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Cut-price compost bins available for Leicestershire residents AS THE TIDYING-UP of gardens starts apace across Leicestershire, residents are being encouraged to compost their garden waste. Each year, Leicestershire residents produce more than 300,000 tonnes of rubbish and recyclables. Around 22 per cent of which is uncooked fruit, vegetables and garden waste that could have been composted rather than binned. To help, we are currently offering cut-price compost bins to help reduce the amount of waste sent to landfill. Councillor Blake Pain, cabinet member for waste management, said: “Spring is usually the ideal time for people to start mowing their lawns, trimming hedges and pruning shrubs. “Composting is a great way to feed your garden, it is better for the environment and, if you’re normally a compost buyer, you’ll also be saving money.” Compostable items include fruit and vegetable peelings, grass cuttings, coffee grounds, tea leaves, newspapers and cardboard boxes which will all decompose in a matter of months. The resulting compost can then be dug back into the garden to provide nutritious soil for budding crops. Leicestershire residents can pick up a compost bin at a subsidised price, from only £10.98. The bins are made from recycled plastic, adding to their environmental credentials. For more details or to order a home composter visit www.getcomposting.comOpens another website in new window or call 0844 571 4444. Residents can also call on the support of a Master Composter, volunteers who use their own skills and enthusiasm to raise awareness of the benefits of home composting, including how it can reduce the amount of organic waste sent to landfill.

Watermead Challenge 2018 Wreake Valley and Syston Rotary Clubs are holding the eighth Watermead Challenge charity run at Watermead Country Park on Tuesday 3rd July 2018. The fairly flat three and five mile course around the park’s attractive lakes offers experienced and novice runners the opportunity to set a personal best time. Full details of how to enter can be found at www.wreakevalleyrotary.org.uk. Chris Battye, Race Director commented: “last year we had nearly five hundred entries for this popular event. This year’s proceeds will be shared amongst three charities: Dementia UK, Leicestershire Childrens Holiday Centre and HCPT pilgrimage holidays. Venue restrictions mean numbers are limited to 500. Please enter early to avoid disappointment.”

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KIRBY MUXLOE WI On Tuesday 24th April Kirby Muxloe WI hosted the WI’s Forest Group Meeting at St Bartholomew’s Church Hall. The Group consists of Ratby, Botcheson, Newbold Verdon, Glenfield and Glenfield Park WI’s’ They meet 3 times a year, taking it in turns to play host. The meeting was opened by our President Jane Boobyer who after “business” introduced the speaker for the evening, Sue Drage “Recycling with a Difference” and what an amazing difference she made to everyday articles. Sue was able to turn a “sow’s ear into a silk purse” if you’ll excuse the pun. Sue started her crafting by making cards soon progressing to making various fun sized bags out of crisp packets, plastic carrier bags and a glue gun, before moving on to book art, jewellery, furniture and much more. Sue told how after being interviewed on Radio Coventry she was asked to knit a Space Suit for a Chicken out of recyclable materials which was eventually used by NASA and sent into space. She showed how it was possible using the simplest everyday items and turn them into things that were both pretty and practical.

Kirby Muxloe Bowls Club Once again, the outdoor season is upon us. After another good season, 2016/2017 with plenty of bowling on offer, for new and novice bowlers, and experienced bowlers are very welcome. We have open evenings every Wednesday from 5.30pm onwards, subject to the weather, free coaching is available. As time goes on by and catches up with us we would like to strengthen our Ladies and Gentlemen teams. We are considered one of Leicestershire’s Premier Clubs with a very successful social evenings and events. Novices and new bowlers can play without fuss for their 1st season, so come down and have a try.

A plastic chair made from water bottles which was strong enough to sit on and the “Theresa May” necklace made from ring pulls were two of my favourites. Sue made tea lights from drinks cans and table lights from plastic spoons, her inventiveness was endless. Sue also goes into schools to demonstrate to the children how they too can recycle and have fun knitting with plastic bags, make bags from folded newspaper and cellotape and jewellery from paper clips and hair grips. She enjoys sharing her knowledge and skills and always has an open mind ready to discover the next thing. After this very inspiring talk we were able to give the articles a closer look and purchase some of the items which were on display. I will never look at a crisp packet in the same way again. This was followed by refreshments and a fabulous sharing supper which was provided by all the members.

