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Opportunities for all to Play Tennis in Rothley The tennis club welcomes new players at all times of the year and has a special start of season offer of half price membership for adults available at the Open Day on Saturday 29th March at 2-4pm. "This is a great time to join as match practices start just before Easter and the new coaching term just afterwards along with what is probably the best club competitions programme in the county" said Anne Mumford, Publicity Officer. Coaching is available for adults and juniors. Bring your racket if you have one and join in the social play for adults or junior coaching.

"One thing this club offers is the chance to just pay and play and give tennis a go" explains coach Tim Stanton. "Adults who are not members can join in the cardio tennis on a Monday evening or coaching on a Friday morning or Tuesday evening". The club is also launching the new online court booking system at the open day allowing people to be able to book and pay online.

The pay and play sessions and online court booking system show the club's commitment to widening access to trying out tennis. Club memberships gives increased playing opportunities through social play, club competitions and match tennis for less that £3 a week!

Great value and great fun!

For more information about membership call the membership line on: 0775 7833 360, www.rothleytennis.info For information about coaching call Tim Stanton on: 07929 335 246

Inspector appointed to consider Charnwood’s Core Strategy AN independent inspector has been appointed by the Government to consider Charnwood Borough Council’s blueprint for the future growth of the Borough. Kevin Ward BA (HONS) MRTPI from the Planning Inspectorate will scrutinise the Council’s Local Plan Core Strategy.

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CELEBRATE JESUS : MR SCRAPPY VISITS ST JAMES CHURCH BIRSTALL YOUNG PEOPLE RECEIVE BIBLES ON THEIR JOURNEY OF FAITH At the Altogether Service for Families, on February 2nd 2014, many people brought their puppets young and old, notably Emu and Sooty, to join with John Fryer of Primary Concern, and his infamous companion, Mr Scrappy who accompanies him to School and Church visits, telling Bible Stories. Today, is the Festival of Candlemas, when Jesus, as a very young Jewish boy would be presented to the Priest Simeon, in the Temple. For his parents and family this would be an important Celebration.

The children found out about the story of Jesus’s birth, with Chocolates made by the Meaningful Chocolate Company, sticking pictures on them to find the order of events. Lots of ‘ pick and mix’ sweets were shared at the Peace, between congregation members, provided a further surprise, with Jelly Beans, pastilles, fried eggs, fudge and other goodies..

The Service celebrated an important Milestone in the Faith Journey for 7 of our young people aged 9 – 13, who are studying on the Anglican Course,

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Welcome to the Lord’s Table. This prepares them for receiving Communion and understanding what the various parts of the Service. The Bible Story for this week, told the story of people Invited to the Lord’s Banquet who all had reasons for not coming. Jesus sent out his disciples to find those who wanted to come and celebrate We are asked to respond, there is room for all around God’s Table, to share the Bread and Wine.

On the 1st Sunday of each Month St James holds a Service for Families on a Theme, with an Informal atmosphere, plenty of family friendly activities, and something in the Service for everyone. On other Sundays, during Holy Communion, we provide an exciting programme of Bible Stories and activities run for any child (parents/grandparents/carers) up to about 9 years, and the course provides teaching for older Junior and teenage children.

Each week we have lots of lovely home made refreshments, after the Service about 11.00 am If you are round about, come in and join us, we would love to meet you. Visit our Web-Site: www.Birstall.org or send for our Information Pack to stjames.birstall@btconnect.com

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Inspector appointed to consider Charnwood’s Core Strategy Continued from page 1 - Initial hearing sessions have been proposed for three days between March 19-21 and will be held in Loughborough with the date and venue to be confirmed shortly. Councillor David Gaskell, the Council’s Cabinet Support Member for Planning, said: “The Planning Inspectorate has now appointed an inspector to consider our submission.

“The initial hearings will focus on the Council’s Duty to Cooperate and assessment of housing numbers. These are issues which are commonly raised by Planning Inspectors, particularly during examinations over the last 12 months.

“The Inspector will, in due course, provide more details of the issues he wants to specifically address as part of our submission.

“Once he has heard these matters, the Inspector will then take a view about whether to proceed to the rest of the hearing.”

The initial hearings will be held in public, with participants invited by the Inspector. The Examination is to test the plan and to address any issues of soundness which may arise.

Lingdale Golf Club "The 2013 Captains of Lingdale Golf Club - Club Captain Steve Boulton and Ladies Captain Lyneve McLoughlin, recently met the founders of local charity The Harley Staples Cancer Trust, to hand over £9122.00 - the proceeds of their fundraising from their year in Office.

