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Following the completion of the Blind Football taster session, follow-up sessions will be taking place every Thursday from 24th March through to 19th May (2:30pm to 4:00pm) for those that want to carry on learning and experiencing the game.

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The Blind Football Programme partnership is the latest development from the Leicestershire & Rutland County FA, which currently hosts the East Midlands’ regional blind centre. Alongside Nottinghamshire FA and 21-year-old Nathan Edge, who lost his sight in February 2014, the Leicestershire & Rutland County FA has worked to develop this new provision for blind and partially-sighted players, with Nathan himself progressing to the point that he will be running the London Marathon in April.

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For more information on the new Blind Football Programme and taster session taking place in Nottingham, please email Philippa Bass, Football Development Officer (Disability), via Philippa.bass@leicestershirefa.com or call 0116 284 4952/07944 194252.

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What do you get if you combine an exciting trip on the Great Central Railway, a beautiful countryside walk and raising money for your local Hospice? Full Steam Ahead for LOROS, of course.

LOROS has teamed up with The Great Central Railway for an event which gives supporters the chance to raise money while enjoying a trip on a steam train.

The event, which will be taking place on Saturday 12th March, will see participants take part in a five-mile walk across Leicestershire countryside, before boarding the LOROS Express.

The walk will start at Quorn and Woodhouse Station, before supporters head cross country through the villages of Old Woodhouse and through private land around Swithland Reservoir, leading through to the beautifully nostalgic old station at Rothley.

From there, participants will jump on board the Great Central Railway, on which they will be taken back to Quorn where they can enjoy a complimentary hog-roast at the The Manor House pub. Events Lead at LOROS Laura Betts said: “This is a charity walk with a difference and everyone is really excited about it.

“The Great Central Railway and LOROS both play huge parts within Leicestershire community, so this is a really lovely way to bring both organisations together and allow the public to see a little glimpse of the great work we both do.”

The event is family friendly, with entertainment at both stations and the Station Master has granted special permission to allow dogs on the day too. General Manager of Great Central Railway, Richard Patching said: “We are delighted to be working alongside such a worthwhile charity supporting young adults and families within our county and community.

“We truly hope the event is a success for all concerned and that the Great Central Railway continues to strengthen their relationships with LOROS for the long term future.

“Families and individuals can get involved by joining us on the day and enjoying a train ride alongside a lovely countryside walk through our beautiful Charnwood countryside, whilst supporting this charity, which is so crucial to many.”

Full Steam Ahead for LOROS begins at 9.30am, with tickets costing £18 for adults, £12 for under 12’s and free for under 3’s. Tickets are limited so booking ahead is advised.

For more details and to book please visit loros.co.uk/steam or call (0116) 231 8431/2

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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Leap Year – 29th February 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. The problem is very simple: our calendar has 365 days, but it actually takes 365.242199 days (a tropical year) to circle once around the Sun. That means we are ‘out’ by nearly six hours a year. Four times six hours is 24 hours - hence an extra day every four years.

Adding the extra day in February goes back to Julius Caesar in 45 BC. In his Julian Calendar, February was the last month of the year, and 24th February was Leap Year Day.

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Music to Raise the Roof The Griffin Singers is a long established choral group which has been singing for over 30 years, performing a variety of music for many events and community groups.

On Saturday 19th March 2016 the Griffin Singers will be visiting Kirby Muxloe Free Church to present an evening of spring music. There will be a wide variety of items including show biz numbers, choral classics, humorous items, both sung and spoken and some Easter items.

All proceeds from the evening will go towards the Kirby Muxloe Free Church roof repair project. Everyone is invited and if you would like to come along, details are given below.

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Residents will also be able to check the progress of their requests and view their history of contact with the council. This innovative part of My Account ensures that residents can track every step of their communication with the council, without having to call and check.

More new features are planned as Blaby District Council aims to streamline its services in an ever-more digital world.

Councillor David Freer, Portfolio Holder for Corporate Services, said: “I’m thrilled that My Account is now available for residents. Our new service will make accessing council services much easier and save people a lot of time. We have a commitment to ensure vulnerable people can still access their services over the telephone, or face-to-face at the council’s offices.

