Rothley Post Jan/Feb 2011 (86)

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

Delivered FREE to Rothley, Thurcaston & CropstonJAN/FEB 2011 ISSUE No. 86

A RECORD breaking crowd bravedfreezing temperatures to watchSven-Goran Eriksson turn onRothley’s Christmas lights.

More than 1000 people crowded round astage in front of the Cross Green war memorialas Alan Birchenall introduced the new Leices-ter City and former England manager.

Sven said hewas delighted tobe in the beauti-ful village ofRothley to switchon the lights andwas greeted withcheers from thecrowd, which in-cluded many

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Pic: Alan Birchenall (left) with Sven-Goren Eriksson

Sven’sChristmasvisit



players from local junior football sides.Visitors then enjoyed the many stalls, funfair

rides and seasonal food, with many of theshops on Woodgate staying open late.

The event was organised by Rothley ParishCouncil’s Anne Harmer and the Rothley villageshopkeepers.

FOUR LOCAL teenagers have been making progress with their Dukeof Edinburgh Awards.

Youth Project and Rawlins DofE Club.Pic: Emma Peasant with Joe Stanway, MaxMorrell and Jack Labbett

Emma Peasant (19) of Rothley was present-ed with her silver award by former Englandmanager Sven-Goran Eriksson at the RothleyChristmas lights switch-on event.

Joe Stanway (18), Max Morrell (18) andJack Labbett (18), all from Thurcaston hopeto have completed their Silver Awards by Easter.

They have all been working towards theirDuke of Edinburgh awards through Rothley

A 15 year old boy was assaulted on AnsteyLane, Thurcaston.

The victim was walking with friends when anice cream was thrown at him from a passingFord Fiesta. The car then stopped and twoyouths got out and assaulted the boy.

The victim received a cut to his head, butdid not receive medical treatment. He and hisfriends went home and reported it to thepolice. The incident happened at about 8pm onSunday October 17. Both the attackers arewhite and aged about 17. One was wearing agrey Nike hooded jacket and had rings on hisleft hand. The second had short, dark spikyhair.

The next issue ofTHE ROTHLEY POSTwill be published on Feb 25.

The copy deadline is Feb 10.

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Boyassaulted

Silver award presented


YOUTH SERVICES in the county will be cut with the equivalent of 43 full timeposts being lost from April 2011.

budget reductions means we are considering areduction in the number of youth clubs andprojects the service operates. We have workedwith staff to identify priority areas of work andwill be working closely with the voluntarysector to see if it would be able to take onsome of the services we offer. We hope thatthrough talks with our partners communitieswill be supported in finding local solutions toenable certain activities we may no longer beable to continue to sustain.”

The drop-in youth centre in the pavilion onthe School Lane playing fields, Birstall, will beunaffected by the County Council’s cuts as it isfunded by Birstall Parish council.

The Youth Service budget of£4million will be cut by “at least£1.5million” says the County Council.

Rothley will lose its council youthworkers that currently offer provisionfrom the youth club on Fowke Street.

A County Council spokesman said:“Under the proposals we will continueto have a presence at Birstall YouthCentre and offer provision in Mountsor-rel via detached work.

“Two weekly meetings that currentlytake place in Rothley will cease to run so wecan focus our work on priority neighbour-hoods.”

Youth Service representatives have beenvisiting Parish Councils, community forums,schools and other parties explaining the plans.

The spokesman said: “In the current climatewe have to make some difficult decisions aboutwhere to make savings, and are faced withsome tough choices. As a result, we arelooking at the Youth Service with a view torefocusing our priorities. We will continue towork in areas where we will make the biggestimpact, with an emphasis on supporting vul-nerable young people. However, the size of the

DESPITE THE snow, the steam must go on!Volunteers and staff at the Great Central

Railway worked hard during the recent spellof cold and snowy weather to keep theirservices running.

Engines have been kept in steam overnight,coupled to their trains to ensure carriageshave been constantly heated. Footplate crewshave also volunteered to work through thenight to supervise engines and ensure pipesdon’t freeze. Braziers have been lit underneaththe water towers which supply the engines andplatforms and points have been kept free ofice.

Around 3000 passengers travelled on therailway on the three days before Christmas.

Bill Ford, President of the Great CentralRailway said: “It has been an extraordinaryeffort to keep all our services on track, but itis a tribute to the entire team we haven’t hadto cancel single service! This has been ourbusiest Santa Season ever and we have beenforced to add many extra trains, such has beenthe demand for seats. At a time when peopleare cancelling trains, we’ve put more in thetimetable!”

Youth service cuts

Pic: Rothley Youth Centre

Steamgoes on


CHILDREN FROM Thurcas-ton primary school tookpart in a special Christ-mas nativity play atLeicester Cathedral.

Called ‘The ShiningSigning Star’, the perform-ance told the Christmasstory through sign lan-guage.

To add to the children’sexcitement, BBC television’sSee Hear programme cameto the school to film thechildren rehearsing andinterview the performers.They were also at the Ca-thedral filming the per-formance.

Class teacher Jo Johnsonsaid: “It is quite amazinghow quickly the childrenpicked up the sign lan-guage. They were veryexcited about performingat the Cathedral and possi-bly being on TV!”

The performance at Leicester cathedralwas on December 8.

Singing,shiningstars

FALLING CRIME figures over the last sixmonths have been welcomed by Leicester-shire Police Authority.

A report published in November also revealedthat victims of antisocial behaviour had an improvedsatisfaction rate with the service they received fromthe Police.

For the period April to October 2010 reportedcrime in the county fell 11 per cent to 5458compared to the previous year, and satisfaction ratesrose by 4.1 per cent from 77.1 to 81.2 per cent.

Gun crime fell by 22 per cent with 13 fewercrimes, domestic burglary was down 24 per cent andtheft from a vehicle was down 13 per cent. Burglaryfrom business premises where the value of itemsstolen exceeds £1000 fell by 16.7 per cent.

A FORMER vicar of Rothley has been ap-pointed the Bishop of Bradford.

The Rt Rev Nick Baines (53) was vicar ofRothley from 1992-2000 and is currently theBishop of Croydon.

