The Vine, Leicestershire February 2016

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Welcome... ...to The Vine!

Feb / Mar ‘16 edition

Charities at Work........12-17

Valentine’s Day...........30-33

Valentine’s Day …whether you are looking forward to it with eager anticipation, with contentment or with happy memories, there will be few of us that are not stirred when Valentine’s Day approaches. In this issue of The Vine we have a super ‘Valentine’s Feature’ to delight (starting on page 30) - read about the interesting origins of the day its’ self and look out too for our page of event all taking place in the week running up to the 14th.

Talking of events, why not turn to pages 12 and 19 to learn more about Richard and Ange Bebbington’s Ivanhoe Way Challenge. Having co-founded the event in 2008 the challenge raises much needed funds for Wishes 4 Kids, plus, if that’s not enough, the couple are also running 4 marathons in 4 weeks and organising an Easter Bunny Fun Run/Walk at Hicks Lodge on Sunday 27th March. Wow! What fantastic community contributors.

On the subject of charity support, another great fundraiser is the annual Race for Life for Cancer Research UK. So ladies if you fancy some fun, whilst raising some ever appreciated and much needed funds for cancer research, then jump to page 17, find out more and sign up.

Talking of the outdoors our gardening advice article (nestled in to page 39) will help novice and seasoned horticulturalists alike coming in to the first few months of the year, helping you to prepare, tidy and plan all sorts of green spaces and gardens.

Other clubs and societies offering their wares and services, all in Shepshed, are the Camera Club, the Rugby Football Club and Running Club. If you live in or near Shepshed and are looking for a new activity this year, then turn to page 41 to see what these great groups have to offer.

Finally, if you like music, and particularly, folk music, then you might be interested in the new monthly Folk Club at Thringstone House Community Centre, called ‘Folk On The Green’. Read more about the group on page 43.

So with so much to see and do, grab a cup of tea or coffee and enjoy this month’s edition of The Vine.

Warmest regards,

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Wishes 4 Kids & The Ivanhoe Way Challenge The 8th annual Ivanhoe Way Challenge will take place on Saturday 18th June 2016. The challenge, organised by Richard and Ange Bebbington, on behalf of Wishes 4 Kids, is for participants to walk 37 miles, around the Ivanhoe Way, in 15 hours. The ‘Ivanhoe Way 20’ and ‘Ivanhoe Way 13’ are also available to participate in this year.

Richard and Ange Bebbington (above) have been supporting Wishes 4 Kids, a local charity granting wishes for very ill Leicestershire children for almost 10years. Since cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats in 2007 they’ve continued to support the charity by helping out at events, organising events and participating in many challenges, all of which are totally self-funded. These challenges include trekking to Everest Base Camp, running marathons and cycling 1400 miles from Ashby to Rome in 2013. To date, with the great support of local people, Richard and Ange have helped to raise over £75,000 for the charity.

A large proportion of this total has been raised via the Ivanhoe Way Challenge which they co-founded in 2008. The challenge is to walk the full length of the Ivanhoe Way footpath, 37 miles, within 15 hours. So far over 400 walkers have completed this challenge, raising a staggering amount of money. Two years ago the Ivanhoe Way half was introduced, still being a challenge but making it more accessible to a larger number of walkers. Due to the success of this, 2016 will see the launch of the Ivanhoe Way 13, with the ‘half’ being renamed to the Ivanhoe Way 20. Starting at different times on Saturday 18th June 2016 (5am, 10am and 1pm, respectively) each challenge will follow the Ivanhoe Way footpath, all finishing in Ashby for well-deserved refreshments and celebrations. A registration fee of £22 covers the cost of the event, participants are encouraged to raise funds for Wishes 4 Kids via sponsors. More information about this event can be obtained at www.ivanhoechallenge.co.uk or by phoning Richard on 07751 259489.

Carrying on the theme of setting their own sporting challenges, next year Richard and Ange will be running 4 marathons in 4 weeks, during the month of April. Running in Paris, Manchester, Brighton and finishing in London on 24th April, this will be no easy task. As with all previous challenges, this is totally self-funded therefore every penny raised goes directly towards granting wishes for very poorly children. You can sponsor Richard and Ange at: www.justgiving.com/4marathons4weeks or by text BEBB47 £5 to 70070.

Also in 2016 Richard and Ange are organising an Easter Bunny Fun Run/Walk at Hicks Lodge on Sunday 27th March (see details on page 19), and a ‘Wear it Purple’ charity dinner to be held at the Lyric Rooms on Saturday May 14th. Look out for more information coming soon on these events, or email enquiries@ivanhoechallenge.co.uk or phone Ange and Richard on 07751 259 489.

www.ivanhoechallenge.co.uk | www.wishes4kids.co.uk

Ride London for a Local Charity Alex’s Wish The Prudential Ride London is an annual cycling event that this year takes place on 31st July. It is a 100 mile bike ride that starts at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, and sends you off to cycle the closed streets of London - past Tower Bridge, down the Strand, zooming past the Ritz and off in to the Surrey countryside, with a couple of hills and you finish the day down Pall Mall to Buckingham Palace. It is an amazing day with crowds cheering you on and music and street parties along the route to keep you going. The day is very well organised.

Open to everyone, the 100-mile ride is for those that want a challenge and a day to remember. Alex’s Wish has 50 places for this balloted ride that last year had 100,000 people apply for the 25,000 public places on offer Emma Moore quotes from last year’s ride ‘As a member of the team last year if you’re a beginner or an expert cyclist - you’ll love this event! I smiled from Mile 1 to 100!! Great event! Just do it!!’

We’ve now raised over £300,000 since we launched Alex’s Wish and the Prudential Ride London is one of our popular events. All money raised will be go towards new clinical trials to help bring about new promising treatments that will help to extend the lives of children and young adults living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Recently, Alex’s Wish has pledged £28,000 into a clinical trial administration post to ensure that more clinical trials can take place ensuring a quicker route to market for any potential new drug to cure or treat this generation of children with Duchenne.”

To register for this event email Zoe at zoe@alexswish.co.uk and a full event pack will be sent to you with all the information required.

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The Peter Le Marchant Trust The Trust was founded nearly 40 years ago with a Legacy left personally by Peter Le Marchant to his sister Clare who wanted the money to increase the quality of life for many disadvantaged and seriously ill people of all ages. Clare had enjoyed a day with friends on a narrow boat and was inspired to build the first 40ft canal boat for the enjoyment of all the above. The 1st boat was completed and fully booked for the initial season, at the end of which the demand was greater than could have ever been imagined. The consequence of which was the forming of the Trust and a 2nd boat was commissioned.

The Trust has progressed throughout the subsequent years. Further boats designed incorporating greatly increased space, with showers, toilets, full cooking facilities and hydraulic lifts that could enable access for the largest of wheelchairs with safety and comfort.

The demand became apparent for boats that could be used for short holidays. The Trust now takes some 4000 passengers on ‘Days of Brightness and Holidays of a lifetime’ each year.

The Trust relies on both its small team of trained staff and the wonderful teams of some 75 Volunteers without whom the Trust could not provide the great welcome to all who come.

The Trust was greatly honoured to receive the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Award for voluntary service by groups in the community 2012 which is regarded as the MBE for voluntary groups.

The benefits to the Trust’s passengers are inestimable. Some deprived of speech have spoken once more, their longing to communicate their experience being so great, for many confidence has grown, others have experienced the great calming effect of moving slowly and without effort through beautiful countryside and still others have been stimulated to accept new challenges.

The Trust in its turn is excited by all that they hope to see develop in future years. The need for funding is vital and we are immensely grateful to Paul at deVOL Kitchens for providing the Trust with a wonderful venue and an opportunity to host a Tea Party for all the self-giving Volunteers.

Our very own Sue Harris went to the wonderful event and reported back: “On Sunday 13 December 2015 I had the privilege of attending the Peter Le Merchant Charity Tea Party at the beautiful showrooms of deVOL Kitchens at Cotes Mill, Loughborough.

The event was organised by Paul O’Leary Chief Executive Officer and Helen Parker Creative Director of deVOL Kitchens together with Richard Tear Chief Executive Officer and Clare Le Marchant-Connell, sister of the late Peter Le Marchant who left the Legacy to her.

The aim was to thank the small team of trained staff and the wonderful teams of 75 Volunteers for all the hardwork and without whom the Trust could not provide the great welcome to thousands of passengers who come to experience day trips and holidays on the charities well equipped boats on the waterways.

The Tea Party was introduced by Richard Teare and Clare Le Marchant-Connell with presentations to the staff and volunteers and then a lovely buffet with an array of beautiful homemade cakes and sandwiches made by the volunteers and even a cake made by Richard Teare..

We were then given the opportunity to look round the showrooms of deVOL at their kitchens, Handmade English Furniture, gifts etc on the showrooms three floors... Well worth a visit.”

We know that with the help of many so many more people can experience for themselves the sheer joy of a new and wonderful adventure.