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There was also a spectacular display of Craft items from all the WIs’ and also taking pride of place was the Forest Groups winning entry for the Brenda Barnett Trophy. This year’s topic was A Decade of Your Choice and ours was the 1930’s.

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The Groby and Ratby Labour Party met at the Library evening on Fri. 27th April. for a Social Members were treated to a wide-ranging question and answer session by one of the members, David Hutchins. I was told that it had been a very pleasant evening and thanked for the use of the venue because it was ideal for the number involved together with Quiz Teas and coffee provided within the hire fee. Three Bottles of Wine was the prize to the winning team on March 18th. A good evening Ratby Parish Council has agreed to hold its was had by all with a generous amount of monthly regular meetings at the Library local knowledge required or learned. The next starting on Tuesday 12 June 2018. quiz will be on May 18tth starting at 7.30pm As you all know our income will eventually and the entry fee is £2.00. There is no alcohol be the means of ensuring that the lbrary licence but you may like to bring your own remains open so letting such as this will be an drinks. important part of our income. I would be Book Club pleased to meet with anyone requiring a The next meeting will be held on Monday venue for an activity or a meeting, to discuss 21 May 2018 at 6.30pm. The book to be requirements, layouts etc. discussed is “God in Ruins” by Kate Atkinson. If Car Park you wish to enquire about joining, Wendy I came to unlock for the Groby Ratby is the Leader Deeping of the Group and When get a parking Labour Party evening I couldn’t can be contacted on 0116 2390 227. The space because it was full. I do the hope that fee is £1 per Membership meeting and green box in the chip shop received plenty of refreshments will be available to purchase donations. We are responsiible for the upkeep Readers Wriggly of the car park and surrounding grounds The forthcoming dates are Thursdays 3rd , 17th so your donations will therefore be very and 31st May from 1030 to 1130. Mums, babies welcome.

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This year’s Village Show will be held on Sunday 9th September at the Royal Oak, Acorn Suite on Main Street in Kirby Muxloe. Following a successful day in 2017, our 10th Village Show, we are looking forward to this year’s event. We had the most entries we’d ever had, particularly children’s entries.We were able to give monies made to two local charities; the Kirby Muxloe Senior Citizens club and the Reality Youth bus.

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Last year’s lucky cup winners were: Vegetables - Malcolm Peck • Flowers - Peter Kightley Fruit - Polly Atkins • Miscellaneous (eggs) - Angela Hollington Home Bakery - Charlotte Martin • Preserves and wine - Robina Grundy Photography - Lynn Tredell • Arts and Crafts - Bill Jones • Overall Children’s - Harry Griffith

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KIRBY MUXLOE LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY HUB In celebration of Spring, our Library hosted a recording of Down to Earth on 19th April, which was a great success. In addition to the BBC Radio Leicester team, we had some 50 villagers ready with their gardening questions. We had to convert the Library rapidly to a space suitable for holding these numbers. In the event, it looked great and we have been encouraged to see how flexibly we can use the excellent accommodation that we have. Many thanks to BBC Radio Leicester for their friendly and professional approach, to villagers for coming up with so many questions and to our volunteers who made the whole thing such a success. Thanks too to the Bowls Club for helping out with comfortable chairs. Another big success was the Spring Book Sale held at the end of the month. We have received so many donations of books that we could no longer store them. The vast majority of the books are in excellent condition, and we have taken some to add to the LCC book stock. WE had huge numbers of visitors buying books and taking advantage of the coffee and cakes provided.

