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As mentioned in the previous editions of ‘Your Local’ magazine, Ratby Primary School have been reading for their school. Through ‘Read for My School 2014’, over 850,000 books were read by over 200,000 pupils in primary and secondary schools up and down the country. We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded 100 Literacy books for reading an impressive 643 books in total! Throughout the competition we were also given the opportunity to write a short letter to the children in Tanzania who will subsequently receive thousands of books from Pearson Education. Children were then selected and judged by a panel. The most powerful letters were awarded regional and national prizes for their age range. The letters that the children wrote were extremely impressive and it was brilliant to read how much the children value books. We knew the competition would be tough and we were over the moon to find that one of our pupils had won! Emily’s letter was selected as 1st Prize regionally for her year group. Emily and her friends and family were invited to attend the East Midlands Regional Award Ceremony on Thursday 15th May. The children had an enjoyable afternoon meeting the award-winning author Guy Bass famous for his ‘Stitch Head’ books. Emily was awarded a gift voucher for Waterstones and a selection of books. The children had a brilliant afternoon and the excitement has definitely helped to raise the reading profile throughout the school. A big thank you to all of the children for taking part and hopefully the children’s enthusiasm will continue over the Summer as we begin the Library Reading Challenge.

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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.

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Details of the dates of 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 Members and visitors at the May meeting heard Peter Liddle talk about the work carrried out by ‘Time Team Leicestershire’, which gave a detailed insight into the making of the Television series.

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On Saturday 19th July, a visit by coach from Kirby Muxloe to Bede House in Lyddington has been organised by the group, with lunch locally and a break in Oakham on the return journey. The coach will leave Kirby Muxloe at 9.30 am. Anybody who would like to take part in the visit should call Val Knott on 239 4476 by the end of June to reserve a place (subject to availability). The cost of the visit, including travel, entrance to the House and lunch will be £15.00. The next meeting of the Group will be on 18th September, when Clive Rushby, and friends, will be talking about ‘the Home Guard’.

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The Group are always looking for photographs of people who have lived/worked in the village and events that have taken place in Kirby Muxloe. The display of pictures of ‘Old’ Kirby Muxloe in St. Bartholomew’s Church Hall has been developed, so if you visit the Hall, you might like to look at them.

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The Kirby Players are celebrating their 70th Anniversary this year and we are hosting a number of events for members, friends and their families. We are proud to have a thriving junior section in our drama Society. Ages range from 6 to 16. We have provided a lot of resources to encourage the theatre related development of the children of the local community and importantly, to safe guard their wellbeing. One of the facilities our vintage theatre now lacks is suitable, dedicated dressing rooms for our young members and in partnership with the Village Hall Committee; our Society is tasked with raising £10,000 as our contribution towards this major project. We therefore need your help to achieve this target. Please support us if you can. We would be delighted to welcome you to any of our fund raising events. A Summer Dance is planned on 28th June with the fabulous ‘Stone Ravens’ band. A local band, the Stone Ravens play many private functions. Their repertoire spans pop music from the late 50s to the present day. Something for everyone to enjoy and dance the night away. There are only 100 tickets now available at just £6 each. Free parking, subsidised bar prices and a free hotdog served during the evening. Not only are we fund raising, we are of course, busily rehearsing for our next production. ‘Teenage in Love’ will be performed from Tuesday July 30th to Saturday August 2nd.

Ratby Village Society in association with Ratby Sports Club, welcomes you to join them in the Sports Club room, Desford Lane, Ratby on Thursday 19th June starting at 7.30pm for Gill Smart's talk on the work of the 'Heart Link' charity, based at Glenfield General Hospital. Monies collected by YOU throughout the year will be presented on the night. Admission £1.60 members and £2.50 visitors/ casual guests. Non-members are very welcome to attend. Ratby's 4th Annual Show takes place on Saturday 9th August in the freshly decorated surroundings of Ratby Sports Club room, Desford Lane, Ratby. Bring your entries on Friday 8th August from 7pm to 8.30pm and/or Saturday 9th from 8.30am to 10.30am. Everyone very welcome. The show is open to the public from 2pm on Saturday, and presentation of trophies takes place at 4pm. A cricket match is being played during Saturday afternoon and you are welcome to relax and enjoy the game, perhaps accompanied by something cool from the bar (open at 2pm), or with a refreshing cup of tea or coffee.

