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Kirby Muxloe Local History Group The Kirby Muxloe Local History Group meets generally 6 times a year, and membership is open to all. Visitors are always welcome to all our meetings, which generally take place in St. Bartholomew’s Church Hall, Kirby Muxloe and start at 7.30 pm.

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

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

Almost 50 members and guests heard Ernest Millar talk, on Thursday 17th March, about Stoneywell Cottage (the first National Trust House in Leicestershire), which was visited by the Group last summer.

Stoneywell Cottage was designed

by Ernest Gimson, influenced to a considerable extent by his friend William Morris, and the house has been filled sympathetically with items that reflect both the times and the movement that inspired the design.

The house was initially used by Ernest Gimson’s brother Sydney and finally purchased by the National Trust.

The next meeting of the Group, including the AGM, will take place on Thursday 19th May. The speaker will be Jess Jenkins, from the County Records Office, who will be giving a talk entitled ‘Honest Men but Destitute’ – the struggles of the framework knitters in Leicester.

The programmes of meetings and events for the rest of the year are: • Thursday July 21st : Treasure Hunt around the village.

• Tuesday September 20th : Families at War – The history of the Hastings and Grey families A talk given by Dave Taylor, a local historian.

• Sunday October 16th : Visit to Beaumanor Hall. (Tickets required in advance) • Thursday November 17th : Old Tyme Music Hall – with the return of Karen.

The dates of the meetings should be noted, as not all the planned meetings take place on Thursdays.

If you require any information about the Group, please send an e-mail to: kmlhg999@gmail.com. The History Group are always looking for photographs of people who have lived/worked in the village and events that have taken place in Kirby Muxloe.

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What is Ratby Messy

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range based in March this was Palm Sunday. We then have a story

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for the and song time and finish with cake and sandwiches, as well as a well-earned parents, grandparents and carers.

Calling all pub quiz fanatics. To win a selection of fabulous prizes including come on down to Kirby Muxloe Sports Club on Ratby Lane on the evening of April 16.

Entry costs just ÂŁ10 per team, which can consist of up to 5 members (just ÂŁ2 per

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All proceeds will be given to Kirby Muxloe Cricket Club and will help to fund

new equipment to coach their growing junior squads and support necessary pavilion maintenance. First prize is a round of golf for four at Kirby Muxloe Golf Course worth ÂŁ90, and there are many more.

Cricket Club Calls Out to Pub Quizzers

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teabag donkeys, as well as nail hearts and even donkey poo! (just crafts included; fondant icing and cocoa powder) Â During our worship time we followed the events of Holy Week

using one piece of paper to tell the Easter story, and then some great singing, and as usual a lovely tea.

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Messy Church is on April 17th and we will be looking at Superhero Joshua. We would love to see you there!

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watch the Kirby Muxloe cricketers during the afternoon when they take on Dunton Bassett in a limited overs (30-a-side) pre season friendly match at the club.

Alternatively, the club bar is open all afternoon to relax and have a drink.

Kirby Muxloe Cricket Club really hope you can make it down, and would like to

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Clean for the Queen

Kirby Players

On Friday 4th March members of Kirby Muxloe WI joined in the nationally organised ‘Clean for the Queen ’campaign. Most of the group went round the roads like Barwell and the Keep, but two of us went from the Church Hall car park to Bloods Hill. There we cleared the rubbish discarded on the verges, in the hedgerows and as far behind as we could reach – unfortunately we couldn’t reach everything.

We all like dressing up and the Kirby Players get to do that more than most but this time there’s great excitement as the cast of the latest production try on best dresses, picture hats and learn to walk again in the highest of heels! It’s all to do with their next production Ladies’ Day which involves four factory girls who want to go to Royal Ascot. This delightful comedy follows their fortunes as they flirt, a flutter have

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Amazingly, we found three bin bags full! bottles, cans, crisp and sweet wrappers, take away boxes and even some glasses from the local hostelry. What was surprising is that among the rubbish were an unopened packet of Parma Ham and a bottle containing quite an amount of brandy.