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The Kirby Muxloe Local History Group he 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. Bartholomew’s Church Hall, Main St., Kirby Muxloe and start at 7.30 pm. Details of the dates of meetings, together with the topics that will be covered, are shown on the notice board in Kirby Muxloe Library and on our website, which is www.kirbymuxloelocalhistorygroup.org PLEASE NOTE: Our next meeting will be on Thursday 17th May 2018, when the subject will be Leicester in WW2: Hidden Histories, a social history of Leicester during wartime, speaker-Vince Holyoak, from Historic England. This will be followed by a short A.G.M. Please note that subscriptions will be due at this meeting. We will also be holding an Exhibition of photographs, documents and ephemera from Kirby’s heritage in the Village Community Centre on Saturday November 17th 2018. Come and take a step back in time with us! If you have any photographs or ephemera relating to the village or village people, which you would like to be included in the exhibition, please contact us on our email address or ring Judith or Mike. Email address and phone numbers below.

A Walk Down Main Street In this series of articles, we take a stroll down Main Street, Kirby Muxloe, and a walk into the past. Each article will feature a shop or business on Main Street. Do you remember it or know anyone who might? If there is anything else about this, or any other business on Main Street, that you can tell us, please email us at info@kirbymuxloelocalhistorygroup.org or telephone Judith on 0116 2393767 or Mike on 0116 2386026.

field, bordered by a large, tall hedge. The land now holding Enterprise House belonged to the first house on the right- hand side of Fox Lane, named Thorntree Cottage. The owners of the house, at that time, decided to sell off a large piece of their land, thus creating a vacant space for a building large enough to hold four retail units with accommodation above. The design of the building was very much in keeping with the style of the moment, flat fronted shops with a flat roof above. The occupants had many years of problems with the flat roof and eventually it was removed. The building now has a pitched roof. The shop units were soon occupied. Unit 1 became home to N. Crane, drapers. They sold a variety of goods including “Ladybird” children’s clothes. By 1972, the unit was taken over by Youngs’ shoe shop. They sold a variety of shoes and also took in repairs, which were then passed onto a cobbler in Ratby. After the shop closed in the late ‘70’s, the unit was possibly taken over by a bakery selling bread and cakes (we are not sure about this and need your help). Later on, the unit became home to the Alliance and Leicester Building Society which, after a take-over in 1980, became Santander. In the last couple of years the unit has been home to Scotneys, a Letting Agent and Brooks Residential, an estate agent. In Unit 2 between 1963 until 1966, we find a butcher with the name of R.V. Wells. He was succeeded by another butcher, D.C. Barker who stayed until 1972. Then followed our last village butcher the well-remembered Tony Doolan and his wife, Sue, who ran the shop until 2004. Our first village delicatessen, run by Mike Cooling, opened as Doolan’s butchers shop closed. After three years the deli’ was taken over by Sandra and Alan Hill and then in the last few years Sarah Flavell. The

delicatessen has grown over time and is now a thriving concern with a much beloved coffee shop! We then arrive at Unit 3. It is known that Nicholson’s, who sold groceries and fruit and veg, occupied the space in the 1960’s. Hartleys, who were already established further along Main Street, bought Nicholsons out and moved their pet and garden shop into unit 3. At the same time, they expanded the larger Hartleys grocery and provisions shop. This shop was run by the well-known Gerry Hurst, who still lives in the village today. After 3-4 years, Hartleys decided to close the pet shop and the unit was taken over by a clothing shop run by Mr and Mrs Bowles from Botcheston. Sadly, Mrs Bowles became ill and the shop closed. It is thought that the first pharmacy unit then arrived in around 2000. In 2006, new owners took it over and created the very popular “Village Pharmacy” which we still have today. Unit 4 was firstly occupied by Renee, a lady’s hairdresser who stayed until around 1972, when the shop became The House of Hillikere run by David Briggs. Many people will remember the rows of hairdryers and ladies sitting with rollers in their hair and of course perms, all very popular until the advent of the blow- dry in the1990’s. In 2006, David retired and the shop was taken over by Kool for Kuts, which still remains today. If you have any extra information about the shops in Enterprise House please get in touch with either Judith or Mike. With many thanks to David Briggs and Gerry Hurst for help with this article.