Donations and Information: Peter Le Marchant Trust, Canalside Moorings, Beeches Road, Loughborough, LE11 2NS

info@peterlemarchanttrust.co.uk | 01509 265590 | www.peterlemarchanttrust.co.uk

Valentines Soup & Sweet Lunch Charnwood Branch Cancer Research UK are holding a Valentines Soup & Sweet Lunch and would love for you to join them for home made soup & sweets.

The event will take place on Saturday 13th February, 12 noon till 1.30pm at Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall, 50 Main Street, Woodhouse Eaves.

Tickets are £5. Stalls will include: Jams & pickles, Cards & Stationery, £1 stall & Crafts and Raffle. For further details please contact 0116 2674746 or 0116 2302766. www.thevineleicestershire.co.uk

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GREAT VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITY Warning Zone Interactive Education Centre Warning Zone is an interactive learning experience, teaching life skills to Year 6 children to help keep them safe and not engage in anti-social behaviour.

The charity is an invaluable resource for children in Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland, which relies on donations and people who generously donate their own time as Volunteer Guides. Without our Volunteers, Warning Zone would not be able to provide the high quality and unique learning experience to over 8,000 local children each year.

Brand New E-safety Zone opened September 2015!!

Our Volunteers guide 6 children around each of the 8 safety Zones, set up in the style of a film set, explaining each zone to them, there are lots of interactive elements to the visit which the children love.

Requirements & Benefits of Volunteering at Warning Zone • School hours - our visitors are Year 6 school children, so the guiding is only required within school hours (9.30 – 11.45) or (12.30 – 2.45). Minimum two sessions per month (morning or afternoon).

• Term time - the children only visit during term time.

• Brilliant volunteer role for people who are seeking work experience with children, and would like to give something back to the local community.

• Volunteering - CV enhancer.

• DBS check, full training provided, travel expenses paid, uniform supplied.

• Social events - meet new people from a variety of backgrounds.

• Open to everyone from 17yrs + If you are interested in becoming one of our valued volunteers, would like further information or would like to visit us please contact Louise or Pip on Tel: 0116 2629739, email: Louise.lemmon@warningzone.org.uk or Pip@

warningzone.org.uk

Visit the website to find out all about the Interactive Education Centre, find the latest news and events and read more about how you can help at: www.warningzone.org.uk

First Ever Ashby Santa Fun Run was a Huge Success

November saw the brand new charity event and 600+ Santa’s take to the streets of Ashby de la Zouch as the Rotary Club of Ashby Castle staged their inaugural Ashby Santa Fun Run & Walk in aid of Hospice Hope and other charities supported by Rotary.

The final figures are still being totalled up and once all monies are received the figures will be published on the event website and Facebook page along with all of the photographs taken on the day

www.ashbysantarun.com

Interested in finding out more about Rotary? If you would like to come along to the Rotary Club of Ashby de la Zouch Castle please contact our secretary Chris Knight at cjcjknight@supanet.com or visit: www.ribi.org

The Ceri Dupree Show

Friday 11th March 2016 Ceri Dupree has been delighting audiences worldwide for almost 50 years. His unique talents have led him through musical theatre, pantomime, summer seasons, television and cabaret.

LOROS are delighted to announce that the Ceri Dupree Show will be at the Symphony Rooms, Leicester with a sensational evening of visual comedy.

Tickets are priced at £10 each and are available from LOROS Fundraising on 0116 2318484.

Charity Whist Drives - Thursday 4th February 2015, 7:30pm The next in the series of Charity Whist Drives organised by Derek Farr will be held at 7.30pm on Thursday 4th February. It will be held in the Rothley Centre, 12 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley. Admission £2.00. All players welcome.

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BE STRONGER, BRAVER & PINKER WITH RACE FOR LIFE IN 2016 Leicestershire women are being urged to get the Year off to a great start by signing up now to one of Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life 2016 events!

The charity is calling on women of all shapes and sizes to show cancer who’s boss by choosing their event - Race for Life 5k, or 10k – and committing to take part at Victoria Park, Leicester, Loughborough Town Centre or Pretty Muddy at Prestwold Hall, Leicestershire.

Motivation to keep fit and healthy can slip as the cold weather drags on... That’s where Race for Life comes in.

The 5k and 10k events at Leicester take place on Sunday, July 10. The Loughborough 5k event takes place on Sunday, June 12. So women who sign up now will be creating their own compelling goal to aim for later in the year, when the warmer weather makes staying on the sofa less tempting.

Amy Hall, Cancer Research UK’s Leicestershire Event Manager, said: “Signing up to take part in Race for Life is a great way for women of all ages to commit to get a little more active.

“Pledging to take part, alongside thousands of like minded women, can be a great incentive to get fitter. Planning to raise money for life-saving research could prove more of a goal to get up and get moving than the usual New Year’s resolution to shift the winter pounds.”

One in two people in the UK will be diagnosed with cancer at some stage in their lives, but the good news is more people are surviving the disease now than ever before. Survival rates have doubled since the early 1970s.

Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life, in partnership with Tesco, is an inspiring women-only series of 5k, 10k, Pretty Muddy events which raise millions of pounds every year to help beat cancer sooner.

Last year, Race for Life Pretty Muddy took place for the first time in Leicestershire. The new women-only, non-competitive 5k obstacle course – with mud – received a whole-hearted welcome from the thousands of women who took part.

Last year, 8667 women took part in Race for Life in Leicestershire and raised a fantastic £542,764. This year, organisers hope to see the same level of support from local ladies.

Money raised through Race for Life allows Cancer Research UK’s doctors, nurses and scientists to advance research which is helping to save the lives of men, women and children across East Midlands and beyond.

To enter Race for Life today visit www.raceforlife.org or call 0300 123 0770

Fundraising Irish Ceilidh Friday 5th February 2016, 7:30 -10pm Irish Ceilidh with live music from local band ‘Turlough’.

Tickets £10 - Includes a light supper – Licensed Bar. For tickets please contact: 0116 2695925 / k.bragg@ intercare.org.uk At Rothley Centre, 12 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley, LE7 7PR. All proceeds to local charity Inter Care - Medical Aid for Africa.

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Ladies Circle Coffee Morning Saturday 19th March, 10am - 11:30am The Rothley Ladies Circle Coffee Morning will have all the wonderful usual stalls, a raffle, tombola, cake stall and White Elephant.

It will be held at the Rothley Centre, 12 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley, Loughborough, LE7 7PR. Admission will be £1 and that will include Tea, Coffee and Biscuit.

The morning will be held in aid of The Laura Centre (bereavement counselling for parents and children).

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HORSE LOGGING COURSES AT BRADGATE PARK Following the success of all the horse logging courses we ran in partnership with the bradgate park team in 2015,I am excited to announce that we will be running more courses in 2016. A beginners level and for those who have completed the beginners course we are offering an advanced course also, to extend their experience further.

These two day courses will give members of the public the opportunity to experience the joy of working with heavy horses in real life scenarios within the beautiful setting of bradgate park.

If you are already experienced with horses and would like the chance to try something different, or do not have any experience at all but still have a passion to work with horses then this is for you.

Last year we catered for a variety of lovely people that crossed both of these descriptions ,and I must say on a personal note it was a joy to observe the fact that they all shared a common interest in the horses and the work they carry out and it is with great pride that I was able to witness these groups of people sharing the trust and experience of my two best buddies, Breeze my 14.2 cob gelding and queenie my 16.3 comtois mare.

Over the last three years ,the bradgate team have supported the work me and my horses carry out. They quickly realised the benefits of using low impact methods within their forestry operations and recognised the interest members of the public showed towards the horse logging and together we developed the courses on offer.

As well as the course we run the bradgate team engage our services within Bradgate Park and Swithland Woods , we extract timber from the woodland causing very little impact on the flora and fauna within the woodland floor, in fact the action of the timber being dragged by the horses disturbs the seed bed within the ground layer of the woodland and natural regeneration occurs improving the diversity within the woodland.

The trees are being felled in the woodland as a thinning programme to improve the quality of the remaining stock, giving them more space to grow into impressive specimens offering food and shelter to a diverse range of life forms.

Horse logging courses cost £90 are available on the following dates: February 13th and 14th (advanced course) • March 5th and 6th • April 16th and 17th • May 7th and 8th • May 28th and 29th (advanced course) To book on to a course or for further information contact Stuart on 07547 978 172 / 01509 233392 or via the Bradgate Park Estate office 0116 234 1850.

Wishes 4 Kids Easter Egg 3k Fun Run & Walk Come along to Hicks Lodge (Willesley Woodside, Moria, LE65 2UP) on Sunday 27th March at 10.30am and take part in our very first Easter Egg Fun Run/Walk in aid of Leicestershire charity Wishes 4 Kids.

Suitable for the whole family (pushchair friendly), you will follow a scenic 3k route around the lakeside paths. Each finisher will be presented with a tasty well earned Easter Egg and event certificate. Come along in fancy dress if you wish! Cost £6.50 per person (Under 3’s free). ALL monies will go directly towards granting wishes for very poorly children in Leicestershire.

For more information or to book your places please contact Ange & Richard Bebbington at: easteregg@ivanhoechallenge.co.uk / Tel: 07751259489.