Who discards all this? Is it the younger members of our community, or are the older ones at fault as well? Does it take much effort to take disused bottles, cans etc. to the nearest rubbish bin? What are archaeologists in a 1,000 years’ time going to make of all the rubbish they dig up?

Perhaps ‘Clean for the Queen’ should be an annual event!

On behalf of the charity Heart Research Uk Kirby Muxloe WI would like to thank all those who so generously donated their unwanted jewellery to the “Treasure Chest� appeal.

We now have a full chest which will be taken to the Annual Council Meeting on Saturday 12th March, where it will be than given over to the appeal, again our grateful thanks.

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County Councillors Report Ratby and Groby Division County - Councillor Ozzy O’Shea Tel: 0116 2394 336 or 07808 585 825 - Email ozzyoshea@hotmail.com

Ratby Primary School I have been working closely with officers at County Hall and pleased to have supported the planning application for 2 new classrooms at Ratby Primary School which will facilitate 60 children. However I am told this is for the current need and not for any future proposed developments within the village. Officers tell me that the classrooms are on course to be in place for September.

Temporary Road Closure Station Road, Ratby Leicestershire County Council Highways have given permission for a temporary road closure for Station Road, Ratby 20 metres either side of the Railway Public House. The closure has been authorised from the 4th April for up to 2 weeks. This will safely allow for contractors to install a drain connection to the new development. During the closure the diversion route will be Desford Road, Desford Lane, station Road and vice versa.

Fly Tipping Lay-by Opposite Groby Community College I was made aware of the above Fly Tipping incident again on Wednesday 30th March this is the 3rd occasion within the last few months.

This time the material tipped was on the Railway side of the site and consisted of concrete hardcore blocks, a pile of stones a pallet and turf. Fly tipping costs all of us as it is the Borough Councils rate payers that end up paying for the removal. I contacted the Borough Councils Neighbourhood Warden Manager who arranged for the removal the same day. I requested that the site be monitored in order to trace offenders and prosecute them. I would ask residents to be vigil and to help us to trace offenders by taking registration numbers and types of vehicles as the amount of tipping involved in all these incidents would have required a vehicle possibly a van. I can always be contacted in total confidence.

Groby Pool Security I was contacted on Friday 18th March around 3.45pm by a concerned resident who noticed that concrete blocks and wooden planks had been put across the ditch to gain access into Groby Pool car park and tyre tracks had been left across the grass. I immediately contacted Steve Atkinson the Borough Council Chief Executives PA she assured me that they would arrange for the appropriate officers to check

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this out and also inform Steve. I followed this up again with a call to Steve Atkinson the following Monday morning and told him I was not happy that it had been simply someone locked in the car park as the car park attendant had not reported any one locked in. I stressed we needed to secure the car park to stop any possible encroachment. To that end I met with Malcolm Evans the Borough Councils property manager on site later that day. He agreed that the car park needed securing as it was vulnerable, I suggested large granite stones be put in place, we agreed it needed to be done with Easter approaching and that fencing could be done within a couple of days. The insecure area was fenced off with post and rail fencing and completed by the Wednesday. We have agreed to look at putting granite blocks behind the fence to make it totally secure and the possibility of extending the fencing if required.

Groby Pool ASB I have received several complaints about activities of Anti-Social Behaviour on the car park and surrounding area. To that end I have had meeting with the police and the Borough Councils Anti-Social Endeavour Team. The police have arranged for extra patrols and the Borough Council and putting extra measures in place. After our meeting the following joint message was put out to residents.

With the spring and summer months approaching it is anticipated that we will see an increase in anti-social behaviour across the borough and in public places.

To pre-empt this seasonal rise, the police and borough council are looking to proactively tackle any anti-social behaviour issues that may arise at Groby Pool and to look at some preventative methods such as new signage and increased police patrols. As part of the focused campaign we want to actively encourage people who witness anti-social behaviour to report it.

Anti-social behaviour is a wide range of unacceptable activity and includes things like vandalism, graffiti and fly-posting, fly tipping, anti-social driving, incidents of indecency and groups of young people drinking or taking drugs.