Enterprise House This time we take a look at Enterprise House on Main Street, built in the early 1960’s. In 1936, the total number of houses in the village amounted to 746, by the early 1960’s the total number of dwellings had risen to 1,420. This dramatic increase was mainly due to the building of the Jelson estate (Armson Avenue, Garfit Road etc.), the council bungalows in The Keep and the large Masters and Titmus development (Maytree Drive, Cherry Tree Avenue etc.). These were all built between the mid to late ‘50’s and the early ‘60’s. With the large increase of houses and inhabitants, the village was in need of a variety of new and different shops. Until around 1962, the area between Fox Lane and Battens (now One Stop) had been mainly

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Advance Notice of a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order Ratby Road, Groby. A Temporary Traffic Regulation Order (TTRO) is to be made for the following location: Ratby Road, Groby from the junction of Oaktree Close to before Martinshaw Lane (From opposite number 166 to 160) The purpose of the TTRO is to facilitate installation of new surface water sewer in highway to connect new development into existing manhole in verge. The TTRO will incorporate a temporary prohibition of loading and waiting and suspension of parking. The duration of the TTRO is for a period not exceeding 2 month(s) commencing on the 23/05/2018. The actual duration of the restriction is not anticipated to exceed a period of 10 day(s) within the aforementioned duration. Traffic light control will be in operation during the works to keep the road open

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It also offers programmes that help to build up people’s confidence to be more ambitious in their learning which can be done in a family group or on an individual basis. LALS programmes support people to learn new skills and therefore help their job prospects as they move through life. The strategy, which is called 'Realising Potential', sets out a vision for the service in the future and how it intends to meet its objectives in supporting people to feel confident about learning, achieve their goals and therefore improve their well-being. We’d like to hear from you if you have any comments on our vision and the draft strategy for our service. For example, we’d like to know: • Do you think our vision ‘To inspire and support the people of Leicestershire to improve their lives through lifelong learning’ is right? • The strategy shows how it links into a number of other strategies across the County, particularly Leicestershire County Council’s strategic plan. Do you think that this proposed strategic approach is appropriate for the service? • The strategy shows how it aims to plan its activity to achieve outcomes for a Strong Economy, Wellbeing and Opportunity, Keeping people safe, and building Great Communities. Do you agree with how LALS plans to organise its activity around these outcomes? What impact, if any, would there be on you and your use of the service? Is there anything else you would like to see reflected in our strategy? The consultation runs

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Paul Wenlock, of the force’s economic crime unit, said: “We are aware of these incidents and we believe that the person or persons carrying out this scam could still be making calls. “If you have elderly relatives, neighbours of friends then please speak to them about this – make them aware of the dangers and what they can do to protect themselves.

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Dear Residents, Changes to the refuse and recycling collections 2018. 1. New recycling collection system: April 2018 The majority of the caddies were successfully collected in March and have been sold as scrap for recycling for £27,000 which covered the costs of collection. The fully comingled blue lidded bin has been very well received by residents with only 1 formal complaint received. The social media releases were particularly successful with some posts being viewed by over 12,000 people. We are aware that there is a problem with the red ink on the bin lid stickers fading and we are working with the printer to resolve this and get the stickers replaced. 2. In house collection of dry recycling: 1 April 2018 This went very smoothly and the new staff have embraced working for HBBC very positively. The interim fleet and new disposal site are also working well. 3. Round changes: 11 June 2018 There are now 11% more houses in Hinckley and Bosworth than when the rounds were last reviewed in 2011, so we need to add an extra collection round to meet the increased number of bins which need to be emptied. As the new houses are randomly spread across the borough, and we need to collect each of the 3 different waste streams separately, the most efficient way to do this is to reorganise our collection days. 2 This gives us the opportunity to now collect each village as a whole and to keep whole villages on the same type of collection e.g. recycling or refuse. This removes a number of anomalies making it easier for residents. This will keep fuel and staff costs to a minimum. Approximately 70% of residents will have a day change. Residents should continue with

