Rothley Post (108) Sept 2014

SEP/OCT 2014 No. 108www.birstallpost.co.uk

THE ROTHLEY POSTY O U R F R E E C O M M U N I T Y N E W S P A P E R

THE ARTICLE, Plans For Extra PrimaryPlaces, published in the July 2014Birstall Post, contained a suggestionthat developers Jelson had "wriggledtheir way out of" their obligations inrespect of the Section 106 Agree-ment in relation to the provision of acombined primary school/recreationcentre at Hallam Fields.

The Birstall Post wishes to clarify thatthere has never been any requirement thatJelson construct these facilities at HallamFields and that therefore the article incorrect-ly gave the impression that Jelson had shirkedtheir responsibilities. The delivery of the pri-mary school/recreation centre is a CountyCouncil obligation.

The County Council have resolved that it isno longer appropriate to provide a new pri-mary school and instead to negotiate an ap-propriate contribution with Jelson towards theprovision of primary school places at anexisting primary school. Those negotiationson the level of contribution, and the form ofthe alternative recreation provision, are notyet complete.

The Birstall Post apologises for not con-tacting Jelson for comment before the publi-cation of the article, and for any possibledamage caused by its publication.

A GATE decorated with a rabbit motif has been installed atBunney’s Field, Rothley.

New gate at Bunney’sfield entrance

The wrought iron gate, made by KevinHarrison from Stowfledge Engineering inSileby, was paid for from the remainingfunds of the local VE/VJ committee.

Bunney’s Field is named after KenBunney (pictured below) who kept it as

a smallholding with pigs, sheep andhens and lots of old farm machinery.Ken died 20 years ago and the field was

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bought by the Harry Hames Cottagecharity on behalf of Rothley Parish

Pic: the new gateon Anthony Street

into Bunney’s field:l-r) Maxine Court,

Monica Bunney,Ann Harmer,

Rose Squire, JoanWiddowson & John

Harmer

PROPOSALS FOR up to 200 dwellingsin Rothley on a plot of land next toWestfield Lane and Templar Way havebeen announced by David WilsonHomes

Documents submitted to CharnwoodBorough Council show the proposal

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Council for the whole village.Ken’s widow Monica was present at a

special opening event in August. Shesaid: “I think it is beautiful.” Lookingback on running the smallholding withKen she said: “It was hard work but Ienjoyed it, I loved everything about it.”

Bunney’s Field has benefited over thelast few years from the hard work oflocal volunteers Steve Mitchell, MarionVincent and Anita Armstrong which hasseen ditches cleared, fences laid andfruit trees plants.

comprises• up to 200

dwellings compris-ing mainly two sto-rey houses

• an area of pub-licly accessible openspace

• up to 30% ofthe dwellings are tobe affordable hous-ing

• creation of onenew vehicular ac-cess off WestfieldLane

• new pedestrianconnections

• structural land-scaping

• surface waterdrainage and on-siteattenuation pond

• foul waterdrainage

• internal estateroads and car park-

The application has been made bythe landowner, the Thurcaston ParkTrust.

The site is 7.98 hectares and is cur-rently arable land. A development of 50new homes would represent a growth of6% in the number of homes in the par-ish.

The planning application states:• the community building would in-

clude a pre-school facility and have a 50space car park

• the park area would be suitable fora village fete and include a small chil-dren’s play area

• the housing would be a mix of2,3,4 and 5 bedroom homes

• there will be no apartments• 30% affordable housing will be

provided or contributions made towardscommunity facilities

• access will be from Mill Road. The

existing farm access will be closedObjections to the plans are being

submitted by many local residents. Com-ments include:

• over development• loss of farm land• loss of privacy• loss of local character and village

identity• unsustainable pressure on local

infrastructure and facilities• will increase the flood risk and

traffic on the roads• impact on wildlife• loss of green open space• increase in air pollution and con-

gestion• the access point from Mill Road is

not suitableAt the August meeting of Thurcaston

& Cropston Parish Council the Councilagreed to object in principle to theplans and to consider preparing a moredetailed objection at the next meeting.

The planning application reference isP/14/1308/2. Comments can be madeuntil September 25, 2014. You can viewthe application and make comments onthe planning section of Charnwood Bor-ough Council’s website

TEMPLAR WAY

WESTFIELD LANE

ingThe site is 18.24 hectares and is

currently used for agricultural purposesA public exhibition of the proposals

by David Wilson Homes will be held atthe Rothley Centre on September 16from 3-7pm. If you are unable to attendthe exhibition you can send your com-

ments to [email protected] phone 01908 202190.

Planning reference P/14/1674/2

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MILL LANE

Site of proposed development

PLANS FOR 50 new homes, a community centre and a parkon land off Mill Road, Thurcaston have been submitted toCharnwood Borough Council.

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Proposeddevelopmentsite 50 homes planned

for Thurcaston

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FAMILIES and young chil-dren turned out in force forthe inaugural Joe's Jog, amile-long fun run in Roth-ley, in memory of 14-year-old Joe Humphries.

The jog, which was held prior to therecent Rothley 10k (on June 17), helpedto raise funds for local charities includ-ing the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust(JHMT), which was set up to raiseawareness of sudden heart deaths.

Joe fell victim to SADS – suddenarrhythmic death syndrome – whilst outon a training run in his home village ofRothley in October 2012.

The family fun run gave fami-lies andyounger chil-dren thechance to bepart of theRothley 10kevening, as wellas raising mon-ey for goodcauses. Morethan 70 runnerstook part, in-cluding JHMTpatron and rugbylegend MartinJohnson, who ranwith his family.

Steve Hum-phries, chair ofJHMT, said: “Wewere reallytouched to see somany people join-ing together tocreate such a lovelyatmosphere and areal feeling of community spirit. After wedecided to stage the fun run, it all gath-ered pace, with lots of families telling ushow glad they were to be part of some-thing that allowed them to show theirsupport for the village’s established 10krace.

“We only had about two weeks topromote the event across the communi-ty, so the turnout and the support wehad has been fantastic.

“Our sincere thanks go to the armyof volunteers who helped us with every-thing from putting up posters and takingphotographs on the night to handing outwater, marshalling and registering run-ners. Hopefully, this has paved the wayto establish a very special family fun runin Rothley village, in memory of Joe, formany more years to come.”

ChrisWeikert Pick-er, Rothley10k raceorganiser,said: “Wewere de-lighted tosee thisaddition tothe well-establishedMattioliRothley10k race.The peo-ple ofRothleyand be-

yond have always been so generouswith their time and so committed toraising funds for the charities the race

supports.“With the new fun run preceding the

main race, they are now extending thatgenerous spirit to raise funds for anoth-er worthy local cause, and rememberingJoe in the process. We hope Joe’s Jogwill grow in numbers over future years.”

Funds raised for JHMT by the funrunners are still coming in, but the suc-cess of the event means organisers aredetermined it will return next year.

First over the finishline were 12-year-oldCameron Harrison-White in 6 mins 38,11-year-old RyanElston in 6 mins 44and 13-year-old Char-lie Jagger in 6 mins46.

The JHMT alsoruns Joe’s Mini

HeartStart 4 Sports, a training pro-gramme that shares vital life-saving skillswith local sports clubs. And it has justlaunched the Inspire Awards, an awardsscheme to help young people by offeringthem small grants or mentoring to fulfilltheir potential in the fields of music,sports, creativity or entrepreneurship.

