JANUARY ~ 2021~
~ THE MONTHLY NEWS & INFORMATION MAGAZINE FOR GLENFIELD ~
IMPORTANT SURVEY INSIDE THIS ISSUE: See pages 9-12
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Join the team and help to run Glenfield Memorial Hall THE GLENFIELD Memorial Hall was built by and for the people of Glenfield in the 1960’s and has been run by volunteers/ trustees ever since, this month marks another change of those trustees.
Joy and Norman Duncan have been involved with the hall in various roles for many years and the village of Glenfield should be indebted to them for their tireless dedication. However, time marches on and, as they are now both octogenarians, they have decided that it was time to hand over to someone else and advertised for a younger replacement team. If no-one stepped forward the hall would revert to the Parish Council. At the eleventh hour retirees Peter and Carol Knill and their friend Shirley Bright have volunteered to take on the stewardship of the hall to maintain its independence from the council but we are only a little bit younger than the Duncans! Surely, in a village of 12,000 people, there must be somebody who can assist us? The committee would be strengthened by a Secretary and a Treasurer and we need more people to be trustees to continue with the good governance of the hall. Thanks to the careful management by Joy and Norman, the hall is in a good condition and financially stable, we want to keep it that way, but WE NEED YOUR HELP. New blood, new groups, fresh ideas, imagination, all are welcome to build a vibrant community around the venue.
To volunteer either email glenfieldmemorialhall@virginmedia. com or ring the dedicated booking line on 07709 797996 and speak to either Peter or Carol, we await your call, your village needs YOU!
MRS LETITIA DAVIS of Glenfield struck lucky on 14th December when she reached the checkout at Morrisons Supermarket in Glenfield. As she was getting her purse out, three of Morrisons shop assistants appeared and told her she didn’t need to pay! They also presented Letitia with two big boxes of chocolates. Mrs Davis would like to take this opportunity to say a very big THANK YOU to Morrisons for this lovely gesture. Jess Roberts, Community Champion of the Glenfield Morrisons store, said: “We launched a Christmas event called 12 days of kindness in December, and one of my ‘Random Acts of Kindness’ was to choose a shopper and pay for their shopping. I see Mrs Davis and her other half shopping in our store most days, and I wanted to do something for them that would have a real impact and make a difference to their day.” Research by Morrisons revealed that currently, 46 per cent of people said they are feeling more isolated and alone than they normally would. Two thirds (67 per cent) said a simple act of kindness could help them feel reconnected with their community and three quarters (77 per cent) said it would positively change their entire outlook for the day. Well done Morrisons!
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News from the Millennium Green YOU WILL BE reading this at the beginning of the New Year and we all hope that 2021, and the availability of a vaccine, will allow us all to move forward with our lives in a more optimistic frame of mind. The Green will remain open and some essential work to hedges and trees will be taking place at the beginning of this month. We shall need the help of some able-bodied volunteers to help remove a lot of waste garden materials from the site. Details will be posted on the notice board on the Green when we have finalised our plans. Or you could phone 0116 2991868 to offer to help. At this time of year we are usually giving notice of our AGM which has to take place at the end of February. However this will probably be delayed until we know how we can arrange a meeting safely. We will publish a date for later in the spring as soon as we can.
Christine Tordoff
Secretary Glenfield Millennium Green Trust.
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Norman of Glenfield celebrates his 100th Birthday! ALAN NORMAN MARTIN (known as Norman), a resident of Glenfield for many years, celebrated his milestone birthday of 100 years in December, what a fantastic achievement!
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Norman was born in Glenfield and attended the local schools. He worked as an Engineer at Stibbe in Leicester. He has always been a keen gardener and supported the Tigers for many years.
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Family, friends and neighbours congratulated him on this very special birthday.
He married Alice (now deceased) and has three children. Norman is still living in his own home and is fairly active. Prior to the lockdown in March Norman was going on the bus into town once or twice a week.
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Keep your brain active!
Spot the 1980s lyrics ... CAN YOU IDENTIFY THREE well-known 1980s songs from the lyrics below: •
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“I don’t take coffee, I take tea, my dear. I like my toast done on one side.”
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“She unscrews the top of her new whisky bottle. And shuffles about in her candle-lit hovel.”