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RATBY PARISH COUNCIL The late Carol Measures. It was with great sadness that the Council learned of the passing of Carol Measures. She was a valued and active member of the Parish Council and held the Chair for several years. She was also a member of the Village Society and ran the Ratby Neighbourhood Watch. The Council would like to offer its condolences to her family and friends at Kirby Muxloe Free Church.

The Parish Council, together with other organisations in the village is planning a Special Event for HM The Queen’s 90th Birthday to be held on Saturday, 11th June 2016.

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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

Tough Budget Decisions Facing the County Council Leicestershire County Council’s leader has briefed the Government on the tough budget situation facing his council. Councillor Leader Nick Rushton, accompanied by six of Leicestershire’s seven MPs, met Local Government Minister Marcus Jones in London yesterday (January 13).

Cllr Rushton explained to the minister how, as a result of funding cuts and rising demand for care services, we have to save £78 million over the next four years and that this will mean tough decisions on services. He also pointed out that Leicestershire, as the lowest funded county council, would be hit harder than many other councils and that the current funding formula doesn’t make any sense. Cllr Ruston said that he’s very grateful for the solid support from all the MPs, who raised their concerns. He said I’m encouraged that the Minister listened to our points and I hope that the Government will take action to ensure a fairer outcome for Leicestershire residents, as he promised he would do.

Key headlines from the council’s budget proposals include: • Leicestershire is the lowest funded county in the country. If it received the same over all income per household as Surrey, it would be £105m better off • 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

Sexual health strategy We are consulting on the proposed new strategy for delivering sexual health services in Leicestershire from 2016-19.

The Health and Social Care Act 2012 has created a fragmented service for sexual health services across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. At present, three main organisations - the county council, clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and NHS England – deliver different aspects. With all partners facing financial pressures, there is a need to develop strong, joined -up approach to sexual health provision ensuring highquality, appropriate services are available to local residents.

You can have your say until midnight on Tuesday 15 March 2016.

• Budget Consultation • The County Council recently consulted on our draft budget for the financial year ahead (2016-17) and the medium term financial strategy for the next four years (2016-20).

• We’ve saved £32 million and are now proposing to save £26 million next year, rising to £78 million over the next four years, due to the rise in demand for care and waste services and loss of Government funding. We are also proposing to raise the council’s share of Council Tax by 3.99 per cent.

Ratby Library Ratby Library group are due to take over the running of Ratby Library from Monday 8th February. It seems a long time ago that the County Council put forward the proposals forward for community groups to run local libraries. I wish the group every success for the future.

Tell us how this might affect you Online Leicestershire.gov.uk/sexual_health_ consultation For general enquiries or comments about this consultation call 0116 3050705

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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.

The first meeting of 2016 took place Thursday 21st January, when Peter Liddle talked about ‘The building of Kirby Muxloe Castle’. He talked about a number of different aspects of the building and the work involved as well as the years both before and after the castle was started, together with the owner’s family background.

Andy Kirkland, from the Barrow Resource centre, then talked briefly about some of the artefacts found around the Castle buildings.

At the next meeting, on Thursday 17th March, Ernest Millar, a local historian, will be talking about Stoneywell Cottage (the first National Trust House in Leicestershire) which was visited by the Group last summer.

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.

Groby Wine Circle

Our wine circle is a very sociable group which 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 snack.

Throughout the year we organise fun nights out such as skittles, quiz nights, meals out and visits, Our Guest Speaker for the January meeting was Caroline Roberts, a Leicester and Rutland Blue Badge guide. We have meet with Caroline on several occasions for guided walks around Leicester however, this time she gave us an interesting talk called “More fascinating facts about Leicester”. Prompted by the question ‘if you had some visitors where in Leicester would you want to show them’, the talk started at the Jewry Wall and followed on with an imaginary wonder through some of Leicester’s interesting heritage and history, covering Roman times, the middle ages to modern times. This included fascinating facts about how the church of St Martin became a Cathedral in 1927 following the establishment of a new Diocese of Leicester in 1926 and, of course, the discovery of the remains of Richard III.

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• High blood pressure or hypertension Means that your blood pressure is constantly higher than the recommended level which can lead to heart failure. As many as 5 million people in the UK are walking around, undiagnosed, with high blood pressure.