The charity was set up in remembrance of eight year old Harley Staples who died in 2009 from a rare leukaemia. The main object of the trust is to provide a purpose built holiday home for children and teenagers with cancer to use for free with their families as a respite away from hospital. More information can be found by visiting harleystaples.co.uk.

The 2014 Lingdale Club Captain, David Patton, has retained the charity for his fundraising activities for this year and the main focus with be a Charity Open Event on Friday 9th May 2014 at Lingdale Golf Club. Further details can be found by visiting their website - lingdalegolfclub.co.uk - or by telephoning the Office on 01509 890703 (Option 2)".

The plan has been developed in light of evidence and following extensive consultation over the last eight years to identify the main areas of proposed development: • 3,000 homes and 16 ha of employment to the west of Loughborough • 4,500 homes and 13 ha of employment to the north of Hamilton/east of Thurmaston • Around 1,500 homes and 15 ha of employment on land to the north of the A46 at Birstall • 500 homes adjoining Shepshed.

The Core Strategy also sets out how the Council aims to help boost economic recovery in the area with plans being developed for the regeneration of the Watermead corridor, further development of the Loughborough Science and Enterprise Park and a regeneration plan for Shepshed.

For more information about the public hearings, visit the Council’s dedicated Local Plan site here: http://localplan.charnwood.gov.uk

Pictured are (from left to right) Catherine Staples (with baby Gabriella), Lyneve McLoughlin, Jamie Staples and Steve Boulton.

BIRSTALL GALA 2014 DATE SET FOR THE 28th & 29th JUNE 2014 The dates have been set for 2014 and we are already working hard on organising this event for you. If any of you out there are interested in a stall on either the Saturday or Sunday or both for your charity/organisation or for your trade/business please download the relevant booking forms at http://birstall.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/ and return them to us as soon as possible to secure your space.

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29th Annual LOROS Ladies Lunch This year will see the 29th Annual LOROS Ladies Lunch take place, making it one of the charities longest running fundraising events and having announced their Guest Speaker as “Lady of the Lakes” and LOROS Patron Julia Bradbury, it is set to be as popular as ever before!

LOROS Fundraiser and Event Organiser, Laura Betts said; “LOROS feel so privileged to have Julia as our Patron and Guest Speaker at the event this year. Julia’s experience of rural and environmental issues as well as her vast knowledge of the Great British Countryside is something that I am sure will appeal to many of our supporters”.

Julia is best known as a TV presenter of programmes such as ‘Countryfile’, ‘Watchdog’ , ‘Planet Earth Live’ and most recently ‘Take on the Twisters’ on ITV. Julia became a Patron for LOROS in August 2012 and has since fronted the Hospices’ much loved annual countryside walk; Walk on the Wildside which is taking place on 14th September this year (see website for details).

George Clooney directs and stars in this reallife spectacular that perfectly blends action and comedy with an all-star cast including Matt Damon.

Julia said; “Having had personal experience of cancer within my family, any difference I can make to the marvellous work LOROS does for the 2,500 local patients and their families LOROS supports each year, is indeed a great privilege. I am really looking forward to speaking at this event and meeting other LOROS supporters. ” With over half the tables for the event already gone, tickets are selling fast so to book your place contact LOROS Fundraising now on 0116 2318431

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Come and join us as we start our new calendar of flower arranging at Birstall Flower Club. We have nine evenings packed with fun and flower arrangements this year.

All you have to do is sit, watch and enjoy. On 26th February our demonstrator is Janine Hall and her demonstration is entitled “Where rabbits dream”. Why not come along as a guest (£5) and think about becoming a member – this charge is then deducted from your membership. Our meetings are held on the fourth Wednesday of the month in Birstall Village Hall at 7.15pm prompt. If you have any enquiries please telephone Sylvia on 0116 2674206 Regards, Mary Linnett. - Media Officer , Birstall Flower Club.

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Two fascinating countries – one awesome charity challenge!

We have decided to take on the challenge in aid of Loros. It's the only way we felt we could give something back to a charity that helps such a wide range of illnesses. Not only is it close to both our hearts but we realised that everyone has come across the amazing local work that this charity has done at one point or another in their lives. Both my Auntie and I are doing the charity ride together and after losing my uncle (Lorraine's husband) to cancer as well as other family members and friends we felt that as an Auntie and a Niece duo we should attempt to conquer the world - well the next best thing - cycle the 400km route from Vietnam to Cambodia!!