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their current collection day until June 11. They can look up their current collection day on line at www.hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk/ collections, and new collection day from 25 May. The table below is the refuse collection pattern and is indicative only. Residents MUST check their own calendar as the arrangements for extra collections vary across the borough. There are 27 different versions of the calendar to accommodate all the extra collections and there are odd roads which may not fall by parish or village boundary, or between villages and may not follow. Round changes have already been communicated to residents through the Borough Bulletin, council tax bills and in the media. Social media posts have also started. Each resident will receive the following information direct to their home:• New collection calendar - direct mailed to all households in May. It is really important that residents check their calendar very carefully as this includes information on new collection days, extra collections and which colour bin to present.

recycling) Right day By 7am Put bins out for extra collections Some residents will not only change collection day but they may also change the order that bins are presented. For example they may have a refuse collection followed by a refuse collection whilst we transition to the new routes. Residents are also being reminded that bins must continue to be placed out by 7am on the day of collection. This is particularly important as the time when waste is collected is likely to change for many areas, even if the bin collection day hasn't changed. Due to the day changes, the first collection after Monday 11 June may be a few days more or less than the usual 14 days cycle. This will only be for the first collection and the 14 day collection cycle will return as normal subsequently. We have put in additional resource to mitigate this and minimise the inconvenience caused to residents. Ratby will continue to have collections on Mondays.

Fly Tipping in the Borough. A new campaign to stop people illegally dumping their rubbish in Leicestershire has launched today.

• Borough bulletin summer edition May – more detailed information about changes to delivery days. To be delivered 2-3 weeks before changes start.

The #IfOnly campaign has seen councils across the city and county join forces to warn people that they face tough action if they are caught fly-tipping.

• Bin hanger on all black bins advising new day – 14-25 May

The consequences for their actions can range from a £400 fixed penalty notice to an unlimited fine, a criminal record or time in prison. Fly-tipping is a huge problem in Leicester and across each district in the county, with councils dealing with 12,000 incidents per year.

• Bin sticker on all black bins advising that collection days are changing and advertising large item collections – 28 May – 8 June. • The new look up calendar on line will be available from 25 May All communications focus on a residents to do list : Check calendar Right bin (refuse or

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Groby Street Fair The Groby Street Fair will be coming again on Sunday June 24th 2018 after a break in 2017. This event involves most of the village of Groby, from 11am until 6pm. The Markfield Road from the Leicester Road/Markfield Road/Ratby Road junction will be closed for the day on 24th June 2018. It will be an exciting day full of entertainment, stalls, food and drink. We have over 50 stalls booked, selling everything from cakes and cheeses to home made toys, clocks and jewellery, even including Groby’s very own Natural Elements holistic therapists who will be offering some sample healthcare sessions. There will be Caribbean Spice It Up BBQ, Dobsons Delhi, Noodle Horsebox and Alex’s Prosecco and Wine bar all offering a wide selection of mouthwatering food and drink from across the world. New this year - Groby will be holding its very own World Cup Table Football Tournament and teams are invited to take part for as little as £1 per person to see who the local champions are. Richard, the owner of Golden Events is the self confessed undisputed champion of table football, and invites anyone who thinks they are good enough to come and have a go and “Beat the King”. Keep a look out on our FB page for who, what and where it’s all happening.

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Christian Aid Week 13th to19 May. Ratby Churches together are once again preparing for Christian Aid week Traditionally Ratby people have always given generously to our house to house envelope giving scheme, however this year we are going to try a different method and we do hope that you will support this very important week. This year we will be delivering envelopes through your doors on the week before (7th to 11th May) We will not be collecting your envelopes back from your door unless you specifically request that we do so, instead we have other arrangements.(see below) We will be holding 2 coffee mornings: Saturday 12th May in the church hall. You will be able to bring to your envelope back to the coffee morning. We will be serving bacon baps, cakes and biscuits We will not be charging for these however we would be grateful to receive a donation towards out Christian Aid Fund. Saturday 19th May in the Methodist Churchagain you can bring your envelope back to this coffee morning if you prefer and you will be able to get free refreshments and can make a donation if you so wish. When we deliver your envelope you will be given details about where to drop it off if you can't make one of the coffee mornings. For those people who are housebound we will pick your envelope up if you request us to. We will leave a telephone number for you to ring to ask for a visit. We look forward to seeing you at one of our coffee mornings Thank you