THIS MONTH’S issue of the Gazette includes an important questionnaire in the centre four pages. This will provide essential information to enable Glenfield Parish Council to create an accurate Neighbourhood Plan - a document which will shape the future of development in the village. This is a chance to have your say in the future of the community you live in please complete the questionnaire and return it as soon as possible. You can fill it in and deliver it by hand to Park House, or send it through the post, or - if you are a dab hand with the computer - you can complete it online. As an added bonus - the senders of the first 50 questionnaires to be received will go into a draw for a HAMPER! So - don’t miss out on the chance to win some free goodies! Well done to Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse, who won this year’s final of Strictly Come Dancing. We tipped them in last month’s Wordsearch picture - did anyone notice? By the time you read this issue, we’ll have passed the shortest day of the year so we can start dreaming of sitting outside in the back garden, on a baking hot day, with a good book and a glass of something nice to drink.
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Happy New Year to everyone!
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WE HAVE had reports of car doors being tried in Glenfield. Following CCTV footage being provided the beat team are looking to ID the persons responsible. We would encourage everyone to check their vehicles are secure before locking up for the night and removing all valuables from inside.
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Films adapted for Wales IT IS SAID that the Welsh film industry has spent lockdown planning to remake numerous well-known films, but this time with a Welsh flavour. The following have been suggested as sure winners: • The Bridge on the River • 9½ Leeks Wye • The Lost Boyos • The Welsh Patient • Dai Hard • Look You Back in Bangor • The Eagle has Llandudno • Evans Can Wait • The Magnificent Severn • A Fishguard Called • Haverfordwest Was Won Rhondda • Austin Powys • Where Eagles Aberdare • Independence Dai • Dial M For Merthyr
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More Trees For Glenfield AS PART OF his efforts to ‘green’ Glenfield, Tree Warden Roy Denney has been successful on two fronts The Tree Council to celebrate its 30 years in existence arranged for 30 mature Elm trees to be reared and made available to wardens. This is a small step to replace the trees lost in their thousands to Dutch Elm disease. Wardens around the country had to make a case why they should get one and Roy was successful. It will be received early in the new year and Richard Bowers, Chairman of the Parish Council will ceremonially plant it, exact location still to be decided. Hot on the heels of this good new Roy also heard he had been successful in bidding for more trees from the Woodland Trust and calculates that over the last 10 years he has managed to get about 2000 free trees and shrubs from various sources These latest additions are four collections of over 100 trees each. One pack is especially wildlife friendly, one bears edible crops also good for wildlife, another classed as wild wood, good for protective habitat and the last for all year round colour.
Plants in your front garden WHAT’S IN your front garden? If it is sparse, why not consider adding some plants this year? Apparently, the presence of greenery can lower your stress levels as much as two months of mindfulness sessions. Plants can also help you to feel happier. A recent trial study by the Royal Horticultural Society found that people who introduced ornamental plants such as juniper, azalea, clematis, lavender, daffodil bulbs and petunias had a significant lowering of the stress hormone, cortisol, and many reported that they felt ‘happier’.
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Thank you for the presents! I WAS wondering if you could pop a thank you out to all the residents in Glenfield and Anstey Christmas Lunch that have made donations to the Glenfield Support Group, so that we could provide people with some christmas cheer this year. Its been a very strange year. We have been overwhelmed with the support of this amazing village. We have and continue to support over 100 people within Glenfield. New life-long friendships have been formed and a real sense of community xxx Many thanks!
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ationally, with Brexit and Covid-19 dominating and also changing the way we all live, we are all experiencing and coping with these difficult times through hard work and a community spirit not seen for many years. A lot is also happening in Glenfield. Day to day matters still need attention and these are usually Parish, District or County related.
SOMEBODY STILL NEEDS TO LOOK AFTER YOUR INTERESTS LOCALLY. YOUR CONSERVATIVE GLENFIELD COUNCILLORS ARE DOING JUST THAT!
We work with partners at all levels of local government and other agencies and organisations to try and solve problems for our residents and businesses. We ensure Glenfield gets proper attention and consideration. We get involved with the things that matter to you, such as planning matters, parking issues, traffic issues, speeding issues and overgrown trees and hedges to name but a few.
WE ARE GLENFIELD PEOPLE REPRESENTING OUR NEIGHBOURS ON GLENFIELD ISSUES!
