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Ratby’s Annual Show 2018 Ratby’s Annual Show takes place at Ratby Sports Club, Desford Lane, Ratby, LE6 0LE on Saturday 4th August at 2pm with presentation of trophies at 3.30pm. It is open to all exhibitors and our judges are from Leicester and Leicestershire Horticultural Judges’ Guild. There are * £ young 100 classes to chose from to enter including 6 classes for people up to the age of 16. Sections include vegetables, fruit, * floral and flower arranging, preserves, wine, bread and £cookery, handicrafts, poetry and photography. Schedules are available to pick up from Ratby Co-op, Library, and various garden centres and * businesses within the area. The show is open to everyone £to enter – you don’t have to come from Ratby. Our entrants and visitors make * our show what it is – you are all very welcome. £ ARDS - 1000

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Tea, coffee, and cakes are available in the refreshment area of the marquee, and the Sports Club bar will be open to everyone. The tombola will be in place and, weather permitting, a cricket match will take place on the sports ground during the afternoon.

Get ready for a summer of treasure-seeking fun with the Mischief Makers! For this year’s Summer Reading Challenge we’re off to Beanotown, where rumour has it there’s a treasure chest full of epic pranks waiting to be discovered… Say hello to Pieface, Rubi, JJ, Gnasher, and the ultimate mischief maker: Dennis!

PARENTS with children due to start at primary schools in Leicestershire in September 2019 can now apply for places at their preferred choice of schools. More information about schools in Leicestershire and the application process can be found at www.leicestershire.gov.uk/admissions Parents then have until Tuesday, 15th January 2019 to submit their applications. Ivan Ould, county council cabinet member for children and families, said: “We want to remind parents to allow enough time to research and shortlist up to three primary schools that they want to include on their application. “There’s no automatic entry system for any school in the county so we’d encourage parents to make direct contact with the schools to arrange any visits.” Nearly 7,300 applications were received for the start of the autumn term this year and resulted in: • 92.82 per cent (6,774) securing their first choice - that was compared to 91.3 per cent in 2016; • 4.39 per cent (321) securing their second choice; • 0.83 per cent (61) securing their third choice; • 98.05 per cent (7,156) securing one of their top three choices The county council is encouraging parents to make an online application - 97 per cent of them did for the Autumn 2018 term - so they receive an automatic acknowledgment that the application has been submitted. Late applications, says the council, have to be given the lowest priority as they have to be processed after the applications made on time.

They’re on the trail of the hidden treasure, and they’re looking for some more friends to join in the adventure! Take part in the Summer Reading Challenge 2018 and see if you can help the Mischief Makers find the box of tricks. Taking part in the Challenge is simple – when your summer holidays start, you can sign up for free at your local library.

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You’ll receive your very own map of Beanotown to get you started. Read six library books (or more!) over the holidays to collect special stickers to add to your map. Collect all the stickers to discover where the treasure is hiding and complete the Challenge. Dennis and his friends will be with you every step of the way to give you clues and show you how to be a Mischief Maker too! You can use https://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ to keep track of the books you read and write book reviews, enter competitions, chat to other readers and much much more…

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This month, we would like to make a very particular appeal for a very particular kind of volunteer. As you will know, the Library, in common with all community-managed part in a fantastic art Libraries, to raise sufficient funds to cover early lunch and thenhas excitedly rs who all showed them costs, some an amount we reckon to be running in excess of £8,000 per annum. We also need ate theirto owndevelop Anglo Saxon our role as a community hub, cil and tracing them onto trace where we can use the space and facilities I’m sure you’ll agree that the to provide social interaction for all manner of vulnerable groups. For example, the factor of loneliness and its devastating effects on individuals is very much in the news at the moment and we would like to be able to provide space and support for those who may be in this position to meet with others and form new friendships that would help to counteract such loneliness. There are many other possibilities, including support groups.

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residents who have skills in these areas, have a little time to offer and would like to feel that they are making a valuable contribution to the community in which they live. Unfortunately, as we are a charity, any such help would be on a voluntary basis – the reward is that glow of satisfaction that comes from feeling you have made a difference! If anyone is willing to come forward, please drop in to the Library at any of its opening times and talk to us. Alternatively, email lizcollinson1941@google.com We would be delighted to hear from you! In the meantime, we are very grateful to Kirby Muxloe Parish Council, which has given us a community grant amounting to £2,000. We will be purchasing a rather more sophisticated printer with this money and new display boards, as well as an ice cream freezer unit. So ice creams will very shortly be available for purchase at the Library at very reasonable prices - just what we need in the current heat wave!

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The Scarlet and The Red starring Gregory what a secondary school14th has September at 2PM Peck - Friday Vatican efforts, lead by Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, to save Allied POWs and downed Allied airmen as the Nazis invade Rome. Followed by refreshments There is no charge for this event but if you wish to take part in our little raffle which enables us to raise funds towards our holiday at home event for senior citizens that would be very welcome We look forward to seeing you

only keeps you stimulated and entertained, you can also get rewards after each 2 books read. If you complete successfully, you get a medal and a certificate. We have a special mini-challenge for pre-school children. Library staff will tell you all about it, so do drop in at any time to find out more.

