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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. CAP Money 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. 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. The next course runs weekly for 3 Tuesday evenings starting on 14th November at 7:30pm To find out more you can visit www.capmoney.org.uk where all the available cap money uk courses 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 available or call the church office on 0116 239 3173 for more information.
The year is 1940, London. With the nation bowed down by war, the British ministry turns to propaganda films to boost morale at home. Realising their films could use "a woman's touch", the ministry hires  Catrin Cole as a scriptwriter in charge of writing the female dialogue. 
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Art Class at Ratby Can I tell you about the ART CLASS at RATBY VILLAGE HALL on Tuesday afternoons. This group has been running for several years under the guidance of tutor Julia Kent. We draw and paint many different subjects - landscapes, seascapes,  people, still life, buildings ....... the list is endless. We use pencil, crayons, watercolours, acrylics, pastels - sometimes all of the above in one picture! All who attend are enthusiastic in creating paintings and Julia is there to lend a helping hand if needed. From the blank piece of paper ( or canvas) a picture emerges with the making of a few marks. It doesn't always go according to plan, but there is always something to be done to turn it around. If you attended the Ratby Open exhibition in June you will have seen some of the work painted by our group. There are a few vacancies at the moment so if you've ever wondered about how to go about drawing and painting, here's your chance! Just contact Julia on 0116 2770939 for more details.
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September Tea party with Animal Friends Our September Tea party was a great success with five stalls in the building and the attraction of ‘Animals for Parties’. The Animal man brought a number of animals; squirrel, owl, snake, rabbit, hampster, and Tarantula Spider for children to hold while he explained about their lifestyle and how they were looked after. The stalls were popular and the income from the day added to the ever present need to finance the library. Thanks to Annette Roach who organised the event for us and to the volunteers that helped run the Café.
Background music on guitar and vocal was provided by a friend of Annette’s Ratby Local History Group Volume 5 is now for sale in the Library and as
Wriggly Readers Wriggly Readers reopened on Thursday 21st September and will continue on alternate Thursdays from 1030 to 1130. There is no for this but the purchase of drinks etc charge rom the Café will be appreciated.
The History of Caring for the Poofr of Ratby: Part2, 1830-1911
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The History of Old Hayes Farm: 1250-2000 The History of Sills Yard,Ratby And various other short pieces and updates. Quiz The next Quiz will be held on Friday 13 October and will start at 7.00pm. A fun evening was had by all at the September Quiz and when asked if they wanted to continue through to Christmas the answer ‘yes’ was unanimous. The prize for the winning team well worth the effort, a selection of 8 bottles of Cider. Stephen Roche remains our resident Quiz Master and provides an interesting mix of questions. If you don’t know the answers at least you can learn something.
usual in the Post Office. The articles in this edition include; William Ewart Astill, a Leicestershire and born England Cricketer in Ratby.
Book Club he last meeting discussed ‘To the Lighthouse’ by Virginia Wolfe and created a very interesting disussion persuading one or two to finish reading the book! The next meeting will be held on Monday 16th October at 6.30pm. The book to be discussed is ‘The Girlirlfriend’ by Michelle Francis. Wendy Deeping is the Leader of the Group and can be contacted on 0116 2390 227 if you wish to make enquiry about joining. The Membership fee is £1 per meeting and refreshments will be available to purchase
Volunteers and Trustees I would like to thank all the volunteers that are still with us since we started in Feb 2016. Everyone comments about the friendlyness of customers and how the tasks in library or Café is keeping their minds active. So why not come and join us, there is a need for more volunteers and if anyone is more into organisation then there is a place for you on the trustees. Do give me a call and
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As we move into the new school year, we would like to congratulate Kirby Muxloe kids on their strong response to the Summer Reading Challenge. We have had more children than ever register for the scheme, and more completers – 153 registering and 102 completing. This reflects a surge in participation across the county and bodes well for the future. All volunteers have enjoyed taking part and the number of books issued has gone up. Kirby Muxloe Primary School children will be presented with their certificates at a special assembly shortly. So very well done to children and their parents/carers alike! We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did.
Did you know that, when you join the Library, you will be issued with a PIN number that will allow you to access Leicestershire Library services from your own device at home? For example, you can access the entire Leicestershire Libraries catalogue and order any book you want. The book will be delivered to your local Library and you will be informed by text or email that it has arrived. You can then pop in to collect it. You can also renew books on-line, download e-books and access reference materials.