SHOP LOCAL WITH COALVILLE MARKET! Visit Coalville Market for good value and quality fresh produce. Traders pride themselves on providing the highest quality together with exceptional service. You will be sure to find friendly and knowledgeable market traders - able to offer you something just that little bit different from your average shopping trip.

Coalville’s market trades every Tuesday 8am to 2pm, Friday 8am to 4pm and Saturday 8am to 4pm with around 40 regular stall-holders. Stalls include: Ladies fashion, hosiery & lingerie, cards and gift wrap, vinyl, mobile phone accessories and repairs, fruit and veg, meat, fish & eggs, delicious oven baked jacket potatoes, flowers, bric a brac, furniture, rugs, household goods, jewellery, bicycles, cosmetics, haberdashery, baby clothes and accessories, re-conditioned mobility scooters, e-cigarettes, soaps, sweets, cakes, antiques & collectables!

The market is in the centre of Coalville next to the Wilkinson’s entrance of the Belvoir Shopping Centre. Coalville Market also has its own car park with 70 free spaces. Should you have any queries, please telephone 01530 837785 and speak to the Market Superintendent. www.thevineleicestershire.co.uk

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NATIONAL TRUST LEICESTER ASSOCIATION This year the National Trust will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of Beatrix Potter who was a great supporter of the Trust. Beatrix was born in Kensington, London, in July 1866 and all of her education was with a Governess.

She first visited the Lake District on a family holiday, aged 16, and “fell in love” with the area. She also became acquainted with Canon Hardwick Rawnsley, a Lakeland parson, who led campaigns to protect the area and who was one of the founders of the National Trust. Beatrix supported the Trust all of her life and followed their principles in managing her land and maintaining traditional buildings and farming methods.

Beartrix Potter’s first book, “The Tale of Peter Rabbit”, was turned down by six publishers so in 1901, encouraged by Rawnsley, she met the costs of publication herself. The book and all of her subsequent books were a great success and produced large sums in royalties.

In the early 1900’s Beatrix sold some of her drawings in the USA and donated the proceeds to the National Trust. Once her royalties began to grow she used the income to purchase farms and land throughout the Lake District and supported her tenants with their conservation.

Among other properties, she purchased Hill Top (left) at Sawrey, near Windermere, in 1905, for her own use and Castle Cottage Farm in 1909, which became her marital home in 1913 when she married William Heelis, a Lake District Solicitor who had acted for her on her property purchases. She lived in “The Lakes” for the rest of her life and became a pillar of the farming community.

Beatrix Potter died in December 1943 and left fifteen farms and over 4,000 acres of land to the National Trust and in her will stipulated that Hill Top Farm was to be kept exactly as it had been when she lived in it. The NT headquarters building in Swindon is named “Heelis” in her memory.

Hill Top is open daily, except Friday, from mid February to the end of October and receives thousands of visitors a year.

The National Trust also run the Beatrix Potter Gallery in Hawkshead, which displays many of Beatrix’s paintings.

The NT Leicester Association has an evening meeting on Tuesday 9th February when Cynthia Brown will present an illustrated talk on The Founders of Vaughan Collage. The meeting will be held at The Braunstone West Social Centre, St Mary’s Avenue, Braunstone at 7.30pm.

There is also an afternoon meeting on Wednesday 24th February at St Guthlac’s Memorial Hall, Holbrook Road, Leicester at 2.30pm when Derek Holloway will present an talk on Clarice Cliff.

Admission to both meetings is NTLA members £2.50, visitors £4.00 including refreshments.

For details of the NT Leicester Association and its Talks Service for other organisations please call 0116 2229133.

AlanTyler, Publicity Officer

Sunday Night At Eight Organ Recitals

Mountsorrel Methodist Church is celebrating 15 years of Organ Recitals and would love for you to come along and join them on one of the following dates: Sunday 14th February, 8pm - Stephen Moore, Director of Music at St. Matthews Church, Northampton Sunday 20th March, 8pm - Dominic O’Connor Robinson, Uppingham Organist Admission is free, donations for the Church development fund. Buffet from 7:30pm. For further national concerts visit:

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BIRDWATCHING CLUB - LITTLE OWLS Tuesday 9th February at 7.30pm

THE LITTLE OWLS OF LEICESTERSHIRE by Richard Pegler Richard has spent over 5 years observing, recording and photographing Little Owls of the county and tonight we will look at the life of this delightful bird and the threats that it faces.

The field craft needed to observe and photograph will be discussed and there may be time to look at owls that are not so little!

The Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley with free on-site parking and easy access.

Members free. Visitors welcome £2. Contact Marion Vincent 0116 2375156.

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The Great Central Railway FEBRUARY 2016 Trains will be running every weekend, then there is a full week of entertainment at half term for our younger visitors and a variety of dining trains.

VILLAINS AND SUPERHEROES Monday - Friday, 15th - 19th A full week of entertainment during the school half term for the young ones with plenty to see and do. There will be special guests Queen Elsa, Princess Anna and Olaf. On ‘The Frozen Express’ there will be photo opportunities and a sing along with your favourite Frozen characters.

Meet Batman, Spiderman, Captain America, Darth Vader and a Storm Trooper who will be travelling on ‘The Superhero Express’.

Your journey can start at any of the four stations, dress up and there will be a competition for the best dressed also, face painting, and a funfair at Rothley.

DINING TRAINS There will be the usual weekend luncheon dining trains and two Saturday evening trains this month on the 6th and 27th and two St Valentine’s to choose from on the evening of the 13th and luncheon on the 14th.

PREVIEW OF EVENTS IN MARCH The first of this year’s Swap Meets is at Quorn on the 13th, with a Diesel Gala on the 19th and 20th at the end of the month it’s Easter Vintage Festival and the first of two weeks of Easter Bunny and his Minions.

The regular dining trains with the addition of Mothering Sunday Luncheon on the 6th and a Murder Mystery on the 25th.

BRIDGE TO THE FUTURE With the electrification of the Midland Main Line postponed and now back on again, but later than originally planned to be completed means the bridge linking the two GCR railways will also be delayed. After meetings with Network Rail in Derby and London, GCR plc, with the cooperation of Network Rail, will take over the management of the total project to reunify the two sections at Loughborough which will include the missing bridge.

GCR’s project managers FJD will take over the management of the whole project on the railways behalf and work with Network Rail to secure the required consents and collaboration.

With this delay the GCR now has the opportunity to review the design and look at combining the new bridge with a bridge over Railway Terrace by using the two Reading bridges donated by Network Rail, also some work can be carried out on the embankment and the canal bridge. The good news is that after two years hard work collecting the total has reached over the £1 million mark.

NUNCKLEY HILL PROGRESS Since the opening of the Mountsorrel Branch at the end of October work on the Heritage Centre at Nunckley Hill has been rapid and very impressive with the Heritage Centre building almost complete with many other buildings making good progress. The water treatment system has been installed and a water crane will be erected in the new year to supply the steam engines, the platform only needs its name board which is being made by a volunteer.

The Heritage Centre should be open in early April.

For all the latest information visit the website at: www.gcrailway.co.uk or phone Loughborough on 01509 632323.

Dave Allen, Duty Station Master, Rothley.

Photo: Southern Railway King Arthur Class 4-6-0 No 777 Sir Lamiel celebrated its 90th birthday last year and following the replacement of small tubes during last year, it has two years before it needs its next full overhaul. No 777 is seen leaving Quorn with a train for Leicester North during the Autumn Gala last year.

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Fostering Doesn’t Always Mean Having To Say Goodbye 2016 looks certain to bring more children into foster care in all areas of Leicester and Leicestershire. These will be babies, toddlers and schoolage children as well as groups of brothers and sisters. All of them will need to be part of a loving family whether it’s for a few months or for life.

But what happens if you foster and become very attached to a child only to have to say goodbye when it’s time for them to move on? Training and support help a lot, but it will always be a wrench. Short-term carers say they shed a tear one day then start preparing for the next child who needs them. Children often stay in touch and this is very reassuring for carers. Short-term fostering is one of the most rewarding things anyone could do – seeing children learn to laugh and play again. It’s a bit like being a stepping stone for a child, helping them prepare to return home to their families or move onto a new permanent family.

Short-term fostering isn’t for everyone and some people decide that permanent fostering for one or two children is the best option for them. Permanent fostering is similar to adoption and a child will become part of your family for life – it is fostering without having to say goodbye.

Whether you are considering short-term or permanent fostering or wish to find out about short breaks for disabled children, Leicester’s Fostering and Adoption Centre has a friendly, experienced team to advise and support you.

They welcome calls from single people, couples and families, so please don’t rule yourself out. You could be just the family a child has been waiting for. Find out about the outstanding support and training carers receive, along with payments that reflect skills and commitment, regular placements and planned breaks.

To find out more about fostering please call the Fostering and Adoption Centre on 0116 454 4500 or visit www. leicester.gov.uk/fostering for details of regular events.

Jump for Heart Research UK This is Amanda Bargh (aka AJ) whose beloved father Peter Pears died suddenly in his sleep in January 2015 at the age of 67. He died of coronary heart disease and this is why Amanda has chosen to fundraise for Heart Research UK to help them fund research into treatment and cures.

