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New start for Rothley libraryROTHLEY’S NEW volunteerrun library was officiallyopened with a vibrant com-munity event on SaturdayOctober 17.

Around 150 people gathered onCross Green and the recently formedRothley Gospel singers began the cele-brations before the crowd walked alongMountsorrel Lane to the library, withmany of the children dressed as theirfavourite book character.

Outside the library there were cakestalls, craft stalls and book stalls, hotdogs and play areas for children. TheScouts, the Parish Church, the schoolPTFA, the Mountsorrel Railway Projectand Harrison Murray Building Societywere all involved, and many local busi-nesses and shops helped out. Anne Dav-ies, from BBC East Midlands today,unveiled the library sign and childrenpresented flowers to Betty Roberts, oneof the library’s original volunteers whenthe library was housed in a classroom atRothley school before 1986.

“This is a new chapter in Rothleylibrary's long history” said Steve Mitch-ell, chair of the library group. “Thewhole event is a reflection of local com-munity activity, and shows the importantplace of the library in the village. Wecouldn’t let it close.”

Before the opening, library volunteersspent two weeks improving the interiorspace. Spokeswoman Maxine Linnellsaid: “New LED lights brighten everythingup, the counter has been moved leavinga space for events and gatherings, thereis room for four new public computers,

and the toilet is now available for gener-al use.

“There were wonderful displays allover the new notice boards and a boardwhere people could leave their com-ments on the changes. “It’s perfect”wrote one child.

“Kate Burlinson made a library cakein the shape of a Rothley CommunityLibrary book – like the cake made byvolunteers in 1997 when the librarybuilding opened. Betty cut it in style, andthere were queues for a slice” addedMaxine.

A grant has funded £1000 worth ofnew books.

Steve Mitchell praised the formerlibrary staff. “They’re going to be hardto follow” he said. The new group has

formed after the County Council wasunable to continue to pay for staff at thelibrary, and has been supported by theParish Council, Voluntary Action Leices-ter and the library service.

“The volunteers were delighted to seethe library full of people looking at thebooks and children playing on the brightnew rug. Several people said they wouldbe using the library more now, andsome tried to borrow books even beforethe official opening. The book stall out-side raised £40 for library funds, andmany new members joined up” said

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Pics: Steve Mitchell, chair of the library group,looks on as Anne Davies prepares to unveil thelibrary sign; (below) crowds gather onCross Green

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Pics: (centre) Betty Robertswas presented with a bouquetof flowers; the interior of thelibrary

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Maxine.The library opened

for borrowing on Mon-day October 19 and afestival of events run bylocal people and visitorstook place throughoutthe week, culminating inthe new Rothley FilmNight on 23rd which willbe followed by a seriesof Feelgood Films in themonths to come.

“Thanks to everyonewho helped. Everyone iswelcome at the library –if you’ve never been alibrary member, you’velost your card, or even ifyou’ve got a library booklurking at home! Comeand see what the libraryhas to offer” said Max-ine.

Rothley library opening hours:Mon 2-7pm; Tue closed; Wed 2-5pm; Thurs 10-12noon,

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A FULL meeting of RothleyParish Council was held onSeptember 21.

PCSO Meachem reported that therehad been 10 crimes in August. Therehad been a spate of thefts from motorvehicles most of which had been leftunlocked.

It was reported that the BoroughCouncil is looking for volunteer floodwardens.

The council has received a complaintfrom Rothley Imps Juniors FC regardingdog fouling on the Fowke Street playingfield. It was agreed to request that theBorough Council Street Warden carryout checks in the area and to discussthe matter further at the next OpenSpaces committee meeting

The new Borough Councillor BrianPage introduced himself to the council.

Issues regarding parking on TownGreen Street were raised by a memberof the public. It was agreed to discussfurther at the next Open Spaces commit-tee meeting.

It was agreed to donate £100 fortulips for the War memorial flower beds.

A full meeting of Rothley ParishCouncil was held on October 19.

PC Leye Price reported that an in-crease in damage to motor vehicle of-fences that had occurred in Septemberwas continuing into October. It was alsohappening in surrounding villages, shesaid. She said that burglaries of out-buildings always went up at this time ofyear and stressed the importance ofkeeping these buildings secure.

It was reported that the Neighbour-hood Plan Group had met and consistedof six residents and two parish council-lors. A proposal has been submitted toCharnwood Borough Council and willneed to be designated by Charnwoodbefore work in preparing the plan canstart.

It was reported that a total of£46,000 of Section 106 money for Roth-ley was held by Charnwood BoroughCouncil for spending in the village.£36,000 must be spent on recreationalcommunity facilities and £10,000 onyouth facilities. As there are strict ruleson what the money can be spent on, itwas agreed to consult other parishcouncils for ideas.

It was agreed to spend £725 onreplacing a section of wooden fencingnear to the library.

DEVELOPERS WHO want tobuild 175 new homes offWestfield Lane have submit-ted an amended plan.

David Wilson Homes have alteredtheir plans to address issues raised bythe County Council Highways departmentwhen the original plan was submitted in2014.

