New Heights for Bagworth Bridge Group Wanted!Little Angels!

CALLING babies, toddlers, pre-school children and their adults! Are you free between 2pm and 3pm on the first Thursday of the month during term-time?

If so, we would really love to see you at our Little Angels group which meets at St Peter’s Church, Thornton.

Little Angels is a group for the benefice of Markfield, Thornton, Bagworth, Stanton and Copt Oak, but anyone is welcome to join us!

The afternoon sessions are very friendly and informal – we have a short “worship” time, consisting of children’s Christian choruses, nursery rhymes, a Bible story and prayer, all with the simple message of God’s love for us all, and then we have time for the children to play and for the adults to chat and get to know each other. Juice and biscuits are available for the children, and tea and coffee (and biscuits!) for adults. There is no charge. Lis and Helen have enhanced DBS clearance and have up-to-date Diocesan Safeguarding training.

FOR THE first time Bagworth Whistlestop Bridge Group held a Swiss Teams competition.

This is an event where all the teams play the same hand at the same time and then teams are ranked in order. For the next round and all subsequent rounds, the most successful team plays the second highest scorer and so on down the ladder so that teams play ones of a similar ability. It’s always great fun to see how your teammates performed or not in each round!

On 10th June the Bagworth Club invited players from Ashby and Market Bosworth to join them for a fun afternoon of bridge raising money for charity.

Ten teams of four joined in and celebrated the club’s 5th birthday. Halfway through the event the teams concentrated hard on their delicious afternoon tea of sandwiches, scones and cakes accompanied by a glass of prosecco. All had a fabulous afternoon and went home with a smile on their faces!

The winning team all came from Ashby – Robert Killip, Andy Woodward, Don Davies, Steph Woodward and are ranked some of the County’s top players. At their AGM, the group will be presenting a cheque to the ‘Forever Savvy’ organisation which provides training for young people with learning difficulties and runs the café at the Bagworth Community Centre where the event was held.

Shelagh Rumbelow

Chance to ‘make real difference’ to young people’s lives

AN APPEAL has been made for people to spare a few hours a month to take part in fun activities with Leicestershire children in care

Playing football in the park, going bowling or visiting the cinema are just some of the activities in which independent visitors are involved.

The county council is encouraging more people to volunteer and make a big difference to a child in care’s life by spending time with them outside their foster or residential home.

Information on becoming an independent visitor was available as part of a fostering and volunteering pop-up information event at Oadby Library last week, with virtual events being held every three weeks.

Leicestershire resident, Greg Walker, volunteered as an independent visitor after his wife saw an advert in a fostering magazine. He said: “I missed being an active dad with my own children having grown up and left home. I particularly missed all the busy weekends and activities, such as visiting water parks, theme parks, and cinema visits.

“As an Independent visitor, it’s great to bring pleasure and enjoyment to another young person. I’m more active now, losing a little weight in the process and being able to claim costs back in line with the scheme.”

To find out more contact the Fostering Recruitment team on 0116 305 0505 or visit the webpage at www.leicestershire.gov.uk/news/call-tospare-time-to-support-children-in-care.

Meetings for this term will be on September 7th, October 5th, November 2nd and December 7th.

“I have been bringing my daughter to Little Angels since she was 5 months old. It’s a very welcoming group with singing, story time and free play, and has been a great way for us to meet other parents/grandparents in the village” – Rachel.

“A friendly space to meet other local people with pre-school age children.” - Hannah.

“A great way for children to meet and adults to natter! Bring your little angels for an hour of fun!” - Debbie.

If you have any questions or wish for more information, please contact: Lis Muller, tel. 01530 231502, email lis.muller@hotmail.co.uk or Helen Brown, tel. 01530 230532, email brown.helenmary@gmail.com