To find out more about the Trust’svaried work, to get involved, or to learnhow to apply for the Inspire Awards or

Mini HeartStart training for yourclub, visitwww.jhmt.org.uk

(ends)Pics: (top) runners onthe starting line; (farleft, l-r) runners Anabel-la Jagger, Abigail Cook,Serena Cook and CharlieJagger (at the back);(left) runner Millie Sleath

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For those gardeners opening for thefirst time, they enjoyed the admiringcomments, the appreciation, and interestin their hard work.

There were times when the umbrellasrivalled the blooms in number if not incolour, but the rain didn’t keep peopleaway.

The event raised £1400 which will bepresented to LOROS at the traditionalgardeners’ thank you event in July.

Spokeswoman Linda Bennett said:“Have you got an interesting garden?Visitors like the variety of our opengarden event. Large, small, tidy, ‘relaxed’neat or more informal, there’s a spacefor your garden in next year’s event.

Book the date now, end of June 2015.Why not have a look at our website forfurther inspiration www.tcog.org.uk”

CLOUDY SKIES and intermittent showers didn’t keep awaythe garden lovers visiting the Thurcaston and CropstonOpen Gardens on the last weekend in June.

18 gardeners opened their gar-den gates to over 300 visitors whobraved the showers to admire andexplore different gardens. Forsome garden owners this is be-coming an annual event with visi-tors coming back year after yearto see how gardens have changed,projects progressed, new plantingand flowers in bloom.

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Pic: James & Elaine Clooneyin their garden

Pic: (below left) Adrian Walker from LOROSreceives a cheque from Annie Law


A FULL meeting of RothleyParish Council was held onJuly 14.

It was agreed to take on responsibili-ty for cutting grass verges within thebuilt up area of the parish (30/40mphzone). Leicestershire County Council willpay for the equivalent of five cuts peryear.

Following a meeting with CountyCouncil officers it was decided to pro-vide new posts around Town Green,sited on the kerb edge to prevent carparking, and to remove the concreteposts and chains. Further areas whereposts may be installed to control parkingwill be considered.

A full meeting of Rothley ParishCouncil was held on August 18.

It was reported that the West CrossLane development would be consideredby Charnwood’s planning committee onSeptember 11. It is likely to be recom-mended due to the lack of a five yearhousing supply in the Borough.

Although within the parish of Rothley,Mountsorrel Parish Council have submit-ted a detailed document requesting de-veloper contributions towards a newMemorial Hall, play area and improve-ments to the GP surgery.

Rothley Parish Council objected tothe development, but requested£500,000 from the developers if permis-sion is granted, towards a new RothleyCentre, car parking and medical facili-ties.

A resident complained about thepoor condition of the landscapingaround the Avalon development onLoughborough Road. The BoroughCouncil and the developer have beencontacted about the issue.

The Parish Council has asked a con-tractor to provide an estimate for thecleaning and restoration of the WarMemorial.

It was reported that David WilsonHomes have advised the Parish Councilthey are actively exploring buildinghomes on an area bounded by The Rid-ings and Westfield Lane and have soughtthe Parish Council’s views on the impacton the community infrastructure.

The number of homes has not beenprovided but is thought to be in theregion of 150. The developer has ar-ranged a public exhibition of its plans inthe Rothley Centre on September 16.

It was noted that government legisla-tion now permits the filming/audio re-cording of council meetings by thepublic.

possible scattering of ashes had takenplace at Cropston reservoir. Copingstones had been removed from the wallto gain access. Trinkets and garlandshad been left at the site. The Police havebeen informed, they will contact SevernTrent.

A full meeting of Thurcaston & Crop-ston Parish Council was held on June19,

A representative from CommunityHeartbeat gave a presentation aboutoutdoor defibrillators and associatedtraining sessions.

The postbox set in the wall of a prop-erty on Anstey Lane is leaning togetherwith the wall. It was agreed to contactthe property owner.

The Council agreed to purchase adefibrillator at a cost of £1995. It willbe located either at the Wheatsheaf Innor at the Memorial Hall.

The Parish noticeboard outside theMemorial Hall is to be replaced.

Garden Creation Services and Brook-lea Nursery are celebrating after theirshow garden won a prestigious RHSSilver-Gilt medal at Gardeners' WorldLive at the Birmingham NEC.

Designed andconstructed by NathanProud and Faye El-lard, the BirminghamBorder entry 'Bir-mingham: Calm &Chaos' gained highpraise from the RHSjudging panel who

described the overall impact of soft andhard landscaping as “phenomenal andexciting”.

Extremely popular with show visitors,the display contained innovative vertical

timber structures with metallined openings that at certainpoints created a reflectivewindow amongst the calmand chaotic planting.

Proprietor Nathan Proudsaid: “I am very pleased withthe result and proud of myin-house team who grew theplants and created the wholedesign.”Pic: Nathan Proud and FayeEllard

A ROTHLEY nursery has won a prestigious medal at a showin Birmingham.

Parish Council notes

THE ANNUAL Parish Councilmeeting of Thurcaston &Cropston Parish Council washeld on May 15.

Cllr Richard Younie was electedchairman and Cllr William Green waselected vice chairman.

In public session, a member of thepublic spoke about recording and film-ing of council meetings

The Council received reporting fromthe Parish Community Spedwatch volun-teers.

A parishioner has reported that a

LOCAL VOLUNTEERS havebeen monitoring trafficspeeds in Thurcaston andCropston.

The Community Speed Watch vol-unteers have been trained and withthe support of the Police have beenmeasuring vehicle speeds using speeddetection devices.

In Cropston, six volunteers carriedout monitoring on 15 separate days,mornings and evenings.

They found:• 22 vehicles (3.8%) were travel-

ling in excess of 47 mph in a 30 mphzone

• 196 vehicles (34%) were travel-ling between 40-46mph in a 30mphzone

• 27 vehicles were travelling at orin excess of 50mph

• the highest recorded speed was60mph in a 40mph zone

The checks were conducted onStation Road, Anstey Lane and Leices-ter Road. As a result of the number ofvehicles exceeding the speed limit onStation Road the Police have carriedout two enforcement days on July 15and 23. They issued formal cautionsand fixed penalty tickets on both days

In Thurcaston, monitoring revealedthe average speed on Anstey Lane(30mph zone) was 37.8mph zone),on Leicester Road (30mph zone)39.4mph and on Mill Road (30mphzone) 40.7mph.

James Clooney, Cropston Co-ordi-nator, said: “There will be furthermonitoring in September and October.The aim of the scheme is to raisemotorists awareness of the dangers ofspeeding in a built up area and tomake the roads a little safer than theyare at present.”

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A ROTHLEY after school clubis celebrating after beingrated as outstanding by Of-sted.

‘School’s Out’ is run by Claire Parker– it started in 2009, runs from RothleyBaptist Church and provides care for allprimary school aged children (4-11)with pick up and drop off to Rothleyschool.

Claire said: “Me and my team haveworked really hard over the last fiveyears to make the club successful and soit was great recognition for our effortswhen Ofsted rated us as outstanding inMay this year.”

Ofsted reported stated: “A calm andcaring atmosphere creates a positivelearning environment for all where chil-dren are highly valued as individuals.This supports extremely close bondsbetween children and practitioners andprovides a strong base for children todevelop their independence and explore.As a result, children feel confident toestablish close relationships with newpeople. In addition, parents acknowl-edge and appreciate the warm welcomeand ongoing support that they receive.”