Between us, we are members of all three tiers of local government trying to fight your corner. Living locally as members within YOUR COMMUNITY we have many opportunities to sound out opinions, but we are always happy to hear all of your views, whether you vote Conservative or not, we represent the whole community and are proud to do so. When needed, we can call on the assistance of your excellent Charnwood MP Ed Argar, Minister of State at the Department of Health who will get involved in issues where we need his help, or give guidance or influence. He is always happy to hear from you directly as well, having a constituency office where you can contact him directly.
WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING ON YOUR BEHALF?
Lee, together with Richard Blunt, is one of your two Divisional County Councillors for Glenfield, Kirby Muxloe and Leicester Forests. He is employed full time as Parish Clerk at Whetstone. He is no longer on the Parish Council but spent many years there, three as Chairman. He has been a Blaby District Councillor for nearly ten years and is the group Scrutiny Commissioner. At Leicestershire County Council, he is Cabinet Lead Member responsible for Health. A large part of his year has been spent supporting the Covid-19 actions being implemented and taken on behalf of Glenfield and the wider County.
Nick serves on Scrutiny at Blaby District and is also on Member Development and Planning. He is Vice Chairman of the Parish Council and is the lead Councillor working on the extra food distribution scheme with the Glenfield Support Group. He is also assisting Roy with the Neighbourhood Plan. He wants to ensure that the needs of Glenfield residents get as wide an airing as possible and is pleased that he has recently been selected by the Charnwood Conservative Association to stand with Lee as one of two Conservative candidates when next year’s County Council elections are called. Roy is one of your Parish Councillors, a former Chairman of the Parish and he has been Chairman of the Environment, Recreation and Sports Committee for may years. Roy is our ‘Green’ champion, wearing several hats to campaign on climate change issues, protection of our environment and ecology and encouraging our residents to enjoy our footpaths and open spaces. His roles include working with the National Forest and being on the board of the Charnwood Forest Regional Park. He is your local Tree Warden, and his ambition is to work with the Parish Council in particular to make Glenfield a ‘garden’ village. At Blaby District, he is on the Planning Committee, Tourism Partnership and Scrutiny and Chairs the Licensing Committee. At Parish, he is the lead Councillor working on the Neighbourhood Plan to be put before the village in due course, which will give us more control over our own destiny. Roy is also the reserve candidate for the County elections for the association.
YOUR THREE ELECTED CONSERVATIVE REPRESENTATIVES ARE HERE TO HELP YOU
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GLENFIELD Planning Apps
LISTED BELOW are brief details of local planning applications recorded on the Blaby District Council website during the past four weeks: Single storey rear extension, front porch extension, first floor side extension above garage with new window ground floor, internal alterations and new bay window - at 16 Lynmouth Close, Glenfield, Leicestershire LE3 8RW Two storey and single storey rear extension (revised scheme) - at 15 Somerset Drive, Glenfield, Leicestershire LE3 8QW
PRIMARY SCHOOL NEWS
Christmas at Glenfield Primary School THE ELVES at Glenfield Primary School have been busy making decorations for home and decorating trees around the school. The children have enjoyed all the Christmas activities. We would like to thank all the parents and carers for their continued support and we wish you a very Merry Christmas from all of us at Glenfield Primary school and we look forward to welcoming you all back in 2021.
Polar Express Day YEAR 1 had a fantastic time during their Polar Express Day in December. All the children arrived at school in their pyjamas ready for some festive fun! They enjoyed playing lots of Christmas games, making crafts, decorating biscuits and drinking milkshake whilst watching the film. It was lovely to see all the children enjoying themselves and taking part in all the activities. “This is the best day ever!” said Lacey and Lincoln.
