THE BIRSTALL POST AUG 2012
Longslade’s new garden A GROUP of Year 11 students at Longslade Community College have transformed an overgrown piece of land on the college grounds into a vegetable plot. The students, Josh Gillett, Jack Goodwin, Cale Borland, Connor Garner, Dayle Lefort and Liam Eldridge, were shortlisted for Charnwood Borough Council’s “We Don’t Muck Around Awards’. Jack and Cale represented the group and the college at the award evening held on June 14 where they enjoyed a full silver service three course meal and shared their table with three councillors and an MP.
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Search for missing Pickle A TWO year old girl has lost her favourite toy and is appealing to Birstall Post readers who may have found him. Pickle the Brave belongs to Freya Jenson of Moorgate Avenue who has had him since
Pic: before and after photos of the plot
Pic: Students Jack Goodwin & Cale Borland with the Mayor of Charnwood Diane Wise & Harold Wise
The students thoroughly enjoyed the evening and although they did not win an award they were congratulated by the mayor and councillors. Nigel Jarvis, the
staff member at the college who has managed the project, said: “They were a credit to Longslade and should be extremely proud of their efforts.” The project will be continuing next term with a brand new team that will improve more of the garden, as well as maintaining the crops that are already in place. It is hoped that some of the produce can be used within the college catering and food technology departments and also to raise a small amount of funding to cover costs of gardening equipment and seeds.
Japanese guests given tour of county 19 VISITORS from Japan were hosted in county homes and enjoyed eight days of sightseeing. The visitors and their hosts are all members of the Friendship Force Club – its aim is to spread global friendship when visiting each other and sample local customs and traditions with their hosts as part of their family. The Japanese guests enjoyed a walking tour of Leicester City, met the Lord Mayor at a civic reception, visited Rutland Water and tasted pork pies in Melton Mowbray. The Leicestershire Friendship Force
Club is planning trips to New Zealand, Indonesia and Bournemouth and will be welcoming guests from Costa Rica, California and County Durham. There are 360 Friendship Force Clubs in 55 countries around the world. To become a member or to obtain further information regarding Friendship Force visit “leicestershirefriendshipforce.org.uk” or contact its Membership Secretary, Margaret Myatt, tel: 01530 244388.
Pic: Freya with Pickle
birth. Although he has gone missing before, he has always turned up – mum Louise said: “I know kids lose toys all the time but since this little dog has such a history I can’t bear to just leave him without trying to get him back home. Freya loves him so much and the new replacement is unfortunately ‘not the same’.” Contact louise.jenson@hotmail.co.uk
Green flag awards
Burglary
WATERMEAD COUNTRY Park and the Outwoods have retained their coveted Green Flag status from Keep Britain Tidy. The Green Flag accolade is a difficult award to achieve, with green spaces having to meet eight key criteria – a welcoming place, healthy, safe and secure, clean and well maintained, sustainability, conservation and heritage, community involvement, marketing and management.
A 33 year old man has been charged with the attempted burglary of a house in Hill Rise, Birstall. The incident is alleged to have occurred on Wednesday July 4.