Bishop Baines was at university in Bradfordfrom 1976-1980 studying German and French. Hesaid: “I will be sorry to leave the wonderful clergy,people, parishes and communities of the CroydonEpiscopal area. But I look forward with hope, trustand gratitude to moving back up north.”

Crimefalling

Bradford’s Bishop


A FULL meeting of Rothley Parish Councilwas held on November 15.

Following a successful six months pilot, it wasunanimously agreed to incorporate public partic-ipation into standing orders. This is an item onthe agenda of each meeting when members of thepublic are permitted to speak.

Comment was made that the quarterly AreaForum meetings were developing into a talkingshop and failing to control the agenda by notallowing sufficient time for visiting speakers toaddress the subject.

It was agreed to replace wooden noticeboardssituated on The Rise, Westfield Lane/SwithlandLane corner, Swithland Lane/The Ridings cornerand outside the cemetery with new aluminiumnoticeboards.

It was agreed to donate up to £300 to actiongroup Keep Rothley Rural to cover half the costof the professional advice they obtained whenobjecting to the Brookfield Farm development.

It was reported that there is currently £32,000held by Charnwood of section 106 money availa-ble for sporting facilities. It was agreed this besplit 50/50 between Rothley Imps FC and theImps Junior FC. A further £50,000 will becomeavailable for a community build project and itwas agreed this be ring fenced for the proposednew Rothley Centre at present.

Baby changing facilities have been installed inthe ladies cloakroom at the Village Hall.

It was reported that young people are explor-

ing alternatives to the dismantled skateboard parkand will present their findings to the ParishCouncil once details are available.

A full meeting of Rothley Parish Council washeld on December 20.

It was reported that the Brookfields Farmplanning application, and Severn Trent’s appealover the refusal of its wind turbine, are likely tobe determined in February.

It was agreed to spend £1505 on paintingstreet lights – 19 columns and five bracket lights.It was agreed to donate £185 to the charityPRIDE, which provides home alarms for vulnera-ble people.

A resident has complained that her son washurt by a falling loudspeaker at the Christmaslights switch-on event. It was agreed to undertakea more rigorous risk assessment and crowdcontrol measures at future events.

It was reported that the Planning Inspectoratewill be conducting a public consultation exerciseregarding Severn Trent’s proposal to erect a windturbine on February 22, 2011.

Following a meeting with Mountsorrel ParishCouncil and Will Antill to discuss planning anddevelopment issues, a meeting has been arrangedon January 11 with planning officers from Charn-wood to discuss recent major development pro-posals in both villages.

The Council agreed a litter clearing contractfor the Fowke Street playing field with Charnwoodand SERCO of £2046 per annum. The old skate-

board track and BMX track to be considered indue course.

The Council agreed a precept for 2011/12 of£95,000. This is the same as 2010/11, althougheach individual household in the parish will payless than last year as there are more houses inthe village.

Parish Council notesA FULL meeting of Thurcaston & CropstonParish Council was held on October 21.

Councillors listened to a presentation byofficers from the County Council about theproposal to switch off some street lightingbetween midnight and 5.30am. The estimatedcost savings are £700,000 over a four yearperiod.

The main front doors to the Memorial Hallare to be strengthened following an attemptedbreak in. It was agreed to replace the securitylight, which was damaged.

It was reported that a grit bin will beinstalled on Rectory Lane near the junctionwith Anstey Lane.

The minutes of the November meeting wereunavailable at the time of going to press. Therewas no meeting in December.

PUPILS, pedestrians and cyclists arebenefiting from a £35,000 road safetyscheme outside Rothley Primary School.

The improvements have been brought inby the County Council on Mountsorrel Laneand include a widened ‘speed table’ to re-duce motorists traffic speeds and make iteasier for people to cross.

The pavements have also been widened toaccommodate cyclists and pedestrians andcomplement the recent cycle parking im-provements inside the school.

The work is in response to the school’stravel plan and designed to encourage morewalking and cycling to the school.

Lesley Pendleton, County Council cabinetmember for environment and transport, said:“We want more people to choose to maketheir journeys on foot or by bike which isbetter for the environment and our health.

“If we can get more people out of theircars this will reduce congestion around theschool gates, helping to improve safety.”

Schoolscheme


A ROTHLEY pub has had itslicence suspended for threemonths by Charnwood BoroughCouncil’s Licensing Committee.

The Old Crown pub on NorthStreet is also required to removeits current premises supervisor,no longer run public entertain-ment and close at 11.30pm. Thisfollows an application by thepolice for the licence to be re-viewed following a number ofincidents of alcohol fuelled crimeand disorder over a period of time.

The licence had previouslybeen reviewed following an appli-cation by residents in March2008, which resulted in additionalconditions being placed on thelicence. These included require-ments to liaise with the Environ-mental Protection department atthe Council to produce a noiseimpact assessment and to main-tain a CCTV system at the premis-es. The Committee heard evidencefrom the police and residentswhich indicated that both theseconditions had been breached.They also heard that a sequenceof disturbances had culminated indisorder last September resultingin the premises supervisor beingassaulted and every available po-lice officer in the Charnwood areahaving to attend to restore order.The premises have remainedclosed since this incident.

Those representing the holdersof the premises licence holders,Gapfree Estates Ltd., did not dis-pute the allegations and apolo-gised to the Committee andresidents. Sergeant Sean Moore,the Force Licensing Officer whopresented the application, said:“Hopefully this decision will allowthe residents in the vicinity of thispub to enjoy the amenity of theirhomes without the disturbancesthey have had to contend with inrecent times. I would like tocompliment those residents whoattended the hearing on the artic-ulate and fair manner in whichthey presented their evidence.This is a good example of thepolice and local community work-ing together to resolve problems.”

Cllr David Snaart, CabinetMember for Licensing, of Charn-wood Borough Council, added:“The licence owners of the OldCrown Pub have recognised thedistress they have caused resi-dents and we hope this threemonth suspension will lead to apub that is part of the communityrather than upsetting it. We willcontinue to work closely with thepolice to tackle licence holderswho do not fulfil the responsibilitythat comes with having the li-cence.”

A PROPOSAL to build 3000 new homes onthe edge of Birstall has been approved.

The outline planning application for Ashton Green was approved by theCity Council’s Planning & Development Control committee on December20.