Erection of a single storey rear extension - at 10 Dorset Avenue, Glenfield, Leicestershire LE3 8BB Erection of a single storey rear extension - at 66 Faire Road, Glenfield, Leicestershire LE3 8ED Conversion of existing garage to form annex and single storey rear extension - at 31 Piers Road, Glenfield, Leicestershire LE3 8BP Erection of one dwelling (Access only) - at 96 Sports Road, Glenfield, Leicestershire LE3 8AJ
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FOUR PAGE PULL-OUT - PLEASE COMPLETE AND RETURN TO GLENFIELD PARISH COUNCIL ALTERNATIVELY, TO COMPLETE IT ON LINE GO TO https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/GlenfieldNP OR EMAIL admin@glenfieldparishcouncil.org.uk FOR A DIRECT LINK TO SURVEY MONKEY
NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN SURVEY Your responses needed by 31st January 2021
Paper responses to this questionnaire can be posted through the letter box at Park House or send to: Glenfield Parish Council, Park House, Stamford Street, Glenfield Leicester LE3 8DL THE PROCESS of producing a Neighbourhood Plan for Glenfield has been slow for obvious reasons but we should before long be able to show you our work so far for your comments. A small working group has helped move the Plan forward and has looked at some of the key issues that the Plan can cover, such as appropriate locations for new housing; which areas of open space to protect from inappropriate development; what design features should new dwellings have; how to safeguard retail provision in the parish; what employment needs there are and what transport issues are important locally. Nothing has yet been decided; the Plan is still not even a DRAFT and you can still influence it. We have been taking soundings on areas of it and now seek your views on some key matters before progressing the draft plan further. Despite the continued impact of Covid-19 and restrictions we are working under we hope to conclude the exercise by next summer. After we feel we have the broad views of the residents and do produce a formal draft, a prescribed period of consultation will commence for a minimum period of six weeks.
The draft Plan and all the supporting documentation will be available at that stage for you to read and comment on. Each comment that is received will be logged and formally responded to and, where appropriate, changes to the Draft Plan made before it is formally submitted to the District Council for them to carry out their own consultation. Once that has taken place, the Plan will be subject to a formal examination to make sure that it is in line with local and national strategic planning policies. And assuming it passes, it will then be brought back before the community of Glenfield with a referendum open to everyone on the electoral roll in the parish. The Plan will pass or fail on the basis of a simple majority of those voting, and if successful, will then be ‘Made’ by Blaby District Council. It will thereafter be used by the District Council to determine planning applications in the Parish. It is a long-winded process but the end result will give us a lot more say in what happens about development in Glenfield going forward.
GLENFIELD ... A REAL COMMUNITY AS OUR NEIGHBOURS encroach on the green spaces keeping us apart and we fear for our separate identity we can take comfort in the way members of the community step up to the plate in the common good. Times are exceedingly difficult and taking nothing away from the efforts made elsewhere, the volunteers who have come to the aid of the old, infirm and disadvantaged in Glenfield during COVID must be applauded. The Parish Council, Blaby District and the County have made cash donations and businesses and Morrisons in particular have been exceedingly helpful and generous but the massive effort to look after our less fortunate could not have happened without volunteers. With the lack of opportunities to enjoy Christmas as families and particularly children would normally be able, staff and parish councillors have invited Santa to have a look round Glenfield much to the delight of those Children who managed to see him. How many communities our size can support a junior football club running over 20 sides, all organised by volunteers? It is often asked by outsiders “Where is the heart of Glenfield”. True we have no shopping centre as such but Glenfield’s heart is in the way the community provides for the needs of all citizens and pulls together in time of need. The village has numerous meeting rooms; the Memorial Hall, Scout Hut, Annexe, Sports Pavilion and Park House but it is hard to book anything as we have so many clubs, groups and organisations providing for our needs. Glenfield has virtually doubled in size in the last 25 years. We have families who have lived here generations but new-arrivals all mix well making for a balanced community and long may it continue. Rapid expansion without an overall plan has brought its issues but members of the Parish Council are trying to address them. There is a lack of open space for sport, for allotments and indeed to bury our dead so it is important to make the most of what we have. Over the last ten years thousands of trees have been planted in the village, native wild flowers introduced and birds and bats encouraged. The intent is to retrofit a garden village. It must not be forgotten either that the Parish Councillors are all volunteers as well and unlike many communities all the spaces on the council are taken by people prepared to try and improve things. Glenfield is a good place to live, to work and indeed to visit; our play area on Ellis Park is second to none. It can still improve though with thought, and the neighbourhood plan being worked on, again by volunteers, should provide the long term strategy to do this.
Glenfield is a ‘real’ community, has a separate identity and is a special place - let’s keep it that way.