Claire said: “I opened the club myselfin 2009, following recognition that manyworking parents were struggling to findchildcare in Rothley, to support workinghours outside of the normal school day.My main intention was to provide a safeand happy environment for children toplay and be cared for until their parentsfinished work. I started with just a hand-ful of children and it very soon becamea busy and thriving group. I now alsorun play schemes at Rothley primaryschool during the summer holidays.”

School’s Out also run a breakfastclub at the Old School rooms, everymorning from 7.45am

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WATERMEAD COUNTRY Parkhas retained its Green Flagstatus, along with BeaconHill and Market Bosworthcountry parks.

The awards, announced by environ-mental charity Keep Britain Tidy, recog-nise and reward the best parks andgreen spaces across the county. Thisyear a record 1,476 parks across thecountry will fly the green flag.

Blake Pain, the County Council’sCabinet member for country parks, said:“The green flag is a sign to the publicthat the spaces are maintained to thehighest possible standards and that theyhave excellent facilities, so it’s greatnews that all three of our country parkshave been recognised in this way.”

A NEW shop selling newand nearly new babyequipment has opened atGreenacres.

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The 663 Ensemble, now in its 45thyear, would be pleased to hear from anyex Leics. County School of Music orLeicestershire Arts violinists that wouldlike to join us for an afternoon of musicmaking on a monthly basis. We wouldalso welcome a trombonist. Pleasering 0116 2673558 for more details.

Cynthia Coltman.

The event will take place at theRothley Centre on MountsorrelLane, Rothley. Doors will open at7pm pm for a 7.30pm start. Teaand Coffee will be served at theinterval.Tickets are £8.50 pp and will in-clude refreshments. To assist withnumbers you should book by call-ing Mr John Leake on 0116 2303858.

Ladies CircleHowe Lane, RothleyTuesday 2.30pmLadies Circle will be re-openingon Tuesday 9th September 2014.Joining fee for the year £5 and £1each time you comefor information please phone PamFloyd on 01162374111SeptemberTuesday 9th Friendly and JoiningTuesday 23rd Harvest ,By the Rev.Dave WarnockOctoberTuesday 7th Long Clawson cheesefarm :speaker Deborah SpencerSaturday 11th Coffee Morning:charity Make A Wish {please sup-port}Tuesday 21st Roberts Travel:speaker Sarah CrowstonNovemberTuesday 4th Magic of the Ball-room: speaker Joyce Godfrey

Belgrave CemeterySituated near Red Hill Island(A563)

Heritage Open DaySunday September 14, 10am-3pmCommemorating100th anniversary of WW1Follow a self-conducted guidedwalk of WW1 soldier’s gravesAlsoJoin the Friends of Belgrave Cem-

etery in their 10th AnniversaryCelebrationRefreshments AvailableAll Are Welcomewww.heritageopendays.org.ukwww.friendsofbelgravecemetery.org.uk

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Charity WhistDrivesorganised by Derek Farr will beheld at 7.30 p.m on ThursdaysSeptember 4, October 2 and No-vember 6 in the Rothley Centre,Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley. Ad-mission £2. All players welcome

BirstallBirdwatching ClubTuesday October 14Chile - South to North by Pam Dar-byPam will take us on a journeyfrom the soaring mountains ofPatagonia in the south to the aridAtacama desert in the north.Chile is a long, thin country withvery varied habitats and a richabundance of wildlife. So pleasecome along and let Pam share herexperience of this wonderfulcountry.Meetings are at The Rothley Cen-tre, Mountsorrel Lane, RothleyVisitors are most welcome £2Free parking on site and easy ac-cessFurther information from KenGoodrich 0116 2674813

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Tea DanceBallroom, Sequence and LatinFriday 19th September 3.30 -5.30pm£3 on the door includes refresh-mentsBirstall Village HallBirstall RoadLeicester LE4 4DHCome along for a great afternoonof dancing, socialising and excel-lent company and some good mu-sic.All welcome.

Autumn Fairon Sat October 25 at The RothleyCentre.Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley.10am till 12 noon. Admission 50p.Rt Hon Stephen Dorrell MP will beattending.Raffle, Tombola, Books, ProduceStalls, Cakes, Games, Vegetables& Games.

Rothley ParishChurchThree services every Sunday9.00am, 10.30am, 6.00pmAll ages welcome, bring a friendwww.rothleychurch.org.ukFacebook @ rothley parish church

The Rothley Post welcomes yourviews and opinions on any subject. Let-ters, which must include your name andaddress, (though not necessarily forpublication) can be posted to: The Bir-stall Post, Longslade College, WanlipLane, Birstall, Leicester LE4 4GH, orhanded in at Rothley library, RothleyPost Office, Woodgate or email:[email protected]

YOUR SAY...

When the alterations [to the RothleyCourt hotel] were being carried out inJanuary this year, the planning scheduleincluded repairs to the two turrets onthe road side and the removal of treesgrowing in the wall. Also to be ad-dressed was the dampness in the Chapel.I understand that these issues were notacted upon due to colonies of bats oc-cupying those places. Apparently thebats vacate in September and so hope-fully we will see the work completedthen.

Along with others who grew up inRothley, I remember the Temple whenit was a private house and long to see itrestored to its former glory.

Brenda SutherlandRothley HeritageTrust

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Film PresentationsFrom Thurcaston & Cropston Par-ish Council“Saving Mr Banks”Friday September 11(125 mins).This film was nominated for aBAFTA as best outstanding Britishfilm. P.L.Travers (Emma Thomp-son), wrote a series of booksabout Mary Poppins but for twentyyears she refused to grant filmingrights to Walt Disney,(TomHanks). The latter eventually gaveinteresting concessions to theauthor, making possible the won-derful film "Mary Poppins". "Sav-ing Mr Banks" is an elegant andwitty story.“Mandela - Long Walk to Free-dom”Friday Oct 17 (139 mins)Starring Naomie Harris and IdrisElba, this film, is drawn from thememoirs of the South Africanstatesman, Nelson Mandela. Itstretches from his childhood tohis almost unbelievable inaugura-tion. It delves into the complexpolitics as well as difficult rela-tionships within his family. Elbabrings out the courageous deter-mination of Mandela and his char-ismatic personality.“The Monuments Men”Friday November 14Thurcaston and Cropston ParishCouncil will be showing thesefilms at Thurcaston Memorial Hall.Starting at 7.30pm, tickets cost£4-50 and concessions are £4.The price includes refreshmentsand a lucky prize draw. Advancedtickets can be purchased via theparish office - 0116 236 7626 orat the door.