Leicester City Council hope to start building the first phase of 1000dwellings in 2012.

Ashton Green is a 130 hectare site north of Beaumont Leys, with its‘village centre’ located next to the junction of Greengate Lane andLeicester Road.

The impact of the development on the local road network, especiallyGreengate Lane, has been identified as a major cause of concern duringpublic consultation events.

The City Council have proposed the following traffic mitigation meas-ures for Greengate Lane:

• one-way signal controlled shuttle working at the railway bridge. Thebridge is owned and maintained by the GCR. Traffic lights will controltraffic on either side of the bridge, alternating the direction of traffic:east/west then west/east.

The City Council says: “the very nature of introducing traffic signals mayincrease journey times along Greengate Lane. However the signals areunlikely to result in significant build up of queues and on balance it isconsidered that they will act as an effective traffic calming measure,ultimately reducing the attractiveness of Greengate Lane for general trafficwhilst a the same time increasing its attractiveness for pedestrians andcyclists.”

• speed humps• a shared footway/cycleway from Leicester Road to beyond the bridge.

One option considered is utilising the verge as far as the junction ofWoodgate Drive before cyclists rejoin the carriageway.

The City Council are also proposing speed humps on Leicester Roadbetween Ashton Green and Thurcaston, and a ‘gateway entry feature’ fortraffic approaching Ashton Green from the north that will reduce thespeed limit to 30mph.

The Ashton Green development is part of the City Council’s plans tofind 20,000 newhomes in the next15-20 years. The CityCouncil says it willoffer:

• employment on 5hectares of employ-ment land

• an ‘all-ageschool’ from 3-19years, located at thewestern end of Green-gate Lane extendingeastwards towards theGCR bridge

• safe routes forpedestrians and cy-clists

• good publictransport links

• community facili-ties

• 49 hectares ofgreen space

• energy efficienthomes with renewa-ble energy sources

• an on-site EnergyCentre

More details atwww.leicester.gov.uk/ashtongreen

Ashton Greenapproved

Licence suspendedafter disturbances


THERE WAS a spate of burglaries on Swith-land lane, between October 15-23.

One house was broken into and there wereunsuccessful attempts to break into three otherhouses. A shed was broken into and three otherunsuccessful attempts to break into sheds: mostof these occurred overnight.

Extensive enquiries are being carried outwith regards to the above including uniformand plain clothes officers.

Good news, the two people arrested for aburglary on Mountsorrel Lane in September

have beencharged withburglary and at-tended court inNovember.

There havebeen five inci-dents of damage,two to shop win-dows onWoodgate on Oc-tober 2 & 7, oneto a window on abuilding onMountsorrelLane on October1. A car had itsdoor locks dam-

aged on Westfield Lane on October 4. Otherthefts include some ducks being stolen fromLoughborough road, some petrol stolen fromTown Green Street on October 12.

A man was arrested in connection with aburglary on October 5 in the neighbouringvillage of Newtown Linford and a man currentlyon remand in prison has admitted furtherburglaries in Newtown Linford and the sur-rounding villages.

There was an attempt to steal a motor vehicleabout 8am on Thursday November 25 from adriveway on Swithland Lane, Rothley. The own-er of a Mercedes challenged a male who wastrying to steal the vehicle.

There have been three burglaries in Rothleyduring November. All three occurred betweenFriday 12 & Monday 15 November. On BadgersBank a property was entered & a quantity ofjewellery stolen. Between 3:45pm & 9:15pm onSunday 14 November there was an unsuccessfulattempt to gain entry to an address on The Riseby forcing a ground floor window. On Monday15 November between noon & 6pm a propertyon Mountsorrel Lane was entered by forcing arear door & property was subsequently stolen.

The have been six burglary other than dwell-ings during the month. Five of these occurredon Loughborough Road – three of these oc-curred at the allotments where entry was gained

to sheds, from one of which a tool box &quantity of tools were stolen. This occurredbetween Monday 15 & Tuesday 16 November.A shed on the allotments was also forced openbetween Monday 29 & Tuesday 30 November.Between Sunday 28 & Tuesday 30 Novemberfence netting & plastic tunnelling was stolenfrom a business premises on Loughborough Rd.

Between Monday 11 October & Tuesday 9November a lawn mower was stolen from agarden shed on Swithland Lane, Rothley.

Sometime between Thursday 4 & Friday 5 ahorse rug was stolen from a horse in a field onLoughborough Road Rothley.

A JCB Lift Truck was stolen from a buildingsite on Loughborough Road Rothley betweenSaturday 20 & Monday 22 November.The new priorities for the Beat are as fol-lows:

To tackle allotment thefts at Loughboroughroad Rothley between 6pm and 8am

To deal with anti social vehicle use andcriminal damage on Fowke street andWoodgate, Rothley between 5pm and 3am

To improve road safety around the locationsof Rothley, Thurcaston, Swithland and NewtownLinford primary schools between 8am and10am and 2.30pm and 4.30pm Monday toFriday.Planned beat surgeries Jan to March

Mon 17/01/11 2pm till 4pm at RothleyLibrary Mountsorrel Lane Rothley

Sun 13/02/11 10am till 12am Mercury newsshop Woodgate Rothley

Mon 14/03/11 2pm till 4pm Rothley LibraryMountsorrel Lane RothleyHow to contact us

You can contact your local neighbourhoodpolicing team – PC 544 Steve Rhodes and PCSO6647 Nigel Ritchie – by telephoning 0116 2222222, selecting option 2 and when prompted,tap in identification numbers 0544 or 6647, toleave us a message. We will get back to you assoon as possible. You can also send us anemail by logging onto the website atwww.leics.police.uk and clicking on the‘Neighbourhood Policing’ icon

From PC Steve Rhodes

Rothley, Thurcaston &Cropston’sPC Steve Rhodes

Crime Report : Thurcaston Sep & Oct 2010On Saturday Sep 4 there were threats made

to a resident on Chapel Close, theft 1, burglarynon-dwelling 1, damage 3, assault 1.Crime Report : Cropston Sep & Oct 2010

Burglary 3, burglary non-dwelling 2, dam-age 1, theft 1, theft from motor vehicle 1

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New Classes start Jan 10Ladies Tap classes for experienced orbeginners held on Mondays at 7pm.