Best friends at school, we follow our 4 couples from their final ‘End of Year Disco’, through the next 10 years of University, work and then to their 10 year reunion. Told mainly through Rock’n Roll songs from the 50’s and 60’s, we see if their friendships survive and how they mature or otherwise. A live band will generate the atmosphere of the Dance Hall.

Ratby Village Society, together with the Sports Club team, hope you enjoy the show and we look forward to seeing you again in 2015.

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May Cancer Research Fundraiser Our Spring Fayre took place on the 16th May. A busy time for all the helpers (thank you). The plants were very popular, the delicious looking cakes sold out fast. Both card stalls were very busy and the ‘bric a brac’ stall had may treasure seekers looking for a bargain. The raffle had lots of really good prizes. Debbie’s clothes and Samantha Hill’s crafts attracted many customers. The Fayre raised over £700. Last year your local support group raised over £4,000 to help this valuable cause. Thank you for your support The Kirby Muxloe & LFE Cancer Research UK

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New chairman chosen for council Councillor David Clements was sworn in as chairman of Blaby District Council at the annual meeting on May 27. The new chair is taking over from Councillor Alan Tanner and has chosen to support LOROS and the Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland Air Ambulance during his term in office. Councillor Clements has represented Forest Ward (Leicester Forest East) on Blaby District Council for the last 14 years and over the last 8 years has been a member of the ruling Cabinet Executive with portfolio responsibilities for performance and leisure. This will be the Councillor’s first term as chairman at the Council, he said: “I am proud and honoured to be made Chairman and will continue to do my best to represent the Council and its residents during my year in office.” Councillor Clements is a resident of Kirby Muxloe where he lives with his wife Joan, and though not a native of Leicestershire, spent many years of his working life in the construction materials industry closely associated with the Leicestershire quarries. The new Chairman will be pleased to attend any events that organisations may be planning over the coming year. To invite the chairman to an event or for more information on the role visit www.blaby.gov.uk/ chairman, email civic@blaby.gov.uk or call 0116 272 7504. At the same annual meeting Councillor Marion Broomhead was named as vice Chairman for the coming year.

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More than 2,500 people have had their say on the county council’s proposals for communities to run up to 36 libraries. Consultation is taking place till July 7th and full details are on www.leics.gov.uk/haveyoursay/futurelibraries, including dates and venues of evening public meetings in June.

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Planning Application by Cawrey Homes Ltd. for 134 houses in open countryside south of Markfield Rd, Ratby. We have been contacted by many residents who are strongly opposed to this most unwelcome planning application which they believe is only the start of a wider ambition by developers to cover this whole area of land including the Burroughs recreation area with hundreds of extra houses over the next few years and have asked us to compile a list of their objections to share with fellow residents. Cawrey Ltd have been asked by officers to provide more information and are claiming viability issues in order to avoid providing the full affordable housing percentage they say it is not viable we say if it is not viable don’t build it. Due to these ongoing issues this application will not be heard by the Borough Council Planning Committee until either the July meeting due to be held on Tuesday 22nd July or the August meeting which is due to be held on Tuesday 19th August 2014. Residents can make objections right up to the night of the Committee meeting.

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Planning Application for Café 27. This application for a variation of condition 2 of a previous planning consent was determined at a recent planning committee hearing at HBBC.

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In conflict with HBBC Core Strategy Policy 22 –Building within the Charnwood Forest.