We are now turning our attention to preschool children. Wriggly Reader sessions will take place on Wednesday afternoons once a month, starting on 27th September, from 2.00 – 2.45 and young children are very welcome to attend with their parents/carers, to listen to stories and take part in the actions. It should be fun and we are looking forward to it. The Library has been acting as a collecting
Our Library is so much more than just the traditional concept of a Library. Although it is of course primarily about books, it is not just that. If you simply want to pop in to meet your friends over a hot drink in a warm and welcoming environment, without borrowing any books at all, feel free to do so. It is also a source of information (and sometimes, as mentioned above, a source of free surplus garden produce!). You will find magazines and jigsaws to pass the time. Also modern, free computers, with free access to wifi and good printing facilities (photocopies are subject to a small charge, although children
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Groby Wine Circle is a very sociable group which usually meets on the third Monday of the month at Groby Community College. Speakers are invited to give talks on a variety of interesting topics after which there is a chance to catch up socially over a drink with a cheese and French bread. Throughout the year we organise fun nights out such as skittles, quiz nights, meals out and visits, etc. In June past we had an organised walk around the lakes at Water Mead Park followed by a meal at the Hope and Anchor. However our first meeting back after the summer break on 18th September where we caught up with summer things and found out about the elusive and secret life of “Clarice Cliff” from our guest speaker Derek Holloway. Whilst not everyone’s choice in pottery it was interesting to learn more about some of the art deco movement, which only lasted for about 10 years, and it got us all thinking about what might just be lurking hidden in the attic or can be picked at the local jumble and car boot sales.
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We have a skittles night (including supper) on 27 October, at the Red Lion, Huncote. Starts at 7PM (please reserve your tickets in advance). Although we don’t normally like to talk about festive season this early in the year, our annual Christmas dinner will be on Wednesday 13th December, and this year will be at Ashfields, Earl Shilton and you will need to reserve a place at our October meeting. If you feel you would be interested in coming along or would like more information about our Wine Circle please contact either: Dave Cooper (0116 2392844) or Robbie Grundy (0116 2393853).
Service of Loving Remembrance You are invited to come to Ratby Parish Church on Sunday 22nd October at 3pm to join us in a short service of loving remembrance. At this service we remember those particularly from Ratby and Groby who have died. During the service there will be an opportunity for quiet prayer and reflection. The names of those who have recently died will be read out as well as any who you would like to add to the list. You will also have the opportunity to light a candle in their memory. This service is not only for the recently bereaved but also anyone who would like to give thanks for someone who has been important to you but has passed away. Please invite anyone who you would think would appreciate this opportunity. We look forward to seeing you.
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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. Bartholomew’s Church Hall, Main St., Kirby Muxloe and start at 7.30 pm. They are normally on either a Thursday or Tuesday. 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 our new website, at: www.kirbymuxloelocalhistorygroup.org Everything that relates to our heritage is here, from archaeology to 20th century recollections. We are always looking for old pictures, slides, newspaper clippings, documents, etc. relating to Kirby Muxloe’s past. Do you have any that we could borrow to copy or transcribe? Even “modern” events of the 1960’s, 70’s and 80’s are of interest. Do you have any photographs or slides of carnivals, processions or street parties in the village? If so we would love to see them. You can email us at info@kirbymuxloelocalhistorygroup.org or telephone Judith on 0116 2393767 or Mike on 0116 2386026. Our next meeting will be Thursday 16th November. Peter Cousins-former L&RFHS Chairman will talk about Leicester’s famous son, Joseph Merrick, the ‘Elephant Man’.
Jacques, a Leather Merchant and Property Developer. The land had previously been owned by a consortium of local land owners: Thomas Haines, Percy Rose, Joseph Armson and Samuel Brooks. This is where he built his new premises, which was registered in Trade Directories as Harry Ireland, Plumber and Glazier, Main Street, telephone number Kirby Muxloe 65. When Harry retired, he sold the property to Jones and Overton Ltd., Electrical Contractors, who based their business there. They let the ground floor shop to a Hardware and D.I.Y. business called Craft Services. The shop is remembered as having everything you could possibly need for any D.I.Y. project! The ownership of the property then passed to Price and Cooke, Electricians, who continued to let the shop to Craft Services. In the late 1990’s, Craft Services closed and Price and Cooke sold the property to Malcolm Peck, who established a successful Post Office business there. Malcolm Peck retired a number of years ago and the Post Office changed hands but is still operating from the same site. Harry Ireland is well remembered in the village, especially during WWII. By this time, he was in his 50’s, and in any event, in a reserved occupation. He held regular dances in the Church Hall. The dances were attended mainly by the young people in the village. They enjoyed all the old-time dances, such as
the St. Bernard’s Waltz and the Military Two Step, as well as ballroom dancing, including the Waltz, the Foxtrot and the “latest thing”, the Quickstep. The dancing was accompanied by Victor Sylvester records, played on a gramophone. Local residents remember Harry being very tall, whilst his wife was very short and slight, so they made quite a spectacle on the dance floor! Harry also ran dance classes for the village, long before the advent of “Strictly”! According to records held by the Free Church, Harry he was very involved in the building of the new church, after the previous church had been destroyed by an enemy bomb in WWII. It had been decided that wherever possible local builders and craftsmen should be used in the rebuilding. Harry was responsible for “plumbing and decorator’s goods”. Quite what the extent of the latter was, we don’t know! The new Church opened in 1953. Harry passed away in 1960 and we lost a well-known figure from Kirby’s social and business life. With thanks to John Cowling for much of the research for this article.