To remember her dad, Amanda is raising money for Heart Research UK by doing a Skydive on 5th March and has already raised over £600.

Peter was a fit and healthy man who cycled hundreds of miles every month and was never ill. ‘He touched the hearts of everyone he met’ says Amanda.

‘We miss him every minute of every day. His good humour, caring and loving nature and his thirst to enjoy every ounce of life are some of the things that will stay with me forever. We often talked about doing a parachute jump together.... my dad was as daft as I am. It seems fitting that I do this jump in his memory to raise as much money as I can for Heart Research UK. I know he’ll be with me on the day to keep me safe’.

Heart Research UK is a national charity which has been funding ground-breaking medical research into the prevention, treatment and cure of heart disease for nearly 50 years now. Current projects include a study at the University of Cambridge to develop a heart attack prediction test, as well as supporting a children’s rehab project which is being rolled out at various pilot sites across the UK including Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Coronary heart disease is still the UK’s biggest single killer with nearly 75,000 deaths a year, so Heart Research UK is trying to prevent people getting the illness in the first place, with a range of activities to ensure that those in communities around the UK live healthier, happier and longer lives.

Heart Research UK is hosting “In Memory” skydives this year, such as a “Jump for your Mum on Mother’s Day” opportunity on 6th March, or a “Jump for your Dad on Father’s Day” on 19th June, or indeed another date which is sentimental to you could also be available.

Find out more on Heart Research UK’s website:

www.heartresearch.org.uk/events/skydive email: community@heartresearch.org.uk or telephone: 0113 2347474

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The Story of Valentine Flowers, chocolates, hearts and romance.

That’s what Valentine’s day is all about, right? Well, maybe not...

In the third century, the Roman Empire was ruled by Emperor Claudius II Gothicus. He was nicknamed Claudius the Cruel because of his harsh leadership and his tendency for getting into wars and abusing his people.

In fact, he was getting into so many wars during the third century that he was having a difficult time recruiting enough soldiers.

Claudius believed that recruitment for the army was down because Roman men did not want to leave their loves or families behind, so he cancelled all marriages and engagements in Rome. Thousands of couples saw their hopes of matrimony dashed by the single act of a tyrant. And no one seemed interested in standing up to the emperor.

But a simple Christian priest named Valentine did come forward and stood up for love. He began to secretly marry soldiers before they went off to war, despite the emperor’s orders. In 269 A.D., Emperor Claudius found out about the secret ceremonies. He had Valentine thrown into prison and deemed that he would be put to death.

As Valentine was awaiting execution, he fell in love with a blind girl who happened to be the jailer’s daughter. On the eve of his execution, with no writing instruments available, Valentine is said to have written her a sonnet in ink that he squeezed from violets and signed it, “from your Valentine.” Legend has it that his words made the blind woman see again.

St. Valentine gave his life so that young couples could be bonded together in holy matrimony. They may have killed the man, but not his spirit. Even centuries after his death, the story of Valentine’s self-sacrificing commitment to love was legendary in Rome. Eventually, he was granted sainthood and the Catholic Church decided to create a feast in his honour. They picked February 14 as the day of celebration because of the ancient belief that birds (particularly lovebirds, but also owls and doves) began to mate on that very day.

There are plenty of stories about the origins of Valentine’s Day and how it came to be common place in our annual celebrations and through a mix of all of the events over the centuries, we’ve reached Valentine’s Day as we know it.

This Valentine’s Day, what are you doing to keep the love in your relationship burning? While giving a gift and card, having a candlelight dinner, and sharing special words of love are all important, the true spirit of Valentine’s Day needs to last throughout the year too!

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Events in Valentine’s Week Fancy doing something a bit different this Valentine’s week?

Check out our pick of events to tickle your taste buds...

DAVE’S LEICESTER COMEDY FESTIVAL

PAUL CARRACK LIVE IN CONCERT

Britain’s longest-running comedy festival. Each February they host over 500 shows and highlights over the past 20 years have included exclusive performances by Roseanne Barr, Al Murray, Norman Wisdom, Johnny Vegas, Sarah Millican, Russell Howard, Milton Jones, Arthur Smith and many more.

The festival has heaps of events that you and your loved one can have a giggle at this Valentines!

Check out the website: www.comedy-festival.co.uk ---------------------------------------------

Legendary Sheffield-born singer, songwriter and former frontman of Ace, Squeeze and Mike & The Mechanics returns to the road with his band in early 2016 for a 34-date UK tour visiting all of his favourite venues.

Tuesday 16th February 2016 | £28.50 plus a limited number of Front Circle seats available at £38.50 | 7:30pm De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester LE1 7RU Box Office: 0116 233 3111 ---------------------------------------------

PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA

Ages 25-38 on Thursday 11th February 2016 An opportunity to meet and date 15-20 people your age, who are serious about wanting to be in a relationship. You will date each person for 4 minutes, giving you the opportunity to decide if you may want to see the person again.

Find someone special or perhaps make new friends then Speed Dating is the perfect way for you to do so. You can either book online via our website Speed Dating Leicester or call us on 0871 224 28 28.

Don’t worry if the above age group isn’t suitable for you we list a wide variety of dates and age groups please visit our website for more details. £22 | Cafe Bruxelles, High Street, Leicester, LE1 5YP | 7:30pm til 10pm ---------------------------------------------

A six-movement epic requiring gargantuan orchestral forces, the Philharmonia bring Mahler’s glorious Third Symphony to Leicester. Mahler’s Symphony takes us on a profound emotional journey. Inspired by the beauty of the natural world, the symphony was an outcome of time spent on the shore of an Austrian mountain lake.

It culminates with the composer’s vision of earth and heaven in a captivating slow movement that enshrines the universal ideals of human love and forgiveness.

www.demontforthall.co.uk | 0116 233 3111 19:30 | Wednesday 10th February | Tickets £13 - £36, Concs £11 - £34, Students and under 25s £5 De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester LE1 7RU ---------------------------------------------

GYPSY LOVE WITH TALULAH BLUE CABARET Featuring Talulah Blue International Showgirl and Fire eating Follie plus Velma von Bon Bon, plus sideshow - Oh Carolina! plus live Gypsy Jazz.

Dress code - Vintage - Gypsy - Circus Sunday 14th February 2016 | £10 advanced, £12 on the door | www.talulahblue.com

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VALENTINES SPEED DATING

LEICESTER JAZZ HOUSE - ZOE RAHMAN TRIO A sell-out performer with Leicester Jazz House in 2015, Zoe Rahman is one of the UK’s most distinctive and accomplished performers at the piano. For her return visit, Zoe is partnered with the superb pairing of Mark Lewandowski on bass and Gene Calderazzo at the drum kit.

Friday 12th February, 8pm | Fraser Noble Hall, London Road, Leicester, LE1 7RF | Tickets: £12 / £5 NUS

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Cash Boost For Local Charity ‘My Chance’

Love Loughborough has donated £400 to My Chance, a local charity that runs creative workshops for residents and vulnerable members of the community in textiles, sewing, upcycling and furniture restoration.

Based at the Falcon Centre in Loughborough, My Chance’s aim is to reuse many of the donated items that come in to the centre to create new items to sell as well as teaching new skills to residents in sewing and furniture upcycling.

One of Love Loughborough’s member businesses, LOFT Clothing in Ashby Square, receives items from My Chance to sell and the shop also provides a foundation for residents to volunteer and go on to secure work placements and employment.

Jen Johnson from My Chance said: “We are really pleased to receive this money, it will help us to buy a new sewing machine. Our creative workshops provide an opportunity for residents to learn new crafts in a relaxed and stimulating environment, boost confidence and reduce social isolation. We can see as many as 6 participants in a daily workshop.

Malcolm Heaven, BITC Business Connector, said: “I’ve seen the fabulous work done by My Chance so it’s great that M&S and Love Loughborough have been working together to support them. The concept of upcycling and creating products to sell through a modern retail outlet is a big step forward from the traditional charity shop, and I wish them every success.”

Photo taken in LOFT Clothing. Left to right: Jen Johnson (My Chance) Marie Davis (Director of Falcon Support Services) Kat (LOFT Clothing) and David Pagett-Wright, Chair of Love Loughborough BID.

The Monday Club Cropston, Thurcaston, Anstey & Rothley Our Christmas Lunch meeting held at the Birstall Golf Club on December 14th, was once again a successful conclusion to a very happy 2015. The food was delicious, the room brilliantly decorated and our entertainment was excellently provided by the singers of the Choir, from the Church of the Good Shepherd, Loughborough who were dressed as Father Christmas and sang a miscellany of Christmas Songs and Carols to which we were encouraged to join in when we remembered the words!

After a delightful afternoon we then left to face the last minute shopping!!