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Have A Cruelty-Free Holiday In the early 1980’s while I was on holiday in Turkey I remember seeing a huge brown bear in a street in old Istanbul dancing on his hind legs to the beat of a drum. A chain held by his keeper was attached to a ring through his nose. What a photo opportunity for which I gladly paid! I now look at the photograph with dismay and shame. At that time I didn’t question how an animal could be trained to perform such an unnatural act, nor did I consider it demeaning or cruel. How things have changed! The charity World Animal Protection stopped the cruelty of dancing bears in 2012 having begun their campaign in 1998. Bears were ‘trained’ by their keepers who tugged at chains attached to nose rings or by beating the bears’ legs. The bears were also often forced to stand on hot metal plates which made them stand upright and ‘hop’ from leg-to-leg, or ‘dance’. After a day’s performing the bears would be imprisoned in a barren metal cage with just enough food for survival. Research carried out by Oxford University has revealed that the mistreatment of over half a million animals in wildlife attractions around the world is being subsidised by unaware tourists. Many of the animals are captured from the wild as babies after their mothers are killed. The young animals are then forced into training regimes to entertain tourists. Unable to carry out their normal behaviour they are imprisoned in enclosures or cages when they are not ‘working’. For safety reasons many are declawed and/or have teeth removed. Tourists are told that payment for rides,

photographs or other entertainment supports conservation. This is mostly untrue. Tourists are in fact unwittingly supporting animal abuse and captive breeding. Baby elephants are chained in stocks and undergo a ‘breaking process’. Starved and beaten until their spirits are broken, they become entirely submissive to their mahouts (trainers). They then have a life of carrying tourists on their backs in blistering heat or learn to perform ridiculous tricks. Lion cubs as young as six weeks old are taken from their mothers to be petted relentlessly to frustration by 100 to 150 tourists a day who are keen to get a ‘cool selfie’. When they become too large they are often sent to canned hunting camps to be shot by rich trophy hunters in enclosures where there is no escape. The opportunity to pose or walk with fully grown tigers and lions is a favourite attraction for tourists. In order to become sufficiently compliant for such activities the animals are often drugged with tranquilisers and abused in training. Swimming with dolphins is a popular activity. However, most dolphins are captured from the wild. Their complex social lives and bonds are destroyed causing suffering which often results in death. The survivors live out their lives in chlorinated pools a tiny fraction of the size of their ocean homes. Their lives in captivity are so stressful they are susceptible to disease, heart attacks and gastric ulcers. It is estimated that around 3,000 baby macaques are taken from their murdered

Newtown Linford Gardening Club Bunny Guinness, the celebrated garden designer and broadcaster is coming to speak at Newtown Linford Gardening Club on Tuesday October 23rd at 7.30pm in the Village Hall. Peta Guinness (known universally as Bunny) has been a major player in the horticultural world for many years. She qualified as a landscape designer at Birmingham City University, where she recently received an honorary doctorate, and now runs a landscaping consultancy.

mothers annually in Indonesia alone. Wearing collars and chains they are forced to train from between four and six hours a day for six months. To make them stand on two legs their arms are tied behind their backs and they are pulled upright with their collar chains so that their feet just touch the ground. The chain is secured and the animals can be left to hang for hours. Many don’t survive the training. Those that do can perform for five to ten years after which many are sold to be killed for food which is considered a delicacy. Sensitive, intelligent orangutans are brutally forced into inflicting aggression against each other in staged boxing matches cheered on by men, women and children. Photojournalist, Aaron Gekoski said, “People found it funny watching these beautiful, sentient, intelligent animals …what I witnessed was shocking and incredibly distressing.” Camels and donkeys work for long hours daily in intense heat with no breaks for food or water carrying tourists. Snakes, monkeys, baby chimps and other animals are used as photo props with no regard for their welfare. Traditional festivals encourage tourists to watch cruel spectacles such as bullfights. Animal exploitation in holiday resorts is rife. The choices we make on holiday concerning animals can have the power to reduce cruel attractions and save lives or encourage more exploitation. Have a cruelty-free holiday and treat our non human friends with the respect and dignity they deserve by avoiding any entertainment that could exploit them.

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Brookvale Groby Learning Camus Students Help Out at School Sports Day On Tuesday 19th June Brookvale Groby Learning Camus (BGLC) Year 8 & 9 students helped out at Ratby Primary School Sports Day!

She has exhibited at major shows and has won no fewer than six gold medals at Chelsea. She is best known to the gardening public as a journalist and broadcaster, writing a weekly column in the Sunday Telegraph and appearing regularly as a panellist on the radio programme ‘Gardeners’ Question Time’. We are delighted to welcome such a prestigious gardening expert to our village and we invite visitors to join us on this occasion. Tickets will cost £12 and can be obtained by ringing 01530 242452 or emailing 32couling@gmail.com. At the time of writing around 75 percent of thetickets have already been issued so we anticipate that the hall will soon be fully booked.