Please help shape the future of our community Complete and return to Glenfield Parish Council. A link to Survey Monkey is provided and is on the website if you want to respond on line. Deadline for responses: 31st January 2021. PLEASE RATE importance to you from 1 (not at all important) to 5 (very important)
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Having a post office Village community/identity and separation zones between neighbouring villages Provision of public transport Well maintained roads and pavements Children & teenagers’ facilities including formal public areas e.g. parks, playgrounds Open spaces and green areas, footpaths and cycleways Protection of wildlife and ‘natural’ habitats including the Rothley Brook corridor Providing bird and bat boxes throughout the village Identifying and publicising local walks. The wider verges in the village given over to wild flowers Planting trees in suitable verges To what extent do any of the following cause you concern within Glenfield Parish? PLEASE RATE from 1 (not at all concerned) to 5 (very concerned) Litter and fly tipping Dog fouling Lack of public car parking provision Air pollution Traffic speed PLEASE RATE importance of amenities to improve life in the parish? A larger sport ground A secondary school Burial ground (See detailed questions on possible locations) Allotments (See detailed questions on possible locations) PLEASE RATE types of housing which should be encouraged in Glenfield
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Bungalows Detached houses Semi-detached houses Flats / maisonettes Affordable housing (rent or home ownership) Small homes to purchase; downsizing or starting on property ladder PLEASE RATE size of houses most needed in Glenfield 1 bedroom 2-3 bedrooms 4 or more bedrooms
Which of these modes of transport do you use regularly whilst in and around Glenfield?
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Controlling the speed of vehicles Preventing pavement parking Maintaining condition of pavements Provision of electric car charging points As well as eight structures with Listed status, Glenfield Parish includes other buildings not formally protected but of historical interest and significance. PLEASE SUGGEST any other buildings or structures in the village you think should be considered as historically significant. Already listed are Cruck House, No. 11 Kirby Road, The Old Tudor Rectory, Church of St Peter, 1 and 3 the Square, Glenfield Mill , Old Glebe Farmhouse, The Forge Inn, The White House 1 Kirby Road , 19 Main Street, Nos. 2-8 and 11-17 Church Road, Methodist Church, Nos. 1-2 The Balk, Glenville House Stamford Street and the previous Glenfield Co-operative Society Shop, Nos. 13-15 Stamford Street. Other buildings of historical interest and significance:
SITES FOR BUILDING NEW HOMES The emerging Local Plan is seeking around 300 new homes in Glenfield. We are considering allocating this number of homes in the Neighbourhood Plan as reserve sites for when - and if - the homes are needed and to safeguard other areas. If we have to have one, which would be your preference? (RANK 1ST, 2ND AND 3RD CHOICE.)
Land north of County Hall, off Gynsill Lane. Land north west of Glenfield, behind the Brantings. Former Western Park Golf Course.
ALLOTMENTS
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We have less than prescribed and have a waiting list. If nowhere else found would you: Support a very small part of Gynsill Meadow being given over to allotments with no sheds, greenhouses, etc.? Support allotments on part of the old golf course if access could be achieved? Support a very small part of Ellis Park being given over to allotments?
BURIAL GROUND
There is currently no suitable land available within the village for a cemetery and the churchyard is full. Subject to it being permissible and economically viable, please indicate the following: If you wish to be buried do you think the Parish should acquire a graveyard if land became available? If you intend to be cremated would you support the Parish acquiring a graveyard for those residents wishing to be buried, if land became available? If the Parish Council felt it satisfied a village need, and was affordable, would you support Station Park being turned into a natural burial ground? If the Parish Council felt it satisfied a village need, and was affordable, would you support a very small part of Ellis Park being given over to a burial ground? If the Parish Council felt it satisfied a village need, and was affordable, would you support a burial ground on part of the old golf course if access could be achieved? If the Parish Council felt it satisfied a village need, and was affordable, would you support a very small part of Gynsill Meadow being given over to a quasi-natural burial ground; the area to be a wildflower meadow with caskets 100% biodegradable, and stone markers set flat into the surface of the grave? What is your age group? Under 18
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How many years have you lived in Glenfield? 66+
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Would you like to be involved in the next stages of the Neighbourhood Plan? Do you normally work from home? Are you employed by a local business within the parish? Do you own a business within the parish?
Thank you for completing this questionnaire. SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONNAIRE QUICKLY FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A LOVELY PRIZE! The first 50 questionnaires received by Glenfield Parish Council will go into a draw to win a hamper. Glenfield Parish Council wishes everyone a Happy New Year.