The amended plans include:

• an extension if the 30mph speedlimit on Westfield Lane

• three sets of speed cusions at 80mintervals from the start of the 30mphlimit

• the provision of a 2metre widefootway from Westfield Lane toWoodgate.

Hundreds of local people have ob-jected to the plans. Rothley Parish Coun-cil has objected on the grounds that:

• new developments in Rothley havealready satisfied housing targets

• the development is in an area ofsettlement separation

• there are flooding issuesThe planning application is likely to

be considered by Charnwood BoroughCouncil in December 2015.

Planning ref.no. P/14/2083/2

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A full meeting of Thurcaston & Crop-ston Parish Council was held on August20.

Clive Taylor was co-opted to fill avacancy on the council.

Cllr Brooks is the new Thurcastonco-ordinator for Neighbourhood Watchand needs volunteers for Mill Lane andRectory Lane in Thurcaston. Cllr Jacksonand Cllr Taylor have agreed to volunteerfor certain areas in Cropston.

Cllr Brooks and Cllr Charles have metwith COVAL and are obtaining quotationsfor four solar operated road signs.

Cllr Webb together with other coun-cillors attended the Richard Hill schoolfete. Cllr Webb handed back the chequefor Chairman’s Allowance which he didnot want to accept. Cllr Webb had metwith outgoing chairman Richard Younieand advised that Cllr William Green hadresigned from the Parish Council due toill health.

Members of the public reported thatvisibility approaching the mini-rounda-bout on Leicester Road/Rectory Lanewas reduced by overgrown shrubs onthe verge near the old Post Office. A carparked on the bend on Rectory Lanewas a hazard. Signage for ‘elderly peo-ple’ need removing as the care home isno longer there and the signs are ahazard. NHW and Dog Fouling signs arefaded.

Vinod Mistry was appointed as theTree Warden in Thurcaston and RosyCarter as the Tree Warden for Cropston.

Members resolved not to accept arequest for a new noticeboard at the topof Leicester Road, Thurcaston. Thecouncil is looking at other ways of keep-ing parishioners informed on news viapossible leaflet drops and articles inlocal magazines.

It was agreed to obtain costs for twoflower planters in Cropston.

A full meeting of Thurcaston & Crop-ston Parish Council was held on Septem-ber 17.

John Armstrong was co-opted to fill avacancy on the council. There are nowno vacancies.

It was agreed that the new providerof the council website will be Square-space.

Three new dog bins will be providedat a cost of £385 including installation.The costs of emptying the bins by Charn-wood Borough Council (Serco) is £767per annum. The proposed locations are:top of Leicester Road, Thurcaston; top ofBrooky Lane exiting footpath on AnsteyLane, Thurcaston; corner of StationRoad and Thurcaston Lane outside Ce-dars Residential Home. The locationscannot be confirmed until agreed by theCounty Council.

A FULL meeting of Thurcaston& Cropston Parish Council washeld on June 18.

The new Borough Councillor, LeonHadj-Nikolaou introduced himself tocouncillors. He is a heart surgeon atGlenfield hospital.

It was agreed that the cost of provingsolar powered speed indicator signs forthe villages be investigated.

Following a request from parishion-ers, the council agreed to obtain costsfor providing three dog waste bins.

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BRADGATE BEAVERS visiteda local food bank to find outhow it works and to donatefood.

Beavers from the 77th Leicester(Bradgate) Scout Group, based at Rich-ard Hill school, visited the Soar ValleyCommunity Food Project, which is basedin Rothley Baptist Church.

Beaver Scout Leader DebraWilliamson said: “After readingabout the Soar Valley Commu-nity Food Project in the RothleyPost, we decided that we want-ed to help and learn more.”

As part of their CommunityImpact Staged Activity Badge,and over the last few weeks,the Beavers have been collect-ing non-perishable food itemsto donate to the food bankbased at Rothley BaptistChurch.

Debra said: “On theevening of October 12, wetook our collected itemsalong and spent a very in-formative hour with Tim

Jackson, Project Co-ordinator, learning all aboutthe need for this facility within out local communi-ty and how and why the food bank helps.

“Our grateful thanks go to Tim for allowing ourColony to become involved in this small way, inthe vital service that he helps to provide, and forhelping them to become more caring and awareyoung people.”

Tim Jackson said: “It was fantastic meeting allthe Bradgate Beavers and receiving their generousgifts of food for the Project. They clearly enjoyedtheir evening and asked some really interesting

and thoughtful questions. We really ap-preciate these and all the other gifts offood we have received at this harvesttime.”

The food bank has given out over400 food parcels since it opened inSeptember 2014. It provides food tothose in need in Birstall, Rothley andother Soar villages. It also directs peopleto other assistance that might be availa-ble.

The Soar Valley Community FoodProject, which is jointly run by RothleyParish Church and Rothley BaptistChurch, is based at the Baptist Church,Woodgate, Rothley and is open Mondaymornings from 11am to 1pm. It is opento anyone who needs help.