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a week long workshop, with West Endactors, singers and dancers, and a short tasteof it was presented.

A visiting adjudicator attends each showand Mrs Christine Carrington from Leicesterawarded the Performance Shield for beststudent performance of the day. Also MrsAntonia Pilbeam awards the Progress Cup tothe pupil showing the most marked improve-ment over the year. For the first time ever,in all the many shows, they were bothpresented to the same student, 14 year oldMiss Liberty Wisehall of Mountsorrel – athoroughly deserved award.

2011 classes start on Monday January 10,with a few vacancies for new pupils, who willbe warmly welcomed.

From John Sambrook

THE PILBEAM Academy of Dance is cele-brating a successful 2010.

Following two terms, spring and summer,that saw successful Exam and Medal ses-sions, the autumn term has been focused onthe preparation for the Academy’s biennialend of year show, which this year culminatedin ‘Let’s Dance’ at the Humphrey PerkinsCommunity College, Barrow-on-Soar, on Fri-day December 3 and Saturday December 4.

Both performances with virtual sell outaudiences were highly praised for theirmusicality and lighting, colourful costumingand excellent performance from the girls andladies. As usual the ‘AAAH’ factor was re-served for the ‘babies’, who looked cute intheir Christmassy costumes.

During the summer there was an opportu-nity for pupils nine and over to take part in

MEMBERS OF the Royal British Legion havevisited Rothley school to talk about theirexperiences in the armed forces.

Following the Armistice Day service at theRothley War Memorial when around 100pupils from Rothley CofE Primary Schoolattended, the local Royal British Legion branchwere invited to visit the school and give the 90pupils in the final two years at the school a talkon the Legion's activities. Five Legion membersturned up and told the assembled pupils oftheir experiences in the armed forces, obvi-ously sparing any possible gory detail.

Those giving of their experiences were MrAlec Alexandre, who was a member of themuch acclaimed Royal Leicestershire Regi-ment, Mr Norman Latham who was in theRoyal Navy and joined ships on the 2nd WorldWar arctic covoys taking supplies to Russia,Mr Norman Pratt who was in the RAF andserved in an Operational Conversion Unitwhich trained pilots, having completed theflying training, in the art of air to air gunnery,ie how to fight.

The two final members of the ‘MagnificentFive’, were Mr Ted Collins a veteran of theancient Royal Fusilliers Regiment and Mr JohnLeak, a 22 year Territorial Army man and alsovice chairman of the Rothley and District RoyalBritish Legion Branch. John Leake also ex-plained the purpose and activities of theLegion, which are solely applied in lookingafter the ex service men of the past and thosecurrently fighting in Afghanistan. The childrensang beautifully a song of ‘Remembrance’ andthe Legion have asked the school if they wouldallow the pupils to sing their song at nextyear's Armistice Day ceremony. This giveseveryone an incentive to join in on November11, 2011.

Last Christmas and again last April theRothley branch collected and shipped around450, 2kg weight, Tuck Boxes for the troops.With the help of a Mountsorrel supporter andthe ‘Support the Soldiers’ organisation theywere dispatched to the boys and girls out inthe conflict zone. This year the branch collect-ed over £6,000 via its Poppy appeal and allwish to thank the people, throughout thedistrict, who contributed.

Finally, Mr Norman Latham, who has served

as Poppy Appeal Supremo (organiser) over thepast 30 years is standing down and we arelooking for a replacement. Norman's organi-sation of over 40 poppy collectors and almostas many static collection points is available andany charity minded good organiser who would

like to take in this annual event (they do nothave to be a member of the RBL) would bewarmly received by the branch (Call NormanLatham on 0116 230 2824).

From Norman Pratt

Legion members visit school

Pilbeam Academy dancers


village school; an interactivequestion of sport; a discus-sion evening for women; aforum on issues of the dayfor men; wine tasting; mur-der, mystery evening; pam-pering evening; plus otherevents for children, youngmums, young dads and theretired in the village.

Finally, whatever youviews, opinions, assump-tions about Church, God,Jesus Christ and Christianity, make 2011 theyear to consider ‘is there more to life!’

From Steve Thomason

EXAMS CERTIFICATES for exams taken inJune 2010 at Longslade College are nowavailable for collection from the collegereception.

These have to be signed for by the students oncollection. If students are unable to collect person-ally then a letter of authorisation must be producedto enable a third party to collect on their behalf.

This letter must name the person who is to collectthe certificates and so some sort of identification willbe required.

Longslade has an archive of old certificates thathave never been collected, going back to 2000. Ifyou think that you have never collected yourGCSE/GCE certificates then you can contact theExams Office on 0116 2677107 (ext 142) for moredetails.

ROTHLEY PARISH Church is planning to make 2011 an exciting year for all the residents ofRothley, not just for the congregation each week.

It’s a known fact that the parish church inRothley has played a central role in the livesof generations of families through the ages, notjust with baptisms, weddings and funerals, butwhere possible with support, care and encour-agement to individuals as they face the issuesand pressures of the day. Even today, over 200people of all ages attend one of three Sundayservices each week as well as contributing tomany weekly activities to help challenge us inour lives and give us some direction, in whatcan sometimes be a turbulent and unsureworld.

To launch the new year, a series of commu-nication initiatives havebeen developed. Thefirst is a new logo con-veying the love of Godsurrounding all in Roth-ley. The second initiativeis an updated websitewhere anyone at any-time can see what thechurch stands for andits mission in the villageand beyond, togetherwith an overview of the

many events that happen each month to whichyou are invited. Our partnership with theRothley web portal onleicestershirevillages.com is also strengthenedwith links to church history, diary of eventsand a forum for discussion.

Also launched at the recent Carols by Can-dlelight service is a welcome leaflet reflectingthe church website, but in a condensed format.It is planned to send a copy to every householdin the village during the year. Thanks to villagebased company Agora Marketing Communica-tions Ltd for designing all three items at cost.

In the next issue of The Rothley Post we willgive details of an excitingweek of activity for eve-ryone in Rothley, underthe title ‘MORE 2 LIFE’.During the week ofMarch 13- 20 a team ofeight students training tobe clergy will be assist-ing in leading events forall ages around the vil-lage. Events will be funbut have a serious mes-sage. For example:events each day at the

MEMBERS OF Thurcaston and Cropston Gar-dening Club were treated to a delightfuland informative evening with DavidTideswell, known as ‘The Robin Man’.