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Ratby Library with Crow Pie Cafe The Ratby Library I know that in recent editions of Your Local I have talked about everything except the library itself. So, when was the last time you read a book? Why not stock up with a few to take on holiday? Each Tuesday we get deliveries of books that are moved around Leicestershire’s libraries and on the last occasion it included a box of new books and a box of large print books. If there is a specific book that you want, we can order it for you. Some customers sit and read a book while they have a drink of coffee or tea each time they visit. The children’s section is very well used, often by the whole family attending together with Mum or Dad taking advantage of the free Wifi while the children are looking at the books. Draughts and chess are popular as well with the parents teaching the children how to play. Our parking and toilet facilities are often used by non-customers and a small donation in the money box provided on the donated books shelves is appreciated.

Crow Pie Café Ice-creams and lollies are proving to be very popular in the current warm conditions. We also have a range of cans in the fridge to cool

you down after trudging up or down Main Street. Personally, I find a nice cup of tea very refreshing.

Quiz evening Thanks to Stephen Roche for continuing to host the monthly Quiz evening. His selection of questions takes in a wide range of topics providing a learning experience as well as the competition. Attendance in June was a new high of 25. The winners were Councillors Harem with 35 points. The prize was a 20.00 Voucher for a meal at the Bull’s Head provided by Care@Home. The next Quiz is on Friday July 13th at 7.30pm. Some people bring their own Alcohol to drink but the Café is open for those who want tea, coffee or soft drinks.

Book Club The next meeting is at 6.30 pm on 16th July and the book chosen for this month is ‘Memories of a Geisha’ by Arthur Golden. Wendy Deeping is your host and can be contacted on 0116 2390 227.

Wriggly Readers The July meetings will be on the 12th and 26th. Lisa Collins and several other mums continue to provide this free opportunity to bring babies and pre-school children to an hour of active fun, and drawing. I note that there is a wide age range attending and the older ones are separated from the main group and

encouraged to read to one of the helpers. There is no charge for this but purchases from the Café are appreciated.

Volunteers As you already know I always include an invite for new volunteers to join us. This need not be to work on the Library, it would be most helpful if we had a small team looking after the café for instance. Shifts are 10.00am to 01.15pm and 01.15 (6.30pm on Wednesdays) and 10.00am to 1.00pm on Saturdays. Visit the library, talk to a volunteer and get an application form. Or call me for a chat.

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Stand up to cancer coffee morning at the Bulls Head Ratby The team at the bulls head Ratby held a stand up to cancer coffee morning on Saturday 19th may. In and round Ratby village the locals and small businesses donated raffle prizes and baked cake for our morning. We raised an amazing total of £1410.22. Thank you to everyone for your help and support for this amazing cause.

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Kirby Muxloe WI Handbell Team Kirby Muxloe WI Handbell team belong to the Handbell Ringers of Great Britain (HRGB). We have on a few occasions attended the Regional Rallies, mostly to listen, observe and be inspired!

Tuesdays 4th/11th/18 September 2018 at 7.30pm As part of our local Churches Together group Kirby Muxloe Free Church has partnered with Christians Against Poverty to offer CAP Money courses in our community. The service is completely free. The CAP Money Course has been found to be useful for newly retired people, soon-to-be students, mums dealing with mounting bills, families saving for a wedding and everyone in between. It is a simple, yet highly effective money management course that teaches people budgeting skills and a cash-based system that really works. This course will help anyone to get more in control of their finances, so they can save, budget, spend, give and avoid money problems. Enjoy a welcome in the Living Room at Kirby Muxloe Free Church where there is free off-road parking at the rear of the church building.Â Each course has three sessions of about 2 hours including a refreshment break. The format is informal with short video clips, discussion, money saving tips and some practical problem solving. By attending this course you will be provided with online tool to use during and after the course as well as course material to refer to, to use and to take away.Â To find out more you can visit www.capmoney.org.uk where all the available cap money UK coursesÂ can be found, and you can book directly online to the course of your choice or you can also request an online booking link from kirbycapmoney@gmail.com for your local course while places are availableÂ or call the church office on 0116 239 3173 for more information.

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The Kirby Muxloe Local History Group The Kirby Muxloe Local History Group generally meets 6 times a year, and membership is open to all. Visitors are always welcome to all our meetings, which usually take place in St. Bartholomewâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Church Hall, Main St., Kirby Muxloe and start at 7.30 pm.