Lorraine had the idea as she is celebrating her 55th birthday and I thought at 26 I'd better go and look after her!

LOROS charges no fees for its services, which are available to all local people based upon medical need regardless of their ethnicity or faith. The charity relies upon the generosity

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We have since met with the fundraising team at Loros and realised the extent of the amazing work they carry out! We feel so uplifted and positive each time we visit the hospice and we are hoping to raise £6000.

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It’s a 999 Emergency calling all ladies to raise funds for LOROS Following the huge success of last year’s Twilight Walk, which raised over £36,000, the LOROS Fundraising team are in full swing preparing for this year’s event on Saturday 26th April. Ladies from across the county will take over the King Power Stadium in Leicester in preparation for the 10km sponsored walk. This year’s “999 Emergency” themed Twilight Walk is sure to be the BIGGEST GIRLS NIGHT OUT Leicester has ever seen and the BIGGEST Twilight Walk yet!

Would you like to encourage the children you know to appreciate books? Then why not invite them to join in the national celebration of World Book Day, which takes place next month, on 6th March.

This special night in Leicester annually unites sisters, mothers, daughters, friends, partners and colleagues from all over the East Midlands to have fun, remember loved ones and raise money for their local Hospice. The unique atmosphere at the event makes it one night you will not want to miss!

Laura Betts, Fundraiser at LOROS said; “One of my most memorable days at LOROS was at the Annual LOROS Twilight Walk 2013. The team and I had spent months planning and preparing for this day and it was fantastic to see all the participants taking part. The atmosphere on the evening was electric and although the team had worked from 9am through until midnight you couldn’t help but feel energised by all the smiling faces around you. I didn’t make it home until nearly 1am and although I was completely shattered I couldn’t sleep because I was still buzzing!!”.

The theme “999 Emergency” encourages participants to dress up as Doctors, Nurses, Firegirls or Policewomen – merchandise for this event is available on the event’s website. We also look forward to seeing all the ladies creative ideas! The first 50 ladies to sign up will receive a promotional glow-in-the-dark badge with a Sharpie marker.

To see more details about the event, a course map and to register please visit www.thetwilightwalk.co.uk Any queries, please call fundraising on 0116 231 8431/2.

Please note this is a ladies only event, but men, if you would like to join this crowd of amazing women, the organisers have plenty of opportunities for volunteers available on the night. Please call the LOROS Fundraising Department on 0116 2318431/2 for more information.

World Book Day was launched 17 years ago and aims to encourage a celebration of authors, illustrators, books, and reading. World Book Day therefore sends schools packs of Book Tokens (more than 14 million this year; or one for nearly every child aged under 18 in the country!) and age-ranged World Book Day Resource Packs. Children can then take their voucher to a local bookseller and use it to pick one of eight (new and free) books.

Or, they can use it to get £1 off any book or audio book costing more than £2.99 at a participating bookshop. For more details of how to get involved, please visit: www.worldbookday.com.

World Book Day has a great aim: to get children closer to the books and authors they already love, and then introducing them to more books and authors they’ll love every bit as much in the future.

Listen while you lunch

A talk at Birstall Library by Nick Marshall to start our series of lunchtime talks about the First World War. The Home Front in World War One considers what life was like for those "at home" as the war raged across the Channel.

ANING SERVICE Thursday 13th March at 12.30pm. - Tickets available from the library, £2.50 for library members and £3 for non members.

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March: the month of self-harm awareness More than 22,000 children and teenagers were treated in hospital in 2012 for selfharming. And they were just the ones who were discovered.

"At the February meeting of Charity Whist Drives the organiser Derek Farr expressed his appreciation to the small group of regular Whist players for their support and generosity during the last 12 months which has enabled a gift of £100.00 to be donated to the Cystic Fibrosis Research Fund.

Self-harming has been called the new anorexia. An astonishing amount of young people are cutting themselves. Sadly, unlike anorexia, cutting can be kept secret for much longer. What can possibly be the attraction of causing yourself pain, bleeding and scarring? Many self-harmers seemed tortured by feelings of intense self-hatred and loathing, and say that this is a way of reducing the intense emotional pressure that they feel. Some experts believe that the contemporary craze for tattoos is a part of this desire to seek emotional relief through self-inflicted pain. Whatever is going on, self-harmers are starting ever younger- in 2012 cases involving children under 14 rose by 30 per cent.