For the first Meeting on 11th January 2016 the weather, although grey and cold, at least remained without rain, as fortunately the membership was enthusiastic to return to some normality after the festivities of last month. The enthusiasm was rewarded by our entertainer for the afternoon, Mr. Anthony Sharrat, who equipped with two guitars, namely a French Canadian Larrivee and a 1960 Kim Bara, sang along with several well-known pieces such as “Streets of London” by Ralph Mactell – “Auntie Flo” by John Prentice – “Little Mountain” an old religious song – “40 Shades of Green” by Johnnie Cash – “Chrystal Chandeliers” by Charlie Pride. The membership appreciated the opportunity to join in with the choruses and the Show concluded with a request for a real favourite by John Denver “Country Roads”. A brilliant start to the New Year.

Our next Meeting will take place on February 8th when our Treasurer, Mrs Gill Smart will show slides of her visit to “Buckingham Palace” during which her husband Jeffrey was awarded the OBE for service to the creation of the Heartlink Childrens Charity.

This is an enthralling talk, so please try to come along for an enjoyable afternoon in the Hall at the back of the Evangelical Chapel in Station Road Cropston, (parking by courtesy of “The Bradgate Arms” opposite). The Meeting will start at 2.15pm and refreshments are served after the talk. Gill will be pleased to answer any questions you may have about the Ceremony.

Subsequent Meetings will be: March 14th - Mr.Chris Tarratt of Tarratt Jewellers. “Forgers, Furbishers and Duty Dodgers”.

April 11th - A talk given by “The Edinburgh Woollen Company”.

May - An Outing to be confirmed.

June 13th - Mr. James Green- “The History of Perfume”.

July - Our Strawberry Cream Tea. August 8th - A talk about REMAP “The Charity with the CAN DO attitude”.

September 12th - Our Harvest Festival and Brian Kibble talking about “A walk in the Park - East to West”.

October 10th - Mr. Derek Holloway - talking about “Inverted Jenny” a Postage Stamp.

November 14th - Penny Hodgeson talking about “How to Survive Christmas” With Crackers and Mince Pies.

December 12th - Our Christmas Luncheon - entertainment with Eric and Margaret Dilks with their Hand turned Organ.

Wishing you a Very Happy New Year. Further information ring Ann Farndon 0116 2363467. www.thevineleicestershire.co.uk

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Loughborough Naturalists Club Recording the Wildlife of Charnwood and the Surrounding Areas

Loughborough RSPB Local Group TRIP: Sunday 7th February 2016

Loughborough RSPB Local Group invite you to join them on a coach trip to Blacktoft Sands RSPB Reserve in East Riding of Yorkshire. Depart from Loughborough University at 9.00 am, fare £20 plus admission to the reserves.

Booking is essential for this trip.

TALK: Friday 12th February 2016 Loughborough RSPB Local Group present a talk entitled Great British Wildlife by Nigel Spencer. Nigel’s life-long interests of the outdoors, wildlife and wild places has led to extensive travels as a nature photographer. An Associate of the Royal Photographic Society, he gets great satisfaction from photographing our native species across Britain, and especially in the East Midlands.. The talk will be held in the Lecture Theatre at the Brockington Building Loughborough University at 7.45pm. Price: £3 Group Members, £3.50 Non members, LU Students with SU card gratis.

WALK: Tuesday 16th February 2016 Loughborough RSPB Local Group have a Wildlife Walk at Dimmingdale Nature Reserve at 10am until 12 noon. Meet at the car park – SK378220, nearest postcode LE65 1RR.

TALK: Friday 11th March 2016 Loughborough RSPB Local Group present a talk on House Martins and other aerial feeders by Ian Woodward. Ian has had a life-long interest in birds and he is now a Research Officer with the BTO. He is the organiser for the House Martin survey and will also give some information on Swallows, Sand Martins and Swifts. The talk will be held in the Lecture Theatre at the Brockington Building Loughborough University at 7.45pm. Price: £3 Group Members, £3.50 Non members, LU Students with SU card gratis.

The Nats indoor programme is well under way and are inviting you to join them at one of their indoor meetings.

We are always pleased to share the evening with anyone who may be interested. As you are aware we meet on the second Saturday of the month at Saint Bartholomew’s Church, Church Room, Church Lane, Quorn, LE12 8DP at 7.30pm.

The upcoming indoor meetings are as follows: February 13th - Life Around the Seashore - David Goldsmith March 12th - Extinctions, Reintroductions and Aliens Nigel Slater April 9th - Annual General Meeting followed by Members’ Short Talks and Exhibits Do feel free to join us - you will meet a lot of people who are interested in the natural world.

Contact Doreen on 07713 409743 for further information.

Wildlife Walks On the second Wednesday of the month throughout the year, the Club organises a walk to local sites of interest.

They start at 9.30 am and finish around about noon and are generally led by members with knowledge of the site and the wildlife to be seen.

3rd February - Birstall Gravel Pits This large site of flooded pits and now mature woodland is good for allowing close views of the varied waterfowl and some years attracts flocks of Siskin and Redpoll in addition to the usual resident bird species. Meet at the car park off Meadow Lane, Birstall at SK602095. From Birstall Village go along Wanlip Lane, turn right at Lambourne Road, by the aquarium shop, first left and then turn right down the road to the car park at the bottom.

2nd March - Bradgate Park - North-West Section

Loughborough RSPB Local Group invite you to join them on a coach trip to Frampton Marsh RSPB Reserve in Lincolnshire. Depart from Loughborough University at 9.00 am, fare £20 plus admission to the reserves. Booking is essential for this trip.

During this visit it is intended to look at the area around Old John, the highest part of the Park and the section we have visited the least. We will note any bird activity in the mature woodland near the car park and any activity on the open heath around Old John. Given a sunny morning an early Adder would be possible. Meet at the Old John (Hunt’s Hill) car park, opposite Benscliffe Road, at SK523116, for which there is a charge.

WALK: Wednesday 16th March 2016

6th April - Dishley Pool & River Soar & Meadows

Loughborough RSPB Local Group have a Wildlife Walk at Charnwood Lodge at 10am until 12 noon. Location: Off Abbey Road, Coalville, about 500 metres from Forest Rock Public House junction. Entrance is through gates (over private property). Parking is through the gate and along the farm track. Please close gate behind you. SK458155.

Nearest post code LE6 4UW.

It is several years since we visited this interesting site on the northern edge of Loughborough. The large, reedfringed pool is situated alongside the Black Brook and close to the River Soar. The area supports many willows and sallows and some herb-rich grassland while the Brook is a favoured haunt of Kingfisher and in winter, Water Rail. Directions: from the A6 island on the Derby Road, Loughborough (SK523208), take Bishop Meadow Road (leading to the industrial estate), then turn left at the ‘Go Outdoors’ sign, right at Weldon Road and left at ‘K.S.B’ sign to car park.

COACH TRIP: Sunday 13th March 2016

Full details of all of the events including finding the venue, booking the trips etc can be found on the group’s website:

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Local Clubs The Savannah Jazz Band Saturday 5th March 2016 Venture Jazz Club presents “The Savannah Jazz Band” There is never a shortage of fun, excitement and raw good music whenever the Savannah Jazz Band takes the stage. The Savannah is one of the most popular UK bands around. With their talent for satisfying listeners and dancers alike they have built up a truly international reputation at major festivals in the UK and overseas.

At The Venture Jazz Club, Venture Theatre, North Street, Ashby . 8pm - 11pm. Tickets £10 from Ashby Tourist Information Centre telephone 01530 411767.

www.ashbyventuretheatre.org.uk/Venture_ Jazz_Club.html

Swannington Regular Events: Tuesday Afternoons & Evenings - Art Classes, Village Hall Wednesday Mornings - Heritage Trust Land Management Working Party Thursday Afternoons & Evenings - Art Classes, Village Hall Friday Mornings - Heritage Trust Mill Maintenance Working Party Sunday Mornings - Service, St. Georges’ Church.

1st Swannington Guides & Brownies Contact: Patricia Hibbert Tel: 01530 835441 See the website for further details and more events:

www.swannington-heritage.co.uk or email: chairman@swannington-heritage.co.uk

HELP: Griffydam Community If you run a community group or club in or near Griffydam we’d love to hear from you! Please email us with your club details, contact details, meeting times, events etc and we will endeavour to advertise it in The Vine magazine for FREE. Email: editor@thevineleicestershire.co.uk

Coalville Car Club

The club meets every Wednesday at The New Inn, Peggs Green from 9.00pm. New members and visitors welcome.

For more details contact Chris Faulkner email: chris.faulkner@falconserve.co.uk tel: 0116 277 0563 or go to their Facebook page ‘Coalville Car Club’.

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Whitwick & District U3A The next monthly General Meeting of Whitwick and District U3A will be on Friday 19th February. This will be an ideal opportunity to discover what the U3A has to offer to those no longer in full time employment or approaching retirement. Our members are involved in a wide range of Interest Groups with something to attract most tastes. At the General Meeting, Group Leaders and others will be available to answer any questions and pass on information about our U3A. The speaker at the February Meeting will be Jo Golby.

Jo’s talk has the title “The Time Travelling Tourist”. Her presentation is based upon her experiences of working in tourist attractions which have a historical theme and includes her passions of history, holidays and hoarding.

We are promised a trip down memory lane.

To listen to Jo and discover more about our thriving and friendly U3A, come along on 19th February to St. David’s Church Hall, Broomleys, Coalville LE67 4RL at 1.45 for a 2.00pm start.