Want to tryrunning?It is much easier to run with asupportive group than on yourown.Wreake Runners are starting anew Beginners Group for bothmen and women. This is a tenweek course starting on TuesdaySeptember 2 at 7pm meeting atthe Hub, Roundhill College, Thur-maston. The price for the courseis £15 and the aim is to progresscomplete beginners to being ableto run 30 minutes continuously(using a walk/run programme)For more information or to book aplace please contact Lyndsey07789 634722, Helen 07791707080 or Scott 07828 674061

ConcertCharnwood OrchestraSaturday September 27at 7.30pmHoly Trinity Church, BarrowHaydn: Symphony 67Bach: Concerto for the violinsSchubert: Overture D470Mozart: Symphony 36 ‘Linz’£10, conc £9, children U16 £30771 281 [email protected]

Soar Valley Artists12th Annual ExhibitionThe Rothley Centre, MountsorrelLane, RothleySat & Sun, Oct 11/12, 10am-5pmCome and enjoy our display ofpaintings as well as coffee

Bradgate Sewing CircleOpen DayTuesday September 30from 10am to 12.30pmat the Rothley Centre, RothleyView an exhibition of work andsee the Sewing Circle at work£1 admission includes raffle ticketProceeds to the British HeartFoundationThere will also be a separate raf-fle for a beautiful handmade quilt,proceeds to Cancer Research UKRefreshments available• • •

Vintage FashionMarketSunday Sep 2110.30-4.30pmCity Rooms, Hotel St, LeicesterVintage traders, live music, after-noon tea, beauty parlour

Auction ofPromises & GiftsSaturday Sep 13, 7.30pmWoodhouse Eaves Village HallCharnwood Branch of Cancer Re-search UKCelebrating 50 years of fundrais-ingEntrance free, £1 for programmeand bidding numberDo come and join us for a funevening

Coffee ShopRothley Methodist, Howe LaneEvery Tuesday morning, 10-11.30amCome rain or shineNow open : Book exchangeEveryone welcomeTea, coffee, biscuits, toasted teacakeProceeds for the Methodist Church

Charity BridgeDriveorganised by Loughborough LionsClubwill be held at the Rothley Centre,Mountsorrel Lane, Rothleyon Wednesday November 5, at1.30pmwith afternoon tea provided at acost of £6 per personTo book a table please contactJackie 0116 2303317 oremail:[email protected]

Modern HistoryTalkby Dr Michael Lynch, University ofLeicester‘The EU – Glittering Success orDismal Failure?”Tuesday October 21, 7-9.30pmRothley Centre, Mountsorrel LaneTickets £5Call Norman Pratt 0116 2375254to book your ticket then pay onthe door

Draw, Paint and PrintThis course will look at working in a

variety of drawing and painting media andserves as an introduction to basic printingtechniques. The course is suitable for re-turning learners wishing to try somethingnew whilst expanding their knowledge andunderstanding of the language of art. Be-ginners are also welcome. Teaching issupported by examples of artists’ work,demonstrations and group discussions.

Tutor: Jo Sheppard. Fee £84.70, dis-counted: £76.25 (not available to the re-tired) or Free

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Date: Monday 1–3pm, 11 meetings from15th September 2014In Tune With the Times

Satire and social history in musicals andoperettas. We will examine the history of19th century France through Les Misera-bles, Orpheus in the Underworld, Phantomof the Opera and The Merry Widow; racialtensions in America as depicted in Show-boat, West Side Story and South Pacific;Hollywood film musicals of the 1930’s andhow they adapted to the notorious Produc-tion Code; the decadence of Weimar Ger-many in The Threepenny Opera andCabaret; the real story of The Sound ofMusic’s von Trapp family; changing viewsof the First World War as reflected in Oh!What a Lovely War.

Tutor: David Price Fee £52.00, dis-counted: £46.80 (not available to the re-tired) or Free


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The Impressionists’ desire to look at theworld with a new freshness and immediacytransformed painting. This course exploresthe essence of Impressionism; its birth andthe Barbizon painters, its widespread influ-ence, including the work of American art-ists such as Winslow Homer and MaryCassatt. No previous experience necessary-just a lively open-minded interest in art!

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Neighbourhood Development Plansare a part of the planning process intro-duced with the Localism Act 2011. Theygive communities the chance to set out avision for their area, about how it willlook in the coming years.

It will contain policies that will be thebasis for planning decisions to be takenby Charnwood Borough Council on is-sues such as housing, open spaces andthe environment, heritage and communi-ty facilities.

The Neighbourhood Plan is beingdriven forward by Thurcaston & Crop-ston Parish Council whohave set up a WorkingGroup consisting of localpeople to lead theproject.

A spokesman said: “Ifyou love living in Thur-caston and Cropston now– help us to keep it thatway in the future! Whetheryou’re interested in pre-serving the things that areimportant to you or haveideas for making thingsbetter, come and share your thoughtswith us!”

He added: “We believe that localpeople are best placed to make deci-sions on matters that affect them mostand so, later in the year, we would liketo form ‘theme groups’ of people livinglocally with a particular interest in hous-ing, open spaces, heritage or communityfacilities. Groups will meet with otherparishioners to discuss what is impor-

tant and to help the Parish Council totranslate community views into policies.”

Discussions may include such thingsas which open spaces to protect fromdevelopment; what sort of housing isneeded, and where, to meet the needs ofpeople living in Thurcaston and Crop-ston; what community facilities are re-quired that are not currently availableand which heritage assets to safeguardfor future generations.

To get involved in one of theseTheme Groups, or to find out moreab out the Neighbourhood Plan,

residents can attend a drop-in session being held atCropston Evangelical FreeChurch on Station Road,Cropston on Friday Septem-ber 19 any time between3pm and 7pm.

Another session will beheld at the Memorial Hall,Anstey Lane, Thurcaston onFriday September 26 be-tween pm and 7pm.

The spokesman said:“We want to hear from you!

The more people become involved thebetter the Neighbourhood Plan will be.”

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• as of April 2014, 1000 communitieshave started to produce a Neighbour-hood Development Plan (NDP)

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A GROUP of local artists arestaging an exhibition oftheir work.

The Soar Valley Artists’ 12th Annualexhibition will be held in the RothleyCentre on Mountsorrel Lane on Saturday& Sunday October 11/12 from 10am to5pm

Spokesman John Beckett said: “Thesociety was formed in October 2002.Our main objective is to further our loveof art and to continuously improve ourstandard of work in enjoyable company.We meet to paint on Monday evening atSileby and Wednesday mornings at Roth-ley. The year’s programme includesworkshops, demonstrations, critique

evenings with well known artists, out-door sketching and an annual dinner.We are permanently on display at Glen-field Hospital raising money for theGlenfield Trust.

“Why not visit our 12th Annual Exhi-bition and enjoy our display of paintingsas well as coffee, tea and home madecakes”

RESIDENTS IN Thurcaston and Cropston are being invited toget involved with producing a Neighbourhood Plan for theparish.

Invitation to helpshape neighbourhood

A FOOD bank started inRothley this month.

The Soar Valley Community FoodProject is based in Rothley Baptistchurch on Woodgate and providesfree food parcels to those in need aswell as support directing people toother assistance that might be availa-ble.

Tim Jackson, project co-ordinator,said: “The aim is to support people toa better future by helping them in theshort term to put food on the tableand to assist them find a way forwardout of the crisis.”

He added: “Over the last year wehave been developing the vision forthe project, so it is fantastic to openour doors to support those who needhelp. The team have a real heart tohelp those who are having difficultiesfeeding themselves. We cannot operatewithout food donations, so we aretremendously grateful to the localsupermarkets who have agreed to putdonation bins in their stores, so whenyou shop please look out for theseand donate non perishable food.”

The Food Project is based at Roth-ley Baptist Church, Woodgate, Rothleyand is open Monday mornings from11am to 1pm. It is open to anyonewho needs help so drop in, call/text07743 765958 or email:[email protected].

The Soar Valley Community FoodProject is jointly run by Rothley ParishChurch and Rothley Baptist Church. Ifyou would like to donate food, moneyor time please call in or call 07743765958.

There were over 1 million peoplewho used a free food bank in the lastyear. These people were unable tofeed themselves for a variety of rea-sons which could have includedchanges to their benefits, losing theirjob, debt repayments and a range ofother issues.

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THURCASTON BROWNIES andCropston Guides have sentus their annual review ofthe year.