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However with such an impressive pump, there are a number of things that can go wrong. I have listed a few below: • Abnormal heart rhythms: Symptoms can include an irregular pulse, tiredness, shortness of breath, dizziness, feeling faint or palpitations. If you feel that you have any of the above symptoms, you should see your GP. • Angina: This is pain felt in the chest often described as tightness. If you have not been diagnosed with angina and you have these symptoms along with pain in your arms, throat, neck or jaw, you should stop what you’re doing and call 999 for an

LOVE YOUR HEART

Knowing how important your heart is and the things that can go wrong, it is vital to keep your heart healthy. There are a number of small things that you can do.

Keeping active and exercising regularly is fundamental. Remember it’s never too late to start. The recommended amount of moderate exercise/activity per week is a total of 150 minutes of per week.

Another important aspect of keeping a healthy heart is a healthy diet. A healthy diet is a well-balanced diet. This includes 5 portions of fruit and veg a day and reducing the overall amount of fat that is in your diet too.

If you drink alcohol, it is important to stay within the recommended guidelines. For men it is 3 to 4 units per day, and for women it is 2 to 3 units per day. Alcohol can also cause cancer, so it is best to drink as little as possible.

Smoking is very unhealthy as it is a major contributor in clogging your arteries which puts a lot of strain on your heart. If you are

smoking then you should stop.

If you would like any information about anything mentioned above, to join the stop smoking clinic, get advice on diet and exercise or get your blood pressure checked for free The Village Pharmacy in Kirby Muxloe is happy to help, just walk in or call us on 0116 2387353.

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96% of residents satisfied as survey highlights council strengths

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A Residents Survey undertaken by Blaby District Council has shown that a large majority of people living within the local authority are satisfied with its services. 1138 respondents living within the district were canvassed for the biennial survey, with the results helping identify the strongest performing areas of the council, whilst also recognising areas to improve and benefit residents.

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The results showed that 96% of residents questioned were satisfied with the council’s services. This figure compares with an average satisfaction rating of 74% within English local authorities. 89% also felt the council offered value for money; significantly higher than the national average of 52%.

11.30am – 12.30pm Mature Movers.

A gentle fun and friendly 50+ class.

For more information contact Melanie on 01455 290976 or 07796 432393

For one of the highest profile council services, 97% of people said they were satisfied with refuse collections, while 96% are satisfied with recycling collections. Blaby District is one of the only local authorities in the county with a weekly collection for all recycling materials.

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With many parks including Fosse Meadows, Bouskell Park and Jubilee Park, 91% were satisfied with the parks and open spaces offered by the council, with 95% saying they felt safe when out and about in the district.

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

Councillor Terry Richardson, Leader of Blaby District Council, said: “Once again our residents survey shows how we excel as a council in so many areas, and I’m proud to be the leader of a council which is exceeding the national average by such a margin.

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For information contact Gemma on 07891 513288

we’re

“Hearing the views of our residents is we what doing well and which areas we can strive to improve, especially as we are working in a challenging financial environment for all local authorities.”

Feature Nights

Full results of the Residents Survey are available on the council’s website at www.blaby.gov.uk/residents-survey

Saturday 13th February Valentines Night with Soul and Motown Group

Friday 26th February

Come and experience our new Family Night with disco and karaoke

St. Philip and St. James Church Ratby

Saturday 19th March Dads Harmony Group. Come along for a dance or just listen to the music.

Ratby Co-operative Band In Concert

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?

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Year 3 Animal Encounter

KS1 – Dinosaur Planet This term’s launch

of our new topic ‘Dinosaur Planet’ has been fantastic!

On Wednesday the 6th January

at Ratby

Primary the Year 3 class School,

room was invaded by

predators to launch our

new

topic. We had a bril liant time!

included a The predators

fox calm

called Todd that

adored!

There

everyone

a massive

was also snake

that lay on our carpet and

some another

snake

which

children put around their

necks!

There

was also a

weed

naughty

tanuki that

on the floor! We all laughed!

We met

a chameleon

and

were

told if black

that

spots

appeared then

on him he

wasn’t happy.