to be used to purchase wool, fabric and haberdashery items for the group. In July 1973, a garden party was held at Chestnut Cottage, Gullet Lane, the home of Muriel Dunham, one of the founder members. The weather was recorded as excellent and the sum of ÂŁ81:00 was raised. Several donations Details of the dates of meetings, together with were made to charitable causes and ÂŁ10 the topics that will be covered, are shown on was spent on purchasing material for a new the notice board in Kirby Muxloe Library and Alter Cloth for St Bartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Many people will on our website, which is remember walking up Gullet Lane on warm www.kirbymuxloelocalhistorygroup.org summer afternoons to visit the Pins and Stop Press - our new book is now on sale at Needles Garden party. Everyone enjoyed K.M. Library, St Bartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tea Shop, Tuesdays 14:30walking around the large garden, admiring 16:30 and Castle Opticians on Main Street. the impressive pond and eating cream teas Price ÂŁ6. Read all about the fallen in WW1, the provided by the group. These garden parties work of the Air Raid Protection Wardens in were held each year until around 1988 and WW2, the fundraising and rebuilding of the raised an enormous amount of money, which Free Church after the bombing of 1940 and was given to many deserving causes. After finally â&#x20AC;&#x201C; more tales from village folk long ago. 1988, a summer fayre was held in the Church Hall. The list of charities at home and abroad The Pins and Needles Group 1973-2018 22 WANTING TO SEND IN AN ARTICLE ? SEE PAGE 3 FOR DETAILS that benefited from donations is too large to This month we take a break from articles list in this article, but will be available to see relating to the shops and businesses on Main at the KM Local History Group Exhibition in Street, Kirby Muxloe. Instead, we have a look November. at a popular group that existed in the village

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Latest News from Ratby Sports Club Hi everyone, I hope you are all basking in the recent mini heatwave we seem to be going through, we have had a great few weeks at the club with yet more bookings and we have hosted lots of parties. The world cup has been great for us and the atmosphere at the England games have been excellent, what I have found more than pleasing is the amount of family’s coming down, we have had the bouncy castle up and the kids have been able to play outside in beautiful safe surroundings and while there have been a lot of mums outside enjoying a nice drink in the evening sunshine the men have been inside cheering on the 3 lions. It really pleases me to see so many families down enjoying themselves! On the sporting front the football our teams are having a bit of a pre season break although the Ratby Panthers under 15s have just won a pre season tournament hosted at Beaumont Leys so congratulations to Kyle and his team and fantastic for the new junior section to get some silverware in the cabinet so quickly. The new kit for the Panthers has been launched and I am sure you will agree with me looks very smart indeed! The Ratby Town Cricket Club have had mixed fortunes, the 1st team have struggled since promotion but managed their first win of the season but I fear it may be a long summer for the guys but if they continue to show the same application I am sure they will turn things round. The 2nd string however after a very poor start have turned things round and are moving up the table nicely with some great results so it can be done if you keep plugging away. The Pool team have been finding their feet in their first season and have been performing really well so well done to them. We are looking to attract a cycle club and a running club to use our facilities as their base, we are in a great central location with so many possibilities of great rides or runs, using the club as a place to meet and finish, we have changing and shower facilities and it would be great to attract more sports to the club, we have football, cricket, kick boxing and archery the more sports we can house the better. If anyone is interested in bringing a new sport to the club please contact me. We are so lucky to have these fantastic facilities right on our doorstep, lets not waste them! People are making a real effort to turn the Sports Club around and make it somewhere we can be proud of, Ratby Town Cricket Club, Ratby Panthers and the Boroughs Hill Bowmen are really pulling together and making a real difference to how the place looks and the feeling and vibe is the best it's been since I've been here. We are still looking for investment to improve the facilities and there is an opportunity to invest in a sponsorship banner or board (contact for details) it is a great format to advertise your business and at the same time put money back in to grass roots sport in the community and help us improve the facilities. Projects we need to work on are drainage, maintenance and up keep of the football and cricket field areas and we are also looking for a sponsor to enable us to replace the windows and add a disabled toilet and baby changing area at the club house. There is an opportunity for significant investment in the club house and a re branding rather like football stadiums (Etihad, King Power, Emirates to name but a few). Local firms such as Sign Direct, L.H Joinery and Harrisons Spice have already invested a large amount of money and we thank them for doing so. If you are interested in sponsoring the club in any way shape or form please get in touch. USE IT DON'T LOSE IT!

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• Monday 6 August (11am - 2pm) – Bagworth Community Park

The popular Snap Dragon Children and Families Festival will be back for the seventh year running this summer with a week-long programme of activities taking place in Hinckley's popular Argents Mead and Hollycroft parks from Monday 30 July to Friday 3 August, 11.00am – 3.00pm.

Wednesday 1 August is National Play Day, the national celebration of a child’s right to play in Argents Mead. Back by popular demand this year is the water slide so bring a towel, plus there will be den building, dressing up, a mud pie kitchen, pavement art, giant bubble blowing and have a go at being a circus performer with our amazing circus party tent.