BROWNIES. September 2013 began withsome of the girls winning prizes for artand craftwork at the Thurcaston Horticul-tural show. Then work started on the Safe-ty badge. The Brownies tested the schoolplayground equipment, and learned aboutthe dangers of electricity, hot water andother hazards around the house and gar-den, phoning home and 999 calls. Brown-ies performed their own safety dramas andhad an expert talk about personal safety.We visited the Church and tried ringinghand bells (Thank you to the Hand bellsgroup). We learned the Firework code inpreparation for our bonfire, fireworks andfood. We looked smart in our uniforms forthe Remembrance Day service at All Saint’sChurch, Thurcaston, and then screamed‘It’s behind you’ at Loughborough’s Panto-mime, Jack and the Beanstalk. We madeglittery Christmas tree decorations withbeads and finished the term with a partywhere everyone dressed as their favouritepantomime character.

In Spring 2014 the Brownies workedfor the First Aid badge with expert tuitionfrom Brian Jackson (thank you). Browniesundertook the Entertainer badge whichinvolved giving a short individual perform-ance to the rest of the Pack of a song,dance, poems, joke or musical instrumentperformance. The Brownies made paperplate hand puppets and wrote scripts to actout a nursery rhyme or fairy tale with theirparents in the audience.

In the summer term the Brownies un-dertook the Wildlife Explorer badge. Onthe bat hunt we found plastic bats inLanesborough Wood and near the tunnelunder the GCR in Thurcaston, but all thereal ones eluded us and the butterflies hadgone to bed. We got a little messy makingbird feeders but enjoyed the hedgehogevening and also insect and scavengerhunts. A Wet ‘n’ Wild games evening endedthe summer term.

GUIDES We began the Autumn termpresenting prizes that some Guides hadwon at the Horticultural Show and theGuide of the Year cup for 2012 /2013 toAbigail Crisswell. The girls were earningtheir Personal Safety badge by cookingsafely on a disposable BBQ (in the rain),discussing dangers around the home andgarden, throwing a lifeline, turning offelectricity and water supplies, phoning 999and keeping safe on the internet. We visit-ed the Church and tried ringing hand bellsand climbing up the scary bell tower. TheGuides joined with the Brownies for theRemembrance Service, Pantomime andBonfire evenings but made more compli-

cated tree decorationsand held their ownChristmas party, espe-cially enjoying theChocolate 6 game.

In the spring termthe Guides cookedpancakes on emptybean tins using can-dle power. We mustthank the churchgroup for helpingthem to make giftsfor Mum at theMothering Sunday Service. For the Per-forming Arts badge, the girls performedtheir own dance routines and in smallgroups gave Puppet show performances toan audience of their parents. They hadmade several different kinds of puppets,and also made the props and scenery fortheir puppet plays. The evening finishedwith congratulations to 5 older Guides:Abi, Bethany, Chloe, Eloise and Laurenwho had gained their Baden Powell awardand also a presentation of flowers to thankUnit Helper, Pat Wilson, and Guide Leader,Christine Miranda, for their many yearswith Guides and Brownies. A week later,Baden- Powell certificates were presentedby Richard Clowes, High Sheriff of Leices-ter at the Big Shed to Guides from acrossthe County. At a further ceremony, Chris-tine Miranda received an award to recog-nise 40 years of service to Guiding.

Abi, Chloe and Eloise are old enough tohave started their bronze Duke of Edin-burgh Award and have being helping withour Brownies for their volunteering sectionof this award –thank you.

In the summer term, the Guides wereworking for the Traditions of Guidingbadge and used snake lashing to makemodel rafts to race on the stream (River

Lin) in Bradgate Park. Buddy burners weremade from melted wax and later used at acook out and overnight camp. Dampers(flour and water dough) were flame-cooked on skewers. Community Serviceinvolved helping the Leaders with the Bar-nardo’s envelopes in Cropston and theOpen Gardens in Thurcaston for LOROS.Camping overnight in the garden and anight walk to Rothley chip shop was inconjunction with the RSPB wild sleep out.Our year ended with a getting soaked at aWet’n’Wild games evening.

We meet on Wednesday evenings atRichard Hill Primary School, Anstey Lane,Thurcaston and thanks must go to MrCooper at the school who is always veryhelpful. Any adults wishing to volunteer, orenquiries for girls to join, please contactthe following:

Brownies (age 7) 6-7.15pm: contactLouise Keran 07711 422350:

Guides (age 10) 7.15-8.30pm: ContactChristine Miranda 0116 2364293Pics (top): The Baden Powell Award. (l-r)Eloise, Lauren, Chloe, Bethany and Abi;(inset)Brownies at their Christmas partydressed as a pantomime character.

A MONEY advice centre hasbeen opened in Rothley.

Free, face to face counselling isavailable from Soar Valley CommunityMoney Advice, based at Rothley Bap-tist church, Woodgate, Rothley

Centre Manager Tim Jackson said:“If you are struggling with your debtsor just need some help with yourfinances Soar Valley Community Mon-ey Advice Centre is here to help you.The centre has trained advisors whooffer free face to face debt counsellingin a confidential and supportive way.They will go through your finances,prepare a budget and negotiate withanyone you owe money to. This willremove the pressure that your credi-tors are putting on you and ensure anaffordable payment plan is agreed.The aim is to support you to a futurefree of debt.”

In addition the Centre can adviseon benefit entitlement, other freeservices available, cost saving ideasand budgeting.

Tim added: “It has been great tobe able to help many individuals andfamilies get their finances on to afirmer footing. The positive impact ontheir lives as the stress of debt is liftedis amazing to see.”

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Both golfers were members of Birstallas amateurs and put their course knowl-edge to good use, with Cort – who hadled by two shots overnight – snatching a

birdie on the par five 18th to clinch thetitle.

The Mark Group Midland Open is thebiggest professional tournament held inLeicestershire each year, and again at-tracted all the Midlands’ top profession-als, including former Ryder Cup playersPaul Broadhurst and Peter Baker.Pic: Kath Cottingham, founder of The MarkGroup presenting the trophy to MatthewCort

This year it was held at the “Blue BellInn” in Rothley. Recently refurbished, theInn was attractively appointed and the Tearoom was comfortably arranged for ourbenefit.

On arrival we were supplied with ei-ther Tea or Coffee which was most wel-come as the weather was beautifully hot –a real July Summer’s day.

We were then more than generouslyplied with large scones, strawberry jam,copious amounts of Clotted Cream (sothick you could stand your spoon up init!) and then came the strawberries, largeand delicious.

We then held a well supplied Raffle tothe delight of all concerned.

We owe a great debt of gratitude toour Deputy Leader, Sue Wakerley, fororganising the occasion and also ourthanks go the more than helpful anddiligent staff of the “Blue Bell Inn” Res-taurant.

On August 11 Mr Derek Holloway,who had previously visited the Club twicewith extremely diverse talks, on this occa-sion spoke on a personal level about theEarthquake which took place in Christch-urch New Zealand, on Tuesday February22, 2011, when he and his wife were onholiday with their extended family. Henamed his talk “The Day the Earth Movedfor Jane and Derek” a title which pro-duced much laughter. However, the sub-ject was far from amusing.