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 contact us using the email or telephone numbers above. Harry Ireland – Plumber and Glazier, 34, Main Street Harry Ireland was born in 1886, in Leicester. In the 1901 census, we find him living in Barrow on Soar with his parents, his occupation being recorded as “electrical engineer”. In 1908, he married Edith Alice Fanton, who was born in Oakham, but had moved with her family to Ratby in 1897. By 1911, Harry and Edith, together with their 8 month old daughter, Evelyn Edith, were living in Church Road, and Harry’s occupation was “plumber and glazier”, quite a change from “electrical engineer”! In the 1920’s, Harry bought a plot of land on Main Street from Mr Frances
Harry and Edith Ireland on the left with Lillian and Bill Oringe. Edith and Lillian were sisters. Photograph courtesy of Gerard Mildner, Oregon, U.S.A. via Ancestry.com
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Well we are heading into autumn and now is the time to think of the animals and wildlife that share our world as they start to increase their reserves to ensure that they survive the winter months. With a little time and effort we could all make a difference to the wildlife that might visit our gardens at this time of year.
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Moving the materials will ensure that hedgehogs, frogs, toads, newts and a myriad of minibeasts are not killed when the bonfire is lit.
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Ratby Primary School News....
Year 2 Walk around Ratby During the first half of the new term, Year 2 went on a walk around Ratby village to launch their new topic, ‘Street Detectives’. The topic focuses on the local area and its geography and history, and, as you can imagine, the children were very excited and enthusiastic to find out about where they live.
Blood Heart Launch Day On Monday 4th September, 2017, Year 6 had a memorable experience to kick off their topic, ‘Blood Heart.’ Mrs Steiner asked a very nice butcher to save some real lambs hearts for us to examine! We were allowed to put gloves on, hold the hearts and talk about how they feel. We identified the important parts of the heart and learnt about the important job the heart does. This was such an exciting experience and we were all proud of how brave we were! We can’t wait to find out what we will learn about next!
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They enjoyed taking clipboards and a map of the village on their walk, which started on Main Street. The children were great spotters of the historica; green signs which tell you where parts of the old village and shops used to be. After looking at old photographs, they were very keen to visit the old cinema, post office, bakery and pump square sites! They all had a great afternoon wandering the village and noting down key features on their maps using a key code too. It was fun and informative!
E of term, Year 3/4 At the beginning visited Ferndale Park in Ratby for Even some investigative work. The children had atfun time playing on all of the equipment, but the trip Throughout was for them to find out about the various forces that were involved in o making the play equipment move. They found out that gravity had a large role in making playground equipment move, as well as friction, pushing and pulling. This trip really helped the children to understand all of the forces involved as most of the children had never given it a thought!
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This week in Year 1 we had the frightening news that Mrs Jones had been captured! We received a note from Professor Slime and began our search for her.
We used a metre stick and a trundle wheel to measure how far apart the planets would be. They were so far apart that the orange representing Neptune rolled down the hill, which means that Neptune is furthest away from the Sun. This also helped visualise how big the planets were in comparison.
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Consultation- Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Mainstream Home To School Transport Polices. Have your say on proposed changes to the Special Educational Needs (SEN) and mainstream Home to School Transport Policies Leicestershire County Council is currently undergoing a significant period of change. The council has to make £66m of savings over the next four years, this is on top of the £161m saved since 2010 – this means difficult decisions about services in all areas of the council’s work. Currently, we provide transport to nursery and school/college for approximately 400 children with SEN under five, and between the ages of 16-19. We do not have a statutory duty to provide this in the same way we do for children aged 5- 16. The proposals we are considering: • Reducing the level of discount available to children and young people from low income families for transport to nursery and post 16 education. • To stop offering council arranged taxis and minibuses to transport SEN students to post 16 education and offer a Personal Transport Budget instead • To stop providing transport to post 16 education for eligible mainstream post 16 students We are not proposing any changes to the Home to School Transport Policy for children aged 5-16, or the eligibility criteria. No decisions about these proposals have yet been made. We are committed to a wide
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Arriva Time Table Changes 4th November 2017. I have been made aware that Arriva have submitted time table changes to the Traffic Commissioner I have asked officers at County Hall to look into the changes to see how they affect residents. This is a commercial decision of Arriva all of these routes are commercial routes none of which are funded by the County Council. The following is a summary of any alterations. 26 - No Change 27 - Minor timetable change. One weekday journey is changed by 7 minutes (07:32 journey brought back to 07:25 M-F from Leicester – Ratby) 29/29A/29X - The 05.59 29A journey from
Leicester M-F has been removed. A 06:22 journey has been introduced and now operates under 29X, however it does not serve Groby or Markfield. This means that the earliest time that Groby will be served by service 29 will be at 06:50 by the journey departing Leicester at 06:32. There has also been the addition of a second 06:32 journey (due to high demand) from Leicester M-F which terminates at Amazon. No journeys into Leicester have changed and there are no route changes proposed. - The 23:15 journey from Amazon to Leicester has been retimed to 23:45 to accommodate shift times, and now operates under 29X. - There are also some slight timetable changes by no more than 10 minutes. There are no route changes the impact on residents should not be significant. I will collect the new bus timetables when they are ready and make sure they are distributed to the Post Office. Parish Council offices and shops in the village.