• Tuesday 7 August (11am - 2pm) – Village Green, Dadlington

Each day will feature a different theme, with an under 5’s zone provided by Hinckley Sure Start and sand play sponsored by Hinckley BID: Ozzy has worked with officers to secure the Snap Dragon Team visit both Ratby and Bagworth. The Team will visit Ratby on the 24th July between 11am and 2pm they will be in the Church Rooms. Please bring your Children along. Monday 30 July is Seaside Fun Day in Argents Mead. Enjoy a traditional seaside day and enjoy the party atmosphere and a taste of the Caribbean with the steel band Pantasy. There will be donkey rides, beach and sand play, traditional peep boards, side shows, seaside crafts, creative play, Punch and Judy plus much more. Also Hinckley and District Museum in Lower Bond Street will be hosting a Roman Day (suitable from age 5 upwards) from 11am to 3pm featuring dressing up, writing, jewellery making and crafts on a Roman theme. Admission to the Roman day is £1 per person which includes museum entry. Tuesday 31 July is Out of this World Day in Argents Mead. Discover dinosaurs, space men, aliens and take part in a range of ‘fizz pop’ science shows. Discover a world in space and become a star gazer, meet a giant T-Rex and cute baby dinosaurs. Have a go on a space train and become an

Thursday 2 August is Fairy Tale Fantasy in Argents Mead. Have a ride on a magical unicorn, customise your teddy (either bring your own or you can buy one for a small charge), decorate a gingerbread man, follow the gnomes trail, build the 3 little pigs house and take a spin on Alice’s cups and saucers. The Hobgoblin Theatre Company will be presenting ‘the best fairy tale in the world’ with all the best bits from favourite fairy tales. Performances: 11.30am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 2.30pm. Friday 4 August is the Snap Dragon spectacular at Hollycroft Park in Hinckley where you can enjoy this year’s Young People’s Festival showcasing talent from across Hinckley and Bosworth. Bring a picnic and enjoy the festival atmosphere. Enjoy lots of play activities, pavement art, giant bubbles, photo booth and performances from the Children’s Community Choir and Fern and Lisa Duffy and the Riverside Theatre Company will be presenting ‘Dr Doolittle’. As well as the week-long festival Snap Dragon on Tour 2018 will be visiting villages in the Borough with a new and exciting programme of events and activities: • Monday 23 July (11am - 2pm) – Witherley Memorial Playing Fields • Tuesday 24 July (11am - 2pm) – The Church Rooms, Ratby

The freedom to play is so important and the Snap Dragon Festival offers many fantastic opportunities for children, young people and families to come together and have a great time, trying new things and having lots of fun. There will be also be scavenger hunts, free play dough recipe books, so you can have a go at home, the Snap Dragon passport as well as lots of other exciting fun. The festival's full programme, can be downloaded from the council's website at www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/snapdragon In addition, there are a range of mini Snap Dragon events delivered in partnership with a range of local organisations. These range from free squash taster sessions, an archaeological dig, slime making workshop to making a puppet. For a comprehensive guide to activities and information for children, young people and their families in Hinckley and Bosworth, the What’s Going Down brochure for 2018 will be available to download from www.hinckley-bosworth. gov.uk from the beginning of July.

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stay car parks, and making Trinity Lane East car park short stay only. The study revealed that, while there were plenty of car parks, individual sites can become very busy. There is also often a shortfall of short-stay parking on Saturdays.

The Make a Stand campaign centres around a pledge which has been developed by the Chartered Institute of Housing in partnership with Women’s Aid and the Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA).

Short stay car parks will see fees rise from 50 pence for up to an hour to 60 pence, while over four hours will increase from £4.80 to £6.00. New car park charges will become effective from Sunday 1 July 2018.

The campaign consists of four commitments to support people who are experiencing domestic abuse. The four commitments are: • To put in place and embed a policy to support residents who are experiencing domestic abuse

On long stay car parks parking for up to five hours will see an increase from £1.30 to £1.60, while those staying for over five hours will see a 10 pence rise. Charges for parking permits on these car parks are frozen.

• To make information about national and local domestic abuse support services available on your website and in other places which are easily accessible to residents and staff

Meanwhile, parking in the popular town centre Church Walk and St Mary’s car parks will be available for a maximum of three hours (including the blue badge holders bays) to ensure spaces are available for shoppers throughout the day.

• To put in place a HR policy and procedure on domestic abuse, or to incorporate this into an existing policy, to support members of staff who are experiencing domestic abuse

New payment machines (chip and pin and / or contactless and cash) will also be phased in as pay and display machines are replaced. Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council’s Executive Member for Towns, Councillor Miriam Surtees said: “Over the past few years we have been working with Hinckley BID and the Chamber of Trade to seek to improve the parking offer in Hinckley. “We hope that the introduction of more short stay car parking and new cash and card payment machines will help residents to choose to come into Hinckley town centre for both shopping and leisure activities, supporting local businesses and events. There has been no increase in parking charges for many years and we have tried to keep the increase as low as possible. While charges have been frozen for eight years, the decision to increase them was not made lightly by the Borough Council and we remain committed to regularly reviewing and refreshing parking strategies to meet the needs of residents.”

Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council Makes a Stand against Domestic Abuse The Borough Council has signed up to a new national campaign to confirm its commitment to tackling domestic abuse in communities across Hinckley and Bosworth.

