Whats Around magazine July 2018

ISSUE 156 JULY 2018

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Our July issue has all you need to plan your summer with the return of all your favourite events and family days out. Turn to page 10 to find out more about this year’s Ashby Show whose main attraction will be the Imps Motorcycle Team. On page 14 we tell you all about the Heather Scarecrow Festival who are celebrating their 20th birthday this year.

We also have tons of advice from our panel of local experts; Technology Tips with Phil from PC Clinic, Health & Fitness Tips with Mark at MP Personal Training and Legal Tips with Klara from Westminster Law. Plus tons of local businesses and tradespeople for all you may need this month.

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IN THIS ISSUE

Contents Your Wellbeing

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Legal Tips

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The Ashby Show

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Heather Scarecrow Festival

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Kick off in Business

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Health & Fitness Advice

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What’s On for Families

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The 1620’s House & Garden

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Ibstock Surgery News

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In Your Garden

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Pet’s Corner

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Community Board

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Puzzle Page

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Technology Tips

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What’s on at the Palace

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Book Review

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Swannington Heritage Trust

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Puzzle Solutions

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Spotlight On…

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Business Directory

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YOUR WELLBEING

Loneliness Does Not Discriminate … … it can affect anyone. Here are a few things that you can do to help yourself:

Carve Time for Yourself: Sometimes, people get lonely if they are overworked for a prolonged period of time or take on more than they can handle. This can leave little time to build and maintain meaningful social relationships. If you are at ease and not hurried, you may be more likely to want to talk to others and to develop connections.

Refrain from Comparing: A large number of people frequently compare themselves or their lives unfavorably with others. This can only hurt you.

Your life is uniquely your own. It is a journey. Do not compare your journey with others.

Interact with family/friends: Make it a point to have some meaningful conversations with loved ones/ friends as often as possible. Many people nowadays end up prioritizing other activities in life at the cost of real social connections. Even one good relationship

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Each of these steps is progress and an accomplishment in itself. Creating time to pause and reflect helps you to have a better relationship with yourself as well as with others.

If you do not have family members around and are having difficulty initiating or maintaining friendships, seek professional help from a counsellor. This can unearth what’s causing or perpetuating this difficulty, and will help you find specific ways to overcome it.

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LEGAL TIPS

Protecting your family’s inheritance Most people hope that their estate will pass on to their children and grandchildren eventually.

But this will not happen for many, unless careful arrangements have been made to protect their assets from being taken towards the end of their life to pay for care home fees.

The solution to help protect your estate is a Will incorporating a Property Protection Trust (PPT). A testamentary PPT can only be executed whilst both partners remain alive. Upon death of the first partner, their Will specifies that their share of the property is placed into trust and names the ultimate beneficiary of this share, normally the children and grandchildren of the deceased.

The surviving partner, under the terms of the Trust, has the unequivocal right to remain living in the property for the rest of their life. On the death of the second partner the Trust comes to an end and the property passes to the beneficiaries.

As the surviving partner does not own the deceased’s share of the property it is fully protected for the beneficiaries, so if the surviving partner requires

care, or even remarries, this share of the children’s inheritance is protected.

This last point can be of particular interest to couples who have come together and have children from different partners. A PPT can help each person in a relationship ensure that their children inherit their share of the property.

Westminster Law can assess your current circumstances and arrange the trust that will provide the best protection for you, your family and your assets.

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Sunday 15th July at Cattows Farm, Heather The Imps Motorcycle Display Team are the main attraction at this year’s Ashby Show. They will have you mesmerised by an unmissable display of discipline and skill. From billowing fire jumps to multiple motorcycle combination “cross-over” routines. The youngest rider is just 5 years old. Show times are 12.45pm and 4.15pm in the main ring.

With livestock show classes for some of the best cattle, sheep and horses in the country, this traditional agricultural show links town and country. You can sample the region’s best food in the popular British Farm Produce marquee, see how farming has progressed through the years with the brilliant display of old vintage tractors and marvel at the massive machines used in farming today.

The Greyfriars Accumulator Show Jumping class will again bring the country’s best show jumpers along to compete for the £500 top prize. Competitors will race against the clock building up points for each jump they clear.

If shopping is more your thing, then this is the place for you with over 200 trade exhibitors selling everything from the latest fashions, handbags, jewellery or something for the garden.

Children will be entertained throughout the day by Punch & Judy, Stilt Walkers, Bouncy Castles and Go Carts. New this year is Farmageddon – an interactive laser experience.

Dogs are very welcome but must be kept on leads. Enter them in a class or two in the Fun Dog Show and perhaps go home with a rosette.

