk/holidayprogrammes. Alternatively, people can call 01509 634561. For the latest news and updates about sport and activities in the borough, follow @ActiveCharnwood on Twitter or visit their Facebook page.
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I had little previous experience with cut flowers and it’s been a steep Honeywort learning curve. But (and I won’t say it too loudly in case they hear me) all the flowers are doing remarkably well and, aided by a mild winter and an early spring, should be ready just in time. So, based on my recent horticultural adventures, here are some recommendations for fantastic cut flowers. All those listed below are hardy annuals and were sown direct or planted out in the autumn, giving them a real head start on spring sown flowers. Here are the best performers:
• Linaria maroccana (Toadflax) - Started flowering in March and are, sadly, already past their best, but had to have a mention because they’re just so lovely. Lots of cultivars available – all pretty versions of the plant that often appears as a weed. ‘Licillia Azure’ was particularly impressive. JULY TIP – At this time of year it's useful to be reminded that the garden isn't just about hard work. Grab a deck chair and a gin and tonic, and go and sit amongst the blooms.
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One lucky resident has won £2,000 thanks to playing the Charnwood Community Lottery. The lottery is run by the borough council and helps raise money for good causes, charities and voluntary organisations.
Donna Worship from Birstall said she couldn’t believe it when she found out she had matched five correct numbers and won £2,000. Donna said: “I was so shocked when I found out I’d won £2,000 on the lottery. It’s my second win since I started playing as I also won three tickets the week before.
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“I support the Bradgate Park Trust with my ticket as it’s a beautiful part of our community and I enjoy visiting there with my family. It’s nice to know that I’m helping a worthy cause.” For every £1 ticket purchased, 60p goes towards helping good causes in the borough and people can choose which good cause to support when buying their ticket. Cllr Deborah Taylor, the Council’s lead member for communities, said: “The lottery is helping to raise lots of money for a wide range of good causes which do great work for the benefit of residents. “Many players have already won free tickets and cash prizes, but Donna is our biggest winner to date. I’d like to congratulate her and thank her for supporting good causes in the borough. “I’d also encourage any good causes in the borough who would like to raise some extra funds to think about registering for the lottery. It’s not too late to sign up and join us!” Bradgate Park Trust is one of around 50 good causes signed up to the lottery. There’s a range of different causes registered including community libraries, sports clubs and community centres. Local causes are still able to register for the lottery by visiting www.charnwoodlottery.co.uk. Peter Tyldesley, director of the Bradgate Park Trust, said: “First of all I’d like to thank Donna for choosing to support the trust through the lottery and say huge congratulations on her win.
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“There’s no cost to us to be part of the lottery and the money raised is used to help us feed our herd of 600 deer during the winter months. One person supporting the trust by playing the lottery for a year covers the cost of feeding one deer which is £26.” The top prize in the Charnwood Community Lottery is £25,000. People can sign up to play the Charnwood Community Lottery by visiting the website www.charnwoodlottery.co.uk.
Keep those knitting needles clicking for the Big Knit! The Big Knit campaign continues throughout 2019 and Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland is calling on Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to keep knitting or join in for the first time! Now in its 15th year, the campaign still needs to recruit more knitters to help create an impressive 1.6 million hats nationwide to adorn innocent smoothie bottles. For each be-hatted smoothie sold, Age UK receives 25p, and that money helps the Charity support older people who are facing later life alone. Tony Donovan, Executive Director of Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland said: “We need local people to join us and help knit another 26,000 miniature hats to help us hit our huge 80,000 local target by July 2019 (even though the campaign continues all year round). It’s such a fun campaign to get behind and it does so much to help older people in our area. “The money raised will make a big difference to the lives of older people by funding our hugely important services and classes. These services, which include Day Care, dementia support, Men/Women in Sheds and befriending amongst so many others, give local older people the chance to come along and make friends, learn new skills and most importantly have fun.” For more information on The Big Knit contact Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland on 0116 2992233 or visit https://www.ageuk.org.uk/leics/. Please send completed hats to Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland at Lansdowne House, 113 Princess Road East, Leicester LE1 7LA or hand them in at any of our 24 shops or Resource Centres. This year’s hat knitting patterns are available to download - to find out more visit: www.ageuk.org.uk/bigknit or pop into any of our addresses to request a leaflet
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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
Space Chase, Summer Reading Challenge 2019 The Summer Reading Challenge 2019 theme is Space Chase, an out-of-this-world adventure inspired by the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing. Children taking part in the Challenge will join our super space family, The Rockets, for a thrilling mission to track down books nabbed by mischievous aliens! The Summer Reading Challenge encourages children aged 4 to 11 to read six library books during the long summer holiday. Children's reading can 'dip' during the summer holidays if they don't have regular access to books and encouragement to read for pleasure. The annual Summer Reading Challenge helps get three quarters of a million children into libraries each year to keep up their reading skills and confidence. The Challenge celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. How it works - Children can read whatever they like - fiction, fact books, poetry, joke books, picture books, audio books - just as long as they are borrowed from the library. Children receive special rewards each time they finish a book and there's a certificate for everyone who completes the Challenge. The Summer Reading Challenge is open to all primary school aged children and is designed for all reading abilities. Schools work with local libraries and give out information to encourage children to take part, and most libraries run Summer Reading Challenge linked early years activity for pre-schoolers. Throughout the Summer Reading Challenge, library staff and teenage and adult volunteers support children, helping them to discover new authors and explore a wide range of different types of books. The Challenge will launch in libraries in England and Wales on Saturday 13 July 2019.
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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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