The Christchurch Earthquake was apowerful natural event which severelydamaged New Zealand’s second largestCity killing 185 people in one of the na-tion’s deadliest peacetime disasters. Thequake (6.3 magnitude) followed an earli-er one (7.1 magnitude) which had oc-curred on September 4, 2010. NewZealand is situated on the notorious40,000km long “Ring of Fire” around thePacific basin where 90% of all earth-quakes occur with 81% being major.New Zealand is therefore known as “theshaky islands” and Christchurch, at theepicentre of the ‘quake, is still experienc-ing aftershocks today.

Derek graphically recounted his andhis wife’s personal and harrowing experi-ences witnessing first-hand the terribleearthquake which occurred at 12.51pm.

They had spent a pleasant morningpunting on the river Avon and were aboutto enjoy lunch in a Restaurant, when theearthquake struck and they becametrapped and they had to escape the fallingbuilding. Jane had become trapped in the“Ladies” for a short time. Their cousinshelped them to get out and to shelter inthe Park as the Cathedral collapsed upthe Street. The family drove them out oftown avoiding collapsed buildings andlakes of mud called liquefaction rising outof fissures above the river Avon, earlierso peaceful but by then a raging torrent.A baby daughter was cared for by thegrandparents, whose house had beenshaken several times by earthquakes andafter-shocks. Another relative had toabandon his coat, wallet and keys and didnot see his car again for four months.Two other cousins were at the Universityand had to run out on to the grass toavoid falling masonry.

Derek said that in the aftermath 185people had lost their lives and many fami-lies were separated for long periods. Mostbuildings had been destroyed including

Canterbury Cathedral, all churches and80% of the business district. All infra-structure had gone. Food had to be air-lifted in, 10,000 houses were beyondrepair, 20,000 Portaloos had to be in-stalled and the famous Rugby Unionmatches relocated. All in all, the ‘quakeproved to be the 3rd costliest ever. Thecity’s mayor, Robert Parker, fronted me-dia coverage and “held people together”and was knighted for his services in thisyear’s New Year’s Honours List. On alighter note, Derek then followed on withhappier photographs of his family holidayin New Zealand.

Derek then reported on the progressmade by the time of his return to NewZealand some 3 years later 2013/14 andsaid that Christchurch was by then ”onthe road to recovery”. Canterbury Cathe-dral had been temporarily rebuilt usingcardboard and the original bells returnedfor repair to Taylors’ Bell Foundry inLoughborough. The city centre had beentotally demolished and the land cleared toawait final planning decisions on redevel-opment. In the meantime, Christchurchwas still a city of shipping containershousing businesses, offices etc., but thefamous heritage trams had started to runagain, albeit in restricted areas and workhad commenced on the first priority “in-frastructure” with the re-laying of under-ground water supply pipes and sewers.

Poignantly a temporary memorial of185 white chairs (including one babychair) had been installed to represent thepeople who had lost their lives. Dereksaid that for him the life threatening ex-perience of surviving the earthquake hadbeen “life changing”. He and Jane hadattended a thanksgiving service at whichthe New Zealand National Anthem hadbeen sung in Maori and English andwhich he said he had found particularlymoving. The brave people of Christch-urch have to live with constant worryabout “the next one” and he and Janewished good luck to them all, a sentimentshared by all members of the MondayClub present at the meeting.

Members were then able to peruseDerek’s selection of memorabilia (news-papers and photographs etc).bringingclosure to a fascinating talk,

Our next Meeting will be our custom-ary Harvest Festival on September 8. Thisis a light hearted event, supported bygenerous fund-raising donations. Docome along and join us. Informationobtainable on 0116 2363467.

From Ann Farndon, The Monday Club An-stey, Cropston, Thurcaston & Rothley

DEFENDING CHAMPION Matthew Cort from Rothley Park heldoff a determined challenge from Michael Reed to retain theMark Group Midland Open, staged at Birstall Golf Club.

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THE ROTARY Club of theWreake Valley organised thefifth annual WatermeadChallenge Charity Run atWatermead Park in earlyJuly.

Although the date clashed with one ofthe football World Cup semi finals therewere a record 275 plus entrants in thethree and five mile runs.

The event this year was in aid of thelocal Syston charity, Textellis.com, set upby Richard Page in aid of his son Ellis,and attracted runners of all abilitiesaround the lakeside course.

Race Director, Chris Battye, said: “Weare delighted with the turnout and theoverall success of the event. Money isstill coming in but we hope the eveningwill have raised over £2000 for thisworthwhile cause.”

You can find out more about theWatermead Challenge and Rotary atwww.wreakevalleyrotary.org.uk.

Members of the Rotary Club of theWreake Valley and of Stamford St Mar-tins visited the French coast on June 6to raise the money in memory of Rich-ard Payne who was born on D Day andlost his battle with MND last year.

A spokesman said: “The 70th anniver-sary proved to be an exciting and event-ful day with the walk beginning atPegasus Bridge at 5am to avoid Frenchroad closures for her Majesty, PresidentsObama and Putin along with 21 otherworld leaders.

“Our aim was to reach Arromanche20+ miles along the coast, but due tothe road closures and numerous eventsalong the beachfront we had to turnback midway. Nevertheless the overallmileage was achieved and Arromanchewas reached on day two. Through thesore feet and blisters we could only

imagine how it must have been 70 yearsago and salute those that took part!”

Richard Payne’s daughter Emily said:“The atmosphere in Normandy on the

anniversary of D Day was amazing, therewere lots of commemorations, flagseverywhere and everyone was reallyfriendly and interested in what we weredoing. We were so pleased to raise sucha large amount of money for a greatcause, in memory of my dad.”

A CHARITY walk along the D Day beaches in Normandyraised £1500 for the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

AT OUR meeting in July wewere pleased to welcomeErnest Miller, who came totalk to us about Stoney-well Cottage, the NationalTrust Gimson House inUlverscroft.

As this property is close to wherewe all live, we were pleased to wel-come local visitors as well as ourmembers.

Ernie related the problems theNational Trust had in getting planningpermission to turn the property into avisitor centre. We were also told 130volunteers will be needed to keep theproperty running five days a week.

Ernest Gimson, an architect byprofession, originally built the cottagefor family occupation from April toSeptember. It was set into the rockand was completed in 1899. In 1939the thatch roof caught fire and theproperty was badly damaged. ASwithland slate roof replaced thethatched one.

We were also made aware of Er-nest Gimson’s friendship with bothWilliam Morris and the BarnsleyBrothers and with their involvementwith the arts and crafts movement.

Ernest Gimson was renowned forhis arts and crafts skills, and designedchairs and plaster work. The Univer-sity of Leicester holds some examplesof his furniture.

It is understood that the cottageshould open sometime in August.

This was an excellent, informativetalk that made us all want to visit thecottage.

From Benita Gettings, Thurcaston &Cropston WI

POLICE ARE appealing for in-formation after two burglariesand one attempted burglary inthe Rothley area.

The first incident happened some timebetween 4.15pm on Saturday July 12 and5.15pm on Sunday July 13 on HomefieldLane, Rothley. During the burglary cashand jewellery were stolen with a largeamount of the jewellery being Indian gold.

The second incident happened sometime between 10.15am on Friday July 11and 8.05pm on Sunday July 13 on Grange-fields Drive, Rothley. In this instance thevictims were on holiday at the time of thebreak in and the burglary was discoveredby a family member. An 18ct gold ring wasstolen during the incident.

The third incident happened some timebetween 10.15am on Saturday July 12 and4.20pm on Sunday July 13 on BrownhillCrescent, Rothley. On this occasion thesuspects did not gain access to the proper-ty due to the alarm being activated.