“Please pop in for a coffee and seeus, call/text 07743 765958or emailsoarvalleycfp@gmail.org and start thejourney to a better future” said Tim. Ifyou would like to donate food, money ortime drop in or call 07743 765958

WASTE ENGINE oil dumpedin the River Soar in Bir-stall was cleaned up bythe Environment Agency(EA).

The oil spillage was spotted onTuesday September 22 by members ofthe public who reported it to the EA.

A mile long section of the riverbetween Birstall and Thurmaston wasaffected.

The EA used pads to soak up theoil and booms to stop it spreading.Officers attending the scene believethe incident was caused by someoneillegally dumping waste engine oil.

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The latest addition to Leicestershire’sGreat Central Railway, the MountsorrelRailway once served thegranite quarries of thevillage. Its restorationhas been undertakenby volunteers from thelocal community andbeyond.

Volunteer Project LeaderSteve Cramp said: “We started theproject eight years ago with no fundingat all and looked at how the restorationof the railway could be achieved at mini-mal cost; the only answer was to do allthe physical work ourselves. From therewe never looked back and set out usingtools such as a restored 120 year oldcross saw, traditional track laying toolsand lots of hard graft. So many peoplehave gotten behind the project and giventheir time and expertise to help; 80,000hours of volunteer time have gone intothe project to complete the restoration.”

The project has been able to attractassistance from many localbusinesses who donatedtime, materials and exper-tise. “So many companieshave helped with the areaswe just couldn’t do our-selves. In particular wewould like to give our

thanks to Tarmac who donated manythousands of tonnes of railway ballast

and also digger time to helpwith track bed repairs andballast laying” continuesSteve.

Not content with re-storing the railway, the

group then set out to cre-ate a brand new railway sta-

tion at Mountsorrel. “When theMountsorrel Railway was built originally,it was always intended that Mountsorrelwould have a station but that dream wasnever realised. That was something thatwe wanted to put right so that the publiccould ride the railway that we had re-stored” says Steve.

Thanks to a grant of £66,000 fromTarmac’s Landfill Community Fund andmore work by the volunteers, Mountsor-rel now has a railway station, on BondLane to serve the village. The newlyrestored line runs from Bond Lane toSwithland sidings.

A NEWLY restored section of railway line in Mountsorreland Rothley was opened to the public for the first time inOctober.

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I am hoping that your readers couldhelp the Parish Council with a problemwe are currently having with a child’sswing on Mountsorrel Playing Field.

We have now replaced the swing seatfor the third time because the seat isbeing chewed by a dog. This problem isone other local councils are experienc-ing too.

The owner of a dog is either lettingor encouraging their dog to gnaw at theheavy duty rubber seat and as a resultcausing such damage that we have toput the swing out of action for period oftime as a safety measure before replac-ing at a cost of around £160 each time.

Perhaps Rothley Post readers couldassist by ringing the parish council office(0116 2374544) to report any sightingsshould this occur again in future.

Or if the owner of such a dog isreading this letter perhaps they wouldstop this selfish, thoughtless and expen-sive act of vandalism which affects thechildren of the village. Thank you

Cllr Steve Mitchellon behalf of Rothley Parish Council

Paintings, sculpture, ceramics,prints and multi-media dazzle inone of the largest group shows ofart in the city.

Leicester Society of Artists cele-brates the arrival of 28 newly elect-ed members this year so join themany talented artists showing theirlatest work for the first time.Take the opportunity to stroll downhistoric New Walk this winter, havea coffee in the museum café anddiscover the huge range of art creat-ed by artists living, working andstudying in Leicestershire and Rut-land.www.leicestersocietyofartists.co.uk

Autumn Art Fairby artists’ group ArtSpace, Lough-boroughNew Building, Woodhouse EavesVillage HallSat/Sun Nov 7/8, 10am to 4pmAdm freePaintings, drawings, ceramics, tex-tiles, photographsAll work for sale

Birstall & DistrictArt SocietyTuesday November 10 at 7pmYou are invited to join us at thePalmer Tomkinson Centre at Longs-lade College, LE4 4GH to watch re-

nowned artist Fiona Peart giving ademonstration how to paint farmanimals in a landscape using water-colour and water-soluble pencils.Join us for this delightful demon-stration (due to end at approxi-mately 9pm). Members £1, Guests£3. Free raffle. Ample parking andwheelchair access.

Charnwood Orchestra

Annual ConcertSat Nov 28, 7.30pmDvorak: In Nature’s Realm, Carneval,OthelloBrahms: Piano Concert No.1, soloistKatya ApekishevaTickets: £12, £10 (concessions), £3for accompanied children under 16Box Office: 07718 153117judithrodgers155@gmail.com

Barrow Youth TheatrePresents the popular junior Disneymusical

The Little MermaidFri. Nov 20, 7pmSat. Nov 21, 2pm & 7pmHumphrey Perkins School, CotesRoad, Barrow LE12 8JU£8, children & students £6Box Office: 077 181 531 17 orjudithrodgers155@gmail.comIn Disney’s beguiling animatedromp, rebellious 16 yr old mermaidAriel is fascinated with life on land.On one of her visits to the surface,which are forbidden by her control-ling father, King Triton, she falls fora human prince. Determined to bewith her new love, Ariel makes adangerous deal with the sea witchUrsula to become human for threedays. But when plans go awry forthe star-crossed lovers, the kingmust make the ultimate sacrifice forhis daughter.The standard of performance is al-ready shaping up to be exceptionaland the skill of our young members

is truly awe-inspiring. The produc-tion will be visually stunning andhugely entertaining.

