The News & Information Magazine for Groby, Field Head & The Brantings
Groby War Memorial Village Hall Car Park Groby Village Hall is a registered charity run by a management committee of trustees.
The committee gives notice that in order to protect its property it intends to impose controls on the use of the Village Hall private car park The first stage will be the installation within the next two weeks of a lockable barrier. In the meantime the committee is advising local residents, unauthorised users, and the local authorities of its intentions. For added security the barrier may be locked when the Village Hall is not being used, access will be available for Library staff. The car park will be closed and the barrier locked at some point in the New Year to enable ‘white lining’ to be renewed as recommended by HBBC. Following the ending of the three way agreement in 2009 between the Groby Village Hall, Leicestershire County Council, and the Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council, any future maintenance costs of the car park will have to be borne by the Village Hall itself. Although the car park is presently in a very good condition it will at some point in the future require resurfacing at some considerable expense. This is likely to be within the next ten years. In view of this the Committee is discussing various ideas which would enable it to raise revenue for this purpose. Pay and Display or space rental are just two of the options which the Committee will be considering.
Groby Village Hall Management Committee
On Sunday 13th November the new Groby War Memorial was unveiled in the corner of Groby Ex-Servicemen’s Club car park. This event was attended by approximately 180 people, with wreaths being laid by Albert Hargreaves for Groby Club, Martin Cartwright for Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council and Alan Atkins & Owen Lawrence for Malaya & Borneo Veterans After the unveiling, the Revd Louise Corke said a prayer, and then people were invited into the club for a drink or tea/coffee and biscuits provided free of charge. The plaque on the memorial reads as follows: It is with honour, pride and gratitude that we remember all those brave servicemen and servicewomen who sacrificed their lives in defence of our liberty and freedom. We salute you. We will remember them. Hopefully by the time you read this the stone wall surrounding the memorial and steps up to it will have been completed. The memorial has no metal on it to deter theft, and is covered by CCTV 24hrs a day. Groby Ex-Servicemen’s Club are extremely grateful to all those individuals and businesses that have donated time, resources or financially towards the new Groby War Memorial
Top selling children’s author visits Lady Jane Grey Primary School The children and staff of Lady Jane Grey Primary School had a fantastic time during National Book Week (14th-18th November 2011) whereby one of the current top selling children’s authors, Tom Palmer visited the school. He has received awards for his children’s fictional stories which are based around the sports of Football and Rugby. He spent the day with the Key Stage Two children leading a fun and fantastic football quiz, reading extracts from his books, answering children’s questions and signing books. He left the children feeling enthusiastic, inspired and excited about reading and writing. One child commented “this is the best day at school… ever!” while another child wrote a thank you letter to Tom Palmer with the comments “you have inspired me to read more books and write my own stories”. Continued on page 6
Groby In Bloom has folded Helen Lindsay REPORTS I am sorry to announce that Groby in Bloom has folded, even though the volunteers had planned some lovely displays for next summer to celebrate the Olympics and the Queen’s Jubilee. 1 would like to thank the volunteers; for their commitment to the group and the time they have willingly given to planning
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