David is well known for his knowledge ofbirds and their habits and he has recentlyappeared on television, because of his knowl-edge and understanding of robins.

David’s talk was humorous, entertaining andvery informative. As members listed the birdsin our gardens, David had interesting snippetsof information about each one.

We learned about how vulnerable birds areto infection, and the importance of cleaningbird feeders, bird baths and tables on aregular basis. He also stressed the importanceof feeding regularly in severe weather, andamused us with his own recipe for a highenergy feed.

Our first meeting in 2011 will be held onWednesday January 12 at 7.45pm. this will bea talk by Mark Graham called ‘Native Trees ofCharnwood’.

The Thurcaston and Cropston GardeningClub meets on the second Wednesday of themonth, 7.45pm at the Thurcaston MemorialHall. Visitors are most welcome, as are newmembers – whether as an experienced garden-er or a beginner.

From Thurcaston & Cropston Garden-ing Club

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ON DECEMBER 15 we had our Christmasmeeting and once again it was somethingquite different.

Our speaker was Graham Fortey who greet-ed us at his fictional hotel in London. Therewere 29 of us in the audience and we were allgiven a card which was to be read out in turn.

After a day of sight seeing and shopping wearrived at the hotel, only to find that there wasno-one at reception, so we headed into thebar. The first card to be read out was arequest for a glass of sherry and Graham notonly told us about the product but showed aposter with further information. Every requestwas accompanied by such a poster to look atlater. The range of requests included variousother drinks, and remarks such as there was‘no soap in the cloakroom, through to choos-ing food from the menu and suggestions as towhere to dine. All these requests were an-swered and accompanied with a sample ofeach product, for instance a 1920's tin ofSmiths Potato Crisps, a spring-top bottle ofMineral Water produced by the Leicestercompany of R.C.Allens, and a tin of HeinzTomato Soup, whose label is in a keystoneshape. We learned that the Heinz companywas founded by Henry Heinz in Pittsburgh, andthat Pennsylvania's nickname is The KeystoneState.

As we neared the end of our 29 cardrequests it was realised that no-one hadbooked rooms and the hotel was fully booked.So it was suggested that we tried The RegentPalace, The Strand Palace, or the more upmar-ket Cumberland Hotel, which incidentally wasthe first hotel to have en suite facilities. Theyalso had radios in the bedrooms, for which thecharge was 6d. (2.5p) per day.

On January 19, we welcome you to the startof our 2011 programme with Mary Matts, whois coming to talk to us about Canal Life,Traditions and Paintings

oN February 16 we travel back to the 1660'swhen we welcome Trevor Parr who takes thepart of an apothecary and attends to all our illsand ailments with the medicines, pills andpotions of the restoration period of the Stuartline.

As usual our meetings take place at The

Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley.The doors are open at 7 p.m., and the talkbegins at 7.30 p.m. Do come along and joinus.

Noreen Wilson, Programme Secre-tary, Rothley History Society

were ample portions of good and tasty food.Our entertainment was a step back into

Christmas traditions which we enjoyed remem-bering from our childhoods. Mrs Felicity Aus-tin very kindly came at very short notice andaroused the sense of excitement experiencedover the most ordinary but very precious itemsin Christmas stockings, and the hilariousgames invented to astonish and thrill duringthe somewhat austere and worrying war years.We remembered as children the many decora-tions we made to adorn our homes with verylittle in the way of materials, but which wedisplayed with love and pride! In conclusionFelicity led us into singing two well knowncarols ‘Good King Wenceslas’ and ‘Hark theHerald Angels sing’ which brought us happilyinto the true reason for Christmas.

On conclusion of yet another successfulyear, with membership growing happily frommonth to month with younger mums beingfreed off from family duties and grandmothersfrom the school run, we are looking forwardto a Happy and Healthy New Year, which wewish to all the clubs and activities held in thevillages.

From Ann Farndon

THE MONDAY Club – Anstey, Cropston,Thurcaston & Rothley, opened the festiveseason on November 8 by inviting TomPhillips from Hannah’s Chocolate Sug-arcraft of Quorn to demonstrate the art ofcreating chocolates.

Tom took us through the history and originsof the chocolate growing areas and showed usa chocolate pod, which contained the preciousbeans which when crushed and processed,produced both the cocoa powder and cocoabutter.

Tom demonstrated and created severalvarieties of chocolate which we were able totaste.

In December our Christmas Luncheon heldat the Birstall Golf Club was once again anenormous and joyfully successful event. There



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A £13MILLION development of 80 new affordable family homesin Birstall was officially opened in October by the Mayor ofCharnwood, Cllr Jill Vincent.

Homes and Communities Agency.Margaret Allen, Director for the

Homes and Communities Agency inthe East Midlands, said: “We investedin this project because it offered thechance to provide high quality af-fordable homes for Charnwood thatwould create a thriving new commu-nity. It is great to meet some of thefirst residents settling into theirhomes and see the potential that

been realised here. The quality of the development is firstclass.”

The scheme’s high quality design and layout was alsopraised by the Mayor, Councillor Jill Vincent, for being aseamless part of a coherent plan for the wider HallamFields development. Importantly, it had enabled localpeople, many in significant housing need, to find a home.“It is no exaggeration to say that we have been able tochange people’s lives with these new properties” she said.

Completed this summer, all but two of the new homesare now occupied, with remaining residents due to movein shortly.

Kush Patel moved to ground-floor rented apartment.“I’d had a difficult time before I moved here, with a

The Mayor unveiled a stone plaque in thecentral green of the new housing at HallamFields, which has been provided by WaterlooHousing Group working in partnership withCharnwood Borough Council.

The development provides a variety of familyhousing, mainly two and three bedroom hous-es, but also 15 four-bed homes, three one-bedapartments and a five-bedroom house. 64 ofthe homes are rented. They were let to peopleon the council’s waiting list and are managedby Waterloo Group’s local housing associationde Montfort Housing Society. A further 16homes have been sold for shared ownership,on a part-by and part-rent basis, by theGroup’s affordable home ownership division,Waterloo Homes. All the homes feature solarthermal panels for hot water, which helpskeeps running costs down for residents.