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

Mountsorrel Methodist ChurchLE12 7JBWe celebrate the 20th anniversaryof our Eminent Organon Saturday November 21st 2015with a St. Cecelia’s Eve Concertfeaturing

8ctaveBritain’s only Fully-ordained VocalEnsembleConductor Rev. Simon LumbyOrganist Tim. Leesand Harpist, Rev. Rowena BassThe concert will commence at 7pmand will be followed with aBuffet SupperTickets £6. eachfrom: Les. Longmiretel.01162375652Geoff. Wainwright tel.01162376979e.mail:mountsorrel2310@btinternet.com

Ivanhoe Model Railway Society

Diecast Toy & TrainFairThe Rothley Centre12 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley,Loughborough, Leicestershire,LE7 7PR.Sunday 15th November 2015Doors open 10:30 – 16:00Admission £1

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RothleyChristmas LightsSwitch on eventThur Nov 26, 5.45pmThe event is organised by Rothleychurches, shopkeepers, the ParishCouncil and village organisations.Rothley School choir will be singing,all the shops are open, there will bestalls, entertainment, funfair rides,an array of food and drink and thechance to meet friends and raisemoney for local charities

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Birstall Methodist ChurchFriday 27th November 201510am - 6pmSaturday 28th November 201510am - 2pm

Christmas Festivaltheme "White Christmas"Church Admission £1.00(accompanied children free)Home-made cakes, pastries & pies.Christmas decorations, crafts &gifts.Home-made preservesTombola, Raffle, QuizHot Dogs & PancakesTABLE TOPSSaturday 10am - 2pmCoffee Shop open throughout theeventLight Lunches 12.00-1.30Proceeds supporting Birstall Meth-odist Church& Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rut-land Air Ambulance

The Latimer Playerspresent

Humpty DumptyAt The Memorial Hall, Anstey Lane,Thurcaston28th, 29th, 30th November 7.30pmSaturday matinee 2.00pmAdult Tickets £7 Children 6-12 £4Under 5 Free with a ticketAvailable fromTel: 0116 2376855Email:christinedeavin@btinternet.com

Charity WhistDrivesorganised by Derek Farr will be heldat 7.30 p.m on Thursdays 5th No-vember, 3rd December (Xmas WhistDrive), 7th January. in the RothleyCentre, Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley.Admission £2.00. All players wel-come

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Autumn FayreSaturday 21st November 201510.00 am – 12 noon at Rothley Cen-treMountsorrel Lane, RothleyAdmission 50p including tea/coffee.Craft items, homemade goods, jams,pickles, cakes, etc. books,bric-a-brac, bottle tombola; raffle,refreshments.

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Santa’s ComingSanta will again be visiting TheBaldwin Trust’s narrowboat St.ClareIt will be sailing from The Hope &Anchor Wanlip every Saturday andSunday starting 28th November un-til 20th December and also 21st and22nd December cost £5 each.Santa will have a present for allchildren 12 and under drinks and amince pie for everyone else to bookring his hotline on 0754 8813168.

Saturday 28th Nov, 2.30 – 5.30pm.Come along & enjoy all the fun of a

Christmas FairVenue: Rothley Primary School, Bur-row Drive, Rothley, LE7 7RZLots of high quality Christmas giftswill be on offer, festive stalls andfun for all. A luxury Christmas ham-per (including lots of locallysourced items) and lots of runnerup prizes which have been donatedby local businesses can be won byentering the Christmas Raffle. Raffletickets available from RothleySchool Office. There will be face-painting, a Santa's Grotto, and aMince Pie and Carrot Cake Bake off –with Stonehurst Farm Family Ticketsand Dolce Verde vouchers for thewinners. All proceeds will go to-wards enhancing the school life ofchildren at Rothley Church of Eng-land Primary School.

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Afternoon Teaat St James Church Social Area,School Lane, Birstall on Saturday12th December 2.30pm to 4.30pm.There will be a Christmas themedbring and buy stall, surprise Christ-mas parcels and a raffle.Please come along and support TheAlzheimer's Society. We should loveto see you.

Film PresentationsThurcaston and Cropston ParishCouncil“Selma”Nov 13, (128 mins)."Selma" is a chronicle of Martin LutherKing's campaign to secure equal vot-ing rights via an epic march fromSelma to Montgomery, Alabama, in1965. Played by Oxford-born DavidOyelowu, Luther King was mesmeris-ing, but even a trip to the White Houseby Luther King was unsuccessful. Thisfilm is very powerful, with terrific per-formances by the actors.“Far from the Madding Crowd”Dec 11Thomas Vinterburg has assembled asuperb cast for his new version ofThomas Hardy's "Far from the Mad-ding Crowd". Carey Mulligan stars asBethsheba, a landowner who attractsattentions from three different suit-ors. This is a gorgeous costume dra-ma. Watch out for the breath-takingcinematography in this enthrallingfilm.Our first film in 2016 will be on Jan-uary 8.Thurcaston and Cropston ParishCouncil will be showing these filmsat Thurcaston Memorial Hall. Start-ing at 7.30pm. Tickets will cost £5and concessions will be £4.50.There will be refreshments and alucky prize draw during the interval.Advanced tickets may be purchasedvia the parish office –0116 2367626 or at the door.