How to Report Anti-Social Behaviour If you want to report anti-social behaviour or a crime that is not an emergency, you should call Leicestershire Constabulary on 101 or your council anti-social behaviour team on 01455 238141.

To report an environmental issue or environmental crime such as litter, dog fouling,

graffiti; fly tipping, fly posters, abandoned vehicles, litter bins, road sweeping and removal of needles and glass call the council’s Clean Neighbourhoods team on 01455 238141 Remember, in an emergency, you should always call 999. Alternatively, if you want to remain anonymous, you can pass on information about crimes to the independent charity, Crimestoppers, either on 0800 555 111 or via www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

Early Notification of M1Closure The New Lubbesthorpe housing development requires a new bridge over the M1 to provide access to the development and to reduce the impact of the extra traffic on the existing road network.

The bridge construction is progressing well and will soon require the bridge beams that will span the M1 to be put in place.

In order to install the bridge sections safely the M1 will need to be closed at night in both directions so that two cranes can be situated on the motorway to lift the beams into place.

Work will then continue throughout the night to bolt these beams into place. It would not be safe to allow traffic to pass under the beams when this work is taking place.

Two Saturday night closures are proposed (with provision for a third night if necessary) as it is expected that these will have less impact than a full weekend closure for those close to the diversion route and for drivers.

Closure details: The M1 will be closed on Saturday, 7th and 14th May 2016 with the provision for a third Saturday night closure on 21st May 2016 only being used if needed. This will be confirmed after the second planned closure on Saturday 14th May. On Saturday 7th May the closure will be in effect from 9pm. Highways England have given permission for the M1 to remain closed on the Sunday morning, if necessary, up to 11am but will be opened earlier if possible. This closure coincides with a Leicester City FC home game which has been taken into account in order to minimise delays for fans leaving Leicester.

On Saturday 14th May the closure will be in effect from 8pm. Highways England have given permission for the M1 to remain closed on the Sunday morning, if necessary, up to 10am but will be opened earlier if possible.

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Groby Community College Year 11 student Sim Thandi has just returned from the Algarve, Portugal where he represented the England U17 Football team in an international tournament. Sim is an academy footballer with Leicester City F.C. and was selected to take part in the four team tournament from 31st January to 10th February. Sim made three appearances in the tournament, making his debut in a 1-1 draw with Portugal.

He started at right back against Germany, having a hand in one of the England goals in a 2-2 draw, with his final appearance coming in a 2-0 loss to the Netherlands.

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In between games Sim spent time training, recovering in ice baths and completing his studies. This will have given him some insight into the life of a professional footballer, something that he is currently working towards. A huge well done to Sim on a fantastic achievement.

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‘Worlds Apart’ In today’s world of digital images it’s so easy to come back from a trip away with hundreds of photographs. So what do you do with all these images that clutter up your computer and hard drive? Well, local artist, Mike Pratt from Groby, has come up with a rather unusual answer which combines as many as one hundred photos to create one final image.

Ratby Methodist Church The following events are all held at Ratby Methodist Church Saturday 23rd April 10.00am to 1.00pm

Mike’s ‘Worlds Apart’ pictures are a result of many hours’ work, carefully cutting out and artistically placing the photos before giving them a 360 degree wrap. He started work on the idea in early 2015 and gradually perfected the technique over the summer as he went about adding a few local villages to his portfolio. But then why stop at the local villages when there is the whole world to go at (and his computer is full of images from travels over the last ten years)? So his portfolio is slowly expanding to include other well-known cities, such as London, New York, Venice, Barcelona and Leicester, of course, and one representing the whole planet! To date, Mike has twentyfive completed ‘worlds’ and more will be added when travel and time permits!

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His first two sales came about by showing his Groby and Leicester image to the landlord at his local pub. However, any artist will know that creating work is the easy part. Selling work is extremely difficult and needs a lot of exposure to get noticed.

