AUGUST 2016
Lots of fun at Markfield Play Church! PLAY CHURCH is a small, friendly group which meets at the Methodist Church on Monday afternoons, in term time, from 3.15pm to 4.15pm. We are open for children aged from 0 to the end of Reception Year in school and their parents/carers. We have lots of fun beginning with a free play session and ending with a biscuit. Grown ups can have a drink during the session! In between we do a variety of activities such as stories crafts, games and singing based on a Christian theme which changes each half term. Every age in the range is catered for and we make sure that everybody, children and grownups, can take part and enjoy themselves. Why not come along and join us on a Monday afternoon? You will be made very welcome and we would love to see some new faces. You can come in via the front entrance to the church and buggies, prams etc can be left in the church. Our next term starts on Monday, 12th September at 3.15pm. There is no charge for this group, we just ask for a small donation towards the cost of refreshments and materials. If you would like further information please contact: Fran Johnson (01530 243350) or Iris Bown (01530 243428).
LETTER: Bagworth Fun Runners raise £500 at Great Midlands Fun Run
I FIRST HEARD about Redgate Farm Animal Sanctuary, and the opportunities in volunteering there, when I saw an article in the Herald. I had recently moved to the area and I was looking for ways to become more involved in the community and to get to know local people. I have always loved animals and grew up with animals. I have four cats myself, and will always stop and make a fuss of a cat. So when this Herald article was published, asking people to sit with cats and kittens and socialise them and generally get them ready for re-homing, I jumped at the chance. Some cats have not always had the best chance in life and to see them grow in confidence by visiting them and then see them go to a new home is the best feeling in the world. I decided to continue helping the sanctuary as they are run purely on donations; budgets are always tight, so my friend Helena Wright and I took part in The Great Midlands Fun Run which was 8.5 miles long. We really enjoyed doing it and when all the money is collected in we will have raised just over £500 for Redgate. All the volunteers are so friendly, and they have cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, chickens and ducks looking for homes. So if you feel that you could help in any way maybe some fund raising, sponsoring or adopting an animal or even ‘donating’ a spare hour here and there to help out with the animals. Please contact Redgate Farm Animal Sanctuary – I have never regretted joining in! And helping charities is a great way to make new friends.
Kelly Freeman, Bagworth
Assessment of Housing Needs in Bagworth and Thornton Parish INDEPENDENT Housing Needs Surveys of Bagworth and Thornton will be carried out this autumn to discover the true extent of housing need in the Parish. Midlands Rural Housing will be distributing a questionnaire to every household in the two villages during September 2016. The returned questionnaires will allow a report to be written which will identify whether or not the housing needs, particularly the affordable housing needs, of local people are being met. The survey is being carried out at the request of Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council with the full permission of the Parish Council. We would like as many households as possible to complete and return the questionnaire (a freepost envelope is provided), either to indicate a housing need, or to pass comment on village life and housing issues. All the information is confidential and replies will not be seen by the Parish Council, the Borough Council or any other organisation. This independent survey will provide clear evidence of local housing need and is essential to help maintain and protect the village and ensure local needs are identified. The Parish Council will be fully consulted on the results and on any possible options for solutions that may be required. For further information please contact richard.mugglestone@ midlandsrural.org.uk.
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