Christmas Vintage TeaParty & HandmadeCraft FairBirstall Methodist Church on Saturday5th Dec, 10am-2pmVintage tea party including festivetreats & bakes. Gifts & Decorationsperfect for Christmas including hand-crafted quality wooden & fabric deco-rations, textile wear & home deco &paper craft & gift cards. Vintage fash-ions, jewellery & shabby chic deco.Contact info for stall availability andenquires: LettersandStitch@gmail.com07811069007

Crime Report : Rothley, Aug & Sep2015

Damage 3; theft from motor vehicle10 (Armitage Dr, Saxon Dr (2), Mert-tens Dr (3), Grangefields Dr, CrossGreen, Woodgate, Macauley Rd; theft 4;burglary dwelling 3 (Brookfield Rd,Swithland Lane); burglary non-dwelling2

Contact your local policing team: PC4505 Leye Price, PCSO 6524 Kendall andPCSO 6646 Steve Quinn by calling 101and selecting option 2.

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It was one of those days when a cold,damp early morning makes for a veryslow start and just as we’re thinking theworst, the sun comes out and everythingchanges. The exhibitors turned up andthe Show benches gradually filled withthe high standard exhibits we have cometo expect.

Our trophy winners were:Mr Paul Stubbs, who retained the

Sedgwick Cup presented to the exhibitorgaining the highest overall points in theShow, with an outstanding display ofversatility. He won classes in the Vegeta-ble, Flower, Home Baking and the Arts& Crafts sections. His vintage clock inthe latter awarded him the Orton Cupfor Best Exhibit in Show.

Mr Phil Dews retained the ChallengeTrophy for the best points total by aGarden Club member and Mrs Marjorie

Kirk gave us another masterclass inflower arranging, re- tain-ing the Pat Jones Bowlin the Floral Art sec-tion.

Other trophy win-ners were Mrs AlisonBriggs, Mrs Joan Har-rup, Mrs Janet Ed-wards and our new‘Novice of the Year’Mrs Annette Spurr(awarded to the ex-hibitors with the mostoverall points whohas never won a Clubtrophy before). Lastyear’s ‘Novice Tro-phy’ winner, Mrs.Lesley Day continuedher ‘progress’ bywinning the Commit-tee Trophy for themost points in theHome Baking section.

It’s always good tosee people winningtrophies for the firsttime, and this year theDelia Brock Photogra-pher of the Year Tro-phy was jointly won byJackie Price and Hayley Donohoe. Welldone ladies.

Congratulations to Master AndrewHolyoake who is the new name on theJunior Cup (most points by a junior inthe adult classes). He was also a doublewinner in the Children’s Classes so itwas a magnificent three gold medals forAndrew. We would like to thank the

school children,the Girl Guidesand the Browniesfor their excellentcontributions in

the children’s class-es, it was a magnificent array of colour-ful and imaginative entries.

Cllr David Snartt, who has supportedus for many years, was again on hand topresent the trophies, this time as Chair-man of the Leicestershire County Coun-cil. Many thanks to him for finding thetime in his busy schedule.

A final thanks goes to exhibitors andvisitors and everyone who contributed tothe smooth running of the Show. Seeyou all again next year.

Autumn meetings of the GardeningClub in the Memorial Hall

Wed 11th November, 7.45 pm – Hos-tas & other Shade Loving Plants – MickEaton

A guide to the best plants for thoseshady spots in your garden.

Wed 9th December, 7.45 pm – AFestive Evening

Pre-Christmas fun with food and aquiz or two. Come and join the party!

New members always welcome For more information of any of these

events callDave Haddon on (0116) 235 9758From Thurcaston & Cropston Gardening

Club

THURCASTON & Cropston Gardening Club held its 32nd AnnualShow at the Richard Hill Primary School on September 5.

Garden club in bloomfor annual show

Centre pic: Cllr Snartt with Paul Stubbs (ablyassisted by his grandson) with the SedgwickCup (for most points in the Show) and the Or-ton Cup (best exhibit in Show)

Pic: Mrs Janet Edwards receives her trophy forwinner of the Thurcaston & Cropston W.I. Cupfrom David Snartt, Chair of Leicestershire CountyCouncil

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WINE, CAKES, biscuits and freshlypressed apple juice could all besampled at the Grown in Rothleycelebration at Rothley church inOctober.

The event was organised by the parishchurch.Pics: (top) visitors helped operate the applepress producing bottles of juice to take away(bottom left) & Liz Robson (right) & LauraHadland from the Kingfishers’ Pool Vineyard.