Mike has set-up a facebook page (search for ‘worlds apart by Mike Pratt’), so please like and share his page if you can. His images can be purchased through Etsy.com (an online marketplace for handmade goods). Mike is also looking at the possibilities of having local exhibitions of his work in the near future.

(Tea included) Fun, Food, Games & a Raffle All ages welcome Adults £3 Children £1.50 Family ticket £6 (2 adults & 2 children) Tickets: 0116 2874042 Proceeds for 1st Ratby Girls’ Brigade

The images can be customised by Mike to include a house or building, or a company/school logo can be placed in the middle. They certainly make for a very original and striking picture for your wall – in fact, they are simply ‘Worlds Apart’!

‘Hunt the Dragon’ Quiz Refreshments throughout (Bacon Butties a speciality!)

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Beetle Drive Tea & Cakes Bring & Buy Admission £3.00 Proceeds for ‘C.A.P.’ (Christians Against Poverty) Saturday 30th April 4.00pm

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Saturday 14th May 7.30pm

Chantry Choir Concert with music for all tastes Raising funds for Lawrence House, Hinckley (a home for disadvantaged and homeless teenagers)

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South Charnwood High School BBC School Report 2016 South Charnwood High School invited 15 pupils from local feeder schools to attend their annual BBC School Report Day. Year 9 pupils welcomed Year 5 & 6 pupils and worked with them for two days planning and writing a report for the BBC website.

LFE Film Evenings will be featuring a special theme event on Thursday 5 May 2016.

Through the good offices of FilmTramp, there are going to be three short films shown under the umbrella title “Growing up in the ‘50s”.

The evening will start with “One Potato, Two Potato”, a 20-minute 1957 black-and-white film of traditional street games, shot in London.

Miss Zarins, Teacher of English said “It is always a thoroughly enjoyable day, but was enhanced by the involvement of the younger pupils. We are really proud of how our Year 9s looked after the primary school pupils.”

Following this will be “Momma Don’t Allow”, a 20-minute 1956 black-and – white film on location in a London jazz club (featuring Chris Barber, Lonnie Donegan, and Ottilie Patterson.

After a short refreshment’s interval, the last showing will be “Red Balloon” a 35-minute 1956 Oscar winning colour film set in Paris about a boy who makes friends with a red balloon.

The budding reporters chose their topics and wrote reports together, completing the research and interviews as a team. Their reports went live on the BBC School Report website at 3.15pm on the 10th March 2016.

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An extra feature will be a light-hearted quiz between

the first two films – and there will be prizes!

Venue: the Parish Hall, Kings Drive, LFE. Cost: £5.

Doors open: at 7.00pm. The film show starts at 7.30pm.

A complimentary hot drink and biscuits will be available at the interval.

Grab a Bargain at the Woodside Animal Centre Charity Car Boot Sales!

Five Year 8 South Charnwood High School pupils entered a competition to create a website run by the British Computing Society. The competition took place at Coventry University and the boys won their category (web development and animation) by beating another 15 groups of pupils from 7 other schools in the Midlands. The boys won a prize of £200 for the school and £25 each for themselves plus a VIP trip to the Computing Department at the University of Coventry.

The task was to create an educational safety website. Our congratulations go to all the boys and our thanks go to Miss Flewitt for her help at lunchtimes and after school and also to Mrs Lett and Miss Crayfourd who accompanied the boys on the day. The winning team can be seen in the picture below.

Whether you’re a car boot fanatic or a first timer, here's the perfect opportunity to try and bag yourself a bargain. Our charity car boot sales will be taking place on the following dates: Saturday 11th June, and Saturday 17th September. We are hoping that the weather will be nice and warm ready for our BBQ and there will be refreshments & ice creams available on site.

Gates are open 11 am to 3 pm at Woodside Animal Centre (RSPCA Leicester) on Scudamore Road.

As well as the car boot sale there will also be an opportunity to meet some of our animals! All our furry and feathered friends will be ready and waiting to meet you!

We can’t wait to see you there!

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Ratby Primary School Foundation Stage

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We have had a very busy half term and have done so much in 5 short weeks!