Charity Whist Drives are held at 7.30 p.m on the 1st Thursday of every month in the Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley. Admission £2.00. Large free car park. All players are welcome to join us and enjoy a good game in a friendly atmosphere"

There is a website www.selfharm.co.uk which is run by Christians, and which gives people information about self-harm, points out helpful organisations, and provides resources such as teaching packs. There is also a forum so that young people can post their stories, poems, and artwork and encourage each other. The site is monitored, to keep it safe.

NHS 111 service update Further to our last update the NHS 111 service across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland was fully rolled out on schedule by November 2013. Since then it has continued to perform well with key performance indicators well in excess of the government target of 95% of calls answered within 60 seconds.

96.01% of calls answered within 60 seconds and only 0.48% calls abandoned after 30 seconds. Around a third of calls during Christmas week were on Christmas Day and Boxing Day and the busiest period of the week was between 8.00am and 12 noon on Boxing Day.

Christmas traditionally sees an increase in patient flow across the urgent and emergency healthcare system. We prepared a robust capacity management strategy in conjunction with NHS England and our provider, Derbyshire Health United to ensure that the NHS 111 service was able to manage projected increases in calls.

The percentage of patient referrals from NHS 111 to other parts of the urgent care system such as the ambulance service, urgent care centres and walk in centres has been as expected. This means that the NHS 111 service locally has not created difficulties for other parts of the healthcare system. Ensuring that NHS 111 provides our patients with a safe, high quality service continues to be of paramount importance to us.

As a result of this the service continued to perform well during the entire Christmas and new year period which saw a 28% increase in call volumes (less than projected) compared to the first week in December. The increase in staffing during the holiday period ensured that call response times were strong with

The CCGs in our counties are helping people to Choose Better by getting the right medical help in the place most appropriate to their health condition. More campaigns to support this are underway and these which will

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Methodist Hall, Howe Lane, Rothley Every other Tuesday at 2-30pm Tuesday March 4th: Diane Wise: Experiences of a Mayor

DOG fouling and litter in hotspot areas were slashed by a third during a Charnwood Borough Council enviro-crime crackdown. The Council’s three-month Don’t Muck Around campaign helped cut dog fouling by 32% in a record nine areas across the Borough and litter by 37% in three hotspots.

Tuesday March 18th: Ginny Kemp: Hydes Herbal Clinic Tuesday April 1st: Lorna Grey: Make a Wish Tuesday April 15th: Sue Moore: Easter Message

As part of the crackdown, enforcement officers also issued 35 fixed penalty notices to offenders for a range of environmental offences. The Council also recorded a six per cent increase in awareness of Duty of Care offences - where householders can be fined for failing to responsibly get rid of waste from their homes.

Councillor Jane Hunt, Charnwood Borough Council’s Cabinet Member for Regulatory Services, said: “Once again the Don’t Muck Around campaign has helped to reduce incidents of environmental crime across the Borough, through education and enforcement.

Tuesday April 29th: Linda Robinson: What a fine mess (gardens) Tuesday May 13th: AGM Tuesday May 27th Our Charity: Carpenters Arms

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“The Council is committed to ensuring Charnwood is clean and tidy for residents and visitors, and we will continue to work towards driving down incidents.

“This year we focused on a record nine hotspot areas following feedback from our residents, so I am really pleased we can report a reduction in incidents across the three campaign strands.

“The reduction in the instances of dog fouling in the hotspots is particularly encouraging. Please could I, on behalf of local residents, thank those people who have changed their behaviour and now clean up after their pet. Your help in improving the area is appreciated.”

The campaign ran for three months, from September 27, 2013, to December 20, 2013, and featured a ‘Bin it to Win it’ game in Loughborough Town Centre and saw Loughborough Town Hall’s panto villain ‘Cesspit’ fined for dropping litter in the street.

The Council also produced a trilogy of tongue-in-cheek ‘public information’ films to promote how to responsibly get rid of dog foul, litter and household waste. Officers monitored hotspot areas before and after the campaign to see what impact the education and enforcement work had on offences. Dog fouling hotspots covered Rothley, Loughborough, Barkby, Queniborough, East Goscote, Woodhouse, Mountsorrel, Sileby and Birstall.

To help with education, the Council also introduced an online tool to help residents plot the poo in their area, and the location of nearby dog and litter bins. All reports of dog fouling now featuring on www.my.charnwood.gov.uk.

For more information about environmental crime, visit www.charnwood.gov.uk/dma2013. You can also check out the campaign on Facebook.com/dontmuck or watch the videos by visiting http://www.youtube.com/user/charnwoodbc/videos?shelf_id=2&sort=dd&view=0.

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