PC 4471 Beth Pick said: “We wouldlike to speak to anyone who saw any suspi-cious activity on Homefield Lane, Grange-fields Drive and Brownhill Crescent overthe weekend from Friday July 11 to SundayJuly 13. We would also like to speak toanyone who has any suspicions as to whomay be responsible or has come acrossany of the stolen items”.

Anyone with information in relation toany appeals featured on this site is askedto contact the relevant officer on 101,follow the instructions to leave a messagefor the officer and when prompted key inthe officer’s identification number. Alterna-tively, contact Crimestoppers, which is freeand anonymous, on 0800 555 111.

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LEICESTER ROWENAGarden Centre onLoughborough Road,Rothley, held aBlooming Great TeaParty and raised£370 for Marie CurieCancer Care, its cho-sen charity for thenext two years.

The tea party includ-ed a tombola and wishtree, all set to the musicof local flute player, Elizabeth Wells.

All the money raised from the teaparty will help Marie Curie Nurses toprovide more free care to people withterminal illnesses in their own homesmeaning they can continue to enjoy andbenefit from their garden.

Tim Wildbore at Leicester RowenaGarden Centre said: “We’re so pleasedour Blooming Great Tea Party raisedsuch a wonderful amount for MarieCurie. It was a fantastic event and we’rehappy that sharing a cuppa with localswill fund free care from Marie CurieNurses to terminally ill people.”

Carrie Seaton, Community Fundraiserat Marie Curie said: “A massive thankyou to Leicester Rowena Garden Centrefor holding this tea party and to allthose who came along and donated toMarie Curie.”

Situated just off the busy A46 road, notfar from the village of Ratcliffe on theWreake, the College and its spaciousgrounds have a commanding position onthe high ground where they are situated,with magnificent views over the surround-ing countryside, but are quite shelteredfrom the noise and bustle of the nearbytraffic. Today the College is an independ-ent, co-educational Catholic day andboarding school, with pupils’ ages rangingfrom 3 to 18 years.

Events which led to the foundation ofthe College date back to 1828, whenBlessed Antonio Rosmini founded a reli-gious order in Sacro Monte Calvario, innorthern Italy, which he named the Insti-tute of Charity. His central philosophy forthe men of the order, which later includ-ed a separate order for women, plus onefor associated lay people, was and still isto service God and theneeds of the church andthe world in whateverway the signs of the timeindicate, mindful of theimportance of mutualhelp and support for oneanother in their pursuitof serving God. The namefor this spiritual familybecame the Rosminians.

In England in 1828,after years of persecutionof Catholics, Parliamentrepealed the Penal Laws against Catholics,finally allowing them the freedom oncemore to live and practise their faith inpublic. Thus, in 1835 Father Rosmini senta small group of men to England, led byFr. Luigi Gentili. They initially went to thecollege and seminary at Prior Park inBath, but as the Catholic revival gatheredmomentum, Fr. Gentili moved to the Mid-lands to become house Chaplain for Am-brose Phillips de Lisle at Grace DieuManor. Despite some continued hostilitytowards Catholic missionaries, Fr. Gentiliwas fortunate to gain support and friend-ship from a local benefactor, from whomhe was able to purchase the land onwhich the present College is sited, toestablish a Rosminian seminary in 1845.Then, in 1847, a boarding school for boyswas added. The Catholic ethos establishedby Fr. Gentili over 160 years ago hasremained at the forefront of the life of theCollege since its foundation, with mem-bers of the Rosminian Community livingand working within the College grounds atthe Rosminian Centre, based in the previ-ously abandoned buildings and area thatwas Ratcliffe Aerodrome.

We were fortunate to have one of theFathers from the Rosminian Centre, thewell-informed Fr. David, as our guide forthe afternoon to take us on a tour of theCollege buildings and grounds. Fr. Davidhad been a pupil at the College, leaving in1959 and then later returning there as ateacher. He left again to pursue otherministry and teaching roles over manyyears, before latterly returning again tocontinue his ministry within the Rosmini-an Centre and the daily life of the College.Fr. David proved to be a delightfully en-tertaining guide with many anecdotalstories to tell, and his deep affection forthe College was obvious.

The school buildings were designed bythe Victorian Gothic revivalist, AugustusWelby Pugin, who is also known for his

collaborative work in the reconstructionof the Palace of Westminster. The CollegeSquare was designed by Charles FrancisHansom. Various alterations and exten-sions (not all in keeping with Pugin’sdesigns) have taken place since the Col-lege’s foundation, including the 20thCrefectory and Byzantine style church and,more recently, the sixth form centre.

Our tour concluded at the RosminianCentre where we heard from MargaretGreiff about the important role of RatcliffeAerodrome during WWII. As Fr. Davidexplained, the Centre is a “work inprogress”, but it was good to learn thatthe buildings have been restored to housea large library, to provide facilities forseminars and other meetings, as well asto serve a meaningful spiritual purpose inthe Rosminian tradition. Finally, we en-joyed some very welcome tea and cakes.

Tuesday September 16 is the date ofthe first of our autumn meetings, whenPeter Liddle, former Community Archaeol-ogist for Leicestershire will talk about“The Rise and Decline of the MedievalVillage”. Time: 7.30pm. Venue: HarrisonRoom, All Saints’ Church, Thurcaston. Allwelcome. Visitors: £3.

From Jennifer KenningtonThurcaston and Cropston Local History

Society

IT WAS a breezy, but dry afternoon on Saturday August 16, 2014, when a groupof members and guests gathered at Ratcliffe College for our last outing of thesummer.

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PLANS FOR the conversion ofa residential dwelling at 23Woodgate, Rothley, into acafé/restaurant have beensubmitted to CharnwoodBorough Council.

The owner’s plans are to live inpart of the dwelling and convert therest of the property into a café. Asingle storey extension will be addedto the side of the property to house anew kitchen.

Rothley Parish Council has object-ed to the plans on the grounds ofover development of a small plot andconcerns about the lack of parking.

Planning application referenceP/14/1340/2

A-LEVEL results announcedin August saw Leicester-shire improving on lastyear’s figures with thenumber of students at coun-ty schools gaining A*-Cgrades rising from 75 percent to 76 per cent.

At Longslade 67 per cent achievedA*-C grades and the pass rate was 97per cent.

The pass rate for the county was 99per cent and nationally it was 98 percent, down from 98.1 per cent in 2013.

Longslade’s Acting Principal Mr JasonSmith said: “We’re incredibly proud ofthe hard work and talent of our stu-dents, they’ve achieved some excellentresults.”

At Beauchamp College in Oadby87.4% achieved A*-C grades. Beau-champ College leads the Lionheart MultiAcademy Trust to which all schools inBirstall now belong except Longslade –it is expected to join shortly.

At GCSE, Longslade students achieveda pass rate of 58 per cent for five A*-Cgrades including English & maths. In2013 the figure was 60 per cent.

63 per cent of students obtained fiveor more A*-C grades in any subject. In2013 the figure was 77 per cent.

At Beauchamp College, the pass ratefor five A*-C grades including English &Maths was 78 per cent, and in any sub-ject it was 85 per cent.

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PEOPLE IN and aroundLeicester are being urged tohelp the Alzheimer’s Socie-ty support people livingwith dementia.

The charity is looking for volunteers forits Side by Side Befriending Service. Volun-teers would need to give up to four hoursa week to support people in the early stag-es of dementia.

There are already thought to be 12,000people with the condition in Leicester andRutland. By 2021 that number is like toreach 16,000.