First we went to New Walk Museum in Leicester, to explore the museum and took part in a fun dinosaur workshop. First we looked around the museum and saw a HUGE dinosaur…it was called Neovenator. We took part in three activities which included ordering the sizes of different animals and dinosaurs. We learned that the blue whale is the earth’s largest animal. We worked as a team to complete different jigsaws and had to remember to put the skeleton jigsaw on before the jigsaw with the skin. Also, we looked closely at different dinosaurs and found out whether they were carnivores, herbivores or omnivores. Finally we found out about where dinosaurs lived, what they looked like, what they ate, their shape, size and much more!

The best part

was acting like dinosaurs, roaring and capturing each other too. We had a brilliant day at the museum and want to visit again soon.

We learnt so much and we

were so sad when the visit

had

to come to an end!

The

whole

class wanted

to take

one of the animals home as

a pet!

We want a pet fox like

Todd to walk in Bradgate

Park!

Jasmine and - Year 3 pupils.

By Harvey,

Dylan.

Year

part in

5 took starting concert

the of the biggest

children's

choir

in the World, Young

Voices, on the 11th

January, 2016. We

wanted

to make

our

parents

speechless

with our epic dance moves

and insane singing voices.

Before

the show we learnt

Young Voices concert

Meanwhile, back at Ratby School….something

mysterious had been going on in Miss Mistry’s classroom. The door had been sealed off and nobody was to enter until Mrs Jones had allowed us to go back in. And when we did, we saw…the classroom had been destroyed and strangely right at the back of the classroom was a large purple egg. We wondered who or what had been lurking around our school and whether it will be back!

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songs and dance

altogether

moves at school ready to perform the spent and a half on

day. We

three

Tom

Billington,

which we hours practicing new songs, such as Hyper, written by

Laura

Wright.

As performed with him, and World in Union with show the

started

butterflies and adrenaline rushed We together as a through our bodies.

all worked

team to create a powerful performance.

After a long and exciting day we felt tired

and relieved, everyone had worked to the best of their abilities. We were awesome!

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KIRBY MUXLOE PARISH COUNCIL Tennis Courts The Tennis Action Group reports that a number of additional facilities related to the tennis courts have now been provided by the Council: • A seat has been installed for players to use whilst waiting for a court.

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The Council has approved the use of the courts for social tennis sessions and for use by groups with prior approval of the Council.

Kirby Muxloe Parish Council have agreed that the tennis courts will be free to use for all Kirby Muxloe parishioners. The Courts are also available for the use of clubs and societies during the daytime on a permit basis. If your organization is interested, contact the Council offices for information about booking and fees.

Barry Close Development

If you are looking for a partner so that you can have a game of tennis, why not join the social evenings to be held at the Kirby Muxloe tennis courts to be held every Wednesday evening from 20th April to 25th May 2016. The courts will be reserved between 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm for players to come along to play either singles or doubles. Balls will be supplied and players paired according to their experience. The purpose behind this is to encourage lapsed players to increase confidence and then to find like-minded partners of a similar standard with whom to arrange future games and, above all, to have exercise and fun! For more information, email Norma Beck at norma.beck@yahoo.co.uk

The Kirby Muxloe Residents' Action Group reports that a Decision Notice in relation to the development of the land to the rear of Barry Close has now been issued, meaning that the developers can begin work from 18th February 2016. However, the Action Group is still considering taking legal action against Blaby District Council's Planning Department.

The Group's legal team feels that there are a number of issues that can be tackled in court and that the case is strong. However, there can be no certainty as to the outcome. The cost of such action would range from £10,000 for a successful outcome to £30,000 in the event of the action being lost. The Group's committee will not proceed unless it has sufficient backing and funds, and to that end it is appealing for people's views as to whether or not the legal action should be proceeded with, and if so, for contributions towards a legal fund.

The Group asks that interested residents should contact the committee at kirbymuxloerag@gmail.com

Community Transport

One positive way forward has come from Community Transport, organised by the Community Action Partnership. This operates a door-to-door community car scheme which provides elderly, disabled and other people who struggle to access transport with a friendly and reliable service for their transport needs to doctors, dentists, opticians etc., but not hospital visits.