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offering a wide range of meals and a beer tent for when you’ve earned a drink! The main sponsors of the show are local farmers, Livesey Bros from Packington, who grow exotic mushrooms and breed top class Hereford cattle. They will be selling their mouth-watering Hereford burgers and also showing their cattle at the show.

The show opens at 8.30am until 6pm with all parking free. Tickets cost £12.50 – Adults (Early Bird price £10), £5 – Children (EB - £4) (under 5’s go free and £35 – Family (2 adults & 3 children) (EB - £30). See www.ashbyshow.com for more details and a list of where to buy the Early Bird tickets.

Competition

What’s Around are giving one lucky winner the chance to WIN a family ticket (2 adults & 3 children) and enjoy a fabulous day at the Ashby Show this July.

To be in with a chance of winning simply mail us at: Ashby Show Competition, What’s Around, Rockleigh House, 37 Burton Road, Ashby de la Zouch, LE65 2LF or email us at: competition@ whatsaround.co.uk with the subject line ‘The Ashby Show Competition’ and your contact details.

Entries close on Monday 9th July. The winner will be chosen at random from all correct entries. The winner will be notified and the ticket sent by Friday 13th July, the winners name will also be published on our Facebook page. Multiple or automated entries are not allowed.

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celebrates its 20th Anniversaryy The hugely popular Heather Scarecrow Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, and the villagers plan to make it extra special. It will take place from 11am on Sunday 29th July until 6pm on Sunday 5th August.

There will be ample free parking at Heather St John’s Football Club (LE67 2QJ) and Heather Village Hall (LE67 2RE). Admission is free and guides are available for £2 to help visitors find all the Scarecrows and vote for their favourite.

This year the festival has the use of David Taylor Memorial Hall from Sunday 29th July until Friday 3rd August and has invited local groups and charities to make use of the hall for a day to raise funds for their organisation whilst also selling Scarecrow guides.

This means there will be additional parking and toilet facilities for visitors. Details of the activities taking place at the hall each day will be shown in the Festival Guide and announced on the Facebook Page.

To mark the 20th Anniversary and to acknowledge the lady who established Heather Scarecrow Festival, organisers are introducing The Di Everett Award this year. This is in the form of an optional theme, the winner of which will receive this special award and an additional prize of £50. The theme is ‘Night at the Movies’. The winner of the theme will be selected by an independent judge.

Be sure to pop in to the church during the festival.

You will be blown away by the yarn bombing! Village residents have been working on this for months.

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Refreshments will be served in the Church on Saturday 4th August and they will be holding a Summer Fete on Sunday 5th August. Other features this year include displays of ng Heather’s photograph’s showing Heather s past provided

by Ibstock Historical Society and a display of Coalville’s Famous 50 at the Football Club. Also, be prepared for possible special surprise visitors during the final weekend.

Let’s not forget the main aim of the event is to help raise funds for local village groups, whilst providing an affordable day out for families. It would be difficult to achieve both these aims without the generous sponsorship of several local businesses helping to cover some of the costs. Sponsors include Rebound Ashby who have offered vouchers to scarecrow creators as an additional incentive and have also provided money off vouchers in the Scarecrow Guide. The School’s, Preschools and Day Nursery’s competition is sponsored by Kimble’s Music and Movement.

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KICK OFF IN BUSINESS

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Whats Around are proud and excited to be partnering up with local company; Kick Off in Business to hold a three day event in July specifically aimed at new local businesses or those about to embark on starting up their own business.

The course will be held at Stephenson College in Coalville on Tuesday 17th, Wednesday 18th and Thursday 19th July and it’s completely FREE!!!

Our partnership with Kick Off in Business is based on our joint ethos of supporting local tradespeople such as plumbers, beauty therapists or decorators as well as small businesses in any way we can. The course in July will provide attendees with all they need to get set up but also to build that all essential customer base.

Since 2012, Kick Off in Business, as the only free, nationwide, business start-up support service, have helped over 5,000 people consider the option of becoming self-employed or starting their own business.

Their FREE short courses are specifically designed by award winning advisors to give you an insight into self-employment, help you launch your own business and give you the help and support you need.

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• The formalities of setting up New for 2018, the course now includes a full day on the use of social media and the internet to sell and operate your business. Help is given to set up a Business Facebook Page, Twitter Profile as well as giving you a list of local Business Networking events you can attend.

Whats Around will work alongside Kick Off in Business on the course to share our knowledge on reaching local audiences and building up your customer base. Tips on managing your marketing spend, building your brand and attracting the customers you want and need will all be discussed.