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HAT WERE your resolutions at the start of 2020? Or any aims and targets you had for yourself or your family during the year of 2020?
They might not have been achieved due to the restrictions – or you might just not have followed the ‘New Year New Me’ advice ‘Jodie’ set last year. That write-up can be found on our websites. One thing I learnt during the first 2020 lockdown is that not doing admin, not cleaning and not being a generally organised, normal human being has nothing to do with a lack of time. Also, without challenges in place – I lack motivation and determination to do anything physical like work-out and be healthy in general! So with that in mind, if this year’s resolutions are the same as last year, they need adjusting. If this year’s resolutions are the same as they have been for the past few years and more, they need rethinking altogether! As Jodie stated last year, if YOU don’t want to make a move toward this thing, you won’t. Simple. If you really want to do it, think about why. If there isn’t a strong ‘why,’ it won’t become a habit. If you want to lose weight, walk more. If you already do, walk faster. Walking at a brisk pace burns calories, push it.
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If you want to be healthier, change job, whatever it is – it must work for you, every day, forever… Think outside the box when looking for a solution. Search online for advice. Ask friends. I leave weights at the foot of the stairs and try to remember to carry them up, and back down, every time I go upstairs. I make lists, all the time. I actually hate being organised. It doesn’t come naturally to me. During 2020, since all sporting events got banned, I couldn’t take part in my usual events so I tried to set my own challenges. I couldn’t trick myself, and things didn’t quite work out. But I did keep persisting, by adapting. I even started my New Year notebook in November. All four of my 2020 aims were massively impacted by the events of 2020 – two wiped out. Unfortunately I know so many who are beginning this year already without much hope. Well, let’s not give up. Try setting aims in more than one area of your life. A career aim, a personal achievement, a home improvement, a social or relationship desire. If they fail, all my original aims failed, change them. Move around, above, under or over – sometimes the best things end up happening in the aftermath. 2020 changed everything. We proved we can adapt. Whatever your 2021 focus, cheers!
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SOME OF YOU have noticed a few typos in this magazine now and then. To improve this for the New Year I am now using a new set of rules for editing:
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Who does the allotment in your family? AS MEN take on more domestic household chores, here may be a surprise result: more women are tackling the family allotment, and often taking the children along to help out. Nationally, half of all allotment holders are now women. This is up from two per cent in 1973, and 20 per cent in 2003. It is thought that the example of celebrity gardeners, especially Charlie Dimmock (pictured above), may have helped. The average age of holders is 57, with men typically older than women. Demand for allotments has quadrupled since 2006, with the average waiting list in London now five years.
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Fencing installed thanks to developers’ contributions GLENFIELD PARISH Council would like to thank local developers who have enabled this ornamental fencing to be installed with funding entirely from s106 contributions.
S106 agreements are monies that have been secured through legal agreements during the planning process for developments within the Parish. There are two types of contributions - Off Site Contributions which are collected for the “provision, enhancement and/or development of public open space and recreational facilities within the Parish” and On Site Contributions which are collected for the “maintenance of public open space which form part of the development” with the monies not available for anything other than maintaining that specific open space and are usually spent by the body which adopts the land.
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RAILWAY STORIES BY TED COOK
Goody Bags for those spending Christmas alone
A great big Thank You! THE CHRISTMAS DAY ALONE meal in Anstey couldn’t take place this year for obvious reasons and I put an appeal in the local magazines as we wanted to be able to do goody bags to be able to take to folks who will be on their own. WELL! Folks of Anstey, surrounding villages, companies and my colleagues you have done us all proud. Not only have we been able to deliver to all the Christmas Day folks, but have been able to provide for the local good neighbour schemes as well and in total have made up well over 140 bags/parcels! Many thanks to ... NATIONWIDE who have done an awesome job yet again, being a drop off point (I am just so sorry there is nothing anyone can do to stop them from having to close – awesome team of people). NEXT – who donated all the wonderful presents again LEICESTERSHIRE POLICE colleagues
THE BIGGEST Signal Box of the old mechanical type I worked was Leicester North Signal Box at the north end of the station. This controlled the 4 platform lines at the north end of the station. The two goods lines around the back of the station the up goods yard and Fox Street Parcels Sidings. Night shift was the most complicated with many parcel and mail trains crossing through Leicester from each of the four directions. However one incident sticks in my memory while on late turn. It was 7pm and things had started to ease down before the evening rush of parcels and mail trains. Now it was a common practice for Signalman to make his cabin a little home from home as at least a third of his life was spent there. So this night I was having a shave before going home at ten. Just after 7pm I get a call from the station your party is on the way! Stan Vaughan the Area Manager an ex Signalman had invited the Lord Mayor and the Council to visit the signal box but no one had told me! I quickly washed my half shaven face as the party came in. Stan Vaughan looked at me and quietly
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asked if I knew he was coming. I turned my head to show the unshaven side he saw the answer. That was not the only thing. In the box there are always spare levers which do not do anything just there in case of any change in the outside situation. However one of these spare levers was out of the frame as Stan was explaining how things worked he noticed the spare lever out of position. So asked me why unfortunately I could not think of a quick answer and had to admit that before he came in I had the chair up against the lever to put my feet up on the chair!!!!! Stan was not impressed but knowing of his past life in the signal box could not say too much! Ted Cook has written about his life on the Railway and also does talks on his life. Email at edward8fw@btinternet.com
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The Revd Peter Crumpler, a Church of England priest in St Albans, Herts, and a former communications director for the CofE, considers the New Year ahead.