ROTHLEY PARISH Councilhave begun the process ofcreating a NeighbourhoodPlan for the village.

Neighbourhood planning is a rightfor communities introduced throughthe Localism Act 2011. Communitiescan shape development in their areasthrough the production of Neighbour-hood Development Plans.

Neighbourhood Development Plansbecome part of the Local Plan and thepolicies contained within them arethen used in the determination ofplanning applications.

Neighbourhood Plans cannot blockdevelopment that is already part of theLocal Plan, but they can shape wherethat development will go and what itwill look like.

On 5 October 2015 Rothley ParishCouncil formally applied to Charn-wood Borough Council for designationas a ‘neighbourhood area’.

This application is subject to a sixweek consultation period which beganon 30 October; it can be viewed andcomments made at:http://localplan.charnwood.gov.uk/content/index.php?id=126.

After the consultation period,agreement from Charnwood will allowthe Parish Council to take responsibil-ity for producing a neighbourhoodplan for Rothley parish. In anticipa-tion of receiving designation the Par-ish Council has set up a group to takeforward the project, which could takeup to two years. Once a neighbour-hood plan is agreed with the peopleof Rothley and with Charnwood, it willstand alongside the Borough Council’s‘core strategy’ and must be taken intoaccount when considering any futureplanning applications.

The first meeting of the RothleyNeighbourhood Planning Group tookplace on Tuesday October 27, 2015.The group agreed that its first taskwould be to consider how to engagewith and seek the views of the Rothleyresidents.

A SCHEME that providessupport to vulnerable peo-ple in Thurcaston and Crop-ston should be up andrunning in the new year,say the organisers.

The Good Neighbours Scheme aimsto provide help for anyone in the com-munity whoneeds assistancesuch as theelderly, disa-bled, singleparents or thosetemporarily inneed throughillness, injury or bereavement.

The types of support offered dependon local need but can include:

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The scheme is run entirely by localvolunteers. Spokesman for the Thurcas-ton & Cropston Good Neighbour SchemeKeith Pyne said: “After all the checks weare required to follow and carry out weshould be up and running early in thenew year.”

The project is being led by the RuralCommunity Council (Leicestershire &Rutland), a small Leicester-based charitywith support from Thurcaston and Crop-ston Parish Council, after a Parish widesurvey and an open meeting showedstrong need and support.

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2015 MARKS the 200th anni-versary of the Battle of Water-loo which took place on June18, 1815.

At our October meeting we heard thefascinating story of the previously unre-corded and unknown men of Earl Shiltonwho served at Waterloo with the Britishand allied forces, led by the 1st Duke ofWellington and, together with the Prussianforces, led by General Blucher, the re-sounding defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte’sarmy was achieved.

Our speaker was Paul Seaton whosededicated research, together with hisdaughter, Sarah, had traced three of hisown ancestors who were at Waterloo asmembers of the Royal Horse Artillery, GTroup. As well as his own ancestors, Paulalso learnt about the three other EarlShilton men who had served at Waterloo.The whole project to trace these six menwas begun in 2011, following the death ofPaul’s mother, Eva Beryl Seaton, neeAlmey, who inspired her son to set out touncover some family history.

Such was the recognition and acclaimfor the men who had served at Waterloothat, for the first time, all ranks received acommemorative medal and extra pay, plustheir army records would forever showthat each and every one of them wouldalways be known as “Waterloo men”.

In tribute to all the brave British andallied men and boys who fought in thathorrendous conflict, a long overdue me-morial has been erected at the key strate-gic point of Hougoumont Farm, near thebattlefield site in Belgium and, in EarlShilton, a superb memorial stone has beenerected on Hall Field, between the parishchurch and Almeys Lane, commemoratingthe six Waterloo men of the village.

Following on from all the research, abook has been produced entitled “FromEarl Shilton to Waterloo” and Paul con-cluded his talk with one of the Duke ofWellington’s famous quotes regarding Wa-terloo:

“I have never fought such a battle, and

I trust I never shall fight such another”.Our final meeting for 2015 will be on

Tuesday November 17 when there will be ashort A.G.M. followed by a talk from Mar-garet Greiff, entitled “The World Traveller”.

Time: 7.30pm Venue: Harrison Room,All Saints’ Church. All welcome. Visitors:£3.

From Jennifer Kennington, Thurcastonand Cropston Local History Society

ON A somewhat disappointingly coldand wet afternoon, on Monday Sep-tember 14, a sizeable number ofmembers and visitors came into thewarm with their goodies for sale forour Harvest Bring and Buy tables.

There were some mouth-watering pastryofferings, together with jams and cakesand, fresh from the garden, appeared avariety of fruit and vegetables enticinglydisplayed in various baskets etc.