Whats Around will also be offering anyone attending the course an exclusive Business Starter Pack with discounted advertising in any of our publications; Whats Around, Ashby Life or Melbourne Life. One lucky winner will receive this for FREE. The three day programme will without doubt be an intense, full on, fun learning experience and we hope you will walk away with all the necessary skills and knowledge and to “Kick Off” your New Business!

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Both my mum and dad had fantastic care & support from LOROS when they were diagnosed with cancer. The care they received was outstanding.

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Although my mum never stayed on the ward, she was able to have outpatient appointments there, and when she was too ill to attend her appointment, a LOROS consultant did a home visit instead. Dad was lucky enough to have a few stays in LOROS. He even commented that it was like a 5 star hotel, especially as he could have his favourite tipple of whiskey with his lunch and at night! Plus I am sure one evening he had about 5 hot dogs!.

I am so grateful to LOROS that I have been motivated, together with my gym clients, to raise over £53,000 in the years since my parents passed.

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This year’s event, on July 8th, is looking bigger than ever, with over 50 people taking part so far! We would welcome anyone who might like to take part, make a donation, provide raffle or tombola prizes, bake a cake or just turn up on the day. We’re at St James Business Centre, Highfield Street, Coalville. LE67 3BN. Thankyou LOROS for everything you do, it is a privilege to help you in any way we can!

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A WALK IN THE FOREST suppplied by Liz Roberts

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TThe last of our six Noon Colum mns iss situated at Jacksons Bank, part of the ancient Needwood p FForest and right on the outer rreaches of the National Forest.

TThe walk is an easy hours stroll but you might like to complete your outing by making use of the large, and rather lovely, picnic area at the entrance to the woodland. This beautiful Noon Column is the most rugged of the six si - being carved to capture the essence of the many mature trees within this landscape. Indeed it does oe it so well that at a glimpse one might pass by as it blends into the setting of the l forest. Stop to take a closer look and you’ll see how l cleverly it has been crafted.

The walk starts from the car park rk at the entrance to Jackson’s Bank which is accessed d via Brackenhurst Road, just off the A515 and close to Hoar Cross. The postcode for sat nav users is DE13 8RG.

Walk straight ahead down the main n track ignoring any small paths that lead off into the woodland. After a while hile yyou will ill arrive at a fork in the track - bear left. Your path drops p downhill and, shortly after it starts to level e out, you need to bear left onto a narrow path going oin through a gap in the hedgerow (2) to come out ut beside a small building. Here you join the end of the he access road for a dwelling on your right. Follow this access road down to a ford with a footbridge on either h side (3).

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lane on the far side. Turn right h and walk along the lane for or about 200 yards until you u see a wooden footpath arrow leading g off to your right. Follow this hi arrow through a small wooden gate and over another bridge, taking you back c across the same stream and into a field. ld

When I went this field el had been recently grazed and was deeply e rutted where the cattle had been - expect it to be muddy after wet weather. The path h goes through the gateway immediately ahead of you and then continues straight up the field. e Once you get to the far end of th he field you willl find the next footpath marker, telling yo ou that you are now on the Kissing Gate walk. Go o thrrough the small ma gate next to the marker, back into t the woodland.

On n your left yyou will see a pon nd (4) - bear left to reaacch it and tth hen bear right so that you are walking aro ound the right bank to the far end where water e flo ows in. At A this point turn right and go up a wide set of steps set into the slope.

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Leave the car park via a small wooden gate by the metal barrier leading onto a wide track into the forest. On your right is the picnic area, the noon column is on your left (1).

op of the steps is a junction of paths - turn u Att the top le g eft and walk a short way up towards a metal gate att the woodland w edge. Just before reaching the h gate g there h is a narrow track leading off to your right in nto the woodland (5). Take this track and follow lo itt as it meanders along, always fairly close to the th edge e of the woodland, with fields fi ld visible vi through the trees on your u left. Once you start to glimpse the picnic area ahead of you bear b right and drop down to rejoin in the main forest track from the e start of your walk. Turn left on this is track to pass back by the Noon Column and return to the car park.

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Summer Special WHAT’S ON FOR FAMILIES

Here is some handy information on local holiday clubs over the six week break to help with childcare and to keep your children entertained!

David H Hunt Soccer School David Hunt run courses from Tuesday to Thursday, 100am to 3pm, at Western Park, Ashby. Prices are £30 for 3 days or £15 per day for 5-12 year y olds. Parents will need to provide packked lunches, drinks and any appropriate kit (depending on weather).

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Clubs Complete holiday clubs are taking place at Moira Village Hall, Ravenstone Pavillion, Shardlow Village Hall, Griffydam Primary School and Bosworth Water Park.