Alternatively, visit our website where there are full details about Whitwick and District U3A:

www.whitwicku3a.org.uk

Ashby Bridge Club Ashby Bridge Club is an EBU-affiliated club. We welcome players of all standards and run four sessions a week. New members will be made very welcome. Non-members may play up to three times before joining the club.

PLAYING TIME Mon: 6:45pm to10:15 pm - duplicate bridge, host available Weds: 12.45pm to 4pm - duplicate bridge, partner required Thurs: 6:45pm to 10:15pm - duplicate bridge, partner required.

Fri: 9.30am to 12.30pm - informal bridge, no partner required.

For full details of where to play, whom to contact and our find-a-partner systems please see our information page on our website: www.bridgewebs.com/ashby

Funnyside at Sunnyside Saturday 19th March, 2016 - 7pm Funnyside returns to Sunnyside - A night of top class comedy. Three Great Acts, Scott Bennett, Carl Jones, Frank Astaire. Plus local funny man and compere Alan Seaman.

Tickets priced at £8.50 which includes your first drink FREE. Food and licensed bar available. Tickets available online at www.sunnysidegardencentre.co.uk Tickets limited to 150. Tel: 01530 263418. Sunnyside Garden Centre, Leicester Road, Ibstock, LE67 6HL. Come along to Funnyside you are guaranteed a laugh!

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Gardening In The Vine...

Welcome…Spring is nigh!

Now is the time to look at summer flowering bulbs - a wonderful addition to borders and a great infill between perennials and shrubs.

Try the Bishop series of Dahlias: Llandaff (bright red with black leaves - left); Leicester (pink) and York (pale yellow).

Cannas’ 100cm height gives an exotic feel to borders – Wyoming (bright orange) or Tropicanna Black (red flowers and black leaves).

Try Apaganthus and Lilies.

All of the above should be started off in pots filled with multi-purpose compost, initially in a conservatory or greenhouse, before planting out in May when the threat of frost is over.

Other bulbs such as Crocosmias and Irises will survive throughout the winter in borders.

There are many Irises to choose from – tall bearded varieties such as Jane Phillips (pale mauve flowers - top right), or Sable (dark purple flowers - above right), with both growing to 90cm. Smaller varieties such as Iris Pallida (lavender blue flowers) grows to 60cm. Look on the internet and in books for colours and varieties to suit any border.

There are several sizes of Crocosmias to choose from - flowering from August onwards. Taller varieties such as Lucifer (dark red flowers); Masonorum (orange flowers) and smaller varieties such as George Davidson (lemon/yellow flowers) or Emberglow (orange flowers).

It’s definitely worth adding some summer bulbs into your garden.

Things to do in the garden this month...

• Clean greenhouses, sheds and tools • Prepare vegetable beds and cover with cloches • Prune evergreen hedges • Buy potatoes and leave them to chit in a cool dry place • Divide snowdrop clumps if finished flowering • Prune winter flowering shrubs if they have finished flowering – see websites such as Crocus and The RHS website.

The RHS Pruning and Training manual by Christopher Brickell and David Joyce is a good reference book • Move established deciduous shrubs - but not if the ground is waterlogged as the roots will rot • Cut back any ornamental grasses before new growth appears

Plants of the month

Hellebores are small evergreen perennials that start to flower from February through to April.

Cut off old leaves to see the flowers and then cut off the old flower heads in May. Joanne Kennedy set up Garden Blueprints in 2006 and since then she has helped hundreds of clients with their design and planting requirements.

www.gardenblueprints.net | 01530 832 670 | 07739 153 516

Hillier Nurseries come to Newtown Linford Gardening Club Seventy Chelsea Gold Medals - Hillier Nurseries come to Newtown Linford Over the last 70 Chelsea Flower Shows Hillier Nurseries have won gold every single year. No other organisation has come near to equalling their success and we are delighted to welcome them to our garden club.

Andy McIndoe, the chief executive of Hillier Nurseries, is Newtown Linford Garden Club’s first celebrity speaker of 2016 and he will be speaking to us in March, not only about the wonderful nursery he represents but also about creating a successful shrub garden at our own homes. Anyone who follows Chelsea each year on television, or has the chance to go personally, cannot have missed their spectacular displays which dominate the marquee every year.

Newtown Linford Gardening Club prides itself on welcoming prestigious speakers to its village and Andy is the latest in the list of celebrities to come. Once again we open the evening to visitors and members of other local garden clubs and hope that some will accept our invitation to hear this exceptional gardener speak.

He will be at Newtown Linford Village Hall on Tuesday March 22nd starting at 7.30pm. Tickets for the occasion will be £10 and can be obtained from the secretary at 32 Groby Lane, Newtown Linford, Leicester LE6 0HH or by phone on 01530 242452 or by e-mail to 01530242452@talktalk.net. Cheques should be made payable to Newtown Linford Gardening Club.

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Crossword

No: 17

ACROSS 1. Mother-of-_____ (5) 4. Parts that forms the outer edges of something 8. Of unsound physical or mental health 9. Prepares an edition for publication 10. A playing marble, esp. one made of clay 11. Something which has existence 12. Sorrowful or mournful 13. Exposed to view 15. Large powerful tractor 18. Causes pain or distress to 20. A family of offspring or young 22. To arrest or capture 24. A unit of capacity equal to eight fluid ounces 25. Notions 27. An evil that has been invoked upon one 28. Self-esteem or self-image 29. A jet pump or an aspirator 30. Female family member

DOWN 1. Make-believe 2. An assumed name 3. Written series of names, words, or other items (pl.)

4. Lacking the sense of sight 5. A stick, wand, staff, or the like 6. The smouldering remains of a fire 7. To pay out or disburse 13. An ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver 14. Termination; conclusion

16. An implement used to propel or steer a boat 17.Radically left politically 19. Greatest, utmost, or extreme 20. Light gray with a brownish tinge 21. Very fat or overweight 22. At no time 23. A breakfast meat 24. A continuously bending line 26. No longer stood

If you would like to submit a crossword or Sudoku for us to print in The Vine then please do email it to: editor@thevineleicestershire.co.uk or send it via snail mail to: PO Box 10199, Hinckley, Leicestershire LE10 9EW

Look out for the crossword solution in the April / May 2016 issue!

Crossword No: 16 Solution

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Shepshed & District Camera Club Shepshed and District Camera Club was formed in 1976. Prior to this a photography evening class had been running at Hind Leys Community College. When the tutor decided that he no longer wished to teach the course his students who wished to carry on pursuing their hobby decided to form a club affiliated to the college. Further members were recruited, a Committee elected and Shepshed and District Camera Club was in being.

In 2007 Shepshed and District Camera Club moved their headquarters to the Community Centre on Chanwood Road, Shepshed, where they have remained ever since.

In the early days activities centred around monochrome photography and printing. But as members became more experienced many became involved in colour printing and more recently in digital photography.

The club runs various activities. A series of competitions is run internally amongst the members and competitions are also held with local clubs and societies. In addition there are talks from local lecturers, practical nights, quizzes and social events.

New and prospective members are always welcome! It is a very friendly club offering great opportunities for informal learning.

The club meets once a week, usually on Tuesday evenings, 7.30pm for a 7.45pm start. Meetings end between 9.30pm and 10pm.

The club is based downstairs at the Council Offices, 47a Charnwood Road, Shepshed, LE12 9QE. The annual subscription is £35, £17.50 for members aged 16 and below.

Feel free to visit any evening on the programme and check them out for 4 weeks entirely free. You can find the programme along with lots of other interesting information on their website: www.shepshedcameraclub.co.uk

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FELLA’s... Shepshed RFC Wants YOU! Fancy giving Rugby a try? Shepshed Rugby Club are a local friendly club built on social values, open to players of all sizes and abilities.

If you just want to try something new, get fit for 2016 or become the new Jonny Wilkinson they can help!

Training is every Tuesday evening at 7pm, Shepshed High School playing fields. Matches are played on Saturday afternoons.

Get in touch with them or just go down and get stuck in.

Check out their Facebook page for more details: Shepshed RFC or visit their website:

www.pitchero.com/clubs/shepshedrfc

Shepshed Running Club Shepshed Running Club was founded in 1983 by local runners and in 2013 celebrated its 30th anniversary.

The Club is always keen to enrol new members and we welcome all abilities ranging from social runners to serious racers. The main club night is on a Tuesday evening at 7:00 pm meeting in our hut at Shepshed High School (LE12 9DA) behind the swimming pool.

Other club runs are organised, usually on Thursday evenings and Sunday mornings; including a session aimed at beginners at 7:00 pm on Thursdays, meeting in the school car park (by the swimming pool). These sessions are no more than 3 miles or 30 minutes at pace comfortable for all.

The club participates in many local runs and races including the Derby Runner Cross Country and Leicestershire Road Running Leagues. Our runners also take part is a wide variety of events including fell racing, orienteering and other off road events. If you want to try any particular type of event, there is usually an existing club member who can give guidance.