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The application was to extend the opening hours to 17:00 hrs - 22:30 hrs Monday to Thursday, 17:30 - 23:00 Friday to Saturday and 17:00 - 21:30 on Sunday. This was to accommodate an Indian restaurant on the premises. Whilst there was significant local concern in regards to smell pollution and lack of car parking and this was put across to committee members, the application was passed due to the fact that an existing permission was in place and this was only an extension of opening times. Serious consideration was given to local resident's concerns and a lengthy discussion took place regarding enforcement of adequate extraction flues and appropriate filtration systems. Also in regard to the parking issue, members were concerned about the lack of car parking. To that end, the premises will be visited on a regular basis to ensure that residents are not being affected by smell pollution and extra patrols will occur by civil enforcement officers to encourage sensible parking. Together for Tenants. This newly formed, self constituted group has been set up to replace the former TAP (Tenants Advisory Panel). Working in partnership with HBBC, T4T (led by tenants) wishes to engage with other tenants and landlords so as to

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From 2016 it will be a legal requirement for all dogs to be micro-chipped. A micro-chip is a small electronic device, which is the size of a grain of rice and is implanted under the skin using a special implant gun. No anaesthetic is required and the procedure should cause no more discomfort than a standard vaccination. Each micro-chip has a unique identification number, which is registered to the animal and the owner's details are placed on a national database. This number can then be read when a scanner is passed over the chip, enabling the Dog Warden to search the national database to find the owner's details. The owner can then be contacted and reunited with their dog. However, it is important that owners update their dog's registered details if they change, such as moving house. If anyone would like to discuss the micro-chipping service they can do so by contacting the Dog Warden Service on 01455 255946. Ozzy would like to thank residents for their kind thoughts and good wishes after his recent sudden illness. He would also like to thank Chris for looking after issues on his behalf. Once again, we take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support and we are only a phone call away. Regards

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“We are delighted that the judge Mr Justice Foskett made a very clear decision when he found in favour of Blaby District Council after hearing the Judicial Review submitted by the Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for Leicestershire seeking to quash the planning permission for the new community of Lubbesthorpe. “Lubbesthorpe will deliver over £159m of much needed infrastructure including 4,250 new homes of which at least 25% will be affordable homes, 1,530 new jobs, extensive (205 hectares) public open space, three new schools, transport infrastructure and improvements, community facilities and over £1.6m to Leicestershire Police to pay for vehicles, communication equipment and premises. “Blaby District Council is saddened that the PCC chose to take this action. It has cost the local taxpayer a lot of money, delayed the delivery of much needed homes and jobs and wasted everyone's time and energy. “Despite the recent legal action taken by the PCC the Council has continued to enjoy excellent working arrangements with the operational teams at Leicestershire Police. “We now look forward to seeing things start moving as Lubbesthorpe delivers the jobs, homes and opportunities that local people need.”

Shaping our Future through Singing and Book Sharing. If you happen to be in the LFE library on Thursday morning you may hear a chorus of ‘Wind the Bobbin up’ drifting through the air, followed by ‘The Wheels on the Bus’ capped off with a chapter and verse of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar’. This friendly group named ‘Sing-a-Song-a-Story’ is headed up by Freya Luker, Community Outreach worker and her outreach assistant Amy Gilbert. As a team they work together in partnership with Leicestershire Libraries and Sure Start children’s Centres. Their aim is to work with families with children under 5 in the community to encourage parents and carers to sing and read more with their children in order to improve, speech, language, communication and literacy. Speech, language, communication and literacy skills in small children are becoming an increasing concern, with children starting school at a below average level for their age. Freya and Amy work out in the community, facilitating many sessions aimed at encouraging parents and carers to read, sing and share books with their children from birth. Studies show that children who are read to and sang with from a very early age do significantly better at school. It helps with many skills such as listening, turn taking, motor skills such as pointing and page turning. Not to mention sharing songs rhymes and books are fun, create lasting memories and help with bonding. One of these sessions takes place every other Thursday at LFE library, an educationally rich environment for children and adults alike. A place to feel welcomed, take part in a fun, informal and nurturing group. Props and puppets are used to engage the children in the storytelling and singing, and of course ample time afterwards to choose books to take home using your free Leicestershire Libraries Card. A small charge applies to the group £1 for the first child 50p for every child thereafter per family. This money goes directly back into our project, to support our roles and buy new materials for the group. Sing-a-Song a-Story every other Thursday LFE library 10.15-11am. Please ring for more details 0116 305 3616. For children aged 0-5 with their parents and carers.