• Appoint a champion in your organisation to own the activity you are doing to support people experiencing domestic abuse. Around one in four women and one in five men are affected by domestic abuse in the UK every year. Locally the council supports more than 100 people in the Hinckley and Bosworth area every year and employs a dedicated Domestic Abuse Outreach Worker to offer impartial advice, counselling and practical help with finding somewhere safe to live, emotional support, getting legal advice, applying for benefits and whatever else is needed. Councillor Mike Hall, Leader of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council and Executive Member for Housing and Community Safety said: “As a council we have always shown a strong commitment to tackling domestic abuse in our local community. We have our own domestic abuse outreach service to support victims of domestic abuse and we do therapeutic work with children who have been affected by domestic abuse to improve their health and well-being. We have local policies in place for staff and are extremely proactive in raising awareness of domestic abuse and getting information out to the community on how to access the help available. We have signed this pledge to show our ongoing commitment to tackling

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another Co-Op in the South of the County was also targeted. I have spoken to the victim who used both machines with different cards and took care but still ended up a victim from both sites a substantial amount of money was taken from both cards. I thought it best to remind residents about these scams. It would appear both cards were cloned. Fraud at ATMs is rare but it is important all cardholders are aware of the importance of covering their PIN and staying safe at a cash machine. The most common types of incident at an ATM are card entrapment and card skimming. To trap a card, fraudsters insert a device into the machine to prevent a card from being ejected. The fraudster then removes the card once you have left the ATM. To skim a card, fraudsters insert a device into an ATM which will copy the magnetic stripe details from your card. So they can make use of your card details, fraudsters must obtain your PIN. To do this they will either watch you at an ATM, known as shoulder surfing, or may use a camera. Therefore, it is very important you cover your PIN at an ATM. Financial Fraud Action UK recommends the following to stay safe at an ATM: • Stand close to the terminal. Always shield the keypad with your free hand, purse or wallet, and your body, to avoid anything or anyone seeing you enter your PIN. This will protect your PIN from anyone who might be looking over your shoulder, and also help to keep your PIN safe if a fraudster has set up a hidden camera to film the keypad. • Stay alert and put your personal safety first. If someone is crowding or watching you, cancel the transaction and alert a member of staff. Do not accept help from seemingly well-meaning strangers and never allow yourself to be distracted. • Have your card company's 24 hour contact number stored in your mobile phone. If your card is retained, stay at the ATM and contact your bank immediately. • If you spot anything unusual about the machine, or there are signs of tampering, do not use it. • If you think you have been a victim of fraud, you should contact your bank immediately. To report a fraud and receive a police crime reference number, call Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040

Dixons Carphone Data Breach Advice

On 13 June 2018, Dixons Carphone plc announced that a review of their systems and data had shown unauthorised access to certain data held by the company. Dixons Carphone has reported that 1.2m records containing non-financial personal data, such as name, address or email address, have also been accessed. There was also an attempt to compromise 5.9m credit and debit cards. Further details can be found in the Dixons Carphone statement. By going to www.dixonscarphone.com/~/media/Files/D/ Dixons-Carphone/documents/pr-investigation-into-unauthorised-data-access.pdf Attackers who have the stolen personal data may use it to approach customers, and trick them into revealing further personal information that attackers can use to harm you (for example, your banking login details). The National Crime Agency (NCA) is now leading the UK law enforcement response to the data breach, with specialist officers from the National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU) working with the company to secure evidence. Due to the complexity of these enquiries, the investigation will take some time. What should I do? Read through the NCSC advice below and take any appropriate steps. Anyone concerned about fraud or lost data should contact Action Fraud. Action Fraud’s online fraud reporting tool any time of the day or night, or call 0300 123 2040. For further information visit www.actionfraud.police.uk. We also recommend that people are vigilant against any suspicious activity on their bank accounts and contact their financial provider if they have concerns. NCSC advice to customers Monitor your financial accounts online or through statements for strange activity, such as transactions you do not recognise. If you do find something suspicious, report it immediately to your provider or Action Fraud. You can contact Action Fraud at. www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud Be particularly wary of unsolicited emails, phone calls or SMS messages asking you to disclose further personal details eg login information – especially if they claim to come from your bank/credit card provider. Such scams can be very convincing, and attackers may use your personal data to make them look even more realistic. Genuine financial institutions will not ask you to reply to an email with personal information, or details about your account. If you contact them, use a phone number/email address you have looked up yourself, rather than one sent to you in the email – it may be false. For further

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information, look at NCSC guidance on the phishing threat following data breaches. If you spot a suspicious email, report it to your chosen email provider. Report suspicious phone calls or SMS messages to Action Fraud. You can check your credit rating quickly and easily online. You should do this every few months anyway, using a reputable service provider and following up on any unexpected or suspicious results. Reputable service providers can also be found on the Action Fraud website

Follow Up Calls Computer Software Service Fraud There is concern that victims of previous Computer Software Service Fraud (CSSF) are being re-targeted for “owed money”. The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) reports that CSSF scammers are returning to contact previous victims, requesting that they pay money owed for a fake malware protection service they had provided. Alternatively, the fraudster will ask for a new subscription fee in return for protection from a new threat. The victims that have made payments to the fraudsters have done so via credit/debit card payments. In some instances threatening and aggressive language has been used against victims, as part of the attempt to coerce them into sending money.