Five things I’d like to see in 2021 I KEEP HEARING people say that 2020 was a ‘year like no other.’ Friends have been writing a special journal recording the year, so they can pass it on to their grandchildren. Others just want to leave 2020 behind and look to a happier new year. Both reactions are completely understandable. But I’ve been looking ahead to 2021 and thinking about the five top things I’d like to see in the year ahead. I wonder if you’ll agree with them or not? Maybe you could put together your own list. Let’s make sure the vaccines are distributed fairly and speedily. Those who need the vaccine most urgently should receive it first, with a fair system for ensuring everyone else can be vaccinated quickly and efficiently. We need to ensure that everyone receives the vaccine wherever they live in the world – from the poorest to the richest. Especially, in those parts of the world where there is war, and people are living as refugees. Let’s learn the lessons of the pandemic – not just going back to how life was, as quickly as possible. Many of us learnt to appreciate our family so very much more – especially when we could not be with them for months on end. We learnt lessons about how important our neighbours and local businesses are, how precious our NHS, medical researchers, care providers and other frontline workers are. Let’s not forget them. Let’s value nature. Those of us with gardens, or with parks or fields nearby, have been massively blessed. I’ve learnt to pay attention to birdsong, to the changing colours of the trees, and how unexpected plants have taken root in our garden. Pets have played a major part in helping us endure the lockdowns, especially for people who live alone. May we all learn to value the natural world on our doorsteps in the year ahead and beyond. Let’s bless technology. Without the use of the internet, meeting people ‘online’ or keeping in touch via email, Facetime or other technologies, 2020 would have been a whole lot tougher. Churches across the country moved their Sunday services online, and soon adapted to a different way of worshipping – not the same, but still helping us to worship together and see familiar faces. Let’s continue to give thanks for the science that made that contact possible in 2020. Let’s value our church family. Imperfect we may be, like any family. But the months without being physically able to worship with them, share communion with them, sing alongside them have been hard. I value so much how many churches have risen to the pandemic challenge and sought to serve their communities in all kinds of ways. May we take all this experience into 2021 and build upon it. Whatever 2021 holds for you and all those that you love, I pray that you may know the love of God in your life, and be able to pass it on to others.
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The first man to get stopped for speeding… IT WAS 125 years ago, on 28th January 1896, that Walter Arnold of Kent became the first person in the world to be convicted of speeding. The speed limit was 2mph at the time, and a man carrying a red flag had to walk in front of the vehicle. But one day Mr Arnold took off at 8mph, without a flag bearer. He was chased by a policeman on a bicycle for five miles, arrested, and fined one shilling. Mr Arnold was four times over the rather modest 2mph limit in the streets of Paddock Wood, near Tunbridge Wells in Kent. To achieve this feat today, a driver in most towns or cities would have to be travelling at over 100mph, which is probably a bit excessive. The speed limit was changed later that same year to 14mph, but there is no record of Mr Arnold getting his money back. Nor is there any evidence that he was endangering life and limb, which used to be the criterion: the 1832 Stage Carriage Act introduced the offence of endangering someone’s safety by “furious driving”. Just over 100 years later, the road safety charity Brake reports that male motorists are more than three times as likely as women to having driven at more than 100mph, because ‘boy racers’ believe they have more talent than the average driver. Police have caught one driver doing 120mph in a 20mph zone, another doing 152mph in a 30mph zone, and one doing an astonishing 180mph on a motorway. As Edmund King, AA president, points out: “Generally men have riskier attitudes towards driving than their female counterparts.”