The scheme is available to Kirby Muxloe residents. Potential clients need to register to join the scheme, and there is a small charge for the service. For further details, phone 0116 2880508 from Monday and Friday between 9.00am and 1.00pm. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer driver should contact Muriel or Mick on 0116 2786604, Muriel@communityap.org.uk or mcik@communityap.org.uk The Community Action Partnership also owns a number of wheelchair accessible vehicles which are used to take people on outings or can be hired at very low cost by community groups in Blaby District. This service is again available to Kirby Muxloe residents. Trips are made to places such as Dunelm, Garden Centres, Fosse Park and so on, and again there is a small charge for each trip.

Anyone interested should contact Nadine on 0116 2826288 on Mondays and Tuesdays between 1,00pm and 5.00pm. More minibus drivers are needed and will receive training.

Again, if you are interested, contact Muriel or Mick as above.

Following an idea raised by a resident last month, the Council is still investigating the

Newbold Verdon Jazz Club THE NEW YEAR saw a great start to the jazz scene at Newbold Verdon Jazz Club with a number of new faces in the audience. We hope you all enjoyed the evening and look forward to seeing you again in the months to come.

The Savannah Jazz Band made a welcome return to the club and gave us a great evening of trad jazz. The band, led by John Meehan on drums never fails to give us a good evening of music and vocals and extra fun from Roger Myerscough (right), who in between playing the clarinet, always raises a laugh with his tales from Yorkshire.

The band also had an extra instrument this year, a piano, ably played by trombonist, Brian Ellis. Bill Smith on cornet, Tony Pollitt on bass and Chris Marney on banjo made up the rest of the band who altogether created a great sound. We look forward to seeing them all again at the start of 2017.

The next concert is on Friday 5th February, 8.00pm at Newbold Verdon Social Club, when New Orleans Heat will be playing. Do come along and join us. More details from Kelvin on 01455 822824 or Pauline on 0116 2865496.

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“A bigger cycling event with two new routes” promises organisers of MME Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride Having organised the Charnwood Forest Cycle Ride for the past five years Emma Hallam and her colleague Zoe Edwards have decided to liven things up a little bit. Explains Emma, “We are thrilled to welcome on board a brand new headline sponsor, Protection by MME, and with their support we are able to make this a bigger event this year.

We have decided to include a new 10 mile and a 50 mile cycle route which will complement our existing 20 mile route. The 10 mile route will provide an entry level distance for first time participants, whilst the 50 mile route will be a longer and more challenging route for those who want to push themselves further.”

The event welcomed 200 participants in 2015 and Emma is hoping that with the additional two routes they could double that number this May. “It would be amazing to see 300 - 400 people joining in the fun and cycling what is a beautiful route around Charnwood Forest.”

The event also raised £7,500 for Alex’s Wish, a local Rothley based charity who raise money to fund clinical trials into finding treatments and, ultimately, a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a life limiting condition which affects boys across the UK including Emma’s son Alex, after whom the charity is named.

“We are incredibly well supported locally and it’s always nice to see our supporters out and about on their bikes, having fun and raising much needed funds for Alex’s Wish,” adds Emma.

At the end of your ride you’ll get a warm welcome back, receive your medal as well as a chance to take the weight off your feet an enjoy a large selection of refreshments including hot bacon rolls, complimentary yummy homemade cakes and hot and cold drinks served to you by Cuppas of Rothley.

Again, we are very grateful to Mattioli Woods who have sponsored the refreshments this year. This event is not a race, we want you to enjoy your ride and take in the stunning countryside whilst raising money for our fabulous cause. Families are welcome to join in on the fun at the Rothley Centre whilst waiting for riders to finish.”

The event also welcomes back three sponsors from last year - Nisa (Bradleys store) in Rothley are the events first-aid sponsors, The Woodmans Stroke Pub in Rothley are the communications sponsor and Pedal Power are the on-site bike specialists.

This year’s event takes place on Sunday, 8th May and there is an early-bird entry fee of just £10.00 (10-mile route) or £20.00 (20 and 50 mile route) for those entering before the 26th April, or £15.00 (10-mile route) or £25.00 (20 and 50 mile route) if registering on or after 26th April.

Anyone entering as part of the early-bird promotion will be entered in a draw to win a fabulous day at Champneys Springs (courtesy of Protection by MME).

