Groby & Field Head Spotlight • Mid-FEBRUARY 2012 • Tel: 01530 244069
Jottings
News in Brief with Norman Griffiths
Collect some salt before the snow returns When the snow eventually arrived the side roads presented their usual problems, but this time it wasn’t quite as bad thanks to the efforts of volunteer salt spreaders across the village. They had taken advantage of the Parish council’s offer to collect a couple of bags of salt from the cemetery for use in their local neighbourhood. They had to promise that it was not for their own paths. Older residents will remember when Groby disappeared under snow in the first week of April one year, so there’s still plenty of time for those snow clouds to return. You can still pick up salt but should ring the Parish Clerk’s office on 0116 287 6985 to check collection times. Councillor Jim Coley was one of those who spread the salt and
is now keen to spread the word that every little helps. To prove it he’s taken a photo showing the difference between the part of the road he treated and the part he didn’t. If more residents come forward to tackle the troublespots we’ll all benefit.
Turbines set for refusal? One of the comments often made about wind turbines it that there is no movement when there is no wind. It seems that the application for two wind turbines off Anstey Lane has also paused temporarily. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council had asked for some more information but this hasn’t been supplied yet so no decision has been made on the application. This will change on March 6 when it is the intention of the Local Planning Authority to consider this application, when it will be recommended for refusal.
Next two Bradgate Flower Club Meetings Bradgate Flower Club meets on Wednesday 7th March to celebrate the skills within its membership. ‘All Our Own’ will feature demonstrations by individual members, drawing on their wealth of experience in flower arranging. This is an ideal opportunity for anyone interested in the subject to see what can be gained from joining a NAFAS affiliated club. • On Wednesday 4th April, the guest demonstrator is Janet Cooper from Daventry, who will explore the theme ‘Nature’s Bounty’. Both meetings start at 7.30pm in Newtown Linford Village Hall (which will be the venue each month except in December). The Flower Club’s events are open to existing and new members and to visitors, for whom an entry charge of £5 is made. Further details of both meetings can be obtained from me on 01530 415378. •
Geraldine Abbott
Chairman, Bradgate Flower Club
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Markfield, Ratby & Groby Community Forum
Wednesday 29th February, 6.30-9pm (6.30pm for networking and information sharing)
Thornton Community Centre, Main Street, Thornton, Leicestershire, LE67 1AH
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Bagworth & Thornton, Botcheston, Field Head, Groby, Newtown Unthank, and Stanton-under-Bardon areas Learn about local job opportunities and access to skills
New Chairman and Vice-Chairman to be elected
What’s going on at my Community Forum? Take part in the networking session and share your views with other residents, local councillors and officers
Speakers include:
Chairman:
Connexions
To be elected
Deployment of super-fast broadband in Leicestershire
Councillor Jim Coley’s salting demonstration
I want to tell you a bit about myself ... I’m a very quiet and secretive person, and that’s it really.
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