However, before we set about sellingthe produce we decided to relax and enjoyour speaker Mr Andrew Parsons, telling usabout “Farming with Wildlife” He in-formed us that “Acorn Farm” in Sutton onTrent had belonged to his family since hisgrandfather had come as a child in the1880s and who was brought up by an auntand uncle who lived in the village. He thenmarried a local girl in 1912 and was ten-ant of “Woodbine Farm” containing 30acres. The farm grew in size, as well asthe family consisting of seven children.By the mid-1950s Andrew’s father and hisuncle went into partnership, but unfortu-nately this broke down and the farm wassplit up. However, in due time the size ofthe farm increased back to its original sizeand flourished with acres of ground sup-porting both considerable herds of cattleand flocks of sheep. Further acreage lentitself to arable farming and in this statecare and attention was given to the accessand support of various wild birds, animalsand insects by careful planning of theworking of the fields and hedgerows.

Andrew is the third generation and nowworks part-time managing Acorn Farmvisits, as well as running a successful pho-tographic business. During his talk wewere delighted to see lots of his photo-graphic work displaying well known birdsand animals together with quite a few less-er known; all in perfectly natural settings.There was a very appreciative responsefrom his audience with oohs and aarhsand laughter. A truly delightful talk.

In keeping with the happy atmosphere,we then listened to a delightful poem“written and spoken with a Yorkshire ac-cent!” by our resident Poet, Mrs MargaretHooper.

Finally we achieved a very successfulselling of the produce and this was fol-lowed by tea and cakes. The yummy cakeswere supplied this month by Mrs HeatherTighe and Mrs Maja Tompkins all of whichdisappeared without difficulty and broughtabout the end of a very lovely afternoon!

In October the members once againwelcomed our old friend Mr Derek Hollo-way, for the fifth time. On this occasionhe spoke about “Introducing Charles Dar-win”.

He was thanked for his very informativeand quite light hearted presentation andinvited to return in the future with anothersubject.

To conclude the afternoon, the mem-bership enjoyed a treat of ice creams andcakes in celebration of Ann Farndon’sBirthday and forthcoming 40th weddinganniversary.

Our next meeting will be on MondayNovember 9 when our speaker will be MrRoy Wood telling us “The Secrets of theRich”

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From Ann Farndon, the Monday Club,Cropston, Thurcaston, Anstey & Rothley

SANTA’S SOAR Valley Tourwill once again be visitingRothley this year.

Organised by Soar Valley Rotary Clubhe will visit Rothley on Saturday Dec 12in the Rothley Co-op car park (time tobe confirmed), Sunday Dec 13 in theRothley Red Lion car park from noonuntil 6pm and Friday, Dec 18 in theMountsorrel Lane & Templar Way areafrom 6-8pm

As usual Santa will be greeting fami-lies from his sleigh which will be drawnby a vehicle kindly loaned by Loughbor-ough Kia, whist Soar Valley Rotarianswill be collecting for Rotary charities.

A Rotary spokesman said: “All themoney raised goes to help good causesand to date the Club has donated over£200,000 for local charities large andsmall. Charities which have benefitedinclude LOROS, Rainbows, Macmillan,Prostaid, Age UK and the Air Ambulanceand we have helped young peoplethrough Wishes 4 Kids and Rotary YouthExchange. We also responded to interna-tional emergencies with disaster boxesand support Rotary’s drive to rid theworld of polio ‘End Polio’.”

Recent grants include the SorrelYouth Café in Mountsorrel and the CarlGunns Community Gym in Birstall.

THE POPULAR RothleyChristmas lights switch onevent will take place thisyear on Thursday Novem-ber 26 at 5.45pm.

“Everyone is looking forward to anamazing evening when the lights willbe switched on and the village willcome to life.

“In addition to the Rothley Schoolchoir singing and all the shops beingopen, therewill bestalls, enter-tainment,funfairrides, anarray of food and drink and thechance to meet friends and raisemoney for local charities” said TimJackson.

The event is organised by Rothleychurches, shopkeepers, the ParishCouncil and village organisations.

For further information or if youwould like to take part in any way,please contact Tim Jackson on 07720458626 or Simon Payne-Mivshuk on0116 2301550.

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EX-KART CHAMPION GeorgeLine from Thurcaston racedthrough the field from 23rd

on the grid to finish seventhat a Mazda Super Cup racein Wiltshire.

Driving his Mazda MX5, George hadqualified on pole position but was de-

moted to 23rd due to a racing misde-meanour. During the race George set anew lap record by 2.7 seconds.

George is supported by CMS Sepcorof Coalville and run by step-dad RobinLangford who competed in motorsportin the 1960s and 70s with Langrop ofAnstey.

Despite the setback of this race heholds fourth place in the championship,only six points behind the leader.

AT OUR September meeting weenjoyed a talk and demonstra-tion called “Defence Dogs”.

Our speaker was Adam Kempsey. Hewas accompanied by his colleague Ciar-on and a lovely Springer Spaniel calledQuinn, an arms and explosives searchdog.

All are from the “Defence AnimalCentre” at the R.A.V.C Melton. Adam toldus of how the centre operates and thework it does. He then answered a mul-titude of questions from members.

Quinn is nine years old and has com-pleted four tours of duty in Afghanistan.He is now part of the dog training team,but will be retiring soon. Ciaron thenput him through his paces.

This was a highly enjoyable and in-formative talk, and rest assured, Quinncertainly had many admirers!