Themes include ‘Harry Potter’ week, Welcome to the Circus, Master Chef and many more! Prices start at £17 per day for 5-14 year olds and £8.50 per half day fo 3-4 year olds. See www.clubscomplete.co.uk or call 01530 412 750.

Hermitage Leisure Centre A great programme of full day sessions and individual events.

Full day activities include Summer Camp Adventure Week 13th to 17th August for 8-14 year olds which includes a day trip to Holme Pierrepont with kayaking, an assault course and stand up paddle boarding – £99 for the week.

School’s out is for 5-13 year olds and runs every Mon, Wed and Fri 9am-3.30pm – £15 booking is essential. Other events include Stage Stars, Alton Towers Trip and Football fun days. For further information please contact the leisure centre directly on 01530 811 215 or see g g www.nwleics.gov.uk/hermitagelc

From Weednesday 8th to Friday 10th August Stagecoaach will be running two workshops from 9am to 33.30pm at Ivanhoe College, Ashby.

Children aged 4-6 years old will be bringing the storyy of Peter Rabbit to life. Places costs £70.

For ages 6-18 years there will be a fun packed 3-day worksh hop nging, dancing and acting focusing on the Greatest of sin Show wman theme! Places cost £120 or £85 for siblings.

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Ibstock community college have a number of events including Intensive Learn to Swim sessions for 3years +, Wet and wild swim sessions for 8-14 years and Family Fun swim sessions as well as the opportunity to acquire a RLSS UK National Pool

Lifeguard Qualification on an intense 5 day course. To find out more information and to book please contact the college directly on 01530 265 836 or see www.nwleics.gov.uk/ibstockcc

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Alpaca Park Beach Through-out the summer holidays come rain or shine park entry to see our animals also gives you access to build sandcastles in the yurt.

Up & Coming Events, Dates to be confirmed Charity Music Night Local artists perform whilst you enjoy a sausage & mash supper.

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THE 1620s HOUSE AND GARDEN

Summer is blooming at the 1620s House and Garden at Donington le Heath As the summer holidays approach, the 1620s site, which is just outside Coalville, is perfect for a family visit.

From Thursday to Sunday 10.30am to 4.30pm visitors can explore the furnished house and the beautiful gardens bursting with colour and life and the tea rooms bursting with delicious home-make cakes!

Events this month include: Saturday 7th July 11am to 4pm Friends of Donington Friends of Donington costumed craft group will be at work in the house. Normal admission applies.

Sat 14th July onwards 10:30am to 4pm.

Summer Bug Hunt Join in with our summer Bug Hunt, search the site for our creepy crawly images and collect your prize. Hunt sheets £2 each.

Saturday 14th July 7pm Pride and Prejudice Open air Theatre adaptation of Jane Austin’s classic novel. Adults £12.50.

Concessions £10. Children £9 Weds 18th July 7pm Bradgate Park Peter Liddle will give an illustrated talk about the exciting recent archaeological discoveries in Bradgate Park. Tickets £6 Sun 22nd July 1.30 – 3.30pm Dr Nick Gravestock Dr Nick Gravestock will entertain visitors with live period lute and Baroque guitar music during the afternoon in The Great Chamber. Normal admission applies.

Wednesday 25th July 7pm Maladies and Medicine Sara Read will talk about how herbs and other plants have been used to cure a range of ailments over the years.

Tickets £8 Keep an eye on our website for other activities, including storytelling and our legendary Pirate Day! Visit www.doningtonleheath.org.uk for more details and site entry ticket prices.

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IN YOUR GARDEN

The Laburnum Tree Laburnum trees are known for their yellow racemes which are like yellow pearls dripping from the branches.

Looking towards a Laburnum tree in flower is similar to being transported to a summer holiday and a block of sunshine.

An excellent variety of this tree for growing in gardens is the Laburnum x watereri Vossi. This was bred in Holland in the early 19th century and has an Award of Garden Merit. This reliable tree thrives in gardens all over the UK as it survives in most soils and is generally trouble free. Note though that it does not grow in waterlogged soil.

Laburnum grows best in the sun but will still grow in partial shade too. Laburnums are very hardy, even down to about minus 20 degrees centigrade. Generally no feeding is required but they may need watering in times of severe drought.

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Laburnum is versatile and can be grown to bend over a pergola, arch or structure. Such training will make a beautiful living frame or, even a grand entrance. By tying in young trees along the length of a pergola, a marvellous yellow tunnel is created in late spring when the tree is in flower. For the remaining time a welcome shady walk way is made. Famously there is such a tunnel at Barnsley House in Gloucestershire, which has appeared in many a garden calendar and garden book. This Laburnum tunnel is stunningly under planted with purple Alliums, which contrast vibrantly with the yellow flowers of the Laburnum.