We organise and host the Shepshed 7 – a 7 mile traffic free race. The race, run on the first Sunday in November since 2001, is extremely popular and usually oversubscribed.

If you are interested in joining us, email: info@shepshedrc.org.uk or Visit our Facebook Page: Shepshed Running Club www.thevineleicestershire.co.uk

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What’s On...

The Great Thringstone Throwdown Starting on Wednesday 28th January You’ve watched ‘The Great Pottery Throw Down’ - Now it’s your turn!

Six weekday evenings covering all aspects of pottery.

Coil work - making a medieval style jug, slip casting with a variety of molds, bowls in Slump molds, try your hand at the potters wheel, complete a weekly task set by the tutor, glaze your own pots after their first firing...

Chance to join Thringstone’s Thursday evening pottery class. Tuition from Thringstone House’s resident potter Julie Wigmore.

Free tea and coffee - bar open afterwards.

Contact Lorraine on 01530 222337.

Places limited book now.

Thringstone House, The Green, Thringstone, LE67 8NR

The Origin of Species Friday 5th February, 7:30pm Come along and enjoy the latest Centre Stage event in Barrow: “The Origin of Species”, a musical comedy by the Tangram Theatre Company hot from the Edinburgh Fringe.

It has had rave reviews wherever it appears: “witty, clever, absurd, the jokes spring out at you when you least expect…. grownups will love it. Kids will adore it. A gem”.

It tells the incredible story of how Charles Darwin came to discover the secrets of evolution and why it took him over twenty years before he plucked up the courage to publish his remarkable ideas. It’s a show packed with big theories, terrible puns, brilliant physical comedy and six cracking original songs about everything from blasted boring barnacles to the perils of marrying your cousin; “science can rarely have been such fun”.

The Origin of Species will be performed at Humphrey Perkins Community Centre, Cotes Road, Barrow.

Tickets cost £9, concs. £8, children £5 & family £24. If you buy in advance, discounts bring this to £8, £7, £4 and £22. They can be obtained by contacting the Box Office on 07718 153117 or email: judithrodgers155@ gmail.com, or by PayPal on the website: www.busca. org.uk Do bring the family along and enjoy it for yourselves.

This is touring professional theatre at its best.

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Ashby de la Zouch Civic Society Tuesday 9th February, 1.45pm Behind the Scenes at Century Cinema - Come and

see what happens behind the scenes at this popular local cinema with a tour, film show, Speaker and refreshments.

Plenty of free parking. Only £3.50. Car share possible.

Booking essential. Call John White 01530 412355.

Tuesday 8th March, 7.45pm Dressing Richard III (with TV personality!)

Richard Knox and Dominic Smee (star of the channel four documentary on Richard III) will demonstrate the designing and fitting of medieval armour.

Tuesday 5th April, 1.45pm Visit to Beaumanor Hall (not our usual 2nd Tuesday)

Join us for a guided tour of the hall and grounds and refreshments. Beaumanor Hall is the family home of the Herrick family and was a little known WW2 listening Y station working alongside Bletchley.

Come to our Monthly Meetings. Visitors always welcome.

Fascinating Speakers, News on local planning. 2nd Tuesday each month. 27a Legion House, South Street, Ashby de la Zouch, LE65 1BQ. Refreshments available. Lift and disabled toilet. Free parking at Legion House or public car park opposite.

Visitors welcome £2. Annual Subscription £10 / £12.

Contact Susanne 01530 415 654.

Ashby Farmers Market Saturday 20th February & Saturday 17th March 2016 Ashby Farmers Market is held at Manor House School, South Street, Ashby LE65 1BR from 9am - 2pm on the 3rd Saturday of every month. Over 25 Producers bringing the finest foods from across the region. For further information about the Farmers Market telephone 01530 261660.

Newtown Linford Choral Society Presents:

‘Music of the Masters’ Friday 4th & Saturday 5th March 2016 If you would like to attend a classical choral and orchestral concert there’s no need to trek into a city centre, and find that you have to pay expensive car parking charges and inflated concert ticket prices! Instead, why not attend the concert taking place in Ratby Parish Church at 7.30 pm on Friday 4 March, and Saturday 5 March. The concert features the 50 strong choir of the Newtown Linford Choral Society, which will be accompanied by an accomplished orchestra. The music will include choral pieces by some of the greatest European composers, including Bach, Handel and Haydn, and also Bach’s Double Violin Concerto played by the talented musicians Mike Shaw and Karen Silverwood.

This concert promises to be a very memorable event for Choir and audience alike. Tickets are priced at £10 (£5 for children) and are available from Ratby Post Office, Newtown Linford Village Stores, Peter/Iris Sayer 01530 243822, and any member of the Choir.

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North West Group of the Leicestershire and Rutland WildlifeTrust We are a friendly local group which meets monthly for talks, visits, conservation work and social events.

All talks are in the church hall of Ashby Methodist Chapel, Burton Road, Ashby and begin at 7:30pm, entry is £2 each To find out more about our group please ring David Maltby on 01530 222934 or Margaret Mabey on 01530 412410.

Our work parties are on Fridays from September to April at a variety of local reserves. Please ring David Maltby for details.

Our upcoming meetings are as follows:

Friday 19th February - 40 Years of twitching with David Scott He shares the highs and lows of twitching in the UK which has resulted in his life list of 449 birds.

Friday 18th March - Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Wood Normanton le Heath Gerald Price of the Woodland Trust explores the development of the woodland and considers the many factors which will affect its future development.

Saturday 26th March - Guided visit to Jubilee Wood with Gerald Price Come to explore this rapidly developing new plantation in spring. Meet at 2pm in the car park between between Normanton and Heather G.R. 385115.

Folk On The Green

Friends of the Charnwood Forest Monday 14th March 2016 at 7.30 pm

Every second Thursday of the month, 8pm - late

“Archaeology of Bradgate Park & Recent Finds”Talk

by Matt Beamish Monday 25th April 2016 at 7.30 pm “Fracking: Our new neighbour”Talk by David Bridge Meetings are held at Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall and start at 7:30pm, finishing about 9pm followed by refreshments. Members are free. Guests are welcome, £3 at the door. Refreshments included.

Further information: Peter Bertram 01162 100 572 or

Thringstone House Community Centre have welcomed a new folk club to their calendar, adding to the wonderful list of local groups and events that take place in the village.

‘Folk On The Green’ will be meeting every 2nd Thursday of the month in the licensed bar lounge from 8pm until late!

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

For more details telephone: 01530 222337, email: thringstonehouse@btconnect.com or visit the website: www.thringstonecommunitycentre.org.uk Thringstone House, The Green, Thringstone, LE67 8NR

www.focf.org.uk Friends of Charnwood Forest is a society aiming to protect the natural beauty and amenities of Charnwood Forest.

Membership is open to all. More details on the website.

Big Weekend Of Comedy Comes To Loughborough Thursday 4th - Sunday 7th February A special weekend of comedy is planned to take place in Loughborough as part of the annual Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival 2016. The BIG Weekend will feature stars from TV and the UK comedy circuit, as well as talks, seminars and special unique events. The weekend takes place from 4th – 7th February and confirmed performers include Joel Dommett (as seen on ‘Russell Howard’s Good News’ - pictured here, photo by Matt Crockett), George Egg (“a genius” Scotland on Sunday), Andrew O’Neill (as seen on Never Mind the Buzzcocks) and Jonny Awsum (BBC Radio 2). Further information and tickets are available from www. comedy-festival.co.uk Over 12 shows and events will take place in venues including Echos nightclub, Holywell House Guest House, Loughborough College Arts Academy, Loughborough Community Library, The Swan in the Rushes and Loughborough Town Hall.

The main Dave’s Leicester Comedy Festival, which is the longest running comedy festival in Europe, runs from 3-21 February and features over 780 events in more than 60 venues. The full festival brochure is available by visiting www. comedy-festival.co.uk Festival founder and Director, Geoff Rowe, said “We are really excited about expanding the festival and developing The BIG Weekend in Loughborough. It’ll be a great opportunity to get a small taste of the main festival in local venues and we are looking forward to raising a laugh across the town.”

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EVENTS DIARY Cirque Berserk at Curve

Thursday 04, Friday 05 & Saturday 06 February Showcasing the finest in traditional circus craft and skill, Cirque Berserk! brings this treasured form of live entertainment bang up-to-date in a jaw-dropping spectacular – created especially for the theatre.

Combining contemporary cirque-style artistry with adrenalinefuelled stunt action, this astoundingly talented international troupe includes over thirty jugglers, acrobats, aerialists, dancers, drummers, death-defying stunt men and of course the award-winning clown Tweedy.

The show also features the world’s most hair raising circus act – the legendary motorcycle ‘Globe of Terror’. Don’t miss it!

Tickets: £12.50 - £26 | Ticket Office - 0116 242 3595 | Curve, Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1SB

Super Hero Half Term at Twinlakes Saturday 13 - Sunday 21 February Children can join in our Superhero events with Special Agent J, our very own superhero trainer! There’s lots of exciting Superhero fun taking place throughout the day!