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A Beautiful Local Garden is Opening to the Public A beautiful local garden is opening to the public again in July under the National Gardens Scheme to raise money for several worthwhile NGS charities. Last summer, during two Sundays, Mike & Liz Newcombed welcomed 500 visitors to their Newtown Linford garden and were able to raise £2500 for the NGS charities. The interest in and the enjoyment of this garden has resulted in several local groups, including gardening clubs, arranging private visits to the garden this summer. The Newtown Linford Gardening Club will also, once again, use this venue for their Summer Party on Tuesday 22nd July. On both Sunday 6th and Sunday 13th July the garden, which is situated halfway along Ulverscroft Lane between Newtown Linford and Ulverscroft, will be open to the public from 11.00am – 5.00pm. The 2-acre SW facing garden has stunning views across Charnwood countryside. Near the house are patios, water features, flower and shrub beds, fruit trees, greenhouses and vegetable plots. Lawns then slope down to a gravel garden, a large wildlife pond with waterfall and three small areas of woodland, with pleasant walks through many species of trees. The lower two thirds of this garden has been created since 2004, with over 160 conifers and deciduous trees planted. There are several places to sit and relax around the garden. Light refreshments will be available. There will also be plant sales, a book stall and a craft stall, selling jewellery, scarves etc. Admission for adults is £3.50, children are free and dogs on leads are welcome with well-behaved owners. PLEASE COME AND JOIN US. The full address is – ‘Mountain Ash’, 140 Ulverscroft Lane, Newtown Linford, LE6 0AJ. For further details and some photographs of the garden see the NGS website – www.ngs.org.uk – put either Mountain Ash or LE6 0AJ into the garden finder. Amongst the many charities supported by the NGS are Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie Cancer Care, Help the Hospices, Carers Trust and, this year, Parkinsons UK.

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Chairman’s Report – Ratby Annual Parish Meeting Yet another busy year for the Parish Council and the village. You will remember that the Council co-ordinated the Coronation Carnival held on 27th May at Ratby Sports Club, together with the village groups and which proved a huge success, raising £1000 for the Leicester Royal Infirmary Oncology Unit. This event was well supported by the residents and visitors.

the Parish Council at a cost of £300 per annum, which has recently been increased to £400 per annum. Council has also replaced a Springie Whale on the toddlers’ area at this site. Dependent upon the terms of the new lease, the Council will consider placing more equipment on the site in future.

The commemorative Diamond Jubilee Copper Beech tree planted last year has died and will be replaced.

The two wooden planters at the corner of Desford Lane were replaced this year by recycled plastic containers at a cost of approximately £1,000 and will require less maintenance. The remainder of the wooden planters will be replaced by the recycled plastic ones as and when necessary.

Allotments The Parish Council provides two allotment sites at Taverner Drive and Pear Tree allotments in Desford Lane, both of which are leased to and managed by the Allotment Association.

Ferndale Park The skate park has proved to be a huge success with the young people. However, there is still a big problem with vandalism on the park. The Council has had to remove a lot of graffiti from the equipment over the past year and the damage to the teen tower has cost the Council in the region of some £2,000 to replace climbing chains, grips etc. The community garden has lost some of its shrubs, plants and the Parish Council is looking to re-vamp this area once again. The daffodils in the park were beautiful and provided a lovely display, that is until one or possibly more of the residents decided to pick them to take home! The Council also renewed the front fencing and gates, including a kissing gate, at Ferndale Park at a cost of approximately £5,000. This was necessary due to the fact that the gate post had been damaged and it was not possible to secure the car park. Due to damage caused to the safety surfacing the Council spent approximately £4,000 on repairing the surfaces. Youth Club The Parish Council funded Youth Workers to provide a Youth Club facility for the young people, which was held at the Parish Church on alternate Friday evenings. However, despite a determined effort by the Parish Council to continue this facility, the lack of adequate youth worker provision, regrettably had to terminate this function. The Parish Council is working towards providing another facility in this respect in the next future.