I must point out though that the entire Laburnum tree is poisonous. It was featured as a method of poisoning in a Mid Summer Murders episode once. Truly every bit of this tree is poisonous, including the bark, seeds, leaves, flowers and roots, so take care where you plant it. Lastly do not plant near ponds because the leaves and seeds will fall in the water and poison the fish.

To make a purchase of a Laburnum tree, then choosing a young tree whilst it is still a whip will be the least expensive option. Whips are good for training early over a pergola or archway too.

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For parents, also check that your children cannot make transactional payments for rewards/paid content within games. Nothing worse than not noticing that your child has ran up a bill for you!

• Some games have upsetting content such as violence, horror or adult content – this can be more realistic with Virtual Reality based gameplay.

• Online chat can also result in exchanges of relationship and friendship building, which in many cases is fine, but has also been used as a form of online grooming – there have been reports of this in popular games such as Fortnite.

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Sunday 1st July Meet the Author

Join Leanda De Lisle for a discussion on her new book: White King – Charles I Traitor, Murderer, Martyr.

The talk is at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre 2-3.30pm. Tickets are £6 per person. Pre booking is recommended and you can call 01455 290429 or online at http://www. bosworthbattlefield.org.uk/

Thursday 5th July Walk & Talk in Nature Friendship Group

A gentle and friendly walk around Sence Valley by local volunteer Roger.

This walk will focus on seeing the Sand Martins, House Martins and many other birds. Meet at the bottom car park, Ravenstone Road at 2pm.

For more information contact Lisa Manley on 07966 111 026 or email lisa. manley@leics.gov.uk

Friday 6th July – Sunday 8th July Timber Festival

Timber is a weekend-long camping family festival exploring the transformative impact of forests and celebrating woodland culture in all its forms.

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Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th July Soldier’s Camp

Step back in time as 15th century Yorkist soldiers and their followers are brought to life in an authentically dressed period camp by Les Routiers de Rouen at Bosworth Battlefield Heritage Centre 11am until 3.30pm.

This event is included in general admission price. Contact Bosworth Battlefield on bosworth@leics.gov. uk or via telephone: 01455 290 429 for further information.

Saturday 7th July Griffydam Open Gardens & Heritage Day

From 11am to 5pm explore their glorious gardens and follow the heritage trail on a fascinating journey through Griffydam’s past and present.

Visit their exhibitions of village artefacts and work by local artists.

Refreshments and plant sales. Garden passports £2 per adult, children free; heritage trail leaflets free. Both available in advance from Ashby tourist office (01530 4111767) or Griffydam school (01530 222 281) or on the day.

Saturday 7th July California Dreamers

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made their home in ‘Laurel Canyon’, a small neighbourhood nestling in the foothills of L.A. Tickets are £20 in advance. Show starts at 7.30pm. For more information contact Century Theatre on Century.theatre@leics.gov. uk or via telephone: 01530 278444

Wednesday 11th July You’ve Got a Friend

Hermitage FM café host a monthly group where you can meet new people, have a chat about mental health & listen to music. Everyone welcome and refreshments are available. YGAF Leicestershire have monthly social meetings at Hermitage FM Café on the second Wednesday of each month from 7.30 to 9.30pm. To find out more visit www.ygafleicestershire.co.uk or follow them on Facebook YGAFLeicestershire.

Friday 13th July Lean on Pete (15)

Century Theatre are showing Lean on Pete (15) at 7.30pm. The film covers the story of a teenager who gets a summer job working for a horse trainer and befriends the fading racehorse. Tickets are £3.50 and available by emailing century. theatre@leics.gov.uk or via telephone: 01530278444

Friday 13th July Thringstone Soul Club

Guest DJ Pete Sumner joins the Thringstone Soul club at Thringstone Members Club 8pm until late. Entry is £3. The club is on the 2nd Friday of

every month. To find out more email thringstonehousesoulclub@ gmail.com

recommended and you can call 01455 290429 or online at http://www. bosworthbattlefield.org.uk/

Tuesday 17th July Family First Aid Course

Sunday 29th July Jim’s Tractor Run and Family Fun Day

Coalville Library are hosting a free course for parents, grandparents, carers & their children (school years 5 & 6 only) from 10am – 1pm. Learn the basic first aid, CPR, choking babies, unresponsive babies and much more.

To book a place call 0116 305 3829 or 0116 305 3901.

Wednesday 25th July Festival of British Archaeology

Meet battlefield curator Richard Knox for a hands on session which looks at how the battle was fought, how the battlefield was lost and battlefield archaeology. There will also be the opportunity to handle arms and armour plus some of the objects found during the battlefield survey.