The homes were built for Waterloo byWestleigh Developments and attracted£5.86million of government grant from the

year-long stay in hospital as a result of aninfection from stomach surgery and then livingin a homeless hostel. Being offered my newhome was the light at the end of the tunnel forme.”

Shared owners, Kate Farmer and Paul Hex-tall are equally delighted with their new three-bedroom house. “This is our first home and ithas exceeded all our expectations. We arereally looking forward to enjoying our firstChristmas in our own home, with our two-year-old daughter” said Mr Hextall.

Pic: With the commemorative stone: the Mayor of Charnwood, CllrJill Vincent, with (from left to right), Ian Jones, Business Develop-ment Director at Westleigh Developments; Margaret Allen, Directorfor the Homes and Communities Agency (East Midlands); and TedCarr, Chairman of de Montfort Housing Society



Affordable homesat Hallam Fields


A FOOD manufacturing firm is looking to ex-pand into Rothley.

Samworth Brothers, which makes Ginsters andDickinson & Morris pies, is seeking planningpermission for a 10,000 square metre factory atthe Rothley Lodge industrial park, near the A6.The plant would be next to the Leicester PaperCompany and the Rowena Garden Centre.

Samworth Brothers says there are no immedi-ate plans to develop the 14 acre site and says itwould be held in reserve, ready for any futureexpansion plans.

The firm had a turnover of £650million lastyear and employs between 7000-8000 people, themajority in Leicestershire.

should be done about the ice and snow. Manypeople appear to be concerned about whetheror not they should clear it from their drivesand the pathways outside their houses. A mythappears to have grown up stating that peoplewill be sued if they clear their area andsomeone slips on it.

Fortunately Directgov has come up withsome instructions and advice.

“There’s no law stopping you from clearingsnow and ice on the pavement outside yourhome or from public spaces. It’s unlikely you’llbe sued or held legally responsible for anyinjuries on the path if you have cleared itcarefully. Follow the snow code when clearingsnow and ice safely.”

More details and advice can be found atwww.direct.gov.uk/en/Nl1/Newsroom/DG_1

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Afternoon Tai ChiThe soft flowing movements of Tai Chi promote

health and mental focus and one posture of the24 sequential movements is taught each week.Beginners and those with more experience arevery welcome. Please wear loose clothing andflat-soled shoes. Booking essential.

Tutor: Laraine TuckerFee £78. Discounted £70.20 (not available to

the Retired) or FreeVenue: Birstall Methodist Church Rooms, Wan-

lip Lane, Birstall LE4 4JSDate: Tuesdays 1.30-3.30pm. 12 meetings

from January 18, 2011Journeys Into Art

From the Renaissance masters via Durer,Caravaggio and Chardin, to Cezanne, Rousseauand Rothko, explore some of the key turningpoints in the history of art when ideas of perspec-tive, composition, balance, colour, light andsubject matter have been addressed, developedand questioned. No experience necessary-just alively, open-minded interest in art! Booking es-sential.

Tutor: Janis BakerFee: £58.50 Discounted £52.65 (not available

to the Retired) or Free.Venue: The Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane,

Rothley LE7 7PRDate: Wednesdays 7.15-9.15pm 9 meetings

from January 19, 2011History

Our popular Tuesday morning class held at theRothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane from 10-11.30pm starting on the January 18, 2011.Enquiries to Helen Haythornthwaite 01162302525

Further information from:Marion Vincent 0116 2303405

[email protected] Freeman 0116 2362566

[email protected] bookings to Mr. J. Laurance 33 Loughbor-

ough Road, Hoton, Leicester LE12 5SF. Chequespayable to WEA Birstall and Rothley Branch.

www.birstallandrothleywea.org.ukThe Workers’ Educational Association (WEA) is a

charity registered in England & Wales (No.1112775) and in Scotland (No. SCO39239) and acompany limited by guarantee registered in England& Wales (No. 2806910). Registered address: 3rdFloor, 70 Clifton Street, London EC2A 4HB

If we are to continue having cold spells suchas we are experiencing at present, it would behelpful if there could be some guidance for thegeneral public as to exactly what can and

The Rothley Post welcomes your views andopinions on any subject. Letters, which mustinclude your name and address, (though notnecessarily for publication) can be posted to:The Birstall Post, Longslade College, WanlipLane, Birstall, Leicester LE4 4GH, or handed inat Rothley library, Rothley Post Office,Woodgate or email:[email protected]

YOUR SAY...

The main focus for the Charnwood LocalPolicing Unit (LPU) has been around crimereduction and shaping the future of your localNeighbourhood Teams.

I am pleased to report that total crime remainswell below what it was last year, with some reallysignificant reductions around Burglary Dwellingand vehicle crime.

The Quorn and Anstey Police Offices will beclosed in the early part of 2011 as part of the

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comprehensive review carried out over the past18 months. I plan to have 10 NeighbourhoodOffices, located in the very communities theyserve, from which the Neighbourhood Teams canwork from. This will actually deliver more visibil-ity and access to your Neighbourhood Teams asthey will no longer be working out of Syston orQuorn but actually working out of their respectiveNeighbourhoods. In line with this, the current 10Neighbourhoods will be reduced to six allowingbetter coverage (for when members of the teamsare off duty) of Neighbourhoods. Note: This willnot mean a reduction of staff as the existing teamnumbers will remain the same and will continueto concentrate on the areas they know best.Quorn Police Office will not close until suitablealternative accommodation has been found forthe Neighbourhood Teams.