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Brook Meadow (Brook Drive) The Council has had to spend money in hiring skips due to the rubbish being dumped in the meadow and the stream. This rubbish appears to be from some building sites and also domestic carpets, chairs etc. If anyone sees any rubbish being dumped please contact the Parish Council office and report it.

Dog Fouling This is still a huge problem around the village, despite the number of dog waste bins! Articles have been put in both the Local & Wot magazines by the Borough Councillors and the Parish Council, requesting dog owners to clean up after their animals. The dog waste bins are emptied weekly, which costs the Parish Council in the region of £250 per month. There is an element of vandalism to the dog waste bins too! Two of the smaller dog waste bins situated in Lockley Close and Nicholas Drive will be replaced by larger bins and it is hoped that this will alleviate the over-flowing problems in these areas.

Litter Litter scattered far and wide is still an ongoing problem and is particularly horrendous in the parks, despite the efforts of Simon Ingall, our Maintenance Man to clear up. The Council’s grateful thanks should also be given to the team of volunteer litter pickers in the village.

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Village Society The Council was very saddened to hear that the Village Society will cease to be after approximately 40 years’ existence. Over the years this has proved to be both entertaining and informative to residents and unless someone is willing to take on the Committee roles the Society will close after the June meeting.

Christmas Decoration Lighting The Parish Council in the past has been criticised for not providing street decorations at Christmas time. Christmas 2013 was very different, the Council spent approximately £6,000 on the Christmas lighting and to the majority of residents this was well received. There was an additional cost of approximately £3,500 for installation of special connection boxes for each lamp post which housed a Christmas decoration. Such was the success of this lighting the Council will be extending the provision of the lighting along Station Road to Dane Hill junction for 2014. This will obviously involve extra expenditure and the connection boxes will have to be funded for an extra 5 lamp posts.

Churchyard As is usual and part of the Precept, the Parish Council supports the upkeep of the Churchyard at St Philips & St James’ Church and Council donated £1,800 for this purpose.

Provision of Defibrillator This year the Parish Council is looking to provide a defibrillator in the village to assist the Emergency Services and has made application to Hinckley & Bosworth Parish & Community Initiative Fund for a grant towards this provision.

Wardens Grateful thanks should also be recorded to: Archaeology – Neil Glenister Badger – Jean Harrison Flood – David Truman Footpaths – Ken Harris & Colin Joyce Heritage – Doug Harwood Trees – Iris Hannaford & Neil Harris Finally, the Council appreciates your support and will continue to work on your behalf to make Ratby a village to be proud of.

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sun, however this does not mean to avoid the sun totally as we require UVB rays to produce vitamin D (needed for healthy bones). It is about striking a balance between the two. The right amount of Vitamin D production by exposure to the sun will vary from person to person, people with darker skin require longer exposure than people with fairer skin. As a general rule, short daily sun exposure during the summer months (10 minutes) for light skinned people is enough to produce the necessary Vitamin D. Short daily sun exposures avoid sunburn which can be painful and can also increase the risks of skin cancer. Sunburn occurs when there is over exposure to UVB rays. It causes the top layers of skin to release chemicals that make blood vessels swell and leak fluids. Skin turns red and feels hot and painful, and severe sunburn can lead to swelling and blisters. Sunburn in childhood can greatly increase your risk of developing skin cancer later in life. Some experts believe that just one episode of blistering sunburn before the age of 20 can double your chance of getting malignant melanoma. When treating sunburn the aim is to cool the skin and relieve any pain or symptoms. Applying a cold flannel over the area helps cool the skin, while moisturising lotions and creams help keep it moist. Moisturisers that contain aloe vera help to soothe your skin and calamine lotion can relieve any itching or soreness. The Village Pharmacy in Kirby Muxloe stock a variety of creams and lotions that can help with sunburn. If you feel faint, dehydrated or have severe blistering, or a baby has sunburn you should see your GP immediately. You can reduce your risk of developing skin cancer and being sunburnt by protecting your skin with sunscreen. Sunscreens with at least a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 should be used. SPF basically means the amount of time that you can normally spend in the sun without being burnt multiplied by the factor number.