If you enjoy reading Glenfield Gazette, please pass it on to a friend or relative after you’ve finished with it. It’s good to share! The recipe said ‘Set the oven to 180 degrees’, so I did, but now I can’t open it because the door faces the wall.
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Snibston Colliery Park opens following £3m regeneration scheme
THE SNIBSTON Colliery Park has officially reopened following an ambitious £3m regeneration scheme carried out by Leicestershire County Council. Building work for the project started in February 2020, incorporating a range of developments that reconnect the heritage of the site with the local community. By opening up access to the area around the colliery buildings visitors can learn more about the story of Coalville. There’s also a host of new features including the Colliery Café, Snibston Heritage Trail, a play area and Grange Nature Reserve.
Why parking your car is getting more difficult HAVE YOU noticed that it is getting harder to park your car? And that when you finally do get parked, you can barely get the door open enough to squeeze out? It is not your fault. Modern cars have grown so big that many drivers now have as little as 21cm of room to spare in a parking space. A recent study has found that the country’s most popular cars are as much as 55 per cent larger than they were in the Seventies, while the standard parking space has not grown at all. No surprise, then, that millions of drivers scrape their cars each year trying to park in cramped spaces. The biggest grower is the Mini Hatch, which is now 55 per cent bigger and takes up to 22 per cent more of a parking space that the original did, back in 1959. The Honda Civic of today is 1.8m wide, an increase of 44 per cent. It now takes up nearly three quarters of a standard parking bay. CarGurus, who carried out the research, has urged the authorities to update the guidelines for parking bays. The current size of a parking bay is 2.4m by 4.8m, and has not changed in 50 years.
Answers to Spot the Lyric 1. We Built This City by Starship. Written by Bernie Taupin, Martin Page, Dennis Lambert and Peter Wolf, and originally recorded by US rock group Starship and released as their debut single on their album Knee Deep in the Hoopla. 2. Englishman in New York by Sting. Taken from his second studio album ... Nothing Like the Sun. 3. Labelled with Love is a song by Squeeze, from the band’s fourth album, East Side Story. It was the last Squeeze single to reach the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 4 in 1981.
Working closely with Snibston Heritage Trust and North West Leicestershire District Council, care has been taken at every stage on the site to respect its rich ecology and mining history. Important artefacts have been preserved and a new home has also been found for the old railway track, which is now being cared for by Great Central Railway. Outdoor activities are an important feature of the development including a new play area, a cycleway connecting Coalville town centre to the Colliery Park and a 4km mountain bike trail (opening Spring 2021) which, it’s anticipated, will attract cyclists from across the UK.
New measures to house birds NEW MEASURES are in force across the whole of the UK making it a legal requirement for all birds to be housed – either in sheds, coops or self-contained netted areas which wild birds cannot fly into. The new restrictions are being brought in to keep poultry separate from potentially infectious wild birds. They will apply to all bird keepers – from large commercial operations to backyard flocks with just a few hens in a garden. This follows the release of 40 warning signs near Melton Mowbray by Leicestershire County Council, Rutland County Council, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) who are working together following a confirmed case of avian flu. Bird keepers and members of the public are being asked to report any dead wild birds to the DEFRA helpline on 03459 33 55 77 and keepers should report suspicion of disease to Animal and Plant Health Agency on 03000 200 301.
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40 YEARS AGO, on 20th January 1981, Ronald Reagan became 40th President of the United States. At 69 years of age at the time of his first inauguration, Reagan was the oldest first-term US president, a distinction he held until 2017, when Donald Trump was inaugurated at age 70. 20 YEARS AGO, on 20th January 2001, George W Bush was inaugurated as the 43rd President of the United States. He was 55 years old, almost the exact median age of US presidents on their inauguration day (which stands at 53 years and three months). THIS MONTH, on 20th January 2021, Joe Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States. He is 78, which makes him the oldest-ever person to become president. (He turned 78 on 20th November 2020.)
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