Computer Software Service Fraud involves the victim being contacted, told that there is a problem with their computer, and that for a fee this issue can be resolved. The aim of the fraudster at this point is usually to gain remote access to the victim’s computer and, subsequently, access to their online banking account. No fix actually occurs. The victims will often be cold-called or will receive a pop-up on their computer, prompting them to phone the suspect. Since the beginning of this year (2018), the total loss for repeat victims of CSSF has been reported as £16,712.85. The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau has noticed an increase in such reports since the beginning of May. Protect Yourself • If you receive such an unsolicited call or pop-up, do not make a payment. Always ensure you know who you are talking to. If in doubt, hang up immediately. • Do not allow remote access to your computer.

your actions. • Listen to your instincts. If something feels wrong then it is usually right to question it. Criminals may lull you into a false sense of security when you are out and about or rely on your defences being down when you’re in the comfort of your own home. They may appear trustworthy, but they may not be who they claim to be. For more information about how to protect yourself online, visit www.cyberaware.gov.uk and takefive-stopfraud.org.uk Finally I would like to thank you all for your continued support and remind you that should you need my help or advice, I always pride myself on making myself available to residents. Remember I am only a phone call or email away. Best regards,

Cllr Ozzy O’Shea

• Don’t be rushed or pressured into making a decision. Under no circumstances would a genuine bank, or another trusted organisation, force you to make a financial transaction on the spot; they would never ask you to transfer money into another account for fraud reasons. Remember to stop and take time to carefully consider

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           a long journey, we arrived in Wales full of   We ran into our rooms bursting with joy,   

Year 6 Residential - Red Ridge Day 1: After excitement.  ready to start the day’s first activities: archery and  artificial caving. Both activities were very fun because  we learnt new things and did things that we hadn’t  done before. We finished off the first day with an   evening hike to make us work our muscles so we would  sleep earlier. 

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Art Workshop

During this Half Term, each of the Year 3/4 classes had an opportunity to take workshop theHalf Brookvale Grobyof Learning Alliance. children had an e During at this Term,and each the Year 3/4The classes walked down to Groby where they were greeted by friendly secondary teacher had an opportunity to take part in a fantastic art great new art skills!

workshop at the Brookvale and Groby Learning

The children were given a chance to design and then use print making to crea Alliance. Thewere children early lunch and then style coins. They shown had lots ofan examples and after drawing them in penc paper, they rolled out black ink and drew over their designs excitedly walked down to gentle Groby where they wereonce more. final results are impressive! greeted by friendly secondary teachers who

    showed them some great new        

art skills!

 Day 2: Waking up early, we quickly ate breakfast   and headed out for our second day: kayaking and   climbing. Kayaking was very wet. Even if you weren’t  one of the ones that fell in, you still ended up getting  soaked from splashing about on a surf board. Climbing   was a lot drier and there were lots  of activities to do:    climbing wall, zip line, climbing pole, abseiling and a   Tarzan swing. The Tarzan swing was really scary as you    swung on a rope into a net, without having anything to    hold on to.   

  Day 3: On Wednesday, we had our first day off site. We  went caving, rock climbing and abseiling. As we      walked closer to the cliffs, lots of us said that we didn’t  The children were given a chance to design   want to have a go as it looked really high up and scary.   and then use print making to create their own However, after watching the instructors, we all decided   Anglo Saxon style coins. They were shown lots of  to have a go. It ended up being really fun! We were  examples and after drawing them in pencil and also really proud for challenging ourselves. Caving was  Year 2 Den tracing them onto trace paper, they rolled outBuildin  also fun. We had to wear overalls to protect our clothes    and gentle drew over their designs once black ink  and a helmet with a torch. The caves were really dark that     more. I’m sure you’ll agree the final results are without the torches on and in some places we had to crawl to fit through. In one part          impressive! we even had to lay on our stomachs and army crawl!  The children all really enjoyed the workshop and it Day 4: For our final full day, we went off site again to do some canoeing and cycling.  Year 2 Den Building Session was great for them to see what a secondary school  Canoeing was more difficult than kayaking. We had to work really well in a team to  Year 2 Den Building Session    has to offer! make sure that we moved quickly and didn’t turn too                much to one side. Cycling was also a lot of hard work.                        We went quite far and it was a very hot day. However,                  a few children cycled straight into the canal, so they The children all really enjoyed the workshop and it was great for them to see w     cooled down quite quickly! to offer!   On Thursday 14th  . Day 5: By Friday, we were feeling very tired. After  June 2018, three   breakfast and packing up out things, we went for a . children from Year 2                       final walk over the fields. By the time we got back to enjoyed an exciting                 the centre and on the bus, we were ready tocome den building session  home and get some rest.  at Mercenfeld