Suna Tilley from Alzheimer’s Society inLeicestershire and Rutland said: “The Sideby Side service provides stimulation forpeople with dementia, which could bemental or physical. It may be companion-ship, such as sitting and having a cup oftea or it could be helping and joining themin an activity or hobby. The service is im-portant because it reduces people’s feel-ings of isolation.”

Volunteers will be matched with peoplewith dementia who share similar interests.They will gain valuable experience anddevelop a sense of value by providing amuch needed and worthwhile voluntaryservice.”

The Leicestershire and Rutland Localityof Alzheimer’s Society provides ongoingtraining and support to all volunteers whowill be CRB checked and who should beover the age of 18.

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The dinner, which was hosted bylocal solicitors Gateley, took place atLeicester Tigers in aid of Rothley charitythe Joe Humphries Memorial Trust.

The money raised will be used tofund the Inspire Awards, a new ventureby the Joe Humphries Memorial Trust tohelp young people in Leicester andLeicestershire achieve their ambitions.

The Inspire Awards encourage cityand county young people aged 13-19 toapply for small grants and/or specialistsupport and advice to help them developtheir talents.

Grants of up to £500 are availablefor young people who live in Leicesteror Leicestershire and are either trainingfor a competition in a significant sport-ing activity that is recognised by theTrust, or pursuing a project to benefittheir local community.

Applications will also be consideredfrom young artists or musicians lookingto develop their talents.

The Trust will also encourage thesharing of knowledge and practical ex-perience, helping young entrepreneursto develop their ideas. In these cases,rather than a financial reward, youngpeople will benefit from mentoring,contacts and specialist advice.

The Joe Humphries Memorial Trust(JHMT) is a charity set up in memory ofLeicester teenager Joe Humphries, whocollapsed and died while out jogging.Joe was a victim of sudden arrhythmicdeath syndrome (SADS) – agroup of lethal heart diseaseswhich can cause suddencardiac death in young peo-ple.

Steve Humphries from theJoe Humphries MemorialTrust said: “The fund-raisingdinner was a great success,and we’re so grateful toGateley for supporting us inthis way. This money will goa long way towards helpingyoung people locally to fulfiltheir potential – somethingwhich, tragically, Joe andother victims of lethal heartdiseases don’t get to do.”

The £6,000 figure raisedby Gateley was a result ofgenerous donations, a raffleand a silent auction on thenight.

Simon Taylor, a partnerfrom Gateley, said: “I’m sopleased that we managed to

raise such a substantial amount for thisvery worthy cause. The Joe HumphriesMemorial Trust is an inspirational chari-ty, and we’re delighted to be able tocontribute to an awards scheme that willmake such a big difference to younglives.”

The dinner was also made possiblewith the kind support of Leicester Ti-gers, who have made the Joe HumphriesMemorial Trust one of their charities ofthe year.

As well as running the InspireAwards, the Joe Humphries MemorialTrust works to raise awareness of SADSand provides vital life-saving training forsports clubs, under its Joe’s Mini Heart-Start 4 Sport scheme.

Applications for the Inspire Awardsare now invited. To apply, go towww.jhmt.org.uk/inspire , where fullterms and conditions are also available.Pic: (back row, l-r) Joe Humphries Memo-rial Trust patron and rugby legend MartinJohnson CBE, musicians Jersey Budd andAndy Price, Simon Taylor from Gateley’s,football coach and Trust supporter LawrieMcMenemy MBE, cardiac specialist Dr MikeFerguson and Vicky Wills from Joe Hum-phries Memorial Trust. (front row, l-r)Trust chair Steve Humphries, Angela Hum-phries, assistant city mayor Cllr ManjulaSood, and Val Lewis, community volunteer

A FUND-RAISING dinner to launch a new awards scheme foryoung people has raised more than £6,000 for charity.

THE FUTURE of Leicester’s park and ride network, which includesthe site in Birstall, is under discussion after the costs of subsi-dising the service rose.

The Birstall, Enderby and Meynell’s Gorsenetwork is jointly run by the City and CountyCouncils and last year they subsidised theservice with £664,000 – up from £526,000the year before.

The scheme cost £l.737 million to runlast year and generated £1.073 million in

income. In 2011 there were 700,000 pas-senger journeys rising to 830,000 last yearbut the rise in usage has not been sufficientto eliminate the subsidy, say the City Council.

The City and County Councils have jointlydrawn up a number of options for the serv-ice:

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member for transport, said: “We are work-ing with our colleagues at Leicester CityCouncil to determine the best way to fundthe Park and Ride services to the city. Wehave jointly drawn up a number of optionswith the City Council for the service and weare carrying out an assessment to determinewhich approach will give Leicester’s Parkand Rides a sustainable future. The CountyCouncil has not yet met to publicly discussthe future options for the Park and Ridefacilities.”

• In August, Leicestershire was one ofseven areas in England to benefit from addi-tional government funding for sustainabletransport schemes, receiving £160,000.

The money will not contribute towardsthe park and ride scheme. Peter Osbornesaid: “The funding will be used to continuea range of successful initiatives includingimproved information at bus stops, encour-aging parents and commuters to choosemore sustainable ways to travel and loaningmopeds to young jobseekers to help themfind and access work.”

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Over 35 members and visitors en-joyed this visit on a lovely warm evening.There was much to see inthis one acre garden, in-cluding a silver birch walk,wildlife pond, lawns sur-rounded by herbaceousplants, and many shrubs.There was also a vegetableand fruit garden, largegreenhouse and fruit cage.

The garden design andplanting schemes are ex-cellent with colour andform used to brillianteffect. The wildlife pondis surrounded by boggardens with lush and full planting, likea large bed devoted to many variety ofastilbe.

We were made most welcome, andthe drink and lovely cakes at the end ofthe evening were appreciated by all.

The summer activities continued inJuly with a ‘members and guest’ event.This was a ‘garden trail’ in Cropston.

The first garden was a fabulousplants woman’s garden with deep herba-ceousbeds, ma-ture trees,and bothnative andMediterra-nean,givingheight andshade tothe plant-ing. Therewere de-lightfulfocal

points where artefacts were reflected inthe surrounding colours, and a magnifi-

cent fountain. Garden-ing Club members andguests spent about anhour admiring this gar-den.

The second garden,also in full bloom, hadthe most spectaculardisplay of roses and aKoi pond. It was packedfull of wonderful plants

for us all to enjoy. As well as the lovelygarden there was also excellent food,drink, and warm hospitality. A numberof members prepared food, and thegarden owners provided an excellentBBQ and drinks.

The Club’s outing in July this yearwas a trip to the Tatton Park FlowerShow. This was a great success and over50 members and guests enjoyed all that

the show had to offer on a warmsummer day.

Autumn meetings at the GardeningClub in the Memorial Hall

Wed 8th October, 7.45 pm –Dreaming Spires – Stuart Dixon

Delphiniums and other tall perenni-als – named varieties and tips andhelp in cultivation.

Wed 12th November, 7.45 pm –Growing Chrysanthemums – PeterWhite

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Social Evening and Quiz NightMulled wine, nibbles and a faith

supper. Please bring your own tippleand a contribution for the buffet table.With a light hearted quiz or two.

New members are always most wel-come. For more information on any ofthe autumn events call Dave Haddon on(0116) 235 9758

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THE FIRST of the Thurcaston and Cropston GardeningClub’s summer activities was an evening garden visit to‘Barracca’, in Earl Shilton.

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