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Anti-social Behaviour. We have been receiving reports of crowds of youths playing ball games on the green on Ash Close in Ratby. This has caused concern to local residents as the green has a no ball game sign on it and is under the control of HBBC. Residents who asked the youths to move on were initially met by foul language. We have identified some of the youths involved and explained that they cannot play ball games on this piece of land and it was upsetting some of the neighbours. To their credit, two of the youths involved have knocked on the doors of the residents involved and apologised for the distress caused. Whilst we fully support the younger members of the village trying to engage in sporting activities, the parks are the best place for this. We are also aware of late night car meets taking place in the garages at this location which also involves alcohol and loud music. These details have been passed onto the police. Furthermore, we have received complaints from other residents that overt drug dealing is taking place in cars on Whittington Drive in Ratby by the end of East Walk. Residents have taken details of the cars involved
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including descriptions of the occupants and again the police have been informed. Again, Ratby seems to be at the forefront of van break-ins with thieves targeting vans to steal power tools. A week last Sunday, 6 vans were broken into overnight on the Markfield Road area. We are assured that CCTV is available and as usual we are liaising with the police to try and apprehend those responsible. This sort of crime is steadily on the increase and we urge van users to remove their work tools and not leave them in the van overnight.
Go Wild Camping. Myself and Ozzy, along with officers of the Council have visited this site called the old woodlands which backs onto the paintball site and another farm because of various complaints of over use under permitted use and access issues. This site, which is privately owned, but fall within the National Forest is being used as a go back to nature campsite and advertised on a national website. Users camp there to get away from daily life and have access to fire pits and it is believed that they use permitted firearms to shoot local wildlife such as muntjac deer and rabbits and birds. We do not believe that residents are in
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Remembrance Sunday. Chris , as Parade Marshall , is pleased to announce that the village of Ratby has been graced with the presence of a Deputy Lord Lieutenant for it's annual parade. Ratby is blessed to have such a parade and we are always overwhelmed by the public support given by residents who turn out in their hundreds. It is still not clear, however, if we will have any police support to halt the traffic so we are asking again if anybody would like to volunteer to assist with marshalling then please get in touch. Best Regards
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Self-access libraries set for roll-out 'Smart' libraries are set to expand across the county, after a successful trial Self-access technology is due to roll out to 15 libraries across Leicestershire as part of wider plans to save ÂŁ1.3million. People whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve registered to take part would use their library card to access the buildings, in order to borrow, return and renew items or use the public computers, wifi and printing and copying facilities. The move could increase opening hours and follows a successful trial at Syston library. Self-access technology makes it more convenient for people who work during the day or on shifts, plus parents who want to take their children to the library on the way to school.
Charity Night 14th October Ratby It is a pleasure and an Honour to be the Mayor of Hinckley and Bosworth. I have decided to support two charities during my Mayoral year they are MNDA Motor Neurone Disease and The Gurney Fund that helps Police Widows and Dependants two Charities very close to my heart.
During the four-month trial in Syston, opening hours increased by 30 hours a week and a number of people enquired about using the venue for community activities. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a good track record in delivering libraries differently. Despite the financial pressures, the roll-out enables us to extend the benefits seen in Syston to thousands of residents. Councillor Richard Blunt, cabinet member for communities and wellbeing â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Smartâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; library technology would be rolled out at 15 of the 16 market town libraries: Ashby, Blaby, Birstall, Broughton Astley, Coalville, Earl Shilton, Glenfield, Hinckley, Loughborough, Lutterworth, Melton, Oadby, Shepshed, Syston and Wigston Magna. This would save ÂŁ230,000. The collections hub would house archives, museums collections and educational resources, replacing five current venues â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a report would be brought back to cabinet in early 2018. The ÂŁ1.3m savings are due to be made by 2020/21.
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