Year 2 Den Building Session

By Hana and Hannah

                 Primary School.                Their challenge

Year 5 – Drayton Manor On the 6th of June, Year 5 were in for a treat, they went for a day out to a theme park (Drayton Manor). It was an exciting and enjoyable day, it was a good opportunity to overcome fears and learn about how rollercoasters work. In the morning we visited the zoo and took part in the rollercoaster forces workshop. With Jess, we learnt about friction and forces, like kinetic and potential energy. We also took part in an experiment to see how much energy is needed for a rollercoaster cart to get around a loop. After lunch, we joyfully rushed to the rides, and spent the afternoon experiencing the extreme forces on the rides. After an amazing day, we were all tired, but wanted to stay longer... 

was to work together to create a den that didn’t fall down and would shelter them from getting wet! The shelters were then tested to see which one was successful. The day ended with a water fight where the children enjoyed getting very wet! The three children chosen to take part were a credit to Ratby Primary School and we are very proud of their excellent communication skills and fantastic team work.

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Foundation, the trophies club reallyhave is a already fantastic been handed out, with It’s still onlyBritish the opening week of Wimbledon but the first Desford Lawn Tennis Club want to make a example of how tennis can be a sport that is Today’s event marked the third year of the Desford Lawn Tennis Club today recognised as having the leading to disability tennis programme in the difference to people lives through making inclusive and accessible all and they British Tennis Awards, which celebrate the country at a special British Tennis Awards ceremony. tennis accessible to anyone who wants to thoroughly deserve this acknowledgement. players, volunteers, coaches, clubs, schools, play it. They do this by working in partnership parks and communities who deliver British Reflecting on winning the award, Alec said “It with Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council Tennis. A record 1,460 was very unexpected. We were up against a Today’s event marked thepublic thirdnominations year of the British Tennis Awards, which celebrate the volunteers, andplayers, the Borough Sport and Health Alliance were made across 10 categories, plus lot of bigger and more prestigious clubs who coaches, clubs, schools, parks and communities who deliver British Tennis. A record 1,460 public by designing and running programmes that four player awards judged by the LTA have had their foot in this area of tennis for a target and support people who may feel nominations were made across 10 categories,long plustime four awards Performance Team. so itplayer was a bolt out ofjudged the blueby forthe LTA Performance tennis is not for them. These players quickly us. Team. Among the national winners receiving their see that tennis is not only great fun but awards at the event, held at the All “Disability tennis means a lot to me because improves player’s health, wellbeing and England Lawn Tennis Club, were Desford I run a lot of sessions in this area and it is fitness and also provides a social group who Among the national winners receiving their awards at the event, held at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Lawn Tennis Club. The Leicestershire club was something that often gets overlooked. I’ve support one another and they quickly feel club all was named as having Programme of werenamed Desford Lawn the Tennis Club. The Leicestershire as having Disability Programme always treated players exactly the samethe Disability part of the club. of the Year and today their Head Coach, whetherwas theypresented have a disability or not award and I before enjoying a day of he Year and today their Head Coach, Alec Matty, with their “Winning this award shows us that we have a Matty, think that’s something that will have helped was presented with theirall award ennisAlec at The Championships with the other winners. programme which is achieving our aims and us gain this national recognition.” before enjoying a day of tennis at The is highly thought of by the LTA. However, this Championships with all the other winners. Desford offers an extensive range of sessions does not mean we have achieved our aims for all ages, abilities and backgrounds, and can rest on our laurels. Winning this with sessions supported through strong award inspires us to keep moving forward connections with local businesses and and get more people playing tennis more Desford offers an extensiveThese rangevolunteers of sessions for allatages, abilities members volunteering. often Desford and and keepbackgrounds, on changing with epitomise dedication andwith commitment, through strong connections local businesses and members volunteering. These volun lives.” ensuring all players have positive experiences dedication and commitment, ensuring all players haveLawn positive experiences at the Desford Tennis Club is one of club. the It at the club. It is that inclusive approach approach which has led to a significant increase in new members across all sessions leading resident sports clubs at Sport inwithi which has led to a significant increase in new Desford which is a community sports months. members across all sessions within the last 12 organisation and Registered Charity in Alec was delighted to be at Wimbledon for months. Desford Leicestershire, with the strapline "Run the day, saying after collecting the award by the Community for the Community". “It’s a very humbling experience for me. I The Tennis Foundation can support a tennis remember queuing up on half a dozen that wants to either offer Alec occasions was delighted to so betoatbe Wimbledon “It’sora venue very humbling to watch, on this side offor the day, saying after collecting the awardclub specific disability sessions or become a the gates is something that I’ve got to try and of the experience for me. I remember queuing up on half a dozen occasions to watch, so to be on this sidetennis more inclusive tennis venue – to find out more take in whilst I can.” gates is something that I’ve got to try and take in whilst I can.” email info@tennisfoundation.org.uk. Disability tennis is thriving in Great Britain, led by clubs like Desford Lawn Tennis Club. The club exemplifies having welcoming Disability tennis is how thriving inaGreat Britain, led by clubs like Desford Lawn Tennis Club. The club approach and providing accessible exemplifies how having a welcoming approach and providing accessible opportunities for people with a

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