On the morning of Thursday 17th March a small group of our Year 4 children travelled to South Charnwood High School to take part in a competition with other local Primary Schools. They were given two engineering based challenges, a way to prevent

egg from breaking when the main one being to create an dropped out of a first-floor window!

The children have worked incredibly hard to practice and perform our Spring production, The Queenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Party, which was a celebration of music and movement. The teachers are all so proud of every child â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it takes a lot of courage to get up on stage and many of them had speaking or singing parts to play. It was great fun and we did enjoy the extra excitement of the two evening shows.

Thank you to our audiences who contributed to our charity collection. The children have been comparing their own lives to those of children in other countries so we decided to donate to Oxfam Unwrapped in order to help children who are not as fortunate as us and do not have access to fresh, clean water, local shops and health care.

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School fire safety visit

On Monday the 29th February, Year 1/2 and Year 5 had a visit from Sophie, a lady from New Parks Fire Station.

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On Thursday the 10th March 2016, the whole of Ratby Primary School joined together to create a memorable leaving assembly for the beloved Reverend Peter. Each class created an amazing performance, which was enjoyed by the rest of the school. Year 5 confidently sang â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Gospel train,â&#x20AC;? which was one of our favourite songs, from Young Voices. The teachers, including Mrs Jones, presented Reverend Peter with a box of randomness as a challenge to use in his new school assemblies. We would all like to wish Reverend Peter lots of LUCK!

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Learning about real life dangers was not all we explored. We also learnt about dangers in the Online World as well. The time spent in the brand new Cyber Safety zones made us think carefully about our online safety. The activities were set out like an old fashioned fairground and all activities encouraged us to reflect on our knowledge of cyber bulling, grooming, spam and

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On behalf of everyone in Year 6, we can safely say that our trip to the Warning Zone was an awesome, scream-filled day!

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KIRBY MUXLOE PARISH COUNCIL

Beverley's many achievements include: â&#x20AC;˘ Bringing new and inexperienced councillors up to speed;

â&#x20AC;˘ Greatly reducing the number of objections to accounts and Freedom of Information requests, by bringing transparency and openness to Council proceedings; â&#x20AC;˘ Bringing the management of the cemetery and allotments under much better control; â&#x20AC;˘ Ensuring that planning applications are dealt with promptly and efficiently; â&#x20AC;˘ Installing tight financial controls and procedures; â&#x20AC;˘ Creating a new, more efficient and accessible village website; â&#x20AC;˘ Ensuring that a comprehensive suite of policies and procedures is in place.

Beverley herself describes her experience at our Parish Council as "interesting, challenging and illuminating"! She leaves behind a stable and increasingly effective Council, and we are immensely grateful to her. She goes to Glenfield with our warm thanks and very best wishes.

Parishioners may be interested in seeing how one of Council's major expenditure items, external audit fees, has been reduced and brought increasingly under control over the past 3 years.

The usual amount that Parish Councils would expect to pay annually in external audit fees is in the region of ÂŁ400.00 + VAT. The graph demonstrates how extreme the position of our Parish Council was at the point of its

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tiny minority of parishioners. alongside the school. The Parish

Council will be joining with the school to

purchase 5 of these banners to put up around the village. We hope that this will provide suitable reminders for dog walkers that this is Â? a particularly unpleasant practice that is easily remedied. Â? Â? Â? Â?

Goodbye to our Clerk, Beverley Greenwood As we reported last time, our Clerk, Beverley Greenwood, will be leaving the Parish Council to move to Glenfield Parish Council as Parish Manager, a positive career move for her in terms of a wider range of responsibilities.

Beverley has been with us since October 2014 and was faced at that time with the almost overwhelming task of establishing the Council on sound and proper footings, building on the work started by the Interim Clerk and the appointed Council. She has achieved a huge amount in her time with us and, although work remains to be done, we could not have asked for more in the time available to her.