Talks at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm and 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm. Tickets: Adults £8 Under 21s £5. Pre booking is

The tractor run is on the Bath Grounds in Ashby 11am-4pm and is free entry.

There will be lots for all the family to enjoy with grand tractor displays and vintage vehicles, crafts, circus show, food and drink stalls and lots more.

A fun dog show is also from 12pm with several categories from most handsome dog to best fancy dress.

For more details please call 01530 416961 or 07561257497.

Monday 30th July Mischief Makers

Coalville Library have arts & craft making for all the family from 1-3pm which is free to all. For more information contact the library on 0116 305 3565 or email: coalvillelibrary@leics.gov.uk

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SWANNINGTON HERITAGE TRUST Strawberry Fayre Sunday 1st July 2pm

Join us in Swannington Village Hall for our annual Strawberry Fayre, a village feature since 1982. Enjoy a strawberry cream tea with a glass of pimms, then browse our stalls and games.

Walk the Swannington Incline

Saturday 14th and Sunday 29th July 10am and 12pm Meet at Snibston No 3 Coal Mine,Spring Lane, Swannington, LE67 8QR With the landowner’s permission this is a rare opportunity to walk in the steps of Robert Stephenson on a guided tour of the whole length of the Swannington Incline at the western end of his 1832 Leicester and Swannington Railway. This railway was the catalyst for the expansion of the North West Leicestershire coalfield and the creation of the town of Coalville. Admire the amazing work of the navvies who moved thousands of tons of material to dig out the cutting and create the embankment at the bottom of the Incline. The return journey is up a steep hill. This event is free but booking is essential. Email swanningtonwalks@ gmail.com or telephone 07474 610112

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The Marlene Reid Centre Each month we turn the spotlight on a local charity or community group. In this issue we turn our attention to The Marlene Reid Centre (MRC) in Coalville which offers an amazing amount of support to so many members of the community. Below we show just a sample of their many services – how could they help you?

The MRC Food Bank is open to all local individuals.

They give emergency food parcels to those in need based solely on the generosity and donations of local people and companies. If you can spare a few tins with your weekly shop please donate to the reception at The MRC to help someone in need.

Community Transport Services include a volunteer driver social car scheme enabling local people over 60 to get to much needed health related appointments, mini bus hire to the public and regular bus trips to supermarkets and local landmarks running all year round with door to door pick up.

The Soft Play area and café servin ng food, drinkks and snackss is open three e days per weekk for ch hildren und der 5 years off age.

It’s a great way for parents (and grandparents) to socialise with others in the community and a safe environment for your little ones. Open Mon, Thurs, Fri 10am – 3pm.

The REACT Furniture Project sells low priced furniture to the public and is open 6 days a week. This scheme helps the unemployed gain vital development to get back into a working environment. The main entrance is from Coalville Precinct Car Park (bottom corner off Needhams Walk). Open Mon - Fri 9am - 3.30pm & Sat 9am – 1pm, excluding Thursdays.

The Attic is the MRC charity shop situated on Belvoir Road in Coalville which sells good quality donated items of clothing, books, bric-a-brac and toys at low prices. All funds raised are used to continue the community projects at the centre.

You can find out more about all of the above services and more by visiting www.mrc.uk.net or by calling into the centre at 85 Belvoir Road, Coalville. LE67 3PH (01530 510515). You can also find them on Facebook - MRC Community Action, Coalville

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IBSTOCK SURGERY NEWS Statistics

In May our receptionists at Ibstock answered 5,277 telephone calls. Our Barlestone receptionists answered 896. As you might expect, we get more calls in the hour from 8.15am to 9.15am than during any other time of the day. And the last hour, from 5pm to 6pm at Ibstock and from 3.30pm to 4.30pm at Barlestone is usually the quietest and so often the best time to ring for non-urgent enquiries.

We’re now taking card payments

For some work, such as HGV medicals, holiday cancellation letters and some travel vaccines, we charge. This is because this type of work is not NHS work. We can now accept payments by card for this work which will make life easier for all.

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PET’S CORNER

Keeping your dog safe in the water this summer Swimming is a fun activity for your dog, and one which can be extremely beneficial for their overall health. In the heat of summer, however, it comes into its own by cooling them down and helping them to avoid the risk of heat stroke to which dogs are prone.

So what should you do to make sure they’re safe in the water, and that swimming is fun rather than frightening?

Stay in the shallows at first Letting your dog play in shallow waters helps them to acclimatise and gain confidence iff they’re relatively new to swimming.

stomach due to the bacteria and parasites that are often present, so it’s a good idea to take some fresh drinking water with you.