We have already identified a number of suita-ble premises in the majority of areas (Anstey,Rothley, Thurmaston, Syston, Barrow and Quorn)and are negotiating with potential partners overusage. We are still looking for suitable partnersand premises in Mountsorrel, Sileby and EastGoscote/Queniborough. If you have any sugges-tions about potential premises which could beused to base local neighbourhood officers in yourarea, please contact your Beat Team, myself (onthe details below) or Mr Andrew Wroe (Estates)on Leicester (0116) 222 2222, ext 2325, or byemail [email protected]

Crime Overview: in terms of performance, theLPU continues to deliver significant reductions onlast years crime figures. As at today's date

(22.12.10), all crime is down 9.1% (344 lessoffences), Serious Acquisitive Crime (Burglary,Robbery, Auto Crime) is down by 24.2% fromthis time last year (189 fewer victims and offenc-es). All Vehicle Crime continues to reduce(17.1% reduction or 70 less offences against lastyear's figures) with a 24.7% reduction in TheftFrom Motor Vehicle (75 less victims and offenc-es). Theft of Motor Vehicle has increased on thelast reporting period (4.4%) compared to lastyear (97 Offences – 5 more than last year) withmuch of this being due to people leaving carsrunning (to defrost) unattended on driveways. AllBurglaries have continued to reduce (by 12.8 %)with an encouraging reduction in Burglary Dwell-ing (down 30.6%) on last year, meaning 86fewer persons were a victim of this crime. Wehave seen a spike in Birstall and our priority(overt and covert) will remain Birstall until theperpetrator/s are caught or become frustrated bythe ‘extra attention’ and desist.

All Violent Crime continues to reduce withAssault with less serious Injury (Actual BodilyHarm and below) having dropped by 9.9% andSerious Violent Crime dropping by 52.4% com-pared to last year. Robbery is down 46.7% onlast year (14 fewer victims).

Crime Prevention: Operation Union (the cur-rent LPU operation aimed at Serious AcquisitiveCrime prevention/detection and prosecution ofOffenders in the run up to Christmas) continueswith the focus (as above) on Birstall. I wouldurge you to call in any suspect activity or individ-ual to the Police when it occurs. Likewise, pleaseensure your property is locked and secured asmany of the burglaries and Vehicle thefts/theft of

property from vehicles are as a result of premisesand vehicles not being secured, thus offering aneasy target for the opportunist criminal.

Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB): an overview ofASB across the LPU (November 1-31, 2010)showed a decrease of some 17% (down by 487incidents) compared to last year. We continue towork very closely with our Partners (CharnwoodBorough Council, Parish Councils and the Public)to address ASB issues and are establishing aco-located team (Police and Borough Council) inJanuary 2011.

Charnwood LPU Joint Action Group (JAG): Thelatest Charnwood Joint Action Group (JAG) washeld on December 9 at the Village Hall at EastGoscote. Updates for each of the respectiveneighbourhoods were given to those present. SgtAndy Moscrop also took the opportunity to thankAngela Fielding our Community Initiatives Co-ordinator (CIC) for all her hard work over theyears. Angela will be leaving the Constabulary inJanuary 2011 having put in sterling service in herrole as Charnwood LPU CIC and will be greatlymissed. The next meeting will take place at13.30pm on Thursday 13th January 2011 @Rothley Neighbourhood Centre 12 MountsorrelLane, Rothley, LE7 7PR. This is likely to be thelast JAG meeting in its current format.

Changes to the Charnwood LPU ‘JAG’: Thecurrent format for the Charnwood JAG willchange in the New Year, with it being mergedwith the Charnwood Community Safety Partner-ship ‘All Crime’ meeting and the ‘ASB SteeringGroup’ as many of the functions are duplicated.A greater emphasis will be placed on the respec-tive Neighbourhood Teams’ consultation meetings(using what is know as the ‘Police and Commu-nities Together’ or PACT model.) This will makethe access to the public and Parish Councilsmore effective as these meetings are locallybased, in the Neighbourhoods and fully open tothe Public. Local problems, issues and concernscan be better raised with local, neighbourhoodOfficers who will then feed this information up tothe ‘Crime’ and ‘ASB’ JAGs to take the appropri-ate multi-agency (Borough Council, Police, FireService etc), action required to address the issuesthat can’t be solved locally.

Consultation: the latest Neighbourhood News-letters are available on the Force websitewww.leics.police.uk . Each one of these is aresult of detailed consultation by your localNeighbourhood Teams via a series of advertisedconsultation events (again on the website and viapublic notice boards). The Neighbourhood Polic-ing Teams also regularly attend Parish Councilmeetings and other public meeting (such as areaforums). I am really keen to hear people's viewsand concerns as this is critical in enabling us toaddress what matters to the communities - if youcan't attend any of the publicised events, I wouldencourage you to contact us directly via [email protected] ortelephone.

Summary: Crime and ASB results remainencouraging, with the LPU maintaining the netreduction on last year. Plans are well on track toput your neighbourhood teams into the centre ofthe communities they serve via local‘Neighbourhood’ Offices and I will keep youupdated as to the progress in this key area. Asever, I would encourage you all to look out foryourselves and your neighbours, take simple buteffective security precautions and report anythingsuspicious to the Police. On behalf of all theOfficers and Staff at Charnwood Local PolicingUnit, I wish you all a Happy, safe and secure NewYear.

Inspector Duncan Southall, CharnwoodLocal Policing Unit, Dec 2010



AIRPORT CARS Birstall. Airports, Sea-ports, Long Distance, Courier. Tel: 07771984806

AMLI DESIGN Architectural Consultancy.Plans drawn and submitted. Extensions,conversions, new build. David IvesB.Sc.(Hons) FBEng MCIOB 0116 2674395/ 07974807111 www.amlidesign.co.uk

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Charnwood Orchestra

Magic of ViennaWaltzes, Polkas and Marches

7pm Saturday Jan 15Humphrey Perkins Community Centre,

Cotes Road, Barrow LE12 8JUTickets £10 (£8 concessions). Children U16 £3

From the Paper Shop, High St, Barrowor 07718153117

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Splash BabiesSwimming for babies to give them confidence, exer-

cise and fun in a social environmentRoundhill College, Abbey Sports & Leisure and David

Lloyd MeridianFor more info: Kirsty 077 347 00447 or

www.splashbabies.org• • •

Craft FairOrganised by the Loughborough Lions Club

at Rawlins Community College, QuornSunday March 27

(just before Mothers Day)from 11am to 4pm

Refreshments availableAlso activities for the children

Cost £1 adults, 50p concessions & children under 5For more info or to book a stall, please contact

Jean/David on 0116 2376154 or Ann 01509 232422• • •

Charity Bridge DriveOrganised by Loughborough Lions

Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane, RothleyWednesday April 13 at 1.30pm

With afternoon tea provided at a cost of £6 per personTo book a table please contact Jackie on 0116

2303317 or Ann 01509 232422• • •

The next in the series of

Charity Whist DrivesOrganised by Derek Farr

will be held at the Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane,Rothley

At 7.30pm on Thursdays Jan 6, Feb 3, March 3Admission £1.50

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Small AdsSmall ads are 25p for the first 16 words. 17-32

words: 50p. Enclosing payment, post your ad to us orhand it in (inside an envelope) at Rothley library orRothley Post Office on Woodgate.