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Co-option of Councillor As no request for an election has been received following the resignation of Chris Ball, there is currently a vacancy on the Parish Council for the Kirby Ward that can be filled by co-option. The Council may co-opt any person who is legally qualified to hold such office. A notice advertising the vacancy is on the Council Notice Boards. If you have an interest in the development and progress of the village, a commitment to community development, and/or particular skills that may be useful, applications would be most welcome. You will then be invited to attend a Parish Council meeting on 14th April 2016 and make a short 3-5 minute personal statement giving your reasons for being interested in joining the Council and what particular skills and experience you can bring to the role. If you have any questions, please feel free to phone the Clerk on 0116 2386408. She will be happy to speak with you and/or arrange a meeting with you. The closing date for applications is 12th April 2016.

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Residents have expressed concern about the increasing number of large lorries entering the village, particularly on Main Street, where there is a prohibition for lorries exceeding 7.5T. The Council has raised this matter with the Police and with the LCC Highways Department. It is the responsibility of the Police to enforce the weight restrictions, but the Police are saying that their resources are stretched to the point where this type of offence cannot be policed as it once was.

Our local PCSO Duane Wright has said that he will try to incorporate this within the speeding enforcement patrols that he is engaged in.

Our County Councillor, Richard Blunt, has promised to look at the current signage to see if it could be made more prominent, and will raise the matter with senior officers. The Council will be looking to approach the companies from where the vehicles are originating and invite them to a Council meeting - which residents will be most welcome to attend. In the meantime, there is a designated police email address to which infringements of weight restrictions on roads can be reported. The address is weight.restricted@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk

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Groby Wine Circle, kindly sponsored by ‘Groby Food and Wine’, is a very sociable group which usually meets on the third Monday of the month at Groby Community College. Speakers are invited to give talks on a variety of interesting topics after which there is a chance to catch up socially over a drink with a cheese and French bread.

Regular Events Every Monday 11.30am – 12.30pm Mature Movers.

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For more information contact Melanie on 01455 290976 or 07796 432393

Throughout the year we organise fun nights out such as skittles, quiz nights, meals out and visits, etc.

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Our Guest Speaker for the March meeting was Dr Sue Ablett, an avid traveller of the not such well known places around the world. Sue provided a most interesting insight, including slideshow, into life in Tibet. The journey really began in Beijing China, where Sue boarded a train travelling for 3,750 Kilometres to Lhasa, Tibet, taking 48 hours and rising to 3,650 metres (that’s 12,000ft in old money). The journey passed through fantastic barren and mountainous regions before arriving in Tibet. Hotels in the various townships were probably better than expected whilst there was some discussion regards the adequacy or otherwise, of the toilet facilities. Many of the religious structures, mostly now unoccupied, were wondrous and the people generally very friendly. The talk covered the political conflict with China and the situation regarding the indigenous population who are now outnumbered by Chinese. Highlights were obviously the views of Everest which were reached by a perilous journey in 4x4’s before finally leaving Tibet and reaching Kathmandu and then returning to the UK. Future guest talks include: • April - Houses with a story to tell.

• May – Is the AGM (don’t panic, it doesn’t take too long and then we can get on to more interesting things like socialising).

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6pm-8pm Youth Club. For information contact James on 07887 844727

Every Tuesday 7.30pm-11.30pm Crib Night. If you fancy a game contact Steve on 01162 393301 or 07523 334708

Every Wednesday 6pm-8pm Slimming World. For information contact Gemma on 07891 513288

Feature Nights Saturday 9th April

ABBA Girls Tribute.

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Friday 15th April

Brian Snowball’s Quiz Night in aid of the Ratby Band. Come along for a fun night and help raise money.

Saturday 16th April

The Warlock Group. A great Group.

Friday 29th April

Family Night with disco and karaoke.

All feature events unless specified have free entry and are open to non-members. All welcome.

Did you know The Sports Club room is available to hire for functions? For further information or to book please contact either Steve James on 0116 2393301 or 07523 334708 or Paula on 07739 010108.