Don’t let them get too tired Swimming is tiring for your dog, so watch out for signs that they’re flagging. They may start to panic and flounder in the water, especially if they’re novice swimmers. It’s possible to buy life jackets for dogs, which give them confidence in the water if they’re a little unsure.

Be aware of undercurrents It’s easy for your dog to be swept out further than you’d like if there are tidal undercurrents on n your stretch of beach. Fast-flowing rivers and strreams also pose a danger in this respect, even if your dog’s a strong swimmer.

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WHAT’S ON AT THE PALACE...

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FILM NIGHT

JOURNEY’S END (R) FRIDAY 20TH JULY Doors and licensed bar open at 7.00pm Film Starts at 7.30pm Tickets: £5.00/£4.00 Set in a dugout in Aisne in 1918; it is the story of a group of British officers, led by the mentally disintegrating young officer Stanhope, as they await their fate. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, this is an unassumingly excellent new film version of RC Sherriff’s classic 1928 stage play, adapted by Simon Reade and directed by Saul Dibb. It is expertly cast and well acted: forthright, powerful and heartfelt.

The dramatic action is opened out, whilst always conveying the essential, cramped claustrophobia of this tragic ordeal.

Enjoy a drink from the bar whilst watching a great film in this unique venue; one of the oldest surviving purpose-built cinemas in the country.

TEA AT THE RITZ

SUNDAY 8TH JULY

From 3-5pm. A charity fund-raising event for Supporting Confidence Through Exercise. Including afternoon tea, sandwiches and cakes plus entertainment with a ‘Mixed Bag’ of singing songs from the West End and Opera – from County to Soul music, a little of something for everyone. Tickets £7.50. Contact Lynne on 07415 678275.

TABLE TOP SALE

SATURDAY 21ST JULY

10am to 12 noon - as part of the Palace’s Community Mornings we are holding regular monthly table top sales each month, so get rid of your clutter, have a spring clean and book a stall at the Palace.

Please phone Gary on (01530) 262400 to book a stall.

PALACE BINGO

FRIDAY 27TH JULY

A great social night out! Doors open at 7.30pm. Eyes Down at 8.00pm. Licensed bar and refreshments. Everyone welcome.

The Palace Community Centre is available to hire for regular events and commercial hire, as well as private parties and celebrations. The Palace has a fully licensed bar, kitchen facilities, large free car park opposite venue, good disability access and facilities, full PA and lighting system, large screen and wi-fi, making it an ideal venue for numerous types of events.

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Mosaic Disability Services - 9.30am-3.30pm.

Outlook Group (a social group for senior citizens) 1.30pm – 3pm.

Contact Bridget Smith on (0116) 2318720 0r (07912) 480959

Fitness Pilates class – 7.45pm-8.45pm.

Focusing on core stability whilst improving tone and body alignment through controlled movement. Contact Michelle on (07887) 678367

Tuesday Bubbles Playgroup – 10.30am-12 Noon.

Richard Page on 01530 812201 or 07792 840948, e.mail: richard.page44@outlook.com for further details.

Contact Sue Townsend on (01530) 834239..

‘Weightwatchers’ class – 5.45pm - 8pm.

Contact Jo Wyld on 07877 281831 or e.mail jwyld@weight-watchers.co.uk

Friday Tai Chi 10am – 11am.

Contact Michael Cashmore on (07714) 215216.

Childrens Dance Classes

The adventure starts here! Aged 5-14 years. Call Craig on 0330 660 0637 or text on 0772 704735, e.mail: survival@youngpathfinders.com

Beginners Ballet 4.0 0-4.45pm; Beginners Tap 4.45-5.30pm; Musical Theatre 5.30-6.15pm Contact Miss Jessica of Rochelle School of Dance (established over 60 years in the area) (01455) 636514, (07949) 121442 or office@ rochelle-dance.com

Yoga Class – 6.45pm – 7.45pm.

Monthly Bingo

Young Pathfinders – 5pm – 6.30pm.

July 3rd. Please contact Johnathan Springthorpe on 07776 304766 or via his Facebook page: Yoga with Jay

Tai Chi – 8pm – 9pm.

NOW MONTHLY ON A FRIDAY - July’s Palace bingo is on Friday 27th July. A great social night out!

Doors open at 7.30pm. Eyes Down at 8.00pm.

Licensed bar & refreshments. Everyone welcome.

Wednesday

Community Morning at the Palace

Contact Doug Gerrard on (07969) 480684.

50+ Fitness Pilates – 9.30am-10.30am.

A specially designed program to encourage maintenance and flexibility of muscles used in our everyday movements providing a sense of harmony and wellbeing. Contact Michelle on (07887) 678367

Falls Prevention Class – 1.30-3.00pm

Run by N.W.L.D.C. Please contact Chris Mawbey on 01530 454785 or email: christopher.mawbey@ lwleicestershire.gov.uk for more information or just pop along.