Says Emma, “The event is open to everyone aged 14+ whether you are an amateur cyclist or a professional. We also have free car parking, a half way refreshment stall and there is no minimum sponsorship required, although the more money you raise the more money we have to invest in leading edge research and clinical trials. We are also looking for volunteers to marshal too.

Please come and join in… you’ll get a healthy dose of fresh air, enjoy spectacular views around the stunning Charnwood Forest whilst cycling for an incredibly worthwhile cause. It’s a fabulous opportunity to get back into cycling again after the winter months, so whether or not you are a keen cyclist, there’s never been a better time to dust of your bike in time for the summer months.”

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Borough Councillors Report Cllr Ozzy O’Shea Tel 0116 2394336 or 07808585825 Email ozzyoshea@hotmail.com

Budget 2016 You will all have been aware of HBBC's recent consultation to address the deficit left to us by the outgoing Lib/Dem Administration in which residents were asked to chose between a 16.76% increase on your Council Tax or a £35.00 charge on your green waste.

Obviously an increase over 2 % would need a referendum and the response was an increase on the Council Tax. Due to a change in Government Laws, we are now able to bring forward a balanced budget that will include a £5.00 increase only on Council Tax as HBBC are in the lowest quartile of Local Authorities nationally and that amount is to be charged at Band D so C & B will be cheaper.

This will be a yearly charge on properties. Also we are introducing a yearly £25.00 green waste charge on the brown bin. This charge will be optional and the payment will be spread across the year. This charge will be optional to residents and those not willing to pay will have their brown bin taken away at no cost. These charges regrettably have to be brought forward as we are all residents and share the same burden. It will mean that front line services are protected and will continue to deliver.

We also have agreement that our HRA Building Programme has been given the green light to go ahead. We have just undertaken a 2 day consultation in Groby about our plans to build 9 new bungalows on

Cllr Chris Boothby Tel 0116 2388301 or 07880 711 222 Email chris.boothby@hotmail.com

Martinshaw Lane which we had very positive feedback from together with a development in conjunction with a housing association company in Hinckley and the refurbishment of Ambion Court in Mkt Bosworth. Despite the 1% reduction in council rents over the next 4 years we are still able to deliver these building projects.

Public Space Protection Orders There has a lot of media interest in these new orders recently which are under consultation as we speak but unfortunately they have missed the bigger picture altogether.

These orders which will replace the Designated Public Place Orders in June 2016 have a wide ranging effect which include dangerous dogs, dog fouling, drug and alcohol misuse, gatherings of youths in public places and anti-social behaviour. The story of Ratby and the collection of gas cannisters found on a business park is an old one and not indicative of the village.

This is an ongoing issue across the Borough as a whole and these measures are being brought forward to protect the residents of the Borough as every person has the right to live in their community free of the above.

Community Safety Investment As Chris is the Exec Member for Community Safety and working along side Ozzy, he felt that this service had not been given enough attention or investment compared to other

front line services. Community Safety is such a diverse and wide ranging issue that it was felt that more investment was needed. We do have an existing budget that is topped up from the Office of Police & Crime Commissioner to bring forward education programmes and help with home security. To that end, we have secured a further £25,000 to help with improving this service and will be working with the voluntary community sector (vcs) so we can look at more wide ranging issues including mental health and vulnerable people.

Ratby Sports Club Having been approached by a member of the RSC Committee to see what investment is possible to help the club to prosper , Chris has met with HBBC's Sports Officer to seek a way forward to help with putting the club on a long term programme similar to Sport In Desford.

They have now a template that is being used across the UK which increases the use and encourages all types of sport. There is an abundance of investment out there but the sporting factions of RSC need to work together along with Borough Councillors and the Parish Council to access this and make the Sports Club the hub of the village it once was.

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Newtown Linford Choral Society ‘Music of the Masters’ The Choral Society’s next concert will be on 4th and 5th March, 2016, at Ratby Parish Church. It will be performing ‘Baroque’ music, which describes a style of music composed from about 1650 to 1750. During this time some of the greatest European composers were writing, such as Bach, Handel and Haydn, and their compositions are still regularly performed today at concert halls throughout the world.

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