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Too Young To Bowl Too Old To Bowl There are no upper or lower limits when it comes to our favoured sport.As can be seen on television there is a good age difference between bowlers and we at Kirby Muxloe bowls club have two extremes amongst our players.

Connor Awarded a 4 year Soccer Scholarship in the USA Connor has been awarded a 4 year Soccer Scholarship to attend William Baptist University in Arkansas USA from August this year. Aswell as playing 'international soccer' he will be majoring in PE & Sports Coaching while he's there. His conference (league) includes teams from Tennessee, Kentucky, Missouri and Illinois so he will be touring the southern states while he's there.

Our oldest player is Sid Johnson who, at 90 years of age, is still keen and turning out 3 times each week. Sid also plays at the Leicester indoor bowls club at Slater street in Leicester during the winter months. Sid was born in Groby in 1924 and began bowling at he the age of 58 and still enjoys his regular workout. Secondly we have Kieran who started his bowling at just 8 years of age and now at the ripe old age of 10 he is playing for the Leicestershire county under 25 team, where he is the youngest player by player by some years, Kieran plays regularly in our adult teams with confidence and success. He is expected by his coaches to reach the very top of his game and it is predicted he will get to international level. Along with Kieran we have a young group of boys and girls of various ages and we want to increase this and develop a strong team of youngsters to compete with other clubs. We have had a good response to our campaign to get more new adult players but we are constantly looking to strengthen our present teams. Anyone thinking of joining us will be able to bowl on any day subject to weather conditions.

He is currently a student at Groby Community College where he's studying for his A levels. He has always been a keen sportsman representing his schools/college in various different sports and is also an avid snowboarder. But his first love is football - after spending several years playing for local teams as a formidable goalkeeper, he's just spent his first complete season on pitch, playing for both Anstey Nomads U18 team and Groby U18 team. He is due to fly out to Arkansas on 11 August - a day after he gets back from a 4 week charity expedition to Kenya with Camps International. Connor has been fundraising for the 'once in a lifetime' charity trip for the past 18 months and didn't realise both opportunities would be presented at the same time while there he will be taking part in conservation projects, which involve him learning to scuba dive and community development work, including building a school for the local children. His fundraising has included a sponsored 'Snowboard down Everest', a tribute band night , competing in the 10 km Avalanche Run in freezing conditions and making hundreds of jars of chilli jam! Although he's only a few hundred pounds off his £4000 target, if anyone would like to make a donation to this worthwhile cause, please contact Connor directly at connorbryan18@sky.com. Or take a look at his charity fundraising page on Facebook - Connor Bryan's Fundraising - Camps International. All in all an exciting few months are ahead for Connor and as a family, we are extremely proud of what he's achieved. His scholarship has been awarded for both his football and academic success and the college are also proud of his achievements both on and off the pitch. Well done Con - we're going to miss you!

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Ratby Church Trip to Lincoln This year St Philip and St James’ Church Ratby is organising its annual Church Trip to the historical city of Lincoln. The coach will leave the Bull’s Head car park at 8.30am on Saturday 21st June and the cost is £12per person. Once in Lincoln you will be free to visit the Cathedral, the Castle, the Museum of Lincolnshire Life, the Guildhall & Stonebow, Brayford Pool and even go in search of the Lincoln Imp. ‘Steep Hill’, the street that descends from the Cathedral down to the busy High Street has a plentiful supply of shops, cafés and restaurants or you are free to take a picnic if you prefer. Return approx. 4.30pm. Further details Jo Mangham 0116 239 5218

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'Pudding Evening' in Aid of Cancer Research Leicester Branch of Cancer Research UK are holding a 'Pudding Evening' at the Kirby Muxloe Sports and Social Club, Ratby Lane, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester on Friday 13th June 2014 at 7.30pm. Come along and try as many delicious puddings as you would like whilst enjoying our easy listening band 'The Mowselberries'. There will also be a selection of cheese and biscuits. Coffee will be served or just enjoy a drink from the bar. Tickets are £7.50 and can be obtained by ringing 0116 2871758. All proceeds to Cancer Research UK for use in Leicester University Hospitals.

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