‘FITSTEPS’ – 6pm-7pm – that’s ‘Strictly’ Fun!

Book now by contacting Rose on 07562 331041 or email: rosemarydebney@gmail.com

Palace Players – 7.30pm-9.45pm.

For anyone who is interested in getting involved with any aspect of amateur theatre. Contact the Palace on (01530) 262400 for more details.

Saturday Every Saturday 10am-12pm (except the 1st Saturday each month) the Palace plays host to groups, organisations and associations from the village, including the Ibstock Historical Society.

So if you would like to learn more about what is happening in your community, come along to the Palace. Also a variety of market stalls selling locally produced goods, including delicious home made cakes. Light refreshments available.

TICKET BOOKING - To book advanced tickets for any event please contact The Palace Tel: 01530 262400. Tickets can be purchased ‘on the door’ (subject to availability) Please check with ticket outlets to avoid disappointment.

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BOOK REVIEWS

Holiday Reads

Sun-lounger worthy reads to keep you occupied this summer.

Salvage the Bones Jesmyn Ward With so many new releases each year, it’s all too easy for books to get buried in the sands of time. Salvage the Bones deserves to be unburied. 15-year-old Esch lives with her three brothers, her alcoholic father and the memory of her mother in a crumbling shack in Mississippi. Hurricane Katrina is on the way and the family is woefully unprepared. If you’re a fan of Alice Walker or Harper Lee, and love getting lost in a devastatingly beautiful read, this one is for you.

I Still Dream James Smythe It’s 1997. In between making mix-tapes and arguing with her mum, Laura Bow finds time to create a computer programme.

She calls it Organon. At first, Organon is just something to tell her thoughts and feelings to – an online journal that talks back. But as the years pass, it becomes clear that Laura has created an AI with more potential than she could ever have imagined. A gripping read.

Wishes Under the Willow Tree Phaedra Patrick Benedict Stone is a jeweller in a quiet country village, as was his father before him.

Benedict’s marriage is going through a rocky patch, so the last thing he needs is a teenage niece he’s never met turning up on his doorstep.

Together, the unlikely duo work to win Benedict’s wife back. Wishes Under the Willow Tree is an enjoyable, easy read, and as added bonus, you’ll learn a little about gem stones along the way.

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The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart Holly Ringland Alice spends her days hiding from her father and helping her bruised, fragile mother tend to the garden. She’s kept away from school, family and the local village. But then one day tragedy strikes and Alice’s world starts to open up. Can she put her demons aside, or is she destined to repeat her parents’ mistakes?

A perfect summer read, although you may find it a struggle to tear yourself away.

The Family Next Door Sally Hepworth Pleasant Court is a nice neighbourhood, full of respectable families. People don’t talk about their problems. So when Isabelle Heatherington, single and attractive, moves in, she ruffles more than a few feathers. The secrets people have tried so hard to bury start coming out, as Isabelle seems to know rather a lot about her new neighbours.

An enjoyable domestic drama, with a few twists and turns to keep you sitting by the pool until the sun goes down.

How I Lose You Kate McNaughton How I Lose You is a love story, told backwards. Eva’s husband Adam dies in chapter one.

As Eva struggles to come to terms with her loss, we learn about their story in a series of flashbacks. Back in the present day, Eva stumbles across an email in Adam’s inbox that suggests he was hiding something. In her search to uncover his secret, Eva discovers shocking truths about herself.

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Services and activities we can provide help with: Domestic Duties • Overnight Care Carer Support • Accompany you to Social Events • Support for Hospital Visits Support with Social Activities • Promote Independence • Personal Care • Befriending Service Shopping • Assist Medication • Meal Preparation

We are leaders in the community helping people to live at home independently.

Bosworth Homecare’s well-trained and friendly staff team have been providing support for over 25 years. All of our staff have full references, an enhanced DBS and have completed extensive training.

Bosworth Homecare build and tailor packages of support to meet their clients individual needs. These can be a combination of the many services we provide including anything from a befriending service, personal care, assistance with shopping and domestic tasks to being accompanied on a hospital visit or a trip to play bingo.

Rated ‘good’ by the Care Quality Commission and becoming the first homecare provider to achieve the local authority’s Dignity and Respect Award, whatever help and support you need, Bosworth Homecare’s team will assist you.

Bosworth Homecare 7a Main Street Market Bosworth CV13 3 0JN

Tel · 01455 292648 Email · managementteam@givecare.co.uk www.bosworthhomecare.co.uk

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