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This year for Sports Relief, the children at Ratby completed the ‘Mile a Day’ challenge along side lots of other sporting challenges. Year 1 were also lucky enough to have the mayor of Hinckley & Bosworth join them for one of their daily miles. We were very lucky and had taster sessions with lots of different sports such as: basketball, table tennis, ultimate Frisbee, street dance, fitness bootcamp, curling and many more. Even Mrs Jones and Mr Baines got involved and completed different Joe Wicks workouts with the children! It was a brilliant week and we raised £847. 84p for a brilliant cause. Well done everyone!

As part of Year 3 and 4’s RE work, they visited Ratby Church on Thursday 22nd March. Reverend Bampton told pupils the Easter story in detail. He also pointed out various artefacts  around the Church which showed the story too. Pupils learnt a lot about what happened to Jesus and the significance of Easter to Christians.  Pupils thoughts about the visit to church:   “It was very interesting and we now know a lot about  Easter story.”            Jesus and the

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School Council School Council are still spreading the message about cutting down on the amount of plastic we are using. We wrote our own assembly to show the whole school how we can make a  difference to our seas and oceans and the creatures that live there.  The important messages were:  • Use a refillable water bottle   • Take a reusable bag to the shops  • Don’t use straws in drinks.   We hope that all of the children in our 

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Ratby so we can change the world.

In June, we are holding an Eco Day at school to learn more about this important topic.

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HEALTHMATTERS HAY FEVER

Summer is fast approaching, pollen counts will rise and as a result, the chances of developing hay fever will increase. So here are a few facts about hay fever and it's causes. Hay fever is a common allergic condition that affects up to one in five people and is caused by a harmless substance called pollen. People get allergic reactions to pollen as it is recognised by the body as a foreign threat. Your body reacts to pollen by activating its own immune system. As a result, you can develop common symptoms of hay fever such as runny noses, sneezing, itchy eyes and coughs. The severity of symptoms will vary between different people, with some only having a runny nose to some people having severely red and irritated eyes in combination with congestion, and sore throats.

• Apply petroleum gel (Vaseline) around the nasal cavities will prevent pollen from entering the nose by trapping them on the outside. • Staying indoors when pollen counts are extremely high • Keeping doors and windows closed during the day time hours when pollen counts are the highes Currently the NHS as a whole is trying to reduce its drugs budget. This means that many medications which are available to buy over the counter will no longer be available on prescription. Hay fever is one of the conditions that the NHS is trying to reduce its spend on. The majority of Hay fever medication can be bought from pharmacies relatively cheaply and it actually costs the NHS more to prescribe the same medication. If you normally have medication for Hay fever on prescription, it means that GP surgeries will no longer be prescribing them. If however your medication for hay fever is not one that can be purchased, it may be worth speaking to your GP to see if an alternative purchased that can be is suitable.

Pollen can come from grass, trees and flowers, with the highest pollen counts being between May and July. Higher Pollen counts means you have a higher chance of getting hay fever, especially for those who are more vulnerable.

Hay fever can impact a person's life and daily routine in a negative There way, however it does not pose a serious threat to health. are relatively cheap over the counter medications which can help with hay fever symptoms.

At the Village Pharmacy Kirby Muxloe we currently have Hay Fever medication on special offers. Pop in to see us for some bargains. If you would like any further information on anything mentioned above, the Village Pharmacy in Kirby Muxloe would be happy to help, just walk in if you're passing by or give us a call on 0116 238 7353.

The main class being antihistamines, which block the action of chemical messengers named histamines. Histamines are released during an allergic reaction and hence cause the symptoms relating to hay fever. Antihistamines are very useful with symptoms like sneezing, itching and irritated eyes. Decongestants are also available to help with sinus congestion and eye drops for itchy eyes.

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Here are a few non-medicinal tips to prevent hay fever • Wear sunglasses. This will stop pollen getting into your eyes.

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