Twinlakes, Melton Spinney Rd, Melton Mowbray Leicestershire Tel: 01664 567 777 | See how to win a free ticket to the park on the website: www.twinlakespark.co.uk

It’s FREE to add your community event to our events diary email: editor@thevineleicestershire.co.uk. Please send details in by 8th March 2016 for the April / May issue.

Half Term Fun at Conkers Saturday 13 - Saturday 20 February

Conkers has so much to offer this half term with Pirate Pat entertaining the kids with his Sea Shanty’s and magical tricks, Steve the Juggler performing his juggling show, the Dippy the Clown show, Sublime Science, Flip the Clown, Craft at Waterside, Outdoor adventures and High and Low Ropes Aerial Adventure there is more than enough to keep the kids entertained this February.

Conkers, Rawdon Road (B586), Moira, Nr. Ashby-de-la-Zouch, DE12 6GA | Tel: 01283 216 633

Comedy Club 4 Kids Saturday 13 February, 2pm Cracking entertainment for everyone over six years old and under 400 years old (no vampires).

Since 2005, the Comedy Club 4 Kids has been getting the best stand-ups and sketch acts from the international circuit to do their thing for an audience of children and their families… but without the rude bits. It’s just like a normal comedy club, but it’s on in the day, kids are allowed in, and thus there is a higher than usual chance of heckles like “why is that your face!?”

De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester LE1 7RU | Tel: 0116 2333111 | Tickets: £8, family ticket: £20 (£3 transaction fee).

Every Wednesday | Sweet Harmony Ladies Choir Meets at 7.00 pm in Swannington Village Hall on Wednesdays. New members are always welcome.

For further details, please contact Cynthia Moseley, on 01530-834539

Every Thursday | Coalville Male Voice Choir Coalville Male Voice Choir are 28 strong, very friendly, and meet every Thursday evening from 7.00pm to 9.00pm at the Hall Lane Methodist Church, Hall Lane, Whitwick. New Members are very welcome. For further details please contact Paul Bellamy 01455 291086 or 07702 895803.

Wednesday 03 February | Charity Whist Drive The Newbold Heritage Group meets at 7:30 pm on the first Tuesday of most months at the Cross Keys pub, Worthington Lane, Newbold. Everyone is welcome. Please join us to take part / look at the information we have or to contribute.

Find us on Facebook: Newbold Heritage Group | Website: www.newbold-heritage.org.uk

Thursday 04 February | Coleorton W.I. Meeting Coleorton WI meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm at the Beaumont Social Centre, Nottingham Road, Peggs Green. They are an active group and welcome visitors and new members. Each month they have a speaker or demonstration on various topics. This month Susan Pulsford talks about her life as a policewoman in North Yorkshire in the 60s.

For information please contact Geraldine Bedford (Secretary) 01530 222323

Thursday 04 February | Charity Whist Drive The next in the series of Charity Whist Drives organised by Derek Farr will be held at 7.30pm. Admission £2.00. All players welcome.

Large free car park. The Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley.

Thursday 04 February & Thursday 03 March | Ashby Funhouse Comedy Club Fun House Comedy Club bring you a fantastic night of laughter with acts such as Joe Lycett, Paddy Lennox, Tom Price, Tom Glover with Compere Spiky Mike. Food available 7.30pm to 8pm.

Ashby Lyric Rooms, Lower Church Street, Ashby. LE65 1AB | Tel 01530 415039 | Doors open 7.30pm Starts 8.15pm | Tickets: £10 advance | www.funhousecomedy.co.uk

Friday 05 February | “Suffragette” (12A) - Century Theatre - Snibston The foot soldiers of the early feminist movement, women who were forced underground to pursue a dangerous game of cat and mouse with an increasingly brutal State. Stars: Carey Mulligan, Anne-Marie Duff, Helena Bonham Carter.

Century Theatre Snibston, Ashby Road, Coalville LE67 3LN | Door open 7 for 7:30pm | £3.50 on the door (subject to availability)

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EVENTS DIARY Saturday 06 February | Kids History Club - Ashby Museum - The Romans “The Romans” at the kids club at Ashby Museum. 11:00am -16:00pm. Free Entry. Kids must bring an adult. Open to all children of primary school age. For further information telephone 01530 560090 or visit the website: www.ashbydelazouchmuseum.org.uk Ashby-de-la-Zouch Museum, North Street, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, LE65 1HU | Tel: 01530 560090 | Facebook: Ashby de la Zouch Museum

Tuesday 09 February | Behind the scenes at Century Cinema Join the Ashby Civic Society for an afternoon visit to Century Cinema, Snibston. See what happens behind the scenes with a fascinating tour of this local cinema followed by a film show and refreshments.

Meet at Century Cinema, Snibston, Ashby Road, Coalville LE67 3LN | Call Susanne 01530 415654 for details | Visitors welcome

Saturday 13 February | Baby & Childrens Market - Coalville Nearly New Sale. Parents selling excellent quality pre-loved toys, clothes, books, nursery furniture, pushchairs, cots, high chairs, walkers plus much more! There will also be stall from local businesses selling unique baby and kids products. 35 stalls of quality nearly new baby & children’s items everything for your little ones at a fraction of the cost.

2pm - 4pm | King Edward VII Science and Sports College, Warrens Hill Road, Coalville, LE67 4UW | Entry £1 - kids free | Facebook: Baby and Childrens Market East Midlands

Sunday 14 February & Sunday 06 March | Ibstock Indoor Car Boot Sale!

9.00am ‘til Mid-day. Admission 20p. For more details or to book a stall call Gary on Tel 01530 262400.

The Palace Community Centre, High Street, Ibstock, Leicestershire LE67 6LH | Email: enquiries@thepalaceibstock.co.uk

Thursday 18 - Saturday 27 February | The Anniversary - A Wicked Comedy by Bill Macilwraith A startling comedy, The Anniversary takes that most beloved of human instincts, motherhood, and transforms it into a malicious possessiveness of epic proportions. For lovers of malicious gossip, jaw-dropping insults and brutally funny one-liners, The Anniversary is two hours of pure bliss!

Venture Theatre, North Street, Ashby de la Zouch, LE65 1HU | Tel: 01530 560649 | www.ashbyventuretheatre.org.uk

Friday 19 February | “Hotel Transylvania 2” (U) - Century Theatre - Snibston Now that Dracula has opened the Hotel Transylvania’s doors to humans, things are changing for the better; however, Drac is secretly worried that his half-human grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing his vampire side. So, while Mavis and Johnny are away, Drac enlists his friends to help him put the boy through a “monster-in-training” boot camp. But things really get batty when Drac’s cantankerous, old-school dad pays an unexpected visit.

Century Theatre, Snibston Discovery Centre, Ashby Road, Coalville LE67 3LN | Film starts at 2pm, doors open half an hour before Admission is £3 for adults and £2 for children. To book tickets please call 01530 278444 | www.centurytheatre.co.uk

Tuesday 23 - Saturday 27 February | “Whistle down the Wind” performed by CAOS - Shepshed CAOS presents Whistle down the Wind. At Hind Leys Community College Theatre, Shepshed.

For further information and tickets call 01530 834534 | www.caos.org.uk

Saturday 27 February | “Gloriator” - Ibstock In 2000 director Ridley Scott brought you Gladiator; an epic film of bravery, honour and sacrifice. Now, nearly sixteen years later, the world-renowned French actress Gloria Delaneuf and her UK tour manager Josephine Cunningham, bring you Gloriator; an aweinspiring production of bravery, honour, and costumes made out of cardboard. Russell Crowe may not be available and their budget is limited, but they are determined it will be a show you’ll never forget. An inventive and hugely funny show from two performers with brilliant comic timing.

The Palace Community Centre, High Street, Ibstock, Leicestershire LE67 6LH | Tel: 01530 262400 | Email: enquiries@thepalaceibstock. co.uk | Performance starts at 7.30pm. Tickets: £8, concs £6, Combo ticket (1 Full & 2 concs) £16. (AGE 12+)

Saturday 20 February & Saturday 19 March | Ashby de la Zouch Farmers Market Ashby Farmers Market at Manor House School, South Street, Ashby LE65 1BR. 9am - 2pm on the 3rd Saturday of every month.

For further information on the Farmers Market telephone 01530 261660.

Saturday 27 February | Swan Lake - Performed by The Russian State Ballet and Orchestra of Siberia The greatest romantic ballet of all time is brought to life by Tchaikovsky’s haunting and unforgettable score. From the impressive splendour of the Palace ballroom to the moon-lit lake where swans glide in perfect formation, this compelling tale of tragic romance has it all. The dual role of Odette and Odile is one of ballet’s most unmissable technical challenges, encompassing the emotional extremes of Odile, the temptress in black tulle as she seduces the Prince by spinning with captivating precision, to the spellbound purity of the swan queen, Odette, as she flutters with emotional intensity.

Tickets: £19.50 £31.50 £37.50, Concessions £17.50 £29.50 £35.50, children half price tickets (£3 transaction fee) | 2:30pm & 7:30pm | De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester LE1 7RU | Box Office: 0116 233 3111 | www.demontforthall.co.uk www.thevineleicestershire.co.uk

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