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Sam Hagger, founder of Glenstock & The Beautiful Pubs collective said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I am prouder than ever of how Glenstock has evolved & what it has achieved, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to bring local communities together & for the positive impact the monies raised have made to such worthwhile causesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; he also added â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;improving on previous years, last year was our most successful ever & fanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of the festival can be assured it will returnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my co--founder of Glenstock, Ryan Holford--Wyss of Festivals 360 for all of his help, support & vision over the past 7 years as without him we would not have achieved what we didâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Future enquiries relating to Glenstock can be made to; inns@ssoosh.co.uk

On the 10th of February the Campus Orchestra took part in a joint concert with the Ratby and

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Residents are welcome to join the service at any point during the year but no discount is available for those joining later. Collection days will remain the same as at present.

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Due to a large increase in ASB in Ratby over recent weeks , a meeting was convened at Groby College with your Borough Councillors in attendance along with PC Ian Wardle and Mr Godwin from the school and Les Clark (ASB Officer from HBBC). PC Wardle explained that a large number of youths were gathering at weekends, invading private house parties, drinking alcohol and committing low level criminal damage to cars and fence panels and throwing objects such as eggs and oranges at people's properties. This group of youths are aged 13 - 14 and are often out on the streets until 1.30am.

The Police, in conjunction with HBBC, will be actively targeting these youths and will be contacting the parents as we have identified them through the school. The last resort will be a dispersal order which enforces them to go home and not return for 48 hours. Both Chris and Ozzy welcome these measures to ensure community safety and would ask parents for their help in putting a stop to this.

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HBBC have received an application for the former Co-op in Ratby to turn it into a restaurant and hot food take-away. This will require a change of use from (A10 to (A3) and (A5). The application number is 16/00194/FUL and has been submitted on behalf of a company called Memsaab. Early indications are that the application is likely to be refused due to lack of parking, no where to position a suitable ventilation system and intensification of take-away's in the area.

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The cardiac Centre of Excellence on your doorstep Norman Griffiths learns about the exciting research at Leicester’s Hospitals It can come as a shock if you are unfortunate enough to suffer a heart attack or find yourself opposite a consultant who tells you that you need heart surgery.

Relatives and friends will rally around and will invariably re-assure you that if it needs to be done, you can’t find a better place to have the procedure than at Glenfield Hospital with its reputation as a centre of excellence. Not only is the quality of care high, the hospital is also home to the University of Leicester British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre (CVRC).

Cardiovascular disease kills more than 160,000 people in the UK every year and the CVRC further strengthens and consolidates Leicester’s position as a leading international centre for heart research. It aims to bring together scientists, doctors and patients to improve the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment available. The team at the CVRC is led by Professor Gavin Murphy, British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Leicester.

“People who undergo heart surgery currently have a risk of suffering organ failure of up to 30 per cent,” he explained. “This is caused by the inevitable trauma and stress the body undergoes during these operations, which can lead to organ damage. Current research is focused on finding new treatments that could be used to try to prevent this organ failure.”

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Commenting on the part played by the PPI group Professor Murphy said: “By making the PPI part of our research strategy we will ensure that our research best reflects the needs and concerns of the community which it aims to help. We would be unable to deliver our current research strategy without the commitment and time kindly given by the previous patients and members of the public who make up the group, which is directly making a difference to both patient experience and research success to an unprecedented extent.”

Terry is well aware that events could have gone the other way. His gratitude for such a lifesaving intervention and the extra years of active life it has given him have found expression in the tireless volunteer work he does for Leicester’s Hospitals. Not only is he a member of the PPI but he also relishes his involvement in the Take Heart Adult Cardiac Patient Support Group which meets for 2 hours at the Education Centre at Glenfield Hospital at 10.00am on the first Saturday of each month. It also provides him with the opportunity to talk to patients on the cardiac wards.

Those who get involved in volunteering for such groups often have first-hand experience themselves and one such member recalled how he provided practical help to the Cardiac Rehabilitation Team to re-develop a website called 'Activate Your Heart', which provides a self-management tool for people who are getting themselves back on track after a heart attack or other cardiac event.

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If you would like to be involved in the PPI group or want more information you should contact the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at Glenfield Hospital on 0116 258 3021 or email sp504@le.ac.uk.

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