At our October meeting Ian Rogersongave a talk and demonstration entitled:“Talking Turkey”.

Ian who is now retired, was a butch-er for 60 years. He told us the bird hasbeen in this country since the thirteenthcentury, but was very different to the onewe know nowadays. A different shapeand tasting like a game bird, it waseaten only by the very wealthy.

Since the 1980’s the turkey has beenbred to become more versatile. It nowhas a wider back and a larger breastwhich provides the more popular whitemeat. These days turkey crowns, legsand mince are very popular, but eveninto the 1950’s, turkey was still consid-ered a luxury item, and was only eatenat Christmas.

After the talk Ian answered members’questions and then we all tucked into aturkey cob. A very enjoyable evening.

Our next meeting is the A.G.M. whichwill be held on Thursday November 5.

From Thurcaston & Cropston WI

The performance will introduce thequartet, Vermilion, featuring Soprano OliviaBell, Nicolette Moonen-Violin, SusannaPell-Viola da Gamba and Medea Binde-wald-Harpsichord. The programme willfeature music from the baroque era, andbe set in the atmospheric surroundings ofRothley Parish Church entirely lit by can-dlelight.

To complete the sense of occasion justbefore Christmas, tickets at £10 (£8 Sen-iors and Students) include a glass ofmulled wine and a mince pie.

Tickets are on sale in Rothley Village atthe Dolce & Verde Coffee Shop inWoodgate, or by telephone and post fromCharles Poole, 15 Curzon Avenue, Birstall,Leicester, LE4 4AE, telephone 0116 2673435, from whom more information isavailable.

Cheques should made payable to Roth-ley Parish Church. Parking for the concertis available at Victoria Mills, Fowke Street,LE7 7PJ, by kind permission of Mr BarriePook.

The concert is the fourth event in thespecial Quarter Days programme associat-ed with Rothley Parish Church tower repairproject funded by the Heritage LotteryFund.

MEDEA BINDEWALD and her harpsichord return to RothleyParish Church for a special concert on Saturday December19, 2015, starting at 7.30pm.

A SEASON of film shows at theRothley Centre has been or-ganised by Rothley Communi-ty library volunteers.

The first film ‘What we did on ourHoliday’ was shown on Friday October23 and attracted an audience of 60people.

Forthcoming films are:Some Like it Hot : Friday Nov 20,2pmMiracle on 34th Street : Friday Dec18, 2pmThe Titfield Thunderbolt : Friday Jan15, 2pmUp : Friday Feb 19, 2pmZorba the Greek : Friday, Mar 18,2pmAdmission is £2, refreshments are

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A ROTHLEY charity has bene-fited from a fundraising golfmatch.

Newman Gauge Design, specialists incommercial interior design for the hospi-tality, leisure and retail sectors joinedforces with The Little Britain Pub Compa-ny to raise £3000 and counting for Alex’sWish.

Celebrating twenty years in businessand the completion of two pub refurbish-ments for The Little Britain Pub Companyin Rothley and more recently The Crownin Dalby, Newman Gauge wanted to col-laborate with the independent pub opera-tors to give something back to the localcommunity and called upon their contactsin the pub and leisure sector to raisemoney for Alex’s Wish.

“The idea to raise money for Alex’sWish, like all great ideas came up in thepub over a pint with Mike and Ben at TheBlue Bell Inn” explains Brian Gauge,Director, Newman Gauge. “We were dis-cussing Newman Gauge’s twenty yearanniversary and the fourth project com-pletion for Little Britain Pub Co, which iswhen we decided to host a joint celebra-tory event and raise money for a localcharity.”

Alex’s Wish is a charity set-up in Roth-ley by Emma and Andy Hallam in 2012after finding out their son Alex was diag-nosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystro-phy, with the sole aim to fund world-classscience and clinical trials to bring abouta cure or new treatments to help delaysymptoms of this fatal genetic disorder.

“Having worked together on twoprojects, we wanted to celebrate ourachievements and put our efforts to agood cause and as we were in Rothley atthe time, it made sense to stick to thegood old rule of charity starts at home,which is how we chose Alex’s Wish” saidBen Moore, Director, Little Britain PubCompany.

The charity golf day held at LongcliffeGolf Club, Loughborough on ThursdaySeptember 10, followed by dinner andcheque presentation evening at The BlueBell raised in excess of £3000 for theRothley Charity.

Alex’s Wish has raised over £300,000since the charity began and their aim to

bring about new effectivetreatment to help delay theonset of symptoms in boyswith Duchenne is gatheringpace with almost £300,000already invested in researchinto promising new treat-ments for the disease.

Emma Hallam, Mum andDirector Alex’s Wish said:“We are incredibly gratefulto Newman Gauge and TheLittle Britain Pub Companyand all their guests todaywho have raised an incredi-ble amount for our charity.Without fundraising eventsand thoughtful companieslike these we would neverhave been able to donatesuch large sums of moneyinto new research and Ihope that more events likethe Golf Day will help ussucceed in reaching our £1million fundraising target tofund even more research.”

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