Trade/business rates for small ads are 25p a word.You are liable for the trade/business rate if you areoffering a service for which you are asking for pay-ment, or if you are advertising new goods for sale. Alltext will be printed bold. Box outline £1 extra. Max50 words.

Noticeboardall details printed free

P/10/2812/2: 32 Fowke Street, Rothley – proposed singlestorey extension to rear of dwellingP/10/2791/2: 38 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley – erection of firstfloor extension to front, two-storey extension to rear, singlestorey extension to side and raising the roof height of dwellingP/10/2760/2: Manor Holt, 1082 Loughborough Road, Rothley –erection of 27 dwellings with associated parking, garages,gardens, landscaping and storm water retention basin followingdemolition of house and outbuildingsP/10/2779/2: 42 Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley – erection of two-storey and first floor extensions to side and single storey exten-sion to rear of dwellingP/10/2784/2: 944 Loughborough Road, Rothley – crown thin-ning and crown reduction of 1 pine tree (Tree Preservation Order)P/10/2612/2: 33 North Street, Rothley – erection of dormerextensions to front and rear of dwellingP/10/2740/2: 237 Swithland Lane, Rothley – erection of singlestorey extension to rear and side of dwellingP/10/2611/2: 32 Fowke Street, Rothley – felling of 1 yew and 1silver birch and 30% reduction of 8 trees (Conservation AreaNotice)P/10/2773/2: 55 Latimer Road, Cropston – erection of first floorextension to front of dwellingP/10/2718/2: 16 All Saints Road, Thurcaston – conversion ofgarage to habitable roomP/10/2463/2: 93 Leicester Road, Thurcaston – erection of singleand two storey extensions to side and rear and dormer extensionand rooflight to rear of dwellingP/10/2355/2: Cedar House Residential Care Home, 249 StationRoad, Cropston – erection of single storey extension to rear ofbuildingP/10/2380/2: Swithland Lodge, 222 Station Road, Cropston –erection of a single storey rear extension, replacement of flatroof with pitched roof and internal/external alterations Continued on back page

Planning applications

Home CarersRequiredAre you a caring person?Like varied work & job satisfaction?Join our team of carers in the Mountsorrel,Cropston, Quorn, Sileby, Syston, Birstall &Wymeswold areas.Flexible shifts, 10-40 hrs per week, &mornings, evenings and weekends availa-ble.No experience required as all training willbe provided.Up to £7.25hr, plus travel expenses. Tele-phone essential. Ring Debbie between8.30am & 4.30pm for more information on0116 2696247 (quoting reference BP)


Coffee MorningAt Rothley Methodist Church, Howe Lane

Every Tuesday morning, 10-11.30am come rain orshine

Friendly atmosphere, everyone welcomeTea & Coffee and biscuits or toasted tea cake

Proceeds for the Methodist Church• • •

The Mayor of Charnwood, President of LoughboroughCouncil of Faiths

invites you to attend the11th annual commemoration of

Holocaust Memorial DayPlease gather on

Thursday Jan 27 at 1.45pmBy the Bandstand in Queen’s Park, Loughborough

An exhibition will be open at Charnwood Museum andthe park café will be open for refreshments following

the short ceremony• • •

Birstall Birdwatching Clubpresents

In Search of the Birds and Mammals of NamibiaBy Ian Merrill

An illustrated talk on the wildlife of this West Africancountry

At the Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane, RothleyTuesday January 11 at 7.30pm

Alert! Divers Have Moved to Page 60By Mike Webster

A light-hearted approach to some of the most up todate research in ornithology and birdwatching

Tuesday February 8 at 7.30pmAt the Rothley Centre, Mountsorrel Lane, Rothley

Visitors welcome to all meetings £2Contact Ken Goodrich 2674813

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Sat February 26 from 10am to 1pmat Birstall Methodist Church

Mini MarketWith Good-as-New

Bric-a-BracHome made cakes & produceTombola & children’s games

Light lunches & hot dogs• • •

Coffee MorningMethodist Church, Howe Lane, Rothley

March 12, 10-11.30amProceeds in aid of Carl Gunns Boxing Club

and Methodist Church fundsRaffle, Tombola, Cake Stall, White Elephant

Entrance 50pInc tea & coffee

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Film Presentationsfrom Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Council

‘The Blind Side’ Friday, January 14 (128 mins)Sandra Bullock won an Oscar for Best Actress in thislife-affirming true story. A housekeeper with a privi-leged lifestyle takes in a black homeless teenager.

She encourages him in school and in sport but he in-evitably runs into trouble. She does change his life

but, actually, he changes her life too.‘Wild Target’ Friday February 11 (98 mins)

This comedy stars Bill Nighy and Emily Blunt. A metic-ulous assassin, who is still dominated by his mother,meets a young lady called Rose who is the exact op-posite of him. She is reckless and free spirited butthey complement each other and somehow, form an

interesting partnership.‘Invictus’, Friday March 11 (134 mins)

Thurcaston & Cropston Parish Council will be showingthese films at Thurcaston Memorial Hall, starting at

7.30pm. Tickets still cost only £4. Concessions £3.50.Price includes refreshments and a lucky prize draw.

Advance tickets can be purchased via the parish office,0116 2367626 or at the door

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Ladies CircleMethodist Church ,Howe Lane,

Rothleystarting from January 11, then every two weeks

Contact Joan lovett for further information0116 237 4868

THE ROTHLEY POSTYOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER

Longslade College, Wanlip Lane,Birstall, Leicester LE4 4GHEditor: Mr Jerry Jackson

Editorial/Advertising (Tel & Fax)

0116 2674213Correspondence, news etc

can be handed in at:Rothley Library, Rothley Post Officeor to our office in the Youth Centre,

Longslade College, [email protected]




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